Dexter Discussion Thread *Spoilers*

[mattman6886]

Ok that was probably one of, if not THE best episode of Dexter ever!

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And Dexter didn't even kill anybody! Sure he beat the crap out of someone, but still!

Who's with me?

 

[Kamandi]

Next week's preview

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Murphy watching Lumen and Dex practicing the kill on video.

Holy 5h!t!!!

 

[ShadowX81]

Good episode, but I just find it stupid that Quinn would completly drop his investigation of Dexter even as the evidence starts to pile up, simply because he has a crush on his sister.

 

[CelticPredator]

I think it's great. Making Quinn Doakes 2 would've been a horrible mistake.

 

[ShadowX81]

Doesn't mean it isn't stupid for a cop like Quinn to simply start ignoring some pretty damn conclusive evidence after he spent the entire first half of the season being suspicious.

 

[CelticPredator]

How is it not? Have you ever backed off something because you loved or liked a person that it could affect?

 

[ShadowX81]

Umm I think its pretty different when you are a cop and it can be considered a crime in itself for you to not pursue it. Especially when Liddy is presenting him with evidence possibly linking him to murders.
Its negligence at best, without a doubt unethical conduct, and aiding and abiding at worst.

I love my girlfriend too, but if I had evidence linking someone she loved to murder I sure as hell wouldn't just ignore it and act like everything was OK. And I'm not even a cop.

 

[CelticPredator]

But his theory didnt pan out. He couldnt get the evidence....

It's obvious Dexter didnt kill Rita. And because of what the Mitchell's said, it wasnt Dexter.

Plus, he was losing his job over this. And not to mention a ____ ton of money for hireing Liddy.

 

[ShadowX81]

Not only did Quinn more or less find out that Dexter was Kyle Butler (a lead he should have told someone about) but Liddy pretty much told him today that Dexter and Lumen were dumping a body in the ocean.

Regardless if Dexter killed Rita or not, Quinn has more than enough evidence linking Dexter to something clearly illegal; and its baffeling to see him simply ignore it; especially after he persued it so heavily.

 

[CelticPredator]

Could it be...I dont know, that Liddy is becoming a problem, and he would rather he go away? Or possibly that he...*gasp* really doesnt want to hurt Debra....he's not a perfect cop. He, on more than one occasion, has done something illegal.

I think we're watching totally different shows here.

 

[keysta75]

After last nights episode...I believe that I'm going to let the remaining eps build up for me so I can just all three in one shot. It will be hard(pray for me)but I will try.

 

[316what]

Umm I think its pretty different when you are a cop and it can be considered a crime in itself for you to not pursue it. Especially when Liddy is presenting him with evidence possibly linking him to murders.
Its negligence at best, without a doubt unethical conduct, and aiding and abiding at worst.

Quinn's little investigation is illegal. No evidence from Liddy would ever be admissable in any court. If it ever comes out that Quinn hired a suspended cop to run his little side investigation into Dexter, then Quinn will be fired.

Not only did Quinn more or less find out that Dexter was Kyle Butler (a lead he should have told someone about) but Liddy pretty much told him today that Dexter and Lumen were dumping a body in the ocean.

Liddy said drugs or a body....neither he or Quinn know what was being dropped. It was just an educated guess on Liddy's part.

Regardless if Dexter killed Rita or not, Quinn has more than enough evidence linking Dexter to something clearly illegal; and its baffeling to see him simply ignore it; especially after he persued it so heavily.

The only thing that Quinn has evidence of is illegal dumping in the bay.

 

[Kamandi]

My only gripe is it appears Robo took the pictures with a telephoto lens, which means Dex isn't taking his boat out to the ocean currents for dumping. After his problems in season 2 I wouldn't see him forgetting that lesson.

 

[die]

Umm I think its pretty different when you are a cop and it can be considered a crime in itself for you to not pursue it. Especially when Liddy is presenting him with evidence possibly linking him to murders.
Its negligence at best, without a doubt unethical conduct, and aiding and abiding at worst.

I love my girlfriend too, but if I had evidence linking someone she loved to murder I sure as hell wouldn't just ignore it and act like everything was OK. And I'm not even a cop.

We can't forget the fact that Quinn is not exactly an "honest" cop. He was being investigated by I.A. and he steals money from crime scenes, remember? His whole reason for going after Dexter was simply to get something on him since he saw Quinn taking money.

My only gripe is it appears Robo took the pictures with a telephoto lens, which means Dex isn't taking his boat out to the ocean currents for dumping. After his problems in season 2 I wouldn't see him forgetting that lesson.

Judging from the dialogue from last night, that part is well explained. Robocop says "whatever it was they loaded onto that boat, they didn't come back with any of it", which implies he didn't get actual footage of them dumping the stuff, but the footage was shot on the dock while they were loading it.

Last night was an all around great show, I really enjoyed it. I thought the part with Astor was really well done, I was surprised to hear Dexter tell her he loved her.

and the part with Jordan Chase at the end!? Yeah...It looks like non-stop intensity from here on out!

 

[SwedishHeat]

Not only did Quinn more or less find out that Dexter was Kyle Butler (a lead he should have told someone about) but Liddy pretty much told him today that Dexter and Lumen were dumping a body in the ocean.

Regardless if Dexter killed Rita or not, Quinn has more than enough evidence linking Dexter to something clearly illegal; and its baffeling to see him simply ignore it; especially after he persued it so heavily.

Why do you continue to watch?

 

[Dark Passenger]

I think Quinn realized he created a monster with Liddy. It seems to be a combination of his love for Debra and realizing Liddy is taking it too far.

And Quinn didn't know Dexter was Kyle Butler. It was only a hunch.

 

[ShadowX81]

Hes not letting Dexter go on some parking tickets or a marijuana posession charge, hes allowing a major criminal to just go free (most likely a murderer) becuase of a girl.

Even if he doesn't want to hurt Deb, and Liddy is becoming a problem, he has to do something about this.

Thats unethical on about 100 different levels, morally sickening, and not to mention highly illegal. Quinn may be a bit dirty, but he isnt evil.

 

[316what]

Hes not letting Dexter go on some parking tickets or a marijuana posession charge, hes allowing a major criminal to just go free (most likely a murderer) becuase of a girl.

Even if he doesn't want to hurt Deb, and Liddy is becoming a problem, he has to do something about this.

Thats unethical on about 100 different levels, morally sickening, and not to mention highly illegal. Quinn may be a bit dirty, but he isnt evil.

Quinn has no evidence that Dexter is a major criminal as you call it. He just thinks the combination of 3 sketches of Kyle Butler looks like Dexter. Add that to Dexter's odd behavior (as Quinn sees it) and those are the grounds for Quinn's suspicions. He hired Liddy to see if there was any dirt on Dexter. To date, the only thing criminal he has found is Dexter's illegal dumping of something in black bags in the marina.

There's nothing unethical about him wishing to end the "illegal" investigation.

 

[die]

Hes not letting Dexter go on some parking tickets or a marijuana posession charge, hes allowing a major criminal to just go free (most likely a murderer) becuase of a girl.

Even if he doesn't want to hurt Deb, and Liddy is becoming a problem, he has to do something about this.

Thats unethical on about 100 different levels, morally sickening, and not to mention highly illegal. Quinn may be a bit dirty, but he isnt evil.

Does he actually think Dexter is a killer, though? Maybe, he got a bit suspicious after Rita's death, maybe not that Dexter actually did it, but that Dexter's actions could've played a role in her death. He started out going after Dexter for his own personal reasons in the first place, so it's possible that once the Kyle Butler idea didn't pan out, he might decide he's taking things to far....especially with his feelings for Debra and wanting to keep her safe from Robocop. It makes sense to me, and I think it's become a decent story arc, I mean I'm very interested in seeing what happens with them.

I just came across this old photo and it tripped me out...Quinn is really looking cracked-out these days:

 

[die]

About the black bags...

Robocop says "or a body" rather jokingly as he doesn't believe it's actually a body. Quinn didn't seem to take it seriously either, sounds like neither of them really think it's actually a body yet.