Darker Than Black 2nd Season - Episode 02 Discussion / Poll

[SuperKnuckles]

I think it'd be something like in The Professional, except without an over-eager Natalie Portman trying to turn the male mentor situation into something more disturbing.

[willyvereb]

That was really evil FD...
, I think Suou is going to fall for the blond boy from her scvhool. We saw his gf in the preview. I bet its going to be a tearful reunion...with more tears than usual(I mean they'e going to kill her off soononde boy's anguish)

[teddychan]

F*** GAYSSSS Y_Y NOOO crap episode 2 Y_Y arrrr

well i'm guessing that suou will me a Hwang of Hei ) well they are both snipers )

[blewin]

I got a laugh when Suou referred to Hei as "Oyaji". Hei isn't that old!

Very sad indeed of knowing that Yin's "gone". That probably explains Hei's appearance.

As for the story, can someone explain to me which faction is which? Hei's alone, but he works for the CIA. There's the Russian army. And lastly, July's group. (or is there more?) Which group is it that July's in? I'm really confused here.

[forgottendiary]

Originally Posted by willyvereb

That was really evil FD...
, I think Suou is going to fall for the blond boy from her scvhool. We saw his gf in the preview. I bet its going to be a tearful reunion...with more tears than usual(I mean they'e going to kill her off soononde boy's anguish)

At your service, m'dear. XD

As long as they at least show me glimpses of Yin every episode, I will watch this season till the end!

[teddychan]

i don't know why people say that hei lost he's power he did kill april ) with electric wire like a teaser he's favorite killing move -laugh- well even if hei lost he's power he did became a black ripper without power remember ) oh well whether hei lost he's power or not he's still a pro killer he's the black ripper anyway.

and the ninja i really don't see her boobs its like he's really a man )

[Shinji103]

Originally Posted by teddychan

i don't know why people say that hei lost he's power he did kill april ) with electric wire like a teaser he's favorite killing move -laugh- well even if hei lost he's power he did became a black ripper without power remember ) oh well whether hei lost he's power or not he's still a pro killer he's the black ripper anyway.

Erm, you lost sight of what people are talking about.

We're talking about Hei possibly losing his powers as a result of that field he was caught in at the end of episode 2, and the fact his star faded away instead of fell.

[Joe_fh]

Originally Posted by forgottendiary

Maybe that's why it's called "Darker than black"

Interesting interpretation of the title Never would have guessed it.
I really hope Hei doesn't turn out to be a pedo hobo drunk. It's bad enough just beina a drunken hobo as it is XD

And about who's from where it seems that all the agents whose names start with months are from MI6. Only those guys that were in the van (the one with the sword and those other two) which I orignally thought were from MI6 are actually unknown. We can't say what's their objective and what they want. And Hei is supposed to be working for the CIA but if he did kill the father he's not quite honest with them. And there's the Russian army or special divison or something like that

[chaos_alfa]

Originally Posted by Joe_fh

Interesting interpretation of the title Never would have guessed it.
I really hope Hei doesn't turn out to be a pedo hobo drunk. It's bad enough just beina a drunken hobo as it is XD

And about who's from where it seems that all the agents whose names start with months are from MI6. Only those guys that were in the van (the one with the sword and those other two) which I orignally thought were from MI6 are actually unknown. We can't say what's their objective and what they want. And Hei is supposed to be working for the CIA but if he did kill the father he's not quite honest with them. And there's the Russian army or special divison or something like that

Those three guys in the van work for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

[blewin]

Originally Posted by Joe_fh

And about who's from where it seems that all the agents whose names start with months are from MI6. Only those guys that were in the van (the one with the sword and those other two) which I orignally thought were from MI6 are actually unknown. We can't say what's their objective and what they want. And Hei is supposed to be working for the CIA but if he did kill the father he's not quite honest with them. And there's the Russian army or special divison or something like that

Could you explain what the MI6 do? What do they want?

Originally Posted by chaos alfa

Those three guys in the van work for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

They're with the Military right? What about the guy in red coat? with MI6? Sorry for asking so many questions. I'm having trouble figuring out who's with whom.

[willyvereb]

The magician guy was with MI6 like April and the three with the Van are from that ministry.
And to be exact...every organisation wants the same thing:
The meteor fragments and contractor specimens for themselves.

[Poetic Justice]

Well i just finished watching the first two episodes and its looking to be crap so far.

Firstly the OP is boring which doesn't even come close to the greatness of HOWLING. It seems like the usual little-girl-has-issues kinda song.

Moving on, i cant get over how recycling some of these new contractors seem. You have a lightsaber chick who's remuneration is the exact SAME ******* remuneration as that of naked transportation girl from season 1. Then you have The THING a.k.a rock guy who's personality seems like a rehash of november 11. The only really cool contractor has been seemingly killed soon after his short introduction.

Then we have 13 year old souu who can seemingly weild 20 kg anti tank rifles at will. Ive said it before but to turn darker than black into yet ANOTHER evil sibling plot just seems so bland and contrary to what made the plot of the former work so well.

Anyway even though its only been only two episodes i have yet to see any NEW characters which are remotely interesting. You can just tell next week that freckle boy and The pain aka bug girl are going to die.

I'm a huge fan of the first season and here's hoping that it picks up from now, But these two episodes have really left me really disappointed.

[orion]

Well Suou was trained to hunt and is a photographer so that anti tank sniper rifle is just an extension of both skills.

Hei won't be a hobo for long. Since no one pays any attention to or remembers a hobo, it's a good way to get around. People intentionally avert their eyes when they see one.

I'm betting that blond guy either gets killed with Tanya (next ep preview pic wasn't that positive for her survival) or has his memory erased.

[Tokkan]

Nika getting killed I'd expect, but Tanya I'm not so sure. She actually has a last name on her character profile on the website, unlike Suou's other friends, so I'm inclined to think she's a more long-term character. Things like the fact she's shown at one point in the preview in her casual clothes and in another part in a military uniform also don't entirely add up.

[orion]

Originally Posted by Tokkan

Nika getting killed I'd expect, but Tanya I'm not so sure. She actually has a last name on her character profile on the website, unlike Suou's other friends, so I'm inclined to think she's a more long-term character. Things like the fact she's shown at one point in the preview in her casual clothes and in another part in a military uniform also don't entirely add up.

FSB captured her in ep. 1 and was implied to be training her in this ep.

Spoiler for next ep preview guess:

She was prob being used as bait to capture Nika and Suou. Then she betrayed FSB and got taken out by the sniper rifle. Something happens to the sniper (maybe Nika awakens) and Suou inherits the rifle.

I'm bettng Pecha does the 11th hour save of Hei next ep and he doesn't permanently lose his powers. He was missing after Hei grabbed Suou and ran.

[Tokkan]

Originally Posted by orion

FSB captured her in ep. 1 and was implied to be training her in this ep.

Spoiler for next ep preview guess:

She was prob being used as bait to capture Nika and Suou. Then she betrayed FSB and got taken out by the sniper rifle. Something happens to the sniper (maybe Nika awakens) and Suou inherits the rifle.

Still strange Tanya has a last name on the official site and Nika who clearly had his stated in this episode does not. Also, it's clearly Nika's anti-tank rifle that is aiming at Tanya in the preview, whom appears to have already been knocked out.

[orion]

Originally Posted by Tokkan

Still strange Tanya has a last name on the official site and Nika who clearly had his stated in this episode does not.

Maybe they didn't want to waste the energy to update a webpage when both characters may be dead in the next ep. If both characters have last names in the credits, it doesn't matter about the character page imo.

[Tokkan]

Originally Posted by orion

Maybe they didn't want to waste the energy to update a webpage when both characters may be dead in the next ep. If both characters have last names in the credits, it doesn't matter about the character page imo.

You miss the point. Regardless of being sacrificial or not, logically you would not put any effort into giving a minor character who only appears in one or two episodes a full name unless you have a reason, like if they were central to the plot of those particular episodes. Tanya had her last name on the website the moment it went up, Nika didn't have his and still doesn't. It's as if Nika's last name is an afterthought only to serve this episode.

[RGB]

DtB2 now with 10% more butchered Russian alphabet. Despite occasional screw ups, it's nice to see some background details. Markings on a police car clued me in that the story takes place in Vladivostok and not at undisclosed location in Siberia. Why did I miss that in the first episode?
Also lol at coonskin caps on the Russian intelligence operatives.

OP wasn't very memorable and the jokes felt a bit out of place, but action wise this was a good episode.

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

...
Q: How can you so something (touch my breasts) like that so calmly?!
A: Because I'm a Contractor.
^Actual line in episode (mostly)

Conclusion: If you become a Contractor, you get to molest younger girls all you want.
Now then, how to become a Contractor... *goes to Google*

Water-boarding was just the tip of the iceberg. How low will CIA go?

Originally Posted by wandering-dreamer

... Kinda wondering why a bunch of kids have guns like that in a secret hideout though, found them cheap after the Soviet Union collapsed I guess?
...

More likely that Nika dug it up in some abandoned military base.

Originally Posted by Zekori

Technically and realistically just "Aiming" doesn't make you a good shot, especially with a freaking Anti-Tank Riffle. There's a lot of math that needs to be taken considered when taking a shot, wind pressure, bullet velocity, and stuff like that. So far as we know, Suou is a complete amateur though we have no idea on how she will develop in a combat role. Modern day snipers are often teams of two and there is no romantic lone sniper as many people would think. But I do expect Hei will play excellent combat support when/if there are situations when she has to take a delicate shot. But I'm not holding my breath

But of course, this is a fictional story and reality was tossed out of the window long ago so who knows with Suou being a good shooter.

Or when the mood strikes you can flip open a booklet that lists adjustments needed to offset any given weather conditions.

Spoiler for Next episode speculations:

Nika will probably get played like a chump and I'm hoping for something out of Suou's loss of innocence setup. Last time you couldn't shoot a deer, but now you're going to snipe your best friend.

[Joe_fh]

Originally Posted by chaos_alfa

Those three guys in the van work for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

So in a way they're working with Misaki? The're doing some changes if they use contractors this time around. So why didn't they just kill Hei if they wanted to take Suou. Strange since they could do it if they tired.

And about Suou sniping stuff. Well she's a photographer which I must say takes a lot of pacience especially if you photofraph animals which seems to be the case.
Next up is how she can use the anti-tank rifle to snipe...well she did kinda of get Hei's power or somthing similar which is not clear yet so all those things like calculating wind speed,trajectory and going around with a ~15kg rifle might won't matter if her ability covers most of those right? Ans since she get's her contractor power from Hei she won't actually become one. She'll be like him only having the powers.

Oh and the rifle belonged to Nika's father. Another thing is that it fell apart the moment Suou tried to pick it up so you can say that it was only good for decoration at that point. I wonder who'll restore it.

Either way there a lot of old weapons around all over the world that can't move,shoot and do anything so no one bothers with them. Plus that's a WWII rifle so I don't see how one could stop you from taking it after the war. I mean there were so many soldiers back then so a couple of thousand rifles wound't be missed by anyone. So I imagine it was quite easy to take one at that time especially considering all the abandoned weapons after major military withdrawals during that war.