Death Note Episode 25 Discussion / Poll

[Sai the Dreamer]

Spoiler for Vague hint about the remainder of the series:

If you're worried that Madhouse will be staging Light looking pretty for 13 more episodes, then don't. He hasn't quite cleared all of his obstacles yet...

[Janey777]

Story looks as presented from Kira's point of view: crazy coloring, like outlook from an insane mind. And this is the way he sees everyone - heartless doll Misa to serve his goals, L who won't say his last words. And it was like that from the beggining - how will it look like in the end?

I'm thankful to Madhouse for adding new scenes. That's just something that was missing to me. Water dripping from L's hair looked like tears, though I don't know from where he all of a sudden got an idea something bad was going to happen to him. Anyway, he's not going to appear again, so some extra cuteness is good...

Spoiler for stairs scene:

For those who were wondering why L wanted to wipe Light's feet - most probably it was his way to apologize for getting Light soaked in the rain. The translation probably skipped it.

Now he quitted the madness. Sayonara

[psycho bolt]

Rest In Peace L.

[Cybermtl]

Ofc i cant add more to what other said about this ep. it was just perfect. Not because the amazing twists or the rapid action that make this anime special, it was the mood. this is an ep that was meant to be watched alone at night.

One thing that hasn't been discussed here but I Really cant get of my mind is the thing L said to light when they were in the roof:

"Since you were born, have you ever told the truth even once?"

Dunno why, but i fell that this sentence, said to light, have... something i cant quite figure out...

[psycho bolt]

Originally Posted by Cybermtl

Ofc i cant add more to what other said about this ep. it was just perfect. Not because the amazing twists or the rapid action that make this anime special, it was the mood. this is an ep that was meant to be watched alone at night.

One thing that hasn't been discussed here but I Really cant get of my mind is the thing L said to light when they were in the roof:

"Since you were born, have you ever told the truth even once?"

Dunno why, but i fell that this sentence, said to light, have... something i cant quite figure out...

I think L was implying that Light never told the truth since he was born, which I don't know if it's true. He did say he and Light were similiar.

[Super Ska Master]

Did anyone think the episode almost turned into a yaoi for a second? o_O I mean when L said "I was going to give you a back massage. I am really good at it." while drying Light's feel was a little creepy. But brilliant episode though. I can't wait to see how Madhouse handles the second arc.

[Codex]

Originally Posted by Incoan

Ah , right. That makes sense .

But still ...

I doubt Misa would suicided or anything if Light died. And looking in the long run, without Rem being around to keep Light in line, he's just going to use and discard Misa. She really should have taken him out as well.

[mist2123]

Originally Posted by White Manju Bun

grrrrr....I loved and hated this epi all in one. It was brillant, best epi so far and quite possibly of the series but still.....

x__x

Spoiler:

I hate that they killed L mid way through the series!!!!!!!

I was like light but in this ep i feel sorry for L he got booted

[indicatoto101]

NO! Why did it have to end this way?! This is the exact reason why I didn't commit myself to the series. All of this emotion and I haven't even watched the episode yet (and not going to).

[Maes Hughes]

Definitely the best episode in the series.

I now officially hate Light. How can he be so cold to someone who he could probably be best friends with in another situation? He's truly beyond redemption.

Spoiler for Episode 25:

Am I the only one finding it hard to understand why Rem didn't kill Light? He's obviously going to kill Misa, the person she died to save, when she becomes too much of a problem now Rem is out of the picture.

Apart from Light living and the yaoi scene, this episode was as close to perfection as an anime episode could be. The only downside is that we won't be seeing the best character in the series ever again beyond this point. ;_;

Speaking of L, this episode made me want to know more about L's past. It would've been brilliant if the manga author had spent some time explaining how L became L before he took an early leave from the series. He has to be the only character I like who I know nearly nothing about.

Spoiler for Prediction:

The direction of the story beyond this point seems obvious to me - Light is going to become the next L, creating suspects as he carries on being Kira. He'll probably run into some people who are on to him, none of which will be able to compare to L.

I can only see the series being boring now. What can they do to make the story as interesting as before without L around? Light without L doesn't seem right.

[Whitemoon648]

Originally Posted by Super Ska Master

Did anyone think the episode almost turned into a yaoi for a second? o_O I mean when L said "I was going to give you a back massage. I am really good at it." while drying Light's feel was a little creepy. But brilliant episode though. I can't wait to see how Madhouse handles the second arc.

Well the way i saw it was because at the same time L wanted for Light to be Kira, He didnt want for him to be Kira eaither. He was sad because of that and thats why he was being all nice to him.

You saw the Chips scene right?. If L proves that the 13 day rule is false , he can easily prove that Kira is Light. He can 100 percent be sure of that fact.
At the same time L's only friend and his first friend was Light. He was sad because he didnt want to have to lose his only friend but he had to in order to finish the Kira case. So that is why he was so nice to Light. At least thats how i saw it.


Also it was so sad to see L die. Still I dont count kira as the winner against L. Kira had way too many advantages against L. He had basically two death note and Rem. Now that light has used his ultimate trump card ( Rem ) he will probably have a harder time if new challenges apear.

[kei25]

Originally Posted by zalem

True, he must have ripped the pages out. Otherwise he'd definitely get caught.

Somehow I had the impression that Light switched the covers of Ryuku's (with the 'how to use') deathnotes and Rem's deathnotes. So the one that Higuchi was using was made of Ryuku note's cover and Rem note's pages......

anyway, don't take my words...

[Codex]

Alright, I just need a bit of clarification.

In the toweling scene, one of L's lines was translated as, "You'll understand soon." Can someone confirm if that is correct or not? I thought he was saying, "We'll soon be parting."

[kei25]

Originally Posted by Codex

Alright, I just need a bit of clarification.

In the toweling scene, one of L's lines was translated as, "You'll understand soon." Can someone confirm if that is correct or not? I thought he was saying, "We'll soon be parting."

I think the latter is right..

In Japanese, understand (wakaru) and separate (wakare) do sound alike...

btw, many people refer the foot-massage scene to 'John-chapter 13' of the new testament.

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[Ashlotte]

Absolutely beautiful piece of animation. Parts of it didnt even really feel like the DN ive come to know (The opening parts and Misa's walk specifically) but at the same time they lended the episode a special kindof feel.

The roof and stairs scene really amazed me and since im a anime only watcher im pretty delighted to know madhouse added those bits themselves. Yes they did have abit of a yaoi feel to them, but damn if they weren't cute and gave abit more depth to L for me.

Overall just a stunning episode...absolutely. Easy 10 heh.

[defrule]

That episode was epic.

Spoiler:

Light had to give L that evil grin didn't he.

[mist2123]

Originally Posted by defrule

That episode was epic.

Spoiler:

Light had to give L that evil grin didn't he.

Light was saying "It was fun playing with u LOSER "

[akoftroy]

The fact that Light had "de-evidenced" the notebooks before giving them up and why Rem couldn't kill Light as well are both explained in the manga. Remember that the anime leaves a ton of stuff out. I was sad they took out Rem's final words about Light having surpassed even a Shinigami was taken out. But still a great episode!

[mikeabundo]

We all saw it happen in the manga, but the added scenes in the anime really twisted the knife.

Spoiler:

Even the AMVs of this episode make me cry.

[Samurai Edge]

I voted 7 for this episode. IMO, it's seems too fast-paced. And when I was watching it, it doesn't give me the "what's-going-to-happen-next" feeling which the previous 2 episodes gave.