Also, I don't know anything about next season, but I really hope they try a new formula, because the theme of Dexter finding a kindred spirit only to have to kill them because they violate the Code of Harry is starting to get really old. They even echoed again Dexter's choosing his adoptive family over said kindred spirit - in the first season, it was choosing Deb over Brian/Rudy, in the second, it was choosing Rita and her kids over Lila, and now we have him realizing that Deb ought to be his best man, not Miguel.
I think you'll find it's similar to Buffy. The struggle to find a kindred, but continually being pulled back to protect those you love. Dexter and Buffy always have shadow figures. Angel, Faith, Spike. And Buffy has to choose between these figures and her friends and family. I mean similar in the sense that it keeps on happening because it's the central issue of the entire series. So yeah, the shadow of the protagonist and the personal connection continue to be present.
but it's quite another to have everyone - and these are POLICE DETECTIVES, people generally known for their keen observiness - in close relationships with multiple serial killers without realizing it.
This is one of the reasons I liked Doakes so much. And I actually cried/was pissed when he died. I loved how Doakes just knew something was off with Dexter. And maybe it was that he had his own inner darkness he was battling so he could better sense it.
I like Deb a lot actually, though I find her relationships kinda boring. They are repetitive, huh? But I love her interactions with Dex and then Rita and the kids. And her foul mouth. Haha, fuck fuck motherfucker fuck.
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Date: Jun. 22nd, 2010 11:07 pm (UTC)I think you'll find it's similar to Buffy. The struggle to find a kindred, but continually being pulled back to protect those you love. Dexter and Buffy always have shadow figures. Angel, Faith, Spike. And Buffy has to choose between these figures and her friends and family. I mean similar in the sense that it keeps on happening because it's the central issue of the entire series. So yeah, the shadow of the protagonist and the personal connection continue to be present.
but it's quite another to have everyone - and these are POLICE DETECTIVES, people generally known for their keen observiness - in close relationships with multiple serial killers without realizing it.
This is one of the reasons I liked Doakes so much. And I actually cried/was pissed when he died. I loved how Doakes just knew something was off with Dexter. And maybe it was that he had his own inner darkness he was battling so he could better sense it.
I like Deb a lot actually, though I find her relationships kinda boring. They are repetitive, huh? But I love her interactions with Dex and then Rita and the kids. And her foul mouth. Haha, fuck fuck motherfucker fuck.
Yep, more Quinn to come.