Dexter 6.06
Nov. 9th, 2011 09:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenakTrain-travel: conductive for writing reviews and getting shocks. Someone flung themselves in front of the last train I sat in, on Monday, and that eerie realisation that it was a human being which caused the bump sensation and then the emergency stop is sickening. You watch the police and court physicians arrive and it's nothing like tv at all. Especially not like Dexter.
The villain(s) this season are definitely pale in comparison to some we've had before - Arthur and the unforgotten Rudy, so the last scene was very welcome . For what it's worth, I think the female professor's insistence that her former teacher/lover was no religious fanatic could support my Head!Olmos theory. And speaking of imaginary friends, I always thought the show missed a trick by not keeping Julie Benz around as Head!Rita replacing Dexter's imaginary Harry. So Head!Rudy showing up the moment Dexter kills Nick after all was almost, but not quite what I wanted, as well as a good way to show Dexter's inner state as Dexter himself sees it. Alas, as mentioned, it also rubs in the mediocrity of Travis.
I'm torn as to whether I approve or disapprove of the way the show handled the Nick question. On the one hand, Nick being unrepentant made it easier for Dexter to give in to his urge to avenge Sam instead of honoring Sam's request. On the other hand, it was realistic in that forgiveness does not guarantee the forgiven person then turns over a new leaf instead of continuing to be a jerk, and Dexter was struggling and was starting to believe he could overcome the dark passenger, which may yet go somewhere. Sidenote: the alternatives weren't between killing Nick and letting an unrepentant murderer escape, for the record. There was the bullet from Nick's gun, and while there were no other witnesses to Nick's admission, Dexter's word as a member of Miami Homicide certainly would carry more weight than Nick's.
Deb realising that as the boss, she can't expect "one of the guys" treatment any more was painful but well done, and I approve of the female therapist. May she stay and stay alive, for female friendships don't have longivity on this show - remember Maria's friend Ellen whom Miguel killed? Meanwhile, Quinn is handling his ex status worse and worse, while Deb is handling it very well, making me wonder yet again what the purpose of Quinn on this show is and why he's still there when much more interesting people aren't. *mourns for Doakes and Lundy, wants Anton back*
The villain(s) this season are definitely pale in comparison to some we've had before - Arthur and the unforgotten Rudy, so the last scene was very welcome . For what it's worth, I think the female professor's insistence that her former teacher/lover was no religious fanatic could support my Head!Olmos theory. And speaking of imaginary friends, I always thought the show missed a trick by not keeping Julie Benz around as Head!Rita replacing Dexter's imaginary Harry. So Head!Rudy showing up the moment Dexter kills Nick after all was almost, but not quite what I wanted, as well as a good way to show Dexter's inner state as Dexter himself sees it. Alas, as mentioned, it also rubs in the mediocrity of Travis.
I'm torn as to whether I approve or disapprove of the way the show handled the Nick question. On the one hand, Nick being unrepentant made it easier for Dexter to give in to his urge to avenge Sam instead of honoring Sam's request. On the other hand, it was realistic in that forgiveness does not guarantee the forgiven person then turns over a new leaf instead of continuing to be a jerk, and Dexter was struggling and was starting to believe he could overcome the dark passenger, which may yet go somewhere. Sidenote: the alternatives weren't between killing Nick and letting an unrepentant murderer escape, for the record. There was the bullet from Nick's gun, and while there were no other witnesses to Nick's admission, Dexter's word as a member of Miami Homicide certainly would carry more weight than Nick's.
Deb realising that as the boss, she can't expect "one of the guys" treatment any more was painful but well done, and I approve of the female therapist. May she stay and stay alive, for female friendships don't have longivity on this show - remember Maria's friend Ellen whom Miguel killed? Meanwhile, Quinn is handling his ex status worse and worse, while Deb is handling it very well, making me wonder yet again what the purpose of Quinn on this show is and why he's still there when much more interesting people aren't. *mourns for Doakes and Lundy, wants Anton back*
