Death Note Episode 13 + 14

I'm changing tack this week to bring up a new thing to ponder. Back in Episode 3 or 4, there was a rule for the Death Note that was given in one of the mid-episode cut-screens: someone who uses the Death Note cannot go to either Heaven or Hell. This implies that both Heaven and Hell exist (although not necessarily in any particular religion's fashion,) and that some sort of judgement or evaluation determines one's destination. If Light knows this rule exists, does he think it places him beyond judgement? Is it why he thinks he's becoming a god?

I actually don't remember a lot of the story since I haven't watched it since junior high 2 decades ago, this is fun! It's actually pretty interesting coming back to this story now that I'm a fully grown adult. Back then I really disliked Misa, I found her annoying, but I can really appreciate her more now and what she does for the story. Love how you put it with her being a stick of dynamite thrown into all the calculating between Light and L.

Several things. I think you can kinda tell Light likes girls (Or maybe he just uses the default sex he is supposed to be attracted to for police and family fooling sake), cause when he has to pretend having a person with him it's always girls, or girlfriends, he just has no feelings nor sexual desires toward anyone, I believe this happens 'cause he's brilliant, his IQ so elevated he rejects the mundane, he pays no attention to it, and he uses everyone around him, family, girls, friends, anyone to his advantage. He wants to win the fight against L, it's like a challenge to his intelligence, and that is all he sees. Maybe hadn't he found the Death Note, he would have found interest in someone. Truly he is egotistic and has a lot of the common treats of a psychopath. Psychopaths are highly controlled, calculated, and often exhibit superficial charm. They blend seamlessly into society and can mimic emotions perfectly. Which I think what he does when you notice his tone change, he is "playing human", like pretending to be social, thankful, connected, but he is none of those things, he manipulates everyone around him, Rem realizes this clearly. Also, respecting the "suicide" clause of the Death Note, Tim! Light has already used this too! He made inmates commit suicide after leaving messages or notes or drawings in the walls of the prison, and he also made the fiancee of Ray Pember commit suicide remember? Most of the notes that appear are things Light has already done/discovered/used. But you are doing so good! You are following the story perfectly, and I like these chaotic episodes cause sometimes there's too much control and now it's almost like Light doesn't know what to do, which is brilliant from the writing aspect of the series. Keep going!