Parasyte - the maxim

[Buffalobiian]

That was brutal. Didnt expect his parents to die, not so soon anyway.

I saw that coming since last episode, but it still made a huge impact. I was honestly quite annoyed at Shinichi's state of denial because it clashes so much with my own (I am almost too willing to accept fate as it comes - to a fault). At the same time though, that drawn out conversation resulted in tension that wouldn't have been created any other way. Migi's constant warning really hit home that Shinichi's mental state was putting him in real danger.

I have mixed feelings about Shinichi's altruistic acts this episode. I'd be more comfortable with him acting out of concern for his classmate and (girl)friend, but currently it's more like he's doing it simply to prove he is still human. It's comparable to people who seek to be alternative to just to be alternative and anti-mainstream, not because the choice was inherently advantageous or self-satisfying.

The new girl was interesting. I want to know what her deal is. The current state of things also gives less weight to the idea that women parasytes are hormonely regulated to be gentler. The parasyte showed that it completely takes over the brain. Control of the hypothalamus/pituitary should effectively control all hormones that matter.

As for Shinichi's changes, I hope be becomes more able of a combatant with increased reflexes and thought capabilities etc. He needs to get over the fact that these are "monsters" and view them as sentient beings. His reflex reaction about becoming a man-eater irked me. Be proud of you symbiont superhuman powers buddy!

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edit: yesterday I was checking out my hard drive and found that someone had given me the Parasyte manga, so I read the first few pages for comparison. This updated art, especially for Murano - is so much better. Migi's robotic voice also makes the anime superior experience in my opinion.

[MFauli]

I wonder if thanks to the overall changes in Shinichi´s body, he´ll learn to actively control Migi, as if it really was his ability. That´s the only way I see for him to become useful. There´s simply no other way to keep up with those lightning-fast attacks. No matter how much he´d train, he´d always be vastly inferior against another parasite.

I have mixed feelings about Shinichi's altruistic acts this episode. I'd be more comfortable with him acting out of concern for his classmate and (girl)friend, but currently it's more like he's doing it simply to prove he is still human. It's comparable to people who seek to be alternative to just to be alternative and anti-mainstream, not because the choice was inherently advantageous or self-satisfying.

Fully agreed. While it´s too little information to tell if he really wouldjn´t have helped otherwise, the thought of proving Migi wrong definitely gave the final push.

Oh, btw super weird scene: Shinichi was at home with the girl after he helped the class mate. Then at the end of the scene he asks "wanna stay over?" and the girl, without any reaction, smilingly answers "No, I have stuff to do. Bye". wtf. Am I reading this completely wrong, or wasn´t that basically a direct proposal to have sex? Not only was Shinichi not portrayed as someone who´d be so forward, the whole thing was just weird. If it was just Shinichi´s question, I would have thought "okay, Migi´s influence on his psyche is making him less subtle, more confident". But the non-reaction on the girl´s side kinda destroys that possibility.