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oh.
my.
god.
So, I have the first season of Dexter now. And I watched the first episode last night. Okay, so I watched the first two episodes. I am completely hooked. I want to spend the rest of the day watching and then re-watching all of this first season. Creepy characters abound; how could I not love it!
For those of you who haven’t already been bitten by the Dexter bug, this phenomenal show on Showtime (duh.) follows a “blood spatter specialist” in the Forensics department of the Miami police department. What Dexter’s colleagues don’t know, but we find out from the first scenes, is that he is also a killer. Dexter’s bloody urges are acted out on those he believes have gotten away with evil: the child molester left uncaught, the drunk driver who has killed one to many innocents and never been convicted. These are Dexter’s prey, and he acts out his vigilante justice with almost perfect precision.
And who wouldn’t, with an ex-cop for a father teaching you how to kill and not get caught.
The first season of this show will also (I’m assuming based on the first few episodes) follow the ever-increasing problem of a serial killer whose victims are prostitutes. Whoever this killer is, he/she knows Dexter shares the taste for blood and killing, and so has begun to leave creepy little presents in Dexter’s home. Doll parts with painted fingernails and severed heads are not typical gifts, but Dexter lovingly fondles these very presents with admiration as he ponders the serial killer’s movements and modus operandi.
Thanks for the AMAZING recommendation, “bluefalconchick” and Aaron!
April 2nd, 2007 at 6:54 pm
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April 8th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Robyn, I am totally with you on your things you missed on the first go around: the gloves go on after breaking into the house? I said as much; right about the time he pulled them on.
When the Mob hit man was murdered in jail by the guard, did no one think about the fact he was left with handcuffs on as well as a metal shank which could provide fingerprints, just dropped by his body?
In any case I too became hooked after I was told about Dexter from a co worker, I subscribed late in the season, and thankfully, I was able through Video on Demand catch up with all the previous episodes. I took two days and watched them ALL, back to back. I found myself becoming sympathetic to his early childhood trauma and became his supporter.
Does that mean there is something wrong with me?
In the episode where Rita’s husband Paul’s dealer just took off with her late model car as payment for 2 oz of ‘blow’; come on, it was totally unbelievable that he got to drive away with the car and Dexter never retaliated, not one bit. It left me thinking ‘what the heck?’ That storyline just dead-ended.
Then in a later episode where she found Paul’s shoe by the trash can, after Paul told her to look for it and it would prove he was forcibly removed from her house. That too seemed to go no where, I mean, she could have thrown the shoe in the trash right then and there, or she could have hid it in her closet for Dexter to find it later, oh no! Then he’d know that she knew…….yikes.
In the Return to Sender episode, I found myself on the edge of my seat when he became so close to getting caught, I could feel my heart pounding in fear, right up to the end.
I was a little disappointed in how last season started to wrap up; Episode 11 “Truth Be Told?: with Debra and Rudy. I think it moved too fast after the proposal. He should have let her go back to work with the engagement ring he got off one of his victims. That should have played into the story line with her not wanting to believe Rudy could be the killer – more Cat and Mouse antics could have filled an entire episode then we would have had one more to watch.
ATTENTION SHOWTIME PRODUCERS: You have GOT to put sub titles in where Lt. Maria LaGuerta and Angel Batista are not speaking English! It really pisses me off to know there is dialogue that could possibly play a part to the story and we non-Hispanic viewers are missing out. Am I the only one who feels this way?
Angel Batista’s character’s story is so sad; thank god he lived after the Ice Killer tried to kill him. I really love his soft heart; he’s got my vote to remain in the show.
Needless to say, I am hooked. Question: How can it get ANY better than it was? Answer: By not having to wait till the end of September 2007 for the new episodes to begin.
September 18th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
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