Dexter Season 2 *Spoilers*

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » October 3, 2007, 1:04 am

New Season started 9/30, w00t

http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do

They have episode one viewable on their site... and from here, which is unusual: http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do

/sylvus edit: Season one thread can be found here

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » October 3, 2007, 9:04 am

Netflix also has it available through their Watch Now interface. Kind of cool...Looked like some other season premieres were added as well.

Post by **Sylvus** » October 3, 2007, 11:08 am

I thought the season premiere was great. They really set some things up for this season. How could Dexter be so careless?!

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » October 3, 2007, 11:11 am

[Show]: the shoe at the end of season one kind of set up his carelessness in my mind.

I have not watched the season 2 premiere though.

Post by **Sylvus** » October 3, 2007, 11:12 am

Boogahz wrote:
[Show]
the shoe at the end of season one kind of set up his carelessness in my mind.
I have not watched the season 2 premiere though.

I refer to both your spoiler and ensuing events in my estimation of his carelessness.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » October 3, 2007, 6:55 pm

Sylvus wrote:I thought the season premiere was great. They really set some things up for this season. How could Dexter be so careless?!

Well... I heard this series was going to based on the 2nd book, which I haven't read, but the first book ended very differently to the series. So differently I don't really see how Deb can be the same character at all. That and Paul wasn't in the first book, at least not as anything other than an off-stage character.

I'm a bit concerned really that they're going to expose Dexter's "humanity", when part of what made him such a compelling character is he doesn't have any.

I'll still be watching though...

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » October 3, 2007, 11:36 pm

Wouldn't worry too much about that Paul storyline.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » October 4, 2007, 12:43 am

I thought I read that they were moving away from the books almost completely in the second season.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » October 4, 2007, 1:01 am

Zamtuk wrote:Wouldn't worry too much about that Paul storyline.

[Show]: Paul might not be still active, but the storyline is...

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » October 4, 2007, 1:04 am

Boogahz wrote:I thought I read that they were moving away from the books almost completely in the second season.

That's almost certainly true.

I don't think all their adjustments were bad, I certainly thought the TV ending was more believable than the book ending, and fleshing out Rita was good, but if they're making this season up out of whole cloth from established characters.. I can see it turning into a big pile of shit =/

Oh yeah, 2 other things:

1) Who is in the last photo on IMDB's listing for Jennifer Carpenter: http://imdb.com/name/nm1358539/

2) This is not Dexter: http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/season2/ ... r_home.jpg

Wtf...

Post by **Sylvus** » October 4, 2007, 11:49 am

Um, isn't that Michael C. Hall in both of those?

Or is this some kind of joke that's going over my head?

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » October 4, 2007, 12:05 pm

1) assuming the photos do not rotate, it is Jennifer Carpenter as well.

2) that is the actor which plays Dexter. If you are referring to the books again, I would restate that they are moving away from them in season 2. The author of the books has stated that he was used to help guide them through season one, but that he really wasn't needed anymore during the writing/development of season 2.

Kithyen · Post by **Kithyen** » October 4, 2007, 8:48 pm

Zaelath wrote:
2) This is not Dexter: http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/season2/ ... r_home.jpg

Wtf...

Yea he looks like he's missing one or two chromosomes in that pic.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » October 4, 2007, 9:37 pm

Boogahz wrote:1) assuming the photos do not rotate, it is Jennifer Carpenter as well.

2) that is the actor which plays Dexter. If you are referring to the books again, I would restate that they are moving away from them in season 2. The author of the books has stated that he was used to help guide them through season one, but that he really wasn't needed anymore during the writing/development of season 2.

1) ahh, they do rotate, they had this on Jennifer's page: http://imdb.com/gallery/ss/0773262/Ss/0 ... ,%20Lauren
I think it's Lauren Vélez... but doesn't really look like her either.

2) Yeah, kinda, but it's *so* retouched it looks like some alternate reality Dexter...

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » October 4, 2007, 10:38 pm

dunno, I think it's fitting

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » October 9, 2007, 8:27 am

Ep 2 was pretty good.

[Show]: That scene with him killing little chico was crazy, "See that? Steady as a surgeon". Is it me or does it seem like the Dexter character has gotten a lot .. darker? Then he was last season. Almost seems more maniacal. I'm digging it.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » October 9, 2007, 9:10 am

Episode 2 was great. Between little Chino and when Rita confronted him, I'm not sure you can get better television.

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » October 15, 2007, 2:11 pm

[Show]: Ok, anybody have any guesses about the mysterious hot girl from the rehab program Dexter is in? My guess is sex addict. Also, interesting development between Rita&family/Dex in ep 3.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » October 15, 2007, 2:43 pm

damn, I wish that Netflix had episodes other than just the premier. They do have all of the season 2 episodes of Heroes, and I had hoped they would continue to add new episodes of Dexter in the same way

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » October 15, 2007, 11:41 pm

Abelard wrote:
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Ok, anybody have any guesses about the mysterious hot girl from the rehab program Dexter is in? My guess is sex addict. Also, interesting development between Rita&family/Dex in ep 3.

[Show]: Well... it's NA, so it's *supposed* to be narcotics anonymous... but she could just be a tourist, a'la Fight Club.

As to Dexter "caring" about Rita... that kinda irritates me, he's supposed to be emotionless...her look of dismay at his smoking hot sponsor made me LOL though

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » October 16, 2007, 11:43 pm

Boogahz wrote:damn, I wish that Netflix had episodes other than just the premier. They do have all of the season 2 episodes of Heroes, and I had hoped they would continue to add new episodes of Dexter in the same way

/cough pony up the 5 bucks to get on demand /cough

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » October 17, 2007, 10:34 am

I would have to cough up 15 a month for Showtime. Dexter is the only show that I would want to watch on it. HBO on the other hand...

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » October 17, 2007, 12:19 pm

Entourage, flight of the conchords, and Californication are all also shown through Demand as well right?

Post by **Sylvus** » October 17, 2007, 12:26 pm

I have all the movie channels, as well as OnDemand. Every original series on both HBO and Showtime is shown on OnDemand.

Entourage and Flight of the Conchords are HBO.

Dexter, Californication and Weeds are on Showtime.

Each of those makes having both movie channels worth it, not to mention some of the other heavyweights I've always liked like Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Wire, Deadwood and Sopranos on HBO, and Dead Like Me and another that I'm drawing a blank on Showtime.

Neither HBO nor Showtime are at all worth having for movies anymore, but their original programming beats all other networks, hands-down.

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » October 17, 2007, 9:18 pm

^^
Are they doing any more work with The Wire? That was a really solid series.

I totally agree about the movies thing. Most of what they show is pretty awful. Though they did show the revenge of the nerds movies, which = silly fun.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » October 17, 2007, 9:31 pm

The last season starts early January.

I can't wait.

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » October 22, 2007, 12:07 am

God damn, how is it that every episode of this keeps getting better and better?

Post by **Sylvus** » October 22, 2007, 11:22 am

[Show]: So when he went to the flashback of him on the banks of a source of water, picking out rocks, that was the same marina that he keeps his boat? When I saw it, I thought that it probably wasn't, but then he talked about feeling the hope and having it crushed by thinking of electricity or lethal injection.

I take it the rocks that have the algae on them were from the same place he keeps his boat?

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » October 22, 2007, 12:27 pm

^ Yes.

[Show]: That bit about how it was Maria? (The one who replaced Pascal) who was sleeping with Pascal's fiancee was fucking awesome. I think it really gave her character a more cut throat look. Also, that show down between the two former special ops was pretty intense as well.

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » October 29, 2007, 7:49 am

Lila > Rita

Warheart · Post by **Warheart** » November 2, 2007, 12:22 pm

Showtime is MVP of the Premiums.

There is no better tv.

besides watching Hillary Bashing

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » November 5, 2007, 1:12 am

[Show]: Interesting developments between Lundy and chick Morgan. Lila further > Rita. What the hell is this emotion shit Dexter is getting??

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » November 6, 2007, 9:11 pm

Abelard wrote:
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Interesting developments between Lundy and chick Morgan. Lila further > Rita. What the hell is this emotion shit Dexter is getting??

[Show]: Aye... I'm still enjoying the show, but it's just not Dexter imho

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 7, 2007, 1:58 am

[Show]: Deb will find out Dexter is the killer, it's just a matter of time before she pieces it together. You heard it here first (I also predicted that Rudy was the killer about 2 minutes after he was introduced last season (though the brother thing got me!))

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » November 7, 2007, 10:04 pm

Zamtuk wrote:
[Show]
Deb will find out Dexter is the killer, it's just a matter of time before she pieces it together. You heard it here first (I also predicted that Rudy was the killer about 2 minutes after he was introduced last season (though the brother thing got me!))

[Show]: Yeah, I think you have something there. That could be why they're setting her up so tightly to the Lundy character. There really isn't anyone else who could know besides maybe Lila who wouldn't turn him in without some type of inner conflict.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » November 13, 2007, 7:57 pm

[Show]: I pwn you! ~headbut~

I LOL'd

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » November 13, 2007, 10:41 pm

Hahaha, yeah that was pretty sweet.

[Show]: The cops are starting to really close in on Dexter now. Tis getting interesting!

Post by **Sylvus** » November 14, 2007, 2:12 am

I'm not particularly good on posting reviews, because I love everything I watch (usually), but I'm happy with Dexter this season and I'm really enjoying it.

I don't know how he's going to get out of being caught, but I can't wait to find out what happens.

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » November 19, 2007, 12:57 am

OMFG!

Last ep was awesome. Good old animalistic Dexter is back.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 19, 2007, 2:57 am

That whole episode had about as much tension in it as I've ever seen in a tv show. I can't wait to find out where all this stuff ends up going. I'm worried for Dexter!

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 19, 2007, 1:48 pm

Yeah, that was absolutely intense. I almost had to turn away from the tv it was getting so bad. But while thinking about it I came up with another possible ending!

[Show]: Doakes will get framed. He can't prove that was Dexter, legitimately, and Lundy is already suspicious about him.

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » November 19, 2007, 5:19 pm

Yeah, maybe Zamtuk, but I think the Doakes thing is a bit to apparent to be used for an ending. The writers of Dexter always seem to take me off guard with what they do.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 19, 2007, 5:59 pm

My thought was, and bear with me, I'm still fleshing the idea out...

[Show]: What is the point of Deb and Lundy getting together? Is there ever going to be a point when Deb learns what Dexter truly is? Deb is Harry's daughter, is a cop, and probably has similar values as her father (read: might be cool with Dexter following "the code"). If and when she finds out about Dexter, how will that play out in her relationship with Lundy? Will she use her relationship with him to help cover Dexter's ass? Will it turn out to be some sort of sexual harassment thing that discredits Lundy right before he's about to expose Dexter?

Not sure where the Doakes thing is going, but I can't believe he found Dexter's slides.

Don't know if any of those are feasible, but it was going through my head when I was watching that last night.

One question: why was Doakes using a red flashlight? What's the point of that? Does it provide some benefit that I'm not aware of?

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » November 19, 2007, 6:35 pm

Sylvus wrote:One question: why was Doakes using a red flashlight? What's the point of that? Does it provide some benefit that I'm not aware of?

I haven't seen the episode, but I remember being told that red filters on lights are generally used when you don't want anyone to know you're there. Basically the light bleeds out enough that it is very difficult to see from a distance.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 19, 2007, 11:19 pm

You would think that, except they did a shot from outside the apartment and it was quite obvious someone was in there.

Also, as solid as the writing has always been on this show, I am still having a problem with the guy that got the plate number. Just a bit unbelievable that a man would stare out his window and write down EVERYTHING just because some asshole stuck a nail (really?) in his tire many years ago.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » November 21, 2007, 11:37 am

Sylvus wrote:
One question: why was Doakes using a red flashlight? What's the point of that? Does it provide some benefit that I'm not aware of?

Peripheral vision is mostly about rods, which don't pick up red. Nocturnal animals don't have cones at all, hence you can shine a nice bright red light on them and they won't see it and skitter away.

Also, rods pick up movement better than cones, which is why you see shit moving in the corner of your eye then turn and nothing is there. That also means that the moving red light doesn't draw your eye.

That's as I understand it anyway.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · November 23, 2007, 11:33 am

I haven't read this thread, because I don't want to ruin it for me. I decided to watch the whole thing. I started a couple days ago. I'm on episode 10 of Season 1. I can't stop watching it. It is fucking amazing.

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » November 23, 2007, 12:31 pm

Wait till you reach season 2, which is even better than 1 imo.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · November 24, 2007, 9:47 pm

I'm all caught up. Great show. I so want to bed Lila.

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » November 24, 2007, 10:11 pm

you like the hot crazies, eh?