When Death Note broke its own rules

Sloan Stowe October 1, 2025
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Sloan Stowe

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Where I turn my ADHD hyperfixations into analyses on tv and film :)

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Get yourself a better browser here: https://opr.as/Opera-browser-sloanstowe In this video, I explore my favorite scene from the Japanese anime series, Death Note. Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/sloanstowe Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sloanstowe I want to extend a huge thank you to Luna, who is a huge resource in the Death Note fandom with her blog: https://www.mikami.tumblr.com Unfortunately, this script ended up being too long for me to incorporate this section into the final cut, but I’d strongly encourage anyone interested in Death Note to check out her blog and community-comprised masterposts: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B44EjzaYxBD1aWx2dldLYzhyc2c?resourcekey=0-kgAMzKpXPTfuKzWgfIo6Kw Other Sources: Death Note (Netflix) Shows/Movies from Intro: Stranger Things, Breaking Bad, Jaws, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Gilmore Girls Books: Oba, Tsugumi. Death Note, Vol. 13. 2008. https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/kuleshov-effect-examples https://www.ranker.com/list/most-wholesome-anime/anna-lindwasser https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/kuleshov-effect-in-films/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWDwy2lAFFo https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20100012855/downloads/20100012855.pdf https://getgoally.com/blog/neurodiversopedia/what-is-auditory-exclusion/ https://deathnote.fandom.com/wiki/L_(character) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOup_tNUSRo https://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=21396363&page=1 https://deadline.com/2022/07/stranger-things-duffer-brothers-netflix-upside-down-pictures-deal-spinoff-series-stephen-daldry-stage-play-manga-death-note-the-talisman-1235058665 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96xx383lpiI https://death-note.livejournal.com/339510.html https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0877057 https://www.ebay.com/itm/364956682076?autorefresh=true Chapters: 00:00-02:12 canon disclaimer 02:13-03:39 intentions 03:40-05:09 flow 05:10-06:44 light’s mental state 06:45-07:12 the status quo 07:13-08:31 screenwriting 08:32-09:26 light’s condescension 09:27-11:30 no inner dialogue 11:31-13:07 opera 13:08-14:30 duality 14:31-15:27 L breaks the rules 15:28-18:21 SILENCE 18:22-19:14 expectations 19:15-20:05 reality 20:06-22:39 why why why 22:40-28:06 the kuleshov effect 28:07-30:45 betrayal