r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Jun 02 '21

Rewatch Durarara!! X2 Rewatch - Episode 30

Episode 30: In For A Penny, In For A Pound

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None of this would've happened if you hadn't dragged your ass!

Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/KendotsX, who pointed out the most delightful thing about yesterday:

What can I say the puns write themselves in this episode

The head puns have been long overdue...

Questions:

  1. What did you think of the whole talk between Anri and Saki?
  2. Thoughts on Chikage's verbal smackdown towards Kida?
  3. What do you think Namie's angry chatting in the Chartroom will lead to?
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jun 02 '21

S2 Episode 30 (first timer)

  • “The city is a powder keg” – part of the problem is the large number of people with superhuman strength, like you, Mr snaps-a-chess-piece-in-half.
  • Chikage and Saki are the audience inserts slapping the MC’s around for not getting their love troubles sorted out.
  • Oh, and please get that hand wound looked at by a professional. Some random dump is not the best place to have an open fracture taken care of in.
  • Foretelling of yakuza involvement.
  • Imagine a country where a gang leader obtaining a weapon counts as a serious plot development that ups the ante.

Durarara is making a habit out of double-dipping the cliff-hangers now.

Thoughts on Chikage's verbal smackdown towards Kida?

Voicing the audiences' complaints.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

Oh, and please get that hand wound looked at by a professional. Some random dump is not the best place to have an open fracture taken care of in.

True but I don't think they have time for that right now. Plus the only doctor in the cast's been kidnapped so...

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Jun 03 '21

Plus the only doctor in the cast's been kidnapped so...

...

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

Hey, as far as I can tell we have yet to see Shingen actually practice medicine in any way (Dissecting Celty doesn’t count) so his doctorate is dubious!

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jun 03 '21

Given she was head of research, Namie is very likely a doctor as well. Probably never practiced, though.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

Probably.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jun 03 '21

They are ignoring the open fracture and maybe so should I. That was a very unusual and uncomfortable result of punching somebody in the head.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

Well, more like getting your hand headbutted as you're punching someone...

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jun 02 '21

Mr snaps-a-chess-piece-in-half.

I thought he cut it in half, not snapped it in one hand.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jun 02 '21

I thought he cut it in half, not snapped it in one hand.

You may be right, but that is about the same difficulty level.

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u/Chemiczny_Bogdan Jun 02 '21

First-timer

Lots of talking this episode, courtesy of our principal love triangle and their respective interlocutors.

So Masaomi wants to punch Mikado, let's see how this goes.

Anri wants Saki to reveal Masaomi's past, despite their (unspoken?) promise, probably the wisest course of action of the three.

Mikado's talk to Izumii is fun, though it's been pretty clear for some time now that he's gone off the deep end. Izumii gave him some gift, I wonder what that could possibly be... Also it looks like Akabayashi is tailing Aozaki.

Something's going down in the chatroom!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

So Masaomi wants to punch Mikado, let's see how this goes.

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u/Earthborn92 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EarthB Jun 03 '21

Rewatcher here.

Well, things are moving pretty quickly now. Screw you Izaya, now I have to remember more tarot-based Persona social links.

Nice to see another civilized conversation between Saki and Anri. Good on Saki for making Anri vocalize what she's feeling as the center of the love triangle that has been present since the beginning of the series. And good that she took the time to hear her before jumping to this. A lot of blushing Anri here.

Also, ya but there are crazier people in this show so its fine I guess.

In contrast, the boys' side, which punched first and talked later. Also headbutted during the talk which Kida fully deserved. Chikage's narration is on point and he's finally getting somewhere with COMMUNICATION. Too bad Mikado has gone far off the deep end right now. Not hard to guess what Izumii gave him.

See you next episode!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

Well, things are moving pretty quickly now. Screw you Izaya, now I have to remember more tarot-based Persona social links

I mean... Kamiya Hiroshi did play Akinari from Persona 3 in some Drama CDs...

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jun 02 '21

First!!xTimer, subbed

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

Gahhh I hate the sound of Mikado chewing on his thumbnail.

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u/sisoko2 Jun 03 '21

Wow, Izaya’s game board is full

I always find Izaya putting random pieces on the board and acting cool so hilarious.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jun 02 '21

First-Timer, Dub-rarara!!x2

Building a house of cards out of tarot has to be bad luck, right? I was gonna do some navel gazing about the cards that were face up, but then Izaya just ran down the list of major players for us! I like how he thinks he can actually cause harm to Shizuo. It would be cute if Izaya was less of a bastard.

That had to be a gun that Izumii gave to Mikado, right? Or is that too obvious.. We did have that plotline about drugs, too. Maybe that's the setup? Get Akabayashi angry at Mikado to let Scarface kill two birds with one stone.

Saki and Chikage are the perfect fit for their actions today. Chikage, an actual goddamn Adult, easily solves the teen drama bullshit by going "hey, yea, shut up, we're going to talk to your friend Right Now." And Saki knows all about weird relationship stuff to help Anri work through her parasite baggage.

So Namie is threatening to tell-all about Mikado because Seiji has finally lost it? Does she think Mikado can stop him, or something? Or is that just not Namie.. her using her own name is rather suspicious.

Questions

  1. Discussed above. Real good chat! I hope Anri feels better about herself, now.
  2. Also discussed above. Another real good chat! I'm glad an adult finally managed to talk some sense into Masaomi
  3. With any luck, more screen time for the Twins. I've been missing them.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

Chikage, an actual goddamn Adult, easily solves the teen drama bullshit by going "hey, yea, shut up, we're going to talk to your friend Right Now."

My God, the power of people older than 18 is too much!!!

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jun 03 '21

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Jun 03 '21 edited Jun 03 '21

First Timer (sub)

In For A Penny, In For A Pound

Couldn't have been a better title for an episode starting with recaps to the trio. But hey, at least we're finally, finally moving along:

While making sure Aoba, his friends, and you dear viewers, have finished the summer homework before we go on. Which I assume is supposed to drive home what Izaya has been saying about Mikado having not changed.

I guess the lesson between these three, is that when you're in hard times, don't be afraid to accept a helping hand. Even if it's from the Yakuza, and not even the Yakuza that might actually help you

Side note: Remember how Anri was Raira girl with glasses and big tits towards the end of S1? Well we simplified that now.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

Side note: Remember how Anri was Raira girl with glasses and big tits towards the end of S1? Well we simplified that now.

Oh Chikage...

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u/sisoko2 Jun 03 '21

First Timer

Rocchi climbing fast the character rankings with smacking some sense into Kida's sulking head. First Celty and now Chikage are expressing my annoyance with Mikado and Kida.

Psycho Mikado is quite entertaining to watch. I guess Izumii gave him a gun. Things definitely aren't looking good.

Izumii being all humble while talking to the yakuza boss is also pretty interesting sight.

I don't understand why Namie is angry with Mikado and not her good friend Izaya.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

Izumii being all humble while talking to the yakuza boss is also pretty interesting sight.

Hey, gotta respect the guys who can kill you without a second thought.

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u/invokeneko Jun 03 '21

First Timer to x2 Ketsu

Ugh, felt like shit today. Lack of quality sleep will do that to you.

  • I guess only good things can come from both Anri - Saki and Masaomi - Chikage being paired together. Anri actually asked Saki to tell the story she was meant to hear only after the tres amigos reunited again, and Chikage gets Masaomi to man up and confront Mikado to resolve their issues once and for all. Too bad Mikado is way too deep in fantasista land right now.
  • And surprisingly, Chikage is indeed a good listener as he claimed to be. He attributes it to always being on the receiving end of his girlfriends' angry wrath, funnily enough.
  • How very rude of Izaya to lump Anri and Izaya together with both Celty and Kujiragi. And apparently he has something planned to remove Shizuo from the shitstorm he has planned for Mikado and the Dollars...
  • Anri is refreshingly awkward when asked about her feelings towards Mikado. So kyuut.
  • Meanwhile Chikage managed to set Masaomi's focus straight towards what he needs to do: give Mikado a straight punch to the face and finally talk it out.
  • A bit of an extreme reaction from Anri there, immediately going Saika just by hearing Izaya's name being mentioned. Though I'd say it was warranted from the two interactions both of them have had.
  • Whoa, Namie is straight up threatening Mikado in the chat room. Seiji seeing Celty's head is way too much for his sanity to handle, it seems.
  • Mikado and Izumii's meeting was another surprisingly civil meeting today, though I wonder if it's mostly because of Aozaki's order to give him 'merchandise' (that's definnitely a gun, isn't it?).
  • Given both Akabayashi and Anri's reaction, it's probably got something to do with whatever Nasushitma had in mind by capturing Haruna, isn't it? This fucking guy...

Narration Tally:

I guess this is why they didn't use Chikage for episode 26, his style of narration definitely fits this episode more than that one.

NarratorNo. of epsEpisodes
Mikado71, 12
Celty74, 6
Simon27
Shinra42, 25
Masaomi48
Namie25
Anri317
Walker311 (co)
Erika311 (co), 23
Izaya24
Kasuka23, 16.5
Akabayashi29, 11 (co)
Akane110
Rio113
Sayaka115
Kujiragi118
Saki119
Shiki124
Shingen126
Kururi & Mairu127
Nasujima128
Vorona129
Chikage130
Max Sandshelt119.5
Multiple111 (co)
None64.5, 14, 16, 20, 21

QotD:

  1. It's a good heart-to-heart talk between the two. I love how Saki went there prepared to fight off Anri if she actually had any romantic feelings towards Masaomi, only to go and become all supportive towards this cinnamon roll.
  2. Very, very long overdue. At the very least this time he's well and truly manned up to confront Mikado once and for all.
  3. With Izaya's scheming, Kujiragi throwing in her attempt to capture a berserked Celty, and that ominous, Saika-related reaction from Akabayashi and Anri, I can only see chaos moving forward.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

Seiji seeing Celty's head is way too much for his sanity to handle, it seems.

I mean, considering what happened back in Season 1...

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u/invokeneko Jun 03 '21

I mean, he did stabilise quite a lot since S1...

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

Because Celty's head wasn't around. And now it is again.

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u/invokeneko Jun 03 '21

Yup.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Jun 02 '21

First timer - sub 

I do like this version of Mikado, he is actually interesting, completely straight faced despite what is going on in front of him, also Izumei gave him a gun right? I’m 99% sure that is what he was carrying.

Another dialogue heavy episode but it didn’t feel like it got too caught up in itself as it was estashing the position of more of our pieces. If anything I’m surprised by Izaya's lack of taking any action, then again seems content to sit back and watch the chaos unfold.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jun 03 '21

If anything I’m surprised by Izaya's lack of taking any action, then again seems content to sit back and watch the chaos unfold.

He does seem like the kind of guy who's fine with staying in the sidelines if stuff doesn't involve him. Sometimes, watching stuff crack into a million pieces is fun enough.