I kind of wish the show would take a page from the later books and have Dexter actually hunting a killer for the sole reason of putting him down.
Yeah, that would be a different direction to go in. Of course, that would likely mean ANOTHER season where the police investigation ends with a dead serial killer (because Dexter got to him first). That's another trap they ought to avoid. It makes the police department look terribly incompetent - this is THREE serial killers now that have "committed suicide" before the police could catch them. In season 1, it made sense, because it had to be Dexter choosing between Deb or his brother. In season 2, it was a cop-out to have Lila kill Doakes, so that Dexter wouldn't have to make the tough decision. And in season 3, it was completely unnecessary - there's no reason at all they couldn't have taken George King alive (unlike Doakes, he wouldn't incriminate Dexter).
no subject
Yeah, that would be a different direction to go in. Of course, that would likely mean ANOTHER season where the police investigation ends with a dead serial killer (because Dexter got to him first). That's another trap they ought to avoid. It makes the police department look terribly incompetent - this is THREE serial killers now that have "committed suicide" before the police could catch them. In season 1, it made sense, because it had to be Dexter choosing between Deb or his brother. In season 2, it was a cop-out to have Lila kill Doakes, so that Dexter wouldn't have to make the tough decision. And in season 3, it was completely unnecessary - there's no reason at all they couldn't have taken George King alive (unlike Doakes, he wouldn't incriminate Dexter).