1) I didn't have to watch the episodes, considering that if you go to the episode list on the series wiki, it will show you did what per turn. That way, it will go along faster: [url]http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_-_Episode_004[/url].

2) Absolutely! Jaden deserves a few duels on his own, as well as tag with Yugi against Bandit Keith and the Zombie Duelist.