Now I can't decide whether I like this or episode 3 better ffff.
I will mention some spoilers that haven't been explicitly said in the anime yet, but if you have been paying close attention to all the previous episodes (...or have been stalking Pixiv lately) then it shouldn't be spoilers to you anymore.
CHATROOM OT3
I ship eeeeeeeeeeeeeet ♥♥♥
Yeah yeah I know I was just shipping Shizuo/Selty and Shinra/Selty like mad last week thanks to that "Leave it to me mai hunni~♥" and hand-grabbing scene...but I can't help it ♥♥♥ WTF SELF MAKE UP YOUR MIND OF WHAT YOU WANT TO SHIP IN DRRR ALREADY. Okay I tried to tell myself that but apparently it doesn't work lol.
You know what I enjoy the most about the series? That I want to speculate and connect the dots and then unlock all the mysteries before the anime lays it all out -it's like a race- which I always fail to because landmines just seem to chase me around. Funny how my strong interest in Durarara only started because I learned about Mikado's biggest secret from accidental spoilers - I have always look forward to seeing how they are going to reveal it ultimately.
Back to the chatroom people~! So it was obvious that Mikado=Tarou from the very first episode. Izaya=Kanra isn't that hard to figure out either as (s)he is always the most manipulative and knowledgable in the scenes...and hey who else would go "I'm scared~~~~~! >A<" like a 5 year old when Shizuo's name is mentioned lol. Setton was the hardest to guess for me (I first thought it would be Dotachin because of the calmness, but then the personality doesn't really match), but it became quite clear to me the first time Setton defended for Shizuo during that episode while Izaya/Kanra was spreading all the negative rumors about him. It must be awkward for Selty that they were talking about her all the time in the chatroom lol.
Now I just need to think deeper on who the fourth spammer would be. Izaya kinda hinted it in episode 9 when he stared at the empty chatroom and commented on how everybody was busy - And the people who were "busy" during that time? Mikado, Selty, Shinra, Seiji, Mika-girl, Namie. Mikado and Selty are out for obvious reason; Shinra is out of suspect for me too because while he's crazy in a way...he's not emotionally unstable enough to capslock all those LOVE LOVE LOVEL OVELOVEOLVEOVLEO lol. Seiji is out too because he probably doesn't have the time to sit in front of a computer when he could have gone to find his...er, love. I have always thought that it would be that Mika-girl, but now I thought it's more likely to be Namie especially after her whole narrated episode on love. In a way she does seem to be crazier than Mika, and more twisted too rofl.
With all this happening, now my first love Shizuo/Izaya seems to be the least appealing pairing to me - but I'm sure they will revive it within a few episodes and then I would be capslocking and squeeing about them in no time lol.
Speaking of Shizuo, now I think about it, all the major characters shown so far are either more or less involved in gangs (especially the Dollars) or are connected to the whole head issue - with the exception of Shizuo. Idk, he could be involved in a gang as well but for whatever reason that doesn't seem likely to me...so I'm wondering what exactly is his role in the story. There has to be something special about him (other than his exaggerated powers) otherwise Izaya wouldn't be especially picking on and antagonizing him all this time, right? Now I just need to break my brain and figure out what that something is. Hmmmm.
Ending my babbling and speculations here, tiny comments on the episode:
-I love Mamo's Kida voice so much in this episode that it's not even funny.
-On the other hand, I'm not really liking Mikado's - or rather, I should say, I like his voice (and think it fits his character) but something about how he talks is bugging me.
-Lol at Selty's epic failure at lying. Usually it's easier to lie when people can't see your face and read your expression...but apparently she still fails. In a cute way.
-Izaya behaving like a 5 year old is pure win. Kicking open the door is epic pure win. Ohhh if he was one second slower his boss would have been killed, and that bastard knew all this would happen yet he still let Mikado to go inside all by himself lol. That guy is indeed a super hyper irresponsible bastard.
-Lastly...
Although I'd like you to be my girlfriend...you are not my type.
Ohhhhhh Izaya. I'm sure lots of people want to be your girlfriend out there...or probably boyfriend too. xD; (Note: Me not included because I want someone more normal! NORMAL!)
An update on my narrator list:
Selty > Masaomi > Shinra > Kyohei = Shizuo > Mikado > Namie > Simon
...Would Izaya's turn ever come? But Anri's would probably come first.
The official site also confirms that there would be a second OP and ED. I'm having mixed feelings on this because while they would probably make them amazing as well, to me, Uragiri no Yuuyake and Trust Me had become part of Durarara's identity. We will see how it will end up anyway!
At last,
2 MORE DAYS TILL POKEMON HGSS
sdlfkjsdlfjslskdjf the painful wait is finally (almost) over! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! ♥