Death Note 36-37: The End

Episode 36

Both Light and Near's plans are put to the test. Each one of them has created a plan in order to take down the other one. Light has told Mikami to create two Death Notes. He told him to keep the fake one with him, and hide the real one. He was to rip out pages from the real Death Note and give it to Takada to pass judgement. Near, on the other hand, had Giovanni follow Mikami every where he went. When Mikami purposefully killed a man who was harrassing a woman, he convinced Giovanni that he was X-Kira (Kira's hand, as opposed to Kira himself). When Near and Light meet at their destined place, Near tells Light his plan: he switched out the specific page which he knew Mikami would be writting on (he was a very punctual man...japanese, obviously :P). He knew that Mikami was going to be in the warehouse, ready to kill everyone that knew about the notebook. The one whose name was not written in the notebook is definetly Kira. Meanwhile, Light stuggles to hold in his laughter, positive that he is going to win. Light's so sure that he has tricked Near into thinking that  Mikami was using the real notebook; that N would never live up to L (L would have immediately figured out that there were two notebooks). After a frenzy of writting, Mikami appears before the group.  The countdown begins...35...36...37...38...39..."I win, Near!" (end scene).
This was a vveerryy suspenseful episode. We all found both of their plans. Finally, it's time to see who the real winner will be. Light? or the forces of L?

Episode 37

Light has been outwitted...

Tick, tock, tick, tock. A minute has passed by, and no one has died. Light...has finally lost. Near apprehends Mikami, and Light goes into a frenzy, trying to save himself. He screams like a lunatic, trying to convince the others that he has been set up, that he isn't Kira. Yet, his cockiness led to his downfall. He openly said that he had "won," and that was a confession. Finally admitting defeat, he starts to preach. Saying that he is the face of justice. That someone had to stop those bad people. That he did the right thing. Yet, Near looks at him, and speaks the truth..."you are just a murderer." Near explains that he is nothing compared to L. That he, alone, could not live up to L. However, he, with the help of Mello, figured out Light's plan. Once aware of the two notebooks, he made sure that Giovanni followed Mikami's every step. Mikami messed up, writting Takada's name in the Death Note, thinking that it would help Kira. This showed Giovanni the real note's hiding place, foiling Light's plan. Near, plus Mello, had managed to surpass L, and do what L never got to achieve. They caught Kira...

Still in a frenzy, Light pulls out his hidden note from his watch. However, Matsuda, infuriated by the fact that Light's father had died for nothing, shoots him. Light falls to the floor (I'll post a swimming video later :P). Shattered by the fact that his "god" was actually human, Mikami stabs himself with his pen. During the commotion, Light escapes from the building. Near says that they should just leave him; that his wounds will eventually set in a kill him. 

Dude, where the hell did he stab himself?
That's A LOT of friggin' blood for just a little poke!

The scene where Light passes his old self...ya. That really got to me :'(

The walk to Light's death commences: you see a flashback of a younger, more innocent Light. One who simply wanted to do good for this world. The now power hungry Light, and innocent Light cross paths, and Ryuuk begins to speak. Ryuuk then says the most epic quote ever to be said:
"You have lost, Light. Didn't I say in the beginning... when you die, the one who'll write your name down in a notebook will be me. That is... the deal between the Shinigami... and the first human to get their hands on the note in the human world. Once you enter the prison, I don't know when you'll die. It's annoying to wait... Your life is already over. You'll die here. Well, it was good while it lasted… We killed some boredom, didn’t we? We did some various and interesting things…. "

"Well, it was good while it lasted. We killed some bordem, didn't we?"

Before dying, Light sees L standing over him, much like he did to L before he died. Another shot shows Misa commiting suicide, and Light finally closes his eyes. Suffering the same fate as all his victims, he dies in the middle of the stairs, neither in Heaven, nor Hell.

Well, you were kinda annoying...too bad Rem died in vain

Light's retribution. L won...

Well, this was a rollercoaster of an anime! It was also a first for me to. I've only really watched shoujo animes up until now. It started off as a story of just a kid who thought he was some rightous god. However, it ended up turning into a game of chess, where one person made a move, and the other played accordingly. The morals of this anime are still left unknown, in my head at least. I'm stuck between the judgement of the world's wrong-doers, and the humanity that lies within us all. Do we have the right to decide who can live, or who can die? Is it our duty to punish those who have done wrong to others? Or, do we continue to let those people live, killing innocent lives in the process? At first, I actually rooted for Light. His strategic actions towards L was really something to admire. His feelings and motives were in the right place...at first. But then, he turned into a power hungry monster. A murderer, as Near put it. We saw how his character gradually changed from one that simply wanted to rid the world of evil, to one that would do anything to be the "god of the new world". It showed how the Death Note changed him, how his ideals were thrown away due to the power that was put in his hands. When he lost his memory, he was against Misa being put in danger, of a life being taken for the sake of the case. But, when his memories came back, he happily sacrificed the lives of Takada and even his father. This was really a great anime...is there really justice? Or is justice like love? A word with no single meaning?
Note: I've learned that there are no bittersweet zones with animes like this. The action/drama makes it too nerve-wraking to be upset over