Dexter Morgan is a serial killer;
but, he is a different type of serial killer. He only targets bad people who have
slipped through the cracks of conventional justice (like the police). Dexter is
perfectly situated to feed his need to kill, working as a forensic
blood-splatter analyst for Miami’s Metropolitan Police Department Homicide
Division. He has an inside track to those escaping their due justice. And yet,
for Dexter to maintain his forced persona as a normal guy, he must try to fit
into the normal world (which is hard for him, as he is a sociopath) – meaning that
he must interact with friends/family and find a girl to settle down with all
while continually going out at night and murdering criminals. It is a tough
juggling act – and worse, his own sister, Debra, happens to also be a cop.
Dexter constantly walks a thin line between being free and a condemned criminal
himself.
Running eight seasons, the series is based on a novel
series from Jeff Lindsay, which James Manos Jr.
adapted for television.
The cast of Dexter is fantastic. Michael C. Hall
stars with Jennifer
Carpenter, David
Zayas, James
Remar, C.S.
Lee, Lauren
Velez, Desmond
Harrington, Julie
Benz, Geoff
Pierson, Aimee
Garcia, and Erik King
rounding out the other main series actors during its run. The show also
features a wonderful array of guest actors, including: Yvonne
Strahovski (who plays one of my personal favorites in the whole series –
Hannah McKay), Keith
Carradine, Colin
Hanks, Jimmy
Smits, John
Lithgow, Sean
Patrick Flanery, Julia Stiles,
Charlotte
Rampling, Edward
James Olmos, Jaime Murray,
Ray Stevenson,
Jonny Lee
Miller, and Christian
Camargo (among many others).
Overall, Dexter is a brilliant drama
series – probably the best that Showtime has produced to date; however, there
is somewhat of an asterisk next to its name now due to it having a fairly awful
ending (as well publicized online) that does somewhat destroy all its goodwill
(something that was already weakened by the atrociousness that is season six).
That said, I still highly recommend the series, especially seasons one through
three, and I do love the Dexter-Hannah relationship in seasons seven and eight
(it is just too bad that the show ends as it does). Also, Michael C. Hall is
incredible as Dexter (especially in the first few seasons before the character became
overextended by hit-and-miss writing), delivering one of the best characters in
television history. Jennifer Carpenter’s character arc as Deb is also very
strong. Dexter probably should have been five seasons maximum with a full
character arc mapped out ahead of time (saving it from itself), but as it is
Dexter is still one of the best things to ever be on TV. It is a must see for
fans of dramas on the darker side.
Trailer: Here
Available on: Blu-ray
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