Plot twist is crazy. The first 25 episodes of Death Note are simply insane. The mental fight between L and Yagame Light is something I've never seen before in that intensity. They are both such great characters so if either of them wins you will be sad for the other one. The last 12 episodes were still pretty good but just not at the same level as before. But the ending was really great again and a worthy one. Light turned into an absolute physcopath and it was almost unbelievably stupid of him to fall in Nears trap. Near was nowhere nearly as smart as L or Light, yet she had the last laugh. If the second half would've continued like the first half, this would be the best show ever made.
