***Official Dexter Thread*** (1 Viewer)

[Sarnoff]

Sepinwall's review of the Breaking Bad premiere points out how much information there was in the show's cold opening, telling a lot despite there being no dialogue for four minutes straight.

Tonight's Dexter had the Dexter Voice Over say "I've got to put in a request for that traffic camera footage" over a shot of a computer screen with the Miami Metro database and Dexter typing "DOT Traffic Cameras". One scene after he told Deb that's what he was going to do.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I forgot to even download this tonight. Dexter is a mere shadow in the glow of BB.

 

[bigmarc27]

Tonight's Dexter had the Dexter Voice Over say "I've got to put in a request for that traffic camera footage" over a shot of a computer screen with the Miami Metro database and Dexter typing "DOT Traffic Cameras". One scene after he told Deb that's what he was going to do.

I was cracking up at this. It's a full blown soap opera now between Dexter and Hannah chatting about why she married another man and can only be honest with Dexter to Vince's daughter working in a topless bar. Of course now Deb is going to date her boss who no doubt will end up being a killer somehow and Quinn and Jaime move in together for more shenanigans.

 

[wadegarrett]

Meh.

At least we got to see some boobs.

 

[pollardsvision]

Meh.

At least we got to see some boobs.

I'm a simple man.

Flash me some gorgeous, tiny Burge boobs and bring Hannah back.....I'll overlook the terrible narration, and the escaped prisoner getting married and hanging out at her former home/garden for a bit.

 

[Brady Marino]

Is Hannah seriously married to Simon Says from the third Die Hard?

 

[Brady Marino]

Is Hannah seriously married to Simon Says from the third Die Hard?

Not anymore I guess.

 

[shadyridr]

Wanted fugitive, visits her old stomping grounds, makes contact with people she knows, goes back to her old home

I told my wife "we really should watch this before Breaking Bad"

 

[pollardsvision]

Wanted fugitive, visits her old stomping grounds, makes contact with people she knows, goes back to her old home

I told my wife "we really should watch this before Breaking Bad"

She's also gotten a new identity, gotten married, lived in at least one other city, and been married long enough to know his parents and see the relationship go down hill.

In however long that took, somehow word never got back to Miami Metro, her ex-lover, or the cop she tried to kill that she had ever escaped.

 

[Brady Marino]

At this point, does Dexter introduce Hannah to the good doctor so she can be his apprentice? Of course, this will probably send Deb up a wall...but I couldn't care less about what she thinks at this point. Deb is borderline Newsroom's Maggie on my "I'm supposed to like you, but if you die in a fire, I won't be sad" rankings.

 

[shadyridr]

This may be the worst season of Dexter. Terrible way to go out. Just a jumbled mess.

 

[Maelstrom]

Anyone think Dexter is going to have to kill Deb? Basically she is soon going to go ape about Hannah and the code allows for killing in order to protect his cover. Killing Deb would put to rest once and for all that he really is a psychopath, despite the writers poor efforts lately to show him "struggling" with his "feelings",

Is this the final season of Dexter? I.E. do we expect some sort of resolution out of this season?

 

[doowain]

Anyone think Dexter is going to have to kill Deb? Basically she is soon going to go ape about Hannah and the code allows for killing in order to protect his cover. Killing Deb would put to rest once and for all that he really is a psychopath, despite the writers poor efforts lately to show him "struggling" with his "feelings",

Is this the final season of Dexter? I.E. do we expect some sort of resolution out of this season?

They've been saying for over a year that this is the final season.

 

[pollardsvision]

Sepinwall's review of the Breaking Bad premiere points out how much information there was in the show's cold opening, telling a lot despite there being no dialogue for four minutes straight.

Tonight's Dexter had the Dexter Voice Over say "I've got to put in a request for that traffic camera footage" over a shot of a computer screen with the Miami Metro database and Dexter typing "DOT Traffic Cameras". One scene after he told Deb that's what he was going to do.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/dress-code,101015/

Making fun of Dexter is always a fun read and a good time.

The comments section is in rare form with so many people watching this episode right after Breaking Bad.

I'm not normally a fan to TV snobbery, but Dexter's really leaving no choice anymore.

 

[Sarnoff]

it’s really too bad that with five episodes left, one of Dexter’s biggest dangling questions is who murdered a character whose last name I don’t know.

 

[Sarnoff]

Also, @ the username: "Maria LaGuerta Memorial Bench"

 

[jwb]

Anyone think Dexter is going to have to kill Deb? Basically she is soon going to go ape about Hannah and the code allows for killing in order to protect his cover. Killing Deb would put to rest once and for all that he really is a psychopath, despite the writers poor efforts lately to show him "struggling" with his "feelings",

Is this the final season of Dexter? I.E. do we expect some sort of resolution out of this season?

Everything seems to be pointing to some kind of happy ending. Deb gets together with Boondock and they run a model detective agency, Quinn gets a promotion, Dexter and Hanna and the kid run away and live off the fortune she'll somehow get from her dead ex's accounts, etc.

ETA - Oh, and Dexter's new protégé takes his place in the force.

 

[Northern Voice]

This show is just so bad now :(

 

[Daywalker]

They should have had Dexter train this kid a few seasons ago then let him fade away. Then in the final season Dexter is tried for a murder, LaGuerta, he did it but gets off. Then the kids comes in and puts Dexter on his own table.

This show had no foresight. Not like they are pumping out 22 episodes a year either. The endgame should have been written year's ago. The middling Jimmy Smits seasons are the hard ones to write. Not the ending.

 

[shadyridr]

Now hes "trained" or "partnered" with so many people Ive lost track... Jimmy Smits, Lumen, Vogel, Hannah, Zac. The show has become a joke. Its a shame too. Dexter is such a great character and that actor deserved better

 

[comfortably numb]

Surprise spoiler ending

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqvv17oUEa1ql65ako1_400.jpg

 

[comfortably numb]

They should have had Dexter train this kid a few seasons ago then let him fade away. Then in the final season Dexter is tried for a murder, LaGuerta, he did it but gets off. Then the kids comes in and puts Dexter on his own table.

This show had no foresight. Not like they are pumping out 22 episodes a year either. The endgame should have been written year's ago. The middling Jimmy Smits seasons are the hard ones to write. Not the ending.

Wow, I kinda like that angle.

Dex begins training this protege, he begins to follow the code, all looks good.

Protege finds out Deb killed an innocent (Laguerta) and protege kills Deb.

Dexter is left wondering where it all went wrong

 

[roarlions]

They should have had Dexter train this kid a few seasons ago then let him fade away. Then in the final season Dexter is tried for a murder, LaGuerta, he did it but gets off. Then the kids comes in and puts Dexter on his own table.

Deb shows up just after Dexter is killed and shoots Zach, then kills herself because she can't live without Dexter. This show deserves the bloodiest ending possible.

 

[jamny]

It's been a tough season to watch but hopefully they end it in a good way. At this point I'm not confident that they will.

 

[jwb]

Wait.... ok, Dexter dies, Zac becomes the intern... and, and.... DEXTER then becomes the "Harry" ghost!!!

 

[comfortably numb]

Wait.... ok, Dexter dies, Zac becomes the intern... and, and.... DEXTER then becomes the "Harry" ghost!!!

Harry has been alive the whole time!

He is just able to slip in an out of rooms and make random thoughts

 

[Chase Stuart]

They should have had Dexter train this kid a few seasons ago then let him fade away. Then in the final season Dexter is tried for a murder, LaGuerta, he did it but gets off. Then the kids comes in and puts Dexter on his own table.

Deb shows up just after Dexter is killed and shoots Zach, then kills herself because she can't live without Dexter. This show deserves the bloodiest ending possible.

Not bloody enough.

Debra gets with Elway, figures she can trust him, and goes and confesses shooting LaGuerta to him. Elway goes to the police and tells them about Deb's confession. Deb is arrested, and Dexter freaks out. He asks Hannah for help, says we need to bust Deb out of holding. Hannah says she has a mild sedative she can put in food, so Dexter brings a dozen of Hannah Donuts to the force while Deb is in holding. They all pass out, he breaks Debra out, but realizes that Hannah actually put a deadly dosage in the food. The entire force is now good. Deb freaks out, goes to shoot Hannah, Dex jumps in front of the bullet and is killed. Hannah then grabs a gun and shoots Deb, but at the same time, Deb fires off a second shot, and both Hannah and Deb are dead.

Fade to Jamie.

 

[Brady Marino]

They should have had Dexter train this kid a few seasons ago then let him fade away. Then in the final season Dexter is tried for a murder, LaGuerta, he did it but gets off. Then the kids comes in and puts Dexter on his own table.

Deb shows up just after Dexter is killed and shoots Zach, then kills herself because she can't live without Dexter. This show deserves the bloodiest ending possible.

Not bloody enough.

Debra gets with Elway, figures she can trust him, and goes and confesses shooting LaGuerta to him. Elway goes to the police and tells them about Deb's confession. Deb is arrested, and Dexter freaks out. He asks Hannah for help, says we need to bust Deb out of holding. Hannah says she has a mild sedative she can put in food, so Dexter brings a dozen of Hannah Donuts to the force while Deb is in holding. They all pass out, he breaks Debra out, but realizes that Hannah actually put a deadly dosage in the food. The entire force is now good. Deb freaks out, goes to shoot Hannah, Dex jumps in front of the bullet and is killed. Hannah then grabs a gun and shoots Deb, but at the same time, Deb fires off a second shot, and both Hannah and Deb are dead.

Fade to Jamie and the intern who stole the Bay Harbor Butcher hand making hot, passionate love.

Fixed.

 

[Daywalker]

They should have had Dexter train this kid a few seasons ago then let him fade away. Then in the final season Dexter is tried for a murder, LaGuerta, he did it but gets off. Then the kids comes in and puts Dexter on his own table.

This show had no foresight. Not like they are pumping out 22 episodes a year either. The endgame should have been written year's ago. The middling Jimmy Smits seasons are the hard ones to write. Not the ending.

Wow, I kinda like that angle.

Dex begins training this protege, he begins to follow the code, all looks good.

Protege finds out Deb killed an innocent (Laguerta) and protege kills Deb.

Dexter is left wondering where it all went wrong

That's better.

 

[pollardsvision]

They should have had Dexter train this kid a few seasons ago then let him fade away. Then in the final season Dexter is tried for a murder, LaGuerta, he did it but gets off. Then the kids comes in and puts Dexter on his own table.

Deb shows up just after Dexter is killed and shoots Zach, then kills herself because she can't live without Dexter. This show deserves the bloodiest ending possible.

Not bloody enough.

Debra gets with Elway, figures she can trust him, and goes and confesses shooting LaGuerta to him.

Elway goes to the police and tells them about Deb's confession. Deb is arrested, and Dexter freaks out. He asks Hannah for help, says we need to bust Deb out of holding. Hannah says she has a mild sedative she can put in food, so Dexter brings a dozen of Hannah Donuts to the force while Deb is in holding. They all pass out, he breaks Debra out, but realizes that Hannah actually put a deadly dosage in the food. The entire force is now good. Deb freaks out, goes to shoot Hannah, Dex jumps in front of the bullet and is killed. Hannah then grabs a gun and shoots Deb, but at the same time, Deb fires off a second shot, and both Hannah and Deb are dead.

Fade to Jamie.

Just get your voice-over's in there, and it sounds like you're ready to submit a script.

 

[tdoss]

The writers just need to own up...last episode goes as follows:

After killing everyone over the last few episodes (and I mean everyone...all named characters, passerbys, poisoning the water system and killing off all of Miami)...Dexter breaks down the fourth wall...and talks directly to the audience...he apologizes for what has become of the show and then proceeds to walk backstage and kills all of the writers in new and amazing ways...then freely jumps into a woodchipper.

Showtime ends with a fade to black and an offer to their subscribers for a free year subscription.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

The writers just need to own up...last episode goes as follows:

After killing everyone over the last few episodes (and I mean everyone...all named characters, passerbys, poisoning the water system and killing off all of Miami)...Dexter breaks down the fourth wall...and talks directly to the audience...he apologizes for what has become of the show and then proceeds to walk backstage and kills all of the writers in new and amazing ways...then freely jumps into a woodchipper.

Showtime ends with a fade to black and an offer to their subscribers for a free year subscription.

 

[Chase Stuart]

This is a really disappointing final season. No one even seems to be trying.

 

[bigmarc27]

This is a really disappointing final season. No one even seems to be trying.

It's brutal. If this weren't the final season I would stop watching completely.

 

[(HULK)]

So, the old lady is the brain surgeon? She couldn't overpower a kitten, don't see it.

 

[bigmarc27]

So, the old lady is the brain surgeon? She couldn't overpower a kitten, don't see it.

I honestly couldn't tell if that was the implication or not. For a show with so much filler involved, a 12 second reveal that the kid was dead without any reaction seemed odd. Could've cut 30 seconds off of seeing Dexter's ### and actually told the story.

They're setting up for something that is supposed to be brilliant but will be awful. Bautista in grief over LaGuerta decides to kill people or something like that.

 

[Sarnoff]

Did I miss where they had hard evidence that the guy they dumped last night was for sure the brain-taking killer? I'm finding myself zone out more often than not during these episodes now.

I don't think they knew he was the brain surgeon, just that he was the one-shoe killer.

Right but I assumed when she was handing dexter the samples and gifts at the end, they were concluding that storyline?

I think the producers think we'll buy that, and then be shocked and surprised when it turns out not to be over. Like how shocked and surprised we were to learn that Edward James Olmos was in Colin Hanks' head all last season. Didn't see that coming!

OMG the Brain Surgeon is still out there! Didn't see that coming!!!!

 

[pollardsvision]

I actually kind of liked that episode.

Then again, I'm a sucker for Hannah. More of Hannah/Dexter and Hannah/Deb has been needed for a while now (obviously, less Dexter ### and more Hannah boob would be preferred).

The cheesiness, sloppy writing and voiceovers are obviously impossible to overlook at this point, but there are elements to this season that I do like. If they had gotten to this point a few seasons ago, the show could've been so much better (you know, aside from all the other flaws).

 

[pollardsvision]

D+ from AVClub this week. They must really have some intense arguments over who gets to tee off on Dexter each week.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/are-we-there-yet,101317/

 

[JB Breakfast Club]

So, the old lady is the brain surgeon? She couldn't overpower a kitten, don't see it.

No...wasn't she on the phone with Dexter at the end? He found the body / she received another delivery.

I liked having Hannah back, but she should have been allowed to go at the end. Dexter needs to be shifting into saving himself, but now it looks like he'll be trying to protect Hannah instead.

 

[jamny]

I think Joey killed the neighbor to set up the kid.

 

[pollardsvision]

I think Joey killed the neighbor to set up the kid.

I want to say that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of and that there's no way they'd do that, but that's only half true.

 

[Brady Marino]

I think Joey killed the neighbor to set up the kid.

So the running joke would be that Joey is a brain surgeon? HILARITY ENSUES!

 

[jamny]

I think Joey killed the neighbor to set up the kid.

I want to say that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of and that there's no way they'd do that, but that's only half true.

I think Joey killed the neighbor to set up the kid.

So the running joke would be that Joey is a brain surgeon? HILARITY ENSUES!

Well, the ending threw my theory off but maybe the two were unrelated and the old lady is the brain surgeon.

or Masuka's daughter.

 

[Maelstrom]

I think Joey killed the neighbor to set up the kid.

I want to say that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of and that there's no way they'd do that, but that's only half true.

Unfortunately, that was the first thing I thought once Dexter believed the kid didn't off her. Joey is obsessed with bringing him in, but it's a pretty big leap to go to the extent of killing someone innocent to set the kid up. Also, he didn't have an alibi right? His gf was at Batista's house with Harrison that evening. Sure looks like they are either setting that storyline up or they want us to think they are. And really, who else could it be? I can't see them introducing "another" killer we don't know (well, besides bringing back the Brain Surgeon). Besides Joey asked about the photo similarities as well as about the DNA evidence. Maybe he ends up on Dexter's table before the end of the season if true and Dexter finds out about it?

 

[Sarnoff]

It felt to me that they were definitely setting up that Quinn set up the kid by planting his blood on the girl and staging the crime to look like his known victim.

 

[jamny]

I think Joey killed the neighbor to set up the kid.

I want to say that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of and that there's no way they'd do that, but that's only half true.

Unfortunately, that was the first thing I thought once Dexter believed the kid didn't off her. Joey is obsessed with bringing him in, but it's a pretty big leap to go to the extent of killing someone innocent to set the kid up. Also, he didn't have an alibi right? His gf was at Batista's house with Harrison that evening. Sure looks like they are either setting that storyline up or they want us to think they are. And really, who else could it be? I can't see them introducing "another" killer we don't know (well, besides bringing back the Brain Surgeon). Besides Joey asked about the photo similarities as well as about the DNA evidence. Maybe he ends up on Dexter's table before the end of the season if true and Dexter finds out about it?

They also said it seems like the neighbor knew her killer because she let him in. She probably met Joey at the birthday party for Bautista's sister.

 

[Daywalker]

I think Joey killed the neighbor to set up the kid.

I want to say that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of and that there's no way they'd do that, but that's only half true.

Unfortunately, that was the first thing I thought once Dexter believed the kid didn't off her. Joey is obsessed with bringing him in, but it's a pretty big leap to go to the extent of killing someone innocent to set the kid up. Also, he didn't have an alibi right? His gf was at Batista's house with Harrison that evening. Sure looks like they are either setting that storyline up or they want us to think they are. And really, who else could it be? I can't see them introducing "another" killer we don't know (well, besides bringing back the Brain Surgeon). Besides Joey asked about the photo similarities as well as about the DNA evidence. Maybe he ends up on Dexter's table before the end of the season if true and Dexter finds out about it?

They also said it seems like the neighbor knew her killer because she let him in. She probably met Joey at the birthday party for Bautista's sister.

Not sure why I'm trying to invoke logic but why would Quinn pick Dexter's neighbor to set the kid up? Why not a complete stranger?

 

[jamny]

I think Joey killed the neighbor to set up the kid.

I want to say that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of and that there's no way they'd do that, but that's only half true.

Unfortunately, that was the first thing I thought once Dexter believed the kid didn't off her. Joey is obsessed with bringing him in, but it's a pretty big leap to go to the extent of killing someone innocent to set the kid up. Also, he didn't have an alibi right? His gf was at Batista's house with Harrison that evening. Sure looks like they are either setting that storyline up or they want us to think they are. And really, who else could it be? I can't see them introducing "another" killer we don't know (well, besides bringing back the Brain Surgeon). Besides Joey asked about the photo similarities as well as about the DNA evidence. Maybe he ends up on Dexter's table before the end of the season if true and Dexter finds out about it?

They also said it seems like the neighbor knew her killer because she let him in. She probably met Joey at the birthday party for Bautista's sister.

Not sure why I'm trying to invoke logic but why would Quinn pick Dexter's neighbor to set the kid up? Why not a complete stranger?

Because if he was still following the kid, he would have watched his confrontation with the neighbor. He might even have pictures of it. I know it's a ridiculous theory but unfortunately it's possible they would do this. It doesn't explain why Joey would meet with her boyfriend and show him the kid's picture.

I loved how anyone could hang out at the crime scene with her dead body just laying there.

 

[(HULK)]

Quinn was tired of being told that "he's no brain surgeon."