Dexter (spoilers)

[BillyxRansom]

HOLY CRAP what did everyone think of it??

[Mattrick]

I can't watch it :(

[Bev Vincent]

Very solid beginning to the new season. I wrote about it a little on my LiveJournal (http://bev-vincent.livejournal.com/321672.html) (toward the end)

[Mattrick]

I'm enjoying it so far. Glad I can download it...sick of waiting until August DVD release. Stream it through xbox...just like watching it on demand.

[Tatts4Life]

Loving this season so far. I have to say the best seasons were last season and the one where Dokes was killed. Last season had the best season ending hands down for probably any series. It all most made my wife cry.

[Mattrick]

Last few episodes have been stellar.

[Tatts4Life]

Last few episodes have been stellar.

didn't watch last weeks yet. I'll have to watch it before tonight.

[RolandLover]

Dexter is one of my favorites cable shows!! Love the show and I'm so looking forward to the new season!

[Tatts4Life]

WOW is it almost that time of year again?

[Hannah]

So I edited this thread to be just a Dexter thread, it used to be for season 5. So is anyone watching season 6? If so, what are your thoughts?

I loved Mos Def in last night's episode. Like, LOVED him. I think he's going to make an interesting "mentor" for Dexter. I'm not liking Coling Hanks or Edward James Olmos ... but I'm hoping that whole situation gets better soon.

[DoctorDodge]

Damn, I really do need to check this out. Certainly, when I'm done with Cracker and Deadwood, this will be next on my list of shows to watch. (I also suspect that a few fans of Dexter, not all, but a few, may enjoy the original version of Cracker, although I'd really need to watch a season of Dexter to be sure. I'll add it to the Lovefilm list anyway, after Carnivale.)

[Heather19]

I was just about to yell at you for bumping Carnivale down :lol:

[DoctorDodge]

So, out of Dexter and Carnivale, Carnivale's definitely the one I need to check out first then, Heather?

[Heather19]

I would say yes. It's only 2 seasons, so you'll be able to get thru it quicker. Plus I've only been bugging you for how long to watch it ;) But you must watch Dexter right after! :lol:

[DoctorDodge]

Yes, but until you watched Darkplace, there was little incentive for me to watch it before! (Watching Life on Mars doesn't count, since that made up for me watching Lost! :lol:)

[blavigne]

What does everyone think of the new season?? Love Deb's promotion, wonder where that is going??

[Hannah]

Oh, poor Bautista. He earned that promotion, only to have it yanked away because of stupid Laguerta.

[blavigne]

Oh, poor Bautista. He earned that promotion, only to have it yanked away because of stupid Laguerta.

Yeah I felt really bad for the poor guy!

[Hannah]

He was gracious about it, though, all because he didn't want to make Deb feel bad. I like Bautista's character.

[Ricky]

So I edited this thread to be just a Dexter thread, it used to be for season 5. So is anyone watching season 6? If so, what are your thoughts?

I loved Mos Def in last night's episode. Like, LOVED him. I think he's going to make an interesting "mentor" for Dexter. I'm not liking Coling Hanks or Edward James Olmos ... but I'm hoping that whole situation gets better soon.

AHH! I've been dying to discuss!

Thanks for the edit, Hannah. I was going to make a general Dexter thread since this was for S5, but you beat me to it. :couple:

And I really liked Mos Def as well. His actions kept me guessing and I think we're in store for some pretty good scenes from him.

Regarding Olmos and Hanks, I like them, but they haven't really been given alot to do yet.


What does everyone think of the new season?? Love Deb's promotion, wonder where that is going??

Deb definitely deserved the promotion but I'm starting to think that Captain Asshole really did give it to her only to piss off LaGuerta. :(

[Hannah]

A little off topic, but does it weird anyone else out how much Colin Hanks is starting to look and sound like his dad? When he was younger, not so much, but now that he's getting older the resemblance is very strong.

Also, I like how the writers went back to the season 1 format of Dexter killing a bad guy every episode. Does anyone think Cody or Astor is going to come back into the show this season? I'm hoping not.

[fernandito]

Why wouldn't you want them to come back ? They were an essential part of his 'evolution' throughout the series.

I saw this past week's episode. Meh. I'm loving the uber creepage of Edward James Olmos, but his lackey doesn't convince me ... yet.

Also, Metsuka is my damn hero :lol:

[Ricky]

I never understood the Astor and Cody hate. I am usually very leery of child actors, but I think they're fine and play characters who are essential to the series. For storytelling purposes (among others) I hope they come back. I mean, they're Dexter's kids.

[blavigne]

Love Metsuka too. I lost a few episodes last season, can anyone tell me what happened to throw Quinn off of Dexter's trail?

[Ricky]

I don't think he was thrown off at all, if I'm remembering correctly. He was actually very close, but didn't have any concrete proof. After Dex fudged the results of Liddy's blood from Quinn's shoe to get him off the hook, they kind of called a silent "truce".

[Hannah]

Why wouldn't you want them to come back ? They were an essential part of his 'evolution' throughout the series.

I saw this past week's episode. Meh. I'm loving the uber creepage of Edward James Olmos, but his lackey doesn't convince me ... yet.

Also, Metsuka is my damn hero :lol:

I don't want them to come back for selfish reasons. Mainly, they annoy the crap out of me. I don't want Dexter to have to worry about those kids and their issues - I want him to be free to murder with impunity. Also, Astor was hard to look at last season with her preteen vampy/trampy thing.

[blavigne]

I don't think he was thrown off at all, if I'm remembering correctly. He was actually very close, but didn't have any concrete proof. After Dex fudged the results of Liddy's blood from Quinn's shoe to get him off the hook, they kind of called a silent "truce".

thank you! that makes sense now

[Hannah]

So ... Sunday's episode was a little blah for me. The whole toothfairy thing was not interesting. I feel like they're pushing too hard at Dexter's development this season. I'm also still annoyed with Colin Hanks and E James Olmos' characters. I know the writers are going to eventually flesh them out, but I have a hard time believing that E James Olmos has such a pull over Colin Hanks' character.

[Bev Vincent]

I like Mos's character a lot, too, and I'm pleased that he turned out to be a good guy -- so far, at least. I'm definitely curious to find out how Olmos and Hanks' characters ended up together and what twist created them. I also loved Ronny Cox's performance as the crotchety old tooth fairy. Deb's new hire didn't get off to a good start, but she handled him well. I had some trepidation about this season from the early promos, but so far I'm liking it, and the end of ep3 was ultra bizarre.

[Hannah]

I was a little creeped out by those horses, Bev. I had seen the horses in the promos, but they intentionally edited out the part that made it so shocking.

[Bev Vincent]

For a moment, I thought the horse that reared up in the church was an illusion or a hallucination. It was unexpected and seemed out of place.

[fernandito]

Yeah, this weeks episode was the epitome of 'meh'. The toothfairy arc was painfully uninteresting, there was never that feeling that he was a formidable foe for Dexter.

That ending was awesome though, can't wait to see how they follow it up next week.

[Ricky]

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I think that the eps. are getting increasingly better. I'll agree that the Tooth Fairy bit was a little uninteresting at first, but once Dexter realizes that that could be him in the future, that kind of served the purpose and made it worthwhile for me.

And Masuka's intern taking Ice Truck Killer evidence?! :panic:

[blavigne]

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I think that the eps. are getting increasingly better. I'll agree that the Tooth Fairy bit was a little uninteresting at first, but once Dexter realizes that that could be him in the future, that kind of served the purpose and made it worthwhile for me.

And Masuka's intern taking Ice Truck Killer evidence?! :panic:

I liked it too. The Masuka part was interesting indeed :)

[fernandito]

Masuka's assistant is so damn fine ... :blush:

[Bev Vincent]

The camera angles on her have certainly been interesting.

[Hannah]

I came in here expecting interesting discourse about the show ... but instead you're all talking about Masuka's assistant's booty.

Interesting note for those of you that watched Heroes: Masuka's assistant, Ryan, was Hiro's "Nemesis" and later, Matt Parkman's girlfriend on Heroes. I think her character's name was Daphne.

[fernandito]

Hey, you can't blame us ! Like Bev said, the camera angles chosen to highlight her extremely well endowed ... personality have been more than favorable :rofl:

On topic though : I wonder what the implications of her taking the mannequin arm are. Is the Ice Truck killer going to haunt Dexter from beyond the grave ? Is she going to end up being some sort of disciple ?

[Bev Vincent]

Masuka has already gone through one intern this season. Maybe it'll be like Murphy Brown, where she had a different assistant every week or two.

[fernandito]

No love for past weeks episode ?

Olmos gets creepier with each passing EP, although his subordinate still hasn't convinced me.

Some of my favorite Dexter moments are when he admits to himself that he admires the killer's modus operandi.

[Hannah]

I thought this last episode was the best so far. I do like that they're expanding Olmos' an Hanks' characters a little bit, making them a little more understandable and all that. I also loved, loved, loved the scene with Bautista and Quinn smoking up.

Quinn to Bautista, trying to get him to smoke with him: Don't you want to be cool?

[Ricky]

This week's episode was kind of ehh to me. Aside from the last 10 minutes or so, I was a little bored. I'm really liking Brother Sam though.

I was a little disappointed from a drama perspective that the intern was only selling the ITK evidence. But from a storytelling perspective, I think that was probably a smart thing to keep it from getting too "seemingly innocent girl adores serial killer" weird and overkill.

And I'm getting worried that they're still not giving Travis and Gellar more screen time. It looks like that may change judging from next week's preview, though. Anyone remember how much of Trinity we saw this point in Season 4?

EDIT: And LaGuerta is totally back to full-bitch mode.

[fernandito]

I thought this last episode was the best so far. I do like that they're expanding Olmos' an Hanks' characters a little bit, making them a little more understandable and all that. I also loved, loved, loved the scene with Bautista and Quinn smoking up.

Quinn to Bautista, trying to get him to smoke with him: Don't you want to be cool?

Thanks for reminding me ! Hell yeah, that entire scene kicked so much ass. As a frequent pot smoker I have to say they both looked convincingly blown, right down to the droopy eyes and languid body movement :lol:




This week's episode was kind of ehh to me. Aside from the last 10 minutes or so, I was a little bored. I'm really liking Brother Sam though.

I was a little disappointed from a drama perspective that the intern was only selling the ITK evidence. But from a storytelling perspective, I think that was probably a smart thing to keep it from getting too "seemingly innocent girl adores serial killer" weird and overkill.

And I'm getting worried that they're still not giving Travis and Gellar more screen time. It looks like that may change judging from next week's preview, though. Anyone remember how much of Trinity we saw this point in Season 4?

EDIT: And LaGuerta is totally back to full-bitch mode.

Yeah, I'm not sure what they were planning to do with the ITK-evidence girl bit, but it played out awkwardly on screen. Maybe they had a sub plot in mind but decided to drop it ? Idk. This is of course assuming that she won't be making a return to the series.

And I agree, we definitely need more screen time with Travis and Gallar. I'd love if they dedicated a whole episode (or at least 80% of one) just to them so we can get a better feel for what they're all about.

[Bev Vincent]

Mos is great as Brother Smith -- I wonder what's going to befall him in the following episodes. Got a big kick out of the chief swearing at Deb. Masuka's assistant had a weird eye -- it almost disappeared when she looked him a certain way. The booby trap was amazing and the locusts...whoa.

[Ricky]

During the locust scene all I could think was CGI...CGI...CGI.

[fernandito]

During the locust scene all I could think was CGI...CGI...CGI.

Lol, same here. It's a small detraction in an otherwise great episode though.

[fernandito]

Definitely the best episode of the series so far. It's nice to see Dexter beginning to close in on the killers, although I'm surprised the writers had him interact with one of them this early in the season.

[Erin]

I am a bit behind on Dexter, I just watched episode 4 last night and will watch episode 5 later today.

Anyhoo, like the rest of you, I loved the Batista/Quinn smoke-up scene. Hilarious. Also, holy crap! Admiral Adama creeping out in the hallway while Colin Hanks gets it on. *shudder*

[Hannah]

Some things I liked about last night's epsiode:

- The new detective putting his foot in his mouth with Dexter. "You seem pretty professional how do you work with the rest of those clowns in homicide?" Dexter: "Most of them are pretty good. Like my sister, Deb? Lieutenant Morgan?" :lol: Also when he told Deb, "you seem to have some fucked up shit of your own." or something like that.

- Quinn's dumbass sleeping with that potential witness. He's in trouble! Why can't he just keep it in his pants?

- Dexter in Travis's car. Travis will be sure to look in the backseat of his car before he gets in for the rest of his life.

- Deb and the nanny fighting in front of Dexter and Dexter saying, "Would it be weird if I just left?"

- Masuka's hacker intern. "While I was on I installed a porn scrubber, because it really needed it." :lol:

Things I didn't Like:

- Brother Sam being shot. :( It does look like, from the previews for next week's epi, that he might make it though. Maybe this friend will last more than one season.

- Dexter let Travis go. Lame, lame, lame. I know it's part of Harry's Code, but I just wanted to see him die.

- That stupid girl who said Gellar couldn't have killed those people when she had his creepy journal drawings in a box at her house that obviously showed some weird homicidal/insane tendencies. Maybe she's in on it?

[Bev Vincent]

I was surprised Dexter let Travis go, too. How could he be sure Travis didn't see him in the mirror?

Sad to see Sam get shot, too, but the wounds looked survivable. Worst. Guard. Dog. Ever.

The new detective has a habit for putting his foot in his mouth. At least he came in handy when Deb was negotiating her rent.

[Ricky]

I was pretty shocked when Brother Sam was shot. I really like his character and hope the shooting has a greater purpose and doesn't turn out to be just a "shock value" stunt. The new detective, on the other hand, I'd be okay with if he got shot. :lol:

I also really liked the Deb/Jamie fight. Dexter's reaction was priceless. Oh, and I'm hoping we get some explanation as to where the old nanny went off to. There was something off with her, and alot of other people seemed to pick up on it too. The writers said they wanted to get more in depth with her character this season so I wonder what happened.

And I still don't know how I feel about Gellar/Travis.

[Yaksha]

Okay seriously what the hell is up with that professor chick Quinn slept with Am I the only one that was just severely creeped out about her from the start? I mean even before they found the creepy journal she weirded me out

[Bev Vincent]

Hot but creepy. Like Trinity's daughter.

[Ricky]

...who was on the Big Bang Theory last week!

[Bev Vincent]

Yeah -- it took me a second to place her.

[Mattrick]

This season's been good so far. I think Brother Sam's shooting will play up Dexter belief in a higher power. He's seemed to warm up to the idea of it lately and Brother Sam had almost seemed to be protected during a few instances this season.

What confused me is that Travis told Dexter that Gellar did all the killing and he couldn't do it but...wasn't the one who took out the fruit stand guy with a Machete in the first episode? Continuity error? Or is it an example of Dexter becoming maybe two trusting of 'good' in people?

I'm glad their trying to give Matsuika some kind of plotline to himself. I can't think of any ongoing plot Matsuika has had their entire series. He's always there for his crazy explaination and twisted, sexual comments but can't think of a plot that went on for several episodes. Waiting to see what the intern count will go up to lol, 3 of them after 5 episodes. Will we have more interns than Doomsday victims? We'll see!

[Hannah]

He had that one plotline where he wanted people to like him in one season. That's all I can think of.

[Ricky]

I'm totally drawing a blank on this one. Can anoyone tell me how Miami PD got turned onto Gellar as a suspect?

[Bev Vincent]

He came up because of his reputation for writing crazy shit about Revelations.

[Hannah]

Yep. Then they found out that he went missing from the university he worked at and is off the grid, so that puts him in the position of prime suspect.

[Ricky]

Ah, now I remember. Thanks guys.

[Hannah]

And dude, that was like two episodes ago. You should be able to remember that. :P

[TwistedNadine]

Sorry to see Sam go but glad Dexter got revenge. Based on the previews looks like its going to really mess with his mind, though. And Quinn is a wimp. He also looks like shit. He was actually pretty good looking last season but this season he looks like death warmed over. Maybe he should give the mind altering substances a break for awhile.

[fernandito]

After last night's episode, and more importantly the "Miss me, little brother?" bit the hamsters in my head began to turn the wheels ... I have a crazy theory :

What if Gellar is part of Travis's psyche/ his Dark Passenger ?

Now, I know what you're thinking : But he's a real person ! He was an instructor at the University! He slept with that crazy professor chick!. Yes, BUT - she also says that she hasn't seen him in years. Remember, Gellar has also not been seen for a few years. Another thing, have you noticed that whenever they show a captive at the church, the captives never mention nor speak to Gellar ? It's always Travis they speak to. Even if you can hear Gellar speaking to Travis "He's ready". Also, at the scene where Travis is making flirtatious eye contact with the waitress, she does not address Gellar, she asks only Travis if he wants more coffee (?). There was also something very suspicious about the scene yesterday where Dexter is trailing Travis and he conveniently ceases the pursuit right before Travis meets up with Gellar. Like Mattrick mentioned, Travis tells Dexter that he's incapable of killing another person, that it's always Gellar who's done it, but wasn't the former the one that hacked that fruit vendor to pieces ? Perhaps that's when his Dark Passenger assumed control ?

I started to think about this yesterday after seeing Dexter's dark passenger take form in the form of his deceased brother. If Dexter's DP can be personified by a different person, why not Travis ? Perhaps Travis met Gellar, Gellar died off screen / before the season started, but not before passing on to Travis his batshit theories regarding the Revelation.

Anyway, I know I don't have any solid evidence to back this up, but the part of me that has seen way too many film and tv show plot twists can help but wonder :lol:

What do you guys think ?

[Ricky]

And dude, that was like two episodes ago. You should be able to remember that. :P

You should be able to distinguish differences between LOST and Fringe. :P

I was pretty suprised that they actually killed off Brother Sam, but it looks like that this is something that's the first link in an awesome chain reaction. According to the preview for next week: Dexter and Rudy, more Trinity killings + Jonah, AND more with Travis/Gellar. This is going to be the best episode ever.

And feev, I love your theory. :thumbsup:

[TwistedNadine]

After last night's episode, and more importantly the "Miss me, little brother?" bit the hamsters in my head began to turn the wheels ... I have a crazy theory :

What if Gellar is part of Travis's psyche/ his Dark Passenger ?

Now, I know what you're thinking : But he's a real person ! He was an instructor at the University! He slept with that crazy professor chick!. Yes, BUT - she also says that she hasn't seen him in years. Remember, Gellar has also not been seen for a few years. Another thing, have you noticed that whenever they show a captive at the church, the captives never mention nor speak to Gellar ? It's always Travis they speak to. Even if you can hear Gellar speaking to Travis "He's ready". Also, at the scene where Travis is making flirtatious eye contact with the waitress, she does not address Gellar, she asks only Travis if he wants more coffee (?). There was also something very suspicious about the scene yesterday where Dexter is trailing Travis and he conveniently ceases the pursuit right before Travis meets up with Gellar. Like Mattrick mentioned, Travis tells Dexter that he's incapable of killing another person, that it's always Gellar who's done it, but wasn't the former the one that hacked that fruit vendor to pieces ? Perhaps that's when his Dark Passenger assumed control ?

I started to think about this yesterday after seeing Dexter's dark passenger take form in the form of his deceased brother. If Dexter's DP can be personified by a different person, why not Travis ? Perhaps Travis met Gellar, Gellar died off screen / before the season started, but not before passing on to Travis his batshit theories regarding the Revelation.

Anyway, I know I don't have any solid evidence to back this up, but the part of me that has seen way too many film and tv show plot twists can help but wonder :lol:

What do you guys think ?

OMG I think you may be right. Ive been trying to remember if ANYONE other than Travis has actually talked to Gellar or even acknowledged his presence and I dont think so. Good catch on your part and cool twist on the plot

[Erin]

Seriously good theory, Feev.

I watched the most recent episode last night and wow, was Dexter ever brutal when he killed Nick. The whole time Nick was laughing, I was like dude, you better watch out.

[fernandito]

Thanks everyone :)

And yes, I loved the killing of Nick. Every one of Dexter's kills up until that point point had been by product of cool assessment and meticulous planning, but this was the first reactionary kill where Dexter had no choice but to succumb to the explosion of rage within him; hence, the 'arrival' of his dark passenger.

[Hannah]

After last night's episode, and more importantly the "Miss me, little brother?" bit the hamsters in my head began to turn the wheels ... I have a crazy theory :

What if Gellar is part of Travis's psyche/ his Dark Passenger ?

Now, I know what you're thinking : But he's a real person ! He was an instructor at the University! He slept with that crazy professor chick!. Yes, BUT - she also says that she hasn't seen him in years. Remember, Gellar has also not been seen for a few years. Another thing, have you noticed that whenever they show a captive at the church, the captives never mention nor speak to Gellar ? It's always Travis they speak to. Even if you can hear Gellar speaking to Travis "He's ready". Also, at the scene where Travis is making flirtatious eye contact with the waitress, she does not address Gellar, she asks only Travis if he wants more coffee (?). There was also something very suspicious about the scene yesterday where Dexter is trailing Travis and he conveniently ceases the pursuit right before Travis meets up with Gellar. Like Mattrick mentioned, Travis tells Dexter that he's incapable of killing another person, that it's always Gellar who's done it, but wasn't the former the one that hacked that fruit vendor to pieces ? Perhaps that's when his Dark Passenger assumed control ?

I started to think about this yesterday after seeing Dexter's dark passenger take form in the form of his deceased brother. If Dexter's DP can be personified by a different person, why not Travis ? Perhaps Travis met Gellar, Gellar died off screen / before the season started, but not before passing on to Travis his batshit theories regarding the Revelation.

Anyway, I know I don't have any solid evidence to back this up, but the part of me that has seen way too many film and tv show plot twists can help but wonder :lol:

What do you guys think ?

I think you may be on to something. This really strikes me as being very plausible and a trick the writers haven't pulled yet and might be willing to. Also, to add to your theory: Travis is an artist - a painting restorer... and we've seen Gellar painting those really crazy things. Maybe it's Travis painting them?


Seriously good theory, Feev.

I watched the most recent episode last night and wow, was Dexter ever brutal when he killed Nick. The whole time Nick was laughing, I was like dude, you better watch out.

I thought the same thing. I was like, "Dexter's going to let him go." And then Nick started laughing and I said to Aaron, "Oh he done fucked himself now."

[Erin]

:rofl: "Oh he done fucked himself now." I just laughed seriously hard at that.

Also, in the last episode, Travis' sister tells her class what a good painter he is. Hmmmm.

[fernandito]

And there was a strong emphasis on the way she said it too ... :orely:

[fernandito]

Oh fuck, I just realized .. if my theory is true, that means I just ruined that shit for everybody. I should have just kept it to my damn self.

Sorry guise :blush:

[Hannah]

I just told Aaron your theory and he was like, "Good job, Feev!" He thinks it's totally plausible. It's only a theory, so technically, you didn't ruin anything... unless you're right. Then I'm coming for you. :P

[fernandito]

Well, can you at least take me to the cheesecake factory again before you eliminate me ? Thanks :cyclops:

[Hannah]

Technically, you took me to the Cheesecake Factory. :lol: But yes, I think that can be arranged.

[fernandito]

OT : I passed through there a few days ago, and I always remember you saying "That was a BIG switch!" :lol:

LIKE A BOSS.

[Hannah]

:rofl: I'm the biggest dork ever.

[Bev Vincent]

I had a suspicion about who shot Brother Sam based on the dog's behavior during the vigil at the garage. Like the Sherlock Holmes story about the dog that didn't bark in the night time.

OK -- so who anticipated what happened in the last 15 seconds of this week's episode? Not me.

[fernandito]

If you mean Little Brother, certainly not me. That moment swept the rug out from under me.

I had a feeling Dexter was going to kill Nick anyway though, I just didn't think it would be such a grisly murder.

[Ricky]

And yes, I loved the killing of Nick. Every one of Dexter's kills up until that point point had been by product of cool assessment and meticulous planning, but this was the first reactionary kill where Dexter had no choice but to succumb to the explosion of rage within him; hence, the 'arrival' of his dark passenger.

One of my favorite kills (how twisted does that sound?!) in the series. It reminded me heavily of Dexter's rage killing of that guy in the bathroom last season. Just goes to show you how great Michael C. Hall is in putting just intense emotion into the characters.


Oh fuck, I just realized .. if my theory is true, that means I just ruined that shit for everybody. I should have just kept it to my damn self.


Yes, you should have! :shoot:

I'll forgive you if you're wrong.


Then I'm coming for you. :P

I'll come, too.

[Hannah]

So did anyone else catch the obvious Psycho references in last night's episode?

1. The guy at the Motel was named Norm
2. The line at the Motel "You can keep the pen if you want." (Aaron said he thought he remembered that line from Psycho.)
3. The obvious reference of the Motel and crazy dude running it.


So do the Psycho references give us a clue about Travis Marshall and Professor Gellar's relationship? Feev had a theory about this, and I think it's very possible that Travis is very much like Norman Bates in the sense that Gellar is like Norman's mother. He may think Gellar is there, but in actuality he's acting out Gellar's part just like Norman was acting out Mother. Although it did look like next week's episode was providing a little more insight into Gellar and Travis's relationship so we may get an answer next week one way or another. The Psycho references could have been more about Dexter and Brian than Travis and Gellar.

[fernandito]

Yeah, last night's ep definitely gave me the feeling that Gellar is all in Travis's head. He conveniently shows up the second that Travis's sister leaves the house for work.

Also, while last nights episode was pretty entertaining, it was definitely messy ... very scatter shot. They should have stretched Brian's 'return' across at least 2 or three episodes. The whole Jonah thing felt very forced and contrived.

[Hannah]

I disliked the whole Brian thing. It was annoying and very Tyler Durdenish. But, on the other hand, I did think Dexter was a little more entertaining when he was being bad.

[Ricky]

I thought last night's episode was one of the best so far. I would've liked Brian to stay around at least 2-3 episodes, though. If we're to infer that Dexter "running over him" was symbolic of getting rid of him, then I think the producers kind of wasted a huge opportunity here.

And the scene in the shed/barn where Dexter kills the motel guy was perfection. Absolutely amazing.

Oh, and did I hear the "whore" say that she heard two different voices? Or just that she heard one voice talking to another?

[Yaksha]

Quite honestly, I thought it was hilarious when Dexter got laid. It's about time if you ask me

[fernandito]

If we're to infer that Dexter "running over him" was symbolic of getting rid of him, then I think the producers kind of wasted a huge opportunity here.


Agreed ... although if the producers decide to keep him around, I hope he appears in very limited doses. Just like Harry. He's great as one of Dex's alter ego, but once the novelty wears off he can be pretty annoying. Like I said, limited doses.



Oh, and did I hear the "whore" say that she heard two different voices? Or just that she heard one voice talking to another?

!! Thanks for reminding me. I was actually going to watch that scene again to pay very close attention to what she said exactly but I forgot. I'll scrutinize the hell out of that scene when I get home from work later.

[Ricky]

Let me know what you find out. I was watching/listening to that scene with your theory in mind and if she did say that she heard two distinct voices, I think that rules of the possibility of Gellar being Travis's DP, unless Travis is crazier than we think and impersonating Gellar's voice . Also, while Miami Metro was investigating the DDK murders, didn't they deduct that all the work/lifting would be a two-person job?

[Hannah]

I think the Psycho references were put in to subtly hint at the Travis/Gellar relationship being one closer to Norman Bate's being Mother. My guess is that, if Feev's theory pans out, Travis is not seeing Gellar, but instead he's being Gellar. Big difference there.

[fernandito]

There you go. Acting out his deep and sadistic fantasies, if you will.

My problem with Travis is that he is not intimidating enough, I can't buy him as the central villain. Last season's Jordan Chase would have been a perfect actor for this role too. He was physically imposing and he had a slightly unhinged and unpredictable gleam in his eye, as if he was just as likely to stab you in the throat as he was to shake your hand.

[Bev Vincent]

Yeah, I think the whole Brian thing was another way of preparing us for discovering that Geller isn't real any more. Although the preview that shows him punching Travis in the face might seem to argue against that.

[Bev Vincent]

Showtime Networks has ordered two more seasons of its award-winning, top-rated drama series Dexter! Production will begin on season seven in 2012. Seasons seven and eight will consist of 12 episodes each.

[fernandito]

You know, as much as I love Dexter ... I think Seasons 7 and 8 should be the last. I feel like they're running out of ideas and new directions to take his character in.

Anyone else share this sentiment ?

[Bev Vincent]

Although I'm enjoying the show a lot, even this season, I think there is some merit in sussing out an endgame.

[Ricky]

I feel the same, feev. I was sort of hoping that, if there was a 7th season, that it would be the last. There's only so many more directions they can go in without being repetitive.

[Bev Vincent]

I'm still clinging to my theory about Geller. Nothing from this week's episode disproves it. The last image from the preview for next week is wild!

[Ricky]

Theory that Gellar is in Travis's mind? If anything, this episode totally makes me re-think that. Did Travis chain himself to the floor, then brand himself? Did he hit himself in the face with a shovel? I don't know--if the writers are trying to throw us off, they're doing a great job.

Also, what do you guys think about LaGuerta? She obviously knows something about the prostitute that OD'ed in the hotel room. Looks like she's protecting someone. :orely:

[Bev Vincent]

Yeah, I think it is still remotely possible that he's doing these things to himself. That he's so screwed up that he doesn't know. Dexter didn't see Geller--only reacted to Travis thinking he saw him.

La Guerta is definitely covering for someone. It almost has to be the Chief, doesn't it?

[Erin]

I agree with Bev, I think he chained himself to the floor, branded himself and imagined Geller hitting him in the face with the shovel so he would be "unconcious" when he took/murdered his sister. It's just too telling so far to me that no one else this entire season has interacted with Geller besides Travis.

Ooooh and very interesting about Chief Matthews being who La Guerta is possibly covering for.

[Bev Vincent]

I'm not sure if he's "pretending" to do these things, or if he's psychotic and truly believes Geller is making him doing these terrible things. Dissociative.

[Hannah]

Well, no one else has actually seen Gellar, right? No one besides the waitress that wsa being tied up by Gellar after Travis slept with her. When Dexter broke into the church Travis saw Gellar upstairs and when Dexter looked up Gellar was gone. It's very Tyler Durden.

[Bev Vincent]

And I think they were prepping us for this when Dexter's brother "came back."

We know that Geller existed but vanished. Could Travis be responsible for his death? Might that have been his trigger?

And regarding LaGuerta -- I can't think of anyone else who she would cover for. There aren't any other possibilities among the existing, known cast. I'd be disappointed if they brought in some random dude to fit the bill.

[Ricky]

I don't know, her tone while she was on the phone didn't sound like a way she'd talk to Matthews. It sounded much more informal. I think it's someone unexpected. Battista, maybe?

[Yaksha]

Tonights episode was pretty damn good in my opinion

I can not believe we called the whole Geller being dead thing. Even though I was thinking it, and there was plenty of evidence supporting it, I was a little shocked when he found Geller's body in the fridge

[Ricky]

Well, there we have it! Case closed on Gellar.

I agree that it was a pretty good episode. However, did they really need to beat us over the head with Dexter's V.O.? "Gellar's dead! He's been dead the whole time! Travis is the lone DDK! Travis thinks Gellar's alive!" I mean, come on.

And Matthews IS the mystery hotel room guy, which was kind of interesting. Looks like Deb might end up getting him canned! However, if it doesn't go anywhere else, it's a waste.

And Louis having the hand? :orely:

[Hannah]

I'm surprised Feev hasn't been in here to gloat about his theory being right yet. :lol:

Ricky, Louis having the hand was a complete weird and random twist for me. All I can think is that he's one of those serial killer fanboys (which could explain his weird obsession with Dexter) and he may be on to Dexter.

[Ricky]

Ugh, that's what I was thinking, and I hope that's not it.

[Bev Vincent]

Okay -- I'll boast! I called both the Chief thing and the Geller thing! As for the hand -- Masuka tasked him with finding it or at least making sure it didn't trace back to him. The guy is obviously an obsessive collector. I'm not sure he's connected it to Dexter, though. Where would that lead, with only three episodes next.

The moment I saw the deep freeze, I knew what it meant. Deep freezes in murder mysteries always contain bodies. It's the law!

You call that a knife? This is a knife!

[Mattrick]

My question about Gellar at the moment is...has he been dead the entire season or did this happen during some mid-way point? While it's a great twist it's almost a shame because I was enjoying Adama's...I mean Gellar's character and how he seemed so elusive it was almost as if God was protecting him (kind of akin to the movie Frailty) but this does make some sense. As long as we still see Edward James Olmos in the next three episodes I'll be happy. He's awesome.


On a side note....when did Deb discover Rudy was Dexter's biological brother? I don't really recall that come up during the seasons but I could just forget. It's been years since I saw the first three seasons.

It's kind of funny for Louis to have the hand because as he was talking about collecting and how he doesn't usually bring anyone in there I joked to my friend 'BECAUSE I COLLECT HUMAN FINGERS!" then we see the hand.

[Hannah]

Mattrick, on the ShoRunners thing after Sunday's episode they addressed that Gellar has been inside Travis's head all season.

[Bev Vincent]

And Dexter's quick evaluation of the body told him that Geller had been dead a long time.

[Tatts4Life]

I think when it comes down to the last episode Dexters sister is either gonna walk in on him killing the DDK and next season revolves around what they're gonna do. OR it's gonna happen next season that she finds out.

[Hannah]

Yeah, her sessions with the psychologist is definitely leading me to believe Deb is going to find out something. What does everyone think about Louis? Does he know about Dexter? I feel like he does. He specifically mentioned The Bay Harbor Butcher when talking to Dexter. It just seemed too coicidental for Louis not to know. I also think his Eliot search engine is tracking Dexter's activity online.

[fernandito]

I'm ignoring everyone's posts for now because I haven't seen this weeks episode, "Ricochet Rabbit".

In regards to last week's episode, "Get Gellar" - WELL ! I think we all saw that coming, didn't we ? :lol:

It was a bit frustrating watching Dexter go through the motions of 'helping' Travis since most of us knew about the twist that was waiting for us, HOWEVER I have to admit that I was still fairly entertained during this ep. It was fast paced, tension filled, creepy etc. Vintage Dexter. The 'Bring the false prophet to the church' and Dexter's discovery of Gellar's body probably rank up there with my all time favorite Dexter scenes. Great stuff.

Apparently the last three episodes of this season will set an 'end game' tone for the Dexter series which is purported by the creators to end by Season 8.

[Ricky]

I don't think that Louis would know about Dexter, unless they pull some crappy twist where it turns out he has another brother. :lol:

But...next week's episode is called "Talk To the Hand" so maybe that's referencing the Ice Truck Killer evidence?

[Bev Vincent]

I agree that they seem to be setting us up for Deb to find out about Dexter. For me the telling moment came when Dexter and Deb talk about Travis's sister, and how she thought he was a good guy. That and the therapy sessions where Deb now realizes that Dexter is her safe place. What happens to her if that gets yanked away.

On an unrelated note, I wonder how therapeutic it is for Jennifer Morrison when her character gets to say Fuck You (maybe several times during retakes) to her ex-husband!

[Erin]

On an unrelated note, I wonder how therapeutic it is for Jennifer Morrison when her character gets to say Fuck You (maybe several times during retakes) to her ex-husband!

I've been watching them very closely this season because of thier divorce. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to work so closely with your ex, even if you split mutually.

[Ricky]

Morrison? Do you mean Carpenter?

[Brice]

I've wanted to see this show for a long time, but it looks like I'll have to wait longer. It does not seem to be on Netflix. <_<

[Ricky]

Netflix used to have The first couple seasons on streaming, then they took it off (at the end of summer?)

[Brice]

bastards

[Tatts4Life]

OH MAN! Next week is gonna be good.

[fernandito]

Finally all caught up !

I have to say that I'm not sure how to feel about the Deb being possibly in love with Dexter thing. If that's what the creators were talking about when they said that something this season would shape the remainder of this series, every exchange between the two is going to feel awkward. I dunno. What do you guys think ?

[Erin]

Say waaa? I haven't watched Sunday's episode yet (but i'm the spoiler queen so I came in here anyways) and reading what Feev wrote I'm all "Ewww".

[fernandito]

There's even a scene where she imagines him kissing her. It's definitely odd and that whole twist caught me completely off guard.

This was a more unpredictable twist than the whole Gellar thing :lol:

[Bev Vincent]

An interesting decision -- I would have ended the episode about 30 seconds sooner, even though the previews for next week would reassure anyone of the outcome. And that wasn't the development between Deb and Dex that I was expecting!

[Ricky]

This was a more unpredictable twist than the whole Gellar thing :lol:

Wasn't it?! :lol:

Oh jeeze, that was so awkward. A really great scene/acting with Deb in the therapist's office, but so, so awkward.

Now I'm wondering: would the writer's really have the guts to kill Harrison? :o

[fernandito]

It's possible; something drastic is going to happen during the season finale - whether it's Harrison dying, Deb discovering Dexter's secret, Deb 'confessing' her feelings to Dexter, or maybe even Deb dying ? Unlikely, but then I also thought Rita being killed off would be unlikely.

Out of all of those I mentioned, I think Harrison being offed would be the most viable choice - it reeks of 'end game' and it would definitely give the series a formidable push towards it's grisly conclusion. It would be a very ballsy move though.

[Ricky]

Yeah, I was wondering about that. Too often the promo departments for TV series hype up season finales, but it seems like something big is going to happen here. Killing Harrison would be shocking and ballsy, definitely, but I can't help but thinking that in doing so, the writers are giving Dexter an easy pass for not having to confront his problems head on. For example, he never had to tell Rita about his true self, Doakes never told anyone what he knew, and killing Harrison would mean that he'd never have to confront him either. You know?

Oh! And what's up with Louis drawing on the ITK hand?

[mae]

Incest is best! :dance:

Seriously, that was weird. And I don't think any of Dexter's immediate family's in danger. They wouldn't reuse the same plot device as with Rita.

[Ricky]

Just read that a previous character will return for the Season 6 finale! Wonder who it could be? I'd really like to see Lumen again. :orely:

Also, when Dexter found Gellar in the freezer, that was actually Edward James Olmos in freezer-y make-up. I just thought that was pretty cool.

[fernandito]

Yeah, it has to be Lumen. Also, what happened to Esther and Cody ? Are they completely out of the picture ?

I loved that whole Gellar-discovery part. I knew he was dead, but I didn't expect to see him stuck in the freezer like an Olmos-popsicle :lol:

[Ricky]

Olmos-popsicle...I hear an av/sig combo coming on! :lol:

[Hannah]

Also, when Dexter found Gellar in the freezer, that was actually Edward James Olmos in freezer-y make-up. I just thought that was pretty cool.

And here I was thinking it was actually Edward James Olmo's corpse, frozen. It was makeup?!

:lol:

[Ricky]

Sometimes they do body casts so the actors don't have to sit there for 5 hours. Ass.

:lol:

[Hannah]

ha! I know, I just had to give you shit. :)

[Mattrick]

So at the end of episode ten me and my friend were joking about how when she takes Wormwood into the police station Jack Bauer would take her down, seeing as it went from serial killer to terrorism and like 24, DDK would be the villain that pops up at the end of a season of 24. And then Batman can go up saying he's been tracking DDK as well and Dexter is all like 'aww fuck, I need to get DDK now I've got Jack Bauer and godfuckin Batman to contend with!"


And I was thinking about how Dexter could go in a very twisted direction and Dexter and Deb fall in love and he tells her who she is and she joins him and they go around kicking some major ass together.


I've heard some people complaining about this season and how Hanks/Olmos were wooden and not interesting and the writing was stale. I don't know about you but the character to character dialogue this season has been the best it's ever been. The developments with DDK became very interesting and Hanks has been great the last few episodes. And apparently now they are starting the end-game for the show (going to 8 seasons) this season. Finale should be great, can't wait to watch it Monday.

[Darkthoughts]

I've wanted to see this show for a long time, but it looks like I'll have to wait longer. It does not seem to be on Netflix. <_<
Read the books, much better.

*Runs away* :lol:

[Mattrick]

I've only read the first book. Saving the book plotline for when the series is done. Heard the second book was the best.

[Darkthoughts]

The books won't spoil anything, apart from using the same basic character names and Dex being a psychopath, everything is different. The last book prior to the most recent one, has been my ultimate favourite so far - Dexter Is Delicious. Brilliant story and unexpectedly hilarious in places.

[Ricky]

I'm really nervous for everyone in the finale. It seems like no one is safe. :panic:

[Tatts4Life]

OMFG WHAT AN ENDING!!! The wife and I knew that was gonna be how it ended. I can't wait until next season to see what happens. AND to see what happens the season after since the show was renewed for two more seasons.

[fernandito]

I got an idea : let's splice the footage of Deb seeing Dexter killing Travis, and insert it at the end of Season 5. That way we can pretend that this season never happened. Agreed ?

Sarcasm aside though, that was a decent ending to an otherwise lackluster season. What was the point of the religious theme though ? That some religious people are good and some are evil ? I think even Harrison knows that. Also, Dexter was able to leave the building with a baby in his arms AND an unconscious man and no one saw him leave ? Really ?

Also, I wonder what the creators have in mind with Louis's character.

The only good thing that came of this entire season is that Deb finally knows Dex's secret, this leaves a myriad of possibilities going forward to the final two seasons.

[Mattrick]

I don't see how you can see it as lackluster. And the religious theme was great, it allowed many parts of Dexter to come out we haven't seen. His friendship with brother same I really enjoyed. Deb's arc this season was really well done. The ending was great and I wonder what I said above will actually happen. To see Deb and Dexter fall in love and have them kill people together would be awesome and an interesting path for the show to go in. Hanks and Olmos were both good this season. On the whole I definitely enjoyed this season. The second half the of the season was really great. And the writers have definitely mastered how the characters bounce off one another, the banter and dialogue this season was fantastic.

[fernandito]

You're the first person that I've seen that doesn't think this season was a complete waste of time. The first.

When the Dexter complete box set is eventually released I'm going to skip this season completely :lol:

[mae]

I liked this season overall. The first half was admittedly slow going, but it really picked up in the second half, and that cliffhanger was awesome. Can't wait for the resolution next year.

[fernandito]

My problem with this season is that it mostly revolved around the most predictable plot twists in the history of plot twists. Instead of fleshing out the characters, the creators focused on trying to fool the audience with a boring and ultimately pointless twist. If they had used that time to really delve into Travis's character, this season might have been much more rewarding.

This is an excerpt from the IGN review that pretty much summarizes my sentiments towards S6

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"This episode basically told us that Dexter loves Harrison and that, after every theological hoop they made Dexter jump through this year, he was just like "Hey, my love is enough for him." So nothing really came of any of Dexter's religious investigation other than the knowledge that some religious people are good and some religious people are bad. Which is a message so simple that Harrison himself probably knew it. So the entire "skin" of this season was a bit worthless, but then again, I think we all knew it would never really lead anywhere all that interesting."

[Ricky]

I really loved Deb walking in on Dexter killing Travis. Really well done. BUT. I don't think this mean she know's his secret. Knowing Dexter, he'll most likely make up a lie that it was a one-time thing, or something like that. There's no way he'll just let her know everything.

The finale as a whole, I was a little let down. The show is getting way too formulatic for me. We all knew Travis was going to get it, that Dex was going to have some obvious, religious eye-opening, and that the statis of the characters would remain. However, the last 10 minutes were great! :lol:

And I agree with you, feev. Travis's character needed to be much more developed. I enjoyed all of the B storylines (Louis, Deb's therapy, LaGuerta/Matthews) much more than the DDK line. I just stopped caring. I hate to say it, but compare Travis to Trinity: who did we care about more?

[Hannah]

I agree. I would have loved less gimmicks with the Gellar/Travis storyline and more insight into Travis's character. But aside from that, I loved the rest of the season. The Louis storyline has me completely intrigued, and I felt like there was some pretty decent development for almost all of the major supporting characters excepting La Guerta and Masuka (as usual).

I liked the religious theme to this season. It put a very interesting twist to what could have otherwise been just a religious killer. With Brother Sam, DDK and Harrison's preschool you got to see Dexter struggling with ideas and emotions that were completely foreign to him and it showed, once again, that Dexter has the capacity for tremendous growth and development through exploration of new ideas that put him in new situations.

[Bev Vincent]

I thought La Guerta was all over the map this season. Hard to pin her down. Terribly inconsistent.

What's meant to happen with the ice truck killer mannequin hand, I wonder. Travis opened it, but we still don't know the meaning of the drawings on the palm or what will happen when Dexter ultimately finds it.

They could go either way with Deb. This could certainly squelch her romantic feelings toward him -- or they might grow if she thinks Dexter did this for her. Dexter's an expert, so he could hand-wave away his obvious care and preparation as being derived from his job rather than experience. Deb's going to need Travis found, though, for her career--otherwise 10 or so homicides are going to stay open.

In the books, Deb knows about Dexter after the first one. They could go in that direction. She relies on his "inside" knowledge when working cases. It will be interesting to see.

[Tatts4Life]

The wife and i were talking about that before they showed that scene. We thought that she would find out either at the last scene or sometime next season. Well with her now knowing I think next season She'll keep his secret and he'll help her out. But by the end of the season people are gonna catch on and if the season after next is the last then that will be the season where Dexter tries to get away and in the end he'll either die or get away with it and be living some place else.

[fernandito]

... and I felt like there was some pretty decent development for almost all of the major supporting characters excepting La Guerta and Masuka (as usual).

Eh, I don't know. Where did Quinn and Batista really go ? I'm trying to think of a scene where Quinn wasn't [A] drunk/hungover, or [B] fighting with Batista. I thought that he would drop his douchy drunk routine once he confronted Deb one on one, but it only got worse. We get it, he's a mess. I don't need to see that in every.single.one of his scenes. Batista didn't have much to do either besides getting hit in the head by Travis.



I liked the religious theme to this season. It put a very interesting twist to what could have otherwise been just a religious killer. With Brother Sam, DDK and Harrison's preschool you got to see Dexter struggling with ideas and emotions that were completely foreign to him and it showed, once again, that Dexter has the capacity for tremendous growth and development through exploration of new ideas that put him in new situations.

The concept was great, the execution however left much to be desired. Dexter was pretty close minded about the idea of a God throughout the entire season. Anytime he came across a zealot (for lack of a better word), his reaction was essentially 'God doesn't exist, this person is cuckoo for believing in him'. I would have loved for him to admit - or at least entertain the notion- that there is an external force keeping tabs, but the closest we ever get is 'I don't know if he exists, but then again I don't really care'. Like I said, horrible execution.


I thought La Guerta was all over the map this season. Hard to pin her down. Terribly inconsistent.

Agreed. I don't think they really knew what to do with her character.



What's meant to happen with the ice truck killer mannequin hand, I wonder. Travis opened it, but we still don't know the meaning of the drawings on the palm or what will happen when Dexter ultimately finds it.

I too am curious as to what direction they'll take this in. They've dropped a lot of clues this past season that Louis has a deep ... fascination with Dexter.

[Darkthoughts]

In the books, Deb knows about Dexter after the first one. They could go in that direction. She relies on his "inside" knowledge when working cases. It will be interesting to see.
I was just going to point that out. Bev, how do you view the show in light of the books - do you treat them as two completely different things? I think I'd have to do that to enjoy the show, the few episodes I've seen have annoyed me because I'm too busy nitpicking but really, it isn't even the same story. Bookwise, Rita's alive, there's no such person as Lumen, Cody and Astor are psychopaths in training etc etc...

[Bev Vincent]

Yeah, I treat them as two different things. I wasn't fond of what Jeff Lindsey did with Aster and Cody in the books and the third one, I think, was just out there completely. I haven't been following the novels religiously (I definitely think the show is better), but I do pick one up every now and then.

[fernandito]

Now I really, really want to read the novels. How many are there so far ?

[Bev Vincent]

Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004)
Dearly Devoted Dexter (2005)
Dexter in the Dark (2007)
Dexter by Design (2009)
Dexter is Delicious (2010)
Double Dexter (2011)

[Ricky]

I read an interview (I think Scott Buck) where he said that they have no idea what they're going to do with the Louis/ITK hand scenario. They planted it but don't know what to do with it yet. I think that sums up alot of what I have to say so far.

[Hannah]

I also read that interview, which means everything that's happened up until now is completely impossible to draw any theories or conclusions from since the writers don't even know where they're going with it yet.

[Bev Vincent]

It's hard to imagine that they'd go down that road without at least some inkling of what they're going to do. I can't imagine a story meeting that goes:

Writer 1: Hey, let's have the lab geek buy the ITK hand from eBay and then send it to Dexter.
Writer 2: Why?
Writer 1: I dunno. We'll figure that out later.
Writer 2: OK.

[Ricky]

They might not know where they're going all the way with it, but I can definitely see them not knowing how to tie up the loose ends they've left us with just yet.

[Darkthoughts]

Yeah, I treat them as two different things. I wasn't fond of what Jeff Lindsey did with Aster and Cody in the books and the third one, I think, was just out there completely. I haven't been following the novels religiously (I definitely think the show is better), but I do pick one up every now and then.
I think I'd have more of an appreciation for the show if I hadn't read so many of the novels before I saw it. Yes, the third novel really did jump the shark for a lot of readers. I didn't mind it, but up to that point I hadn't considered the series to be related to the supernatural at all, so it was a little odd. As far as Cody and Astor are concerned, I actually prefer that line of thinking - it makes sense in light of their experiences and I like how it makes you feel slightly uncomfortable.

Feev, really do read them they are great.

[Brice]

I've wanted to see this show for a long time, but it looks like I'll have to wait longer. It does not seem to be on Netflix. <_<
Read the books, much better.

*Runs away* :lol:
I didn't even know there were books.

[mae]

The opening titles always say it's based on the novel, Brice!

[fernandito]

I didn't even know there were books.

The opening titles always say it's based on the novel, Brice!
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[Ricky]

Here's a pretty good article about what to expect (or not to expect) in Season 7:

http://dextergr.blogspot.com/2012/01/dexter-season-7-flash-forward.html#more

[Ka-mai]

So I just watched the entire 6th season in 2 days. :lol:

I have to admit I was disappointed (and flat out annoyed) by pretty much every character, even ones I previously loved. I also feel the religious thing had so much potential and they just sort of blew it.

Deb needs to just stop talking forever. She skeezes me out.

I'm hoping Louis isn't some sort of third Moser brother/cousin/nephew or something stupid like that. ><

[fernandito]

Yeah, the religious aspect was definitely squandered. So much potential that ultimately went to waste.

The supporting cast was either 1) annoying, or 2) caricatures of their former selfs. It was ... gah, what a horrible season.

[Ricky]

I also feel the religious thing had so much potential and they just sort of blew it.


Yeah, the religious aspect was definitely squandered. So much potential that ultimately went to waste.

YES.

[Ka-mai]

I'm thinking maybe Louis knows who Dexter is? Dexter does have a super annoying habit of Googling every single person he stalks, plus checking their criminal records (and why would the blood spatter guy need to know their records?) and Louis is being established as the crazy computer guy who can do anything, presumably including going through Dexter's browser history (which can't be that hard, honestly).

[Ricky]

Looks like Michael C. Hall might be signing off after Season 8:

http://dextergr.blogspot.com/2012/01/michael-c-hall-is-not-willing-to.html

[Mattrick]

The show's only going until season 8, that's when they signed a new contract until then. They've started the endgame already.

[Mattrick]

I liked the religious theme to this season. It put a very interesting twist to what could have otherwise been just a religious killer. With Brother Sam, DDK and Harrison's preschool you got to see Dexter struggling with ideas and emotions that were completely foreign to him and it showed, once again, that Dexter has the capacity for tremendous growth and development through exploration of new ideas that put him in new situations.

The concept was great, the execution however left much to be desired. Dexter was pretty close minded about the idea of a God throughout the entire season. Anytime he came across a zealot (for lack of a better word), his reaction was essentially 'God doesn't exist, this person is cuckoo for believing in him'. I would have loved for him to admit - or at least entertain the notion- that there is an external force keeping tabs, but the closest we ever get is 'I don't know if he exists, but then again I don't really care'. Like I said, horrible execution.



You forget there is more to religion than external forces. Dexter was struggling to find a way to be a good role model for Harrison. With Rita gone it was all up to him, he had to be all the goodness in his life. The idea of religion as a means of helping Harrison cope Dexter being a killer was a great one. Dexter puts him in a christian school to hopefully instill some faith with the morals that is provided. I do think Dexter tried to see some kind of a force behind everything but in the end discovered nothing. He tried to fool himself into thinking he could be something he wasn't, because Brother Sam could and when Brother Sam died he almost went over the deep end with Brian. In the end he accepted that he is what he is and he always will be, but he also needs to be a better father to his son, a better role model than Harry was. Whether or not Dexter became religous or not is irrelevant, he discovered that it's influence on his son could make all the difference.

[Ricky]

The show's only going until season 8, that's when they signed a new contract until then. They've started the endgame already.

The contract extends to Season 8, but I've read interviews where the producers say that they're not limiting themselves in saying that the show's definitely ending then. I wish it would, though.

[Mattrick]

I'm sure it will. They're building the endgame so they can end the show on a strong note. But if ratings are good and the can keep momentum going I wouldn't care. It all depends on the quality though. 24 had no plans to end the show with Season 8 but had such a great endgame for that season they decided to call it mid-way. So it's really up in the air depending on what they come up with.

[Ricky]

They're building the endgame so they can end the show on a strong note.

Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for. That's kind of why I think this season wasn't its best. It kind of suffered NPS (Niki and Paulo Syndrome).

[Mattrick]

Season 3 of Lost was also the season where they started to plot their endgame. Though in retrospect it was a very good season in foreshadowing and introducing larger plotlines. I'm sure season 6 of Dexter will be the same way. It'll have done a nice job in setting up the endgame but as a complete season not the greatest. Matsuka needs his own subplot dammit.

[Ka-mai]

I think the Brian episode was probably my favorite this season, just because Dexter was actually having fun for once and also I kind of love the guy who plays Brian. It was a weird combination of darkness and lightheartedness that I loved.

Am I alone on that? :unsure:

[Ricky]

Matsuka needs his own subplot dammit.

I actually thought that they were going to do that with the whole intern and Ice Truck Killer hand plotline, but it didn't really involve Masuka as much as I thought it would.


I think the Brian episode was probably my favorite this season

Am I alone on that? :unsure:

Nope! Definitely one of my favorites of the season. Wish Brian would've stayed a little longer though.

[Bev Vincent]

It was also an important episode in that it gave the biggest clue to what was going on with Travis--or at least it prepared us for that revelation.

[Ricky]

Looks like Season 8 of Dexter is definitely the last:


Since the show has been renewed for two more seasons, is this definitely the end?

Sara Colleton: This was definite. We wanted to end it this year, but the network convinced us that it would be best to do it in two years. In some ways, this is a two-season series-ender. We have worked that out and know where it's going to end. Next year will definitely be the last year of Dexter. Absolutely.

Source: TV Guide (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Dexter-Season7-Spoilers-Sara-Colleton-1049195.aspx)

[Hannah]

That seems like a wise decision to me. All good things should come to an end before they get bad.

[Ka-mai]

Me too. I feel like they peaked too early (season 4, obviously) and need to wind it down. I guess we can hope the last two seasons will be that good, but I seriously doubt it.

[Ricky]

Last season definitely shows that they're running out of steam and just trying to prolong the series a liiitttle more until they know what they're going to do with it (LOST, Season 3, for the most part). I'd have no problem with Season 7 being the last if it was as good and satisfying as Season 4.

[eeZee]

I watched the first season of this show intently but I fell off immediately after that...Perhaps it warrants a revisit at this point?

[Ka-mai]

I would say so. It steadily gets better through season 4, then drops off some. But you should at least watch the first four seasons.

Something that bothers me about this show is how Miami Metro has a track record of Deb dating the Ice Truck Killer, Doakes as the Bay Harbor Butcher to the best of their knowledge, Maria LaGuerta being involved with both Doakes and Miguel Prado, and somehow NOBODY thinks their ratio of serial killers in their direct acquaintance to be strange. It's not like these are just people they have to find, these are their friends that they have known for years and never noticed anything out of the ordinary. LaGuerta at least should be seriously questioning her judgment in choosing her company. I know it's fiction, but I can only suspend my disbelief to a certain point before things get silly.

[Ricky]

It's just like LOST where all kinds of crazy stuff happens to one character, and that character NEVER shares that information with the rest of the group. It drove me crazy. I was like, tell somebody! :lol:

[Ricky]

Just watched the trailer for Season 7. Oh my God. It's going to be so intense. :panic: :excited:

[TwistedNadine]

Just watched the trailer for Season 7. Oh my God. It's going to be so intense. :panic: :excited:

Waiting Waiting Waiting

[fernandito]

Looking forward to the new season!

[TCCBodhi]

I'm REALLY looking forward to this as well. Whether Deb & the "Dark Passenger" will be able to co-exist. Frankly, I thought she was going to be a goner this PAST season (due to the divorce). I'm glad that they're still able to work together though. It wasn't the strongest season other than a few good surprises and Brian's return. All in all though, I've been happily surprised that they've been able to do consistently engaging storylines for as long as they have.

[Ka-mai]

Not sure how I feel about the trailer... some parts look kind of cheesy, but they're only clips, so I don't know.

I'll be watching on delay since I don't have Showtime (or cable...) so I'll probably stay out of here until the season's over. :(

[Ricky]

Ahh, you've got to get Showtime! I would suggest doing what I did last year (using Showtime's $25 cash back rebate, then canceling after the finale) but I guess that wouldn't work if you don't have cable. :(

[Ka-mai]

Yeah, I can't afford cable, and definitely not Showtime or HBO. So I'm usually a week behind at least on shows, which means I miss all the cool discussions. :(

[Ricky]

:(

Well I know Showtime usually posts the premiere episode of the new season of Dexter on their site, so that's at least one episode you can watch in good quality.

[Ka-mai]

Thanks, I'll check it out then.

[Ricky]

Tonight's the night! :excited:

[fernandito]

So, thoughts on the premiere?

I was worried that the writers were going to screw the pooch and keep the status quo between Dexter and Deb as 'I only killed Travis out of a momentary lapse of reason'. I'm so glad they decided to have the big reveal at the end of this first ep. It should make for a very, very interesting season.

I'm still not feeling the whole Louis thing. I have a gut feeling the writers have no idea what to do with that arc.

Glad to see the banter between Batista and Quinn ending on a relatively positive note. Such a shame that Mike went out in such an anti climatic fashion.

Also, it annoyed me that Dexter decided to kill that guy IN A FUCKING AIRPORT while he was under the most intense scrutiny since the beginning of the show.

[Ricky]

Holy crap. What an amazing premiere. :excited:

I really wasn't sure what to expect going into this season, but was hoping that the trailers and TV spots were a positive indication. I think I spent a good deal of the hour holding my breath. Start to finish, easily one of the best episodes of the series and I can't wait to see where it goes from here. I'm really interested to see how Hannah's going to come into play in later episodes (I have a theory).

I am so pumped for next week!

Also, after seeing this episode, it's even more unbelievable that Jennifer Carpenter hasn't gotten an Emmy nomination yet.

[TwistedNadine]

Ditto and Ditto. Tho dont really agree with the Emmy for Jennifer. Not a big fan of her acting abilities.
First episode did not disappoint and looking forward to next week!


So, thoughts on the premiere?

I was worried that the writers were going to screw the pooch and keep the status quo between Dexter and Deb as 'I only killed Travis out of a momentary lapse of reason'. I'm so glad they decided to have the big reveal at the end of this first ep. It should make for a very, very interesting season.

I'm still not feeling the whole Louis thing. I have a gut feeling the writers have no idea what to do with that arc.

Glad to see the banter between Batista and Quinn ending on a relatively positive note. Such a shame that Mike went out in such an anti climatic fashion.

Also, it annoyed me that Dexter decided to kill that guy IN A FUCKING AIRPORT while he was under the most intense scrutiny since the beginning of the show.


Holy crap. What an amazing premiere. :excited:

I really wasn't sure what to expect going into this season, but was hoping that the trailers and TV spots were a positive indication. I think I spent a good deal of the hour holding my breath. Start to finish, easily one of the best episodes of the series and I can't wait to see where it goes from here. I'm really interested to see how Hannah's going to come into play in later episodes (I have a theory).

I am so pumped for next week!

Also, after seeing this episode, it's even more unbelievable that Jennifer Carpenter hasn't gotten an Emmy nomination yet.

[fernandito]

They're handling the Deb-Dex relationship rather well after the big reveal, although I would have liked for Deb to need a bit more time to accept everything. Shit, I'm not sure I'd go back inside my brothers' house after he had told me he was a serial killer 5 minutes earlier. This is just splitting hairs though.

Also, glad to see the Luis story arc found it's footing. I'm guessing he'll be a constant temptation for Dexter and his Dark Passenger throughout the season.

It looks like the European guy and his lackey are going to be the Big Baddies for this season. That scene where they confront the guy that ratted to the police was intense.

[fernandito]

Also, there's only a few of us posting in here so I added a spoiler tag to the thread.

[Tatts4Life]

I too love the Deb-Dex interactions. I think what makes it funny for me is they use to be married in real life. So I bet some of that hatred we see just might be a little bit real towards him. I hope there is something really nasty going on with Luis and he's not just doing this because of his game.

As for the way this season and next season (the last) will go My theory is this. Deb will help Dexter cover up what ever he is doing by the end of this season. Then in the season finale the police department finds out. Then next season both of them are on the run some how.

[TwistedNadine]

I felt the last episode was anti-climatic. I dont remember ever seeing an episode where Dex didnt kill someone. Felt a little bit like a "filler", but did set us up for whats to come. Also of note, killing Luis would be a code breaker since he isnt (as of now anyway) a worthy victim. Maybe that will change? Im thinking
Luis turns out to be serial killer as homework for his serial killer game

[fernandito]

There have been plenty of episodes throughout the show where Dexter doesn't kill someone. I don't mind it, I mean from a story telling perspective alone it's difficult to have him kill someone in every single episode.

Also remember guys that I put a spoiler tag in the thread so you don't have to tag your spoilers on here! :)

[Ricky]

Just watched epispde 2 last night and really enjoyed it. I think the writers are handling the post-reveal relationship really well, too. Though, I'll agree with feev that I would've liked to see a little more time for Deb to process the reveal before the "let's get you rehabilitated, bro!" bit. But overall, I'm loving the Deb/Dex relationship so far.

And I don't know about you guys, but I can't decide if I totally trust Louis's explanation about the hand. :orely:

[Joe315]

And I don't know about you guys, but I can't decide if I totally trust Louis's explanation about the hand. :orely:

I bet he turns out to be a psychopath. He clearly isn't afraid of Dexter.

[Ka-mai]

Yeah, the first episode kind of bothered me because of the airport thing. They have cameras EVERYWHERE so there's probably about 20 recordings of Dexter walking around with a body-shaped package. :doh: Actually, this whole show bothers me because the cops are only good at their jobs when it suits the plot, and fuck up for everything else.

I have a feeling Louis has some sort of safeguard in place, like a camera in his apartment or something he can use against Dexter later. I think he's full of shit about the hand... maybe not about the video game, we already know he's not right in the head.

I pretty much saw the end of episode 2 coming a mile away. <_<

[Tatts4Life]

FUCK WHAT THEY DID WITH LOUIS!!! That shit was weak.

[fernandito]

I'm kinda glad they got him out of the way now, no way I could take him seriously as a central villain.

The bodies are all hidden underneath that chicks' garden, calling it now.

[Joe315]

I was happy too. How many times could they have him mess with Dexter until Dexter killed him. The bodies would make good compost.

[Tatts4Life]

It just felt like it was over too soon with Louis' story. I mean come on you're trying to tell me the only reason he was doing this shit is because of Dexter bashing the game? Also i swear he got the ice truck killer hand before he showed Dexter the game. I have a feeling Louis' Blood on Dexters boat is gonna come back to haunt Dexter by the end of the season.

[Joe315]

Also i swear he got the ice truck killer hand before he showed Dexter the game.

Louis did get the hand before. He packed it up after showing him the game. (I think).

[TwistedNadine]

I like those kinds of shockers (Louis being blown away - yahoo). Love how Dexter screwed him over before that, too. Glad to see Louis gone and looking forward to seeing what Hannah is going to bring to the table.

[Ricky]

It just felt like it was over too soon with Louis' story. I mean come on you're trying to tell me the only reason he was doing this shit is because of Dexter bashing the game?

I kind of feel the same way, though it was a good shocking moment for that episode.

I'm not sure how I feel about this Ukranian mob thing, though.

[Ka-mai]

They're totally going to nail Dexter for Louis' blood, and that's going to piss me off. >< Mob stories are always lame, but I love the guy who played Pullo in Rome. He's awesome. :P

I don't like how Quinn is all into that stripper. Seriously? I know it's television, but you can't date someone involved in your case, asshole. All your evidence will be trashed in court.

Maybe Dexter and the Secret Window, Secret Garden woman can run off together and have a wonderful, serial killer romance happy ending.

[Joe315]

Hasn't stopped Quinn before. I don't like the character and wish he would die. Yes, its a tv show but a police officer can't be that incompetent and still have a job.

[Ricky]

I don't like how Quinn is all into that stripper. Seriously? I know it's television, but you can't date someone involved in your case, asshole. All your evidence will be trashed in court.

You'd think he'd have learned from last season when he slept with Gellar's assistant. :lol:

[Scott Landon]

I needed a new show now that I'm mostly caught up on Breaking Bad and Weeds. I watched the first ep yesterday. I like!

[Ka-mai]

:lol: I totally forgot he did that. Yeah, he needs to go away.

Sadly, I think Masuko's the only person in the entire office who hasn't made a terrible, career-destroying move. I mean, yeah, his intern stole from him, but he couldn't know that when he hired her. The rest of them are just all over the place sleeping with people, killing people, covering up murders, fucking up evidence... oi.

[TwistedNadine]

Havent seen much of Harry so far this season. I would think he would have a lot to say now that Debra knows about Dexter
Hate Quinn and I hope they get rid of him. Would like to see less of Quinn and more of Masuko - he's hilarious

[Ricky]

You know, until you said something I had totally forgotten about Harry. I can't even remember--have we seen him at all this season?

[Joe315]

I think because Dexter now has Deb as his guide, Harry won't be seen that often.

[TwistedNadine]

You know, until you said something I had totally forgotten about Harry. I can't even remember--have we seen him at all this season?

He was in the very first episode this season telling Dexter that Deb can never find out about him. Other than that he's been awol

[Ricky]

I actually don't miss him. They really used him too much in the past couple seasons, I think. I would like to see his "reaction" to Deb's knowing about Dexter, though.

[Joe315]

Quinn is a horrible cop.

[Ricky]

After last night, I think they're setting up Quinn to die sometime this season.

(Spoiler tags for speculation)

[Joe315]

I hope so. I'm not a fan of his.

[Hannah]

I haven't read all of the posts so far from this season, but I do feel like Louis might be taking the (eventual) fall as the Bay Harbor Butcher...

[fernandito]

So finally got caught up with the past two EP's -

I'm uber glad that the writers have chosen to tackle the moral implications of Dexter's killings. It must have been so tempting to simply have Deb accept Dexter as he is and shift the status quo to 'Dexter kills and Deb helps cover it up'. Instead they've chosen for Deb to question his actions; place Rita's blood on his hands, questioning whether or not he's telling the truth or simply weaseling his way out of problems, whether he only grabs the criminals that have 'fallen through the cracks' or if that was simply a farce, whether he's capable of stopping lest his world come crashing down around him ... she raises all of the questions that NEED to be asked and the show is a better one because of it. I'm really digging the way their relationship is currently being handled.

Ray Stevenson has been phenomenal this season as the Big Baddie. He's very subtle and reserved, but no less menacing than any of the other villains that have come before. The scene with him and Dexter in the prison was amazing.

I'm getting a very 'three days til retirement' vibe from Batista. The scene he had with Deb where she shoots down his suspicion of Viktor's alleged murder leads me to believe that he'll be killed and Deb will be cursed with a guilty conscious because of it, as something that she could have potentially avoided. I don't know, I get a very ominous vibe from that whole situation.

What a freaking great season, honestly.

[TwistedNadine]

I haven't read all of the posts so far from this season, but I do feel like Louis might be taking the (eventual) fall as the Bay Harbor Butcher...

I didnt think of that. On the other hand next season is the last season so maybe Dexter gets caught. Wouldnt that suck


After last night, I think they're setting up Quinn to die sometime this season.

(Spoiler tags for speculation)

I sure hope so

[TwistedNadine]

Anyone else disturbed about the direction this seems to be going (based next week's previews and last nights episode)?

[Ricky]

What do you mean? With Hannah and Deb wanting Dexter to kill her?

[TwistedNadine]

Deb asking Dexter to kill anyone is so out of character. Wouldnt it be more likely she would put a tail on Hannah or some other police type thing?
I guess Im just feeling a little lost with the characters acting in ways I would not expect them to act - Dexter being obsessed with Hannah despite her killing an "innocent", Deb asking Dexter to kill her, Quinn giving away thousands of dollars (and still being in the show - get rid of him already), even Batista wanting to open a restaurant. I feel like I dont know any of these people any more.

[Ricky]

I can kind of understand Deb's wanting Dex to kill Hannah since they've kind of been building up to if not an understanding, than an acceptance, of Dexter's Dark Passenger. If it were occur earlier in the season, I think I'd have had a problem with it, but it seems like Deb is now realizing that some pretty nasty scumbags slip through the cracks in the crimal justice system, and sees (to a point) a usefulness to Dex's dark side.

[TwistedNadine]

Agreed but it still seems a little too quick. For 6 seasons we've known Deb to be a straight edge (tho sailor mouthed), never step over the line but now (based on previews) she's asking Dex to kill without trying real hard to nail Hannah legally. Bugs me.

[Bev Vincent]

I’m just now getting caught up on the current season of Dexter. It’s a pleasant surprise. Last season was okay, but I guessed the “big secret” long before it was “revealed,” so that took a lot of the suspense out of it. Given the cliff-hanger ending to the season, though, it was no big mystery that Dexter was going to start off dancing as fast as he could, and for a while it looked like he was going to pull it off. And then Debra (worst. detective. ever. by her own admission) finally put the pieces together and they had their heart to heart. In the books, Debra has known about Dexter since the Ice Truck Killer, so it’s interesting how the writers have addressed this revelation. She went through all the stages of grief, including the cussing up a storm stage. Dexter found the test case to prove his value to humanity, and Debra came to a point where she actually asked Dexter to kill someone who had escaped the law. All the secrets have come spilling out, including Debra’s big admission to Dexter (what a great scene that was). I don’t think there’s ever been a season when Dexter has admitted his nature to so many different people. And now LaGuerta’s on his trail, and how the hell can that work out without someone else going on the table or Dexter going on the run?

I really liked the complex arc with Isaak and its bittersweet resolution. It’s always fun seeing Jim Beaver (Hannah’s father) show up and do something interesting for a few minutes. Quinn’s storyline is pleasantly diverting (it gets the cameras in the strip club a lot, at least). By the way, is anyone struck by how gaunt Desmond Harrington looks? His cheeks are almost shrunken. I like that certain subplots (like the one with the intern) have been wrapped up without dragging on for too many episodes. And I really like Dexter’s relationship with Hannah. Especially the way she forced him to call into question his dark passenger concept, which came to a head when Dexter was about to execute the phantom immolater. If it weren’t for the writer’s death, I might be tempted to think that Hannah wasn’t really a killer at all these days. She definitely killed the wife in the motel when she was fifteen and probably poisoned the counselor after she got out of juvenile detention, but we haven’t seen her act. For a while, I thought maybe the handyman had killed her old boss and her husband. It will be very interesting to see what the next two episodes—and the one more season—have in store for our favorite sociopath. Debra’s on a mission to bring Hannah to justice, LaGuerta wants to exonerate Doakes, and Dexter thinks he’s in love.

[Ricky]

By the way, is anyone struck by how gaunt Desmond Harrington looks? His cheeks are almost shrunken.

Yes. He doesn't look healthy at all. Compare his appearance now to when he was first on the show (season 2, I think) and it's totally different.

[Ka-mai]

So, I'm a little behind (7.8) and not reading anyone's posts in here because of spoilers, but it seems to me like everyone is lined up to die soon.

I really, really hope it's Quinn. Please let it be Quinn.

On the bright side, I love Ray Stevenson (read: he's hot), so he's kind of saving this season for me.

[fernandito]

Oh hey look, that Quinn storyline went absolutely nowhere. What a surprising turn of events.

Also, I think it's pretty obvious that Deb poisoned herself, right?

I hope they don't kill Hannah off ... she was the best thing to happen to this show since Season 4.

[Bev Vincent]

With only one episode left, it's hard to imagine there'll be much time to deal with Nadia in Las Vegas. It's funny -- I didn't consider the possibility that Deb set up Hannah until someone else mentioned it, but now that I've heard that idea it sounds right. And I agree about Hannah -- she's one of the best things to happen to Dexter, and I'd hate to see her go. Can't wait to see what they're going to do to us in the finale.

[TwistedNadine]

I realized Deb had set up Hannah when Hannah said she never makes a mistake. Crazy for Deb to poison herself but also smart. The only way to bust Hannah was to turn Dexter against her. I think this season is going to end in cliffhanger - maybe with Dexter in Jail - but hopefully next season (the final one) Dexter and Hannah ride off in the sunset together. Is it possible?

Side note - I watched Quarantine again and had forgotten Deb was in that movie. She did a really good acting job. Better than her role in Dexter imho

[Bev Vincent]

It's really hard to figure out how they're going to end this series. I'm sure they're trying to come up with something unexpected but satisfying. Can they let Dexter get away with it? I'm not sure.

[fernandito]

Yeah, I don't think the series will end too happily for Dexter when all is said and done.

[Ricky]

First off, Sunday's episode rocked. Big time.

Between the Dexter and Homeland finales Sunday, I may explode from awesome overload.

Also, Quinn: please die. Thanks.

[Tatts4Life]

Side note - I watched Quarantine again and had forgotten Deb was in that movie. She did a really good acting job. Better than her role in Dexter imho

I hated that for the trailer for the movie they literally show the final scene of the movie.

[TwistedNadine]

Also, Quinn: please die. Thanks.

Unfortunately I dont think he's going anywhere this season. Not with only one episode left. And I agree with the others - what the hell was the point of Nadia and the cover up and the bribe etc etc that ended up going nowhere?? Could have done with a lot less of that and a lot more of Dex doing his dirty deeds.

[Tatts4Life]

it's as bad as that crap with whats his face end of last season and beginning of this one. Guy that mailed the hand to dexter.

[fernandito]

Absolutely. The writers for this show have a bad habit of introducing elements that they later have no idea how to wrap up.

[fernandito]

Finale anyone !?

[TwistedNadine]

Wow - lots happened in that episode
Guess I was wrong about Deb poisoning herself but then it seemed Hannah eluded that maybe Deb did do it when she told Deb to confess her sins - unless Im reading more into that conversation. To me it makes more sense that Deb did it. Hannah just seems too smart to have used such an obvious method.
Deb is now a killer. No turning back. Didnt see that coming.
So many twists and turns I have no predictions whatsoever about next season but I dont think it will include Dex and Hannah riding off in the sunset together...

[Ricky]

I really loved the finale. There were some slow parts, but overall it was great! I thought that LaGuerta would come to an end eventually (she was too much of a threat to Dex) but never even considered that Deb would be the one to kill her. I definitely didn't see that coming, and it's going to be incredibly interesting to see how she handles the consequences of her actions. Compare her at the beginning of the season where she was horrified at the idea of her brother as a killer, now to the end of the season and she's in (almost) the same position. She's really evolved this season and it's robbery if Jennifer doesn't AT LEAST get an Emmy nomination. She really rocked this year.

Just some random thoughts:

1. I never thought that Deb poisoned herself, but it would've been interesting

2. I'm really glad they let Hannah live. She's grown on me so I hope Yvonne sticks around next season. It would be interesting to see a forged "band" between Dex, Deb, and Hannah, now that they're all pretty much messed up.

3. Quinn: still, please die.

4. Jamie: please do not start dating Quinn

I definitely can't wait to see what happens in season 8 (and if it is the last season). Overall, this season more than made up for last season.