Death Note 32 - Dare I hope…?!
Episode 32, I am thrilled to say, was a sort of return to the old Death Note. That is, it didn’t suck quite as hard as others have and it didn’t leave me feeling deflated and upset. Instead, I actually had a good time watching it and my first response was, “damn…what the hell am I going to blog about?!” A good sign, Death Note. Keep it up. Please!
This was partly a Mikami-centric episode, which I enjoyed very much. Our boy lives in a swank, ulta-modern apartment, wears sexy glasses, rides the train to work. All in all, a fairly normal businessman. His morals are strict, though - you are good or you are bad, there is no gray area.
How did he get to be this way? Cue flashback!
Seems like even little Mikami believed in fighting against evil, often stepping in to help out those being bullied…and ending up on the receiving end himself. It’s a nice thought, but I don’t know how much that helped anyone. Just hearing “thanks” from the victims was enough for him. And, of course, it did further cement the little lad’s hate for evil people.
In junior high, he found a much different audience. The people who he had once stepped out to help were now bullying others, or watching and enjoying others being bullied. It’s sad, sure, but not surprising: everyone turns evil in junior high. There is no such thing as a nice middle schooler, and if you think you were one, you’re living in a sad fantasy world.
Lucky for him, one person - one woman - seemed to understand him. Don’t get too excited, it’s his Mommy, and like all villians, he has Mommy issues to spare. When Mommy dared to tell him to knock it off and stop getting his ass kicked all the time, he decided she, too, was the enemy. Then, in what he declared a “miracle,” four bullies are killed in a car accident. His mother is also killed. Yikes…
But these people are just the first in a long line of evil-doers who are punished. He becomes a lawyer to put bad people in jail and then Kira shows up and Mikami creams all over himself in his delight. Then he gets the Death Note and creams some more. Oh, you!
Now we return to Light (yawn), who’s getting his panties in a bunch over Mikami’s impudent killing of Demegawa and the others (shocking). He needs a new spokesman…but he can’t get to Mikami to tell him that…what will he do?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Mikami’s a smart boy, he figures it out. And he makes sure she has big tits. Good boy!
Well, Light’s been hanging out with Matsuda and the boys a bit too much, so of course he wants to go meet with this well-endowed beauty - who, of course, he dated in college. And, of course, the others put two and two together and figure it out, but Light turns the situation around and offers to exploit his past history with her before the others can raise questions about it.
So he calls her up and they agree to meet up. Watch out, Misa: there’s a new lady walking the streets! Soo…he can kill off Misa now, right?
Sadly enough, that never happens. But other things do. Things like Light telling Boobs-san that HE IS KIRA! ZOMGWTF! And other stuff, but blah blah blah, who cares?
This episode shows a marked improvement over recent episodes. For starters, Light stops acting like such a stupid dillhole. We’re also not hit with any overbearing and pathetically obvious metaphors. It’s nice to be able to watch Death Note and not feel like the production team thinks I’m an idiot.
There was also very little Mello and Near - hallelujah! We did get one tiny scene with Mello (and Matt…who doesn’t say anything, but…sits on the couch…very dramatically), and this was surprisingly bearable. Or at least it would have been, if they didn’t resort back to the stupid chocolate bar fetish he’s got. Do they think we won’t recognize Mello if he puts down the chocolate?
Near, gloriously enough, is only mentioned. He doesn’t get any screentime and that makes me a very happy puppy.
Next time: Stupid Near comes back. Death Note sucks again.
