I've finished the show recently (yesterday), and I can say without hesitation that the Good and Bad about this show can be split right down the middle of the episode list. Before I get to the bad stuff, lemme just say that the first half of Death Note is perhaps THE BEST FIRST HALF OF ANY SHOW... period. I had to take a breather and put the show on hold so that my mind could recuperate from all the orgasmic MIND F**K that I had subjected myself to.
Picking up where I left off, I found that new characters were introduced but somehow the overall intensity and pacing of the show had gone slack. Don't get me wrong the second half is good, the problem is that it doesn't hold a candlestick to its AMAZINGLY ORGASMIC first half. However, it's not even the second half as a whole that is responsible for me giving my overall experience a mere 8/10.
The fact of the matter is, that with AN AMAZING first half and a pretty good second half (most of it) the ending of the show leaves a lot to be desired. I shall say no more because I cannot give you any context without spoiling things, but the poor handling of the ending is the only reason this show is not up there in my personal favorite list with Brotherhood.
