Durarara 10 - The First and probably the Last

This episode tells part of what happened in previous episode, from Mikado's point of view. He was on his way from grocery when he heard the roaring sound of Celty's bike. That was when he met Mika who then ask him to take her away from Celty. At home, Mikado tried to get advice from Kida but in the end there is nothing they could do to solve this difficult situation. The next day at school, Kida showed a sheet called "Dollars Degree Prediction" which sorta tells how much the students of the school believed that a certain person is a member of Dollar, and one name, Takiguchi Ryo came out of their conversation. Surprisingly he duly admitted that he is the member of Dollars.

As Kida had some business to attend, Mikado went home with Anri. Just as they reach the gate, they were spotted by street punks who used to know Mikado from the time when Izaya crush the girl's phone a few episodes ago. Too bad for them that Celty and Izaya came and chase them away (and a kick to the cheek). Mikado made an excuse to part ways with Anri, knowing that both Celty and Izaya were after him. Things went smoothly nonetheless as Mikado had a chat with Celty. He told everything he knows about Celty, an urban legend riding a soundless bike, headless, while Celty too told everything Mikado need to know, about Dullahan and the reason she chase Mika the other day. She also agreed to show her headless helmet. Celty insisted she had to meet Mika, Mikado agreed to help her out. All three of them (including Izaya) went to Mikado's home only to be spot someone from the Yagiri Pharmacy, while Mika had already flee from the scene. As the episode ends, Mikado took his computer out and started typing something as he realize a lot of things happened around him which took him out of his normal life.

comments: Great episode I have to say. Some light was shed on the members of Dollars as well as Togusa's apparently scary side of him. I wonder how is it when Anri said that she's known Mikado for quite some time. Mikado and Celty finally had a chance to properly communicate face to face for the first time (since they've already done before, unknowingly). Sometimes I am annoyed with Mikado's wimpy attitude, but this episode he showed one of his rather unexpected side near the end after noticing how things started to intertwine and gel together (Mika, Celty, Yagiri, Izaya, Dollars, Human trafficking..). "all the cards are in my hands". That's quite interesting line coming from someone like Mikado. Plus he has this kind attitude of trying to mediate things between Mika and Celty as well.
I'm kinda intrigued with Mika and Celty's memories too. The fact that Mika lost her memories means Celty's doesn't use her head to store her memories (or her current self doesn't need her brain to memorize things, rather that strange black essence coming out of her neck). And since Celty herself doesn't remember part of her past, I was thinking that portions of her memories was stored in other than her head or body, or it will just return once the two is brought together.

p/s: Biribiri and Himegami