Showtime Series - Dexter - Page 8

stevew · 11-09-2012, 04:12 AM

This season seems better anyways. I'm more interested than I was last year. I hope Lumen comes back but I doubt she will.

chinaski · 11-12-2012, 02:27 PM

what a great ending to last nights episode!

INDalltheway · 11-12-2012, 05:42 PM

Was coming on here to say that exactly. I wish Dex would make her do it, but that won't happen.

Jas_lov · 11-21-2012, 04:50 PM

Pretty good episode this week. I could do without Cody and Astor coming back but that scene with Dexter and Issac in the bar was really good. I gotta think Deb is gonna kill someone at some point, either Hannah or Laguerta.

molson · 11-21-2012, 04:56 PM

Every scene with Dexter and Isaac has been gold. So much so that I'm willing to look past the fact that a Ukrainian has a British accent for some reason.

Ya, the whole Laguerta thing is kind of going under the radar. They're not spending a ton of time on her, but she just about has shit figured out. I wonder if her and Isaac's stories tie together at some point, or if Dexter maybe disposes of Isaac and then deals with Laguerta at the end of the season.

mckerney · 11-21-2012, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Jas_lov

Pretty good episode this week. I could do without Cody and Astor coming back but that scene with Dexter and Issac in the bar was really good. I gotta think Deb is gonna kill someone at some point, either Hannah or Laguerta.

I think he'll end up killing Laguerta using Hannah's, "Survival of the fittest," justification to override his code. Kind of expecting Deb to kill Hannah too.

jeff061 · 11-21-2012, 05:08 PM

I expect Laguerta is gonna die. Either at the end of this season or early in the next.

This has been the best season in a long time. I think they've handled multiple difficult scenes and situations deftly.

larrymcg421 · 11-21-2012, 05:32 PM

I'm liking Laguerta so much this season that I almost forgot that shes been a useless and annoying character for so many seasons now.

molson · 11-21-2012, 05:36 PM

The Laguerta being in the background makes it feel as if it might be the basis somehow of the next (final?) season. Where, perhaps, he's found out, flees, surrenders, etc.

stevew · 11-25-2012, 11:09 PM

Damn...he was a great character.

Jas_lov · 11-25-2012, 11:43 PM

Sure was. The show is best when it has a good foil for Dexter- Doakes, Trinity, Isaac. Not sure if the club owner will go after Dexter now that Isaac is dead. Maybe that's how the Quinn/Stripper storyline will tie together.

Logan · 11-28-2012, 10:03 AM

I can finally participate in this thread, having watched the entire series through Showtime on Demand over the past few months. This was the first episode I watched live.

I think I'll go through this thread at some point to see what you guys have thought about the series.

Logan · 11-28-2012, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by molson

The Laguerta being in the background makes it feel as if it might be the basis somehow of the next (final?) season. Where, perhaps, he's found out, flees, surrenders, etc.

I think this will be the plan as well.

jeff061 · 11-28-2012, 11:37 AM

Dexter has to die at the conclusion of this series I would imagine. I was worrying they weren't going to be able to pull it off after the last couple seasons, but this season has restored my faith.

Logan · 11-28-2012, 12:34 PM

I think any of those conclusions will be tough to pull off and have them feel real, when so much of the series involved a suspension of disbelief that someone could get away with this, with so many murders/disappearances taking place in Miami (maybe you guys have talked about it in this thread before). It worked as a plot in S2 with Doakes but we're so far beyond that at this point.

I'll be fine with whatever we get as long as it's not American Psycho-inspired.

BTW, my favorite moment of the series came during this season, when LaGuerta was digging around the recent disappearances that seemed BHB related. Deb got the list, Dexter said one of his kills was on there, and he tracked the guy down at a wedding. He said no one saw him, he blended in...and then Deb spots Dexter in a picture, holding hands with the bride while basically dancing the Hora.

molson · 11-28-2012, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff061

Dexter has to die at the conclusion of this series I would imagine. I was worrying they weren't going to be able to pull it off after the last couple seasons, but this season has restored my faith.

The scene from the last episode where Dexter was talking about how much death comforts him might be this show's version of that scene with Tony Soprano and Bobby on the boat where they talk about death being like "going to black" or something.

stevew · 11-28-2012, 04:13 PM

I think it would wrap the series up pretty well if it ends with Dexter getting the lethal injection witnessed by Harry(not the kid), onlookers, and a mysterious looking teenage boy.

stevew · 11-28-2012, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Logan

I can finally participate in this thread, having watched the entire series through Showtime on Demand over the past few months. This was the first episode I watched live.

I think I'll go through this thread at some point to see what you guys have thought about the series.

It's really hard when you binge on a show like that, and then suddenly have to slow down to real time. I experienced something like that with True Blood this summer.

stevew · 12-04-2012, 04:39 PM

It's amazing how much better this show has been all year. I'd say 1/2 were easily the best. This is at least as good as the Lithgow season(4, which I've thought is much better over time) and miles better than season 6(which was basically lolbad)

I'm actually ok if it goes more than 1 more season.

Jas_lov · 12-04-2012, 04:54 PM

I thought the Lithgow season was near the top. Trinity and Lundy were good characters. I'd put the seasons in order of quality as 1, 4, 2, 7, 3, 5, 6. Didn't really like 5 or 6 so there's a big drop off there.

stevew · 12-09-2012, 11:32 PM

Fucking Laguerta

jeff061 · 12-11-2012, 09:59 PM

This season has been really really good.

stevew · 12-12-2012, 02:57 AM

I guess we're clearly in the endgame now? I hope the arrest in the preview is just an imagined scenario, but who knows.

I'm in line with the people that think that Deb spiked her own water.

stevew · 12-16-2012, 11:10 PM

So...interesting. Seems like it could be a complete reset to the show.

mckerney · 12-16-2012, 11:23 PM

So all Dexter needed to do was recover the bullet fired from Deb's gun then shoot Leguerta through the same entry point with Estrada's gun and they're in the clear.

mckerney · 12-16-2012, 11:25 PM

Of course Deb might go crazy and Hannah could try too kill her, but they should get away with the murder.

stevew · 12-16-2012, 11:27 PM

I doubt Hannah resurfaces.

Jas_lov · 12-17-2012, 12:41 AM

Thought Deb would end up killing either Laguerta or Hannah for Dexter. Didn't like the way it happened though. Dexter kidnapped Estrada in daylight in a crowded park, then Laguerta goes to the docks in an obvious setup with no backup. She knows what Dexter is and still went by herself? And Hannah breaks free from the hospital with nobody guarding her. Now they've got a dead police captain with Deb's bullet in her. Hope they end this well next season.

Jas_lov · 12-17-2012, 12:49 AM

Also, I think them making a big deal about Angel's retirement means that he'll be the one to take on Dexter next season. He was Laguerta's closest friend. Dexter/Deb will set it up to look like Estrada killed her but Angel will be the only one to question it.

mckerney · 12-17-2012, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Jas_lov

Thought Deb would end up killing either Laguerta or Hannah for Dexter. Didn't like the way it happened though. Dexter kidnapped Estrada in daylight in a crowded park, then Laguerta goes to the docks in an obvious setup with no backup. She knows what Dexter is and still went by herself? And Hannah breaks free from the hospital with nobody guarding her. Now they've got a dead police captain with Deb's bullet in her. Hope they end this well next season.

I'm really hoping that after faking the Doakes boathouse with faking fingerprints, faking fingerprints to set up Laguerta, and everything else Dexter did to cover his tracks that he doesn't do something like leave behind the bullet from Deb's gun.

Though I was surprised by Dexter's bet that Laguerta would come without any backup.

IlliniCub · 12-17-2012, 02:47 AM

In the past and even earlier in this episode Deb has proven to be a nervous and not so good liar, as well as very emotional. I'd think if they stay consistent with her character it will be hard for her to maintain composure next season after the trauma of the situation

chinaski · 12-17-2012, 11:42 PM

Really underwhelmed by the finale, played out exactly like I thought it would, all the way down to the last scene. Still, a fantastic season.

stevew · 12-18-2012, 03:23 AM

I always fucking hated how LaGuerta would accent up the dialogue when she was talking to Angel but then otherwise would sound like a white chick. Like i couldn't tell if it was subconscious horrible acting by the lady who plays her, or it was intentional. Either way it was annoying. I'd actually have preferred to see them frame Maria for murdering the guy instead of just killing her. I think she needed to suffer in jail for the way that she acted to the other characters throughout the series.

Anyways, I'm kind of glad they didn't try to frame Louis as the Butcher. Even if that would have easily worked within the story line.

Kodos · 12-20-2012, 01:37 PM

This season was a big rebound after some down seasons. Very interested to see what happens next season. It's nice that Deb is suffering adverse consequences for hiding Dexter's secrets.

stevew · 01-13-2013, 01:02 AM

Season 8 starts on June 30. I guess they are trying to finish up filming early so the cast can move onto new shows for the fall?

IlliniCub · 01-13-2013, 01:22 AM

Haven't decided whether I should be happy it's going to be earlier or worried that maybe they just wanna get in and get out and mail the end in

Kodos · 04-18-2013, 07:41 PM

Final season preview:

molson · 05-17-2013, 10:34 PM

New trailer. Really looking forward to this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ckzE5vT0wc

Miller Time · 05-18-2013, 02:53 PM

wow! That looked pretty sweet. Too bad we have to wait until the end of June for it to start.

molson · 06-30-2013, 07:27 PM

Season premiere tonight.

Johnny93g · 07-01-2013, 05:05 PM

I've invested in the previous 7 seasons, so i have to stick with it tell the end, but thank god the mercy killing is coming.

That was not a good episode.

There WERE 2 characters I felt have been portrayed in a realistic manner, and now it's down to just one.

Quinn, who hasn't had alot to do the last 2 seasons, still was more realistic then just about every other character. That was until he stopped mid thrust this week....come on....

Deb is the other one. Her hate for Dex is spot on. Her downfall into the world she is living in feels authentic.

I applaud her role and storyline's thus far, and i feel Deb is the best part of this show.

Dexter on the other hand.....ridiculous. Everything he does is just plain stupid. It would be more believable if he knew her bank password then guessing it.

The kid, can't find a daycare, so he has to look after him while, you know, he investigates murders.....come on.

The whole ending, with the murder of Billy Walsh, that was just so out of the blue and stupid.

Season 5, which wasn't that good, but told the aftermath of Rita's death should have been the end. It's really bad right now.

Jas_lov · 07-01-2013, 08:05 PM

But what about fucking password? And the babysitter was good, too. I like where they're going with Deb. She said she killed the wrong person, maybe she'll end up killing Dexter in the end.

Logan · 07-08-2013, 08:48 AM

I really like the premise of this season with Vogel. I just hope she doesn't turn out to be the one behind the killings.

Bad-example · 07-08-2013, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Logan

I just hope she doesn't turn out to be the one behind the killings.

I'll take pretty safe assumptions for 1000, Alex.

Now Dex has someone he can legitimately blame for what he turned into.

DaddyTorgo · 07-08-2013, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad-example

I'll take pretty safe assumptions for 1000, Alex.

Now Dex has someone he can legitimately blame for what he turned into.

Yeah...think that's a safe assumption.

Logan · 07-08-2013, 03:47 PM

Yeah it's so clear that I really hope it's not the road they're going down

chinaski · 07-08-2013, 04:01 PM

Im thinking shes pitting two of her creations against one another, good vs evil psychopath.

Eaglesfan27 · 07-23-2013, 05:21 PM

I just caught up on this season watching the first few episodes today. I like where this heading and thought this past episode had a great ending. Can't wait to see where this goes the next few weeks.

DaddyTorgo · 08-18-2013, 09:54 PM

Too bad it looks like they've clearly gone down the "obvious" path - question now is will Dexter & Hannah live happily ever after?

jeff061 · 08-19-2013, 12:15 PM

This season has been downright dreadful. Which is disappointing after a fantastic season last year. They have yet to create and maintain a single meaningful storyline. They could have started this season at next week's episode. Kind of the opposite of what you are going for with a series finale I'd think, especially one centering around a character like Dexter.

Limping back to the barn.

At least Breaking Bad is living up to it's sky high expectations.

11-12-2012, 02:27 PM	#352
chinaski College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon	what a great ending to last nights episode! __________________ CCFL - Buffalo Bills IHOF - Houston Mustangs GML - San Diego

11-21-2012, 04:56 PM	#355
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Every scene with Dexter and Isaac has been gold. So much so that I'm willing to look past the fact that a Ukrainian has a British accent for some reason. Ya, the whole Laguerta thing is kind of going under the radar. They're not spending a ton of time on her, but she just about has shit figured out. I wonder if her and Isaac's stories tie together at some point, or if Dexter maybe disposes of Isaac and then deals with Laguerta at the end of the season. Last edited by molson : 11-21-2012 at 04:56 PM.

11-21-2012, 05:08 PM	#357
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	I expect Laguerta is gonna die. Either at the end of this season or early in the next. This has been the best season in a long time. I think they've handled multiple difficult scenes and situations deftly. __________________

11-21-2012, 05:32 PM	#358
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	I'm liking Laguerta so much this season that I almost forgot that shes been a useless and annoying character for so many seasons now. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

11-28-2012, 11:37 AM	#364
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Dexter has to die at the conclusion of this series I would imagine. I was worrying they weren't going to be able to pull it off after the last couple seasons, but this season has restored my faith. __________________

11-09-2012, 04:12 AM	#351
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	This season seems better anyways. I'm more interested than I was last year. I hope Lumen comes back but I doubt she will.

11-12-2012, 05:42 PM	#353
INDalltheway College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago	Was coming on here to say that exactly. I wish Dex would make her do it, but that won't happen.

11-21-2012, 04:50 PM	#354
Jas_lov College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Pretty good episode this week. I could do without Cody and Astor coming back but that scene with Dexter and Issac in the bar was really good. I gotta think Deb is gonna kill someone at some point, either Hannah or Laguerta.

11-21-2012, 05:36 PM	#359
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	The Laguerta being in the background makes it feel as if it might be the basis somehow of the next (final?) season. Where, perhaps, he's found out, flees, surrenders, etc.

11-25-2012, 11:09 PM	#360
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Damn...he was a great character.

11-25-2012, 11:43 PM	#361
Jas_lov College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Sure was. The show is best when it has a good foil for Dexter- Doakes, Trinity, Isaac. Not sure if the club owner will go after Dexter now that Isaac is dead. Maybe that's how the Quinn/Stripper storyline will tie together.

11-28-2012, 10:03 AM	#362
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I can finally participate in this thread, having watched the entire series through Showtime on Demand over the past few months. This was the first episode I watched live. I think I'll go through this thread at some point to see what you guys have thought about the series.

11-28-2012, 12:34 PM	#365
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I think any of those conclusions will be tough to pull off and have them feel real, when so much of the series involved a suspension of disbelief that someone could get away with this, with so many murders/disappearances taking place in Miami (maybe you guys have talked about it in this thread before). It worked as a plot in S2 with Doakes but we're so far beyond that at this point. I'll be fine with whatever we get as long as it's not American Psycho-inspired. BTW, my favorite moment of the series came during this season, when LaGuerta was digging around the recent disappearances that seemed BHB related. Deb got the list, Dexter said one of his kills was on there, and he tracked the guy down at a wedding. He said no one saw him, he blended in...and then Deb spots Dexter in a picture, holding hands with the bride while basically dancing the Hora.

11-28-2012, 04:13 PM	#367
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I think it would wrap the series up pretty well if it ends with Dexter getting the lethal injection witnessed by Harry(not the kid), onlookers, and a mysterious looking teenage boy. Last edited by stevew : 11-28-2012 at 04:13 PM.

12-04-2012, 04:39 PM	#369
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	It's amazing how much better this show has been all year. I'd say 1/2 were easily the best. This is at least as good as the Lithgow season(4, which I've thought is much better over time) and miles better than season 6(which was basically lolbad) I'm actually ok if it goes more than 1 more season. Last edited by stevew : 12-04-2012 at 04:48 PM.

12-04-2012, 04:54 PM	#370
Jas_lov College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	I thought the Lithgow season was near the top. Trinity and Lundy were good characters. I'd put the seasons in order of quality as 1, 4, 2, 7, 3, 5, 6. Didn't really like 5 or 6 so there's a big drop off there.

12-09-2012, 11:32 PM	#371
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Fucking Laguerta

12-11-2012, 09:59 PM	#372
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	This season has been really really good. __________________

12-12-2012, 02:57 AM	#373
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I guess we're clearly in the endgame now? I hope the arrest in the preview is just an imagined scenario, but who knows. I'm in line with the people that think that Deb spiked her own water. Last edited by stevew : 12-12-2012 at 02:59 AM.

12-16-2012, 11:10 PM	#374
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	So...interesting. Seems like it could be a complete reset to the show.

12-16-2012, 11:23 PM	#375
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	So all Dexter needed to do was recover the bullet fired from Deb's gun then shoot Leguerta through the same entry point with Estrada's gun and they're in the clear.

12-16-2012, 11:25 PM	#376
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Of course Deb might go crazy and Hannah could try too kill her, but they should get away with the murder.

12-16-2012, 11:27 PM	#377
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I doubt Hannah resurfaces.

12-17-2012, 12:41 AM	#378
Jas_lov College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Thought Deb would end up killing either Laguerta or Hannah for Dexter. Didn't like the way it happened though. Dexter kidnapped Estrada in daylight in a crowded park, then Laguerta goes to the docks in an obvious setup with no backup. She knows what Dexter is and still went by herself? And Hannah breaks free from the hospital with nobody guarding her. Now they've got a dead police captain with Deb's bullet in her. Hope they end this well next season. Last edited by Jas_lov : 12-17-2012 at 12:42 AM.

12-17-2012, 12:49 AM	#379
Jas_lov College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Also, I think them making a big deal about Angel's retirement means that he'll be the one to take on Dexter next season. He was Laguerta's closest friend. Dexter/Deb will set it up to look like Estrada killed her but Angel will be the only one to question it.

12-17-2012, 02:47 AM	#381
IlliniCub High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2012	In the past and even earlier in this episode Deb has proven to be a nervous and not so good liar, as well as very emotional. I'd think if they stay consistent with her character it will be hard for her to maintain composure next season after the trauma of the situation

12-17-2012, 11:42 PM	#382
chinaski College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon	Really underwhelmed by the finale, played out exactly like I thought it would, all the way down to the last scene. Still, a fantastic season. __________________ CCFL - Buffalo Bills IHOF - Houston Mustangs GML - San Diego

12-18-2012, 03:23 AM	#383
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I always fucking hated how LaGuerta would accent up the dialogue when she was talking to Angel but then otherwise would sound like a white chick. Like i couldn't tell if it was subconscious horrible acting by the lady who plays her, or it was intentional. Either way it was annoying. I'd actually have preferred to see them frame Maria for murdering the guy instead of just killing her. I think she needed to suffer in jail for the way that she acted to the other characters throughout the series. Anyways, I'm kind of glad they didn't try to frame Louis as the Butcher. Even if that would have easily worked within the story line.

12-20-2012, 01:37 PM	#384
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	This season was a big rebound after some down seasons. Very interested to see what happens next season. It's nice that Deb is suffering adverse consequences for hiding Dexter's secrets. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

01-13-2013, 01:02 AM	#385
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Season 8 starts on June 30. I guess they are trying to finish up filming early so the cast can move onto new shows for the fall?

01-13-2013, 01:22 AM	#386
IlliniCub High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2012	Haven't decided whether I should be happy it's going to be earlier or worried that maybe they just wanna get in and get out and mail the end in

04-18-2013, 07:41 PM	#387
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Final season preview:

05-17-2013, 10:34 PM	#388
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	New trailer. Really looking forward to this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ckzE5vT0wc Last edited by molson : 05-17-2013 at 10:34 PM.

05-18-2013, 02:53 PM	#389
Miller Time H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Ottawa,Ontario	wow! That looked pretty sweet. Too bad we have to wait until the end of June for it to start.

06-30-2013, 07:27 PM	#390
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Season premiere tonight.