Man, episode 10 just made things weirder... And was that a giant frog back there?!
Actually, I lost count of what my current episode is, so I ended up mistakenly watching this before episode 9. Time to backtrack a bit.
However, my initial reaction still stands. The plot just got thicker, but the story just got more interesting as a result. I have to say though, that as far as Izumida is concerned, the score is --
Mon Ami (a.k.a., mini-Ryoko) : 1
Ryoko: 0
On another note, it's amusing what kind of stuff Ryoko reads.