You’re right. I started over, and I got this:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx-b_Drhy38rOHVtUWx0TGpBN0U/view?usp=sharing

A few steps back in terms of color matching, but the motion is the smoothest yet. It shouldn’t be too hard to get the colors back. I kept trying to work with what I initially - and mistakenly - did a few months back when I was more focused on the plot structure and at least 10% less experienced. xP

Now that I’m nearing completion, it’s easier to tweak these things for seamlessness.