overanalyzing death note | pt. 09

[@djsjdh-hoahdi]

It’s humiliating to light because L was basically showing to light that he knows that he is Kira. He is walking right in front of his face and daring him to do something knowing (betting) that he can’t. Light has been putting all this effort into being under the radar and still, with a godly power, L still has enough of a understanding of the whole situation to have, correctly I might add, the gumption to walk up to light and essentially dance right in front of the face of the Apex predator. The predator is tied up and unable to do anything despite having the deepest urges to kill them. For someone who thinks of themselves as a god, as the one with the power over everyone, a power partially provided by his intelligence, it is very humiliating to be simultaneously outsmarted and teased to your face. It’s more humiliating than being taunted in front of the entire Kanto region because light an L are the only two that are smart enough and with enough knowledge to understand the situation. Hard to imagine anything MORE humbling. i imagine the level of fear struck into him, even if light wouldn’t admit to the fear he was feeling, added to the humiliation. It is a deeply personal and intimate exposé. Saying, yeah you think you’re smart and powerful but let me show you how I am smarter and let me render you powerless. You have to remember how egotistical and reactionary and childish light is. He is way more worried about proving things to himself than he is about exterior perceptions. He’s been trying really hard to prove that he is smarter and better than L and that he is to win the game. The labor that he had previously stated to have no mistakes that could lead to him being caught has clearly been shown to be full of ways that could have gotten him caught. It’s a potentially world shattering revelation to light how he truly did not understand the situation that he was in and the man that was pursuing him. He had never been caught out that bad. He thought he was “that guy” but L showed him who that guy really was in that moment. In the original interaction they had over the broadcast you could simply chalk that up to light losing his cool and being reactionary. Light is really good at coping and attempting to rationally (as he would think) in his delusional brain reframe the situation into something that is more comfortable for him to sit with. It’s a lot easier to cope with that loss and say I wasn’t really taking it seriously I wasn’t really trying that hard, he caught me by surprise. But now at this point it has been stated that light and L were now going against each other with full knowledge of the competition and of each other. So for light to have been doing so much to try to be secretive and attempt to have The upper hand it is an absolutely painfully humiliating moment to be shown that you are far more wrong and far more foolish than you thought you were. But being shown the capabilities of L made him step up his game. Eventually.

[@Logicsimulated]

Wow this is a perfect explanation, props 👏

[@djsjdh-hoahdi]

@@Logicsimulated thats really kind of you to say, thank you. always nice to have a place to feel good about your autistic obsession with Death Note 😂😭💀

[@overanalyzinganime]

I know it's been a while since you made this comment, but fuck, Alex was right. This was beautifully written and you explained it super well. I went ahead and pinned it! Thank-you for your explanation!

[@marquistf1996]

@@overanalyzinganime love these videos. I watched this series over ten times at least so this is great seeing a deepdive into each episode. I'd love a character analysis at the end of this series if you'd be down for it ❤️

[@alexanderirizarry7722]

Beat me to it. L is a cop. He got authority power. If a cop walks up to you and accuses you of a crime without arresting you, he's just admitting he's got no proof. He's still limited by laws. But that's no big deal, it doesn't change the fact that he can just go up to you and accuse you of a crime, and you can't do anything about it. You can deny it, but in this case, L isn't making an accusation, he's just putting Light in a really awkward position bc now he's gotta act like he either doesn't know what he's talking about, or as if he's just smart enough to catch on to whatever L is throwing at em. This is where Light really starts to show us how smart he is. To the point where L's got him involved just bc on the off chance he's wrong, he's got this genius to help him out. But this was also a HUGE risk for L. They've both taken huge risks.

[@Mixinnitup]

Light: * Goes to ridiculous lengths to keep his identity as kira a secret. To avoid capture. That whoever reveals themselves to the other first is going to lose. Has on several occasions nearly slipped up. Has had to spend days, weeks, months meticulously obfuscating his ever-* L: "Hey Light, I'm L. What you gonna do about it? Nothing? Okay, sit the fuck down and take in how helpless you are"

[@dustingleason3573]

Light knew Ryuk wouldn’t kill him cause that would end the fun. That’s why he was so confident.

[@michaelcarroll5801]

agree

[@justkashi9481]

Yeah he gets enjoyment with light as a jester but they're even friends to an extent, I mean they play Mario golf together and light (who atp never had a job) offered to get him a Christmas gift which was a gameboy advanced, it's somewhat suggested light was gonna buy it for him with cash so it wasn't suspicious him buying one without using it even around Christmas

[@pricelessproductions7061]

I was about to put this... light knows and he knows he is like the most fun he has got out of everyone based from how much this God of death be glazing him lol

[@JennyShull]

Does Light get paid by his dad to get good grades?

[@margurkatyberius]

Something underrepresented in discussion around Light is something I think you finally managed to touch on: he comes from a broken ass family that probably contributed to his sociopathic tendencies. His family SEEMS involved and caring on the surface, but time and time again we are shown that he and his accomplishments are little more than a trophy for his family to wave around. Light comes in to try and tell his mom about his day, and she ignores it, "politely" demanding his exam tests. Light feels like the world is rotten, because his home life is rotten. They didn't even show up to his ceremony. Poor guy needed therapy, but all he got was a Death Note lol

[@-JaggedGrace-]

Good thing the Death Note came with a free best friend!

[@casquinha132]

Dumbest comment I've ever seen.

[@napasenseigaming]

@@-JaggedGrace-true but that best friend was his downfall

[@MasterKnightDH]

I made a comment just now about this general point. Light still made his choices and quite possibly would have made the same bad choices under an actually healthier environment, but that just means we'd want to give him the same treatment that we'd be giving to the "inferiors", and if it makes him feel like a common criminal, it wouldn't be hard to point out that everybody simply has different strengths and weaknesses, nor would it take long for Light's intelligence to give anybody working with him something to work with for helping him to calm down, Reaper King knows he would need as much.

[@JennyShull]

I have heard online that Japan is not great at helping people who have mental illnesses. Japan is a tradition oriented country that is trying to be future forward, safe, clean, accepting. But unfortunately if u live in Japan long enough u might see that like any country Japan is not the perfect country it wants to be. Light not getting the help he needs for his mental health might be due to Japans possible way of thinking that physical health is prioritized over mental health. That seeking help for mental health might be seen as it’s your problem not our problem. Japan has out of sight of mind thinking. It also has from what I heard a high rate of people offing themselves due the stress of over work, under appreciation, the strive to be perfect, not wanting to bring shame to ones family and job, wanting to be honorable, not wanting to be a failure. I think Light feels all of that but is cracking under the pressure. Kira is Light looking for a way to escape the pressures of his life. Maybe he fell for obvious traps because in some way he wanted to get caught, so he could investigate the Kira case with his father because how else will he be able to spend time with his dad. They say a kid needs their father, but a kid also needs a father that is there mentally and physically. Light like his father is too prideful and stubborn to ask for help because Light does not want to be seen as weak and vulnerable.

[@inkonsistency]

Light's parents are just neglectful. It's kind of hinted that they rarely pay attention to him and maybe he became so good at school to get a bit of praise from his mother & father. Also he can literally hide the fact that he's Kira from them. It just shows how little connection he has to his family. Maybe even the whole being "god of the new world" is just Light craving attention from people.

[@jrockpriestess]

I think because of Light's personality and his grades in school, they don't feel the need to keep constant tabs on him. He is also in his last year of high school when we meet him in the beginning of the series, and it's a cultural difference in the way Japanese people raise their children to have much more independence very early on. Later in the series more attention is given to his relationship with his family and you can see its healthy and they all love and respect each other

[@djsjdh-hoahdi]

They are definitely disconnected. Worried about his grades more than anything else. I think his intelligence is a cause of the disconnect, not a product. They get pride from him being so smart, his mom asks to see his grades first thing and doesn’t pick up on her son walking in the door with the knowledge and internal struggle that he has committed two murders.

[@jrockpriestess]

@@djsjdh-hoahdi there is absolutely nothing in the series to suggest that Light being Kira is a result of his parenting. Death Note will bring up the past if it is relevant to the current event, and since we see nothing about Light's upbringing, we can safely assume his parents have no part in him becoming a killer. It's simply his own ego and his boredom that drives him. This is why he tries to prevent himself from killing his family. Eventually he stops caring as much, but it's nothing they did. Death note tried to make the protagonist as straight laced as possible to see what absolute power would do to the most ideal person possible. That would be Light who is lacking in nothing; no money issues, no family issues, well liked, handsome, popular, and extremely intelligent

[@djsjdh-hoahdi]

@@jrockpriestess “there is nothing in the series to suggest Light is a result of parenting” Ls AND Lights profile of Kira: Silver spoon child of likely someone involved in law enforcement due to their immature idealistic view of justice. It’s actually directly stated in the story. And If you need explicit statements for everything in death note you’re certainly missing out. Tell me What do you think Lights father was feeling so damn guilty about then...... Death note uses light as a representation of a disillusioned generation that fell victim to the quality of life drop and damage done to society by a recession in the early 90s. Remember when they explicitly state that they’re in a economic depression in the manga¿ look up what happened in that lost generation and the terror attacks that occurred.

[@jrockpriestess]

@@djsjdh-hoahdi that has absolutely nothing to do with Light. You can clearly see his family was not affected by that at all, otherwise he would have gone after those who took advantage of disadvantaged people. There is nothing in the series that points to Light's becoming Kira being a result of his parenting. In fact, when he loses his memories, he is the exact opposite of Kira. Meaning that without the influence of the Death Note, he would have been more in line with his father's ideals. I don't really know where you are pulling all this other stuff from, but you can have a disagreement with me, I don't mind debate. But don't you ever try to insult me

[@finvaly]

To Light, L just said him the following: here, I found you despite all your efforts, I can suddenly test you like that and if your body flinces it's over. And you can't do anything to me. Like, he had so much control over the situation I think that's what Light found humiliating

[@Owlytimewitme___]

Exactly what I thought

[@overanalyzinganime]

Yeah, that actually 100% makes sense. Just rolled up on him like, "and, what, bitch?" lmao. I could see how that might really fuck with someone - especially Light.

[@TheUglyBread.]

16:03 btw i'm pretty sure he feels humiliated here because L practically rubbed it all over his face that he's right there infront of him and he knows light can't do anything to him, L pretty much was saying "i'm here infront of you kira, what's your next move?"

[@overanalyzinganime]

you're right. after reading all of y'all's comments, it seems fairly obvious why he'd feel humiliated. even though what happened in Episode 02 was on a larger scale, this was definitely more of a, "fuck you," to Light, personally. thanks for breaking it down for me, btw!

[@ChanelU.]

@@overanalyzinganimelove your humbleness in accepting other people’s opinions and reconsidering your POV. Only great minds are capable of this. Btw, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO POST YOUR NEXT VIDEO??? 😓😓😓😓😓

[@sketchy-everything]

I think that the whole wiretap situation is a good example of how wonky the timeline can be in Death Note. Because when you actually sit down and look at the timeline, this episode actually has a timeskip! But it’s never addressed in the anime so it makes sense why people miss it. Basically, the day that L decides to remove the surveillance from Yagami household it was January 12th, 2004. The entrance exams however, take place on April 5th, 2004. What I’m getting at is that it’s entirely possible that at that point the wiretaps are likely gone by now. It’s also especially true if Light is continuing to not sound suspicious on top of that.

[@Aryan-g7u]

I thought the chief said that the entrance exams were only ten days away when they were watching light through the cameras.

[@damianwilson7526]

​@@Aryan-g7uTrue, but there would surely have been a timeskip after the exams since they are already graded and those two are announced as the best students?

[@williamemerson3249]

Exactly.

[@javiusbaker4543]

Or the cameras made to monitor simply came with audio recording capabilities, and the assumption of wire taps where just implicated because why wouldn’t they want to hear what a potential killer is saying.

[@neonclouds9295]

Im glad someone finally said something about light shouting in his room all of the time cause I've always wondered how his parents never heard him or his sister

[@boardcertifiable]

Maybe he does it all the time? In background: Light maniacally cackling Lights Mom while making dinner: Oh, there he goes again.

[@OneTrueNobody]

17:00 - Light views his interaction with L here as "humiliating" because in this case her recognizes that he's been intellectually boxed-in and has no immediate answer to the problem, so he mentally chalks the situation up as a "big defeat." That's why his first words are "He got me!" And it is a bad situation, because from this point all the way up into the Yotsuba arc, Light is placed almost entirely on the defensive, as opposed to when he was dealing with the FBI agents, where he was on the offense.

[@overanalyzinganime]

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, but, yeah, that actually makes a lot of sense. I was hyper focused on comparing the two and how big the spectacle was in Episode 02 versus this one which was 1 on 1. But, yeah, after reading your comment (plus some of the others), I get it. Thanks for sharing this, btw!

[@loayzc10]

As far as why L had the cameras removed before this interaction, I do sort of agree with you it seemed like a "what's the harm in leaving them there for awhile". But I think what L realized is that Light was not going to make that kind of mistake with cameras and wiretaps around. So if they were there, they would yield nothing and just waste more of their time going over tapes.

[@overanalyzinganime]

That’s completely fair, honestly. It’s honestly easy to say, “oh, he should’ve done this,” when I can clearly see both sides of the story, whereas he has no idea what’s going on in Light’s mind.

[@MasterKnightDH]

In the manga, Light did state that he would have eventually abruptly "found" one of the cameras to get the bugging removed. He actually did that in the live-action version to minimize the damage of Misa coming into the mix as well because of Misa meeting Light being covered there and having Misa being one syllable away from outing both of them before Light did a Shut Up Kiss on her.

[@timetogetrealreborn7681]

I do believe this was the point of no return where he fully transformed into Kira, that laugh symbolizes that in my opinion. It also shows Light's resolve even after being blindsided by L he still believes that he can overcome this truly amazing he never backs down from a challenge. Great Video as always man keep it up.

[@overanalyzinganime]

I know I'm late getting back to you - but I definitely agree with you. It was his breaking point; but, even still, his resolve never wavered. He's so confident in himself. It'd be admirable, if he wasn't such a sociopath. Lol.

[@KaNoMikoProductions]

Wouldn't the fake L kill be that moment?

[@JoseOrellana-l1w]

🎉

[@kazekamiha]

I had this fan fic idea where a friend of Light's got the Death Note and ended up as Kira, although a much more subdued one with Light becoming a Kira fan. Light *still* ends up as a suspects and he deliberately acts off to bring more attention to himself and away from the real Kira, which still gets you Light vs L, complete with the Potato Chip scene as it was. Then L taps the real Kira's house and he realizes it and his Potato Chip scene is... Just eating a chip like normal.

[@Macshizzle20]

I would love to read this!

[@kazekamiha]

@@Macshizzle20 XD The other thing is he keeps flummoxing L by *not* taking any bait he lays out. And one point he just mopes in the corner and complains that 'Kira won't play with me'.

[@Macshizzle20]

@@kazekamiha 😂 Please tell me you’re actually gonna write this?

[@kazekamiha]

@@Macshizzle20 Don't have the free time for it, sadly.

[@Macshizzle20]

@@kazekamiha ah damn 😂

[@saphironkindris]

as for shinigami not knowing how they can be killed, how would they know? Think about it, they're all essentially immortal, not being able to die via the same methods they see humans dying by, as far as they know, the only way they can die is if they don't do their jobs for long enough that their natural lifespan ends. Rem only finds out one method out of pure luck by physically seeing it happen.

[@saphironkindris]

Since shinigami turn to dust, in a world of ash, really it would just appear to the others that someone has gone missing, they'd never even have the confirmation of the other gods death.

[@NGWills]

I'm not sure if anyone said this but in the book no longer human the narrator mentions that in his childhood he would purposely do goofy things like tripping to get a laugh and be entertaining. But what ticked him off was when a fellow classmate came up to him to speak alone and said you did that on purpose. something about that guy seeing through his facade and catching him off guard when he's perfected this persona he hides behind set him into a similar rage we see light go through when L confronts him so bluntly.

[@rfactor1502]

So with regard to the wiretaps, I do recall in the manga Light mentioning that he knows how to find bugs/wiretaps, but can't do it without it being a dead giveaway if there are cameras. So the cut to Ryuk talking about not finding them is likely a literary shortcut to note that that search has taken place after Ryuk was able to confirm the removal of the cameras (something he had an investment in doing well due to apples) via what can be summed up as "spoopy ghost powers". I don't recall off the top of my head if that line about knowing about how to find bugs was cut from the anime, but if it was, it explains that little plot hole about them.

[@overanalyzinganime]

“Spoopy Ghost Powers” made me literally LOL. - But, okay. That makes sense. And yeah, it was definitely cut from the anime. One second he’s worried about them, and the next time we see him actually inside of the house, he’s yelling in his room about the confrontation at the ceremony. *also, thanks for providing an explanation!

[@HaloJumper7]

Some kids are so smart and bright that parents mistake them for adults and assume they don't need emotional support and actually treat them as wise old philosophers/therapists who they ask for advice. This is hinted when they say the Police and Light's father asked as him as a high school kid for help in solving crime cases and his father's shock at him looking at pr0n. People, whether in positions of authority or not, look up to him and so do his parents, it happens. This explains the roots of his god-complex megalomania which became his downfall in a Greek/ Shakespearean tragic story telling style. That's why they didn't give him the Ai Magase ending, they had to nerf him with impulsiveness stemming from his ego in opposition to his calm, cool, collected and calculated psychopathic and goal oriented demeanor.

[@rosestorm3695]

I think humiliation is more poignant when you are feeling embarrassed of yourself rather than other people making you feel embarrassed. I say this because I think Light wasn't embarrassed of himself for how he handled their first confrontation and excitement overshadowed any he might have felt. Here, I think he's so pissed off because for once he is frustrated by his own helplessness in the face of L, feeling he should have prepared better or handled it better. He's failed his own expectations of himself and he's embarrassed and humiliated and angry...even though to the outside world, he doesn't have much to be embarrassed about. That's how I read it, anyways.

[@k1ng2fresh]

I just realized at any point light could've just had L choke on some candy

[@overanalyzinganime]

ohhh shit. you're right! that would be such a realistic death, too - he's ALWAYS eating on candy. lol. once he had his name it could be the perfect way to get rid of him.

[@k1ng2fresh]

@@overanalyzinganime exactly light fucked up by not doind that deal if you think about it. and did ryuk know about apple orchids?

[@thenoobygamer9000]

Hey this made it into a video, nice

[@matheusm.santana6527]

Yeah and since the death note lets you decide what the victm does before dying light could also schedule the death to be a few weeks or even months in advance, writting that L concludes that the son of the chief of police is innocent of being kira and declares so to the rest of the task force, going after other leads during the following weeks which end up resulting in nothing, and ends up choking on some candy despite the tries of the other people to save his life.

[@rivers0ng]

I saw someone else point this out and now I laugh every time it happens - Light must look so weird and sus to L because every time L says something to him he takes a full 30 seconds to a minute to respond because he has to think so carefully about what he's gonna say so I just imagine L being sat there like "... are you gonna respond or??"

[@sindju]

maybe it just seems to take this long for the viewer, but in reality his thoughts go faster.

[@ShimmyMD]

Not sure if anyone has thought of this but when L learned about shinigami and apples, I would’ve thought L would investigate if Light actually ate the apples in his house (eg via cameras and by asking family members). Also consider investigating where he buys them or if he buys them often. Thoughts?

[@user-wd4yd9qz3w]

As far as L knew, that could have been a lie used to mislead him. Kira’s messages he left him had no credibility.

[@-JaggedGrace-]

Yeah... with the amount of information that L is shown to be able to process, that seems like something he might have picked up on. He would have to have completely dismissed that bit of info out of a sense of feeling toyed with to not pick up on the apple thing. But honestly, I feel like the apples were just kind of a gag in the show, a place for the author to be "off the record" and have a little fun before getting back to the mind battles.

[@nkgrimn8509]

16:00 I might be a little late but light is proud of his intelligence the same way he is aware of his looks. The concept that L has managed to so aggresively outmanuever him and put him in a space where he has no control and can't do anything like no one has before in this series is the humiliating part, he is sitting there looking at himself goin "Im better than this guy, how is he screwing with me like this" At least that's what I think :)

[@justyouraveragejoe9454]

It was touched on in the video that the people at thr ceremony have their biases, but something more important to note is how literally wrong the one man is in his assessment. L is a sheltered genius, groomed for success. Light has something wrong with him.

[@YOSHIERIDER]

During the ceremony, L isn't reciting his own speech; he's repeating Light's, word for word. Light doesn't notice because he's distracted, but it's a fun little troll, and shows off L's intelligence to an attentive viewer.

[@TheLloydLightning]

I'm pretty late because I just discovered the series but the power dynamic between light and ryuk (1:23) isn't completely onesided. Ryuk is bored endlessly and Light is probably the most interesting and competent person that could ever gotten the death note. Killing him would take the only source of enjoyment away from him so his threats are completely empty. I'm not sure Light is completely aware of that but I still found it to be worthwhile to point out.

[@whirl3690]

The reason Light had to (or felt he had to) come up with his plot to write more names during his surveillance was because he had to make it clear that criminals were dying *which he couldn't have known about.* If he had just let criminals continue to die, L might have caught the fact that they were all criminals who Light could have had the opportunity to see.

[@justmob9917]

It was probably pointed out but the reason why he used the mini TV was to kill criminals who were recently broadcast. Since he showed L he can kill at any time if it was only criminals broadcast the day before then it would look suspicious, meanwhile like this it gave him an alibi

[@kitkat2061]

your videos are a fine piece of art. i have watched this whole playlist in one sitting. keep it up :)

[@overanalyzinganime]

I’m so glad to hear that! I have a new video dropping tomorrow, just so you know!

[@Manarakus]

Ngl, your voice is so amazing, it feels like you could voice in someone else's videos and get payed well for it Great video once again!

[@overanalyzinganime]

Thank-you so much! Idk why, but I’m always genuinely shocked when people say I have a nice voice. I’ve always been self conscious about it. So, thank-you for the compliment - and I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

[@RingOfDawn786]

He got so tense and thought so hard and was confused at the point where he can’t do anything about it… being hopeless and having l watching him, I assume

[@matheusm.santana6527]

I have actually never noticed, but YEA WHERES LIGHT'S MOM DURING HIS ENTRANCE CERIMONY? We know his father is probably working on the kira investigation, and his sister is home watching TV. A-are light's parents... negletful to acknowledge his acomplishments? Like i kbow its not the intent, but the show allowing Light to scream hes kira on his room, not showing any family at the cerimony and then having Light go home by himself on a train accidentally implies he only had Ryuk to congratule his entrance, and that his family probably never noticed his daily shouting about justice one day turned into shouting about criminals dying. So plot twist (joke), if light's mom actually cared about anything but grades he would probably been found out way sonner, or not even have become kira. Only one in the poor kid's family to show any forn of interest into his passion about justice is his dad and hes aways at work.

[@sike85]

1:36 ok so two things 1. He needed to kill new criminals being broadcasted to clear his name because Kira has shown L that he can choose the time of death. So if only criminals previously broadcasted keep dying when Light is under surveillance, it immediately casts suspicion on him. And 2. Light also purposely kills minor criminals when he is purposely receiving information about them through the TV. This just says that only minor criminals kept dying regardless of Light receiving information about them or not. So, as Light says later in this episode, the measures he takes towards the surveillance were perfect. Ryuzaki himselfs admits that even if Kira was among those being monitored, he wouldn't give himself away which ultimately lead to Ryuzaki having to reveal his face to Light.

[@chuuyaism1653]

3:25 he *_IS_* running on an endless sugar high we have never seen him eat anything else and all he drinks is sugar with a few spoonfuls of coffee

[@maxime2445]

He may just Bribe ryuk to give him a page of ryuks notebook with apples

[@Honami642]

18:48 Because L is profiling Kira and his personality and how his mindset works,L told this in a previous episode or maybe a an episode after this one about how the person who is "kira" won't reveal themselves no matter how much they are put under surveillance. That's why it felt useless to keep the cameras and wiretaps on

[@darkenroses]

The entrance ceremony is people viewing autistic/neurodivergent individuals in a nutshell. I had school officials asking if I was high or something because of how I was only to be told by a teacher who knew me that was just how I was.

[@kingcrimson4504]

Ryuk said he never seen a notebook like that, does that mean it’s not the first time he throw the death note into the human world, it’s interesting to think what historical event are different due to the death note in that universe

[@overanalyzinganime]

that's true. there's no telling how long he's had that spare notebook, too. he could've been doing this a lot - it seems well known in the Shinigami Realm that Ryuk is an unusual guy. I was going to say, "yeah, imagine if someone like Stalin or Hitler had their hands on that" - but then, in this Universe, Light has killed far more people than either of them ever did.

[@christiancrusader9374]

You know, you pointing out that his sister could have heard him reminds me of a crossover fic with Persona 5. His sister did hear him during episode 2, and put a request on the Phansite.

[@overanalyzinganime]

Oh shit, that’s really interesting. Lol. My fiancé plays Persona 5 - imma have to ask her if she ever read that.

[@suneater1962]

1:44 he had to kill the two criminals right as they were broadcast because L, the madlad he is, would deduce that no criminals introduced to the public during surveillance hours were being killed and he might figure out that Kira was using a time lag

[@nekoluxuria7721]

a lot of people will repeat it, there's a lot of cases where deathnote has many implied timeskips, a lot of implied timeskips. plus light is the type of person to make sure a lot of things are looked into so he would check, if he has a feeling someone went in he will have ryuk check around the room to make sure there's no wiretaps so he can actually eat apples indoors.

[@KhepriProductions2022]

I know I'm late, but as for why this one would be more humiliating, I have an idea. As Lind L Tailor, L made a fool of "Kira". At that point, I don't think the name really sunk in for Light since that's just what people decided to call him. Furthermore Light had more wiggle room to escape since even after Kira was exposed for living in Japan that can apply to a lot of people. If Light stopped then, I can't think of how L would be able to find him As Lind L Tailor, L made an attack on Light Yagami. Unlike before, Light can't really distance himself from the shame like he can with Kira since "Light" is how everyone sees him. Personally, I think what pisses him off is that he can't make any bold moves like he usually does since he now has to maintain his innocence and since he has to more or less operate out of fear of being caught, I think that's what he finds humiliating.

[@Rahhelthethird]

To be honest, wire-tapping Light would've done nothing unless L figured out the door trick. If the lead is still broken or the handle all the way up, then Light would instantly be cautious and not freak out like that.

[@alphadragonwolfwarrior6373]

Light's ego got in the way because L managed to pretty much sneak up on him and gain a step forward before Light figured it out. For a narcissist and psychopath (which Light certainly fits the bill), this is a major crack in their mental foundation of control and manipulation of others.

[@overanalyzinganime]

Narcissist and Psychopath definitely sounds about right. Lol. And, yeah - that makes a lot of sense. He essentially just walked up to him and said, "what now, bitch?" Lol.

[@JosephCoenMason]

"Gotcha!" was what L pretty much told Light, without having stated it, when he revealed himself for who he truly is. Just like when Light spoke condescendingly about Kira, on the 1st day the cameras and wiretaps were installed. Not sure why it was "difficult" to not see how that can clearly be humiliating, but at least you understand now. :)

[@overanalyzinganime]

Yeah, for sure. My point was more so why he used that word for this, but not what happened in Episode 02. But, yeah - ‘preciate the explanation. Thanks!

[@JosephCoenMason]

@@overanalyzinganime Oh I see! Explains a lot now. You're welcome! :D

[@tabishfire]

maybe light was comfortable saying all that shi bout L in his room because he knew the room wasn't bugged due to his door traps but still a big risk he took out of impulse

[@captainplane398]

There was no reason to keep the wiretaps and only take away the cameras, the only reason I can think of to do that is to trick him, but thats assuming he knew about the cameras. At this point they didn’t think he knew about the cameras and they instead thought he was using a subtle method of killing, which is why L wonders about his method of killing immediately after, so why go through the effort to just remove one if it makes no difference? Thats probably how they knew after waiting a bit first to be safe.

[@enochgold00]

about your concern in 19:00 i think even if L had reinstalled wiretaps or Cameras Light would have still known with the door handle thing so it probably wouldn't have worked

[@AC-oi7jl]

You are wrong at 1:35 and Light already explained why... L knew Kira could control the time of death. While Light was being monitored eating chips he killed criminals that were broadcasted live. To L, Light was just eating chips so it couldn't be him. That was Light's plan.

[@spideyithink]

16:03 i believe him feeling humiliated stems from the fact that L's way of revealing himself makes it so that he can't kill him without major repercussions, therefore making him feel outsmarted

[@overanalyzinganime]

That makes a lot of sense. I guess it just threw me off that he called this humiliation but not what happened in Episode 02. But, after reading comments like yours, I can see the difference. He's in a sort of checkmate right now.

[@GrandORdEr40]

@@overanalyzinganime better chess term is zugzwang. The only move left is a bad/ costly one. Though after typing it out both zugzwang and checkmate have a finality that doesn't seem suited for this.

[@Flamyll]

To answer why Light feels humiliated? Ego. His biggest Target, L just casually walks up to him and says. "Hi Light I'm L!" And there's not a damn thing he can do about it. It's the 2nd time L got the drop on Light. And that's pissing Light off.

[@kennethcooper1124]

I love these videos they’re so creative and hilariously in depth

[@overanalyzinganime]

hey! thank-you so much! I really hope you continue enjoyin' them!

[@brockstephens7961]

Loving this series mate! Keep it up :D

[@overanalyzinganime]

I definitely will! Thank-you!

[@system-kc9ex]

As for wiretaps being reinstalled after L reveals himself, light could have checked this by using door handle trick.

[@romansierra5614]

In my mind Light could tell Ryuk what to look for specifically when they are out killing people. Light was at his special ceremony where he was class representative. Just outsmarted the police, and then went from in his mind a "god" 4:59 to having one of the people he's to be a "god" of restraining him. Not to mention L even took place in the ceremony! His swollen pride burst and he is changed forever. I love the idea that L messed up by removing the cameras a day before he goes to meet Light! big oof.😂

[@overanalyzinganime]

He really did just roll up on Light and say, "and what, bitch?" Lmao. I could see how that kind of flex could definitely embarrass someone.

[@diamondsfanj]

The comments about Light's indifference and hubris kills me cuz you always pointing it out makes me reflect like "Yeah. That is pretty wild! No fear in Light's heart at all." lol The comments about Light's dad hoping L doesn't suspect his family lol And the little girl from Dexter. I did remember that. And yes, those shinigami were brutal talking about Ryuk lol I love him 😭 WTF is Light's family? Good point. I never thought about it when watching but heck, was anyone's parents I felt like Light was so "humiliated" because L kinda snuck up on him, you know? Light never suspected that he was L or anything to do with the case period. So the fact that L sought him out, likely due to suspicion of Light being Kira, probably made Light feel like L was onto him. That's humiliating because Light prides himself on being so smart and several steps again. Who knows just my take lol

[@overanalyzinganime]

Lol. The little girl from Dexter was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw that Lol. Right?? Another person commented that they're just neglectful - and, I guess that pans out. Lol. And, also, I like your take on it. I guess I was just so focused on the fact that he called it 'humiliating' but didn't call what happened in Episode 02 humiliating. I was trying to understand the difference, and I think you did a really good job of explaining that. ALSO - you'll wanna tune in to tomorrow's Episode! you might be surprised at what'cha see. Lol.

[@diamondsfanj]

@@overanalyzinganime Tomorrrow?! I am hyped! But you already know I love this series.

[@bigjabba]

If you run out of pages, you can ask the Shinigami for a new one.

[@Tojoiikk]

I love this in depth review, please keep up the quality content!

[@overanalyzinganime]

I'm glad you're liking them! I have a new one dropping later today (Tuesday)!

[@clueanalysis2596]

I imagine the cameras and bugs are one in the same, perhaps offscreen Ryuk mentioned what the cameras looked like and this allowed Light to deduce the cameras and wiretaps were the same thing. The other theory is that if Ryuk didn't find any wiretaps in Light's room, there simply weren't any placed there and Light was just assuming the worst for his own safety. L mentioned removing the cameras to the Taskforce before coming up with the idea to meet Light in person, so he probably had to go through with it at that point. I would agree that he still should've kept one or two in just in case, but it wouldn't have mattered either way since Light would've still been aware of them. If Light's father placed any wiretaps or cameras in his room while Light was at the entrance ceremony, Light would've noticed his room was entered because of the setup he had on his door mentioned in the previous episode. As well, Light knows his father wouldn't be interested in actually placing wiretaps because of his devotion to the law, something Light counts on more then once throughout the series, which means it's someone associated with L and not the police who set up the cameras in which case Light would count on them falling for the door trick again.

[@overanalyzinganime]

As always, great response. I've also been checking out your new videos; keep up the great work, Clue!

[@clueanalysis2596]

@@overanalyzinganime You as well

[@AxelLloyd]

16:52 I love scenes where Ryuk comes off as a friend or uncle like figures, he’s kind of sweet at times.

[@YourPalSozzivix]

1:30 The point of killing those criminals was to show that Kira killed criminal's whose name's were broadcast while Light had no access to that information. L already knows at that point that Kira can control the time of death so criminals dying wouldn't clear light of innocence but killing criminals who ere freshly broadcast would theortically throw L off Light's trail. Yeah it still unlitmately leads to more suspscion from L but he achieve the goal regardless. This seems to be a common cirtism of light's plan that they're 'dumb' like with the whole foreitting ownership of the death note thing. The plan was for L to find the death note and see the 13 day rule and therefore 'prove' and Light and Misa are 'innocent' Light didn't really care about what his non-Kira self would do as long as he got to touch and claim ownership of the death note again.

[@MashiAttackRaps]

Lights whole thing is pride, its not about the facts for him, its about how everyone else sees it, especially HIM and L, if Light feels like he lost even if he actually didn't hes gonna drive himself crazy. Hes an overobsessive genius who is extremely fragile when it comes to ego. He needs to prove to himself that he is the best and anything that geniuinely catches him off guard without the oppurtunity to clap back and destroy his opponent is gonna make him blow. When L annouced himself he basically checkmated Light, since Light didn't see it coming he feels like he lost and knows that

[@overanalyzinganime]

Ah, that makes *a lot* of sense. Your explanation actually explains why he wasn’t as humiliated during their initial confrontation - with that he still had most of, if not all, of the power. Sure, he got punk’d, but he still had all the freedom to do what he wanted. Which is why he immediately clapped back by killing a criminal every hour on the hour, just to fuck with L.

[@AlanLiebheart]

To be honest I always assumed that the university event was only for students and not for their families. That's why Light's family didn't assist to the event

[@goo894]

15:12 For all that's worth, my college entrance ceremony explicitly didn't allow us to bring family and friends.

[@damonedrington3453]

1:30 the reason he did what he did with the TV is because he didn’t just need criminal to die- he needed criminals who’s names he couldn’t know until that moment to die. Remember they don’t know how Kira kills- as far as they know it’s literally just as simple as he wishes death upon people, so the fact that criminals who’s identities are already available dying won’t really prove anything. But if criminals who’s information he had no access to died, it would go much further to clearing him (if he weren’t against L)

[@loyaloneshot5874]

7:49 "Welcome back to How to Read" Hell yeah we back in pre-school!!!!!!!!!

[@diamondsfanj]

Hella hyped to get this notification! I’ll be back when I’m done lol

[@overanalyzinganime]

sounds good! lol. hope you enjoy it!

[@Honami642]

10:50 Ryuzaki probably went through a decent academic curriculum in the wammy house

[@Honami642]

16:21,the way I see it. Light was outsmarted by L in that scene simce L set it up in a way so that light couldn't kill him even if he's shown his face to him and finally coming out of being anonymous even if partially and he hates losing so he was frustrated and felt humiliated

[@sparkysupreme6404]

There's something in this show that I don't feel is talked about enough and that's showcased especially well in this episode, that being the soundtrack. The piano represents Light and the Guitar represents L, these both have meaning in themselves, but the soundtrack takes it to another level with the character with the upper hand always having the dominant instrument, you can especially see this in Light's rant upstairs, where despite Light being on screen the only instrument is this blaring guitar, showing in such a brilliant way that Light has been outplayed and styled on to the highest degree.

[@MasterKnightDH]

15:12 This brings up something where I would like to state 2 words to exemplify that your point is correct: Samurai Jack. Samurai Jack is listed under Tyke Bomb as a non-evil example raised to be a One Man Army so that he can stop the mad designs of the nigh-invulnerable evil being that plagues the world and had already taken his childhoold. But where Jack and his mentors succeed where Light and his family fails, is active involvement of a connection to the world. Jack is shown the beauty of the world that he is destined to protect, which has him understand better why he should protect it and why he should take note of how he does it, leading to his general compassion and respect for nature, at which point we are not needing an external factor like his being up against a threat that only he can defeat to understand why he is the good guy. Light Yagami, by contrast, is surrounded by superficiality. Between a probably overly busy dad (and this particularly gets brought up in the live action drama version for Light's backstory there), a mom who puts too much emphasis on his grades, a younger sister who is a blatant fangirl who we even see Light calling bull on her remarking about her finishing her math homework, a society intent on being Internet Jerks, and fangirls who only show any real interest in Light's power or image in one form or another, I'd be worried if nothing would have happened to Light's psyche from realizing, ironically, how fake people can be. Misa's loyalty to Light has the problem of being built on Light being attractive and athletic, and has the added problem of caring a lot more about product placement than about something genuine like clear affinity with nature. Light also lived likely without being taught better about the wonders of life, when the involvement of police work that Light was already interested in is already a profession that earns its stereotyping with police officers just being cold about subjecting people to the law without asking WHY the law is designed as it is or especially WHY the "common criminal" is doing what they are, because if you're lucky, they'll shoot first and ask questions later. We can contrast this from L, who understands that people inevitably have different strengths and weaknesses, because he was brought up to be good at working with that, rather than any need for perfection. I will still agree that Light made his own choices to be sociopathic. He did think to ask SOME important questions, but thought that testing the Death Note, without even working second opinion involvement, was a good idea anyway. Some of his efforts to evade arrest also shows disconnect, between the fire trap's premise being alleged desperation with journal protection over regard to the safety of his family that is still loving even if they are needlessly shallow (also worth mention, if never brought up, is the lack of a token effort to have a delayed safeguard such as a fire extinguisher at a suitably precise distance from his bedroom), or how the decoy message to L could have been built to be a simple dining message about "dad" rather than reapers loving apples. Those are the actions of a Knight Templar robot, and in that regard I can contrast Light in that regard from Johnny Fives in the film Short Circuit, and by the way, I had to look it up without knowing the movie's name, only remembering it being on the HUB Network/Discovery Family at one point and also about Johnny teaching himself to not kill people. Light Yagami is a human choosing to be a robot because it's easy. Johnny Fives is a robot choosing to be humane because it's right. The whole point of calling out the conduct of people surrounding Light still works. Although I will concede that the possibility of Light still making the same bad choices under a less perfectionist environment is still very real, we are seeing signs of how the people in his life, in their inconsistency and their own attempts to involve flash without substance, did not help matters whatsoever. When all is said and done, Light does have valid points such as how we have some ugly reliance on political correction for morality, regardless of his hypocrisies. This won't be the last time in chronological media where a Lucifer analogue will have good points about our suckiness either, but thankfully, works can always follow up on Death Note with actual involvement of reconstruction to counteract the deconstruction, to show that there are people out there who are both intelligent AND virtuous, not the reveling mediocrities that feed the Lucifer analogues' wrath motivation. There's a reason why Android 17 in Dragon Ball Super earns my respect when he shows how he's even basically cut from the same cloth as the Link in Zelda: A Link to the Past, an equally crafty hero. We should be having the "inferiors" encouraged to improve via healthier incentive, not kill them. At the very least, it's interesting to determine how much of Light living a hollow life was by his own delusion-driven choices, and how much was by the design of a society that was having its own case of seeking perfectionism without better purpose.

[@giovonniiclayton]

It’s humiliating for light because L pretty much puts him in a position of powerlessness or having no control

[@stephencox8723]

it's humiliating because here it is the new God can't kill the one man he wants to most when he's sitting right in front of hm. Some God, huh? That's pretty humiliating to his God Psyche if you ask me.

[@OneTrueNobody]

I'm enjoying these videos, but a small recommenation: you should probably read the manga alongside the anime. A lot of little details and explanations got dropped from the anime adaptation that actually answer questions you've brought up (such as "what did Light write in the Death Note for Raye Penber?") and a lot of story is missing from the Near/Mello half of the anime.

[@overanalyzinganime]

Hey! Sorry for taking so long to get back to ya. I appreciate the suggestion - I do. I actually read the manga a few years ago, actually - and there's a video on YT called "A World Without Light" that goes over EVERYTHING in the manga and anime. It's ten freakin' hours! I watched the portion covering the BB Murder Case, but I'm holding off on watching the rest until I'm done with my series because I don't wanna be influenced too much by it and inadvertently take some of that YT's ideas. But, yeah; my point in saying all that is that I'm avoiding the manga for the sole reason of wanting to see how the Anime holds up on his own. I know that a lot of things get answered in the manga; hell, stuff I didn't even bring up like how he deals with the cameras that are inside of the Police Station. But, this is just meant to be solely from the perspective of the Anime.

[@Tupadre97]

Literally the most unrealistic thing about death note is how no one ever hears lights rants when he's yelling out loud in his room. Like seriously how fucking thick are the walls in Japan? 😭

[@TheJadeFist]

It's humiliating to him because L is flexing on him hard. 'You're not the one with all the power here', he's being shown L can reach out and touch him anywhere he goes and at the same time baits Light into proving he's Kira or to do nothing and prove he's Kira.

[@Yashieyama]

He probably assumed if the cameras were in there, so were the wire taps, case in point him openly trolling L when he was sitting down with his family at one point.

[@alexanderirizarry7722]

It was already established that Light had ways of knowing someone was in his room, so we shouldn't have to wonder why Light didn't check for wires before yelling in his room. It's been established dude is smart and wouldn't make such a stupid mistake. As the reader we have to provide these benefits of the doubt.

[@zero9112]

I love Light's freak out scene when he snaps. I had a similar reaction when I got in huge trouble earlier this year.

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

What happened?

[@zero9112]

@@Mavuika_Gyaru had an intergation from my former job's lost prevention department. I kept my cool and did not said anything incriminating. When I got to my car I let loose

[@SurrogateActivities]

Eh it's all narrational technicalities. It's humiliating because they're playing a game and L made a sort of check move. Yeah L could've kept just one wiretap in the room just in case, but can't we just assume that Ryuk will find it? So if there was one, Light wouldn't be saying weird stuff. It doesn't matter.

[@jeffersona.delacruz4491]

19:16. No, you can't say that L is "DUMB." You are looking at it all wrong. Since you already know that Light is Kira, of course, in your perspective you know how to box him in. If you put yourself in the shoes of L, he is doing this based on speculations. If you're doing something based on speculations, you might be blindsided by things.

[@overanalyzinganime]

you know what, that's 100% fair. I appreciate you for pointing that out.

[@kittysunrise313]

Yesss I was waiting on this 😂

[@overanalyzinganime]

Yaaaasss! I hope you enjoy it!

[@themessiah..]

I like how mutually assured destruction acronyms to mad... because it is madness

[@Nobody-hc1rw]

I think Light knows that Ryuk's first priority is not being bored, killing Light sets Ryuk free from the human world becoming bored again. He definitely knows it's an empty threath.

[@BlueBlazeKing]

The reason it’s humiliating is because for Light he’s pretty much as close as he’s possibly is too his target but can’t kill him. L is pretty much taunting Light with that information and it drives him crazy

[@Honami642]

13:46 I want that type of ability to remain calm under pressure as well

[@shadowguarder2857]

1:46 Yes but those have ALREADY been broadcasted weeks ago. If cameras are installed and suddenly the only criminals who are dying are those who were broadcasted weeks before, thats weird. Whats important is that hes killing people who have JUST been revealed, that would be IMPOSSIBLE to do without access to the news. And he did while seemingly NOT having access to the news.

[@kingarthurthegr8720]

I would be fairly humiliated if an opponent hit me with back to back power moves. It’s like being forced to be slapped in the face and not being able to do something about it.

[@MasterQuestMaster]

You mention that he had already written names in advance when he did the TV thing. But the point was that he didn’t know the criminals information at any point between their broadcasting and their death, so that’s why the names written in advance would not suffice.

[@mwndjddjdhdbbf8408]

I think Light simply had to assume there were no WireTaps around the house considering how even a being that can look though walls while remaining undetectable didn't find any

[@overanalyzinganime]

I guess my only thing about that is that he still assumed they were there immediately after Ryuk said that all the cameras were gone. But, I get what you mean - at a certain point he just had to say, "fuck it" because if the cameras were gone, then it would be relatively safe to assume that the WireTaps were gone, too.

[@hrinn]

@@overanalyzinganime would it be out of the picture to consider this as an oversight on the author himself? i mean these tiny holes are actually found all throughout death note so i would like to think that ohba simply did not consider the whole wiretap thing

[@egekahraman8985]

19:18 I dont think normal people just yell about a confrontation they had hours ago alone in their room.

[@josaraguevara9423]

17:00 i just realized something , recall at this point in time Ryuk did mention that he was not an ally or enemy of Light and would not offer him any assistance. however, he is bored and to him, Light is the perfect outlet- the entertainment he so desperately craved + apples. so, hear me out, what if in offering Light the shinigami eyes , he could figure that Light still had decades of life left and could potentially consider L as being worth half of those remaining years hence why he offered Light that deal again, the deal which, I quote says "ill say this Once More- give me half your remaining lifespan and ill give you the shinigami eyes." implying he won't ask again. this is speculation here but what if the "lifespan" a shinigami sees is not exactly a death date ? but rather , the maximum that person would live. after all, you could have 50 years left but if another DN user wrote your name then those 50 years would amount to nothing. so potentially Light would only live to a middle aged man BUT w the eyes , ensure he would not be arrested or convicted of his murders. however, it could also just be that Ryuk saw Light's death date in only a matter of years and thought to himself 'screw it, i may as well make the game more interesting in what little time i have available. make it a cod match instead of chess' I could be wrong about the lifespan not equating to death date so maybe Ryuk really wanted to get a few years on his roster but that would seem counterproductive to kill his source of entertainment far earlier than if he lived another couple decades where Ryuk might find Light starting a family and maybe even homegrowing his very own Kira Jr.

[@andrewmahony1734]

Another point to mention is that L humiliated Light by matching his intellect, both getting perfect scores, and also dressing so casually and revealing who he was at his commencement speech. Suspecting Light and subsequently finding Kira while looking like that, Light had the same reaction the task force had to seeing L for the first time, but fueled his hubris.

[@dylanhernandez696]

To be fair, L doesnt go back on his word. So he said he would remove the camera and wiretaps before his stunt. His stunt was mostly for himself to challenge Light.

[@wattox203]

14:32 whats that orange dot on the top right corner?

[@lettuce4390]

He likely found it being “got” because it means light was cocky enough to put him in a corner knowing he could’ve killed him. It means that L for sure has found him and he’s now forced into a position where he literally can’t do a single thing

[@ignotaskatkus7685]

Light would have known if they had reinstalled the cameras due to the door trick.

[@nonsensicalwebby1663]

It’s humiliating because he was outsmarted

[@overanalyzinganime]

yeah, I think my thing was that he called it "humiliating" this time, but not in episode 02. but, as you and some of the comments have explained, I can totally see the difference between the two.

[@TehPiemaygor]

I honestly feel like this might be one of my favorite episodes in the entire Death Note series. It's just such a smart play by L, and if he was up against anybody else in the world, it probably would have blown Kira's cover instantly. Like, Light had an absolute god like poker face to keep his composure when confronted by L. Straight up genius move.

[@KeyThrast]

16:38 As someone who prides themself on their intellectual standing… Being put in a “Check” move like that is definitely way more embarrassing than some slight mess up with the Lind L. Taylor situation. Think about it like this: as you pointed out, this is very comparable to Light’s scene with Naomi Misora, and what did light do when he got her? Immediately got arrogant. He revealed himself as Kira, he starts screwing with her and asking her questions like reaching out to his father again. And for all that arrogance he’s now just fallen into the same kinda position. For someone like him, that Kakarot’d the crap outta his Vegeta-level pride

[@MNobody223]

Maybe he felt humility from being able to do nothing to L

[@overanalyzinganime]

After reading all the comments, I definitely think that's what it is, now, too! Good response!