Is Dexter killing for a reason ??
By fred | November 26, 2007
It doesn’t take a genius at this point to say : let’s not put away anything, we have to be good cops and do our job right, the possibility that he’s the killer still exists. It’s very unlikely but it’s there. There’s a 90% chance that he’s the next victim though. But instead as the bad cops they are they completely drop one of the possibility, the one that’s most likely to be truth. Instead, they all agree that he’s the killer, for sure, and don’t even consider otherwise, but set up a press conference already to chant how they got him !
I mean didn’t you feel insulted at that point ?? Really !? Cause I sure did.
And why did Morgan keep bragging about the fucking car, the fucking car is not the point, that or how he looked like he was receiving instructions on the tape are bonus added to the pile of facts that tend to prove that guy is not the killer. And please, drop the attitude like you’re smarter than everyone else cause big’bro Dexter told you what to think, it’s irritating at best.
The way that whole thing was done, simply made no sense. I would assume that anyone watching knew he wasn’t the killer, and not because we had extra info they did not have, so why are all the characters on the show such morons ?? It’s not even like they needed to bring them down so that Dexter could look smart or anything, that character would have been smart and cool all the same amongst “real” people, with a brain and all.
Morgan going over Lieutenant LaGuerta’s head was another retarded thing, and just because they can throw in a “fucking” or “motherfucker” here and there, being cable, doesn’t make that shit any more realistic. It really doesn’t.
This was a perfect example really bad writing, where characters and plots and everything in clichés, and stupid, and again thirty years from now it would have been alright (although that Dexter guy would have never been on the show, obviously) but not today.
Nowadays we have a great and wonderful bunch of quality on TV, thanks to great writers we’re able to enjoy shows like Lost, where absolutely all characters are as well written as the others. Today, even when series tend to focus on one character more than all the others, the writing is still good for all of them. Take House for instance, that show is brilliantly written, and when House goes away to play with the CIA, all the remaining characters are fully able to support a story of their own and make it interesting and worthwhile.
On Dexter, take our boy Dexter out and all you got left is a stupid sucky show that’s not any better than shows like Dukes of Hazzard ever was. Not to insult viewers of that show, I used to watch it myself as a kid, but I don’t think anyone could really compare the quality of writing from that crap with say Lost, House, Grey’s Anatomy, Life, CSI, Pushing Daisies, The Sopranos, The Office…
So I really wonder : why is there so many people watching Dexter out there ? Did the show really got better by the end of its first season, or for its second season ? Or are they simply blinded by Dexter, or willing to forget about all that crap only to focus and care about Dexter himself ?
Because in such a case, I don’t feel bad, I know I’m not missing out on anything. But if things really got better, and if the show’s writing is now up to a level of quality that we’re entitled to expect from what can be called good television, there I’d like to know, cause I might need to get myself the episodes of the second season that already aired and get back on the horse.
But only it if got better. So, did it ?
Boy talk about bad writing, for someone who can’t put a corherant sentence together you sure bitch alot about writing. You should go back to grade 3 to learn how to construct a sentence.
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Wow. I am not for one minute going to try and defend Dexter’s writing as it is for me just a slightly smarter update of Scooby Doo that I watch for kicks, but the shows you mentioned… not exactly shining examples of good writing let alone great writing. Pushing Daisies is well written but not really the same genre of writing or style so comparison is a moot point. Sopranos is possibly the only show you mentioned with half way decent writing, but even that show is little more than a charicature made up of pilfered lines and plots from many pieces of literature. As for the rest, barely worth more than two words so I’ll try to stick to one word “answers” and pare down the syllables wherever possible. Lost - Dinosaurs, grey’s anatomy - melrose place lite, CSI - dull, House - shit, The Office - hollow.
And if you’re really going to try and pour vitriol on a show or just randomly spit bile at least learn from real reviewers like Charlie Brooker.
I actually agree with your argument — I’ve been thinking the very same things while I’ve watched Season One (on dvd).
Hall is brilliant, but beyond that, the other characters are cardboard. The writing is achingly bad, sometimes, full of sentimental claptrap that beggars belief. Almost every time the action shifts from Dexter, I yawn.
Dexter’s sister is intensely annoying — perhaps that’s the writers’ fault, too, but I can’t help but think that the actor playing her is pretty sub-par.
The police officers are also extraordinarily dull — I don’t give a damn about any of them. When the writers try to make subplots using them, I go to sleep. In the book, La Guerta is moderately interesting because she’s such a hopeless narcissist. When the series tries to make her sympathetic (when she apologizes to Tucci’s mother, or hugs that Cuban kid found in the car trunk) I just want to gag.
Except for Hall’s performance, the whole thing is disappointing, with occasional flashes of inspiration and power.
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Yeah, I really don’t get why this show is praised so much, and for its writing even, because apart for Michael C. Hall’s performance, there’s nothing good in there.
And it’s a shame, because if everything was as good as when it comes to Dexter, it could have been a (really) good show.
But, as I said, I’m really not sure any of the actors could do anything better than what they do given the material they have to work with…
Oh puleeeze. Do you people even work alongside anyone at all? I used to work with someone like dex’s sister and she even had the same body language. She really was pretty smart, just a little shy and goofy but she still came up with several good ideas. As a matter of fact the reason I like this show not just because of M.C.H. but the other characters are more like real people in the workplace instead of the cardboard types as was on Bionic Woman . And just how many television shows have you written for?
I think you should watch the whole series.
I must admit, I was very much on the fence watching season one when it aired on ITV over here. Stuck it on to record the series but often found myself weeks behind and not really overly enthusiastic to catch up.
But by about the end of episode 10, I think it suddenly clicked with me. I realised I was watching something much *better* than I’d previosly realised. And then watching the whole season again on DVD, it just made more sense and I suppose I’ve grown into a bit of an obsessed fan. In a way I found it a steeper learning curve than The Wire, even though initially it’s more approachable.
I think it really does need to be seen in its entirety. It is structured more like a film than an episodic drama series in many ways and Christian Camargo’s performance, later on, is easily up there with Hall’s in my opinion.
I suppose you even learn to appreciate the more superficial, comic-book style cariactures too, as they create such a stark contrast with Hall’s character. It’s an unusual style of TV drama and I think it’s a mistake to judge it on initial impressions.
Brian Lowry - for Variety - actually re-wrote his initially poor review after watching the entire series. I think even Brooker changed his mind as it progressed.
Season two I’m still undecided on. But then I’m only half-way through it.
DEXTER, DEXTER, DEXTER! What else can I say? Someone recently recommended that I watch this show, so I rented Season 1 and was finished it in two days. I immediately rented Season 2 that was even better than season 1 and I was finished in two days (Yes, I took a personal day during one of the series and spent a weekend watching the other). This series is as addictive as it gets. It is interesting, intriguing, entertaining, sadistic and funny. Showtime has made being bad into a very good show. The writing is clever, smart and engaging. Let’s just all hope and pray that we don’t know any “Dexter’s” and that the real “Dexter’s” are being vigorously pursued, identified and caught. Needless to say, GREAT SHOW!