Sunday, September 28, 2008

Darkly dreaming slightly underwhelming Dexter

I finished the second season of Dexter a couple of days ago and I was a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong, it was still an excellent season of television, but it lacked the thrilling storyline of the first season. The whole Lila plot thread started off as interesting but lost its way after three or four episodes. I thought it was pretty weak how she ultimately became the central character in the season's finale. I'm also sad to see Sergeant Doakes go, next to Dexter he was probably my favourite character.

The evolution of Dexter has been interesting to watch. As the series has progressed he's become more and more human, and altruistic too. The completely self-absorbed character from the Pilot is now a mere memory. Michael C. Hall is just perfect in the title role. It's one of those performances where it's impossible to envision anyone else in the role. He makes it his own.

Season two was a slight disappointment, but it still had me watching 4 episodes at a time. Either way, I'm dying to get to season three.

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