this show is doing well, and it was a pretty full (overly so?) episode.

i was totally not expecting the twist with the Stalker girl still being alive and, as much as I still hate Yagiri Seiji and his sister, I'm pretty content with the temporary conclusion that they gave those two

was wondering how they'd bring the Chatters from the Dollars board come back into play, and thought it was really very interesting that Mikado, Selty, and Izaya were the three we'd been hearing from all along.

and, of course, Izaya. can't say his insane plans come as a surprise, they've totally built him up as this kind of character, but it was still interesting because i was almost ready to write him off as a slightly deranged good guy after he helped Mikado and then just let him go

Shinra is such a bastard, but i can't help but feel for him. the selfish stuff he was spouting out to Selty was oddly endearing