Dexter (Showtime)

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Just finished Season 1, started Season 2. Watching these back-to-back is a little disorienting. I found myself a little paranoid around people last night, like I had forgotten to hide some detail or something.

Enjoyable. Well written. Great characters. But the chick who plays Debra is ANNOYING. I was rooting for her boyfriend/Dexter's brother to just kill her.
 

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Just finished Season 1, started Season 2. Watching these back-to-back is a little disorienting. I found myself a little paranoid around people last night, like I had forgotten to hide some detail or something.

Enjoyable. Well written. Great characters. But the chick who plays Debra is ANNOYING. I was rooting for her boyfriend/Dexter's brother to just kill her.


Awesome :)

I like Debra though, she may grow on you...she's so funny with the constant foul mouth...
 

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Just finished Season 2. That was fun. Still hate Deb and want her to die. But then I was apparently the only person that cheered when Charlie finally died on Lost, but that was because I didn't like his character. I find Tamiami Butcher's acting shrill and lacking any depth. I imagine her finding inspiration by slamming three Red Bull's before going in front of the camera.

The writing on the show is brilliant. Some writing teams can play one or two story lines really well, like a great guitar solo. Season 2 of Dexter was a symphony of melodic and harmonic story lines that converged with power of a great opera. It was Wagner. It was Mussorgsky. It was glorious calamity.
 

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I still don't like Debra but I've grown to tolerate her. Regardless, they'd need about a thousands Debs to drag this show down, it's just that good.

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Season 4 was by far the best season of any show I've ever seen. I'm hoping season 5 can somehow live up to it.
 

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I still miss Doakes.

Trinity was a great foe, but Doakes took the cake for me. I don't know if he can be topped.

I was just reading some info on Dexter and the new season. The show will explore Dexter's reaction to Rita's murder they will not skip ahead from it and cheat everybody out. And Julia Stiles is a new character. The person doing the interview would not say if they will use a big name as a foe in this new season. Also, Dexter's "dark passenger" may have been hiding something from him as well and that will be given screen time too.
 

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Just finished Season 2. That was fun. Still hate Deb and want her to die. But then I was apparently the only person that cheered when Charlie finally died on Lost, but that was because I didn't like his character. I find Tamiami Butcher's acting shrill and lacking any depth. I imagine her finding inspiration by slamming three Red Bull's before going in front of the camera.

The writing on the show is brilliant. Some writing teams can play one or two story lines really well, like a great guitar solo. Season 2 of Dexter was a symphony of melodic and harmonic story lines that converged with power of a great opera. It was Wagner. It was Mussorgsky. It was glorious calamity.


The headbutt by Dexter on Doakes is one of my favorite scenes in all of television history :)

Glad you are liking the show, it stays pretty good...season 3 is okay, season 4 is awesome.
 

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Season 4 was by far the best season of any show I've ever seen. I'm hoping season 5 can somehow live up to it.
I think season 5 destroyed it. You watch.... total insanity.

SPOILERS LOUIS!!!! Some people havent seen season 5!!!
 

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Season 5 was awesome...really, really awesome.

The show will explore Dexter's reaction to Rita's murder they will not skip ahead from it and cheat everybody out

This is what I was referring to.... The impact will not be the same if they know this is coming.

Sorry about the numbers mix up.
 

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I only started watching this a few months ago, but I've caught up now. Amazing show. Can't wait for season 5 to start, though it won't be as much fun having to wait a week between episodes.
 

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There is a ton of good video from Comic Con. Most of the actors were interviewed... Check You Tube.

This show rocks.
 

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First episode was SOLID! I enjoyed it. Will be interesting to see where it goes from here.
 

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First episode was SOLID! I enjoyed it. Will be interesting to see where it goes from here.

Wow did everyone quit watching? Or did you just not get to it yet?
 

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It was a good first episode.

But I was too engrossed in trying to figure why Quinn looks like he is the one who had cancer. He went from thin to skinny in between seasons.

Thats funny I thought the same thing. He looked unhealthy. Thankfully for him Dex's sister doesnt think so. :D
 
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