Dexter 4.05 Dirty Harry
Oct. 26th, 2009 01:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenakIn which the show manages to pull of one of those twists I didn't see coming yet totally should have.
Firstly, the fact that Deb in the immediate aftermath of Lundy's death turns to self punishment (telling Anton the truth, not taking the painkillers) and has a breakdown doesn't rule out my theory that she'll be tracking down Trinity yet, on the contrary. (Also Dexter identifying him in this episode means the question for the rest of the season can't be "who is he and will Dexter find him?", but more about that later.) She's not repressing, she's feeling the guilt and grief immediately, which means she'll be focused again later. (She's also projecting in her last scene with Dexter - projecting herself on him and the men in her life on Rita, I mean - but it does lead to her outburst, which is also in its way a counterpoint and reproof to Dexter's idea that what Deb needs is him avenging her, pursuing Trinity - she needs him to be there for her, and just then, he is.)
Yay for continuity regarding Rita. I've seen complaints that Rita's reaction to finding out Dexter lied to her (again) about the apartment is over the top, as she can't know about the serial killer issue, but I thought that as opposed to the first three eps, here, like in the last episode, the show plays it just right re: Rita. As the dialogue reminds us, what Rita does know is when Dexter last lied to her, he had an affair with another woman, and what she thinks she knows is that he was also doing drugs. Given her backstory with genuinenly drug-addicted Paul, I'd be on alert and distrustful, too, to put it mildly. Also, I like that she remains quiet yet resolved through all her confrontations with Dexter, not raising her voice or getting into accusations, just making her case.
Matthews, everyone's least favourite superior, using LaGuerta's disclosure of her affair with Angel to deal her a blow by "promoting" Angel to another department: fits, especially since the two were doing well. Methinks this will lead to LaGuerta managing to keep Angel in her department but breaking up with him romantically. I'm still not sure what this storyline contributes to either character, though.
Oh, this reminds me, I keep meaning to remark on this and forgetting: other than last season being the one to introduce Deb to Anton, I don't see what Quinn contributes to the show, either. He's not an interesting character by himself, which Doakes always was, feeling bland when compared to the other regulars.
And now for the big twist: given how often Dexter, his inner Harry and Lundy got to point out the key to Trinity's success for all those years had to be that he was a loner without any human ties, we should have seen this coming, especially since "family" is a theme this season and the season villains are supposed to mirror Dexter in some ways, but it still caught me by surprise in the best way. So Trinity, like Dexter, is a family man living in the 'burbs with a loving wife and children. If Rudy/Brian was who Dexter could have been without the Morgan family, Trinity, it seems, is who Dexter will/could become. Now this is a genuine Watsonian reason why Dexter doesn't immediately kill him, as opposed to "it's not season finale time yet". Of course, this also puts Trinity's urge to go after mothers and fathers of two into a new light. So far, one could speculate this was because of something that happened to him as a child - and the "you're making me do this, this is your fault" when bludgeoing the family father seemed to hint at that, too - and while this still might be the case, the more important issue seems to be Trinity killing his own alter egos. Much, you know, like Dexter killed Zoe last week.
Wow. This show still got it. *is impatient for next week*
Firstly, the fact that Deb in the immediate aftermath of Lundy's death turns to self punishment (telling Anton the truth, not taking the painkillers) and has a breakdown doesn't rule out my theory that she'll be tracking down Trinity yet, on the contrary. (Also Dexter identifying him in this episode means the question for the rest of the season can't be "who is he and will Dexter find him?", but more about that later.) She's not repressing, she's feeling the guilt and grief immediately, which means she'll be focused again later. (She's also projecting in her last scene with Dexter - projecting herself on him and the men in her life on Rita, I mean - but it does lead to her outburst, which is also in its way a counterpoint and reproof to Dexter's idea that what Deb needs is him avenging her, pursuing Trinity - she needs him to be there for her, and just then, he is.)
Yay for continuity regarding Rita. I've seen complaints that Rita's reaction to finding out Dexter lied to her (again) about the apartment is over the top, as she can't know about the serial killer issue, but I thought that as opposed to the first three eps, here, like in the last episode, the show plays it just right re: Rita. As the dialogue reminds us, what Rita does know is when Dexter last lied to her, he had an affair with another woman, and what she thinks she knows is that he was also doing drugs. Given her backstory with genuinenly drug-addicted Paul, I'd be on alert and distrustful, too, to put it mildly. Also, I like that she remains quiet yet resolved through all her confrontations with Dexter, not raising her voice or getting into accusations, just making her case.
Matthews, everyone's least favourite superior, using LaGuerta's disclosure of her affair with Angel to deal her a blow by "promoting" Angel to another department: fits, especially since the two were doing well. Methinks this will lead to LaGuerta managing to keep Angel in her department but breaking up with him romantically. I'm still not sure what this storyline contributes to either character, though.
Oh, this reminds me, I keep meaning to remark on this and forgetting: other than last season being the one to introduce Deb to Anton, I don't see what Quinn contributes to the show, either. He's not an interesting character by himself, which Doakes always was, feeling bland when compared to the other regulars.
And now for the big twist: given how often Dexter, his inner Harry and Lundy got to point out the key to Trinity's success for all those years had to be that he was a loner without any human ties, we should have seen this coming, especially since "family" is a theme this season and the season villains are supposed to mirror Dexter in some ways, but it still caught me by surprise in the best way. So Trinity, like Dexter, is a family man living in the 'burbs with a loving wife and children. If Rudy/Brian was who Dexter could have been without the Morgan family, Trinity, it seems, is who Dexter will/could become. Now this is a genuine Watsonian reason why Dexter doesn't immediately kill him, as opposed to "it's not season finale time yet". Of course, this also puts Trinity's urge to go after mothers and fathers of two into a new light. So far, one could speculate this was because of something that happened to him as a child - and the "you're making me do this, this is your fault" when bludgeoing the family father seemed to hint at that, too - and while this still might be the case, the more important issue seems to be Trinity killing his own alter egos. Much, you know, like Dexter killed Zoe last week.
Wow. This show still got it. *is impatient for next week*
