Re: Dexter thread
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:42 pm
Mr Blue Sky wrote:CatNamedRudy wrote:Dexter-Beauty and the Beast 7.5/10
Meh. I was expecting more since last week's episode showed so much promise.
I like the shape this season's taking actually - it's nice to see them attempt something a bit different. The relationship between Dexter and the new women in his life is going to be interesting this year. So far the series hasn't been renewed for a 6th season so if this is to be the last one I can imagine Dexter's ultimate demise will be caused byand the Quinn angle is interesting too - he's obviously not going to let his suspicions about Dexter die down (even though I thought the photo ID scene with the Mitchell kid was a copout).Spoiler: show
This has happened with every season of Dexter so far. The episodes start slowly and build to a deafening crescendo by the end of the season - hopefully it will be the same again this year. I'd give the ep another solid 8/10.
I agree that each season has started slowly and then exploded into life for the second half of the season, but I think the set-up (the early eps) of Seasons 1 to 4 were definitely more entertaining and interesting than what we've seen this year, so far. For example, the equivalent fourth episode of Season 4 (Dex Takes a Holiday) was edge-of-your-seat game-changing stuff. This episode was just... not dull exactly, but considering how much the preview promised, fell far short for me.
It's also got to the point where I'm considering skipping through the Batista/Laguerta stuff.
The Quinn stuff is decent though.
7/10, maybe.