Dexter

[NAHSTE]

[cf24]

Good episode tonight..while not entirely thrilling or full of Dexter mauling people, it was still important to the season by seeing Astor and Cody react to everything.

And Masuka..<3

[NAHSTE]

LOL at Masuka getting knocked the fuck out, but I don't really care about Angel and LaGuerta's storyline at all. I like both characters, but not to the point we need to give them important plot lines unless they relate directly to Dexter.

Still unsure if I like the way this season is going, but still a huge fan of the show obviously and will tune in each week.

[hoodyallen]

Didn't love this episode but I'm still excited with Dexters story lines. One thing I'm concerned about is the Santa Muerte bull shit. I read one of the Dexter books and it was pretty bad, it was all about santa muerte and mexican magic. I hope they don't take too much from the book.

[citizenerased]

So this new killer, he knocks the girls out, cuts off a lock of their hair, then puts them in drums full of water and electrocutes them?

And hopefully with the kids gone Dexter does what I my prediction of the season was - him going batshit crazy on the killing side of things now that Rita and the Kids have been removed from the equation.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

So this new killer, he knocks the girls out, cuts off a lock of their hair, then puts them in drums full of water and electrocutes them?

And hopefully with the kids gone Dexter does what I my prediction of the season was - him going batshit crazy on the killing side of things now that Rita and the Kids have been removed from the equation.

I think the kids leaving was vital to the show progressing any.

The talk between Dexter and the neighbor is true, when you are a single dad, nevermind of three, you basically flush your life down the toilet. I mean, sure, they could have the kids there and Dexter off killing people, but for a well written show like Dexter is, it'd kill the realism and continuity of it all.

So, exit the kids...onto Dexter going crazy.

[NAHSTE]

I think the kids leaving was vital to the show progressing any.

The talk between Dexter and the neighbor is true, when you are a single dad, nevermind of three, you basically flush your life down the toilet. I mean, sure, they could have the kids there and Dexter off killing people, but for a well written show like Dexter is, it'd kill the realism and continuity of it all.

So, exit the kids...onto Dexter going crazy.

Agreed. Not just for the reasons you stated, but also because kid actors are usually so bad at acting that it can be a distraction. Astor was just starting to annoy me, and Cody was a pretty worthless character. Both are fine actors for kids, but to spend an entire season of a show that's so dark focusing on Dexter's relationship with his children would have been kind of jarring.

Glad they are out, and it's just Dex and Harrison again. Now the show can move forward.

[Maynard]

for the first time in this shows history i would say that last nights show sucked. The season is not showing any real direction and seeing aster and cody trying to act is incredibly painful to watch. they are terrible and i hope we dont see them again anytime soon.

they are trying to show some story lines to angel and lagaurta....and even the story with his sister and her partner, but both are very weak

[nflman2033]

for the first time in this shows history i would say that last nights show sucked. The season is not showing any real direction and seeing aster and cody trying to act is incredibly painful to watch. they are terrible and i hope we dont see them again anytime soon.

they are trying to show some story lines to angel and lagaurta....and even the story with his sister and her partner, but both are very weak

yeah I have to agree I didn't care for last nights episode. I mean I was never a huge Rita fan, but the show seemed to me to be missing something.

[JeremyHight]

I liked last night's episode, it gave a final bit of closure to last season and started a bunch of storylines for this season.

- Closed the FBI story (somewhat) by showing Dexter wasn't there at the time of Rita's death.
- Closed what would happen with the kids by having them move away to Orlando.
- Opened up a storyline with Dexter possibly being friends with Trinity (although seems very similar to Doaks, which doesn't make me too happy).
- Opened up a new set of murders involving Santa Muerte, which could be good if they don't follow the book.
- Opened up a new killer, although I doubt he lasts long.
- Opened up some romance crap with Leguerta/Angel and Deb/Quinn (although these are crap, as usual).

I think last season needed the most wrapping up of any season because it ended on such a shock moment. Taking 2 episodes to close it out right and open up the new season was definitely needed. No other season of Dexter ended on such a shock.

[JeremyHight]

***somehow this was posted here and not in the Eastbound & Down thread***

[wingsfan77]

wrong show Jeremy

I'll be okay with last night's episode if it starts picking up next week.

[CCBrink]

This episode was great and set things up for the rest of the season it looks like. I wonder what direction they will take with

[Goober]

Bit of a situation there.

[wingsfan77]

Solid episode, before I started watching it I wondered when they were going to bring her in.