I couldn't stop smiling throughout this entire episode. In just one episode Durarara managed to portray all of its characters excellently and even added a couple new ones in. Izaya's twin sisters seem really interesting as they know how to fight and... have a yuri relationship? (or maybe they're just "Really" close to each other). I loved how Simon was trying to plug his Russian sushi throughout the entire broadcast and how even the show admits the Shizuo X Izaya relationship that so many fans (personified by Erika) have created. It was also nice to see those brief moments with Kida and Saki, although there's definitely more to it than what was shown. Also, the art style for the character designs seemed to be different this episode than what I remember from the TV series.
The whole Izaya and Shizuo fight scene was amazing. Shizuo never ceases to amaze me. Throwing knife coming at you. Catch it in your mouth and break it with your teeth. Light pole falling. Catch it on your face and toss it aside. Truck hits you. Pick it up and throw it away. The scene at the end with Mikado giving directions to the new prospective student really brought the show full circle, and it was a nice ending. I really hope they make a second season.

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Dat ending with Kyouko man. I wasn't expecting something like that, even though it wasn't something too unpredictable. Befriend Madoka and FACE DEATH.

I noticed is that Homura's soul gem is NOT purple like we all thought it would be, but PINK like MADOKA'S. Which may feed into the "future Madoka" theory, but I'll wait a bit more before believing that. It's possible her soul gem is a clue though, considering they waited so long just to show us how hers looks like. And why I like how everything Homura does needs some dramatic camerawork to emphasize it. Turn around and walk away? LET'S SHOW THAT IN 3 ANGLES AND ADD A "WHOOSH" SOUND EFFECT.

And I'll be honest, I didn't understand quite a bit of what Kyubey was telling Madoka. I might have to download subs for that part. I got the gist of it, but it sounded like a freaking science lecture. Teach me, Mr.Kyubey! Teach me about thermodynamics! It was like 5 minutes of science lesson and cryingmadoka.jpg (SHAFT slideshow set on full gear this episode). Magicl girls are...an energy source? Or something?

Oh, and I loved the music used in the Sayaka domain. Really nice stuff, can't wait for an OST to get that track.

Waiting for someone to make a vector of this:


Going to eat breakfast now and think about the episode a bit, may update this later with more thoughts.


Edit: Came back and listened to Kyubey's part again. I think I understand it more. So he told us what he's really after? He's using the despair generated from Magical Girls and humans in order to save the universe or something along those lines?

Huh, wonder if we can really take anything he's saying as truth anymore. I guess that explains why the title of the next episode is something like "I can't trust anyone anymore" (forgot the exact name given for the next episode, but I remember it had to do with not trusting anyone anymore). Madoka is probably pretty wrecked right now. She doesn't know if she should side with Homura or QB. She doesn't know what to do.