Ah, I probably should've mentioned not to talk about season 4. I'm avoiding pretty much all spoilers, and I don't like having preconceived notions about the show before I watch it.
I suppose it's obvious that anyone who knows Dexter's secret isn't going to make it through the season.
True, lol, and I suppose that's a predictability they can't avoid. It's more the specific circumstances that applied to Brian, Lila, and Miguel that I want to avoid. For instance, I knew Doakes had to die as soon as he found the blood slides, but that didn't bother me because he didn't fit the pattern (of course, at the time, I didn't realize it was a pattern).
He thinks several times that if Deb makes the connection to Laura and Brian and then him, that Deb will have discovered all his secrets. Um, no. What she would have discovered is that he's the Ice Truck Killer's brother. She would not make the INSANE leap of "Brian was Dexter's brother! Oh noes! Dexter is a killer, too!"
Heh. Well, I think part of it is that Dexter is just paranoid - remember, he's gone his entire life undetected, and yet, in the span of a couple years, he's had FOUR separate people all find out - and exploit - his secret (Brian, Doakes, Lila, and Miguel). That's got to put him on edge.
But I think it's also that Dexter sees the connection - they both suffered a trauma as children, and they both reacted to it in the same way - and so it feels very obvious to him. I certainly don't think Deb would intuitively make that leap, but it could plant a seed that she might eventually put it together with other clues. (Then again, Deb is pretty dumb most of the time, so I think Dexter's safe, lol.)
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Date: Jun. 23rd, 2010 12:21 am (UTC)I suppose it's obvious that anyone who knows Dexter's secret isn't going to make it through the season.
True, lol, and I suppose that's a predictability they can't avoid. It's more the specific circumstances that applied to Brian, Lila, and Miguel that I want to avoid. For instance, I knew Doakes had to die as soon as he found the blood slides, but that didn't bother me because he didn't fit the pattern (of course, at the time, I didn't realize it was a pattern).
He thinks several times that if Deb makes the connection to Laura and Brian and then him, that Deb will have discovered all his secrets. Um, no. What she would have discovered is that he's the Ice Truck Killer's brother. She would not make the INSANE leap of "Brian was Dexter's brother! Oh noes! Dexter is a killer, too!"
Heh. Well, I think part of it is that Dexter is just paranoid - remember, he's gone his entire life undetected, and yet, in the span of a couple years, he's had FOUR separate people all find out - and exploit - his secret (Brian, Doakes, Lila, and Miguel). That's got to put him on edge.
But I think it's also that Dexter sees the connection - they both suffered a trauma as children, and they both reacted to it in the same way - and so it feels very obvious to him. I certainly don't think Deb would intuitively make that leap, but it could plant a seed that she might eventually put it together with other clues. (Then again, Deb is pretty dumb most of the time, so I think Dexter's safe, lol.)