so, well, it was a great episode, i thought. picked up right where we left off and

was pretty surprised that Simon knew about Izaya having the head (at least that's what i thought he was referring to). that guy is one of the few people who doesn't have a clearly defined side in this whole show.

speaking of Izaya, now that he's taken Season 1's antagonist under his wing, i think it's safe to say he's got dibs on the Big Bad role for this show.

new characters in the OP unsettled me quite a bit, but i was pleased how they introduced many of them so quickly in this episode. i loved the bit with the motorcycle cop and how he actually managed to freak out Celty. can't help but think that what Izaya said in episode 12 (about male Dullahans) when I think about this guy, but it just might be the motorcycle thing... Shinra's father is a good "eccentric scientist guy" and, of course, Tom isn't really a brand new character or anything...

the writing's been on the wall before, but this episode was the strongest at hinting that Anri is the Slasher and that Kida was involved in the Yellows before ryugamine came to town (it was just about flat out said this episode, and that's got to link up with the hospitalized woman and his connection with Izaya), and i feel those storylines are going to be crucial now that Ryugamine = Dollars has come to a full fruition.

also, ever since the identities of the online chatters came out in episode 12, i feel like everytime they speak i need to kick myself for not noticing beforehand how similar the voices are... could really hear Izaya's malicious needling and Celty's cute overreactions in this episode...

don't like either the new ED or new OP compared to the first ones... (but interesting to see that the girl from episode 2 appears, linked with Izaya even.... guess that doesn't mean the Yagiri/Izaya villain love is ever going to come to much...)