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Who can write in the death note? (SPOILERS)

posted 7 years ago by UpSideSunny (104)
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So I just watched this turd, and something made no sense to me.

So there is this big deal made about owning the death note, but what is the point of owning it if anyone can write in it?

Mia takes a page from the book and kills the FBI agents investigating Kira. She also writes Light's name in the book in order to force him to give ownership of the book to her so she can burn the page with his name on to save his life. Mia does all this before she has ownership of the death note.

It makes no sense to me. Why not just take the book? Why this big deal about ownership? It seems the only difference is only the owner sees Ryuk.

[–] ruffianclone (10) 7 years ago

You're absolutely right. Mia could have simply stolen the book and used it to her content. After seven days, it wouldn't even have belonged to Light anymore. I think she tried to get it from him in a more convoluted, manipulative way for the sheer fun of it. This fits her character, but can be frustrating from the audience's perspective, especially since she wasn't terribly clever about it.

As for the point of ownership, I couldn't make out any real benefits. You might say that it helps to have the death god around to explain any rules or loopholes that you missed. Balance that against the fact that the death god will also be constantly laughing at and rooting against you, and I'd have to say no thank you.

[–] Motoko_Kusanagi (60) 7 years ago

I think the problem of ownership was better covered in the anime (and how Light came into ownership of it).

In the anime series, anyone can write in the Death Note. And those who touch the Death Note can also see Ryuk.