Death Note Series 1 and Episode 25 'Silence': Review and Reaction
Everything before the 'spoiler warning' has been written pre-episode 25 and contains no spoilers.
By request of a few close friends, I've been watching the anime Death Note. Due to my pre-existing obsessive and fangirl-ish nature, I have watched the first season over the course of less than two days while still having time to attend a dance class, go see the film "Pitch Perfect" with a friend who is staying with my family for the week, and watch the Cardinals at Giants game (go SF!) whilst simultaneously keeping up with the debate via my twitter feed (dominated by one Maureen Johnson).
Death Note Series One and General Review:
So far, over all, I have quite enjoyed the program. Though the stakes are obviously higher than any real life situation; the characters are relatable, quirky, and otherwise enjoyable for most fangirls to watch for five hours straight. I had a fun time relating the personalities of myself and those I know to many of the characters.
The plot takes many unexpected turns that really kept me on edge, something that can be rather difficult to do. The plot twists, though perhaps not worthy of Moffat (granted, time travel is not an option in this case, but we do have what is the equivalent of a Sherlock-esque consulting detective), are still shocking and leave the watcher wanting more almost at once. All episodes are just about twenty and a quarter minutes long and end with a cliff hanger, wether encased in the episode itself or just from the preview of the next episode.
The show does a nice job of combining a light amount of humor while still maintaining a very serious and controversial plot line. The basis of the plot is the argument of wether the death penalty is, for lack of a better word, "Just" or not. This subject matter is obviously very relevant to today's society and is a very controversial topic at that, so the show does a spectacular job of staying rather politically correct.
Above all others, I would recommend the show to anyone interested in anime. I also believe that most Sherlockians would enjoy the banter between the two main characters L and Light, if absolutely nothing else.
Death Note 'Silence' Episode Twenty-Five Reaction:
Said friends from the beginning of this piece also requested I do a reaction video. Due to the fact that it's after three in the morning on a school night, I'm not about to turn on my lights and video camera, so I hope this will suffice.
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The following is what I typed out durring my watching of the episode, to jog my memory for this review.
Now... Kiss (in response to L and Light's rooftop scene)
Foot rub? Massage? And you aren't boyfriends?!
No don't use the notebook, L, Jesus Chris let Light have this one thing so you can be in gay together.
WHO SAID YOU COULD KILL L WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
Oh, I get it, bells. Still irrelevant.
Light are you sad or happy I can't tell?
Oh, in a rage? Going crazy? I can't tell if this is an act or not.
Oh, you killed Rem too. Right. Damn it, Light, stop it.
L is what's important, I don't need another lecture about your 'new world', Light.
To be perfectly honest, aside from wanting to know what happens next (not a good idea for this morning), I don't know what exactly my friends want a reaction about. L was in the preview for the next episode, so I know he comes back. We're going back to the "This is like Sherlock" thing I was talking about before, actually. Well, I can assume so at least, though I expect the next episode to be a recap of series one so it may just be scenes from that. None the less I do hope L returs at some point, he has quickly turned in to my favorite character.
From the hype I was getting to post this reaction, I must say I was expecting a repeat of The Angels Take Manhattan or Reichenbach Fall, but I'm not crying at all. My curiosity is piqued towards the next episode, sure, but this seems to be a recurring theme. Not to mention I don't need to wait another year to see how L isn't dead (Yes, Moffat. I'm currently glaring at you through my computer.)
I guess there is always the possibility that L actually is dead, but I'm in complete denial over that because seriously, who kills their best character? The death scene was a bit confusing though, it was hard for me to tell exactly who was dying and weather or not Light was happy about it or not. None the less, to say I enjoyed the episode would be a total lie.
::Basically what I think my friends want out of this: yes, I ship L X Light incredibly hard to the point where I've already looked up some r34, found some smut_fics for future use, and track their tag on Tumblr. Super kawaii Death Note OTP 5ever, I'm sure.::
I'm sure I'll watch most if not all of what I have left of the show tomorrow, but at the moment I think I'm going to occupy myself with something else. I have been watching for about five hours straight now, I think I need to give YouTube a break.
Have a great day and until I see you next, be brilliant.
