Dexter

[Patr1ck]

I agree. It makes her look like an idiot, and her shrink should be fired. It's obvious that she cares so much about him because he is all she has in her life. That damn shrink planted this idea and now she finds herself checking him out.

I wonder if this storyline has anything to do with their real life divorce.

[Phil89]

Interesting article.

http://www.buzzfocus.com/2011/12/20/dex ... ectations/

Dexter Season 7: Flash Forward Expectations & Theories

In the Fall of 2012, Dexter will return for Season 7 and fans will be wondering how Dexter (Michael C. Hall) will deal with his latest debacle. Here is a rundown of what fans can look forward to.

Dexter Season 7

The Dexter Season 7 Premiere
Instead of a time jump between seasons, expect Season 7 to begin right in the Church where the Season 6 finale left off. This will be similar to the shift between the Season 4 Trinity finale and the Season 5 premiere. Fans would be upset with any sort of time jump, especially after such a major cliffhanger. Unlike other shows with longer seasons that go on 2-month hiatuses, fans have to wait a full nine months until Dexter returns for its seventh run.

Dexter and Deb
Don’t: Expect Dexter (Michael C. Hall) and Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) to become a couple. Deb may have said “I love you” and received a platonic “I love you” back from Dexter, but it ends there.
Do: Get ready for a major heart-to-heart. Dexter and Deb to become closer as siblings, perhaps more like the Dexter and Miguel Prado. The two won’t go out killing together, but Dexter may have to ask for permission from now on when taking on a serial killer that is on the top of Deb’s most wanted list.

Also, Deb may have to accompany Dexter when he dumps Travis’ (Colin Hanks) body.

Harry (James Remar)
Get ready for a father-son heart-to-heart. Big time. Do you think that Dexter will tell Deb that he still talks with their father? That could be a serious emotional problem.

The Ice Truck Killer Hand
If by chance Dexter is able to say that the Travis kill was an isolated incident (despite all the plastic), there is still the little matter of the Ice Truck Killer hand that Travis left on Dexter’s fridge (it was mailed by Louis, but Travis picked up the package and brought it inside Dexter’s apartment). If Deb doesn’t join Dexter in dumping the body, she may just go to Dexter’s apartment and find this little trinket from Dexter’s deceased brother.

Mike Anderson (Billy Brown)
We didn’t see too much of Billy Brown this season. After he did his “flamingo” move and gave labeled Doomsday’s killings as tableaus, Mike involvement at Miami Metro seemed to fall to the wayside. He wasn’t butting heads with Deb, nor offering her advice after the two developed a mutual and friendly understanding

Single Serial Killer
Don’t: Expect a Major new serial killer addition to the Dexter roster. Instead of the one-on-one Dexter face-offs next season will most likely focus on how Deb deals with knowing the truth about Dexter’s Dark Passenger.
Do: Expect more from Louis (Josh Cooke). With two more seasons of Dexter on the way – and season 8 being the final season – Louis can potentially rise up to become Dexter’s greatest adversary yet.

Louis
Don’t: Think that Louis will jump right into full-fledged killer. He needs time to hone his craft. After Dexter dismissed his video game idea, Louis has decided to put video games and the fantasy side of homicide work on the back burner to focus on reality.
Do: Expect Louis to slowly become a thorn in Dexter’s side. He’s studied all of Dexter’s moves up close and personal. Now it looks like he will be working as a consultant for Miami Metro through Masuka (C.S. Lee). Thanks to Louis’ cyber-detective work, Deb’s team was able to stay on top of the Doomsday killer case and half-a-step behind Dexter. As a consultant, Louis can work to always one-up Dexter before slowly shifting to the darker side of homicide by becoming a serial killer himself.

Daddy Dexter
After Dexter’s actions caused Harrison to be kidnapped and nearly killed by Doomsday, viewers should expect Dexter to try even harder to become a good father and put the serial killing on hold. Now that Deb knows the truth, she can lean on Dexter for help with her cases. After all, Dexter is one of the best Detectives at Miami Metro. He just doesn’t have the shiny badge to prove it.

Blood Slides, Bay Harbor Butcher, Doakes (Erik King) & Secrets

Don’t expect Dexter to be so willing to show Deb the box of blood slides. She may know his secret, but she doesn’t have to know all his secrets. However, Deb is one of Miami’s best detectives. It will only be a matter of time until she learns the truth about Doakes and that can open up an entire new can of worms. LaGuerta (Lauren Vélez) never believed that Doakes was really the Bay Harbor Butcher. If the Butcher case comes back up, LaGuerta and Deb’s temporary peace will be over.

Character Death
Will a major Character Die? If season 8 is the final hurrah, then the creative team has the power to really make the series finale hit home by robbing Dexter of someone close. Angel (David Zayas) nearly died as well as all of Miami Metro just because Dexter was on waffling on whether or not to call in Doomsday’s chemical attack. Luckily, Dexter listened to Harry and made the call.

Now that Dexter will be under the scrutinizing watch of his sister, he may try to satisfy his Dark Passenger off of Deb’s radar. This may lead to a critical mistake.

However, Dexter isn’t the only person at Miami Homicide who can potentially cause a death. We saw how Quinn’s (Desmond Harrington) negligence inadvertently caused Angel to be tied up and nearly killed by Doomsday. It isn’t out of the question that Quinn may make another mistake that leads to a major death.

Could it be Deb? That would really push Dexter’s Dark Passenger over the edge.

[buzzy]

Finally managed to watch the second half of the season today. I agree that the love interest storyline is bad, but thank goodness for that ending. It needed to be done, everybody wanted it. Got me really excited for season 7.

[Oznogrd]

yeah..That ending pissed me off but it had to be done.

Overall..it was better than 2 and 5..but not quite as good as 3 or 1 and 4 for me.

[[Q]]

^ i still can't believe you liked #3 (the Miguel/Jimmy Smits season)

2 was fucking awesome. Doakes?? How do you not like Doakes? or at least find him entertaining:

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[Oznogrd]

because i wanted to kill Lyla Leila whatever that british bitches name was every second she was on screen. She was hot but ive dated girls like that. Too close to home maybe. I love doakes but hated the rest of the season. And at that point Doakes was Dex's one true enemy who didnt trust him. So they had to kill him off? It just wasnt a good season for me.

[Phil89]

First season 7 promo pic... (spoilers)

[Patr1ck]

That's only a spoiler if you haven't seen season 6.

[Phil89]

She wasn't pointing a gun at him in season 6.

[Patr1ck]

Who wants to bet that is the beginning of a sex scene?

[buzzy]

Who wants to bet that is the beginning of a sex scene?

fuck, i totally forgot about the bad part of the storyline

[Phil89]

I liked the first episode. Lots of stuff going on.

Those last 2 minutes. I guess they're not going to spend half the season with Deb getting closer to finding out the truth then... Unless it's just another dream again like them kissing last season.

[[Q]]

HOLY SHIT

so glad they did it the way they did. no beating around the bush for a half season

[Phil89]

It will be interesting to see if Deb finds out the truth about what happened to Doakes, Lila, Miguel, Trinity, Jordan Chase etc. How it was Dexter she caught with Lumen behind that plastic curtain.

Really excited about this season.

[el badman]

Yup, great episode. Should be an interesting season.

[Phil89]

I hope that Dexter not killing Louis doesn't come back to haunt him like it did with Trinity.

I didn't really buy the whole "you didn't like my game, so I'm trying to ruin your life" excuse. I get the vibe that he is like Rudy and probably killed that prostitute. Especially considering he doesn't seem to be scared of Dexter.

[Phil89]

Or not...

[[Q]]

angel's sister is so hot. hate to see her cry

[Phil89]

Poor guy. Fired, dumped, and murdered all in the same day.

Batista's sister is like the best babysitter ever. I mean, Dexter moved in with Deb for a few days (without Harrison?). It seems that she lives at his house now, looking after his kid 24/7.

[el badman]

Batista's sister is like the best babysitter ever. I mean, Dexter moved in with Deb for a few days (without Harrison?). It seems that she lives at his house now, looking after his kid 24/7.

Yeah, I thought it was kinda strange that they didn't even mention anything about that.

Yvonne Strahovski

[Phil89]

Batista's sister is like the best babysitter ever. I mean, Dexter moved in with Deb for a few days (without Harrison?). It seems that she lives at his house now, looking after his kid 24/7.

Yeah, I thought it was kinda strange that they didn't even mention anything about that.

There is a Dexter podcast by one of the writers of the show and on the latest one they said that there was a scene with Dexter leaving Harrison with Jamie, but they had to cut it because it slowed down the pace of the episode.

Yvonne Strahovski

Judging by the previews we'll see more of her in the upcoming episodes.

[[Q]]

Yvonne Strahovski

Aimee Garcia

^and she's somehow 34 years old wtf

[Patr1ck]

I thought she looked familiar. She was Miranda Lawson in Mass Effect.

She's 30 in real life.

[buzzy]

Surely there can't be any legal system where someone gets completely out of jail after confessing a murder just because he didn't assume/was incapable of assuming his Miranda rights? The way they made it look on the show was asinine.
You would keep that guy in custody or something, right?

And Strahovski is my new celebrity crush. Never watched Chuck, so I just found out about her.


edit: I do understand that it was done to get some emotion and desire for revenge out of Deb, but still.

[el badman]

Surely there can't be any legal system where someone gets completely out of jail after confessing a murder just because he didn't assume/was incapable of assuming his Miranda rights? The way they made it look on the show was asinine.
You would keep that guy in custody or something, right?

It does seem pretty far fetched, but I wouldn't actually be surprised if that may have happened or could happen.
Good episode overall, that dude was one scary looking fucker.