Light and Misa are incarcerated, so why are people still dying?

In 1998 there was a film released in cinemas called There's Something About Mary. Assuming that followers of the Death Note series have grown to know the series well, I believe there could easily be a parody based on the abovementioned 1998 release. Because there must be Something About Misa. Something that makes gods of death sacrifice their lives for her, and bend to the will of man like slaves in order to save her. While physically beautiful, it has been said before that Misa is either a character that viewers either come to love or hate. It is not surprising to conclude that the majority of her fans are male. Nevertheless, In Death Note Volume Five, Misa plays a vital role in the events that follow.

After noticing that the suspicious deaths have continued during Light and Misa's confinement, L agrees to release his prisoners back into a world of great uncertainty. After an Oscar-worthy show of drama, L agrees to release Light and Misa on the condition that Light stays with L at all times and that Misa agrees to continue being under surveillance due to continued suspicion that she is the Second Kira. It is here where the iconic handcuffing of Light and L takes place.

Although L proves his incredible prowess as an investigator, all his correct deductions as to the identity of Kira have borne no answers. He believes that his conclusion of Light being Kira and Misa being the Second Kira is incorrect. While not overtly obvious, viewers should begin to notice how powerful a force Light's strategic mind is when he enters the headspace of Kira. He has caused doubt in the mind of the greatest detective in the world, in L himself. Despite L's somber mood swing, a show of aggression between Light and L actually helps more to lighten the mood for viewers, rather than instill the feeling of tension.

Almost as though Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. had not caused enough trouble for the world, a large corporation named the Yotsuba Group has entered the field with connections to the new “Kira.” It is here where Misa uses what acting skills she does possess as a teen idol to infiltrate the company as their new spokesperson. The excitable rookie Matsuda joins her by playing her manager and bodyguard, but feels as though he is of little use otherwise to L's investigation. Aside from Light, Matsuda is the youngest of the investigation team and clearly reflects the frustrations of many young people in entry-level positions in large companies. Matsuda fits more into the mold of a teenager on work-experience than a full-fledged police officer. At least he gets his own episode just before the change in opening and ending theme songs.

The episode titled “Makeshift” starts with a new theme song “What's Up People?” that sounds more like something heard at a Norwegian black metal concert than in an anime series. The ending theme song is softer in comparison, but “Billy In Despair” still has some of the raspy vocals heard in the opening theme. Both new theme songs are by the band Maximum The Hormone.

Further to the change in music, it could be said that the new hectic additions to the soundtrack reflects the nature of the story and its current direction. The underlying cat-and-mouse game still exists, and the goals of uncovering L and Kira's identities are still constant. However the addition of what seems to be yet another Kira and even more stakeholders in this big game has viewer attention going everywhere. It cannot be denied that the series is indeed becoming interesting again, but there come times once in a few episodes where (younger) viewers may have to watch parts more than once to understand the true meanings of the portrayed events.