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DEXTER - Season 7 finale'd! Spoiler for those who haven't caught up. 1 season left!

nevilleneville The Worst Gay(Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
edited December 2012 in Social Entropy++
Dexter Morgan.

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Miami's favorite serial killer / Blood Splatter analyst.
Masuka's my personal favorite character.

Who else watchs/enjoys the show?
Season 7 finale was Dec 16, 2012. Final season TBD.

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  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Such a sexy motherfucker.

    The show is pretty contrived though.

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  • Zombies Tossed My Salad!Zombies Tossed My Salad! Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Not everyone has your fancy channels.

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  • nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Not everyone has your fancy channels.

    Everyone has access to Netflix for a fairly minimal amount, though.

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  • MeissnerdMeissnerd Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    neville wrote: »
    Not everyone has your fancy channels.

    Everyone has access to Netflix for a fairly minimal amount, though.

    ahem

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  • nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Meissnerd wrote: »
    neville wrote: »
    Not everyone has your fancy channels.

    Everyone worth listening to has access to Netflix for a fairly minimal amount, though.

    ahem

    oh okay, there we go

    8-)

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  • Zombies Tossed My Salad!Zombies Tossed My Salad! Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    neville wrote: »
    Not everyone has your fancy channels.

    Everyone has access to Netflix for a fairly minimal amount, though.
    See I can't get the new season!
    I don't have netflix

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I have heard both good and terrible things about the show. I have yet to actually watch it owing to an existing backlog of must-sees, but I've been considering giving this a gander.

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  • Zombies Tossed My Salad!Zombies Tossed My Salad! Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'll give you a gander

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'll give you a gander

    :winky:

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  • BYToadyBYToady Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Who wants a female goose? Noisy poop machines.

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  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Vivixenne wrote: »
    I have heard both good and terrible things about the show. I have yet to actually watch it owing to an existing backlog of must-sees, but I've been considering giving this a gander.
    I'll show you how terrible it can be.

    This will spoil the entire first season for you though, so only look if you don't particularly care.
    Dexter saw his mum get killed when he was an infant. It basically warps him, and he has urges to kill, and becomes a psychopath. His dad helps him control the urges, and Dexter decides to kill bad people. Dexter, I should mention also has a sister via adoption.
    So fast forward to modern day, there's a serial killer on the loose. Dexter's sister (also a cop) starts dating some dude.
    Turns out her boyfriend is the serial killer and... HE'S DEXTER'S LONG LOST BROTHER THAT IS NOW ALSO A SERIAL KILLER.

    The most horrible, tritest shit I've ever seen. I mean, I just reread my post and I laughed because it's so bad.

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  • Synthetic OrangeSynthetic Orange Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Hahahahaaa

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Dublo7 wrote: »
    Vivixenne wrote: »
    I have heard both good and terrible things about the show. I have yet to actually watch it owing to an existing backlog of must-sees, but I've been considering giving this a gander.
    I'll show you how terrible it can be.

    This will spoil the entire first season for you though, so only look if you don't particularly care.
    Dexter saw his mum get killed when he was an infant. It basically warps him, and he has urges to kill, and becomes a psychopath. His dad helps him control the urges, and Dexter decides to kill bad people. Dexter, I should mention also has a sister via adoption.
    So fast forward to modern day, there's a serial killer on the loose. Dexter's sister (also a cop) starts dating some dude.
    Turns out her boyfriend is the serial killer and... HE'S DEXTER'S LONG LOST BROTHER THAT IS NOW ALSO A SERIAL KILLER.

    The most horrible, tritest shit I've ever seen. I mean, I just reread my post and I laughed because it's so bad.
    "Luke..."

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  • ProhassProhass Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Dublo7 wrote: »
    Vivixenne wrote: »
    I have heard both good and terrible things about the show. I have yet to actually watch it owing to an existing backlog of must-sees, but I've been considering giving this a gander.
    I'll show you how terrible it can be.

    This will spoil the entire first season for you though, so only look if you don't particularly care.
    Dexter saw his mum get killed when he was an infant. It basically warps him, and he has urges to kill, and becomes a psychopath. His dad helps him control the urges, and Dexter decides to kill bad people. Dexter, I should mention also has a sister via adoption.
    So fast forward to modern day, there's a serial killer on the loose. Dexter's sister (also a cop) starts dating some dude.
    Turns out her boyfriend is the serial killer and... HE'S DEXTER'S LONG LOST BROTHER THAT IS NOW ALSO A SERIAL KILLER.

    The most horrible, tritest shit I've ever seen. I mean, I just reread my post and I laughed because it's so bad.
    Well its not as if they start dating by accident. The brother is stalking dexter, and his sister, so he chooses to pursue her, to get close to Dexter. Shes easily manipulated and he pretty much sweeps her off her feet because he knows exactly what she wants, via the stalking.

    Tho I agree the show is off and on. Its a bit too perfect, and not really as deep as it should be. Still fun though.

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  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I do think the premise of a serial killer that kills serial killers is quite cool. It just hasn't been executed all that well.

    They should have got some HBO dude on that ish.

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  • HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Dublo7 wrote: »
    They should have got some HBO dude on that ish.
    They did; he plays the main character.

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  • monsterrormonsterror HEY ASSBUTT Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Hey I think I've seen this show at some fag's house.

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  • Shifty FisterShifty Fister Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I enjoy this show.

    although (end of season 2 spoiler)
    Lila was the most annoying fucking character and I was so glad when Dex killed the bitch even though I saw it from a while away. Also Sgt Doakes: :(

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  • MonoxideMonoxide Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    I'll admit the ending of the first season is pretty ridiculous, and the some of the second was pretty bad as well

    but damn if this show doesn't have great acting and clever writing that keeps it incredibly entertaining

    I'm hoping that they'll just take off with it in a new direction now that they've ditched the book series it was based on entirely. Season 1 was mostly a direct adaptation, Season 2 added it's own elements but still kept some of the major plot points, and now Season 3 is just ignoring the awful third book all together. They have some great characters to work with if they decided to get someone to write a decent story arc.

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  • Shifty FisterShifty Fister Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Both season endings were pretty ridiculous, season 2 especially felt like it could have had a better ending. Which isn't to say the outcome would have been different, just executed better.

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  • IskanderIskander Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Oh god is season 3 starting already shit shit shit did i miss an episode?

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  • KevarKevar regular
    edited September 2008
    uuuh don't listen to dublo and don't read his spoilers

    this show is a must watch

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  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Kevar wrote: »
    uuuh don't listen to dublo and don't read his spoilers

    this show is a must watch
    I have a love/hate relationship with the show.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'm excited for the new season, though it won't be the same without
    doakes

    thank god in heaven they don't seem to be following the book's plots after the first season.

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    i watched like 4 episodes of this

    does it get any less obvious or bowel-clenchingly boring

    did they save all the good stuff for episode 5

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited September 2008
    it gets pretty good once they stop following the book plots

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  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Nah

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  • monsterrormonsterror HEY ASSBUTT Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Knob wrote: »
    i watched like 4 episodes of this

    does it get any less obvious or bowel-clenchingly boring

    did they save all the good stuff for episode 5

    Man, its the first good episode.

    And every episode after that is twice as good as the one before it.

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    i'll probably try it out again then

    if it sucks though, if this is some 'make bonk watch bad tv' practical joke, i swear to god

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  • MeizMeiz Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    This thing's starting October 9th on Showcase I believe.

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  • Shifty FisterShifty Fister Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Wonder who'll be the major "villian" in season 3
    LaGuerta maybe after Doakes death?

    edit: fixed spoiler, whoooops.

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    y'know, there's a spoiler button you can hit so you don't fuck up typing it

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  • monsterrormonsterror HEY ASSBUTT Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Arent they adding Lando?

    The previews I saw made it look like he's a pretty hardcore dude versus Dexter.

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  • IskanderIskander Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'm just glad the whole
    woo i'm totally on to you and i'll keep stalking you and someday i'll get you

    bullshit with doakes is over

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  • monsterrormonsterror HEY ASSBUTT Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
  • MonoxideMonoxide Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    Both season endings were pretty ridiculous, season 2 especially felt like it could have had a better ending. Which isn't to say the outcome would have been different, just executed better.

    well, here's some book vs. series clarifications on why it ended up like it did
    Lila was an awful character that wasn't in the book and I wish they hadn't added. But they used her as an influence on Dexter's behavior instead of the books "Dark Passenger" subplot, which is fucking terrible and dumb and leads to the third book's stupid "Dexter is driven to kill by an ancient unstoppable evil diety" explanation. The series did it better in concept, since a person influencing him is far better than a mythical force, but Lila was just so fucking grating.

    And as far as the lame brother thing in Season 1, it played out a lot better in the book. There was this whole conflict about the brother heavily resembling Dexter, and Dexter thinking that he might be the ice truck killer, and I don't know it just made more sense. The show kind of established their relationship differently and then at the end was like "AHA, THEY'RE BROTHERS!" but at that point it didn't even matter and really did nothing for either character.

    tl;dr blame the bad plot points on the books, and they really could have been worse if they stuck with Jeff Lindsay's crappy fantasy plot.

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  • monsterrormonsterror HEY ASSBUTT Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    So this is one of the rare incidents that the book is worse than the show.

    Good to know.

    I'll still borrow it from the library.

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  • MonoxideMonoxide Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    monsterror wrote: »
    So this is one of the rare incidents that the book is worse than the show.

    Good to know.

    I'll still borrow it from the library.

    I don't know, the first one was pretty entertaining despite the cheesiness that I already knew about from the show

    I didn't read the 2nd or 3rd though, the plot summaries and peoples warnings were enough to keep me away from them

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited September 2008
    the books are awful

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    the third book in particular is like an abortion in written form

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