Television Dexter

So I'm three episodes into this new season now and this is all I have to say:

1. I'm bored of the whole 'Deb is off the rails' story line.
2. 'Drunk Deb' is some of the worst acting I've ever seen
3. The psychopath whisperer (can't remember her name) has a weird accent
4. Quinn should get a CT scan, he must be missing a large part of his brain
5. Billy Walsh?
 
Rado_N said:
So I'm three episodes into this new season now and this is all I have to say:

1. I'm bored of the whole 'Deb is off the rails' story line.
2. 'Drunk Deb' is some of the worst acting I've ever seen
3. The psychopath whisperer (can't remember her name) has a weird accent
4. Quinn should get a CT scan, he must be missing a large part of his brain
5. Billy Walsh?
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It's called English, Nick.
 
Yea but it's not, she slips into almost South African on certain words.

It's just fecking weird, Keiran.
 
It's funny how bad they've made this. I didn't expect it to last seasons and seasons, but they have so clearly run out of ideas it's just getting stupid.
 
Charlotte Rampling is English though, right?

Maybe the writers wanted her accent to make no sense and be a bit retarded, in order to keep in sync with the rest of the show.
 
:lol: maybe that's it.

I think the writers just have no clue how to bring the show to a conclusion, so they're just making it really really shit in the hope that it gets cancelled.
 
They said themselves this was the last confirmed season, but they also did a "who knows" when asked if the show could come back in the future or have a movie, and that's why I'm convinced this whole, stupid, pointless shitty season will end on a "is Dexter actually dead?" black screen.
 
The only chance they have of making a Dexter film half decent is if they do a prequel
 
Cina said:
They said themselves this was the last confirmed season, but they also did a "who knows" when asked if the show could come back in the future or have a movie, and that's why I'm convinced this whole, stupid, pointless shitty season will end on a "is Dexter actually dead?" black screen.
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Even at its peak this show wasn't good enough to get away with a Sopranos style ending.
 
The showrunner apparently signed a new two year deal with Showtime, so there are rumours of a spin-off.

It will never end.
 
They'll probably do a spin-off on the adventures of Quinn & Miami Metro as they put their collective minds together to resolve nothing.
 
Top said:
The son of the rich guy is the worst actor ever.
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Just watched the episode now. fecking awful actor. He clearly knows someone who got him the part. Just a totally unrealistic character. Even if that type of dialogue was semi believable, the actor fecked it up
 
That'sHernandez said:
The only chance they have of making a Dexter film half decent is if they do a prequel
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dexter as a teenager, young adult could be good. But they would need the original writers, or at the very least sack the entire lot currently working on it for it to be decent.
 
The missus was telling me last night that they changed writers quite a bit. Can anybody officially confirm this, and to what degree?

The latest writing is appalling. At one point it reminded me of day-time TV.......Sons & Daughters, The Bold and the Beautiful etc
 
From wiki:

"Coming off a record-setting Season 4 finale, executive producer and showrunner Clyde Phillips departed the series to spend more time with his family. 24 co-executive producer Chip Johannessen took over Phillips' post."

"Head writer Melissa Rosenberg left after Season 4 as well"

"After the conclusion of Season 5, it was revealed that Chip Johannessen was departing the show after a single season[14] and thatScott Buck would take over as showrunner from season 6."
 
Just watched the latest episode. It has really become almost as bad as Kevin's muppet transfer dreams.
 
Dirty Schwein said:
Introducing Masuka's daughter and the neighbour this late into the show and this new "killer" 5 episodes from the end seems a bit rushed. I dont care for these characters and there's not enough time left to make me give a shit what happens to them. I just want it to end!
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I do find it amusing how people on here are almost falling over themselves to proclaim how awful the latest episode was, or how bad the writing has become (especially since the writers left after season 4.) I daresay if it was Season 2 or 3 playing now, people would be complaining about how awful Laila is or how retarded the Miguel Prado storyline is (not to mention the rush-job ending of Season 3, where Dexter extricates himself from a table with alarming ease.)

The fact of the matter is only Seasons 1 and 4 really qualify as top-notch television. The former benefitted from the shock of the show's premise; the latter from John Lithgow, who was born to play the Trinity Killer, and the show-stopping finale (maybe it should have literally been a show-stopper.) The rest has been trashy, pulpy, yet for my money, consistently entertaining fair. I obviously go into each episode with a different set expectations than I would for something like Breaking Bad. I compare it to watching the O.C. or Prison Break, two other guilty pleasures that no one in their right mind would argue is Golden Globe material.

One criticism I have of the latest seasons is that the writers suffer from a kind of ADD, in that they consistently rush into finishing off character arcs before they have reached any kind of maturity (the computer geek in Season 7 being the most obvious example.)
 
Shane88 said:
Oh shit!

Hannah! I had actually forgotten about her.
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I know this'll sound like I'm trying to be a smart-arse after the fact, but I actually thought about Hannah coming back around halfway through the episode. The theme for this season has obviously been about the family unit (Vogel calling herself Dexter's "mother", Masuka finding his daughter, Deb and Dexter reconnecting) and once it became apparent that Zach was being introduced as a kind of surrogate son to Dexter (especially once they'd contrasted him with Harrison) I couldn't help thinking that all they they needed to complete the circle was to bring in a psychopathic "wife". I did think it might be Deb for a minute, but then I remembered Hannah and thought about how perfect it would be if only they could get Strahovski back. Didn't believe for a second the casting director would pull it off, though. The reveal was a really nice moment.

I said earlier in the thread it was obvious how they'd end the season given the thematic choices they've made and I'm even more certain now.
jem said:
I do find it amusing how people on here are almost falling over themselves to proclaim how awful the latest episode was, or how bad the writing has become (especially since the writers left after season 4.) I daresay if it was Season 2 or 3 playing now, people would be complaining about how awful Laila is or how retarded the Miguel Prado storyline is (not to mention the rush-job ending of Season 3, where Dexter extricates himself from a table with alarming ease.)

The fact of the matter is only Seasons 1 and 4 really qualify as top-notch television. The former benefitted from the shock of the show's premise; the latter from John Lithgow, who was born to play the Trinity Killer, and the show-stopping finale (maybe it should have literally been a show-stopper.) The rest has been trashy, pulpy, yet for my money, consistently entertaining fair. I obviously go into each episode with a different set expectations than I would for something like Breaking Bad. I compare it to watching the O.C. or Prison Break, two other guilty pleasures that no one in their right mind would argue is Golden Globe material.

One criticism I have of the latest seasons is that the writers suffer from a kind of ADD, in that they consistently rush into finishing off character arcs before they have reached any kind of maturity (the computer geek in Season 7 being the most obvious example.)
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I'd agree with this. It's really easy to criticise the lack of realism (and there was still plenty of that in this episode) but I've always enjoyed the stuff the writers try to explore outside of the main storylines. It's obviously not as good as Mad Men when it comes to TV-as-literature, but this show can be quite clever on its day. The dialogue and plot devices especially are a little cack-handed at times, but this is a comic book show so that goes with the territory.

This season has been good if you're willing to watch it for what it is, rather than jumping on the "it's so shit" bandwagon and nitpicking the hell out of it.
 
That was alright, the rich guy's son isn't as bad an actor as he first appeared to be. Had to laugh at Hannah's return...:lol: With the way they directed that it was like some sort of divine angel had returned from heaven or something.
 
Dexter hiding in some back alley behind a bin. Quinn: "Oh, you're tailing Zack too? Cool, keep an eye an him."

feck sake, Quinn.
 
The writers really have completely forgotten about Quinn clocking on to Dexter earlier in the show. It's an amazing mistake to make.
 
Average episode. Masuka's story is very pointless. Hannah returning should be interesting for a couple of episodes.

Don't see the point of Dexter trying to teach another person the code, even if they have similar urges to himself. I doubt he'll grasp the code and will probably be killed at some point, unless they plan on having him as the main killer in a future season and having Dexter in the ghost-Harry role.

Shane88 said:
Dexter hiding in some back alley behind a bin. Quinn: "Oh, you're tailing Zack too? Cool, keep an eye an him."

feck sake, Quinn.
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:lol: He'd have made a truly special Sergeant.
 
Shane88 said:
Dexter hiding in some back alley behind a bin. Quinn: "Oh, you're tailing Zack too? Cool, keep an eye an him."

feck sake, Quinn.
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:lol: Quinn has become the funniest character on the show

Hannah :drool: even though I'm sure its only a few episodes she's in, I'd love her to be there till the end.

I guess if Dexter is to die it'll be by the hands of his new "intern". But also it just pisses me off, they did this storyline before in season 3 or whatever and it was utter shit
 
ha_rooney said:
Average episode. Masuka's story is very pointless.
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It's thematically relevant to the season, so it does have a point. It's not been executed in the most riveting way though, I'll grant you.
ha_rooney said:
Hannah returning should be interesting for a couple of episodes.
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She'll tie the season together as Dexter's "wife" for the season...
ha_rooney said:
Don't see the point of Dexter trying to teach another person the code, even if they have similar urges to himself. I doubt he'll grasp the code and will probably be killed at some point, unless they plan on having him as the main killer in a future season and having Dexter in the ghost-Harry role.
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...while Zach will be his "son". The writers will probably juxtapose his first kill under Dexter with Harrison's first day at school, or whatever. It'll be interesting.
 
Quinn might not be the best character, but are people really being so pedantic about this show that they expected him to get out of his car and check behind the bins for no reason. What is he, Oscar the Grouch?
 
I've never watched Dexter, but I've heard some good things about it.

How does it rate compared to Breaking Bad, Prison Break, House of Cards and Lost?
 
It was so shit, I don't understand why they're including such utterly pointless plotlines (there seems to be more time spent on them than Dexter himself) in what is supposedly the last season of the show. After six episodes we should at least see some hints towards an inevitable Dexter demise yet we're now seeing Dexter take on a new fecking intern (who is the shittest actor ever).

Actually I do understand, we're eight seasons into a show that has long outlived its premise and the writers haven't a clue what to do with it anymore so they're just jumbling in a rehash of plotlines from previous seasons.
 
Top said:
Those are 5 very different shows.
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I don't mean in terms of the content, but how good are they?

From those I mentioned: Breaking Bad is incredible, one of the best things I've ever seen; House of Cards was very good; Lost was enjoyable, if not a little bit of a let down at the end; and Prison Break started off brilliantly but I stopped watching during season 4 because it got boring.
 
JmRssll555 said:
I don't mean in terms of the content, but how good are they?

From those I mentioned: Breaking Bad is incredible, one of the best things I've ever seen; House of Cards was very good; Lost was enjoyable, if not a little bit of a let down at the end; and Prison Break started off brilliantly but I stopped watching during season 4 because it got boring.
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Dexter has two amazing seasons, one very good one and four, soon to be five, really shit ones
 
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