So here we are. The final episode of the second series of Dexter and there are some big questions to answer. What will happen to Doakes? Will Lila get her wicked way? Will Debra and Lundy find a way to have a lasting relationship? And will Dexter shake off all his pursuers so he can get on with what he does best (killing people)? All these questions were answered in spectacular style in a brilliant, packed and nail-biting finale.
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Is series two of Dexter really almost over already? Yes it is folks, and the final episode of said series is on FX this Sunday. I have to say, Dexter has shot up to my personal favourite show of the moment - it’s so good. I really haven’t minded the fact that the tables have been truly turned on Dex throughout this series. For some, the fact that he has become the hunted has diluted his character and his darkness. I disagree – I like the fact that his character has evolved and adapted to new, threatening situations. Let’s face it, if you’re a serial killer you can’t have it all your own way all of the time. I’ve also really enjoyed the relationship between Debra and Lundy, and (initially) the relationship between Dexter and Lila (even though I think that that storyline has been dragged out a bit too long), and even the relationship between Lily and Debra (a very funny, catty relationship that one). So it’s all been bubbling and moving quickly and coming to a head. Now it’s time to see how Dexter gets out of his corner.
If you’re living in America, you’re a lucky so-and-so. Not necessarily because of the culture and certainly not for the politicians, but because you will get to see series three of Dexter WAY before we do (unless you’re a cheeky internet-watching ne’er do well). FX is doing a lovely job of broadcasting series two over here, which is nearing its climax, but in the US Showtime is preparing for series three. On the channel’s official YouTube site, there’s this behind-the-scenes clip, which is cool and does a job of whetting the appetitie. Telling and exciting words from Dex himself: “This life, this mission, this code… is all mine now.” Watch it after the jump…
Last night’s Dexter instalment began with Sergeant Doakes waking up inside in a cage in dead drug dealer Santos’s remote Everglades cabin. As Doakes looked desperately out of his cage, Dexter dressed his wounded leg and revealed to his nemesis all about his code, and the rules he takes lives by. He left Doakes in the cabin and headed back home before his FBI protection team noticed his absence.
This genuine televisual treat continued on Sunday with another tremendous episode. It was all about wars. Lila and Debs clashed over breakfast at Dexter’s (whenever these two get together you can feel the rancour crackle from the screen), the latter not holding back the insults, describing her as a “gross, English, titty vampire”. I don’t really know what a titty vampire is, but that’s quite a line in anyone’s line of business.
It was yet another fantastically sweaty episode of Dexter. One person who didn’t seem to be too much of a sweat last night was Dexter himself, as he started to regain control of his situation again after a few sticky moments. In a bid to throw the FBI head honcho Lundy off his trail, Dex sent a ‘manifesto’ to the Miami Tribune. He cobbled it together from different internet rants and it had the desired effect, throwing the police into disarray and they each picked an aspect of the diatribe to start building criminal profiles.
Series two of Dexter is gathering serious steam. In last night’s episode, Dex, Lies & Videotape, our friendly neighbourhood serial killer spent much of the episode in a wet t-shirt or romping with his top off. This lack of clothing is very welcome, but it seemed to me that it was a bit of metaphor for Dexter becoming naked in other ways – he’s under the cosh and the vultures are circling. It also raised the question of why Dexter doesn’t seem to own an umbrella. This minor point aside, the action began with Dexter desperately trying to figure out how to erase footage of him cleaning his boat of any DNA that could link him to the Bay Harbor Butcher case. A very simple fire drill gave him the opportunity to get rid of the incriminating footage and delay his capture further, but it was tense.
I can’t really explain how good series two of Dexter is panning out. I’m loving it. I really like the way that the hunter has become the hunted, how a fellow metalist is helping Dexter channel his murderous rages into good, old-fashioned, bed-breaking sex, how an FBI super-cop is turning out to be a very interesting character and how Dexter’s past (his mum’s death) is starting to unravel. I’m also liking the dark humour very much too – the fifth episode saw Dexter investigate a murder at a comic book shop. On the wall he saw a poster for a new comic called The Dark Defender, inspired by the Bay Harbour Butcher himself (Dexter). This fictional invention in a fictional series is very clever, and the even cleverer people at Showtime have gone to town and created some sort of online comic with moving pictures and everything. All three web comics (womics?) are over the jump…
We’re not even half way through series two of Dexter (every Sunday night at 10pm on FX), but already some interesting news is emerging about series three (groan… why are we so far behind?!). Well, not news especially, but a promo image (which you can see on this page… just click it off you want to see it bigger) complete with cheesy headline and… and… a trailer!! Now, I’ve been accused in the past of revealing ‘spoilers’ when there weren’t any, so I’m warning you now - if you go over the jump there’s a trailer for series three of Dexter. We’ll be on episode five of series two after this coming Sunday’s episode. We do not know what happens at the end of series two, although I can guess a few things, but there is nothing in this trailer that alludes to anything that happens in series two. There, I’ve covered myself. Just don’t blame me if you get all spoilery.
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After last week’s excellent opening episode, Dexter continued apace last night, ploughing this new ‘the hunter becomes the hunted’ theme. If you didn’t know, Dexter had become impotent when holding his beloved instruments of doom. Because of the emotional offing off his brother at the end of the first series, as well as constant harassment from the beady eye of Doakes, Dexter’s hands were shaking when he tried to kill a weird hoodoo man and, more crucially, the ironically-named gangster Little Chico. Dexter’s world was nearing collapse thanks to the discovery of all his body bags off the Miami coast. And this week, we saw Dexter battling really hard to maintain and sustain his odd lifestyle. Could he keep his cool?
I had a lively debate yesterday with someone who thought that Jaime Murray (from Hustle) looked like a horse. A little unkind, I reasoned, and countered with the fact that I thought she was the most beautifulist woman in all TV. She really is an extraordinarily attractive woman in my book. The good news is that Ms Murray is going to be appearing in series two of Dexter as a proper weird mental. Can you imagine? One weirdo hanging out with another super-weirdman? Too exciting. Anyway, to launch series two of Dexter, FX shipped Jaime Murray down to Wimbledon to meet her tennis-playing namesake, Jamie Murray. What a wheeze! During the photoshoot they covered some balls with blood and put there hand prints on a big board. Cool. To get all your Dexter goodness, go here, but in the meantime, here’s clip of Jaime in Dexter. Well, not here but over the jumpster.
I was bowled over by season one of Dexter (FX, Sunday 6 July, 10pm) which, like most, I watched on ITV1. It’s been a while since the first series finished on FX, and there was a real need for more Dexter (you’ve got to imagine a smack head in need of more gear or a vampire looking for more blood… it’s a ravenous need). The first episode… well, I needn;t have worried.
It’s finally here. After what has seemed like an eternity since series one on FX, and then a welcome repeat on ITV1 of all places (immediately becoming the channel’s best show), Dexter is back on our screens on Sunday night. I’m allowing for the inevitable mini episode of combustion that that sentence provoked… there, better now? It has been ages since any new Dexter, so I’m really excited that one of my favourite shows is back on the box. I reported from FX’s series two screening a month ago, and that was great fun – seeing that majestic title sequence and all your favourite characters on a big screen was fairly terrific. But it’s time to get down to business, and the series opener on Sunday night. Let’s do it!
Yes, I know. You’ve probably seen it already, but indulge me. If you love Dexter (and I know at least 10 people that do) you won’t mind me banging on about it. After all there’s nothing better than seeing (or hearing) something before everyone else and then seeing the faces (or, in this case, words) of those who are catching up. Call me old fashioned but I don’t go near all that Torrent stuff, so I’m coming at series two of Dexter as fresh as a daisy so those that have seen it can say “awww… look at his little face”. I watched series one again on ITV recently, and FX has purposefully held back series two to accomodate any new viewers this run attracted. Anyway, FX had a series two shebang (well, screening) last night at the Apollo cinema in London. That’s right… Dexter Morgan on a big screen. How scary was that?!
Yep, we’re all still reeling at Dexter’s series one finale. Mof loved it, and it’s inevitable that people are, like Dexter himself, want more right now. We’ve got a month or so to wait though, because FX has announced that series two will air for the first time in the UK on 6 July. I did fear that when ITV started to broadcast the first series, that it would do a Heroes and nick it from a multichannel channel. Anyway, FX still has first dibs on it, so look out for it. In the meantime, here are the first several minutes of the second series.
Ah Dexter (ITV1, Wednesday, 14 May, 10.35pm). I while back, I scrawled… “One speculative punt of mine (don’t spoil it for me if you already know the answer to the riddles) is that Dexter and Rudi are somehow related. There must be a deep reason to explain Rudi’s fascination with Dexter. I haven’t really thought this through… but that’s my line of thinking and I’m sticking with it.” For once, my hunch was spot on…
We all know that, currently, Dexter is the best thing on TV by a country mile. In fact, it’s the best thing on telly by an urban mile as well. Tonight is the last episode of the first series (I read somewhere that FX will be showing he second series in July… third series will air in the US in the autumn… UK getting poo end of the stick AGAIN!), and I know that you can’t wait to see if Dexter catches up with the Ice Truck Killer. There’s also the little matter of potty-mouthed Doakes and whether his suspicions will put a spanner in Dexter’s works. But I do think you need to be warned. Have a little look over the jump and find out why…
AAAAAAAAARGH! DEXTER (ITV1, Wednesday, 7 May, 10.35pm) IS JUST TOO GOOD! DAMMIT! I CAN BARELY CONTAIN MYSELF! MAN, I’M SO WORKED UP THAT MY THUMB IS JAMMED ON MY CAPS KEY AND I CAN’T TAKE IT OFF! I’M FROZEN STIFF! Okay, I’ll stop that now… but I think I’ve illustrated my point nicely. As a TV reviewer, you don’t tend to get as worked up and sucked in by shows as you do your best to become somewhat detached, thus, aiming one to be objective and analytical. However, this is impossible with Dexter. Dexter is, without doubt, one of the most thrilling things I’ve ever seen and, now we’re getting to the business end of the first series, my jaw has decided that it may as well hang limp from my skull for the next few weeks. I could easily convince myself that Dexter is the best TV show ever broadcast. So what got me in this tizz?
Dexter (ITV1, Wednesday, 30 April, 10.35pm) is too good. It’s better than most of the films I’ve seen in my life. It looks great. It sounds great. It feels great. Right now, I’ve just about convinced myself that it’s the best thing that I’ve ever seen. Last night’s show was the greatest episode of Dexter so far and the net is closing in… but on who?
Look! It’s that dirty trickster! The ice-truck killer! In fact, trickster seems a bit Beano for someone who hacks people to death and drains their blood, leaving neatly stacked cadavers on ice hockey rinks and the like… but still… look! It’s him! Dex’! He’s behind you! He’s getting off with your sister! Of course, all this excitement is about the fabulous Dexter (ITV1, Wednesday, 30 April, 10.35pm) which sees the stress-screw tightening around the viewers head and the nerve blender set to ‘shred’.
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