Yeah he's definitely not as good as his father but he's a different kind of actor and has said that he wants to do different things. I think he did a really good job with the role he was given though.

I just saw the last episode right now and im having a complete mind-fuck that just wont end......

NEXT SEASON NEEDS TO COME FASTER!!!!:eek:

What she said

Dexter
 

Hi :)

What does everyone think of Dexter?

I've watched every season to date. I think the first two seasons are unbeatable, the story is so good and original. The rest of the seasons are decent, especially with Trinity but does not match up to the first two.

Nonetheless, I will remain a fan til the end.

Ranks up there with top 3 shows for me. So far even the weak seasons beat out most of the drivel on network TV.

The season with Lumen as a waste of time and money IMO

So was the last season IMO.

By the way, how you been? Haven't seen you around here in quite awhile.

Yeah I agree, I've seen it all, but only the first two seasons standout to me - I would rate it 10/10.

But now it just seems like its being dragged out, they should have ended it on a high note. It's becoming 'one of those' series.

Having said that, it is still better than most of the stuff they have on TV nowadays.

My husband is a big fan. I watch it off and on. My interest was piqued when I saw Jennifer Carpenter and Julie Benz were in it. Not my favorite, but it's entertaining and well-written.

Dexter: the man of my dreams!
 

I absolutely love Dexter!

A serial killer who kills serial killers. What an incredible concept. A man who has the need and want and capabilities to kill has the heart enough to know who deserves to die. It is well written and very well put together. I have been a huge fan thru the whole series and cant wait to see whats in store next.

My favorite season though will always be the first one. When Dexter learns about his past and is in search of the Ice Box Killer which turns out to be his brother lol Best Season!!! Just the butchery done on the bodies has me wanting more. What a creepy concept and so well done, I loved it lol

Just finished watching the whole series, some thoughts:

SPLOILERS BELOW:

-Miami is the serial killer capital of the world. How does this city get by when serial killing is so common?
-Dexter always seems to get caught by the season's main villain, but all he ever has to do is wiggle his way out of the ropes. This is lazy writing. It's much better when he outwits his opponents instead of just getting lucky.
-I guess a lot of people disliked Lumen, but I thought she was fine. Dexter and Lumen's relationship felt a lot more plausible than Dexter and Hannah. I never bought the chemistry between Dexter and Hannah.
-Debra really grew on me as the seasons progressed. She was a bit annoying for the first few seasons as the sassy cop sister, but eventually her character fell into place. So much so that she becomes a major reason to watch the show. The last show of the seventh season was heartbreaking and the series finale was devastating. Her character really goes through hell and back.. and hell and back.. and hell and back...
-The original finale which implied Dexter had died would have been better than Showtime's forced 'lumberjack' tacked-on ending. I see the show as Dexter having died since that was the creator's intent.
-What's kinda funny is Elway must have ended up believing that Dexter and Hannah made their escape and lived happily ever after. He would have seen the boat accident as staged.
-as with almost every show and movie, the computer 'hacking' is pretty laughable and unconvincing. Again, lazy writing.
-The best 'season' villain was easily the Ice Truck Killer, but I didn't think any of the season villains were bad. If I had to rank them, I would put them in this order:
1: Ice Truck Killer (season 1), by far the best. In the series, the villains are never simply the foe that Dexter has to overcome, but a functioning murderer that forces Dexter to confront some aspect of himself and grow. Brian Moser was not only the series most gruesome and creative killer, he was also the most formidable, the most intelligent, the most threatening, and also the one that induces the greatest change in Dexter as a person. Moser as a villain also had the best natural symmetry to Dexter as a part of the story.

2: Miguel Prado (season 3), Amazing performance by Jimmy Smits, the best I have seen by him. An intimidating and complex and occasionally sympathetic villain, terrifically captured by Smits. A lot of great moments between Dexter and Prado. One of the series' most plausible villains.

3: Trinity Killer (season 4), Fantastically portrayed by Lithgow. A very scary killer, like Prado complex but much less sympathetic, a fully realized human monster. One of Lithgow's best roles. He generates a lot of tension, and even when he is not in the scene his presence is felt. He does more to develop Dexter as a character than any other antagonist except Moser, and that doesn't even include his last shocking murder, which was a hell of a series cliffhanger.

4: Isaac Sirko (season 7), Sirko had some great moments, particularly the Colombian bar. A very intimidating antagonist for Dexter for awhile, but definitely lessened as a threat in the last few episodes of this season, much to that season's disadvantage. A good physical performance by Stevenson, although I couldn't tell whether the character was supposed to have a native Ukrainian accent or English accent, it seemed to change from scene to scene. A good antagonist but I think the role could have been written into this season a bit better.

5: Oliver Saxon (season 8), A pretty scary and capable killer. Great crazy eyes from Darri Ingolfsson. This season should have had more cat and mouse games between Dexter and Saxon, and less drama about Hannah. He was basically a more plausible and less sensational version of Brian Moser, and had the same kind of story symmetry with respect to Dexter.

6: Travis Mitchell (season 6), The most over-the-top killer of the series, and the least believable, but not because of Colin Hanks, who did a good job with a wildly written role. A fun killer, but implausible and written like a bunch of serial killer cliches squeezed together. There were some amazing kills though, especially the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse scene. This character was too unhinged and irrational to be really scary as a villain or as a threat to Dexter.

7: Jordan Chase (season 5), He had his moments. He was vile enough, but never really felt like a match for Dexter. He functioned as a decent plank to explore the relationship between Lumen and Dexter, which was the real draw of this season.

I don't consider season 2 as having a 'villain'. While Dokes was certainly the antagonist, he is not a villain, so I don't include him in this list.

-All in all, Dexter was a great show and very enjoyable, not flawless but well worth watching.

Merging with existing thread. Please search before posting a new thread.

My favourite TV show since SCTV.

As NEWB said - even the 'weaker' seasons are better than anything else out there - mainly due to the enjoyable characters.

I really miss it now that it's gone - the opening theme really gets to me when i hear it now .. makes me miss the show terribly.

I hope they do a movie version at some point..

Still got to watch the rest of the final season.

It supposed to get a Spin-Off now

Absolutely love DEXTER and think it's one of the better shows on the tube, even if it's off now. Got Season 8 a couple of days ago and will probably start on next day off. Only Season I wasn't crazy about was Season 6...found a lot of it contrived, but every season so far been really good, especially, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

We finished Season 8 last night and while still good, the show is really running out of steam and the ending was sort of...blah. Good thing it's done and going out on something of a high note.