Dexter Discussion Thread *Spoilers*

[Dark Passenger]

The season is starting to get good. I liked Anderson right away.

But one thing is bugging me

Where the hell is Cody & @Astor???????
They're still Dexter's step kids. Are they written off the show?

I hope so. They got an honorable mention last night. Good riddance.

 

[Mr. EcKo]

Its just weird that there no longer on the show. 5 seasons with them. No big deal Dex has his hands full with Harrison

 

[TheReverend]

Saw episode 4... that final scene, the kill...was SICK!

 

[ArmoredFoe]

Yeah that final kill reminded me of something from the SAW movies, lol.

 

[TheReverend]

I hope so. They got an honorable mention last night. Good riddance.

In shows, its common to write them, they grow up too quick, rapid growth spurts et., don't coincide with time lines built on the show. Happens all the time.

Heck, that dope Walt from Lost hit puberty, started looking like LeBron James, so they had to write him off and eventually, used his development as part of 'flash forwards' well.

 

[Kamandi]

I was glad they wrote Rita and the kids out. Julie Benz is a sexy monkey but I lost sympathy for how gullible Rita was after a while. I was actually rooting for Lila at one point. I had hoped they would write Harrison out as well. Maybe later.

Knowing that Jennifer Carpenter just divorced Michael C. Hall I keep wondering if something will happen to Debra.

 

[ArmoredFoe]

I agree, get rid of the kid. I love teh show, but the whole family aspect of it besides Deb I can do with out. They just take away from whats really going on. The only family I care about on there is the police force family so to speak. Thats all the drama we need, leave the kids and wives/girlfriends out of Dexters life.

 

[meth head]

did anyone think the scene in the greenhouse was awkward?

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i mean they watched the girl die in front of them (in Saw fashion i might add) then deb saying i have to save her........& dexter no she's already gone.........what's that buzzing?......i don't know nevermind this girl still twitching......let's go look in that closet

i love dexter but that was just poorly executed......(no pun intended)...

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Have to completely agree with this!

I found the last scene really poor!

I mean Dexter turns up at the scene of the crime and follows a trail of blood to the greenhouse and they all stand and stare like the guys a magician!

Like you said the kill was really poor and felt really awkward to me also

I love Dexter and I do love this season so far but this was not a good moment for me and actually made me dislike this episode

 

[preeny101]

The episode was really intense. I enjoyed it. The only thing I didn't like was...

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those crappy CGI locusts.

 

[pixletwin]

Should have been masuka who led them to the greenhouse.

 

[Blood Electricity]

I'm not a fan of the CGI this season. All the crime scene creepy crawly-s have looked incredibly fake to me.

 

[Buttmunch]

Its a shame studios have gotten so reliant on CGI these days. CGI should be used as an enhancer for effects, not as a primary effect. They still look fake 95% of the time. They just lack the depth a real 3D object has.

 

[darthviper107]

And you really expect them to release thousands of locusts on set?

 

[Dark Passenger]

Should have been masuka who led them to the greenhouse.

Well, it was Dexter following a blood trail to the greenhouse, so it makes sense.

 

[Dark Passenger]

That is the one thing I liked so much about the Ice Truck Killer's crime scenes. They were all real props and had a grittiness to them. The CGI does suck.

 

[sueworld]

I agree, get rid of the kid. I love teh show, but the whole family aspect of it besides Deb I can do with out. They just take away from whats really going on. The only family I care about on there is the police force family so to speak. Thats all the drama we need, leave the kids and wives/girlfriends out of Dexters life.

Nah, I liked Rita and I like Harrison. It enables Dex to show another side to his character. There there to help enrich his characterization and I for one would hate It If they dropped that side of his life.

 

[pixletwin]

Well, it was Dexter following a blood trail to the greenhouse, so it makes sense.

Yeah but it was the way it was done. It seemed so staged. Stuck out to me as really poorly executed. But what do I know?

 

[darthviper107]

I was just surprised no one else noticed it before he got there.

 

[ArmoredFoe]

Nah, I liked Rita and I like Harrison. It enables Dex to show another side to his character. There there to help enrich his characterization and I for one would hate It If they dropped that side of his life.

See thats funny because I felt like they took away from his character. I agree that it does add a new dimension to his character, but I still feel it detracts from Dex.

Regarding Dexter leading the team to the greenhouse...I thought that was kind of wierd also that no one else noticed the blood trail except for Dexter.

 

[Blood Electricity]

No, they aren't going to release locust on the set. But your telling me they couldn't have gotten 7 snakes for that one scene? That looks even worse than the locust. I guess they wanted it too look a certain way.

But like, the mannequins on the horse...looks friggin amazing. really unnerving stuff.

My point is, either take the time to create a better special effect, or use something else.



Also, I think getting rid of harrison would be pretty cheap. Getting rid of astor and cody was totally the writers not knowing what to do with the consequences of their own writting.

Dexter is still trying to connect with something and have a family. That baby is all he's got now. He was legitimately upset when his son was sick. That's a pretty powerful thing for him. So for the sake of the writting...He really isn't/can't be the dexter from season 1 anymore. It's been 5 seasons and this is what hes stuck with.