And you also, at least I did, sort of rooted for Doakes.
I mean, the best part of his character and his interaction in the show is that (spoilers I guess)
He is the protagonist. He is a straight arrow cop who does the right thing. He knows that there is something wrong with Dexter, which is right, and he knows that it's something horrible. He's crotchety, but he's not a bully to anyone other than the guy he suspects is some sort of criminal. Whereas Quinn is an annoying whiteboy who is on the take and just has this hunch and wants leverage against someone who knows that he's dirty.
Uhhh, Doakes is not a straight arrow cop who 'does the right thing'. Do we really have to spoiler season 1 and 2 stuff? Well anyways...
Doakes straight up shoots a guy from his past. The other guy had a gun, yeah, but Doakes said the other guy shot first, which Dexter shows is a lie. The show doesn't really get into this much, but it definitely raises some questions about Doakes. I think there's other hints but I can't remember. He was definitely not a bad guy, and I loved him, he was awesome, but he wasn't 'just a good guy'.
that guy was a war lord who he had been authorized to kill by the US government, and had failed at previously. Doakes was a soldier, and a killer, but he always did the right thing in terms of who he was aiming at, and several times tried to defuse a situation before he killed the guy.
Personally, the only season I didn't like was 3. I'm not sure what to think of 5, really; it's getting off to the slowest start, but still manages to get interest out of me.
I also am not a fan of Quinn. He's basically the same plot point as Doakes (oddball cop who suspects Dexter), but is absolutely uninteresting.
What happens after this clip? eh sure I'll go into spoiler tags
The way it is filmed at the end makes it seem like someone was watching them but Dexter always works alone (aside from bringing Prado on) Was Dexter thankful because Prado's brazenness to kill whoever he wanted allowed Dexter to Kill Prado under the code?
Do we really know why Quinn is investigating Dexter? Saying he's doing it to have leverage seems off, considering Dexter rarely interacts with anyone at the office. I don't know why Quinn thinks he's a threat.
If it's because he thinks Dex is responsible for
Rita's death
I think there's plenty evidence it wasn't him.
Why jeopardize so much (Quinn's career, his thing with Deb) off of a hunch?
Do we really know why Quinn is investigating Dexter? Saying he's doing it to have leverage seems off, considering Dexter rarely interacts with anyone at the office. I don't know why Quinn thinks he's a threat.
If it's because he thinks Dex is responsible for
Rita's death
I think there's plenty evidence it wasn't him.
Why jeopardize so much (Quinn's career, his thing with Deb) off of a hunch?
I'm pretty sure it all comes down to
Dexter seeing Quinn take money from the crime scene. Quinn tried to share or do other things to make it right, but Dexter had none of it. But at the same time Dexter was all like, do what you gotta do, I won't say anything. So Quinn started trying to get leverage and began to notice how weird Dexter really was. No emotions during the Rita think probably just confirmed it for him.
Love that robocop is going to be following dex around.
Me and my friend came up with a good theory on what will happen by the end of the season:
We didn't come up with any details but we do think this whole "Quinn investigating Dexter thing" will lead to Deb finally finding out about Dexter's dark passenger. And we're pretty sure she'll end up keeping his secret and even helping him avoid capture and give him potential targets. Both of us think Quinn will end up dead.
God, I hope so. I just wrapped up season 4 on DVD and with every subsequent scene he's in I found Quinn more and more annoying. I've wanted to punch him right in his fucking goofy looking face ever since his first appearance.
I thought season 4 was great in all other respects - John Lithgow was supremely creepy and will probably haunt my nightmares for days to come - but Quinn trying to be Doakes was so unspeakably irritating that I'd probably rate the seasons I've seen thus far as follows: 2>1>4>3.
I mean, I guess he's kind of like Doakes. Only instead of opperating from a core of pure rage and single-minded determination, he's just a staggeringly incompetent frat-boy silly goose.
Me and my friend came up with a good theory on what will happen by the end of the season:
We didn't come up with any details but we do think this whole "Quinn investigating Dexter thing" will lead to Deb finally finding out about Dexter's dark passenger. And we're pretty sure she'll end up keeping his secret and even helping him avoid capture and give him potential targets. Both of us think Quinn will end up dead.
Ok, I just watched the preview clips for tonight's episodes and whoa!(Deb spoiler)
She doesn't feel bad for killing! A hint of things to come? Could wirehead be right? Probably not, but still- maybe Deb has some Harry's Code in her!
I'd want Quinn to find out what Dexter does and not give a fuck. I mean, he's always kind of a dick to him for not being a real cop and whatnot, and here he finds out Dexter gets results
My theory, which could be already dis-proven somehow, as I missed a lot of early on episodes of the series:
Deb was trained by Harry as well and has been killing in a similar fashion as Dexter. She finds out about him and shows him her tools or something to indicate she has been doing the same thing.
Kinda far-fetched, but I think it would make a pretty epic twist.
My theory, which could be already dis-proven somehow, as I missed a lot of early on episodes of the series:
Deb was trained by Harry as well and has been killing in a similar fashion as Dexter. She finds out about him and shows him her tools or something to indicate she has been doing the same thing.
Kinda far-fetched, but I think it would make a pretty epic twist.
I'd want Quinn to find out what Dexter does and not give a fuck. I mean, he's always kind of a dick to him for not being a real cop and whatnot, and here he finds out Dexter gets results
That would be amazing. It would also add some satisfying turnabout to the time when Dexter caught Quinn stealing money and gave just as little a shit.
But will you eat your own dick if that comes to pass
See, that's more important to me than $5
It would be especially awful if that happens and Dexter kills her because she violated his code
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If Dexter is actually forced to kill her I will be incredibly disappointed by the writers yet again. There's too much potential here to waste on a resolution parallel to the previous four seasons.
A bad guy kills Lumen after she and Dexter have really begun to connect, and then Dexter kills the bad guy to finally get the revenge he couldn't get after Rita's murder.
Assuming the photo is relevant and Jordan Chase was the photographer, that leaves two more unidentified villains correct?
A bad guy kills Lumen after she and Dexter have really begun to connect, and then Dexter kills the bad guy to finally get the revenge he couldn't get after Rita's murder.
Assuming the photo is relevant and Jordan Chase was the photographer, that leaves two more unidentified villains correct?
Part of me secretly hopes that Robocop is in the photo. It'd be stupid, but it would make me feel good inside that he deserves to die
I'm pretty sure Dexter will kill the private eye even if he doesn't fit "the Code". The very first episode this season proved Dexter can bypass the Code if he wants.
And yes I know that guy was an utter dick but he still didn't deserve to get killed.
Was it ever determined that the youngest Prado was a killer, or just a drug dealer?
If Prado was anything other than a drug dealer Dexter could never prove it, although you could argue Prado was going to murder the drug dealer.
New episode should be good tonight.
Well and he was certainly going to kill Dexter. He wasn't in the code, but it was ok for anyone under those circumstances to kill him, under self defense. Prado just immediately tried to stab him.
Dear Lord this season can NOT end well. Not that the last season ended on a high note or anything but that was an unexpected tragedy. In this case a tragedy of some sort is all but assured.
When I didn't want Astur to be hit by a bus filled with angry clint eastwoods anymore. I'd still like her to stay the hell in Orlando, because she is inconvenient, but at least she proved not to be completely terrible.
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Coran Attack!
I also am not a fan of Quinn. He's basically the same plot point as Doakes (oddball cop who suspects Dexter), but is absolutely uninteresting.
What happens after this clip? eh sure I'll go into spoiler tags
He makes a fantastic replacement Doakes
Also I think he actually has more personality than Doakes by a longshot
I mean Doakes was funny, but his personality was basically just angry
You mean because Quinn isn't doing it like a complete psycho?
Don't get me wrong, Doakes was great! But he was a loose cannon, much like Bullcop.
Quinn confronting the kid in witness protection was a pretty loose cannon thing to do though
If it's because he thinks Dex is responsible for
Why jeopardize so much (Quinn's career, his thing with Deb) off of a hunch?
I'm pretty sure it all comes down to
Love that robocop is going to be following dex around.
God, I hope so. I just wrapped up season 4 on DVD and with every subsequent scene he's in I found Quinn more and more annoying. I've wanted to punch him right in his fucking goofy looking face ever since his first appearance.
I thought season 4 was great in all other respects - John Lithgow was supremely creepy and will probably haunt my nightmares for days to come - but Quinn trying to be Doakes was so unspeakably irritating that I'd probably rate the seasons I've seen thus far as follows: 2>1>4>3.
I mean, I guess he's kind of like Doakes. Only instead of opperating from a core of pure rage and single-minded determination, he's just a staggeringly incompetent frat-boy silly goose.
Ok, I just watched the preview clips for tonight's episodes and whoa!(Deb spoiler)
Kinda far-fetched, but I think it would make a pretty epic twist.
that's absolutely retarded
yeah it is
ueak you are a bad person for even thinking that
plus
before the end of the series
ditto
really good episode, but man so many
That would be amazing. It would also add some satisfying turnabout to the time when Dexter caught Quinn stealing money and gave just as little a shit.
See, that's more important to me than $5
Assuming the photo is relevant and Jordan Chase was the photographer, that leaves two more unidentified villains correct?
Coran Attack!
And yes I know that guy was an utter dick but he still didn't deserve to get killed.
Coran Attack!
If Prado was anything other than a drug dealer Dexter could never prove it, although you could argue Prado was going to murder the drug dealer.
New episode should be good tonight.
Well and he was certainly going to kill Dexter. He wasn't in the code, but it was ok for anyone under those circumstances to kill him, under self defense. Prado just immediately tried to stab him.
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also, I kinda hope lumen doesn't get killed, but I really don't see it not happening
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