Dexter

[Julusnc]

A fantastic new show on Showtime.I know it will not be everyones cup of tea but if you like CSI its a must........I enjoyed it maybe a little to much for everyones own good:)

A serial killer that hunts serial killers being hunted by a serial killer.....The end will be very bloody I am sure or maybe with his new case no blood at all.

[rick]

It was both witty and strange.

And they certainly managed to suceed in making me really like Dexter and really hate myself for doing so.

I will certainly be watching.

[CaptainAwesome]

I watched this last night and I thought it was very cool. At first I was dissapointed by the fact that he was like a vigilante, because I was hoping he would have no redeemable qualities. I dont know why, but I felt that would be really cool. Anyway, once I started watching the show I realized that didnt matter and it just made him seem a litle like Hannible Lecter. It definately got me hooked for the season.

[Patman]

Loved the pilot episode. It's so dark and twisted, but somehow the motivations of Dexter, combined with his sociopathic channeling of his bloodthirst makes it morally interesting to watch. It's an interesting look at an anti-hero where the means don't quite justify the ends, but given the circumstances, it's almost, almost forgivable for the judge/jury/executioner aspect of Dexter's persona.

Did Julie Benz get her teeth fixed, her front teeth used to be very short in terms of exposure starting from the gumline.

[Cayman]

I don't have Cable but I'm looking forward to a DVD release eventually. I've been reading the first Dexter book and Michael C. Hall seems perfect for the character.

[CaptainAwesome]

I don't have Cable but I'm looking forward to a DVD release eventually. I've been reading the first Dexter book and Michael C. Hall seems perfect for the character.
I didnt know that it was based on a book. It figures, though, that it wouldnt be an original idea. Its too good.

[Cayman]

I didnt know that it was based on a book. It figures, though, that it wouldnt be an original idea. Its too good.

I think there are two books in the series so far. The author is Jeff Lindsey, I believe.

[RiotCntrl]

Yeah there ae two right now.

-Darkly Dreaming Dexter
-Dearly Devoted Dexter

and they are absolutely awesome. Full of gut wrenching laughs and nail biting Suspence. The episodes right now are basicly based off of the first season so you if you don't want any major spoilers than you might want to wait to read them.

-Josh

[Lord of Denial]

Love the Show!

I really like the idea of a serial skiller raised to channel his bloodlust into something that is less horrible then it would be otherwise. And a character who is broken and demented that you really should hate but you are forced to actually like.

And it really makes you think

Sure what he is doing is wrong but is it less wrong becuase of who he is doing it to?

In the long run does he serve a greater good?

This is a very complex show and a very complex character.

[Lord of Denial]

Man this show just gets better and better.

Dexter is such a complex character and one who you just can't help but like even if he does kill people.

And the last few eps with the reveal of The Ice Truck Killers identity where just tension filled and leave to cursing the fact you have to wait a week for the next ep.

And the preview for the season finale look like it will be off the chart.

[I Must Break U]

i didnt think that i would like dexter as mnuch as io do, but i have to say that it is one of the btter shows on t.v. Anytime a show can make me look forward to t coming on, then i know it is something good. Yesterday's episode was great and i only caught the last ten minutes. I am really looking forward to the season finale

[Lord of Denial]

i didnt think that i would like dexter as mnuch as io do, but i have to say that it is one of the btter shows on t.v. Anytime a show can make me look forward to t coming on, then i know it is something good. Yesterday's episode was great and i only caught the last ten minutes. I am really looking forward to the season finale

The one thing I think they do amazingly well is get you to care about and actually like Dexter even though he is a serial killer. Hell they even made me like The Ice Truck Killer. That is amazing writing right there.

[Aggie]

i was really reluctant to watch the show because of the aggressive ad campaigne showtime did for the show...i found it really off-putting, but a couple of friends of mine said it was pretty good, so i waited until they ran the first 4 eps. one saturday and got hooked after watching it...michael c. hall is great as dexter, actually there isn't a hole to be found in the cast, it's a very solid and attractive ensemble...but he gives it gravity and the writing is far more superior than anything CSI could ever dream up...i can't wait to see how the finale ends.

[brundlefly]

This show, paired up with HBO's The Wire, has made Sunday my favorite night for TV (pity their seasons are both ending this month). Dexter was a great sleeper hit with me. The premise and previews got me interested initially, but the quality of the writing and the acting both far surpassed my expectations (totally on par with HBO's better original programming). Now I'm really wanting to read the Dexter novels (but waiting, in the event that they spoil events that will take place in the show). Awesome cliffhanger last night and I can't wait for next week's finale.

[Speed Force]

The Ice Truck killer was right...
Dexter's sister is a love-starved idiot...

[Lord of Denial]

The Ice Truck killer was right...
Dexter's sister is a love-starved idiot...

Yeah but in her defense the guy is good. He even fooled Dexter and Dex is pretty damn smart.

[Jack Zodiac]

I don't like how Dexter pieces it together so quickly in the last episode. There weren't any previous clues for him, or anyone, to follow that would lead them to believe Rudy was the Ice Truck Killer, yet he figures it out the second Angel mentions headbutting the guy who attacked him in the parking garage.

Next week's gonna' be awesome. There's no easy way out of this for Dexter. If he goes to Dokes about it, he'll have to reveal all of the clues left for him specifically, and that would only reinforce his idea that Dexter's a psycho, but Dokes is the only one that knows his sister's on a yacht with Rudy. And he can't very well just hand him over to the cops when he does get to him, because he knows Dexter's secrets. He has to make him disappear.

This show's great. One of the best shows on Showtime and something to interest me during the downtime on "Bullshit."

[Lord of Denial]

I don't like how Dexter pieces it together so quickly in the last episode. There weren't any previous clues for him, or anyone, to follow that would lead them to believe Rudy was the Ice Truck Killer, yet he figures it out the second Angel mentions headbutting the guy who attacked him in the parking garage.

Next week's gonna' be awesome. There's no easy way out of this for Dexter. If he goes to Dokes about it, he'll have to reveal all of the clues left for him specifically, and that would only reinforce his idea that Dexter's a psycho, but Dokes is the only one that knows his sister's on a yacht with Rudy. And he can't very well just hand him over to the cops when he does get to him, because he knows Dexter's secrets. He has to make him disappear.

This show's great. One of the best shows on Showtime and something to interest me during the downtime on "Bullshit."


To be fair there are time when the smallest piece of information can put it all together for you and it hits you like a truck.

[Aggie]

To be fair there are time when the smallest piece of information can put it all together for you and it hits you like a truck.

i agree...sometimes it can be a simple word that triggers and association and given what transpired, i think it was a reasonable and plausible situation.

[stealthwise]

I've only caught a few episodes but this show is good.

Really damn good.

[Jack Zodiac]

I had a friend over drinkin' one night and told him he had to watch at least the first episode of this show, because it was awesome, and a few seconds into the credits he goes, "Michael C. Hall? I went to college with that guy!" He said he was a giant nerd in school and kinda' weird and that the role oddly suited him.

[KenK]

I had a friend over drinkin' one night and told him he had to watch at least the first episode of this show, because it was awesome, and a few seconds into the credits he goes, "Michael C. Hall? I went to college with that guy!" He said he was a giant nerd in school and kinda' weird and that the role oddly suited him.

I believe that. Watching him on Six Feet Under, he played the nerdy role effortlessly. I wouldn't necessarily consider his role on Dexter "nerdy" in the stereotypical sense. Outside of Dexter's job, I'd figure him for just being a quiet loner.

[Aggie]

I believe that. Watching him on Six Feet Under, he played the nerdy role effortlessly. I wouldn't necessarily consider his role on Dexter "nerdy" in the stereotypical sense. Outside of Dexter's job, I'd figure him for just being a quiet loner.


he does hot, creep guy really well...one of the things i was worried about when i fist started watching the show was that it be hard to watch david fisher as some whacko serial killer, but after watching the show, i have a tough time remembering davis fisher...hall is a great actor and "dexter" drives home that point.

[KenK]

To be fair there are time when the smallest piece of information can put it all together for you and it hits you like a truck.

Yeah, the real red flag was the fact that Dexter caught him in a lie when he asked him about the fat lip. Plus, he probably also took into consideration Rudy's profession, and that Deb's profile from the earlier episode could actually apply to him. And Rudy's behavior towards someone like Dexter naturally puts Dexter on the defensive anyway. Dexter was always suspicious of him, in general.

[Julusnc]

I was the strater of this thread and every Sunday since Dexter aired on tv has been better and better.I love the show.I have cheated some as I have read the first two books in the series but stuff has been changed for the tv show........The last episode for the season will be "a funky valley high."

[I Must Break U]

The Ice Truck killer was right...
Dexter's sister is a love-starved idiot...

Dude you said it! I hate dexter's sister, I almost want her to die, but then i think that it will send Dexter over the edge( if he isn't already over). She is always starving fotr attention and looking for approval from EVERYONE!
That's not a nice quality at all.

[Lord of Denial]

Dude you said it! I hate dexter's sister, I almost want her to die, but then i think that it will send Dexter over the edge( if he isn't already over). She is always starving fotr attention and looking for approval from EVERYONE!
That's not a nice quality at all.

I think that comes from playing second fiddle to Dexter growing up. Harry was always busy teaching Dexter how to control is bloodlust and how to use it to make bad people pay that she was shut out alot growing up.

She can't get her dads approve but she can get the next best thing Dexters and people in a command situation.

[KenK]

I think that comes from playing second fiddle to Dexter growing up. Harry was always busy teaching Dexter how to control is bloodlust and how to use it to make bad people pay that she was shut out alot growing up.

She can't get her dads approve but she can get the next best thing Dexters and people in a command situation.

That's pretty much the jist of it.

[I Must Break U]

I think that comes from playing second fiddle to Dexter growing up. Harry was always busy teaching Dexter how to control is bloodlust and how to use it to make bad people pay that she was shut out alot growing up.

She can't get her dads approve but she can get the next best thing Dexters and people in a command situation.


Yeah i kinda figured that, which is the only thing that's saving her, otherwise i would just out right want her to die! Everything you touched on makes sense though.

Oh yeah nice avatar LORD!!!

[Lord of Denial]

Yeah i kinda figured that, which is the only thing that's saving her, otherwise i would just out right want her to die! Everything you touched on makes sense though.

Oh yeah nice avatar LORD!!!

Thanks! ....

[Jack Zodiac]

Amazing finale. Everything that was built up in his personal, professional, and private life came to head in the end, and next season looks like it's going to be pretty promising.

[KenK]

The end of the episode was hilarious! Dexter really is out of his mind!

I didn't mind that he killed Rudy/Brian, 'cause I can't really see the storyline continuing in the context of the series. In the books, sure, but it definitely helps if the series breaks from the books in some ways. I'm surprised Rudy fell for Dexter's trap. Dexter knew he'd have to be watching, so he pretended as long as he needed to for Rudy to believe Deb was with him. I knew they wouldn't kill of LaGuerta like in the first book. And deprive us loyal viewers of our Laura Velez fix? No Siree!

Next season should be pretty interesting. I'm reading the second Dexter book, as it'll most likely be the basis for the new season.

[brundlefly]

Truly a great finale. On par, if not better, than that of The Wire last week.


I wondered last week how Dex was going to try to save Deb from Rudy without revealing who he really was to her or to his fellow cops (and how he was planning on dealing with Rudy, who knows too much about Dexter's own killings for Dex to let him get arrested). I normally don't care for twists involving long-lost brothers/relatives/evil twins and whatnot, but here it worked and made sense as to how Rudy/Brian knew so much about Dex's past and had fixated on him and added so much to their existing relationship dynamic. One of my favorite moments was Dexter getting the better of Doakes in their scuffle and Doakes' line of "Lab geek, my ass." Guess Doakes will play the Aceveda or Kavanaugh to Dexter's Vic Mackey next season. I've stayed away from the books up to this point since I thought they might spoil what was going to happen in the series, but KenK's post leads me to believe that there is sufficient divergence between the books and the show to check them out.

Looking forward to Season Two. I've been on the fence about keeping Showtime up til now (got six months free for switching to Comcast earlier this year), but I can't conceive of not being able to catch Dexter's next season.

[Julusnc]

I too enjoyed the fantastic season finale....Dexter is an amazing character study.It's like a wild ride from episode to episode........

I am looking oh so forwrd to the new season.

[Aggie]

this finale just solidified dexter as the best drama since the wire...it was brilliant...it wrapped up the season nicely, had great character development and opened up the door for some very interesting dynamics in the next season...michael c. hall is unbelievably fantastic...:D

[I Must Break U]

Man the season finale was fantastic. It was everything i thought it would be. And i had a feeling it would turn out the way it turned out! I am looking forward to next season.

[IamtheRock3]

you know the foresensic guy who actully a seriall killer who hunt serial killer


never read the books but this was pretty good

kind of guess the reveal but the big killer was scary that Dexter was hunting and like his interaction with people and how they actully make him disturbed and sometime broken. Instead of the SUPER HARD CORE Anti hero who always kicking butt


Like the scenes with his dad and sister

Hope next season the guess serial killers challenge him more

The black guy written a bit over the top sometime. So does the perverted forensiscs guy. But got use to them

[deadmanwalking]

Dexter follows Dexter Morgan (Micheal C. Hall) a miami p.d. forensics worker by day and a serial killer by night. Dexter who has something inside him that makes him emotionless and a ruthless killer was trained by his step father to kill only those who "deserve to die". Pretty original take on the serial killer genre and very interesting characters and strong acting performances make this in my opinion the best show on tv now that we no longer have the sopranos Season 2 will begin in october and u can see reruns of season 1 on showtime and the DVD boxset of season 1 is currently on preorder.

[TheLazy]

I saw the pilot the other night, its okay, I don't like the sister set up though, it seems to adhere to a formula too much. I like that he has competition in another killer, and I'll give it a few episodes to see where it goes.

[jesse_custer]

I've only seen the first episode, but it looks like this series has tons of potential. The way the story flashes back to show how he became a serial killer who kills other serial killers is pretty cool. And it's funny that he can't stand sex, calling it "undignified." It'll keep me going until those goddamn Deadwood telefilms are released (keeping my fingers crossed).

[Julusnc]

The television series is a great ride for the serial killer/mystery fan.The season is put together well and follows the actual printed page fairly well.

Dexter is 99.9% better than most tv today.Please check it out.

[stealthwise]

Awesome awesome stuff. Better than 99.9999% of stuff on tv.

[Lord of Denial]

Awesome Awesome Show.

Great cast, great storytelling and if you read the books the second season is going to blow you away.

[Dr. Banner]

Saw 15 minutes of it.

Why do people like rooting for jerks/murderers/people who should be killed themselves on TV so much these days???

[IamtheRock3]

Saw 15 minutes of it.

Why do people like rooting for jerks/murderers/people who should be killed themselves on TV so much these days???



Well for a serial killer he a rather nice guy. Only kill other scum bags. I mean no differnt then heroes of sin city

now while I wouldn back that behavoir in real life. It good for revenge fantasies

[Dr. Banner]

I mean no differnt then heroes of sin city

Probably why I don't like Sin City, either. :)
(Same reason I can't get into "House", "Battlestar Galactica", and a host of other modern shows. Too many jerks and stupidheads.)

[jesse_custer]

This show is not about rooting for the bad guys. It's an intelligent show with an unprecedented premise. If you like original writing, you should be able to appreciate it.

[Dr. Banner]

^^^
To me, it's black and white. If he's a murderer, then he's one of the bad guys.
Has Batman and Spider-Man taught us nothing?
"If I murder, I become just like them!" :D

[jesse_custer]

So I guess Wolverine, The Punisher, and Hitman are all bad guys, too? Dexter is more of an anti-hero.

[Jack Zodiac]

Or The Hulk. Don't forget The Hulk.

Black and white my ass. And regardless, the show isn't making you cheer for the main character to brutally murder innocent people. You're watching a sick human being taking out other sick human beings in one of the most interesting premises for a television series I've seen in a long time. In fact, once you get past the first episode, the series pays a lot of attention to what appears to be Dexter's growing sense of humanity, and confliction between his life as a forensics expert and his personal drive to be a serial killer, or his confliction between being normal and doing what he does.

Really a great show, and I can't wait for the second season.

[Dr. Banner]

And regardless, the show isn't making you cheer for the main character to brutally murder innocent people. You're watching a sick human being taking out other sick human beings in one of the most interesting premises for a television series I've seen in a long time.

That's cool that others are enjoying it. I'm just sayin', it's glamourizing a serial killer, a type of person who shouldn't be getting away with it and should be locked away forever. If this was a show that drew a viewer back to watching just so they could finally see him get caught (kinda like that Criminal Masterminds TV show), then I could understand.

But you're coming back week after week to NOT see that. In essence, "rooting" for the main character to keep on doing what he's doing because it fascinates some. My mind just isn't programmed that way. Especially when done with hyper realism, not escapist cartoony super villainy like in the comicbooks.

[Jack Zodiac]

That's fine that you see it that way, but I don't see it as glamorizing in any way. It's shockingly realistic and very creepy when he has his victims strapped down to their tables. The finalé especially. It excuses the act for the plot, though, because that's the story- a serial killer killing serial killers. Still a killer, still inexcusable, still interesting.

[literally exaggerated]

Nice people just aren't as interesting. Or, at the very least, they're quite hard to make interesting, because generally nice, good people aren't hopelessly messed up in the way that makes for good television.

the Sopranos has Tony (plus damn near everyone else). Deadwood has Swearengen. The Shield has Mackey. Dexter has Dexter. the Wire has Stringer Bell/Avon/half the goddamn cast.

And even if you go beyond the outright evil, television is dominated by messed up people. House. Rescue Me. Six Feet Under. Weeds. Arrested Development. Battlestar Galactica. Lost. Heroes. From fan-hit Sylar to treacherous weasel Balter to drug dealing Nancy and drug using House to the deranged and immoral Bluthe clan, the morally questionable make for good television.

[Deep_Sleeper]

I just finished watching the DVD set. My friend is really into the show so he let me borrow it.

Man, this is such a great show. I love it. I think it's a really great format, too. Most network show would be like 20+ episode. I think it's great that the first season was only 12 episode. There were no fillers, so you didn't really have too much time to stew in whether you should root for Dexter or not.

Honestly, I'm not all that conflicted as to whether he should be doing the things he should be doing. In the show, he never kills without undeniable proof. He had plenty of opportunities to take out people who weren't murderers, but he didn't.

Great show.

[Kareem]

I JUST finished watching the first season and it was simply amazing. Really loved the character development.

[IamtheRock3]

Can see why you wouldnt want to watch or root for him


But to me

Jack baurer MURDERS people who unarm
Dirty harry kills
Death wish movies
Kill Bill

All in the same vain


in real life I woundt want a guy like that. But it a nice fantasy For TV though. Going the easy route when the law fails you. Which is why I am not comflicted


I mean I read the punsiher. manhunter and hack/slash

Right next to Superman Let dont see the guys above as Villans. would in real life.