Dexter - Part 2

[DyeLorean]

Season 6 could have benefited with a different actor for Travis. The casting of Hanks for that character was horrible.

 

[georgec]

The "twist" was also extremely obvious the first instant we saw Travis and Gellar.

 

[RoboAmish]

Season 6 could have benefited with a different actor for Travis. The casting of Hanks for that character was horrible.

Hanks was indeed terrible but I'm not sure there are many actors who could have pulled off some the laughable lines the character was given. The bland storyline he was involved in didn't help matters much either.

No, I think the problem was a writing one.

 

[Maximus One]

Most definitely it was the writing

 

[DyeLorean]

Let's see, the idea of someone somewhat similar to Dexter wasn't bad, it was just so poorly handled.

 

[Maximus One]

I still think religion was the problem. While it does make sense that Dexter would start to question those sorts of things due to being a father it was handled just absolutely horridly. Everything else about the season though, all the character development was great. Except for no Quinn development past Deb fallout and then of course Deb falling in love with Dex. Besides that it was ok

 

[Reek]

i thought everything that had to do with the church was stupid as well... I mean, there are people around it, that never noticed smoke from the fires constantly burning and never noticed anyone walking or driving there. Its like the writers knew season 5 was disappointing to a lot of fans, so they tried making something great and failed lol

 

[Infinity9999x]

I agree about some points in season 5 but you're overstating the problems. I think everybody behaved pretty damn close to expected. 6 was waaay weaker than 3. 6 was the first time I started feeling like it was a chore to watch week to week

See, I was the exact opposite. I actually stopped watching season 3 halfway through, and came back a few months later and finally forced myself to get through it so I could watch S4 once I started hearing about how awesome it was.

Season 6 had me hooked from the beginning, and it wasn't until halfway through that I got annoyed with it. Again, the Geller/Travis twist wasn't too hard to spot, BUT what had me interested was that it would have set up a nice problem for Dex. At that point in the show, they were making a big to do about Dex and morality/religion. Dex had even revisited his code a few times, affirming that it was okay because he only killed the truly guilty.

Now, what would he have done had we found out Geller was Travis, yet the Travis personality was still completely unaware, and not only that, but wanted to be free of Geller. How does Dex handle that situation, he now has effectively, one innocent person and one guilty in the same body. The code never taught him how to handle that situation.

But, I got the feeling the writers didn't know how to handle the situation either, because once we find out the twist, they decided to have Travis go completely against the way his character had been written all season and suddenly be completely fine with everything Geller was doing because Geller was him. It felt sloppy and forced, and that's what really annoyed me about 6. But I felt 6 had great potential.

Season 3 on the other hand, never had much potential from my angle. I knew the second Dex started getting friendly with Miguel how Miguel would end up. And I knew that once Miguel inevitably turned on Dex he wouldn't be much of a threat, because he was never written as being on par with Dex intellectually. It just never interested me, and turned out pretty much exactly how I expected it to.

 

[DyeLorean]

Don't know if this was posted already, but here are season 7's episode titles:


7-01 30/Sep/12 Are You....?
7-02 07/Oct/12 The Shadow Knows
7-03 14/Oct/12 Buck the System
7-04 21/Oct/12 Run
7-05 28/Oct/12 Swim Deep
7-06 04/Nov/12 Do the Wrong Thing
7-07 11/Nov/12 Chemistry
7-08 18/Nov/12 Argentina
7-09 25/Nov/12 Helter Skelter
7-10 02/Dec/12 The Dark…Whatever
7-11 09/Dec/12 Do You See What I See

 

[Reek]

Don't know if this was posted already, but here are season 7's episode titles:


7-01 30/Sep/12 Are You....?
7-02 07/Oct/12 The Shadow Knows
7-03 14/Oct/12 Buck the System
7-04 21/Oct/12 Run
7-05 28/Oct/12 Swim Deep
7-06 04/Nov/12 Do the Wrong Thing
7-07 11/Nov/12 Chemistry
7-08 18/Nov/12 Argentina
7-09 25/Nov/12 Helter Skelter
7-10 02/Dec/12 The Dark…Whatever
7-11 09/Dec/12 Do You See What I See

Nice... but they changed episode 2's title to 'Sunshine and Frosty Swirl'

 

[Reek]

Argentina? Wow, wonder if Dexter takes another trip like in 'Turning Biminese'

 

[RetroNaz]

Season 5 had the unenviable task of following up the massive Season 4 game changer. In order to properly follow through, they really needed to take the show someplace new and mix things up.
Dexter should have reverted back to an untamed monster, yes it would mean all previous development would be moot, but that's what we want in this show. He's an anti-hero, and they just went with an angle that was forced and against type for him (letting her go).

It should have been the catalyst for Deb finding out because he's untamed, sloppy and angry. He feels no satisfaction for killing Trinity because all of his pleasure from that kill was focused on having him on the table and "winning". It wasn't a vengeance kill and so he's missing that feeling.

Slowly but surely they've molded Dexter into an idiot over these last 2 seasons. I'll never be a fan of Deb having feelings for Dexter, adoptive brother or not. But then again, her character has been so damaged by the guys she's been with it's nearly against type that she's so "strong" yet so weak.

 

[kguillou]

Imo, Season 5 was mostly great but the ending of it completely ruined the whole season. Finally, Dexter had found a companion that saw him for who he truly was and she was completely ok with it. I thought Michael C Hall and Julia Stiles had great chemistry together and i really enjoyed watching their "Relationship" develop. But then in the end, she was all like "yeah, um i'm done, it was nice killing people with you. K, bye!!"
I was so looking forward to Lumen being a new recurring character and seeing her and Dexter become a dynamic duo but alas...i imagine the show couldn't afford to have stiles for more than one season.

 

[Reek]

Imo, Season 5 was mostly great but the ending of it completely ruined the whole season. Finally, Dexter had found a companion that saw him for who he truly was and she was completely ok with it. I thought Michael C Hall and Julia Stiles had great chemistry together and i really enjoyed watching their "Relationship" develop. But then in the end, she was all like "yeah, um i'm done, it was nice killing people with you. K, bye!!"
I was so looking forward to Lumen being a new recurring character and seeing her and Dexter become a dynamic duo but alas...i imagine the show couldn't afford to have stiles for more than one season.

but I am glad she is gone... Dexter is a solo artist

 

[Maximus One]

See, I was the exact opposite. I actually stopped watching season 3 halfway through, and came back a few months later and finally forced myself to get through it so I could watch S4 once I started hearing about how awesome it was.

Season 6 had me hooked from the beginning, and it wasn't until halfway through that I got annoyed with it. Again, the Geller/Travis twist wasn't too hard to spot, BUT what had me interested was that it would have set up a nice problem for Dex. At that point in the show, they were making a big to do about Dex and morality/religion. Dex had even revisited his code a few times, affirming that it was okay because he only killed the truly guilty.

Now, what would he have done had we found out Geller was Travis, yet the Travis personality was still completely unaware, and not only that, but wanted to be free of Geller. How does Dex handle that situation, he now has effectively, one innocent person and one guilty in the same body. The code never taught him how to handle that situation.

But, I got the feeling the writers didn't know how to handle the situation either, because once we find out the twist, they decided to have Travis go completely against the way his character had been written all season and suddenly be completely fine with everything Geller was doing because Geller was him. It felt sloppy and forced, and that's what really annoyed me about 6. But I felt 6 had great potential.

Season 3 on the other hand, never had much potential from my angle. I knew the second Dex started getting friendly with Miguel how Miguel would end up. And I knew that once Miguel inevitably turned on Dex he wouldn't be much of a threat, because he was never written as being on par with Dex intellectually. It just never interested me, and turned out pretty much exactly how I expected it to.

Here's how it goes. Travis had 3 personalities. Gellar, The Travis up until ep 8 or 9 and then the sadistik, sociopath which was the real Travis all along. When Travis reaized he'd actually killed Gellar he integrated the personalities and true Travis came out. I get what yall are saying about the situationi and I agree, they took the cheap way out. I still say Elijah Wood could have pulled off Travis better. I'd like to see somebody COMPLETELY outta left field like ****ing Rainn Wilson get cast as a killer! He woulda made Travis ALL WORTH IT! Can you imagine a psychotic Dwight Schrute!?!?!!?! "HELLLLO, WHOOORE" BEYOND AWESOME

 

[Maximus One]

I didn't expect Lumen to stick around at all. It would have been nice but I knew it wouldnt happen. I totally understood her leaving and felt it was for the best that Dexter finally found somebody who he felt was worthy to know his secret and not tell anybody. That should have had a very profound effect on Dexter

 

[Reek]

Here's how it goes. Travis had 3 personalities. Gellar, The Travis up until ep 8 or 9 and then the sadistik, sociopath which was the real Travis all along. When Travis reaized he'd actually killed Gellar he integrated the personalities and true Travis came out. I get what yall are saying about the situationi and I agree, they took the cheap way out. I still say Elijah Wood could have pulled off Travis better. I'd like to see somebody COMPLETELY outta left field like ****ing Rainn Wilson get cast as a killer! He woulda made Travis ALL WORTH IT! Can you imagine a psychotic Dwight Schrute!?!?!!?! "HELLLLO, WHOOORE" BEYOND AWESOME

He kills his victims....with beets.


And I found it incredibly weird how they didn't mention Trav killing his own sister... scenes of him realizing that and all could have made the character much stronger.

 

[O'Haire]

 

[DyeLorean]

Hahahaha

 

[kguillou]

Hahahaha, wait is that from an actual episode of the simpsons or is that fan-made?

 

[Maximus One]

The dude that plays Matthews needs to host Unsolved Mysteries. He sounds almost identical to Robert Stack

 

[Reek]

this is the first time, in all 7 years of this show, that the first episode hasn't leaked.

 

[Maximus One]

I know! It's driving me crazy!

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Ya they uped their security

 

[Reek]

I never thought the premieres actually leaked...i thought showtime did it on purpose lol