r/Dexter

Talking about prader, after charlie left, he was pretty much completely on his own. Why would he not have several Charlies? Is there a reason, or is it just a plothole?

Am I the only one who identified brian was the ice cream killer when he said he loved deb's legs and arms before they actually revealed it? Wasn't it obvious in that scene or was i overthinking it

Dexter was always a bit “esoteric”, with Dexter’s elaborate kills, insane premise that a serial killer is able to do blood spatter, his father deciding to train Dexter as a vigilante instead of institutionalising him.

These are all things where suspending disbelief works beautifully. I can’t really explain why, it just does with the show’s pacing, themes, characters etc.

DDK shows up and it looks so silly that I cringe when I’m seeing his elaborate kills. Reminds me of corny horror movies.

I’m curious what your thoughts are, because Dexter is otherwise extremely hype and it’s not meant to be full realism. But DDK didn’t tell a story like Trinity (best TV villain ever imo) did.

What I liked:

Boyd Fowler was an intriguing character and the cat-and-mouse between him and Dexter was wonderfully played.

The opener was great and teased a dark, reckless path that I felt the season should have explored more.

Jennifer Carpenter really gave it her all with her material.

The ending of episode 2 with Dexter discovering the barrel girls was macabre, classic, with Dexter almost relishing the sight of death in that it proved his instincts were right.

Concept of Dexter saving and helping Lumen was good.

It would've been impossible for any Big Bad to successfully follow Trinity so I guess the focus on a group of villains was... understandable?

What I didn't like:

Santa Muerte storyline felt like a waste of time.

Execution of Dexter saving and helping Lumen fell flat; second half of the season reduced their dynamic to love-struck vigilantes. Here's Dexter with a girlfriend who also kills people. Fans hated this turn of events at the time (at least, the fans on the old IMDb message boards) - hard to blame them.

Liddy was a lot of build-up for a character and storyline that ultimately got brushed aside way too easily.

Jordan Chase and the Rape Gang lacked depth and weren't developed well; Chase ended up as a generic antagonist and it was impossible to buy him as a threat to Dexter.

Entire second half of the season lacked stakes and momentum due largely to Chase's ineffectiveness as a villain. But also the story played out way too leisurely - the penultimate episode of the season saw Dexter and Lumen rooting around Quinn's apartment and cracking jokes about a cat that farts and hiccups at the same time. Again, this was in the penultimate episode of the season!

Sonia = transparent and uninteresting way to keep Harrison occupied and stop Dexter's storyline from getting too bogged down in looking after a one-year-old (this is a minor complaint).

Deb's decision to walk away and not look behind the plastic curtain is still maddening. Where other antihero shows were going full steam ahead with their endgame, Showtime was set on preserving the status quo. Missed opportunity - there would've been something ironic about Dexter's efforts to help someone (Lumen) being what ultimately led to his downfall. Wasn't to be.

currently at dexter (original series) season 06 episode 08, and i miss sergeant james doakes in each episode

i think him being present in the further seasons could have made stories so interesting and tensed (and comic too)

i loved face offs between him and dexter, and i really wanted to see his relationship growing with dexter, and possible ups and downs

i also want to see his personal life as well, and some grey stuff he doing in his life, maybe dexter coming across to know it, and what not

also - i think the way he was killed in season 02 seemed like weak screenwriting to me

I watched the full show but I don't remember if such cases existed.
What I am asking is : Does Dexter target people who committed crimes but atoned for them or served their full sentence in the prison?