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I love waffles!
2007-04-17, 20:25
That blond guy really looks like a woman and I am starting to like that white haired L clone.
A interesting episode.
Now i can say it.. i'll never like Near or Mello, but at least Near's shiny hair makes me lol. We did get older Sayu which i guess is the main reason everyone watched this episode. :3
The characters from Wammy's House are by far my favorites in Death Note, so I'm as excited about the second arc as I was about the first. Maybe even more so--fresh blood was much needed here.
Arkwright
2007-04-17, 21:11
A interesting episode.
Now i can say it.. i'll never like Near or Mello, but at least Near's shiny hair makes me lol. We did get older Sayu which i guess is the main reason everyone watched this episode. :3
Huh? I thought that was the weakest part of the episode. I'm not sure exactly why, but the voice work in the family scene didn't sound up to the usual par for the series.
I am liking Mello better than I did in the manga at this point. I'm still not sure what I think of Near's voice actor, I guess I'll make up my mind later on.
I expected them to cut more of the events in this episode, but I thought the place they chose to end worked decently well.
"Rally Connors" :eyebrow:
Peachilicious
2007-04-17, 21:32
I thought the episode itself was pretty good. I liked the animation, the pacing, and the different feeling from the first arc, but... man, those were definitely not the voices I imagined for Mello and Near. Near's seemed too feminine to me - I was hoping for something a little more boyish. As for Mello, I can't quite pinpoint it... too deep? Not crazy enough? I liked Light's and L's voices right off the bat, but I think I'm really going to have to get used to hearing these two.
But yeah, still a good episode though. :)
Ryuuzaki
2007-04-17, 22:08
Only saw screenshots of it, but L makes another episode appearance, it would be interesting if he appeared briefly in every ep, but that probably won't happen...
Arkwright
2007-04-17, 23:56
Upon re-watch:
There seem to be quite a few dramatic bitings-of-chocolate-bars... But what does our friend Mello do with all the pieces? He has thus far not been seen actually eating them, even when biting off 2 pieces relatively close together mid-conversation. Perhaps he actually is not a chocolate fan, but simply likes the pleasing snapping sound when it breaks? Or perhaps he has an unexplained hatred of chocolate that drives him to an obsession to break it into little bits? Or maybe he's just a fast eater.
Ryuuzaki
2007-04-18, 01:08
This episode was great...Mello reminds me alot of Deidara from the Shippuden series. It was nice seeing Gevanni, Rester, and Lidner in the anime too. Glad they had Gevanni kept with black hair, sometimes animes give black haired manga characters with dark brown hair...and now Aizawa has a beard. >.>
I thought the episode itself was pretty good. I liked the animation, the pacing, and the different feeling from the first arc, but... man, those were definitely not the voices I imagined for Mello and Near. Near's seemed too feminine to me - I was hoping for something a little more boyish. As for Mello, I can't quite pinpoint it... too deep? Not crazy enough? I liked Light's and L's voices right off the bat, but I think I'm really going to have to get used to hearing these two.
But yeah, still a good episode though. :)Near is voiced by a woman which explains the femininity. Noriko Hidaka to be precise.
do you think anyone could post some screen caps?im just waiting for the subs..><
i cant wait to hear Nears and Mello's voice actors!
do you think anyone could post some screen caps?im just waiting for the subs..><
i cant wait to hear Nears and Mello's voice actors!
For screenshots, check out Random Curiosity (http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2007/04/17/death-note-27/)
well in Japan..yes...im still waiting for subs...but i havnt even seen it in jap yet on the net
I kind of wish we got to see the actual kidnapping of both the Director and Sayu although it really wasn't necessary. Lights only real advantage in the DEATH NOTE is lost now that both Near and Mello know about it. I love how N and Mello are competing with each other though Mello is the only one who sees it as some sort of race he has to win given that when Roger suggests they work together Near says he is fine with it, but Mello refuses stating that Near and him are not on close terms and that are always competing with each other.
Maes Hughes
2007-04-18, 12:05
8-8.5/10
I enjoyed this episode. I found it almost surprising when you consider how many people hate the second half of DN.
- Sayu got hot. I miss how innocent she was before the TS.
- Mello and Near look like they're going to keep the plot very interesting.
- I'm pretty sure some new music played. Madhouse really don't like using most of the music more than a few times...
Light will become the most hated character ever if he kills his little sister. We've established he's evil, but killing your lovable sister isn't something anyone sane should be able to do.
well in Japan..yes...im still waiting for subs...but i havnt even seen it in jap yet on the net
oh lol. I'm waiting for the subs too. ^^
the subs are out.
But anyway, I don't think this episode was that good.
It lacked the brilliance we have come to expect from the anime.
I hope it gets better but the arc with L was so much more intriguing than the current one.
Shiori-chan
2007-04-18, 12:40
sayu is has grown a bit lol
well damn the face of light when he heared N speaking is epic
Setsuchan
2007-04-18, 12:45
I liked the episode,but only because we could finally see and hear Mello a lot! I don't like Near at all~ he's too..blah-ish. I can't explain,I just don't like him XD;;
Also liked the scene at the end when you see Light chained to L,you didn;t have that in the manga.
Hmm,I also hope that one particular character will be seen more in the anime than in the manga XD *fangirl*
Omg Light is screwed now, he's both Kira and the new L, and two new opponents arrived that are attacking both of Light's personalities. :P
Oh, and it would be really, really uncool if Light murders her sister or allows her to be murdered by Near's thugs. The sympathy and admiration fans have for Light would be gone and an ending that favours Light would be unthinkable.
If the Death Note gets taken by N or M, they'd get a huge advantage over Light. There's no way he'd let that happen.
Therefore, this is a descisive event: If Light can't save Sayu without giving up the death note, it's over for him.
What... murdering Sayu would really be that much more despicable than murdering Naomi or Raye Penber? Or any of the other innocents who got in his way?
I mean, yeah, it wouldn't be noble for anyone to off his own family members, but I don't see why that one action would tip the balance for fans who stuck with Light through many other killings.
(<-- enjoys watching DN but is not a Light fan)
Maes Hughes
2007-04-18, 16:22
What... murdering Sayu would really be that much more despicable than murdering Naomi or Raye Penber? Or any of the other innocents who got in his way?
I mean, yeah, it wouldn't be noble for anyone to off his own family members, but I don't see why that one action would tip the balance for fans who stuck with Light through many other killings.
(<-- enjoys watching DN but is not a Light fan)
<-- L fan! :)
"Blood is thicker than water" - Ever hear that?
No-one should even consider killing their own close family unless something very serious has gone on between them in the past. Light should be looking out for his cute little sister, instead his first line of thought is to kill her to hide the secret of his precious killing tool.
I can ignore him killing everyone else he's killed thus far, even how he killed and enjoyed watching his "friend" L die. What I can't accept is a big brother killing his little sister in cold blood, especially when she's innocent in all this.
Okay - what's this I keep hearing about Light "turning" evil? Every single person that Light has killed been a criminal or someone trying to help get him to the death penalty or life imprisonment.
Light has not "turned" any more evil than he was when he murdered Lind L Taylor.
Misora Naomi, Raye Penbar, L were all people trying to kill Kira through the law - their murders are fundamentally no different from killing Lind Taylor (yes, he was actually a criminal, but Light didn't know about it).
Even the Yotsuba guys were criminals who willingly killed for their personal gain.
Killing Sayu, however, would indeed be truly more evil - since she is not trying to kill Light.
Heck, Misa is even more evil than Light because she kills announcers who indeed are innocent.
Being against Light =/= deserving death. If he were truly principled and as intelligent as he thinks he is, he would have found a way to clear himself without killing non-criminals.
But that's a discussion for the morality thread.
Being against Light =/= deserving death. If he were truly principled and as intelligent as he thinks he is, he would have found a way to clear himself without killing non-criminals.
But that's a discussion for the morality thread.
Nobody is saying Light is not evil - I'm simply stating that he has not not turned any more evil than he already was in episode 2 of the show.
But you're right, this is more pertinent to the morality thread.
My only point here is that killing Sayu would indeed be more heinous - since Sayu is not anyone trying to put Kira to death, or a criminal.
well another great episode right there
Madmanslitany
2007-04-18, 18:41
Nobody is saying Light is not evil - I'm simply stating that he has not not turned any more evil than he already was in episode 2 of the show.
But you're right, this is more pertinent to the morality thread.
My only point here is that killing Sayu would indeed be more heinous - since Sayu is not anyone trying to put Kira to death, or a criminal.
I agree with this reasoning, but one thing--Light just killed Director Takimura, who was not actively involved with pursuing him, as far as I know. While killing Sayu would be an even more extreme step, isn't Takimura's death already causing him to slide further?
I agree with this reasoning, but one thing--Light just killed Director Takimura, who was not actively involved with pursuing him, as far as I know. While killing Sayu would be an even more extreme step, isn't Takimura's death already causing him to slide further?
Hm, I have not seen episode 27 yet (came in here to check out the screenshots), so I guess my comments should be taken to apply up to episode 26.
psycho bolt
2007-04-18, 20:11
Good episode, not that great in my opinion. I wasn't adjusted to the fast pace of this episode, I was hoping for a slower pace, so it seems the 2nd season will move pretty quickly. I didn't like the voices for Near and Melo very much. I just thought the Melo should sound fenimine and Near closer to a deep voice like L. Well, I just have to get used to the new voices and characters. The good parts are when they show some of N's and M's thinking. Melo is evil and N is a scheming mutha****er lol. And about Sayu, she is more mature now. As for the family conversation, it wasn't that entertaining without her younger self. She is a fine looking women now though. :cool: Theres a good twist at the end, so I'm expecting the next episode to be quite excellent.
Woa what a great way to continue the story! I would have never expected there to be others like L. These two are in theory better then L was?
I find it quite intresting the two new mega chars go by the names N and M. And the way N thinks is described as a puzzle. 2 more geniouses added to the mix. Looks like Yagami is in for a bigger challenge.
What makes it even worse for Yagami is that information on the death note is well known. But dont count light out yet! He still has "The Shinigami Eyes".
This means its a simple as him seeing who N or M is in some video tape and having Misa take a look. GG.
flyinmunky
2007-04-18, 20:25
Hmmm why does it say the year is 2007 at the start of the episode, i thought it was 2012 now due to timeskip?
Unless im reading it wrong as it does say "2007 (then some kanji) 12".
Did they find out L was dead in 2007 then it skips to 2012 or smthin?
Im slightly confused....
Still enjoyed the episode. Not sure i like m but i think n is cool.
They found out that L was dead in 2007, so the "L is dead." message is a flashback.
I actually don't mind Near and Melo's voices at all...I was actually hoping that Melo sounded the way he does, to somewhat preserve his masculinity.
Quality-wise, it looks like the episode was solid--I'm always a fan of the mind games, and Near looks as if he got/would have gotten along well with L (I'm digging the little hair twirling thing).
And...there. The anime has caught up to where I stopped reading the manga. Now I can finally NOT know what's going to happen!
Super Ska Master
2007-04-18, 21:32
Anyone concerned that they are only on volume 8 out of 12 and they only have ten more episodes left? Damn, they crammed a lot of volume 8 into one episode. It seems so rush rush rush. A lot happened in this episode. I love the second arc. I am glad it's getting such good treatment. Yay for the TV Show in the background. That made me crack up in the manga and I am glad they kept it. XD
Ryuuzaki
2007-04-18, 22:39
Heh, Light had his way for 5 whole years and put up with the japanese taskforce all that time? He probably dealt with many other enemies during those years and eventually ended up killing them all somehow, he coulda faced off an enemy for two of those 5 years and than went on another crazy killing spree like ep 26 after his victory...and it's kinda odd how no one makes any references to Light's mishaps during those unknown 5 years...I'm guessing it was around 2 years when Light first acknowledges L's existence and then killing him off...5 years is a long time...and Light never sacrificed the taskforce members...that's not like Light at all, but the story is still great. I'm liking anime Mello alot, his voice is pretty good, still gotta get used to Near's a bit. Also, hope the anime shows more Mello than the manga too, his role was cut short way too early...
Okay - what's this I keep hearing about Light "turning" evil? Every single person that Light has killed been a criminal or someone trying to help get him to the death penalty or life imprisonment.
Light has not "turned" any more evil than he was when he murdered Lind L Taylor.
Misora Naomi, Raye Penbar, L were all people trying to kill Kira through the law - their murders are fundamentally no different from killing Lind Taylor (yes, he was actually a criminal, but Light didn't know about it).
Yeah ok what you just said is BS. First off let me say I'm a light fan but I know damn well what he has done to achieve his own sense of justice is wrong. All the people you mentioned are innocent people who he murdered to save his hide. They work for law enforcement agencies which apprahend criminals to try them in a court of law, not go out and kill criminals for their own sense of justice which light does.
Oh and what did the chief of police do to deserve to get killed? Light is evil. He doesn't have a second of remorse for killing anyone that gets in his way.
Ryuuzaki
2007-04-19, 00:05
Hm, kinda a spoiler up there...
Anyways...I wonder how many chapters will be covered in the next ep...
This episode was great seriously. We haven't had an episode like this ever since that one time L captured Misa. At that time Light was in a pinch. But ever since then he's had it easy and had the for sure win. Now that a new opposing force in the story has come Light will have to step it up once again and we get to see he does about it. Episode 27 was a good comeback from the opposing force in the anime against the main character finally having the upper hand at the moment.
Been a good while since we've seen Light squirm and then find a way out, and this episode and probably the next episode will really let him squirm. As much as I like Light, this episode was great. 10/10
Did I ever say he wasn't evil? I only said he wasn't any more evil than he was in episode 2.
What police chief are you referring to? If he only appears in episode 27, then I've already clarified that I haven't seen episode 27 yet, and my statements applied until episode 26.
Read the posts again before calling "bs".
EDIT: Just saw episode 27. The director was the guy who responsible for starting (when he assigned the case to Light's dad) and letting the Kira investigation proceed (until he stopped it later). The director was one of the people who tried to put Kira to death/imprison him for life.
The same logic applies - Kira has killed people who are criminals or have tried to kill him. Nobody is saying Kira isn't evil - I'm simly saying that he isn't any more evil than he was in episode 2 of the show.
The real question should be different: what made Mello think that taking hostages would work at all? Especially after Kira killed his first one.
And if Light doesn't kill his sister he's practically saying "Kira is somebody that actually cares for her life, so Kira is most probably part of her family, and thus is almost certain to be either Yagami Light or Yagami Soichiro".
Giving Death Note, the most terrrible weapon in history that strikes fear into the hearts of thousands criminals to those kidnappers is not even an option, no matter who their hostage is.
This second arc is interesting, but it feels a little forced.
I`m glad the all parties know about the existence of the death note, this should provider some frenetic action.
I don`t like Mello much as he seems too cliched en evil character. Near is fun despite just being an L clone.
All in all i still feel the series should have ended at episode 26, I doubt season 2 will be as good as the first one. But even then it`s better than 90% of all anime out there.
And then there`s misa in her pink dress. More Misa fanservice please.
flyinmunky
2007-04-19, 07:33
Ok so just so im clear in episode 26 when you see the phone and it says L is dead thats in 2007?
Then in episode 27 when M and N and that guy are talking about who will take over L that is 2012?
Why the 4 year wait?
No, M and N were informed in 2007, it's just that it took them a lot of time to get ready.
Kinny Riddle
2007-04-19, 08:59
Near is voiced by a woman which explains the femininity. Noriko Hidaka to be precise.
At first I thought Sasaki Nozomi was going to do Near when I saw his name in the credits last episode, seeing how he performed the cold and calculating Johann from that other excellent Madhouse series - Monster. But he's OK as the emotional Mello as well.
And who better to play the successor to L than another veteran from the Ranma/Inuyasha cast? Yamaguchi Kappei (L) did Ranma and Inuyasha, while Hidaka Noriko did Tendo Akane and Kikyo.
It's been a long time since I last heard Hidaka's voice, though, the last occasion which I saw her play a male character was as Seta Soujirou in Rurouni Kenshin.
Misa fan service was win.
This episode was really surprisingly interesting.
Even though both voices to me don't sound right --- i was surprised by how well i got used to them by the end of the episode. Nice choices i have to admit. Still, its hard to believe someone like Light would miss up like he did, even if it has been a good amount of time without anything happening.
psycho bolt
2007-04-19, 16:10
Even though both voices to me don't sound right --- i was surprised by how well i got used to them by the end of the episode. Nice choices i have to admit. Still, its hard to believe someone like Light would miss up like he did, even if it has been a good amount of time without anything happening.
Guess he underestimated because he thought after he killed Ryuk there wonn't be any more of those annoying goonies after him. So it's believable somewhat.
Deathkillz
2007-04-19, 17:36
wow Near is just a chibi version of L imo :heh: great the ball is rolling again but the time lapse still seem a bit off to me...wow 4 years is a really long time...and i liked the old sayu more tbh >.<
so the big question is...will light be crazy enough to kill a family member ~
mello sure is a strange guy...jealousy has overwhelmed him and soon i can see him turning into another kira...
Go Light. I want him to beat those two silly brats. Melo is immature, Near is cool.
I disliked the animation throughout most of the episode. The quality was downhill due that the animation team was slacking.
The colors were opaque and lifeless, and the manner how the characters were drawn look shabby, unclean, and simplistic.
Nonetheless, this epiode packed a lot of content to move and speed the plot without feeling rushed.
If I have to decide between Near and Mello but not as L's true successor but judging their individual merits, I would choose Near since I can identify more with the introverted facets of his nature and passiveness.
He remains composed even at the harshest of the storms and can pull through an otherwise virtually unsolveable situation without crumbling and wavering; how I wish to be just little cool like him on myself.
However, that does not means in anyway that I dislike Mello at all. I perfectly well understand his prone to snap violently and outbursts when he gets frustrated because things either have no end to come out or things turn the other way around.
The only thing I hate about him is his fashion at eating chocolate. He may well try to emulate his late senpai 'L', but the manner on how he bites the chocolate feels to me that he wants to prove to the world that he is the number one hotshot and never quite enjoys his chocolate.
Add that and his disturbed eyes which deliver an aura of unstability, and I would never want to stay at the same room with him.
I really quite don't get it while Light/Kira killed Chief Takimura.
What I understood is that he killed the Chief to test the kidnappers, so that they would tremble upon Kira's power and gave in whatever attempts to get the DEATH NOTE.
But it turned the other way around for Light, since by killing the chief it enticed Mello to take more than ever the risk.
What Light did was to make aware his enemies on both sides that Kira has some way to access information from the Japanese police.
And now Mello, and I am pretty sure Near does, know that Kira must be someone hiding within the Japanese police force or who possesses a great influence at the force.
I can only say that for Near to have made Light sweat in shivers, then that means he is on the road to become L's true heir.
akoftroy
2007-04-20, 00:06
He killed Takimura to prevent the trade for the Death Note and it prevent information from Takimura being given to the kidnappers. He probably assumed that the kidnappers would fail if they tried to pull something like that again. And he underestimated that they'd think it was Kira's doing when Takimura died by suicide.
That 4 year time gap is just totally off. Didn't Light want to be the god of the new world he was about to create? And he didn't achieve anything noticable in 4 years without real obstacles? I'll just try to ignore that part as good as I can, otherwise it would bother me too much.
Mello is ok but Near, looking like a chibi version of L, kinda pisses me off whenever I see him. :heh:
Other than that it was surprisingly interesting, considering L isn't around anymore.
Quajafrie
2007-04-20, 09:57
I just can't think of Mello as a guy. And she...erm...he is irritating as hell.
I just can't think of Mello as a guy. And she...erm...he is irritating as hell.
Mello has always looked female --- so i'm guessing that why Madhouse came up with the very manly VA voice for him. :3
Quajafrie
2007-04-20, 10:14
Mello has always looked female --- so i'm guessing that why Madhouse came up with the very manly VA voice for him. :3
Well yeah, to my mind the voice doesn't match with the face at all. All I knew of Mello was the pictures at the opening, so I was sure he was female, and at the beginning of the episode I thought she was just a manly female. :p
Ryuuzaki
2007-04-20, 10:24
Light put up with Misa for 5 years...dunno how that works out...I guess if she didn't have the eyes and Misa refused to do as Light said, he'd kill her...but Light seems like he would kill a person like that anyways right away...
great episode.
I really liked the new-comers. M is (a little?) crazy and I'm curious to see how far he goes. N looks kinda innocent but is amazingly intelligent. I liked N better than M, tho.
when N asks for the phone, and says to Kira: "Hi, second L."
Kinny Riddle
2007-04-20, 11:14
That 4 year time gap is just totally off. Didn't Light want to be the god of the new world he was about to create? And he didn't achieve anything noticable in 4 years without real obstacles? I'll just try to ignore that part as good as I can, otherwise it would bother me too much.
Mello is ok but Near, looking like a chibi version of L, kinda pisses me off whenever I see him. :heh:
Other than that it was surprisingly interesting, considering L isn't around anymore.
Light's ultimate aim is to have 100% of the world's population adhere to his way of life, and 4 years is a bit short to achieve that. Being a God is tougher than it seems, a politician would achieve just as much/little (depends on your perspective) in 4 years (i.e. he may make drastic changes, but not enough to shift public opinion, rather, he has polarized it).
Besides, the narrative already explained that the pro-Kira people are starting to enter the mainstream opinion within these 4 years, and the world was sundered into pro-Kira and anti-Kira.
Maelstrom_Divide
2007-04-20, 13:31
ZOMG, Malo is the man :D
Near is an interesting character, he seems to be a colder version of L, which is evident by the fact that he is the first person to visibly scare Light and have him thinking so irrationally since L, as it's not exactly rational to consider killing your sister.
I thought it was a nice gesture by the fan subbers to put the tribute to Virginia-Tech into the opening, kudos to them.
I'll be very interested in next weeks episode.
Barry
Z0Rr0rex
2007-04-20, 13:37
Both of them are nothing like L(He is insurpassable anyways). They are totally different characters in their own way. Near faces everything as a challenge, another jig-saw puzzle. He puts the pieces of the plot together, and deducts the best thing to do.
Melo gets right to the point. He is relentless, and will do anything to get what he wants. If he has to extort, he'll extort. If he has to kill, he'll most certainly kill.
MihawkXGP
2007-04-20, 15:47
Great episode. Light really screwed up big time on this. Now Light is up against 2 brilliant minds. This should be a good battle.
I kinda like Near but still, he's no L. Oh how i miss L. :(
I'm am confused too, Guido.
As others have asked, I'm still wondering why Light even considered killing the Director. We can speculate it's because he underestimated their intelligence, but come on. They KNEW about the Death Note. I mean, it doesn't take a genius to realize that a convenient death of the director might be the work of Kira, especially if the kidnapper already knows about the Death Note. What was Light thinking?
this was kinda boring , but pehraps L's death ep spoiled me. hopefuly it gets clever soon.
akoftroy
2007-04-20, 17:55
I'm am confused too, Guido.
As others have asked, I'm still wondering why Light even considered killing the Director. We can speculate it's because he underestimated their intelligence, but come on. They KNEW about the Death Note. I mean, it doesn't take a genius to realize that a convenient death of the director might be the work of Kira, especially if the kidnapper already knows about the Death Note. What was Light thinking?
Perhaps he felt that having the kidnappers possibly deduce that Kira was among the police was less risky than the kidnappers getting the names of the few people who were working on the Kira case? Unfortunately for Light, Takimura gave that information up fast! Plus he may have figured that the kidnappers already knew Kira was connected to the police, which is probably true.
Samurai Edge
2007-04-20, 21:14
On the topic of whether Kira will kill Sayu or not. I guess not. Light is always one which is consider both evil and good. And if Light kills Sayu, it just seems that Light is just pure evil and nothing else. Anyway, I didn't read any of the manga, I only saw the covers (lol) of them, so that's just my guess.
i though of Light to be evil from the start cause even if they are criminals who is he to say that he should be the God of this world n who is he to say who should die n who should live? n also the amount of innocent people he killed too?the FBI agents ray penbar n his soon to be wife there,he`s lost his sanity plain n simple he`s too attached to the note n completley lost it, but in regards to this episode i think it was pretty cool with the whole intro with Melo n Near but i sure hope that Near is as cool as L,L was not only smart but he was a cool calm funny character hopefully Near will be just as good
^_Usagi_^
2007-04-22, 05:42
ive read the manga and all.... & i know its not true.... but wholy F!!!! near's a girl!!!! :twitch: i mean just listen to that voice, he sounds like my sister!!!!
Light's ultimate aim is to have 100% of the world's population adhere to his way of life, and 4 years is a bit short to achieve that. Being a God is tougher than it seems, a politician would achieve just as much/little (depends on your perspective) in 4 years (i.e. he may make drastic changes, but not enough to shift public opinion, rather, he has polarized it).
Besides, the narrative already explained that the pro-Kira people are starting to enter the mainstream opinion within these 4 years, and the world was sundered into pro-Kira and anti-Kira.
Of course he wouldn't be able to achieve it all in over a mere 4 years. But it doesn't look like anything's happened at all, Light's and Misa's relationship seems to be exactly the same as before as well.
And the divide between pro- and anti-Kira people already was there at the beginning, somewhere around the 2nd/3rd episode. Maybe the pro- ones predominate now but other than that everything seems the same.
Might just be me, since so much happpened in such a short period of time when L was alive it just feels awkward having no major incidents for 4 years.
At least, with Mello's voice, there won't be any debate about his gender...
...which means it was a wrong choice of VA.
I'm am confused too, Guido.
As others have asked, I'm still wondering why Light even considered killing the Director. We can speculate it's because he underestimated their intelligence, but come on. They KNEW about the Death Note. I mean, it doesn't take a genius to realize that a convenient death of the director might be the work of Kira, especially if the kidnapper already knows about the Death Note. What was Light thinking?
Light is really getting slack after L is gone. His brain probably rusted.
Draender
2007-04-24, 05:18
I'm am confused too, Guido.
As others have asked, I'm still wondering why Light even considered killing the Director. We can speculate it's because he underestimated their intelligence, but come on. They KNEW about the Death Note. I mean, it doesn't take a genius to realize that a convenient death of the director might be the work of Kira, especially if the kidnapper already knows about the Death Note. What was Light thinking?
When Kira killed the director, if Mello hadn't been able to get the director to talk so quickly, Light's actions could have worked. Mello would have had to kidnap someone else inside the police force to ransom and find out the identities of the Kira investigation team. Now that the police know what's going on they could prepare and they might be able to catch them or at least catch someone in Mello's gang and then capture the rest of them. When L arrested her, Misa resisted 3 days of interrogation and then tried to kill herself. Light had no way of knowing the director wouldn't be able to resist much.
If Kira had left the director alive it couldn't have protected the Yagami family. The director would eventually reveal the identities of the Kira investigation team. Mello would still kidnap Sayu and then had both her and the old director to ransom for the death note.
So, if Light hadn't killed the director he would only prevent Mello and Near from having new evidence that Kira has access to the police force. Light really had no choice but to kill the director so I don't see why it's such a big mistake.
Light is really getting slack after L is gone. His brain probably rusted.
Yep the mental equivalent for not physically exercising and being a couch potato for 4 long years ... can't really blame Light though as he did not have the necessary competition to keep him sharp after L got DNed...
Arkwright
2007-04-24, 14:03
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the world at large still think Kira only kills with heart attacks? I don't think even those in the US who know about the Death Note know about that.
So Light killed the director because he assumed they wouldn't guess Kira could kill with suicide. It's not the first time he's made a calculated risk and had it backfire (killing Lind. L Tailor, Raye Penber, Misa phone call, and whatever else). He just happens to have allies to bail him out.
Figured I'd make my first post here an upbeat one with a little praise on the episode! Kidding.. but seriously, the episode was good but a few things stood out..
Also, as some others have said, 'M' and 'N''s voice acting.. doesn't seem as fitting as the rest of the cast has been? I dunno. Lastly, the new music that appears to debut in the episode seemed.. erm.. not as good as the normal soundtrack.
Otherwise, it was good :)
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