It must have been awkward as hell for Michael C Hall and Jennifer Carpenter who'd recently divorced at the time. And what kind of shitty psychiatrist was the one Deb had. "Oh it's perfectly fine you fancy the adopted brother you grew up with. Go tell him."
@@Xehanort10 Not even that, but pretty much convinced her she was in love with her brother, like please fire this woman, I don't care she doesn't really exist.
I’m not sure that Debra really fell in love with Dexter. I think if someone engraved it into your head that you’re in love with someone like Debra’s psychiatrist did you start to believe it or at least wonder is this possible? So I’m not so sure Debra was ever in love romantically with Dexter.
Deb+Dexter was a serious misstep. I feel like no therapist is going to encourage someone, who grew-up with another in a brother-sister relationship, to entertain the idea of having a romantic relationship. Regardless of not being blood-related, in their minds they are brother and sister---something more would be traumatic to their psyche, and it would ruin their family bond forever. When this first came out, I was like, "What is this show trying to push on people?!?"
Good point. There were several shows that tried to push weird brother-sister romances in the 2010's. Besides Dexter, you had Game of Thrones, Bates Motel, Ray Donovan, and an odd brief scene in Mr. Robot. I seriously think this is some Hollywood producer's secret kink.
@@LokiTricksterG At least with Bates Motel they acknowledged Caleb was a creepy incestuous rapist and had Norman hate him even though it was hypocritical since Norman had incestuous feelings for Norma too which is a part of the character of all 3 Normans from the Psycho books, films and TV series.
I actually liked the Doomsday Killer as a villain and liked season 6 better than 5 because of that. Somehow I never saw the twist coming. Thank god Dex and Deb going Jamie and Cersei was only a dream.
The addition of the Deb being in love with Dexter thing pisses me off to this day. It wasn't needed. Thats her brother. Her idol. That's what little sisters do. That's ALL it was. Her finding out her role model is a murdered who stands against everything she stands for would have been plenty devastating.
5:29 Yeah before the reveal they had him struggle between his good and evil personalities but the minute Travis is forced to accept Gellar is dead he's just "I'm fully crazy and evil now." They should have kept up the conflict between his good side and his need to kill.
Brother Sam's story line was the most interesting plot point because they had a genuine friendship. I also enjoyed the Tooth Fairy and Nebraska episodes. It was great seeing the Ice Truck killer again. Other than that season 6 was a chore to watch. Quinn was a lovesick simp. Mike could have been a great character. The Deb loving Dex story was pretty ridiculous even if they were married irl. The last 3 or 4 episodes of season 6 were pretty good though. Doomsday could've been a much more interesting antagonist if they would've developed his character more and scrapped the Gellar twist.
I thought the idea of Deb falling for him was somewhat interesting but it was so quick, and only introduced so there was a moment she could find out his secret
I actually liked this season; maybe it's because i'm not that smart but I didn't really see the twist coming, I never thought about how the victims didn't look at Geller, and so when it came to that it was Travis the entire time, it was a twist especially with how his interactions with his sister developed. I do think that sudden character change of Travis was...well sudden, though, but maybe when he finally saw Geller's dead body again, he lost it. I never cared about Laguerta and Batista's relationship, neither did i care about any of Deb's boyfriends besides of course the ice truck killer (and Lundy to an extent), so her being a Lieutenant and trying to deal with that change was something I liked. I always hated Quinn but I think this season was honestly a slight improvement even if his entire arc felt pointless. Idk, i thought it was a pretty good season. Season 5 was also good but the final minutes of it severely bothered me. I legit got mad that she didn't discover that it was Dexter behind the veil and it felt out of character for her. This one was better sans the whole Debra loves Dexter thing.
My problem with the show for the second half of the series is how they wrap up all the various storylines. I think there was incredible potential in each and every season. But nothing wrapped up in a satisfying way. The showrunners had a was of subverting expectations. But not in a satisfying way
I think you're looking at the Deb situation all wrong. They weren't trying to amplify things for when she found out. It was them showing you just how broken Deb is, and what being neglected by her father so much did to her.
Despite its faults in season 6 I preferred it to season 5 as I appreciated the religious theme & that they tried something a little different. Brother Sam played by Mos Def was surprisingly good & a shame that his character got killed off too early, Dexter Morgan’s most genuine friend he was turning out to be. I liked the Hanks & Olmos twist to a one killer which I didn’t see, we shouldn’t forget a great ending that Debra catches Dexter 😳
I'm not defending the Deb being in love with Dexter thing, but I predicted it, I knew somehow it's gonna happen so wasn't shocked or mad when it came out, in many scenes, even in early seasons her behavior was indicating something more than just sisterly love. Debra Morgan’s actress, Jennifer Carpenter, revealed to Red Carpet News TV she always knew Deb was in love with Dexter on some level, so she played it like that from the start, and not to brag, but I picked up on that.
You're crazy if you think it's obvious that the twist of the killer hallucinating the second was obvious by the second episode (as you say about 4.5 minutes in). It wasn't until the third episode that there was even a single scene with both of those characters that also had a third character in it, and it would only be a on a second viewing that this would even be apparent (the waitress was into the younger guy and checking in on him and ignored the older guy ... that's not uncommon). There were about 5 scenes with the pair of them by the end of the second episode that involved zero other characters and NOTHING for you to base your guess on. Shortly after this they confirm that the older of the pair is a real person and was recently active with his job and he's the primary person of interest. It isn't until episode 4 that there is a scene that even ... seems awkward where the female victim is on the floor speaking only to the younger Doomsday Killer. It's shot in a way that it seems like she's intentionally averting her gaze from the older of the pair. If she's afraid of the older person who's eagerly talking about how she needs to die, her looking to the younger man who she just slept with for compassion and help makes sense. The 5th episode has the pair of them in a nightclub not interacting with any additional characters aside from a larger man very pointedly walking around the older of the pair who isn't supposed to exist. With hindsight it's clear that this is a logistical error with the extra, but that error from the extra makes it clear that another person CAN see the older of the Doomsday Killers. Up to this point there have been a total of three scenes with the two of them that involve anyone else. The same episode also has the older character alter the world. As the younger killer moves to the back of the car with the next victim to put her in the trunk the older of the two opens the trunk from inside the car. You can obviously use the unreliable narrator trope to account for this. But, this is another example of the audience seeing the older character alter things. All good if you don't like the twist. All good if you saw it before it was revealed. There's no chance you saw it by episode two, and it would be a bizarre leap to guess that after the scene with them in the diner. It's a weak season. The gimmick of the twist wasn't anywhere near the biggest issue.
One of my pet peeves about this season is the part where the girl that Colin Hanks's character has trapped in the church, after she escapes & is describing what happened to the police, says that there were definitely 2 different guys who were keeping her prisoner. She was blindfolded the whole time which is how they got around her being able to see that it was just Colin Hanks but she goes on to explain how one of the men was so sweet and kind and the other was mean. This makes NO sense whatsoever later on when it's revealed that it was just Colin Hanks the whole time. It's not like he was play acting the part of Edward James Olmos too. There's no way she would've actually thought there were 2 different people there, it was just put in to throw people off the "twist" which is fine but if you're going to do that at least have it make sense 🙄 & I say this as someone who was not as bothered by this season as a lot of other people were.
They explain it, (Spoilers if you don't want to read the explanation in a RUclips comment) she was in a restaurant with Quinn, a guy or some guys (can't remember) come in to shoot up the place, and she winds up killing them. So she gets the publicity from that, which in combination with the captain wanting to go against LaGuerta (who wanted Batista to replace her when she got promoted) got Debra the job.
@@AllisonJones1875 I think what the original poster meant was that it was weird she was promoted two positions higher. The next step after being a detective is sergeant, but Debra skipped the sergeant position and went straight to lieutenant.
I hated the Nebraska episode. Dexter takes some young, hottie cashier into the back, bangs her,...and leaves? What? It felt sooooo out of character. And the way he handles Trinity's son makes no sense either. They drive all the way to Nebraska, he tells the kid to get over it, and they drive back to Miami. Again...what?
It was stupid how in the later season they turned Dexter into some horndog who'd bang almost every woman he saw when at the start of Season 1 he even says in a narration he doesn't understand sex. In early seasons his only serious relationships were with Rita and Lila with Rita, Astor and Cody starting out as just his cover to kill but him coming to care for them in his own way and Lila because she had a similar lack of emotion to him and thought she could help him deal with his urges until he realised she was a loon obsessed with him and loved starting fires.
There's no denying the Deb falling in love with dexter is weird and icky. Even Deb initially reacts to the therapist's suggestion with complete disgust. And while I don't necessarily think it's the strongest way to accomplish what they were going for, I do think a few defenses of it get overlooked and/ or ignored. For starters, incest isn't just icky or gross. It's also illegal. But there's a reason that we had to make laws against it. Sadly, it isn't necessarily in our biological programming to avoid it. We are taught (for good reason) that its inappropriate. But those feelings developing amongst even biological siblings isn't unprecedented. And Deb and dexter aren't biological siblings so it could happen, gross as it might be. Second, and much more importantly, this storyline is pulled out as Deborah is in therapy. Debs character has, from season 1, been a damaged person with severe daddy issues that lead her to inappropriate relationships with men. As she is exploring this in therapy it is actually the therapist that suggests she has confusing feelings for dexter. Not necessarily Deb that arrives at that belief. And only after it is suggested to her and the thought is put into her mind, does her subconscious begin to toy with the idea. I always got the impression that Deb wasn't ever really sure what to make of her feelings for dexter, and was only nudged in this direction at the therapists urging. Finally, the reason to have this awkward and uncomfortable storyline at all is much less to make her discovery of the "real dexter" more tragic and crushing. And much more to help explain why she doesn't immediately put him down or turn him in. Of course they are close, and of course they have a familial bond. But we do things for love that we would never do for family. And Deb was developed strongly as the kind of person that would not tolerate Dexter's darkness. They couldn't explain Deb excusing what he is and what he does. Unless, of course, at the time she discovers the truth, she's simultaneously wrestling with the possibility that she is in love with him. Even if that isn't the case, what's clear to her is that her feelings for dexter are intense, complicated, and beyond normal sibling attachment. After everything they've been through, he's her rock, and the person she cares most for in the world. And that dynamic (again, while icky) does help to explain why she would defy every moral she was raised to believe in, just to protect him. Overall, I get why this plot point is divisive, and I totally understand why people don't like it. But I wasnt as bothered by it as most, because I think there was enough nuance and explanatory value in the storyline to be worth including.
I actually really loved this season, so much happened and every episode was gripping for me. Nebraska was an awesome episode, I just loved it all. And the plot twist actually shocked me.
I don't think a lot of people on this timeline may be aware that Brother Sam is a Talent rapper, The Mighty Mos Def/Yasiin Bey. If you want some great albums, and classic hip hop, listen to: Mos and Talib are Black star, Black on Both sides, The New Danger, and The Ecstatic.
Colin Hanks was the least threatening villain imaginable. Laughably weak. It was also blatantly obvious early on that the professor was Colin Hanks' version of Dexter's father.
This was the worst season ever. Deb has always been overbearing and annoying. This is the worst season. And of course she would love Dexter... She's desperately looking for a boyfriend/attention in every season. And crying. 😫
This is easily the worst season of Dexter. Debra falling in love with dexter even thought they are related. The whole doomsday killer made no sense as to his goals. The first 5 seasons kept things simple and realistic in terms of the killers goals and motivations
Interesting to hear the different perspective as the doomsday twist caught me completely off guard and enhanced the season for me but Rudy being ice truck killer I clocked in the first time he mentioned his background. Deb + Dexter angle was awful, not sure who in creative thought that was a good idea 🙄
The thing that makes this the absolute worst season for me is that it is entirely skippable, as it has basically the same ending as Season 5, except Deb actually finds out Dexter's secret. None of the plot to get to that point is good and most of it is forgettable or downright bad like the Debra-Dexter love thing going on. It's even more fucked up when you know that this was introduced shortly after Michael C Hall and Jennifer Carpenter had a divorce. Like what the hell?
Great video Cody. Well I guess I better start watching this show. My brother wants me too so we can see this new Dexter coming out. Gotta lot of binging to do.✌
@@aaroncoats1555 why would i watch. My brother said the same thing. So I should get invested just to get to season 8 and be pissed. Sane with GOT. Why waste my time when its just going to end shitty. And don't say well thats dumb logic. Cause its obvious there universally hated. So idc really. I'm here to support his channel and too watch Cody's videos on horror, marvel, DC, ect.
The intro/outro music is way too loud in volume. I didn't realise the prof was dead and just in this crazy guy's mind, haha. I liked the Deb is in love with Dex angle and wish they'd explored that more. I think it would've been an interesting thing because they're not blood related but obviously so close and have no family besides each other. But maybe American's are too immature for that.
Excellent review, I mostly agree with it. I rank it as a weaker season as well. I only rank season 6 higher than seasons 3 and 8, but it's still an enjoyable Dexter season. It’s not among the excellent seasons of Dexter which I consider to be 1,2,4,5,7 (in no particular order). There’s some annoying or unlikeable storylines, but the season starts with a bang with Dexter's highschool reunion. The theme of God and Dexter toying with the ideas of a higher power is important in the entirety of Dexter’s journey. It doesn’t feel like a stretching of the show overall, but I agree that the Deb catching Dexter portion of it felt stretched a season too long. I don’t think Dexter killing Nick makes brother Sam all for nothing. I wouldn’t expect Dexter to go from a need to kill to complete forgiveness because of Brother Sam, but he made an impact on him, besides he wasn’t going to kill Nick, until he started gloating, which is something Dexter wouldn't have done before. Deborah as lieutenant bugged ( I don’t disagree with the storyline though)… it was uncomfortable watching her power trip on her position rather than being humble about it. I agree that the Doomsday killer twist in the season doesn’t work out, but when people therefore hate the season for it, that’s redic. I find it just as flawed when movies/shows make a twist impossibly cryptic. But I disliked the doomsday/Geller portion of it more so because it dragged. And I agree, Deb being in love with Dexter I found to be unnecessary (I don't buy into this being intended all along as some have theorized). Did the show really think we needed this to believe that Deb would cover for Dexter, because she obviously would in a heartbeat, especially since we already witnessed Deb do the same thing in season 5 when she lets the vigilante killers go, which is the same principle… no Speltzer necessary. I liked Mike Anderson’s entire story arc, which wasn’t much and I particularly liked the scene where he and Dexter are working a crime scene together. I’m guessing he was brought in for the purpose of being killed off to steer the narrative of Victor killing a cop, which wouldn’t work as well if it was an unknown entity. Or maybe they gave the Mike Anderson character the shaft and ended up reducing his character time more than what was planned and the actor found a better role so they killed him off, but I lean towards his character being an intended sacrifice. Anyways I could break down this show for days, because I’ve watched it a bajillion times around, but when ranking a season it’s also important to look at the enjoyment factor (did it drag and approx how much drag time does it have vs. entertaining time) as well as bad storylines, which I realize could be challenging for those who’ve only seen it once. Overall season 6 is still a very good season, however it’s one of the weaker Dexter Seasons. I think it’s better than season 3, because it has a lot less drag time, which becomes increasingly apparent with every re-watch.
Season 6 is my favorite season in terms of seasons to pick after season 4 the doomsday killers felt fresh to me. The rest of the seasons to me 5, 8,7 just kept boring me overall. Season 8 is the worst for me. But great points great 👍 video I’m hyped for the revival as well
Never saw the doomsday twist switch coming! So I really enjoyed this season lol Debra romanticizing dexter didn’t feel that bad to me either. At least they aren’t biological siblings!
Watching this season, I kept wondering if the new show runner was a David Fincher fan. 1) You have the, "Professor Gellar is not real and just a figment of Travis Marshall's imagination" like in Fight Club. 2) You have all of the religious tableaus like in Seven.
The only gripe I have with this season is the Dex+Deb love storyline. Outside of that, I thought this was a phenomenal season. Season 5 was definitely my least fav atm. About half way through season 7 atm, so that may change To add to that, Dexter been fuc$ing up since season 3....
Definitely my least favorite season & usually the only season I always skip when rewatching, personally I think ddk was the worst villain, not in terms of his kills but just in general, I just didn’t like the actor who played him, I felt like he was way too dorky & not intimidating at all (like I’ll take the skinner over ddk every time lol), I feel like if they had cast a better & more intimidating actor to play ddk then this season would’ve went over way better with the fans IMO,
While I'm not a big fan of the Geller/Travis storyline, it bugs the crap out of me when people say they didin't like it because they figured out the twist. I don't think the show cared if the audience figured out that twist or not. It's not a make or break twist. You either think that Travis is being bossed around by a real person or a delusion. I see no reason for the show to make Geller's and Travis's interactions unrealistically cryptic in order to sell something that doesn't really matter if the viewer knows it or not, as long as Miami metro and Dexter doesn't know it. The reason why I didn't care for it is because that storyline dragged for me and was a lull in the Dexter story every time they would go to it, which improved after Geller was out of the picture.
i will say (and maybe it was me being stupid or just not noticing) but the twist did get me but like you said i wished they revealed it by like the end of episode 6 then for the second half have colin hanks (who imo is a good actor) deal with the conflict of having to kill for a bigger purpose.. that could be a real great turn of events dexter being someone who kills bad people bc he likes killing and found an outlet.. and the doomsday killer not liking to kill but is doing it bc of fear of causing the end of the world.. but they prolonged it so much that they didn't leave enough time to develop the character.. oh and the deb and dex thing can go to hell lol.. overall i didn't like it as much as the first 5 seasons but its not terrible there are some great moments.. i can't fucking stand season 8 (mostly bc of how the writers treated deb god she got so annoying!!!)
Oh thank you, now I feel like uber dumbass not recognizing it was actually only one killer ... twice :D (1st time I saw it many years ago and I forgot and didnt realize it now when I rewatched it few months ago)
This is my least favorite season! I did like the premiere with Dexter going to his class reunion! I actually liked Mike Anderson even though they didn't do much with him! But like you I don't have many good things to say about it!
I haven't figured out how everyone was surprised that Deb was in love with Dexter. I remember watching the show with my buddies and by like the 3rd/4th season we were all commenting that they wanted to bone each other and they should just get a room. We knew Micheal c hall was married to her in real life but u could pick on the undercurrent of sexual tension between their character more some from Deb. So I maybe in a minority that I didn't get mad about the Deb in love with Dex angle, yeah they are brother & sister but not by blood. Also I think it's hilarious that people were soooo mad and thought it was gross even now in a post GOT world. But yet people didn't bat in eye after a few seasons with Jaime & cersei and there characters were blood relations. With that being said after trinity's death I do feel the show lost a lot of steam and quality especially the end. Hopefully new blood puts those wrong things right. Also Vince masuka is a damn treasure and I for one hope he shows up in new blood. Side note: I remember seeing an interview with Jennifer carpenter somewhere that she had a discussion with the creators of the show that she thought Deb was in love with Dex and that was the way she approached and played Deb. This discussion supposedly happened before the show was made.
They had done *more than enough* with the OTT religion thing (imo) with Trinity. In fact, Trinity was a bit overbearing about how religious people (Christians in that case, AND in this case in a way) are not Showtime's thing. Or Dexter's thing. By the end of S4, Dexter's run into Christianity more than once and did all the dissing that needed to be done. S6 just felt like leftovers of rehashed overdone leftovers. Brother Sam ...yeah I sorta didn't hate him but *cliche!!!* Anyone else? I guess it was "surprising" that Brother Sam wasn't a murderer? I sort of remember him wanting Dexter to have a Bible? (I try to avoid S6 like the plague so no way I'm rewatching that trash!) S6 was so bad, I quit. Until people in a Dexter group said nah, you gotta push through to get to "spoiler". I tried 7x01 and quit again. I eventually just skipped some of early S7 😂 to get to Sirko (yes, they had to spoil me a bit for me to try it), and yeah that was worth it. I went back to 7x02 and "watched" all of S7. Sirko was great. *And I should have quit again after S7.* There is *nothing redeemable* about S6. I can't even watch S5 because I know where it leads to (ie, S6). I go S1-S4, S7, and now I'm trying S9 but *_that ain't working out so well_* I feel a LOT of stupidity and a great desire to cancel Showtime again. At 9x03, I just want someone to nuke everyone in NY and get it over with. It's BAD. It may be worse than S6 or the unmentionable season! Because at least with S6 and the unmentionable season, there were some characters I was remotely interested in though they were destroyed by the stupid showrunners/writers. I don't care about ANYONE in S9. Harrison is okay -if he blows up NY and the inhabitants of that stupid place they're in. (Yep: the whole state has to go in Dexterverse. "Jimverse". Whatever.) Good review though. You were nicer about S6 than I ever could manage, but at least you don't pretend that there were good reasons to watch or re-watch that failure season. I've watched your S1-4 Dexter reviews, and the S7 review. I'll watch your S5 review next (I liked Lumen, but S5 is just too close to S6). I might even watch your review of the season between Season Sirko and S9. Thx.
idea fir this season doomsday killer was good execution was poor. Deb loving Dexter was bs and should never of been done there are other ways of Deb wanting to protect the dark passenger as people finding out about dexter could destroy her career could of played out.
I think Debs swearing has been annoying from day one. She swears like a kid that just started learning how to cuss. I completely agree with the whole Deb figuring out she's in love with Dexter. Ugh I hate that story line.
damn man was enjoyin these (still am tbh) for 1st 4 but i gotta say i WILDY disagree with most of wut youve said for S5 and S6 (S6 is my least favorite season, just not at all for the reasons u stated) Luv the vidz
Debb and Quinn character in this season was a drag to watch. So annoying. I didnt see the twist coming but i couldnt stand watching the last 2 episodes. The ending was pretty unexpected
The silliest season of Dexter. By far. Lol that horse apocalypse scene was pretty ridiculous and the painting of Dexter made me do a spit take when I first saw it.
My ranking of Dexter: #1 Season 1 = Best of the best #2 Season 4 = Phenomenal #3 Season 5 = Brilliant #4 Season 2 = Great #5 Season 3 = Gripping and Riveting #6 Season 6 = Not good #7 Season 8 = Bad #8 Season 7 = Dogs#$t
Maybe its because I only recently watched the series, but for all the shit the last season gets I dont think its as bad as most do. The worst season obviously, but I didnt think it was one of the worst final seasons of TV ever or whatever hyperbolic crap people say about it
Debra falling in love with Dexter was one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen
It must have been awkward as hell for Michael C Hall and Jennifer Carpenter who'd recently divorced at the time. And what kind of shitty psychiatrist was the one Deb had. "Oh it's perfectly fine you fancy the adopted brother you grew up with. Go tell him."
@@Xehanort10 Not even that, but pretty much convinced her she was in love with her brother, like please fire this woman, I don't care she doesn't really exist.
One of the most uncomfortable moments I’ve ever experienced watching a show In which I was thoroughly invested in the characters
I’m not sure that Debra really fell in love with Dexter. I think if someone engraved it into your head that you’re in love with someone like Debra’s psychiatrist did you start to believe it or at least wonder is this possible? So I’m not so sure Debra was ever in love romantically with Dexter.
@@Xehanort10 I agree it was a weird plot point but I doubt it was awkward for them since they divorced on good terms.
Deb+Dexter was a serious misstep. I feel like no therapist is going to encourage someone, who grew-up with another in a brother-sister relationship, to entertain the idea of having a romantic relationship. Regardless of not being blood-related, in their minds they are brother and sister---something more would be traumatic to their psyche, and it would ruin their family bond forever. When this first came out, I was like, "What is this show trying to push on people?!?"
Good point. There were several shows that tried to push weird brother-sister romances in the 2010's. Besides Dexter, you had Game of Thrones, Bates Motel, Ray Donovan, and an odd brief scene in Mr. Robot. I seriously think this is some Hollywood producer's secret kink.
@@LokiTricksterG At least with Bates Motel they acknowledged Caleb was a creepy incestuous rapist and had Norman hate him even though it was hypocritical since Norman had incestuous feelings for Norma too which is a part of the character of all 3 Normans from the Psycho books, films and TV series.
I actually liked the Doomsday Killer as a villain and liked season 6 better than 5 because of that. Somehow I never saw the twist coming. Thank god Dex and Deb going Jamie and Cersei was only a dream.
I thought I was the only one who didn't notice the twist
The addition of the Deb being in love with Dexter thing pisses me off to this day. It wasn't needed. Thats her brother. Her idol. That's what little sisters do. That's ALL it was. Her finding out her role model is a murdered who stands against everything she stands for would have been plenty devastating.
5:29 Yeah before the reveal they had him struggle between his good and evil personalities but the minute Travis is forced to accept Gellar is dead he's just "I'm fully crazy and evil now." They should have kept up the conflict between his good side and his need to kill.
7:58 In early seasons she only swore every now and again. In later ones she might as well be a Rob Zombie character where it's every third line.
Brother Sam's story line was the most interesting plot point because they had a genuine friendship. I also enjoyed the Tooth Fairy and Nebraska episodes. It was great seeing the Ice Truck killer again. Other than that season 6 was a chore to watch. Quinn was a lovesick simp. Mike could have been a great character. The Deb loving Dex story was pretty ridiculous even if they were married irl. The last 3 or 4 episodes of season 6 were pretty good though. Doomsday could've been a much more interesting antagonist if they would've developed his character more and scrapped the Gellar twist.
I seriously didn't notice that no one else saw Geller. I could have SWORN i saw people looking at and talking to him but whatever
Man you've been killing it this month. Keep it up Cody been loving this channel for years now.
Finally going through Dexter and coming to these reviews after every season, love them!
I thought the idea of Deb falling for him was somewhat interesting but it was so quick, and only introduced so there was a moment she could find out his secret
I actually liked this season; maybe it's because i'm not that smart but I didn't really see the twist coming, I never thought about how the victims didn't look at Geller, and so when it came to that it was Travis the entire time, it was a twist especially with how his interactions with his sister developed. I do think that sudden character change of Travis was...well sudden, though, but maybe when he finally saw Geller's dead body again, he lost it.
I never cared about Laguerta and Batista's relationship, neither did i care about any of Deb's boyfriends besides of course the ice truck killer (and Lundy to an extent), so her being a Lieutenant and trying to deal with that change was something I liked. I always hated Quinn but I think this season was honestly a slight improvement even if his entire arc felt pointless.
Idk, i thought it was a pretty good season. Season 5 was also good but the final minutes of it severely bothered me. I legit got mad that she didn't discover that it was Dexter behind the veil and it felt out of character for her. This one was better sans the whole Debra loves Dexter thing.
My problem with the show for the second half of the series is how they wrap up all the various storylines. I think there was incredible potential in each and every season. But nothing wrapped up in a satisfying way. The showrunners had a was of subverting expectations. But not in a satisfying way
I wish Brother Sam never died...
Can’t really see a point with his character past his death
I think you're looking at the Deb situation all wrong. They weren't trying to amplify things for when she found out. It was them showing you just how broken Deb is, and what being neglected by her father so much did to her.
It was horrible horrible and worst idea of Dexter ever. And f therapist pushing for it. Insane.
Despite its faults in season 6 I preferred it to season 5 as I appreciated the religious theme & that they tried something a little different.
Brother Sam played by Mos Def was surprisingly good & a shame that his character got killed off too early, Dexter Morgan’s most genuine friend he was turning out to be.
I liked the Hanks & Olmos twist to a one killer which I didn’t see, we shouldn’t forget a great ending that Debra catches Dexter 😳
4:44 The fact nobody looked at Gellar even when him and Travis were in huge crowds of people gave it away.
I'm not defending the Deb being in love with Dexter thing, but I predicted it, I knew somehow it's gonna happen so wasn't shocked or mad when it came out, in many scenes, even in early seasons her behavior was indicating something more than just sisterly love. Debra Morgan’s actress, Jennifer Carpenter, revealed to Red Carpet News TV she always knew Deb was in love with Dexter on some level, so she played it like that from the start, and not to brag, but I picked up on that.
Well, that is just SICK.
You're crazy if you think it's obvious that the twist of the killer hallucinating the second was obvious by the second episode (as you say about 4.5 minutes in). It wasn't until the third episode that there was even a single scene with both of those characters that also had a third character in it, and it would only be a on a second viewing that this would even be apparent (the waitress was into the younger guy and checking in on him and ignored the older guy ... that's not uncommon). There were about 5 scenes with the pair of them by the end of the second episode that involved zero other characters and NOTHING for you to base your guess on.
Shortly after this they confirm that the older of the pair is a real person and was recently active with his job and he's the primary person of interest. It isn't until episode 4 that there is a scene that even ... seems awkward where the female victim is on the floor speaking only to the younger Doomsday Killer. It's shot in a way that it seems like she's intentionally averting her gaze from the older of the pair. If she's afraid of the older person who's eagerly talking about how she needs to die, her looking to the younger man who she just slept with for compassion and help makes sense.
The 5th episode has the pair of them in a nightclub not interacting with any additional characters aside from a larger man very pointedly walking around the older of the pair who isn't supposed to exist. With hindsight it's clear that this is a logistical error with the extra, but that error from the extra makes it clear that another person CAN see the older of the Doomsday Killers. Up to this point there have been a total of three scenes with the two of them that involve anyone else. The same episode also has the older character alter the world. As the younger killer moves to the back of the car with the next victim to put her in the trunk the older of the two opens the trunk from inside the car. You can obviously use the unreliable narrator trope to account for this. But, this is another example of the audience seeing the older character alter things.
All good if you don't like the twist. All good if you saw it before it was revealed. There's no chance you saw it by episode two, and it would be a bizarre leap to guess that after the scene with them in the diner.
It's a weak season. The gimmick of the twist wasn't anywhere near the biggest issue.
One of my pet peeves about this season is the part where the girl that Colin Hanks's character has trapped in the church, after she escapes & is describing what happened to the police, says that there were definitely 2 different guys who were keeping her prisoner. She was blindfolded the whole time which is how they got around her being able to see that it was just Colin Hanks but she goes on to explain how one of the men was so sweet and kind and the other was mean. This makes NO sense whatsoever later on when it's revealed that it was just Colin Hanks the whole time. It's not like he was play acting the part of Edward James Olmos too. There's no way she would've actually thought there were 2 different people there, it was just put in to throw people off the "twist" which is fine but if you're going to do that at least have it make sense 🙄 & I say this as someone who was not as bothered by this season as a lot of other people were.
I noticed this too!!!
What I found odd (correct me if I’m wrong) was that Deb jumped from I think detective to lieutenant. I didn’t realize it up until I rewatched it
They explain it, (Spoilers if you don't want to read the explanation in a RUclips comment) she was in a restaurant with Quinn, a guy or some guys (can't remember) come in to shoot up the place, and she winds up killing them. So she gets the publicity from that, which in combination with the captain wanting to go against LaGuerta (who wanted Batista to replace her when she got promoted) got Debra the job.
@@AllisonJones1875 I think what the original poster meant was that it was weird she was promoted two positions higher. The next step after being a detective is sergeant, but Debra skipped the sergeant position and went straight to lieutenant.
I hated the Nebraska episode. Dexter takes some young, hottie cashier into the back, bangs her,...and leaves? What? It felt sooooo out of character. And the way he handles Trinity's son makes no sense either. They drive all the way to Nebraska, he tells the kid to get over it, and they drive back to Miami. Again...what?
It was stupid how in the later season they turned Dexter into some horndog who'd bang almost every woman he saw when at the start of Season 1 he even says in a narration he doesn't understand sex. In early seasons his only serious relationships were with Rita and Lila with Rita, Astor and Cody starting out as just his cover to kill but him coming to care for them in his own way and Lila because she had a similar lack of emotion to him and thought she could help him deal with his urges until he realised she was a loon obsessed with him and loved starting fires.
That episode shows how dexter turned dark like peter getting a symbiote after killing nick
There's no denying the Deb falling in love with dexter is weird and icky. Even Deb initially reacts to the therapist's suggestion with complete disgust. And while I don't necessarily think it's the strongest way to accomplish what they were going for, I do think a few defenses of it get overlooked and/ or ignored.
For starters, incest isn't just icky or gross. It's also illegal. But there's a reason that we had to make laws against it. Sadly, it isn't necessarily in our biological programming to avoid it. We are taught (for good reason) that its inappropriate. But those feelings developing amongst even biological siblings isn't unprecedented. And Deb and dexter aren't biological siblings so it could happen, gross as it might be.
Second, and much more importantly, this storyline is pulled out as Deborah is in therapy. Debs character has, from season 1, been a damaged person with severe daddy issues that lead her to inappropriate relationships with men. As she is exploring this in therapy it is actually the therapist that suggests she has confusing feelings for dexter. Not necessarily Deb that arrives at that belief. And only after it is suggested to her and the thought is put into her mind, does her subconscious begin to toy with the idea. I always got the impression that Deb wasn't ever really sure what to make of her feelings for dexter, and was only nudged in this direction at the therapists urging.
Finally, the reason to have this awkward and uncomfortable storyline at all is much less to make her discovery of the "real dexter" more tragic and crushing. And much more to help explain why she doesn't immediately put him down or turn him in. Of course they are close, and of course they have a familial bond. But we do things for love that we would never do for family. And Deb was developed strongly as the kind of person that would not tolerate Dexter's darkness. They couldn't explain Deb excusing what he is and what he does. Unless, of course, at the time she discovers the truth, she's simultaneously wrestling with the possibility that she is in love with him. Even if that isn't the case, what's clear to her is that her feelings for dexter are intense, complicated, and beyond normal sibling attachment. After everything they've been through, he's her rock, and the person she cares most for in the world. And that dynamic (again, while icky) does help to explain why she would defy every moral she was raised to believe in, just to protect him.
Overall, I get why this plot point is divisive, and I totally understand why people don't like it. But I wasnt as bothered by it as most, because I think there was enough nuance and explanatory value in the storyline to be worth including.
I actually really loved this season, so much happened and every episode was gripping for me. Nebraska was an awesome episode, I just loved it all. And the plot twist actually shocked me.
I’m 2 episodes in season 6 so far so good. Hopefully I don’t find it terrible like most people do
It wasn’t terrible it just wasn’t as good as almost all the other seasons
Pretty spot on with the review. Only 8 was worse for me.
The deb x dexter thing was weird as hell to me but i actually enjoyed the doomsday killer
Im just curious what about the line about Louis? He sent out the prosthetic hand by ice trcuk killer, and? The season just ended...
I don't think a lot of people on this timeline may be aware that Brother Sam is a Talent rapper, The Mighty Mos Def/Yasiin Bey.
If you want some great albums, and classic hip hop, listen to:
Mos and Talib are Black star,
Black on Both sides,
The New Danger,
and The Ecstatic.
Colin Hanks was the least threatening villain imaginable. Laughably weak. It was also blatantly obvious early on that the professor was Colin Hanks' version of Dexter's father.
This was the worst season ever.
Deb has always been overbearing and annoying. This is the worst season. And of course she would love Dexter... She's desperately looking for a boyfriend/attention in every season. And crying. 😫
Its weird but idk i kinda like it and it does make sense also Nebraska is one of my fav episodes imo
This is easily the worst season of Dexter. Debra falling in love with dexter even thought they are related. The whole doomsday killer made no sense as to his goals. The first 5 seasons kept things simple and realistic in terms of the killers goals and motivations
Interesting to hear the different perspective as the doomsday twist caught me completely off guard and enhanced the season for me but Rudy being ice truck killer I clocked in the first time he mentioned his background.
Deb + Dexter angle was awful, not sure who in creative thought that was a good idea 🙄
6 was the last season that I enjoyed. It was.... decent lol. Enjoyed mos def and the villians. Loved the twist. Other than that meh.
The thing that makes this the absolute worst season for me is that it is entirely skippable, as it has basically the same ending as Season 5, except Deb actually finds out Dexter's secret. None of the plot to get to that point is good and most of it is forgettable or downright bad like the Debra-Dexter love thing going on. It's even more fucked up when you know that this was introduced shortly after Michael C Hall and Jennifer Carpenter had a divorce. Like what the hell?
I’m interested to what you think about season 7
Great video Cody. Well I guess I better start watching this show. My brother wants me too so we can see this new Dexter coming out. Gotta lot of binging to do.✌
u really should've watched the show before watching the reviews bc ur just spoiling all the twist
@@aaroncoats1555 why would i watch. My brother said the same thing. So I should get invested just to get to season 8 and be pissed. Sane with GOT. Why waste my time when its just going to end shitty. And don't say well thats dumb logic. Cause its obvious there universally hated. So idc really. I'm here to support his channel and too watch Cody's videos on horror, marvel, DC, ect.
I just finished watching I thought it was a solid season I was expecting it to be worse bc of what I heard but it was good imo
The later seasons would have been a lot better if they did more stuff with Jonah.
The intro/outro music is way too loud in volume. I didn't realise the prof was dead and just in this crazy guy's mind, haha. I liked the Deb is in love with Dex angle and wish they'd explored that more. I think it would've been an interesting thing because they're not blood related but obviously so close and have no family besides each other. But maybe American's are too immature for that.
Excellent review, I mostly agree with it. I rank it as a weaker season as well.
I only rank season 6 higher than seasons 3 and 8, but it's still an enjoyable Dexter season. It’s not among the excellent seasons of Dexter which I consider to be 1,2,4,5,7 (in no particular order).
There’s some annoying or unlikeable storylines, but the season starts with a bang with Dexter's highschool reunion. The theme of God and Dexter toying with the ideas of a higher power is important in the entirety of Dexter’s journey. It doesn’t feel like a stretching of the show overall, but I agree that the Deb catching Dexter portion of it felt stretched a season too long. I don’t think Dexter killing Nick makes brother Sam all for nothing. I wouldn’t expect Dexter to go from a need to kill to complete forgiveness because of Brother Sam, but he made an impact on him, besides he wasn’t going to kill Nick, until he started gloating, which is something Dexter wouldn't have done before.
Deborah as lieutenant bugged ( I don’t disagree with the storyline though)… it was uncomfortable watching her power trip on her position rather than being humble about it. I agree that the Doomsday killer twist in the season doesn’t work out, but when people therefore hate the season for it, that’s redic. I find it just as flawed when movies/shows make a twist impossibly cryptic. But I disliked the doomsday/Geller portion of it more so because it dragged.
And I agree, Deb being in love with Dexter I found to be unnecessary (I don't buy into this being intended all along as some have theorized). Did the show really think we needed this to believe that Deb would cover for Dexter, because she obviously would in a heartbeat, especially since we already witnessed Deb do the same thing in season 5 when she lets the vigilante killers go, which is the same principle… no Speltzer necessary. I liked Mike Anderson’s entire story arc, which wasn’t much and I particularly liked the scene where he and Dexter are working a crime scene together. I’m guessing he was brought in for the purpose of being killed off to steer the narrative of Victor killing a cop, which wouldn’t work as well if it was an unknown entity. Or maybe they gave the Mike Anderson character the shaft and ended up reducing his character time more than what was planned and the actor found a better role so they killed him off, but I lean towards his character being an intended sacrifice.
Anyways I could break down this show for days, because I’ve watched it a bajillion times around, but when ranking a season it’s also important to look at the enjoyment factor (did it drag and approx how much drag time does it have vs. entertaining time) as well as bad storylines, which I realize could be challenging for those who’ve only seen it once. Overall season 6 is still a very good season, however it’s one of the weaker Dexter Seasons. I think it’s better than season 3, because it has a lot less drag time, which becomes increasingly apparent with every re-watch.
Season 6 is my favorite season in terms of seasons to pick after season 4 the doomsday killers felt fresh to me. The rest of the seasons to me 5, 8,7 just kept boring me overall. Season 8 is the worst for me. But great points great 👍 video I’m hyped for the revival as well
Never saw the doomsday twist switch coming! So I really enjoyed this season lol
Debra romanticizing dexter didn’t feel that bad to me either. At least they aren’t biological siblings!
Watching this season, I kept wondering if the new show runner was a David Fincher fan.
1) You have the, "Professor Gellar is not real and just a figment of Travis Marshall's imagination" like in Fight Club.
2) You have all of the religious tableaus like in Seven.
I think the "love" side story is interesting i mean they're not related but it was rushed it should have been the final season or whatever
It sounds like Carpenter's character should have gotten the Dragged Across Concrete treatment.
The only gripe I have with this season is the Dex+Deb love storyline. Outside of that, I thought this was a phenomenal season. Season 5 was definitely my least fav atm. About half way through season 7 atm, so that may change
To add to that, Dexter been fuc$ing up since season 3....
Definitely my least favorite season & usually the only season I always skip when rewatching, personally I think ddk was the worst villain, not in terms of his kills but just in general, I just didn’t like the actor who played him, I felt like he was way too dorky & not intimidating at all (like I’ll take the skinner over ddk every time lol), I feel like if they had cast a better & more intimidating actor to play ddk then this season would’ve went over way better with the fans IMO,
This season was the beginning of the end for this show.
At its best, season six is just as good as season five. But at its worst, it lapses into “so bad it’s hilarious” territory.
While I'm not a big fan of the Geller/Travis storyline, it bugs the crap out of me when people say they didin't like it because they figured out the twist. I don't think the show cared if the audience figured out that twist or not. It's not a make or break twist. You either think that Travis is being bossed around by a real person or a delusion. I see no reason for the show to make Geller's and Travis's interactions unrealistically cryptic in order to sell something that doesn't really matter if the viewer knows it or not, as long as Miami metro and Dexter doesn't know it.
The reason why I didn't care for it is because that storyline dragged for me and was a lull in the Dexter story every time they would go to it, which improved after Geller was out of the picture.
i will say (and maybe it was me being stupid or just not noticing) but the twist did get me but like you said i wished they revealed it by like the end of episode 6 then for the second half have colin hanks (who imo is a good actor) deal with the conflict of having to kill for a bigger purpose.. that could be a real great turn of events dexter being someone who kills bad people bc he likes killing and found an outlet.. and the doomsday killer not liking to kill but is doing it bc of fear of causing the end of the world.. but they prolonged it so much that they didn't leave enough time to develop the character.. oh and the deb and dex thing can go to hell lol.. overall i didn't like it as much as the first 5 seasons but its not terrible there are some great moments.. i can't fucking stand season 8 (mostly bc of how the writers treated deb god she got so annoying!!!)
You do an amazing job at your reviews
I couldn't stand Bro Sam for some reason, I honestly don't know why. Maybe I should watch it again
Would you still care what I think about it?
Oh thank you, now I feel like uber dumbass not recognizing it was actually only one killer ... twice :D (1st time I saw it many years ago and I forgot and didnt realize it now when I rewatched it few months ago)
I love this cause I sure can't keep watching this
This is my least favorite season! I did like the premiere with Dexter going to his class reunion! I actually liked Mike Anderson even though they didn't do much with him! But like you I don't have many good things to say about it!
Sneak peek thoughts on Season 7? I actually quite enjoy it
Same
For me still 6
8:12 I rolled 🤣
I haven't figured out how everyone was surprised that Deb was in love with Dexter. I remember watching the show with my buddies and by like the 3rd/4th season we were all commenting that they wanted to bone each other and they should just get a room. We knew Micheal c hall was married to her in real life but u could pick on the undercurrent of sexual tension between their character more some from Deb. So I maybe in a minority that I didn't get mad about the Deb in love with Dex angle, yeah they are brother & sister but not by blood. Also I think it's hilarious that people were soooo mad and thought it was gross even now in a post GOT world. But yet people didn't bat in eye after a few seasons with Jaime & cersei and there characters were blood relations. With that being said after trinity's death I do feel the show lost a lot of steam and quality especially the end. Hopefully new blood puts those wrong things right.
Also Vince masuka is a damn treasure and I for one hope he shows up in new blood.
Side note: I remember seeing an interview with Jennifer carpenter somewhere that she had a discussion with the creators of the show that she thought Deb was in love with Dex and that was the way she approached and played Deb. This discussion supposedly happened before the show was made.
They had done *more than enough* with the OTT religion thing (imo) with Trinity. In fact, Trinity was a bit overbearing about how religious people (Christians in that case, AND in this case in a way) are not Showtime's thing. Or Dexter's thing. By the end of S4, Dexter's run into Christianity more than once and did all the dissing that needed to be done. S6 just felt like leftovers of rehashed overdone leftovers. Brother Sam ...yeah I sorta didn't hate him but *cliche!!!* Anyone else? I guess it was "surprising" that Brother Sam wasn't a murderer? I sort of remember him wanting Dexter to have a Bible? (I try to avoid S6 like the plague so no way I'm rewatching that trash!)
S6 was so bad, I quit. Until people in a Dexter group said nah, you gotta push through to get to "spoiler". I tried 7x01 and quit again. I eventually just skipped some of early S7 😂 to get to Sirko (yes, they had to spoil me a bit for me to try it), and yeah that was worth it. I went back to 7x02 and "watched" all of S7. Sirko was great. *And I should have quit again after S7.*
There is *nothing redeemable* about S6. I can't even watch S5 because I know where it leads to (ie, S6). I go S1-S4, S7, and now I'm trying S9 but *_that ain't working out so well_* I feel a LOT of stupidity and a great desire to cancel Showtime again. At 9x03, I just want someone to nuke everyone in NY and get it over with. It's BAD. It may be worse than S6 or the unmentionable season! Because at least with S6 and the unmentionable season, there were some characters I was remotely interested in though they were destroyed by the stupid showrunners/writers. I don't care about ANYONE in S9. Harrison is okay -if he blows up NY and the inhabitants of that stupid place they're in. (Yep: the whole state has to go in Dexterverse. "Jimverse". Whatever.)
Good review though. You were nicer about S6 than I ever could manage, but at least you don't pretend that there were good reasons to watch or re-watch that failure season. I've watched your S1-4 Dexter reviews, and the S7 review. I'll watch your S5 review next (I liked Lumen, but S5 is just too close to S6). I might even watch your review of the season between Season Sirko and S9. Thx.
i love dexter so much but the deb and dexter plotline was horrible i dont know what they were thinking with that one
idea fir this season doomsday killer was good execution was poor. Deb loving Dexter was bs and should never of been done there are other ways of Deb wanting to protect the dark passenger as people finding out about dexter could destroy her career could of played out.
I think Debs swearing has been annoying from day one. She swears like a kid that just started learning how to cuss. I completely agree with the whole Deb figuring out she's in love with Dexter. Ugh I hate that story line.
Thanks so much cody! You're amazing! Thanks for the effort! Keep 'em comin'!
damn man was enjoyin these (still am tbh) for 1st 4 but i gotta say i WILDY disagree with most of wut youve said for S5 and S6 (S6 is my least favorite season, just not at all for the reasons u stated)
Luv the vidz
Debb and Quinn character in this season was a drag to watch. So annoying. I didnt see the twist coming but i couldnt stand watching the last 2 episodes. The ending was pretty unexpected
Love these reviews
I like this season.
"Dexter loving Deb"... taboo
There is no way to say the words *We're not blood relatives* without it being really sick and creepy.
God I hate this season, maybe more than 8 because of the waste of Edward James olmos.
Happy national chucky day cody
I actually love every season with the exception of season 8 which is one of the worst things I have ever seen.
Agree 100%!!! I hated this season and hated Deb loving Dex
Not gonna lie I really liked this season
This is my least favorite season of the series
I didnt like the Doomsday Killers bullshit
And this is where the bottom falls out on this series.
The silliest season of Dexter. By far.
Lol that horse apocalypse scene was pretty ridiculous and the painting of Dexter made me do a spit take when I first saw it.
It would have been really awkward if Batista had said "Why does Travis Marshall's painting look like you Dex?"
@@Xehanort10 lol that would've redeemed that entire season for me.
This is my least favorite season , still don’t hate it though .
That season was a letdown.
The Louis subplot was the most annoying thing about the season for me. I felt he was pointless.
S7 my least favorite
This is without a doubt the 2nd worst season of the show, but is a masterpiece compared to the season I refuse to rewatch or acknowledge, season 8.
Dude same! S8 is sooo goddamn awful.
At least season 6 is somewhat watchable, even if it is pretty bad.
This is by far the worst season
Wrong
@@Jessipoo308 name a worse season
My ranking of Dexter:
#1 Season 1 = Best of the best
#2 Season 4 = Phenomenal
#3 Season 5 = Brilliant
#4 Season 2 = Great
#5 Season 3 = Gripping and Riveting
#6 Season 6 = Not good
#7 Season 8 = Bad
#8 Season 7 = Dogs#$t
To me season 7 was way better than 8. I'm okay with how the show ended but season 8 as a whole was hard to stay awake.
I've never seen anyone rate Season 7 lower than 8.
Well fellers, what can I say... I hate them both. I just liked season 8 just slightly more but I hated the ending
Season 6 is dogshit. Season 7 is a gem amongst shit. 7 compared to 6 and 8 is like peanut butter except it's sandwiched by dickcheese.
Maybe its because I only recently watched the series, but for all the shit the last season gets I dont think its as bad as most do. The worst season obviously, but I didnt think it was one of the worst final seasons of TV ever or whatever hyperbolic crap people say about it
Brian being annoying was one of the only good parts of the season
This is where for me personally the series starts to go downhill.
Season 7?