Mad House does seem to be trying to get more sympathy points for L then the manga does. They make it seem more like L actually does feel like Light is a friend, while in the manga that is never the case. So the way they set it up in the anime makes Light's betrayal in the episode look even worse.
I too found it interesting how they made Light looked genuinely shocked and then very slowly had him switch to his trademark evil smirk.
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