And then, out of nowhere, "Simon I don't think I want to do this (Yes you're name is Simon because you're a shmuck and Simon is a shmuck name). I don't want to go to your house."
You heart drops. Oh god. This is exactly what you were dreading. And you were only 5 miles from your house too, cruel god. You ask her why and she gives you a bullshit reason. You try to convince her that it'll be nothing serious and fun, but she remains steadfast. She's going home.
And just like that, she's out of the car, walking her tight little ass away from your house, away from your grasp. Why did it have to end like that? You've never been blueballed harder in your life. You disappointedly drive back to your house, don your fedora, and log on to xbox live. At least you're alpha there.
If this scene were animated into a 37-episode long series starring a stuck-up college kid, it would more or less mirror the deathnote quality curve.
Deathnote is a dime of a show that looks good, reels you in, flirts, has good manners, blah blah blah, until halfway through the date. Then, as you're driving back to your house, it starts dropping in quality. It stops listening to your boring life, its boobs start deflating, it gets more and more pro-feminist. By the end, what once was seniorita fuega has become a bald, flat-chested, overweight african american feminist and you're looking at yourself like what the fuck happened.
Story:
High School genius Light Yagami picks up book that kills people. Instead of using it on Chad, the cunt that threw glue at him during 4th grade art, Light uses it to kill criminals he sees on TV, trying to cleanse the undesirables (Hitler at least had the decency to call them jews) and become god of a new world. While he's enjoying his crusade, it becomes obvious that bad guys are dying as they are broadcast, so enter L, a quirky genius detective.
And for about 25 episodes we have a badass cat and mouse game where L and light try to discover each other's identity so they can kill each other and change/save the world. w0w so cool. Good premise, smart writing, fast paced story.
And then shit happens and two characters are introduced and light becomes about as stupid as the plot. Shit writing, shit plot twist, shit ending,
Overall 8/10
Art:
Cool gothic art. Everyone looks slick and smart and edgy. The opening has a scene of glass smashing and light catching an apple. Truly post-modern edge. Animation is good and smooth, no supersaiyan 3 rasengan bankai action scenes to eat up animation budget so consistent throughout. Also lots of internal monologue where scene pauses and camera focuses on one character and that character's hair lights up to show they are thinking. It's a good technique. Keeps the monologue from being boring. Actually a lot of scenes that would be boring are entertaining due to smart directing. Kid writes names in a notebook? Lets shake the camera and play uptempo opera music as if this were a shonen scene. That scene where Light eats the potato chip is so over-the-top epic a la supersaiyan 3 it's probably why Deathnote is featured in shonen jump.
10/10 throughout
Sound:
Like the art, sound is very edgy and gothic. Opening is hardcore and the screemo. Ending is emo. Fits the setting of the story.
9/10
Character:
L, the true title character, who everyone loves and roots for. Full of quirk, his screentime is golden and (obviously) is the propeller behind the fast-paced plot. Favorite character by far.
Light is a tragic hero. I wasn't really rooting for him, nothing about him was particularly captivating. He should take notes from lelouche. Of course, the chemistry between Light and L is what makes deathnote so good.
Misa's voice is annoying. Her shinigami is annoying. Her introduction is annoying. Her story arch is annoying. Her plotpowers are annoying. If she were hot all of this would be ok but she's not. Misa is annoying.
Bunch of side characters. Despite writer's attempts to develop them at the end of the first and start of the second season, they remain 1 dimensional. On the bright side they take up no major screen time.
Near is the cancer that killed steve jobs.
7/10 because near
Enjoyment:
TBH enjoyed all of it, even the trainwreck season 2. The ending was shit and cringey, but it was enjoyable. It was like spectating a pair of asians on their first date.
9/10
Overall 8/10
If it's worth my time to watch it's worth yours. Give it a shot next time your on tilt in league of legends or you get bored of rewatching the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Even if it's a total waste of your time it's not like you lost anything valuable.
