Death Note Episode 17: Execution

28181883

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placing a major revelation at the midpoint rather than saving it for a finale is a confident structural choice that pays off completely. the recontextualization of earlier events adds retroactive depth. rem's line about humanity is the most memorable of the series.

thekindneighbor

2 mo

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this show has this incredible ability to set up something nerve racking and then completely reframe it in a way that makes everything feel even bigger. the mid-season pivot here is so well executed and it gets me every single time tbh

homotron3799

2 mo

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i knew it probably wouldn't go through but the way they built it to feel completely real had me on edge the whole time. and then the reframe hit and i realized the show was ALWAYS operating at a much bigger scale than i thought. incredible.