Dexter 6x06
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ishtar79 -I'm beyond bummed at losing Brother Sam so early in the season-Mos Def sold the shit out of that role. I loved that even that death's door, Brother Sam didn't change his tune, and that despite their brief acquaintance, he knew Dexter better than anybody else currently on the show.
-Having said that, at least his death lead to some fascinating character exploration. We've never seen Dexter lose it so bad over somebody who wasn't his family (I'm obviously including Rita in this) or Lumen, which of course makes the loss even more painful. Dexter just lost what may have been his first real friend (Angel doesn't count-he's blind to Dexter's darkness, so it's impossible for them to bond on a deeper level). I liked that Dexter tried to honour Sam's wishes, but don't blame him for losing it and drowning that rat bastard. Hell, even as a happily passenger-free person, I'm not sure I wouldn't have reacted exactly the same. It's interesting that he killed very much in the heat of the moment-there was no ritual, and from the looks of it, he won't even dispose of the body. That's HUGE for Dexter, and I'm intrigued by what this means for his journey this season. Dexter's resigned declaration that there's no light in him did kind of break me, though it's still early-things could turn around.
-BRIAN! I for one, am looking forward to Head!Brian. Head!Harry was getting beyond stale anyway.
-I was a bit disappointed that Leo wasn't the killer (well, technically he turned out to have ordered the hit, but I meant in the sense of ending up in Dexter's table), because I would have liked to see some more of him. Dude was hot.
-And on the exact opposite of hot, can someone PLEASE kill Quinn and put us all out of our misery? He continues to be as douchey as ever, and grosses me out more than ever, with his pathetic, whiny, entitled drunken manpain, the orange tan and general all-around sleaziness. All I could think about while he was crawling on the floor slurring whether Deb loved him was how very easy it would be to say no to that mess. Also, he looked like he smelled worse than the junkie Mike flamingoed. It gave me a particularly delicious feeling of Schadenfreude to see Angel punch him out (seriously, after Angel had his back, he had the nerve to practically maul his sister in front of him?) and Dexter gave me a nice metaphorical punch with her rejection. This is the first time I wished Laguerta was still around, because there's no way in hell she would have kept that unprofessional, horny, embarrassing drunk around.
-Only Masuka can make a lesson on dusting for fingerprints sound dirty. Never change, Vince!
-I need an Angel in my life. Not only is he solid, loyal and all-around good person, he turns out to be the kind of friend who apologises with bottles of tequila! That was such a sweet moment between him and Deb (and that forehead kiss, aw!). And of course I loved the casual ease with which he dropped Quinn-it wasn't even a macho thing. He told him to back off nicely, and the sleazebag kept harassing his sister, so he simply swatted away an annoying bug.
-Masuka's new intern is kind of adorable, especially the way he shamelessly fanboys Dexter. I'm totally rooting for him and Masuka's sister now-their whole conversation was the cutest thing, especially when he seriously declared that he's not a geek, while wearing the most stereotypical geeky enssemble.
-Debra's isolation in this episode was palpable-no wonder she's keeping an open mind about seeing that shrink again (which makes me slightly nervous, since Evil Shrinks are quite trendy on TV right now). She handled Quinn's patheticness in her usual HBIC way, though I maintain his ass should be fired. It sucks that she feels like her new position has isolated her from Dexter too, and he wasn't helping things by being a no-show at her party (though granted, he had a pretty damned good excuse).
-Between Lorena from True Blood appearing in Dexter and Darlene in this week's the Good Wife, I can't get over how much more likeable the actresses are without those fakeass southern accents.
-Gellar and Travis' scenes this week continued to bore me, though things picked up when Travis let that poor woman go. They're not being subtle about the redemption theme this season, are they? Though I worry that Travis' sister will pay for this small act of mercy.
-Having said that, at least his death lead to some fascinating character exploration. We've never seen Dexter lose it so bad over somebody who wasn't his family (I'm obviously including Rita in this) or Lumen, which of course makes the loss even more painful. Dexter just lost what may have been his first real friend (Angel doesn't count-he's blind to Dexter's darkness, so it's impossible for them to bond on a deeper level). I liked that Dexter tried to honour Sam's wishes, but don't blame him for losing it and drowning that rat bastard. Hell, even as a happily passenger-free person, I'm not sure I wouldn't have reacted exactly the same. It's interesting that he killed very much in the heat of the moment-there was no ritual, and from the looks of it, he won't even dispose of the body. That's HUGE for Dexter, and I'm intrigued by what this means for his journey this season. Dexter's resigned declaration that there's no light in him did kind of break me, though it's still early-things could turn around.
-BRIAN! I for one, am looking forward to Head!Brian. Head!Harry was getting beyond stale anyway.
-I was a bit disappointed that Leo wasn't the killer (well, technically he turned out to have ordered the hit, but I meant in the sense of ending up in Dexter's table), because I would have liked to see some more of him. Dude was hot.
-And on the exact opposite of hot, can someone PLEASE kill Quinn and put us all out of our misery? He continues to be as douchey as ever, and grosses me out more than ever, with his pathetic, whiny, entitled drunken manpain, the orange tan and general all-around sleaziness. All I could think about while he was crawling on the floor slurring whether Deb loved him was how very easy it would be to say no to that mess. Also, he looked like he smelled worse than the junkie Mike flamingoed. It gave me a particularly delicious feeling of Schadenfreude to see Angel punch him out (seriously, after Angel had his back, he had the nerve to practically maul his sister in front of him?) and Dexter gave me a nice metaphorical punch with her rejection. This is the first time I wished Laguerta was still around, because there's no way in hell she would have kept that unprofessional, horny, embarrassing drunk around.
-Only Masuka can make a lesson on dusting for fingerprints sound dirty. Never change, Vince!
-I need an Angel in my life. Not only is he solid, loyal and all-around good person, he turns out to be the kind of friend who apologises with bottles of tequila! That was such a sweet moment between him and Deb (and that forehead kiss, aw!). And of course I loved the casual ease with which he dropped Quinn-it wasn't even a macho thing. He told him to back off nicely, and the sleazebag kept harassing his sister, so he simply swatted away an annoying bug.
-Masuka's new intern is kind of adorable, especially the way he shamelessly fanboys Dexter. I'm totally rooting for him and Masuka's sister now-their whole conversation was the cutest thing, especially when he seriously declared that he's not a geek, while wearing the most stereotypical geeky enssemble.
-Debra's isolation in this episode was palpable-no wonder she's keeping an open mind about seeing that shrink again (which makes me slightly nervous, since Evil Shrinks are quite trendy on TV right now). She handled Quinn's patheticness in her usual HBIC way, though I maintain his ass should be fired. It sucks that she feels like her new position has isolated her from Dexter too, and he wasn't helping things by being a no-show at her party (though granted, he had a pretty damned good excuse).
-Between Lorena from True Blood appearing in Dexter and Darlene in this week's the Good Wife, I can't get over how much more likeable the actresses are without those fakeass southern accents.
-Gellar and Travis' scenes this week continued to bore me, though things picked up when Travis let that poor woman go. They're not being subtle about the redemption theme this season, are they? Though I worry that Travis' sister will pay for this small act of mercy.
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Date: 2011-11-07 07:13 pm (UTC)And omg, Quinn is such a douche! Good for the actor, I guess, in being willing to go there. I love that Dexter's even too distracted to enjoy his breakdown.
I was really sad to lose Brother Sam. But also quite happy that Dexter didn't become him. As usual the show's come up with an interesting conflict for Dexter. It seems like every season it's about Dexter seeing a potential for connection that must be destroyed by his dark passenger, and it's far more interesting watching him trying to reconcile himself to the idea of Brother Sam's type of faith, since he obviously respects him, and being himself.
sorry for the late reply
Date: 2011-11-13 07:54 pm (UTC)Well, at least we the viewers got to enjoy Quinn's meltdown, even if Dexter didn't.
Oh, I wasn't expecting (or wanting) Dexter to turn into Brother Sam, but I did find his line about having no light within him surprisingly sad. But I have to say, I'm loving how they're using faith (and Brother Sam in particular) to lead to some interesting internal conflict in Dexter.