Comments on: Dexter Review: “Sin of Omission”

By: What?

What? — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:21:43 +0000

Well they did it. Gellar was imaginary…what a twist! A lame one I (as well as you) saw coming a mile away. I was really hoping for a double twist where it turned out he was real but no dice. That’s really my only gripe for the season, I am actually enjoying it.

By: stev0

stev0 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:43:47 +0000

Personally, I think a season on religion has been much needed. Dexter has always been a deeply religious person, he’s just always used a different lexicon. The whole show has been about the subjectivity of belief and how it changes. This was shown right from the beginning with Dexter’s ‘code’ which frames the way he envisions and acts within the world. This is the nature of religion.

This season is addressing the current problem with Dexter’s ‘code’: killing is losing its sense of purpose. Dexter is seeing this very much so through the lens of the future. Being a loving father he wants to ‘give’ to his son something ‘better’ than killing. And in envisioning his own future as the pathetic “tooth fairy” he begins to question his purpose as a serial killer. They show this very blatantly when he drops the blood samples, solidifying the loss of order. He’s losing faith in the code.

Dexter needs more than to survive now. He’s becoming more cognizant of his ability to connect with the world around him. He needs a code which can give him meaning beyond killing.

So, I get how everyone might think the plot execution is predictable but I’m finding value in the meaning of it all.

By: Cally

Cally — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:55:34 +0000

Hope you saw this week to see you were correct in thinking Gellar wasn’t real. It was almost too obvious especially when Dexter’s brother came back into the picture. I don’t know how they are going to explain the chaining up, the killing of his sister, etc. but it better be good. This season is good, I think, but I think as a new & prominent serial killer, the viewers were expecting something just as good as Trinity. This season is way too predictable (except for the trip wire in the green house…that was just…crazy) & I hope they end it in a better way than Dexter just killing Travis.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:45:09 +0000

@MrSelfdestruct — Yes, we saw Trinity, but it wasn’t the same way we see Travis. We just saw Trinity in the acts, but had NO idea of his inner workings; his motives, his background – all of that was a mystery. With Travis, his life has been laid out before our eyes. We see his struggle, his weaknesses, and motives. We know he was a mundane college kid who was drawn to Geller because of the excitement. He got so caught up in Geller’s teachings, they became his reality. His schizo mind let Geller take completely over and now he is struggling to keep control. While the background was needed to show just how crazy this person is, it doesn’t leave much mystery to the viewers, and THAT is why Paul is not happy with it, and I agree.

The only ‘new’ developments in the DDK cases are new victims. We are not surprised by any of them, except for their crafted brutality, but we all see them coming a mile away. At least with Trinity, there were new developments, new twists, new patterns to learn for the kills.

A major draw of Dexter is the mystery, but this season is lacking.

By: MrSelfdestruct

MrSelfdestruct — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:00:18 +0000

I am liking this season so far. These two last seasons aren´t as good as the previous one (especially season 4), and I think that´s because the showrunner from the 4 first seasons left after the fourth one. On top of that I´m pretty sure these each of the two last season have had different showrunners. But I find them pretty enjoyable.
But I disagree with this being the first time we get to see the killer(s) from the beginning. With Trinity Killer, we got to see him from episode 1, quite a while before Dexter takes interest in him (after Debra gets shot), tracks him down and makes contact; I think it took like 4 episodes, and we witnessed him killing three people

By: Wermine

Wermine — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:57:10 +0000

I always thought Deb as very straight forward, confronting person. Why didn’t she just put Laguerta on the spot and say “You know who was on that hotel room. Tell me, please.”

By: Nick D Pags

Nick D Pags — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:24:29 +0000

Can’t wait to see Matthews on Dexter’s table.
Probably the most interesting thing about this season.

Does anyone else feel like Bautista is about to feel some nerd wrath?

By: Mandy

Mandy — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:40:27 +0000

Great review and great responses so far! Shiner_man might have something with the Quinn hypothesis. I think Dexter will end up being some sort of “angel” to Travis, who knows how he will set him free.

By: nigel beanspoon

nigel beanspoon — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:09:28 +0000

daniels?…matthews? anyway, i think it might be quinn…why wasn’t he at the crime scene? plus he’s been having a hard time (to say the least) and he wouldn’t be able to tell deb that so he told laguerta…also, this season is WAY better than the damn jimmy smits season!

By: PrintLn

PrintLn — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:06:31 +0000

Any thoughs on who’s blood is Dexter covered in, on the promo?