Author Topic: Dexter (TV Series) (Read 69994 times)

Dimitrius · « **Reply #420 on:** December 18, 2012, 06:12:06 PM »

Yeah, I saw that interview and it was a fantastic idea because when she ran towards her it really sold the moment IMO.

Fiery Winds · « **Reply #421 on:** December 18, 2012, 06:15:37 PM »

Quote from: Dimitrius on December 18, 2012, 06:12:06 PM

Yeah, I saw that interview and it was a fantastic idea because when she ran towards her it really sold the moment IMO.

Ultimetalhead · « **Reply #422 on:** December 20, 2012, 08:10:34 PM »

That was insane. This was by far the best season since 4, and maybe even as good as 2. I'm really excited to see what they can do with it from here and how they wrap things up.

Also, why all the hate for Hannah? She's awesome.

axeman90210 · « **Reply #423 on:** December 20, 2012, 08:25:14 PM »

All I know is the flashbacks in the finale made me want to rewatch season 2.

Doakes

SystematicThought · « **Reply #424 on:** December 20, 2012, 09:43:38 PM »

I'm trying to find a proper link to it, but I read on Dexter Daily that season 8 is going to premiere this summer at some point instead of waiting for the fall. Executive Producer Scott Buck mentioned it in an interview

Sigz · « **Reply #425 on:** December 20, 2012, 09:46:06 PM »

Finally caught up with everything. After a dip in the middle, this season really got it's shit together in the last 4-5 episodes.

ResultsMayVary · « **Reply #426 on:** December 21, 2012, 02:06:09 AM »

Quote from: SystematicThought on December 20, 2012, 09:43:38 PM

I'm trying to find a proper link to it, but I read on Dexter Daily that season 8 is going to premiere this summer at some point instead of waiting for the fall. Executive Producer Scott Buck mentioned it in an interview

I wonder why. Maybe that could hint at a longer season?

Lynxo · « **Reply #427 on:** December 21, 2012, 03:21:11 AM »

I really liked the last season, with Doakes being the highlight. He's one of the funniest characters EVER!

I'm really excited to see where all of this is going.

SystematicThought · « **Reply #428 on:** December 21, 2012, 10:14:55 PM »

Quote from: ResultsMayVary on December 21, 2012, 02:06:09 AM

I wonder why. Maybe that could hint at a longer season?

I think that's probably a good reason. And Showtime really is trying to ride this one-two punch of Dexter and Homeland for awhile. In the same interview, they aren't even calling it the last season anymore, just that it's up to Showtime whether there are more seasons.

Another annoying thing that I've read from the producer is that Quinn dating Jaime is going to put Quinn back in Dex's domain.

https://www.dexterdaily.com/2012/12/scott-buck-dishes-on-debs-feelings-for.html#more

Ultimetalhead · « **Reply #429 on:** December 21, 2012, 10:29:29 PM »

I really hope Showtime doesn't milk this until it dies. The resurgence in quality is great, so let the writers end it how they want to and leave people feeling confident in Showtime's ability to not suck all the life out of its shows.

Seriously, how could anyone forgive them if season 8 knocks it completely out of the park, and Showtime orders a ninth season that sucks massive ass?

Adami · « **Reply #430 on:** December 21, 2012, 10:30:27 PM »

From what I've read (no sorry, don't have a link) Showtime wants them to do a 9th season but the writers are saying no.

SystematicThought · « **Reply #431 on:** December 21, 2012, 10:47:11 PM »

You'd be correct, Adami.

Man, I really hope that Showtime just lets this be the final season. Season 7 ended in a perfect way to set up the end

SystematicThought · « **Reply #432 on:** January 13, 2013, 01:09:51 AM »

https://m.usatoday.com/article/news/1828861

Dexter returns June 30th!

kári · « **Reply #433 on:** January 13, 2013, 01:45:55 AM »

Cool.

ResultsMayVary · « **Reply #434 on:** January 13, 2013, 09:23:21 AM »

Why so early?

Fiery Winds · « **Reply #435 on:** January 13, 2013, 11:29:42 AM »

Quote from: ResultsMayVary on January 13, 2013, 09:23:21 AM

Why so early?

Answer is in the previous article. They're setting up two new shows to go back to back with Dexter (Summer) and Homeland (Fall).

senecadawg2 · « **Reply #436 on:** July 01, 2013, 11:01:14 AM »

Dexter fans come forth!

I just finished the premier from last night, the beginning of the end. Some thoughts,

1. Dexter is a terrible parent
2. This new neuroscientist character looks promising.
3. Dexter is going to have to die, before this is all over with. Is there any chance it doesn't end with his death?
4. I'm curious to see just how the neuroscientist was related to Harry.
5. The nannie's got a beautiful body.

I just hope this season delivers, and leaves Dexter Morgan's universe with the kind of quality with which we were introduced, rather than the way it eventually became in seasons 4/5/6.

Dimitrius · « **Reply #437 on:** July 01, 2013, 01:43:46 PM »

I really disliked her line about "I don't fit Harry's code", do the writers think I've forgotten the multiple people Dexter has killed that don't fit the code? And I'm not just referring to people he's kill in self-defense.

Also, I really didn't like the 6 month jump. I wanted to see Deb and Dex's first interactions after she killed LaGuerta, the moment she went "Fuck this shit!" and left Miami Metro, how did Matthews come back and when Batista decided to unretire.

senecadawg2 · « **Reply #438 on:** July 01, 2013, 05:02:25 PM »

Good point on the 6 month jump. To be honest, I'd forgotten a lot of those details.

VincentMDO · « **Reply #439 on:** July 01, 2013, 06:50:14 PM »

Next episode name is "Every silver lining..."

NUGGETZ!

axeman90210 · « **Reply #440 on:** July 01, 2013, 06:58:38 PM »

Quote from: Dimitrius on July 01, 2013, 01:43:46 PM

I really disliked her line about "I don't fit Harry's code", do the writers think I've forgotten the multiple people Dexter has killed that don't fit the code? And I'm not just referring to people he's kill in self-defense.

But if she knew Harry back when he was training Dexter, she'd know about the code, but not that he'd deviated from it?

I enjoyed the premiere, and after a pretty strong season last year I'm really looking forward to how this season plays out.

Rattlehead · « **Reply #441 on:** July 01, 2013, 08:59:38 PM »

6 months later, Harrison is now an entirely different person and speaking fluently now

Regardless, I enjoyed the episode.

Dimitrius · « **Reply #442 on:** July 01, 2013, 09:14:43 PM »

Quote from: axeman90210 on July 01, 2013, 06:58:38 PM

Quote from: Dimitrius on July 01, 2013, 01:43:46 PM
I really disliked her line about "I don't fit Harry's code", do the writers think I've forgotten the multiple people Dexter has killed that don't fit the code? And I'm not just referring to people he's kill in self-defense.

But if she knew Harry back when he was training Dexter, she'd know about the code, but not that he'd deviated from it?

Probably, but I believe the writers put that line there as a exclamation point to end the episode, a "BOOM! You didn't see that coming, did ya?!" surprise. But yes, if they're gonna retcon that part of the show then I can totally see that.

KevShmev · « **Reply #443 on:** February 13, 2014, 06:45:37 PM »

So yeah, I finally got around to checking this show out.

Seasons 1 and 2 are both

.

Season 3 wasn't nearly as good, but still solid.

I just started Season 4, and two episodes in, it is showing promise. Most rave about it, so I expect it to be another awesome one.

Nearly everyone I know who watched the show has advised me to not even bother with the last few seasons (since the finale was supposedly horrible beyond belief), and the consensus is to just stop after 4.

SystematicThought · « **Reply #444 on:** February 13, 2014, 08:14:59 PM »

4 is absolutely amazing and in my top 3 for the show. I can't believe they followed it with season 5. However, I loved season 6. But yeah, stop after that. In fact, Season 5 (except the first 5 minutes of episode 1) can be skipped and you'll have missed nothing.

Bolsters · « **Reply #445 on:** February 13, 2014, 08:20:44 PM »

The fourth was the last truly good season, after that it was pretty much all downhill (although I liked season seven more than five or six, because of Ray Stevenson). Season eight is just terrible beyond belief and for more reasons than just the finale.

Having said all that, you will likely find yourself watching the last four seasons and enjoying parts of them. They aren't 100% garbage, seasons five and seven have some good moments, six sort of just plods along slowly, is too predictable, and handles its themes quite poorly, Eight is a mess because the writers/producers don't appear to have been able to decide on what the focus of that season should be, so it lacks any sort of direction or natural flow as it jumps from one story to another. Plus as you've heard, the series finale is shit beyond belief.

It's a real shame the show declined the way it did, because those first four seasons (one, two, and four in particular) are amazing.

bl5150 · « **Reply #446 on:** February 13, 2014, 08:24:49 PM »

I've watched all up to (I think) Season 6 - ends with his sister walking in on him in the church. So sounds like Season 7 is worth a shot.

orcus116 · « **Reply #447 on:** February 13, 2014, 08:25:06 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on February 13, 2014, 06:45:37 PM

So yeah, I finally got around to checking this show out.

Seasons 1 and 2 are both .

Season 3 wasn't nearly as good, but still solid.

I just started Season 4, and two episodes in, it is showing promise. Most rave about it, so I expect it to be another awesome one.

Nearly everyone I know who watched the show has advised me to not even bother with the last few seasons (since the finale was supposedly horrible beyond belief), and the consensus is to just stop after 4.

That is exactly how I progressed with the show and your season ratings are spot on. I made it 3/4 of the way through Season 5 before I stopped caring.

Bolsters · « **Reply #448 on:** February 13, 2014, 08:30:01 PM »

Quote from: bl5150 on February 13, 2014, 08:24:49 PM

I've watched all up to (I think) Season 6 - ends with his sister walking in on him in the church. So sounds like Season 7 is worth a shot.

Season seven is a bit of a mess (something common to all the post-four seasons) and it has some plots that go absolutely nowhere (another thing they have in common) and one or two "why the fuck would they do that" or "such a wasted opportunity" moments (guess what? Yet another thing the last four seasons have in common. Did they learn nothing?), but it was probably the least offensive season of the latter half of the series to me.

KevShmev · « **Reply #449 on:** February 14, 2014, 08:37:49 AM »

My only beef with the show is the predictability of it all. I mean, I am halfway through Season 4, and while there will likely be more collateral damage along the way, Dexter befriending Trinity, that going sour eventually, and the season culminating with Trinity ending up on Dexter's table is fairly obvious. I accidentally saw that Julie Benz (Rita) was only a regular on the show for the first four seasons, so it will be interesting to see if she is some of that collateral damage...

Dimitrius · « **Reply #450 on:** February 14, 2014, 10:23:44 AM »

Honestly you can go from season 4 to season 7 and then stop there.

5 was bad, 6 was frustrating and 8 was just stinking pile of donkey shit!

KevShmev · « **Reply #451 on:** February 16, 2014, 12:07:34 AM »

Okay, Season 4 was truly awesome. Almost as awesome as 1 and 2. The "Hello, Dexter Morgan" scene was mind-boggingly great, and Rita's death at the end was absolutely crushing.

Having watched the first episode of Season 5, too, they should have just ended it there (although you can't exactly have a one-episode season

). It ending with Dexter's voiceover saying he loved Rita would have been the perfect ending, as he went from a completely empty monster to a man who finally admitted that he loved someone (albeit in the voiceover).

SystematicThought · « **Reply #452 on:** February 16, 2014, 10:41:48 AM »

I think even the writer's eventually said: "Yeah, season 5 sucked" because season 6 begins I think almost a year after S5 ended and the characters introduced in S5 are never mentioned again.

KevShmev · « **Reply #453 on:** February 16, 2014, 11:06:16 AM »

Oh my.

I've decided, rather than suffer through four seasons of what most call not good TV, I am gonna just read the reviews of each season online, and then I'll watch the key moments/episodes that happened over the last four seasons on Netflix. It really is a shame the show went downhill like that, since the first four seasons would have made it one of the best shows ever (and is still might be).

Dark Castle · « **Reply #454 on:** February 16, 2014, 11:10:48 AM »

My biggest problem with the show is how much of a dumb cunt Dexter becomes over the last few seasons. Like, it seems like he forgets the most basic of things about what made him at the very minimum a successful serial killer.

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Author Topic: Dexter (TV Series) (Read 69994 times)