u/Orange-Clockwork1984

One thing that's always stood out to me whenever these guys get caught is when they say 'I knew this was a set-up' or 'I knew this would happen'.

My question is why do they say this? Is it a defense mechanism? Do they immediately jump to this to try and prove they've not been outsmarted? It just seems like a really strange thing to say - you knew it was a set-up but you still went anyway - and I just wondered if there's any psychological answers for this response.

When S8 originally aired I remember hating it and generally being left with a bad vibe of the whole season, particularly because of the finale, but also because it just didn't feel like a final season to me. Because of this, it's the only season I haven't rewatched at least 4 or 5 times.

I finally gave it another go and have enjoyed it way more than I was expecting. Here are some thoughts no one asked for:

- The dynamic with Vogel and Dexter is really interesting, and especially when Zach and Hannah are involved and it's a little serial killer family

- On that note, the Zach arc really felt short changed and should have started a little earlier to have more impact

- Deb and Dex coming back to each other is well done

- Oliver Saxon is totally fine (but just fine) as a villain. Not sure he was worthy of the final (at the time) big bad

- The final scene of Deb and Dex is still very touching

Overall it was better viewing when I knew it wasn't really the end, but I still can't forgive that final episode, particularly what happened to Deb being off-screen.

Did anyone else do a reapprasial of this post-revival?

I was 10 during the 2005 trial, and whenever the news coverage was on in my house I would always get really creeped out and become scared.

I think it was a combination of his appearance being so unsettling and almost alien, combined with this fear that, as a child, he would be waiting to prey on me.

I'd like to think that as a 31 year old I've outgrown this but there are genuinely still times that seeing pictures and videos of him leaves me with serious dread and unease, no matter how much my rational brain tells me that A) he's dead, and B) as an adult, I would no longer appeal to him.

Has anyone else experienced a fear related to him or am I just completely mental?