Dexter
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
by Jeff
The episode before the big finale, and Dexter is having second thoughts. He actually has a kind of heart to heart with Doakes and is all set to turn himself in. Doakes of course thinks this is great and is all set to help Dexter when he goes to the police. Of course he is, because that means he won’t be framed for Dexter’s crimes.
Doakes does manage to escape his cage, but of course lands right in the boat of the guys coming to the cabin to pick up the drugs. Doakes says he’s a cop, which apparently is the only English they understand, and WHACK! He’s knocked unconscious. Dexter comes to the rescue and manages to feed the bad guys to the gators. "This is awkward" he says after Doakes thanks Dexter for saving his life. Yes Dexter, this is awkward. Debra and Lundy is awkward, Angel and Lila is awkward, and Dexter deciding to tell Debra he’s the Bay Harbor Butcher is awkward.
I never thought Dexter could make me laugh out loud. I never found Vincent’s foul humor funny, but Dexter imagining telling Debra he’s the butcher was the best humor this show has done yet. In his head, when Dexter says to Debra "I’m the Bay Harbor Butcher" she either jokes on her steak, screams "Get down on the ground mother fucker!!", breaks down in hysterics, or just pulls out her gun and shoots Dexter between the eyes. I had to rewind that sequence a few times because I was laughing so hard.
Wow, Lila is one sexy bitch! Not only does she enjoy being topless, she enjoys being psychotic! After she torched her place on purpose and tried to frame Angel by taking the date rape drug all in an attention starved plea for Dexter, I didn’t think there was anything left she could do. Now she breaks into Dexter’s mini-van while he’s out on the boat with Rita and the kids, and steals his GPS that contains all his previously visited locations!! Where does she end up? At the cabin with Doakes screaming for help. Oh….my…God…Becky!
So there’s one episode left, and the good news is there will be a third season. Even more good news is that the final episode got leaked on the Internet. I could do two things. I could be patient and wait until it airs Sunday, or do what every other Dexter fan is doing and download it and watch it on the XBox 360 with it’s recently added DivX and XviD support. Which do you think I’ll do?
Yeah, you’re right.
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
by Jeff
Not much to really talk about this week in Dexter. After two absolutely thrilling, non-stop, roller coaster ride episodes of in a row, the latest episode feels like the ride is slowing down to prepare for the finale.
It sure looked like Dexter suffered a much bigger wound in the last episode then it appears in this one. He was only grazed by the bullet rather then shot through the leg. Not so bad. He can still hide that pretty well until he starts to bleed.
Dexter plans to frame Doakes rather then kill him, and just as Doakes is about to pass out from the sedative Dexter slipped into his water, he reveals that he knows something about Dexter’s father. Dexter finds out later that his father committed suicide, apparently because he couldn’t live with what he created in Dexter.
As if Dexter isn’t dealing with enough trying to dodge being found out as the Bay Harbor Butcher, now he has to deal with the fact that he was the reason his father killed himself.
Is there nothing Lila won’t do for attention? She finally has sex with Angel, and we see her boobs again, then frames him by taking the date rape drug. I don’t think it was ever said what she took afterwards that made her pass out, but in the previews for next week’s episode it’s revealed.
The whole Debra-Lundy relationship took it’s first turn to an ending, and Debra’s pissed. Lundy won’t be around after the Bay Harbor Butcher is caught. She had to know this. We’ll see how that all works out soon enough.
No exciting revelations like the last two episodes, but it’s setting up nicely to round out the season. Just two episodes to go.
Monday, November 26th, 2007
by Jeff
Dexter writers must be Star Trek fans too. In case you aren’t, “Resistance is futile” is the line made famous by Captain Picard when he was assimilated by the Borg in “Best of Both Worlds“. Never mind that now though….
If there was any doubt before, there should be none now. You’re right. The cast and crew of Dexter are amazing! The latest Dexter is probably the best written, best shot, and best acted of any I’ve seen yet.
However for as many good things in this episode there is the bad. Let’s start with the good.
The writers: Pure genius to have Dexter think he’s been caught by Lundy almost to the point where Dexter himself confesses, only to find out that Lundy’s prime suspect is Doakes!!! I really thought that they were going to go through with it and actually let Dexter get caught. Logically I knew this couldn’t happen with three shows left and promises of a third season. There’s no way you let Dexter get caught, but I seriously though the writer’s were going to break the sin of all television writing and blow it all wide open before the season ends. The light bulb went on for me seconds before Lundy uttered the name “Doakes.” Give these guys an Emmy!
Actually a quick look at the Dexter wiki says the Emmy goes to Melissa Rosenberg.
The Director: The shot of Lundy and the police captain (is he a captain?) looking down at the camera giving the perspective of parents looking down at a child they just caught stealing cookies from the cookie jar is perfect. It give that feeling of everything falling down on you, exactly as Dexter is feeling. That theme is continued in the car when Dexter is being escorted by FBI agents who are protecting him from Doakes. Here’s Dexter cramped between two burly FBI no necks, squeezing him in when he desperately wants out. Nice. Give…….checking the wiki……Marcos Siega an Emmy!
The actors: Michael C. Hall has always been brilliant, but the entire cast shines in this one. These people all work so well together. Erik King as Doakes really turns it on this time. All of a sudden he makes you actually start to feel sorry for Doakes. He was being a perfect cop all along, and now he gets caught up in it all just for doing good police work. Give them ALL Emmy’s!
The finale if this episode is what we’ve all been waiting for. The showdown between Dexter and Doakes. Doakes has put a GPS tracking device on Dexter’s boat, and when Dexter goes to clean up Jiminez’s body Doakes has him! “So YOU’RE the Bay Harbor Butcher!” We knew Doakes would say it, and now how does Dexter react? He ends up rushing Doakes, who stumbles and shoots Dexter in the leg as they both fall off the dock and into the water. Dexter manages to subdue Doakes and when he wakes up he’s locked up where Dexter killed Jiminez screaming “you’ll have to kill me Morgan!!!!”
Now the question is, will he?
HE HAS TO!!! Harry’s rules say protect the innocent, but they also say don’t get caught. Well those are both in conflict here, so which rule wins out. It has to be “don’t get caught.” Dexter could be smart about killing him though and make it look like Doakes came after him, shot him in the leg, and Dexter managed to wrestle the gun away and kill Doakes. Since Doakes is already the prime suspect, everyone but LaGuerta would believe Dexter. Aha! Now who will be thought of as the crazy one.
Just three episodes left and after the finale a special with the cast. It’s only getting better!
Oh, and the bad? Lundy’s ass. Ewwww.
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
by Jeff
I don’t think I’ve been this on edge during a tv show in a long time. In this episode of Dexter, the walls are closing in, and I think Dexter is handling it better than I am. A few of the finer points of this episode:
- Dexter realizes Lila torched her apartment, and decides to distance himself from her
- Lundy finds some "sloppy" bloodwork that Dexter did on a case that let a murderer go free. We know Dexter did it on purpose to kill the murderer himself, but Lundy isn’t buying Dexter’s excuse that he was overworked when he did that bloodwork.
- Debra and Batista manage to track a plate number, confirming that the "Bay Harbor Butcher" is a member of Miami PD.
- Lila tells the man who killed Dexter’s mother where Dexter will be bowling that night. He shows up in the parking lot and tries to knife Dexter to death until Miami PD chase him away.
- Dexter kills his mother’s murderer, and after going through his wallet finds out that Lila told him he would be bowling.
- Lila shows up at the station looking for Dexter who is out killing his latest victim. Lila and Debra stop just short of clawing each other’s eyes out, after which Lila takes Dexter’s key to Rita’s apartment to stalk her, thinking that’s where Dexter is.
- Doakes breaks into Dexter’s apartment and finds his blood collection hidden in the air conditioner!!!!
- Dexter tells Lila to leave Rita alone and to stay away from him, or she will see the "monster."
After all that, I was out of breath! Too many times I caught myself saying "No Way!!!"
Lila just reinforced that she is a total raving lunatic, which I still say makes her perfect for Dexter. He’s threatened to kill her in not so many words, but I don’ t think he’d be able to. Lila is the one person who he could tell what he is, and she would be totally ok with it. How come no Lila boobage this week? Shame.
Doakes is a dead man. There’s no way around this. He knows, and for that he’ll have to die. If he does though, how will Dexter do it without breaking Harry’s rules? Which rule could killing Doakes possilby fall under?
Debra will be a big issue to be resolved. She is hot on the trail of the Bay Harbor Butcher and it ends at her brother! She’s bound to find this out, and I have no idea how that will go down. Will she protect him, or will she be the good cop and do what needs to be done?
Does Lundy know that Dexter is the Bay Harbor Butcher? That character is so well written that I can’t tell. One minute you think he knows, and the next you think he’s totally in the dark.
There was no preview of next weeks episode, so I’m totally in the dark for next week. I hope Dexter remembers he’s got a chopped up body to take care of in a remote cabin in the woods.
The walls get closer…and closer…
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
by Jeff
Watching this week’s episode was like riding the roller coaster to the top of the first drop. Not much happening at first, but you know you’re in for a big thrill at the top. The last twenty minutes I spent with my jaw dropping on more then one occasion.
The best part of this episode was Dexter vs. Doakes. Best scene?
Dexter: "…I own you." (HEAD BUTT)
Then Dexter walks calmly out of his lab like nothing is going on and is tackled by Doakes, once again making Doakes look like the crazy one. Sure enough, he loses his badge and goes on administrative leave. The look on his face in the elevator proves he’s not done with Dexter though, and I fear that Doakes will eventually get the upper hand.
Debra has a daddy complex. I felt a little uncomfortable when she kissed Lundy, but we all knew it was coming. I still don’t know if he’s playing along to get to Dexter. It’s clear he suspects him, but would you really mess with a woman who has been through what Debra is to get close to a suspect? He’s with the FBI so anything is possible I suppose.
My favorite character other then Dexter has snapped. Lila sells a sculpture for $18,000, tries to reach Dexter who doesn’t pick up, and then realizing he’s with Rita, torches the sculpture and the rest of her studio just to get him back! The smirk on her face after she begs Dexter not to leave her is so evil. Lila is a great character, and the actress who plays her isn’t afraid to show a ton of boobage. Ton in this case equals frequency, not size.
So people are either snapping or about to snap all over the place. Lila has, Debra may, Doakes appears to, and Dexter is on the verge. Dr. Phil would love to put them all in his house.
I’m ready for Dexter to kill again, and it looks like we’ll get that next week. The question is who will it be? The teaser for next week’s episode hints it will be one of these people. The obvious choice is Doakes, but knowing the writers of Dexter it’s bound to be someone we would never expect. Damn I’m glad I got Showtime!
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
by Jeff
I’ve finally caught up after being a late comer to Dexter on Showtime. I bought season 1 from Amazon Unbox and ordered Showtime and caught up on season 2 thanks to Showtime on demand. It always sucks when your friends who watch the same shows as you do are ahead of you. It usually results in someone screaming “Whoa! Whoa! I haven’t seen it yet!!!” That person will no longer be me. If that’s you, you better stop reading now.
Sergeant Doakes has some serious issues. The worst part is he’s not as crazy as he appears to everyone. He is hot on Dexter’s trail, but Lieutenant Laguerta just thinks he’s losing it after having shot two people on duty. I seriously thought that Dexter was going to snap when he found Doakes listening to the archive tape of Harry interviewing his mother. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if at some point these two either start throwing punches or Dexter kills him. He’s already killed one person who found out who he was, why stop there?
It sounds like Agent Lundy is on to Dexter too, even though he told Debra he was trying to avoid Masuka rather then stick close to Dexter. That might have lead me to believe him if he didn’t follow that up with asking Debra if his brother would be around tomorrow. Can the sexual tension between Lundy and Debra get any thicker? Or is it just an act by Lundy to get closer to Dexter?
I’ve been rooting for Dexter to dump Rita for Lila ever since she practically had an orgasm when Dexter showed her the morgue full of bodies. Bodies of people he had killed no less, although she doesn’t know this. Then again, there’s something about Lila that she’s hiding. Much more to her then meets the eye. Lila and Dexter are a prefect match, which only means trouble for them in future episodes.
Is pulling a fire alarm to clear a building so you can erase a video tape showing you cleaning your boat of all traces of blood really plausible? This is a police station. Are they that easily fooled? I know he looked for video cameras before pulling the alarm, but I would think a police station would have cameras in every corner. This is either merely a convenient plot resolution, or we’ll find out in a later episode that someone saw him erase the file.
Once again Dexter doesn’t disappoint me. For the first time though, I actually have to wait a week to see the next episode!
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