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Be sure to read my thoughts on Episode 01 here! The episode begins with Light in class, now accompanied by his new best bud, Ryuk, who, due to the contract binding them to one another via the Death Note, has to remain by his side at all times. This is much to Ryuk’s chagrin, given the fact that he finds hanging out in Light’s classes to be boring. When the two get home Light quickly begins writin

The episode begins by switching back and forth between Ryuk and Light as they both engage in an inner monologue regarding the stagnancy of their lives; how “DAY IN AND DAY OUT” everything remains the same, seemingly forever unchanging. So, in his infinite boredom, Ryuk, the Shinigami, decides to drop his Death Note in the Human World for shits and giggles. Light just so happens to be the one who n

So, I just finished watching Netflix’s Death Note film and.. well, where do I begin? Let’s start back at the end of June, when I saw the first trailer for the film. My first impression of it was less than positive. With the dour appearance of our protagonist, Light; the strange take on the would-be masked hero, L; and the abundance of action, for which the anime was not known for… I couldn’t help