Hmmm, well, compared to last week's nailbiting episode, this was a much more subdued episode. However, by the end, you could cut the tension with a knife. Even without action, the series is still managing to up the ante and keep winding the tension even more tightly.
L's mannerisms are certainly quite interesting. It's probably because he so very, very rarely interacts with people that he acts in a relatively uninhibited manner. He doesn't seem to feel the need for decorum. I like to put my feet (unshod, of course) on my seat too (it stretches my back muscles nicely), but it's certainly not something to do in the presence of company.
And writing with permanent marker on the hotel's coffee table ...
. He's probably rolling in money - or at least I hope he can afford to pay for that.
And as for Ray's fiancee, I'll take back some of what I said about her previously. She still jumped to a conclusion too quickly in episode 5, I think, but in this episode, she has a bit more to back up her claims. The point about Ray showing his FBI ID is definitely a very strong clue that shouldn't be ignored.
I'm very impressed by how tense this episode ended up being. It wasn't the heart-racing tension of last week (which was strongly aided by the bombastic music, I'm sure), but it was certainly a much darker, more frightening sort of forboding. I can't wait to see next week's episode - and yet I'm dreading it too.
And, watching this week's episode, I realise that I've seen spoilers around here without realising it. I'd really like people who have read the manga to avoid dropping any sort of information or hint that is not yet available to anime viewers. For example,
Manga readers should know better than to casually drop important information like that. So, please do take care what you write in your posts, and enclose them with spoiler tags as necessary.