Dexter - Part 2

[Matt]

Loosely. What the Skinner did can hardly be compared. The Skinner was a run of the mill serial killer. Danko was a complete monster. I think it would be interesting to have Danko be a well known and respected Doctor in the Miami area who is very well connected politically and very careful about what he does. Miami Metro will know that he is guilty, but there will be no evidence to arrest him with. He can even subtly brag about it. That will make the need for Dexter all the more apparent to Deb and help her come to terms with Harry's code and what Dexter is.

 

[TheAQU4M4N]

Loosely. What the Skinner did can hardly be compared. The Skinner was a run of the mill serial killer. Danko was a complete monster. I think it would be interesting to have Danko be a well known and respected Doctor in the Miami area who is very well connected politically and very careful about what he does. Miami Metro will know that he is guilty, but there will be no evidence to arrest him with. He can even subtly brag about it. That will make the need for Dexter all the more apparent to Deb and help her come to terms with Harry's code and what Dexter is.

So he will be kind of like the side villain in the beginning of season 1, who is a known crime lord who MM hates and can't prove guilty because he has such a prominence in the community. I feel the new villain for the next season should be a combination of everything we've seen so far like having a personal connection to Dexter(a friend, brother, colleague), a true monster with an alter-ego. I would gladly accept Dr. Danko as the new villain for next season if the producers can give enough characterization they did with Trinity.

 

[TheBat812]

I dunno, from what i'm hearing, on the forums and elsewhere, the general consensus seems to be that this was the weakest season thus far.

I think the difference is that if you're going to talk about it on messageboards, you'll analyze it to death, and Dexter's NEVER been a show that holds up to scrutiny. Not even teh first few seasons. But if you take it as it comes, it's still a great experience overall, despite the sloppiness.

 

[RaZaTrOn]

In the book Danco kills U.S. army folks (including Doakes) who he thought betrayed him.

I think that season six showed off how LaGuerta is becoming to big for her boots and Danco should be someone he feels has been betrayed by the system when LaGuerta was in charge, so he goes after LaGuerta and her team at the time, before Dex and Deb.

LaGuerta has lasted 6 seasons compared to the 1 book she's been in and i think that this would be a good time to have her gone, or kept on as a 'stump' in a desk job role after Danco has his way.

On a side note i think it'd be interesting if they started to build Louis into the antagonist from the latest Dexter novel 'Double Dexter', who finds out about Dexter and tries to kill people in the same way Dexter does, including Dexter himself. Obviously their should be some alterations as it wouldn't want to be a repeat of Miguel.

 

[Isub_Zero]

Why do you keep on wishing Louis to become a serial Killer? What's wrong with you? Why can't he be just... one of the team? Seriously???

 

[RaZaTrOn]

Why do you keep on wishing Louis to become a serial Killer? What's wrong with you? Why can't he be just... one of the team? Seriously???

Because he had the ITK's hand and drew on some funky yet to be discovered pattern, which isn't something Masuka, Debs, LaGuerta, Batista or Quinn have ever done.

 

[Matt]

Maybe I am giving the writers too much credit, but Louis being a serial killer is too obvious. I think that he is connected to Lundy (like a protege or something) and working on some off the books FBI sting to catch the real Bay Harbor Butcher and repair his mentor's legacy.

 

[Silent_Dave]

Why do you keep on wishing Louis to become a serial Killer? What's wrong with you? Why can't he be just... one of the team? Seriously???

Because he bought the ITK hand, drew on it, and mailed it to Dexter. Not only that, but he's proven to be much more intelligent than Deb, Quinn, LaGuerta, Batista, Mike Anderson, and perhaps even Masuka.

 

[Exploding Boy]

Yeah, you're right, Harrison has only been the one thing that motivates Dexter to control his Dark Passenger. He serves no purpose other than making Dexter want to be a better person/monster. Who needs that?

That may be true however the way the writers handle Harrison really bugs me. It seems like they just throw in the obligatory 30 seconds of Dexter putting Harrison to bed in every episode. It feels like such an afterthought and the writing is getting sloppy.

 

[Isub_Zero]

Because he bought the ITK hand, drew on it, and mailed it to Dexter. Not only that, but he's proven to be much more intelligent than Deb, Quinn, LaGuerta, Batista, Mike Anderson, and perhaps even Masuka.

So maybe he has some wierd hobby, but it doesn't make him a serial killer!
And BTW... He might be more intelligent then most of Miami's police department so he must be a serial Killer... How could i miss it!
Just to be clear i'm being cynical...

 

[Silent_Dave]

So maybe he has some wierd hobby, but it doesn't make him a serial killer!
And BTW... He might be more intelligent then most of Miami's police department so he must be a serial Killer... How could i miss it!
Just to be clear i'm being cynical...

I'm not saying it's set in stone or anything. We don't know what his deal is, at this point. All we know is that something about him is off. Why would he mail Dexter the ITK hand?

 

[dark_b]

I agree. I've been saying it since Trinity, they need to bring in Dr. Danko. The character is an absolutely chilling concept and though Jeff Lindsey dropped the ball in execution, the TV writers are better than Lindsey ever was. They need a character absolutely horrific, one that even Dexter as a "monster," cannot relate to. Danko is ideal.

Matt every year after Dexter is over you writte about Dr Danko . and you describe him because a lot dexter fans dont knwo the books. and every year i pray and hope that Dr Danko will be the new villain in the new season. but he never is. he never is. he sounds like the perfect villain for this show.

 

[Project862006]

Loosely. What the Skinner did can hardly be compared. The Skinner was a run of the mill serial killer. Danko was a complete monster. I think it would be interesting to have Danko be a well known and respected Doctor in the Miami area who is very well connected politically and very careful about what he does. Miami Metro will know that he is guilty, but there will be no evidence to arrest him with. He can even subtly brag about it. That will make the need for Dexter all the more apparent to Deb and help her come to terms with Harry's code and what Dexter is.

so is danko like Bruce Campbell's character in escape from la

 

[RaZaTrOn]

If they did do Danco, I'd hope that they don't change his methods. They are sick.

 

[Tron Bonne]

You know, I just thought about this, but I believe one aspect of the two witnesses is that they're actually killed by Satan before the coming of Christ and are resurrected afterward (I believe that's correct anyway, not totally up to snuff on my bible lore). Would've been interesting to see Dexter try and use that against Travis. Like he couldn't kill him, because to truly fulfill the events of the bible, the beast had to have that initial victory. Just a thought really.

 

[Prison Mike]

The last scene of the season finale made up for the lackluster season 6. I'm ready for season 7. Bring it on!

 

[SP1D3RxV3N0M]

Can someone tell me if Dexter did drug himself with the needle or not?

 

[Prison Mike]

I figured it was a fake, maybe filled with water or something. Not sure how he knew Travis would make him inject himself though. Maybe it was just plot convenience.

 

[DIRECTOR]

If you play the sound loud enough, just before Dexter injects himself, he holds his breathe or does something with his throat.......... kinda convenient that they didn't show how he didn't get drugged

 

[Crockett]

Can someone tell me if Dexter did drug himself with the needle or not?

This was an article from EW where the showrunner mentioned it.

In the finale on top of the skyscraper, are we to assume Dexter had a dummy needle prepared, so that’s why he wasn’t unconscious after injecting himself?

It was not a dummy needle. We didn’t answer that question, but we had an answer for it. It was just a little awkward to slip it into the footage. We showed him emptying the needle seconds beforehand, but it didn’t look right [in post-production]. We tried to address it in voiceover, it just became awkward and cumbersome.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/19/dexter-finale-interview/

 

[SP1D3RxV3N0M]

Emptied the needle? That doesn't make sense...

 

[Crockett]

Could also be that he switched the substance in the needle for something less harmless, though it doesn't really make any sense if he knew that he'll have to inject himself beforehand.

 

[Prison Mike]

It would have been better if he came without the needle in the first place and knock Travis out the old fashion way.

 

[wiegeabo]

I figured that, since Travis used the needle on him before, Dexter thought ahead and prepped himself a second needle filled with water. Just in case Travis got the jump on Dexter (especially since Dex new he had Harrison as a hostage).

 

[Clu]

he injected himself full of air...which of course....wouldnt kill you....cue roll eyes smiley.