Death Note - 25: Silence

Title:	Death Note
Episode:	25: Silence
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Do not read this if you haven't seen episodes 25-27! When L was pronounched dead I was certain that his death had in fact been faked as another clever ploy, since only a fool would drop such a priceless character with the series still far from over. The only question, I was sure, was how long would it be before this still alive person reappeared. But it's beginning to dawn on me that L really is gone, which feels like a kick in the nuts from the makers of Death Note. You see, Death Note was the contest between Light and L, as far as I’m concerned, and with L dead Light wins, period. Whether Light can defeat his new opponents as well doesn’t really matter; this will be a completely different battle. Even when he presumably is brought to justice, it won't be a great enough victory to compensate for the loss. I do hate him more than ever, I must admit. Hopefully the remainder of the show will be played out with the same finesse as the original one, but with me as pissed off as I am it will probably have to be even better to satisfy me. In episode 27 L is being replaced by new characters, Mellow and Lean, which apparently I'm supposed to be awed by in a similar way, since they are just as brilliant and eccentric. Except they grate me, and instead I feel a massive loss of interest in regards to how the hunt for Kira turns out. I got the feeling that L needed two replacements because each was at best half as interesting as he had been. L earned the respect I had for him, these guys just drop into the story from nowhere. What's especially frustrating is that L's death seemed so pointless; I got no feeling of closure, no feeling that an act was coming to an end, it just didn't make sense. That was why I initially refused to believe it; such a previously brilliant series as this surely wouldn't screw up so blatantly. A priceless character wasn't going to be thrown away for little or nothing in return. Just like I knew that Light's father wouldn't really blow Light's brains out in episode 18, but rather something unexpected and brilliant would happen instead, I expected the same in this case. But instead it feels like an irreplaceable actor of a wildly popular live-action TV series refused to sign a contract for another season, and new characters had to be hastily slapped together to replace him. I pray that I am making a fool of myself, that I was right The first time and L is still alive. Oh yeah--I was hoping L would win, after a full three seasons. I guess I sort of feel like I've been robbed of a super cool one season series.

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