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Day Five: Female Character Meme
Mar. 11th, 2011 02:41 pmDay Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show: Debra Morgan
While I adore Dexter, I get equal enjoyment out of watching the journey of his sister Debra, her evolution from her S1 bravado covering up her insecurity to her becoming the best cop of the department in later seasons, her relationship with her brother (including that one massive blind spot), and how her general storyline led her to realistically make the choice to let the two “mystery killers” go at the end of S5.
Deb's determination, utter lack of office politics savvy and tendency to curse like a sailor are just a few of traits that make her infinitely likeable and compelling. I also really appreciate her awkward tomboyishness, and how everything about the way she holds herself and walks seems to scream “cop”. She's been through enough to break a less resilient several times over (and Jennifer Carpenter's amazing acting chops make Deb's big emotional scenes heartbreaking, rather than OTT melodramatic), yet she keeps picking herself up and moving on. The endgame for the show is bound to be Deb figuring out Dex's secret, and I cannot wait for the sheer awesome television that will be.
( Days 1-30 )
While I adore Dexter, I get equal enjoyment out of watching the journey of his sister Debra, her evolution from her S1 bravado covering up her insecurity to her becoming the best cop of the department in later seasons, her relationship with her brother (including that one massive blind spot), and how her general storyline led her to realistically make the choice to let the two “mystery killers” go at the end of S5.
Deb's determination, utter lack of office politics savvy and tendency to curse like a sailor are just a few of traits that make her infinitely likeable and compelling. I also really appreciate her awkward tomboyishness, and how everything about the way she holds herself and walks seems to scream “cop”. She's been through enough to break a less resilient several times over (and Jennifer Carpenter's amazing acting chops make Deb's big emotional scenes heartbreaking, rather than OTT melodramatic), yet she keeps picking herself up and moving on. The endgame for the show is bound to be Deb figuring out Dex's secret, and I cannot wait for the sheer awesome television that will be.
( Days 1-30 )