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pghkittenOH NO THEY FUCKING DIDN'T.
As much as it was kinda great to see the Yotsuba* Corporation arc wrap up, and as cool as it was to see Light transform back from confused, essentially goodhearted crime fighter into his usual megalomaniacal bastard self, and as awesome it was to see Light's sinister master plan fall into place almost perfectly...still. No.
I was totally emotionally prepared to see Misa die during this episode.
Adam and I have agreed that if L is actually dead, our interest in the show diminishes exponentially. We have some hope in a theory that he may have faked his death and that Near, the new boy genius on the cover of Vol. 7 about whom we know nothing about, may be L in disguise, but I don't have 100% faith in that theory. It would also be a fitting end for L, at the moment of death, to get his confirmation of Kira's identity in his glimpse of Light's RED-EYED GRINNING EVILFACE.
When L closed his eyes, he looked satisfied. On a plot level, it wouldn't be a terrible move on the writer's part.
But still, the reason I watch this show is to see L take Light down, and if that doesn't happen, I'm going to be pretty damn disappointed.
At least I'm pretty convinced that Light is going down fairly soon anyway, because he seems to be having some problems with impulse control, and to have developed Tourette's Syndrome of the face since he got his memories back. Now he's all...
LIGHT: We must avenge Ryuzaki, no matter what it takes.
(turns away)
LIGHT: RED-EYED GRINNING EVILFACE
TASK FORCE: Light, you doing okay?
LIGHT: (sniffles) I'm...just a little overwrought over my best friend's and his butler's and the Shinigami's death, but thanks. You guys are great.
(turns away)
LIGHT: RED-EYED GRINNING EVILFACE
MATSUDA: Hey, want me to grab you a sandwich while I'm out? Hang in there, buddy.
LIGHT: Nah, I've got a Hot Pocket to eat here, but thanks.
(turns away)
LIGHT: RED-EYED GRINNING EVILFACE
So...yes, Light, please keep losing control of yourself and be destroyed soon. Part of me doesn't want to say that, because this has been the best series I've seen recently and I'm not too eager to see it end, but now I really just want to see if L managed to pull off an upset, and I want to see that bastard go down in flames.
DO NOT MESS WITH CHARACTERS I'VE BOUGHT PLUSHIES OF.
Just sayin'. ;-P
*I couldn't take this name seriously, because every time I heard it, I thought of this Yotsuba. And the strangest thing is (you'll probably understand this if you've read that manga)...I could actually see Yotsuba possessing a Death Note, and it would probably make for a very disturbing and awesome crossover story. Just think about it. O.o
