Dexter - Season 2 Review
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- Опубликовано: 24 окт 2020
- Our favorite serial killer is back and now HE is the one being hunted. Season 2 of Dexter explodes into a tense and crazy game of cat and mouse with some old demons and sexual exploits mixed in. Does Season 2 measure up to the greatness we now expect?
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Doakes was way too good of a character to have him killed off so early.
If they'd had the guts to have Dexter get caught it should have either been Doakes or Deb who did it. I liked the similarities between Dexter and Doakes like how they were both traumatised by things that happened to them, Dexter by his mother's murder and Doakes by his dad's abuse and the things he'd seen and done in the Special Forces. Doakes was hinted to have killing urges similar to Dexter's and satisfied them by luring evil people into situations where he'd have to kill them in self defence. He saw Dexter had the same darkness in him he himself did and had probably seen killers like Dexter put on nice guy acts in both the SF and the police force. Great character and he ended up being replaced by the generic Quinn.
Doakes shouldve stayed on the show until the end and they shouldve slowly built up his suspicions of Dexter. And then in the final season Doakes finally figures him out and goes after him
@Inspire VR In the book doesn't he get kidnapped by a former member of his unit and gets half his body parts chopped off? And in the books he's called Albert Doakes instead of James.
It couldn't go any other way. He was a top notch detective and Dexter doesn't go after the good so it was good he went out as a hero and kept the integrity of the character. Doakes would have had to lose his integrity or Dexter would have had to violate his rules so I'm glad they kept true to the characters but yes, he was a strong character, and sad to see him leave!
Doakes survived (albeit barely) in the novels. They should've kept him in the show too.
I think the Lila and Deb relationship was absolutely hilarious. Deb saw through Lila from the moment they met
Pardon my tits 😂
My biggest problem was having no fear that Dexter was going to get caught because I see there’s 6 more seasons left
Sorry to necro your comment but I have to disagree with that statement because coming into the show I assumed he was gonna get caught and the police would use him to catch serial killers I even thought doaks was gonna catch him mind you I just finished season 2 so forgive if I don't know much
the tension build was so good that i was convinced that the next 6 seasons where all prequel material
My problem with s2 is it really should have happened later. Dexter's past coming to light should have been the penultimate season, with the final season being everything falling apart.
That was a good idea
I can't argue that. It's the issue i have with the Office. So many good moments early on would've been amazing in the later seasons.
11:42 A great Lundy and Laguerta scene is when Laguerta says she has some evidence that proves Doakes isn't the Bay Harbour Butcher which was that Doakes and Laguerta were on a sting at the time one of the murders was happening. But Lundy had to ignore it because Maria didn't report a phone call from Doakes after he got Dexter's blood slides analysed in Haiti. Lundy goes "I can and I will ignore it because you gave me no choice lady. Your credibility was compromised the minute you failed to report a phone call from the subject of a goddamn FBI manhunt. In trying to protect your friend you blew the best shot we had at bringing him in from the cold."
Yeah I thought Lundy was a great character.
Also, eventually he has to listen to her about the blood slides. Why would Doaks have them analyzed if he was the bay harbor butcher?
Season 2 has so many different plot lines occurring within it, but it somehow never once feels overcrowded. Just goes to show how good this series was in its prime.
One of my favorite moments is after dexter sends his manifesto and Lundy realizes he’s leading them in circles and says “you know what that means” and writes LAW ENFORCEMENT on the white board
I like like when Doakes finds Dexter in the swamp and when he's in the cage, his motivation is bringing Dexter in. He doesn't want to kill him. I also got the sense that he wanted to bring him in out of a sense of justice, not to get any glory. It reframed my view of Doakes. I hate that they killed him, but massive explosion was probably a death that fit Doakes' character.
The Lundi-Deb thing was just unbelievable to me.
they had decent chemistry but it just didn't work
i hated lila
if i had to pick one character from any tv show ever as my most hated it would be her
Hannah for me but Lila is definitely second 😂
If Season 2 would have been Season 8, it would have been the perfect finale imo
yeah the storyline for season 2 shouldve been saved for the final season. They blew their load with it way too early in the show's run. Oh well....
You know a show is great when even the weak seasons are rewatchable. Like seriously, I could watch Dexter all over again and not be annoyed by any season. ( maybe certain parts in the seasons, but overall I mean )
What season would you say is the worst
doakes was the only person to see dexter for what he really is
so naturally he is killed off in the 2nd season
Doakes was a fantastic character! Gutted the way he died.
He was my fav I really didn’t expect him to die ☹️
Lila was the worst. She was 100% the most annoying character of any season. I didn’t blame Rita for being “bitchy” because he was constantly lying to her and sneaking around. Firm Rita Stan over here.
Wow dude... Rita was not at fault in season 2. Dexter fuckin cheated on her... with the obsessive lyla no less.
ngl , The part about Rita isn't valid. She let felt guilty for Paul's death , which led to her asking Dexter about hitting Paul. Also , it makes sense to think that Dexter might me addicted , since it's not really normal to have drugs in case of anything.
She doesn't know that Dexter isn't actually addicted, so ofc she will try to keep him at a rehab.
When she leaves him , it's pretty understandable. She literally hears about Dexter staying in a motel with Lila. Ofc she will think he cheated , since she was already suspicious of her. Also , she doesn't dump him instantly. She was angry in the moment, and later let's Dexter explain what happend. She only leaves him when he confeses that he slept with Lila, something that's Dexter's fault , not hers.
The whole section about Rita isn't really valid criticism, and everything that she does makes sense when you take in consideration that she has no ideea about Dexter's real secret
It is so weird seeing Cody actually have hope in his voice and eyes that New Blood would be good.
If only.
Stings doesn’t it
I'm currently on Season 6 of the series and so far for me it's a tie between Season 2 and Season 4 being my favorite season of Dexter, all in all I'm loving the series so far
Finally I've found someone else who enjoyed the Lila character lol
I thought everyone loved Lila.
@@suttercane6 nope she seems to be hated pretty much everywhere.
@@GarryWilliams555 I also hated her, though granted, I don't think I've seen a part that that actress played that I did like.
@@AllisonJones1875 I'm surprised to hear that as she was one of my favorites lol
Not gonna lie, I hated her my first watch. This most recent viewing, I see the love there honestly. Despite her flaws, she was a better fit for homeboy
Rita propels certain plot/character developments. She's an engine more than a character this season.
A bitchy engine
The part about Rita isn't valid. She let felt guilty for Paul's death , which led to her asking Dexter about hitting Paul. Also , it makes sense to think that Dexter might me addicted , since it's not really normal to have drugs in case of anything.
She doesn't know that Dexter isn't actually addicted, so ofc she will try to keep him at a rehab.
When she leaves him , it's pretty understandable. She literally hears about Dexter staying in a motel with Lila. Ofc she will think he cheated , since she was already suspicious of her. Also , she doesn't dump him instantly. She was angry in the moment, and later let's Dexter explain what happend. She only leaves him when he confeses that he slept with Lila, something that's Dexter's fault , not hers.
The whole section about Rita isn't really valid criticism, and everything that she does makes sense when you take in consideration that she has no ideea about Dexter's real secret
Lila sexy? Deb was right she's gross. You must have agreed with Lila when she said she's Dexter's soulmate.
Are you gay?
Don't know what you're talking about wanting more Lila lol.
That woman is a walking red flag, repulsed me on first sight. Dexter deserves to be nowhere close to something like that. Great villain though.
These thumbnails and intros are badass! Can’t wait for the rest!
One thing I really liked about Lundy is the contrast he has compared to Dexter. Lundy is a lot like Dexter and can see the evil in others and think like a serial killer but he says he gets his energy from a peaceful place rather than a dark place like Dexter. He loves to appreciate the simple moments and find peace where he can because he knows the world can often be dark especially in his profession. I also think he does that so he doesn't become dark himself like Dexter and others.
The storyline for season 2 shouldve been saved for the final season. They blew their load with it way too early in the show's run. I felt this way when the season aired because there was no way it could be topped later on and I was right.
I feel the same. The penultimate season should have been this. And the final season should have been Dexter's life unraveling. Like Miguel did not once put the dots together in s3 that Dexter was the bay harbor butcher.
Ikr! I see there’s 8 seasons so I know he’s not getting caught this season
@@Beenman2210 But you have to think of it from the perspective of watching it as it came out. They probably didn't think it'd go as long as 8 seasons
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Great points here. Rita's character evolved out of abuse and there's a tendency to be more intolerant. No way for a Doaks/Dexter bond long term. Another reason this season plot should have been saved for a later season
I like Seasons 1, 2 & 4. I like Lumen the best of Dexter's love interests.
I also really like Lumen, its sucks that she most likely wont be back in the revival especially if they decide to possibly bring Hannah back but we'll see
Lumen was decent, but I wouldn’t say his best Love interests, there are a lot of issues I take with the story of Lumen and season 5 in general. Like how the existence of Lumen was temporary and there was a lack of permanent effects in the following seasons. Like the way she took the way out in the end didn’t make sense for me at all. Or like how we never saw her reaction to Dexter cutting people into pieces after killing them, which was a huge part of Dexter’s life and the reason his father killed himself. And we know for a fact Lumen knew about it cause they threw bodies out in the ocean together but for some reason they decided to skip over that.
Lumen?? Best love interest? Rita is boss!
@@OvnicentAparatus Rita never knew that side of Dexter lumen knew both
@@xerxes5785 they made her temporary to show case that the “dark passenger” can be cured it can be there and then be gone that he was able to alleviate someone else’s dark passenger i ofc don’t like that they did that Julia styles and hall had great chemistry and she could’ve been perfect long term but I get what they were going for I just hated it season 5 was great only gets underrated cuz it followed season 4 all the way through until she said I’m leaving notice later seasons missed on sticking the landing
The tension when Lila knows Dexter was setting her up was great with Deb there
Your quality just never stops improving man keep killin it! ;)
That intro was spot on, you sir are very good at what you do! Keep it up!
Great video cody enjoyed being Apart of the live chat qaA yesterday keep the videos coming looking forward to more brother ❤
Well I gotta disagree with the Rita thing she had a reason to blame dexter bc Paul said look for my missing shoe she found the shoe at the backyard by accident she wasn’t looking it... Paul also said he was last talking to dexter in the kitchen so seeing the shoe in the backyard, saying that he was missing a shoe, and he was last seen with dexter it’s a good theory she has
This season was great, second best in my opinion. I also like that we get to see Harry Morgan more and that we get to know a little bit better the way that Dexter became a part of the Morgan family.
Your intos and thumbnails keep getting better and better cody
I do like the concept of doakes and dex almost needing to create some type of understanding moving forward.... something they kinda sorta not really do with him and Quinn... but I think this seasons storyline works so well here cause it really raises the stake and has you wondering if this guy can get caught and what would happen.
They gave Quinn the stupidest reasons to suspect Dexter ever. Just because Dexter didn't want to take a bribe to keep quiet about Quinn stealing evidence from a crime scene Quinn immediately suspected him of being a serial killer. And at the beginning of Season 5 he wanted to believe Dexter had killed Rita for kissing Elliot just because he didn't like him.
Rewatching all the seasons now in prep for the limited series. I forgot how awful the writing was for Rita this season. Completely different character. Still hate Lila though. I hope Dex got tested after she was dead.
Here's a quick idea for a more elegant story structure for Dexter:
1. Season 1 - mostly the same but Brian Moser survives and disappears
2. Season 3 - have Brian somehow be involved with the whole Prado conspiracy and find a way to end the Paul sub-plot in a more satisfying manner.
3. Season 4 - mostly the same but Lundy is introduced here instead of being killed off.
4. Season 2 - Lundy returns, the hunt for the Butcher happens, Dexter is exposed in the finale.
5. Original season with Dexter on the run, all the series-long character arcs coming to a close, Lundy & Brian dying, etc.
13:50 I said the same thing in Lindsay's review Cody. They should have saved the BHB hunt for a final season where Dexter got found out. Because he obviously wasn't going to get caught in Season 2.
Lol you two are the best I love watching you guys nit pick on each other. You and lindsay are both great and doing awesome jobs with this series cody.
I felt the same way about Sgt. Doakes. I was shocked when he died and thought he was gonna be in the show a lot longer. I loved watching this show for the first time last year but i still dont think it's better than Breaking Bad. Great show tho
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i loved lundy
he was weird and that was one of the best things about him
i mean he didnt have fuck deb but still loved him
i was so sad to see him go :(
Hey Cody. Really enjoying this collaboration review series with you and Lindsay! Like I said to her.....the differences and likeness in your guys thoughts I think are truly making a balanced and fair overall opinion of this great series!
Can't wait to hear what your theories are going to be for the reboot/continuation of the series is going to be? In your opinion do you think 10 episodes will be enough to truly present an adequate and satisfying addition/conclusion to this series or do you think that this could possibly be a gateway to further episodes?
Rita only confronted Dexter about the shoe one time.. Pretty calmly actually.. And considering all the passes she gives Dexter on his behavior she's one of the least "bitchy" TV wives I've seen. The only thing wrong with her character this season was her illogical assumption that Dexter was on heroin and Dexter letting her get away with that assumption.
A) Dexter would have the knowledge to make Paul OD due to his job, just because he specialized in blood splatter doesn't mean that he wouldn't have additional medical knowledge from school or just from being on the job. It's at least reasonable for her to believe it if Dexter had used that as an excuse.
B) For someone who later chides Dexter on not getting his NA chip, citing the fact that she lived with an addict, she apparently has little knowledge of what a heroin addict is actually like - since Dexter hasn't exhibited any of the symptoms of one.
This was a pretty stupid scene. Rita questions Dex about his involvement in Paul's predicament. She finds out that Dex framed Paul and indirectly is responsible for his death. You'd think this would give her pause but we never see her react to this realization because she goes off on this "you're an addict" obsession. The whole Paul thing is suddenly a non-issue.
In defense of Rita , she was married to her abuser but that's also the father of ther kids . And finding out that your current boyfriend has access to drugs and can be violent even for good reasons can be unnerving. Without mentioning the fact that she was indeed grieving despite the toxic relationship she had with Paul. I completely understand her actions
Seasons 2 an 4 are the best in my opinion, 4 being my favorite.
Unpop opinion:
S7 goes hand in hand with em.
Very dope review. I hated the relationship with Deb and the fbi agent. But the storyline with in this season is solid af. Great job once again Mr. Leach.
Can’t wait for season 9 next year
Same
I liked the idea of Lila and the storyline but I couldn't have looked at those massive Lila lips or her rat teeth for more than a season.
Rewatching it all now, loved it back then, but my girlfriend brought me the complete series. Haven’t been able stop watching it. Watched all of season 1 in one day, my second favourite series behind supernatural.. can’t wait for the revival of it!
Lila is the ultimate manic pixie dream girl and she should’ve stuck around til the end.
lila was what started the knowitall foreigner type character
Can't believe you didn't mention Johnathon Banks showing up. Mike is always a win,even as a cameo. And I love Rita but Team Lila for the win. Better manic pixie dream girl than you get from most rom coms.
Congrats on the new house, Cody.
Season 2 was a great season Dexter was both a villain yet a hero covering his own tracks.
Keep up the awesome work bro 👍
This season is so spectacular and I can't seem to make my mind up on what season I like the most between 2 & 4. Doakes should of stayed around till the end, as he was such a great character! I also liked Lila way more than Rita, and all of her nagging. So glad this amazing show is returning!!! I hated season 3, so I'm eagerly anticipating hearing your thoughts about it. Great review, Cody!
damn, I loved season 3. I loved all of the first 7 seasons though.
@@GarryWilliams555 I would even say Season 8 was decent, what ruined it was the finale not the season itself.
@@GarryWilliams555 Season 3 is decent but my biggest gripe with it is how little long-term effect it had on the show. Pretty much the biggest thing that happened was that Dexter got married. That's it. Everything else was self-contained.
I am just watching dexter for the first time. Loved season 1 and really liked season 2. I honestly thought most of the fans would hate Lila, but for sure that explosive ending turned me around on her a bit. I actually dug the Deb and Lundy fling, it made perfect sense with her daddy issues and I knew it wouldn’t go beyond this season (or at least I think, haven’t started season 3 yet). Overall I’d give season 1 9/10 and season 2 8.5/10 and the ending was the best part, RIP Doakes
This story happened too soon, it should've happened in Season 5 or 6. And it should've been the penultimate season before the manhunt season everyone wanted.
This season was a good season but I had a couple of drawbacks that drag it out on rewatch. I love the entire thing with Doakes. I love the tension they build, I love the swap at the end where Dexter spins it to frame him. I remember getting so excited when I realized how this was going to play out, but will agree that it was cut too short. He was a character I loved to hate. I 100% agree with you in that this storyline would've been amazing for season 8.
I actually enjoyed Frank Lundy and Deb. I thought they were fun. I enjoyed him as a character and loved when he came back and his character was so strong you really felt his presence long after he was gone from the show. Lila and Rita...I could've gone without that entire storyline. Well acted and I enjoyed the part Lila played in the finale with Doakes, but the family drama, I didn't need that.
I'm up to Season 5 and Doakes is STILL my favorite character from this show. No one has matched his energy lol
So Lundy never felt the need to investigate who owned the cabin, or who rented the cabin?
easy: I`m Team Rita, cause she in her own way is just as messed up as I am =)
where Lyla is just shit-crazy and if you come close to a woman like that and realize it
you should run
There are a lot of negatives in season 2
1.why was doakes not secretly following Dexter.? He lets Dexter know he’s following him. Even giving him a nod at the bowling alley. Why would he think Dexter would do anything illegal if he knew he was being followed?
2.)too much plot armor in the later episodes to help dexter(doakes walking out of the interview with Lundy, doakes for some reason going to Haiti just so he can look guilty and leaving the blood slides in his trunk)
3.doakes didn’t even own a boat so why was he a suspect?
4.)why did no one look at the paranoid neighbors logs and videos? They would have known doakes wasn’t even in Miami when the murdered were occurring
5.why didn’t doakes shoot Dexter in the leg and arrest him. Hard to believe doakes winds up in a cage when he has a gun on Dexter and had him cuffed
6. No law enforcement looked into who owned the cabin or who rented the cabin until laguerta in season 7.
I never liked Rita. Hated Lila for Dex. I loved Hannah and wanted happy ending for them. Glad she raised Harrison
Love the review man! I feel like they didn’t close up a lot of plot holes in season 2.. such as does Doakes even have a boat.. or a boat in that marina? Sure he has special ops training but would he have done it with all the plastic wrap, scotch tape, and as maticulously OCD clean as dexter. All of his kills in the season were out in the open with a gun. I feel like Doakes was a terrible fit for the butcher profile. It seemed like the police were so easy to assume it was SGT Doakes and run with it even when it was very obviously not him. But overall loved this season definitely should have been the finale. Doakes is one of my favorite characters! Sad to see him die so early.
Also felt like dexter should have ran away with Lila cuz she actually understands him. And they could continue his story
With her as an accomplice or something. Seems forced by the writers to make him stay with Rita
I love season 2 it’s my third favorite behind the first and season 4. I honestly get annoyed with both Lila and Reada lol
I love your channel and all your content dexter Is such a great show
20:33 For me Skyler was only really bitchy in Season 5 where she started going along with what Walt was doing. Before then I didn't find her interesting enough of a character to feel one way or the other about her.
I liked the manhunt part of the season. It gives Dexter more wiggle room for later seasons. His practically above suspicion from that point
I completely disagree with the Rita stuff. There was nothing wrong with her in Season 2
Same. read my comment to see why i agree with you , but for short : When you take in consideration her experience with Paul , and the fact that she doesn't know about Dexter's secret , everything she does in season 2 makes perfect sense. It's a lil annoying when Dexter doesn't wanna go to the rehab , and she threatens to break up , but it makes sense , since she most likely tried to make sure that he doesn't end up like Paul
Omg that intro make my day
I get why people didn't like Rita this season and she by all means was very annoying at some points but imo Deb was 10× more annoying she went from being my 2nd or 3rd favorite character after dexter and doakes to one of my least favorite in this season, it's like the writers made her bi polar and her relationship with Lundy made me cringe
To be fair Dexter did haft to lie about being addicted to heroin to mask how he got to knock Paul out otherwise he’ll say “yeah I stole it from the evidence locker to lock him away or kill him”
i think he could've lied and say that it was Paul's drugs... maybe
We just finished Season 2 on our re-watch of Dexter and I had to see if we're the only ones weirded out by the Deb & Lundy relationship, I guess we're sane after all (whew).
My 2 cents:
1) I agree that Doakes's story was cut short and Lila was an ex machina solution.
2) Rita was an unreasonable bitch.
3) I actually liked Deb's and Lundy's relationship. I felt they played off each other and contrasted each other well.
4) The BHB plot should have been the final season.
Rita let Dex get away wit a lot of shit I never saw her as bitchy. Please explain? Every other take was solid tho
I love season 2 and I absolutely agree with you on the breaking bad comparison because I love breaking bad to can’t wait for the rest
18:11 that's where you're wrong, Almost Danny McBride
I just finished season 2 rip Doakes. But like of all the locations for Lila to choice to go to it was randomly that one. I wish there was a scene of her going to each location instead of right to doakes.
I loved Lundy never felt bothered with his relationship with Debra. Mostly because I couldn't give the slightest fuck about age difference as long as they're both at least 18 I'm good. My parents are 17 years apart my aunt and uncle about 30 and he was her HS chemistry teacher so 90 times creepier than quirky Lundy. Does he give anyone else Jordan Peterson vibes? Cause I just noticed that
(P.S hated Lila)
Yeah if I were to rank the seasons I'd probably say 4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6,7 ,8
I hate when Rita was making Dex get up with baby and then he was so tired he crashed
Season 2 was so steange. That would be the equivelant of Hank finding out Walt is Heisenberg in season 2
ngl , they could've waited a couple more seasons to this whole plot. it feels kinda early when it's done in this
Fan fiction concept: it's 2013, and Dexter can't make it work as a lumberjack. Eventually he moves to Texas, Travis County Texas that is. He falsifies his identification; he has a new legal name, with a new list of credentials under his belt. He joins the Travis County police department as a forensic scientist; he quickly becomes obsessed with his newest target. Find and kill Thomas Hewitt.
I agree. Vogel should’ve been mentioned in S2 and bodies all found in 8.
I watched this serie in about 2 weeks...Its just so moist. Greetings from holland(:
Whilst I still think this season was excellent, it definitely had its flaws. Hated everything to do with Lyla, #TeamRita. I agree with everything you said except for the Rita SLANDER. She was only trying to protect her children. I do think season 1 is better but still a top quality season of tv, 8/10 for me
Just finished season 2. last 3 episodes were unbelievable omfg
I was watching 'The King of Queens': Train Wreck S1E20, and I couldn't place where I'd seen the woman before.
I'm very surprised that no one has pointed out that the episodes are in the wrong order. For proof of this you only have to watch the highlights and see that Dexter confronts the killer of his mother and Lundy confronts him in a box car but this doesn't happen until the next episode or two. Also the order of Lundy's love affair with Debra is all screwed up because of this.
I really liked Doakes. I wish he could have been kept around a few more seasons TBH.
Yes, I've been waiting for this review. I've been catching up on the show since this series, I'm on season 5. Poor doakes though, he didn't deserve to go out like that.
Also I agree, the Lundy relationship is super uncomfortable for me
Yeah not only is he twice her age but Deb should have known that the relationship would only last as long as the Bay Harbour Butcher case did because of Lundy's job as an FBI profiler. But instead she gets pissed off and when Dexter wants the FBI guards off his back and says Lundy agrees she goes on about how Lundy just wants to solve the case and move on. Their relationship should have been a mentor and surrogate father and daughter type. Not romantic.
Fully agree that season 2 should have been the season finale. I think using the BHB as the impetus for a finale also would've kept the series on track. I'm a huge Dexter fan, but the series definitely meandered at times. I'm neither team Rita nor team Lila...they both bothered me tremendously, although there was a certain satisfaction in the last episode with Lila. I guess Lila was a good foil for Dexter and a character that you love to hate. I also agree with you about Doakes. He deserved more screen time and his early departure was a missed opportunity for further exploration of his relationship to Dexter.
You should make individual episode reviews for the older seasons not just New Blood
Rita related Dexter to an addict because he knew exactly what dose to give her ex husband.
I agree with what you’re saying. But that’s why she accused him of being an addict.
I’m team Lila. She was perfect for Dexter.
perfect ? Hell nah
I was always under the impression that he was super cleaning and timing "powers" so it was kind of a deterrent to show that in real life he would easily be caught...
Honestly this is my favorite season of dexter, haven’t seen season 9 yet, but shit was so badass, personally I feel like they should’ve saved it for a later season tho, or possibly even the final season, since it was hard to top the bay harbor butcher lol
I hope season 9+ isn't a reboot where they use a different actor and use the supernatural elements of the books. The "Dark Passenger" doesn't have to be a literal demon hitching a ride in the back of his subconscious.
Seems like a missed opportunity to talk about the themes of addiction and self destruction and how it relates to identity.
Dexter is basically debating going cold turkey with doakes, seeing his killing as an addiction, but ultimately succumbs because it's who he is. But it is affecting his life. He gets relief from it, but it is always screwing up the rest of his life, which he seems to become actually attached to, he loves Rita, not just for her to act as his cover for a normal guy. He loves the kids, he loves Deb, but the killings always inconvenience him and them and their relationship, exactly like a drug addiction. An addiction becomes a problem when it starts to affect the rest of your life. His sponsor obviously fails him because of her addiction to attention, but she helps him see that his addiction is just that, and also that it's a part of him.
I found the scene where Doakes almost got through to Dexter pretty sad. The fact that when Doakes told him to turn himself in Dexter just said "Rule number 1. Don't get caught" shows that the Code is basically brainwashing that Harry drilled into Dexter and that he's spent so long living by it he can't think to do anything else.