-Nice, happy scenes of sharehouse members celebrating Ruka's qualification made me smile.
This show is so full of angst, we need more scenes like that to prepare us for when the **** hits the fan (it's starting to in the second half of episode 9).
-Takeru and Ruka scenes made me *squee*. Look at how comforable Ruka is sleeping next to Takeru. These two will be close friends for life for sure (that is, if damn Sousuke doesn't ruin things
). Michiru on the other hand, is awkward when she's physically close to Takeru.
-Michiru and Takeru getting caught in the rain was one scene that I LOLed at. cuz Takeru, the boy, is the one who brought out the umbrella from his bag and not Michiru, the girl. hehehe! Takeru-kun, what else do you keep in that trusty bag of yours - a mirror and sunblock?
-Agree with those who said that it was very cowardly of Sousuke to ambush Takeru on top of the stairs. What, Sousuke? You can't take on Takeru man-to-man? Jeez. Poor Takeru got the wind knocked out of him falling down the flight of stairs. I wish he could've recovered enough to fight back Sousuke, instead of helplessly laying frozen on the floor like that. He must've been too much in shock that he wasn't able to react. Being a gentle guy like Takeru, I don't think he had many brawls in his life.
-After Takeru got so badly bashed up like that, why doesn't anybody call the cops? Throughout the next 10 minutes, I was screaming internally, "Call the police to haul up Sousuke, dammit and throw him behind bars!!" It's really incredulous why no one in the sharehouse are calling the police, when it's so obvious that Sousuke is demented and their own lives are in danger. This is way beyond DV, it's clearly premeditated physical assault and battery.
-Ruka getting the phone call from Sousuke and going over to his place - Okay, it was reckless to do that knowing what Sousuke is capable of, but I wouldn't call Ruka stupid for she knew exactly what she was doing, and that was in character of what somebody like Ruka would do - putting herself out on the line to protect the lives of those she cares about. Like a gladiator who willingly enters the colliseum to fight with the lions despite the high probability of getting killed, Ruka doesn't think of her own safety first when she confronts Sousuke. She's proving a point to Sousuke that she will NOT be intimidated by him even though she knows it's dangerous to go there by herself being 1) a woman 2) trapped in his apartment. Doing something inspite of the fear you feel inside is what true courage is all about. When Ruka squeezed that charm in her pocket for strength, I really really admired Ruka for her courage and I was soo nervous for what was going to happen. Sousuke tried to intimidate Ruka by threatening to tell her parents about her hospital visits, but Ruka was unmoved. What Ruka told Sousuke determinedly- that Michiru was getting more independent, and she'll be with a guy who knows how to truly love her, a gentle guy, and Ruka wasn't going to let Sousuke take away Michiru's happiness, and that Sousuke's love wasn't real love - was something Sousuke needed to hear, it was not to provoke him but the bitter truth. Ruka was very brave not to mince her words and I LOVED it when she stared him down confidently and resolutely, saying 'I can do that because I"M the one who truly loves Michiru". You go, Ruka!!! Sousuke's mind-games could no longer work on Ruka, and that's why he did the only thing left for losers to do - use physical violence to overcome Ruka. Sheesh, Sousuke, that's brilliant. That'll surely work to win Michiru back.
-The fight between Sousuke and Ruka. I really wish Ruka had brought a baseball bat with her, or put a brick in her bag. But if she did and accidentally killed Sousuke with a weapon, then things will not be in her favour in the eyes of the law. Anyway, I was gripping the edge of my seat and yelling go Ruka when she pushed and kicked Sousuke back. But then he started strangling her and throwing her on the bed and pushing her face down towards the broken glass. arrrghh, Sousuke better not rape Ruka (my denial mode is in full gear) and if he did rape her, then I'm very sure he will be the one to die. Because when Takeru finds out, he will go ballistic on Sousuke if Ruka commits suicide as a result of that rape. Maybe Takeru seeks out Sousuke in revenge and in that skirimish one of them dies, and other goes to jail....Michiru feels responsible for everything and runs away and hides? Too violent and depressing?
Is it me or is Juri-chan's hair growing back? :3 It seemed really poofy...as though they were trying to hide the fact that it grew in ep 9. xD Either that, or they bought some new hair product...jk. 
and like just do sth extremely hurtful, after all what he's done. Oh but we didn't see the preview so maybe she did something more than that 
and Ruka *again* crying? ah...why is her life so damn sad? Oh finally, we might get to know Takeru's past. Can't wait for ep10! This is such an agony...waiting like this... 
that made me laugh sooo hard. actually i love all your other banners too.
I agree with what you said too. But perhaps Michiru would end up having a reversed role at the end. Haha. When she hears about what DV guy did... The trailer is only 8seconds long(first half doesn't really count). What I wrote was a lot more of a spoiler. ^^; But even as you think you know what's coming each episode still manages to catch you off guard...
Simply have seen nothing like it before, wow! 