Dexter

[Elliotte Friedman]

Season premiere tonight. Who's in?

I don't know how they can top last year's finale.

 

[dooley_womack1]

The promo clips indicates he's being put in an FBI van, but that probably does not mean what one would think. And Quinn is apparently venturing further into Dokes territory

 

[EStreetJoe]

Quinn venturing into Dokes territory will be very interesting. Since Dexter no longer has Lila around to blow him up.
Plus there are witnesses that will reveal Dexter was friendly with Trinity.
Should be a great season.

 

[imjustagirl]

I'm pissed my parents don't have Showtime. I will have it on my DVR, but I don't get home until sometime Tuesday afternoon/evening.

Does anyone know a way to see it streaming online?

 

[Buck]

We started watching this via Netflix.
We're really enjoying it. We just finished the second disc of Season 2.

 

[HeinekenMan]

I do not like the start of this season at all. Watching a dude kill bad men is fine. Watching some little kids trying to deal with their mother's murder is a friggin' drag.

 

[Pancamo]

For those without Showtime but have DTV, channel 101 is showing the most recent episodes the same week.

 

[Buck]

We just finished season 2.
We're really enjoying the show. The guy in the lead role is very good.
The plotting of the show is very strong.
The sister character is really annoying.

 

[imjustagirl]

The sister character is really annoying.

This continues throughout. I could really do without her. But she's married to Dexter in real life, so I'm guessing she's not going anywhere.

Julia Stiles shows up next week for a role. I'm giddy.

 

[HeinekenMan]

Aren't sisters supposed to be annoying? Or is that just mine? I don't care much for her. The slutty/compassionate/tough girl/lost soul just doesn't work for me.

 

[XXXX]

So what's your guys thoughts on this season? I feel like it started real slow but has definatly picked up in the last 5 episodes. Season finale should be great in the way that they are going to tie up all of this, especially since there are so many different ways that they could go with the season.

 

[imjustagirl]

My god, last night's episode was one of the best eps of TV I've seen. I loved it. And was genuinely pissed when it ended.

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

Don't know if anything could top last year's twist, but I'm looking forward to the finale.

 

[EStreetJoe]

This season has been great after a slightly slow start in having Dexter deal with the aftermath of Rita's murder.
However the season finale looks like it's going to be great.
I think the way that Dexter get out of all this is going to be the blood on Chase's shoe/sneaker from when he was walking around the van and didn't notice the blood coming out the back. I also think that Chase won't say anything about knowing Dexter was there in an attempt to win back Deb's trust.

 

[imjustagirl]

Do you mean Chase? Or Quinn?

 

[John T. Alouette]

I have thought this season has been terrible, which is bad, because I have loved Dexter. The writing has been awful, and the plot lines have gone nowhere until the last few episodes. Remember the gang that Deb was chasing? Or the Trinity killer's son being approached by Quinn? It's like they're writing from week to week instead of constructing episodes within an overall story arc. Add to that the numerous kills outside Dexter's code, which makes it all the more unbelievable. The guy kills an innocent at that boat gasoline station, and yep, it just goes away. I have found myself rolling my eyes at something (or multiple things) in every episode this season.

The best part of this season has been Peter Weller, until this past Sunday, anyway. Too much LaGuerta/Angel, too much Deb/Quinn and too many plot points that lead nowhere. I have little faith that the finale will be much better.

Sorry to be a buzzkill. I still make it a point to watch Dexter on Sunday nights, but it has just about lost me this season.

 

[kokane_muthashed]

If Dexter doesn't get arrested in the finale, I'm out for next season. I'm sure he won't so ... I'm done with Dexter.

I agree with you John T. The Santa Muerte storyline was a huge waste of time. Deb has always been on my last nerve since Season 2. While I like Batista, I hate LaGuerta, and their whole storyline. The whole Quinn-chasing-Dexter plot feels like rehash of Doakes from Season 2. My eyes rolled when Dexter and Lumen hooked up, and now they're all lovey-dovey? Give me a break. Julia Stiles is a good actress, but her early work this season was a bump above a flatline. Jonny Lee Miller, however, has been a fantastic bad guy this season. Another thing that bugs the heck outta me -- He's got a baby and he's out all hours of the night doing his bad stuff, just dumping the baby on the sitter. C'mon!

Now, having said all that, I do think the last 3 or 4 episodes have gotten better.

I thought last season was superb. Best season perhaps, though the first season was great too. I really thought Dexter was losing it last season and thought we would see a more maniacal, out-of-control Dexter this season. Sigh. But no.

The previews for next week make it look like Deb "catches" Dexter, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[John T. Alouette]

Last season started slowly, but about halfway in, when Lundy was killed, it got great. Each episode was an intense ride, all of it ending on that incredible season finale.

This season has been nothing like that. I don't care about Quinn, whose storyline has been a much more boring version of Doakes (one of the best characters in this show's history and was killed off too soon). I don't care about the Nanny (who has no problem just up and spending however many days in Orlando until Dexter gets his **** together?) or the kids. I don't care about Santa Muerte because it wasn't appropriately fleshed out. I don't care about Angel or LaGuerta (who, I think in every episode, has that look of realization when someone yells at her, like she's finally realizing she's a flawed person and a subpar boss). And, worst of all, I haven't cared much about Dexter, whose attention to detail, cleanliness and perfectionism have apparently been lost as he hurriedly kills all his victims in the same way: with a knife to the heart. What happened to the cleaver or the electric knife or the chainsaw? He seemed to enjoy killing, and that twisted side of me enjoyed watching him do it. Now? Eh. Get on with it.

It's almost as if the writers, who lost their primary show runner after season 4, threw about 15 plot lines out there and finally had to commit to one. Yes, it has been considerably better the last three or four weeks, but before that, it was miserable. Recently, it has just been average. Season 1 and 4 were just fantastic. Season 2 was good. Seasons 3 and 5 were/have been just plain bad.

I'm afraid that this show has run its course and, without a major shift in direction, such as Deb finding out about Dexter or him getting arrested, it's time to schedule the series finale. If it does continue, they need to find writers who can actually write.

 

[EStreetJoe]

Do you mean Chase? Or Quinn?

I meant Quinn... got names mixed up while typing fast while at work and not supposed to be here.

 

[imjustagirl]

Hahahah it's fine. I assumed. But then I was like "When did Jordan ever have Deb's trust?"