Dexter Discussion Thread *Spoilers*

[ShadowX81]

I just hate seasons where there a bunch of nonrelated storylines going on. Season 3 had this with the tree-trimming killer and no one ended up caring about it. The seasons are always best when Dexter and the Police Department storylines are the same.

 

[SwedishHeat]

I'm not married and I don't know police protocol, but it seems extremely contrived that LaGuerta wouldn't tell Batista that she was part of a sting operation.

That's the thing I don't like about these storylines, is when they write characters as behaving illogically to push a storyline in a certain direction.

 

[ShadowX81]

Whatever; its a stupid storyline anyway that doesn't connect to the main plot at all. The show is called "Dexter", not "Miami Homicide Police and Thier Love Life"

 

[CelticPredator]

The show is about ALL the characters, and how Dexter interacts with them. It's been like this since Season 1. So I dont understand the problem. If you dont like these characters, then fast forward through them.

 

[ShadowX81]

No, the show is not about all the characters. It is about Dexter, and how he interacts with the other ones. And it has not been this way since the first season. Whenever the writers deviated from the main plotline they quickly course corrected.

Laguerta and Angel's trust issues have nothing at all to do with Dexter.

 

[CelticPredator]

Ah. I see. So...why are they even in the show if it's only about Dexter?

 

[ShadowX81]

At this point your guess is as good as mine.

Obviously Dexter needs people to talk to, but they shouldnt have a storyline taking up a signifgant amount of screentime that is completely disconnected from him that drags on for years.

 

[CelticPredator]

Eh. I guess I just happen to like the characters. It really doesnt bug me. Plus, it's a nice break from the intenseness of Dexter's story.

 

[ChaserFan]

This last page is just full of fail. The show has never been just about Dexter; there's always been separate storylines for the other characters. And if all you want to see is Dex hunting and killing over and over again, with no other storylines to break up that monotony, then you've obviously been missing the point of the show since the beginning.

 

[CelticPredator]

^ Thank you.

 

[fawk3s]

I lol'd when we saw Masuka's underwear while he was showing he's tattoo.

 

[ShadowX81]

This last page is just full of fail. The show has never been just about Dexter; there's always been separate storylines for the other characters.

No there haven't. In season 1 Laguerta was all about the ice truck killer. The only seperate storyline was Doakes with those cops, but that was ended after 3 episodes, not 2 seasons. In season 2 the only seperate storylines concerned the character recovering after the main events of season 1.
It was really only in the third season that we started to get these completely disconnected storylines, and we all know the crapfest that season turned out to be.

And if all you want to see is Dex hunting and killing over and over again, with no other storylines to break up that monotony, then you've obviously been missing the point of the show since the beginning.

The point is to show the other characters and storylines that have zero to do with the main character? Funny how the show is called "Dexter" then.

 

[ChaserFan]

The point is to show the other characters and storylines that have zero to do with the main character? Funny how the show is called "Dexter" then.

You know, just because a show is named after the main character, doesn't mean all the storylines have to be about that character.

 

[ShadowX81]

Definatly wasnt the position that the writers took up early in the series.

 

[DinoLast]

First off I will say that I am really enjoying this season, but for me it's turning out to be the weakest of the 5 seasons. Season 3 was mostly a disappointment because of the final episode, but Jimmy Smits Miguel Prado was a great character and it was a pretty exciting story. Season one was all about getting to know Dexter, and The Ice Truck Killer story was amazing. Season 2 had The Bay Harbour Butcher story and had Dokes, Lila, and Lundy as adversaries (all great characters) And of course Season 4 had John Lithgow as Trinity which made it the best season of the lot for me.

Season 5 is lacking when it comes to Storyline compared to all the other seasons and also a great adversary for Dexter, Quinn just does not cut it for me. Maybe Peter Weller's bent copper character might change things, but he only has 7 episodes to make an impact.

 

[ChaserFan]

Definatly wasnt the position that the writers took up early in the series.

I don't agree with that. But if the show is as different as you think it is, it's because it needs to be in order to stay fresh. If the writers had stuck with the same format from seasons one and two, I doubt that Dexter would still be on television right now. TV shows have to adapt to survive.

You also have to remember that now Dexter has Harrison, it's alot harder to show him going out, running around killing people. The nanny excuse can only go so far, as we saw in episode four.

 

[ShadowX81]

So a good way to stay fresh is to transform the show from a character study about a serial killer into a soap opera about cops and thier love lives, making it like about 1000 other shows on tv?

Change is only good if its for the better. Otherwise it is fixing what isnt broken.

 

[ChaserFan]

So a good way to stay fresh is to transform the show from a character study about a serial killer into a soap opera about cops and thier love lives, making it like about 1000 other shows on tv?

Change is only good if its for the better. Otherwise it is fixing what isnt broken.

Well I don't believe it's changed, so that's your problem if you see that way

 

[Dark Passenger]

I am liking the progression of this season. I think Deb and Quinn are going to have a falling out after Deb finally learns Quinn's true intentions with her brother.

Lumen is proving to be unstable and more trouble than she's worth (for Dexter). I think Dex should listen to his Harry voice. Harry has been right time and time again.

I honestly thought Laguerta was blowing the dude. Remember in season 2 when she slept with the woman's husband to get her job back? Her character is unstoppable at advancing herself but I guess she had nothing to gain from it.

Peter Weller's character is finally revealed! This is going to get more and more interesting.

 

[Mr. EcKo]

did u guys see Peter Weller aka Robocop aka Murphy ... i was like wtf is that robocop ?, i waited til the credits to confirm , so get used to seeing him in a few episodes ( the cop that got busted in the hotel room by Laguerta) now he's helping Quinn ,,, i think the season just got waaaaay better next episode looks awesome DEXTER FTW