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What happened to the slides? I sort of recall Deb finding them last season.
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Enallyniv posted:What happened to the slides? I sort of recall Deb finding them last season. I'm not 100%, but didn't Dexter send them off like Spock in to the incinerator with that Minotaur guy? I honestly can't even remember why he did that.
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Sep 12, 2013 15:00
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Narcissus1916 posted:If you dick around with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dexter_episodes its pretty apparent how much of a turnover hurt the quality of the show. Didn't the showrunner leave at the end of Season 2 though? I remember that vaguely because it was a "big deal" at the time and people were already predicting a dip in quality with Season 3. There also seem to be a lot less Season 1 and 2 writers writing episodes after Season 2. That, plus Season 3 was the first one that was supposed to go into syndication on CBS, and the show started taking a lot less risks and Dexter started acting way more "sympathetic". Also notice that new showrunner Scott Buck starts showing up in the writing credits of Season 3. It's really a loving miracle that Season 4 was so good since by all measures it should have been as bad as seasons 5-8.
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Sep 12, 2013 15:09
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:E: ^^^^ Nor are we going to get Harrison kidnapped by someone and nearly killed, apparently, even though like half the people Dexter seems to have been after totally have free access to that kid, or would just have to off his babysitter to get to him. This was the season 6 finale.
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Sep 12, 2013 15:32
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Regy Rusty posted:This was the season 6 finale. Oh god I'm wrong about everything (and I've apparently forgotten it all too)  I thought she found his slides too, but now I kinda doubt what I'm remembering from this series.
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Sep 12, 2013 15:40
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:E: ^^^^ Nor are we going to get Harrison kidnapped by someone and nearly killed, apparently, even though like half the people Dexter seems to have been after totally have free access to that kid, or would just have to off his babysitter to get to him. This happened in season 6 but I understand why you may have blocked it out. Oops I didn't see there were more replies, sorry to remind you of season 6 twice in one day.
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Sep 12, 2013 16:24
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Season 6 had such great promise with its premise. A duo of serial killers using apocalyptic scripture to pave the way for the end of days with their tableuax. The fact that the execution was so lovely is what truly killed the show to me.
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Sep 12, 2013 16:34
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Didn't Deb have the blood slides all laid out at the end of S07E01? I vaguely remember that. The first two episodes of that season were actually pretty good before we found out the writers had absolutely no idea where to go with "Deb finds out".
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jisforjosh posted:Season 6 had such great promise with its premise. A duo of serial killers using apocalyptic scripture to pave the way for the end of days with their tableuax. Thankfully Hannibal rectified and more or less stole the use of "serial killer tableaux" from Dexter. Entropic posted:Didn't Deb have the blood slides all laid out at the end of S07E01? I vaguely remember that. The first two episodes of that season were actually pretty good before we found out the writers had absolutely no idea where to go with "Deb finds out". I've never in my life seen a show where it's basically the writers saying, "alright, how can we go back to status quo as soon as possible?". Anytime something of significance happens (Doakes death, Rita's death, Deb finding out, Laguerta's death) the writers brush it off under a rug as if it didn't happen. Laguerta could have quit at the end of last season and this season could would have wound up here at the exact same way. Breaking Bad spoiled us. I don't even remember 24 season 6 being this bad. That was "bad" but never- "this show has destroyed all goodwill that has come before it" bad.
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Sep 12, 2013 16:49
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deafmute posted:So in the treadmill gif that was posted before it took out some really important frames and with the frames it actually makes that scene much worse than it was originally... He's on the treadmill, he falls then as he gets ejected from the treadmill ages 10 years Don't forget that he also somehow falls on his stomach on the treadmill and is ejected out the back head first. No wonder he got so hosed up.  deafmute posted:It gets MUCH worse than Ireland. That isn't a bad jump off spot at all if you were to bail. The pain in my life is having a wife still super into both Dexter and Sons of Anarchy when both of those shows should have ended seasons ago. Dexter is hilariously stupid but SoA makes me really mad for some reason.
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I laughed my rear end off when that bitch got her throat cut. I'm now cheering for everyone to die. The end of prison break was far worse. Even worse if you consider the tv movie.
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Sep 12, 2013 17:20
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TLG James posted:I laughed my rear end off when that bitch got her throat cut.
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zylche posted:That was funny bad though, this is just boring bad. Prison Break was never touted as anything more than popcorn entertainment. Dexter is still being treated by the network as some high class show. And I liked the Ocean's 11esque season. The last few episodes were dumb but never 'gently caress this show forever' bad.
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:E: ^^^^ Nor are we going to get Harrison kidnapped by someone and nearly killed, apparently, even though like half the people Dexter seems to have been after totally have free access to that kid, or would just have to off his babysitter to get to him. To clarify, Dexter burned all of his slides part way through season 7. Laguerta had found a slide, and I think something, something Harrison getting older, something must burn all of the trophies of my victims regardless of how retarded that is. You want to know what is really hosed up? Dexter has killed precisely one (1) person in a kill room this season. He's only killed three total, with the awkward stabbing of briggs (bet you have to look up who that is!) and the the oh so subtle curtain rod impalement. Remember when he had a compulsion to do this poo poo? I sure do, and I really need to stop watching the first season, because poo poo is getting downright depressing.
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I will not allow anyone to associate the greatness that was Prison Break with this piece of poo poo show.
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Caros posted:You want to know what is really hosed up? Dexter has killed precisely one (1) person in a kill room this season. He's only killed three total, with the awkward stabbing of briggs (bet you have to look up who that is!) and the the oh so subtle curtain rod impalement. Briggs was ummmmm. Deb's drug addict boyfriend? Once upon a time Dexter desperately needed to kill people to maintain a mask of sanity. Now his imaginary dad who used to advise him on how to blend in has to actually beg him to kill someone. Really Makes U Think. Really what even is the point of Head Harry anymore? Apart from lazy exposition he seems to only really be hanging around from pure force of habit. Most of this whole season just seems like force of habit, don't upset the apple cart, business as usual poo poo, even ignoring how totally awful it is. Definitely can't believe the finale is coming in two episodes! Even with Dexter's tendency to abruptly wrap everything up in a tidy bow and sweep it under the rug in the last episode to, like someone said, rush back to the status quo, the past couple seasons have had a lot more tension in the final run of episodes.
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Sep 12, 2013 18:12
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Dexter is truly incomparable in regards to a quality drop. It will be a case study in terrible, ruinous decisions that destroy the legacy of a series. People will talk about Dexter in the same official, measured, clinical tone as they would in a breakdown of events surrounding a bridge collapse or some food contamination that kills schoolchildren.
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Sep 12, 2013 18:15
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Junkfist posted:Dexter is truly incomparable in regards to a quality drop. It will be a case study in terrible, ruinous decisions that destroy the legacy of a series. Ah, so Dexter's bridge equivalent would be the Tacoma Narrows bridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mclp9QmCGs Happy Noodle Boy fucked around with this message at 18:45 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Sep 12, 2013 18:40
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Ah, so Dexter's bridge equivalent would be the Tacoma Narrows bridge. More like the Ashtabula Bridge Disaster. Not only was Ashtabula the worst disaster of its kind at the time, it got rid of a perfectly competent writer and inspired some of the worst writing ever seen.
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Sep 12, 2013 18:49
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Prison Break was loving awesome if you didn't take it seriously. It was hilarious and crazy. T-Bag forever.
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Sep 12, 2013 19:02
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I want Elway or whatever he's called because i honestly don't remember to win
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Sep 12, 2013 21:14
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I am so angry that the trailers and promos for this show continue to be a billion times better than the actual show they're for. That it includes stuff from the good years just feels like salt in the wound.
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I forgot how funny season 1 is. I mean "grab a crayon psycho, and scribble this down" is a great line by itself, but the shot preceding it where Dexter is just rotating in a swivel chair underneath the crime scene photos with a moronic smile on his face is what makes it. Also, what the gently caress did Saxon even want in the last episode "I want you to do for me what you did for Dexter" "no! I cant help you kill innocent people!" but Dexter doesent kill innocent people? Shouldn't you be happy for your son to become a "Perfect psychopath" like Dexter is? Do you just want to learn how Dexter walks around free? Like you haven't been doing that happily for 30 years? massive spider fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Sep 12, 2013 21:32
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Junkfist posted:I am so angry that the trailers and promos for this show continue to be a billion times better than the actual show they're for. I like how the second to last in the countdown is Saxon at #4 which I think is how many episodes he has been in. That's what I got out of that.
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Sep 12, 2013 21:36
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Anyone have a rough idea what page of this thread it was where daughtertits appears? I would love to read the reactions to that one.
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massive spider posted:I forgot how funny season 1 is. I mean "grab a crayon psycho, and scribble this down" is a great line by itself, but the shot preceding it where Dexter is just rotating in a swivel chair underneath the crime scene photos with a moronic smile on his face is what makes it. They knew how to break up the tension with a few humorous non-sequiturs. In fact, they ended the season on one and I still maintain that is the best ending they've done yet: that completely out of left field imaginary parade to Dexter (spoilered just in case) was amazing, along with MCH's best attempts at a creepy fake smile. I laughed not because it was particularly funny in itself but because of all the serious and tense moments that preceded it and how it caught me completely off guard. Now I just laugh at the gifs of dexter choking a guy who cut him off in traffic v  v
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NC-17 posted:Anyone have a rough idea what page of this thread it was where daughtertits appears? I would love to read the reactions to that one. I do believe you're looking for page 51, however this was around people realized they should live-watch BB instead. mortons stork posted:In fact, they ended the season on one and I still maintain that is the best ending they've done yet: that completely out of left field imaginary parade to Dexter (spoilered just in case) was amazing, along with MCH's best attempts at a creepy fake smile. I laughed not because it was particularly funny in itself but because of all the serious and tense moments that preceded it and how it caught me completely off guard. Now I just laugh at the gifs of dexter choking a guy who cut him off in traffic v Yeah you don't need to spoiler stuff from earlier seasons. I actually defend Season 7 as one of the good seasons, even if it's at the bottom of that pack. It's mainly the first half but, silliness of a lot of the finale aside, the last shot of Dex and Deb walking side-by-side through an actual celebration looking totally destroyed was a clever throwback to the first season finale that I appreciated. I also thought, foolishly, that the writers set themselves up for a good endgame that they might actually deliver on. ALAS. Junkfist fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Junkfist posted:I do believe you're looking for page 51, however this was around people realized they should live-watch BB instead. Season 7 had easily the most interesting plot thread possible and in the hands of competent writers it could have been stellar TV, instead of mediocre. But yes, the whole exploration of the changing dynamics between Dexter and Debra basically had to struggle to keep it afloat among all the boring garbage b-plots they shoved in there. I agree with you, it was good, just not as much as it ought to have been. The whole Hannah plot was also impossibly stupid and it's unbelievable they're keeping her for another whole season. Also, I don't know how I missed that parade reference in the finale but, wow, that's actually well done! I've been unsuccessfully trying to watch season 8 and it's truly really unwatchable garbage, I keep trying to find something to do while it's on. It's so disappointing.
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Junkfist posted:I am so angry that the trailers and promos for this show continue to be a billion times better than the actual show they're for. quote:Breaking Bad is nowhere near the level Dexters on. Its in its 5th season so to be fair you only compare it to the first 5 seasons of Dexter. And it doesn't even come close to the quality the first few season of Dexter had Sounds fair 
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Dexter being a total weirdo in the first few seasons was great. It generated good comic relief and led to a lot of realistic interactions where the secondary character would get visibly weirded out by him.
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PostNouveau posted:Dexter being a total weirdo in the first few seasons was great. It generated good comic relief and led to a lot of realistic interactions where the secondary character would get visibly weirded out by him. The best part about this? In about 10 seconds he tries to give her head.
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TLG James posted:I laughed my rear end off when that bitch got her throat cut. I don't consider the movie canon. It helps me sleep better.
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vyst posted:I don't consider the movie canon. It helps me sleep better. If it makes you feel better, they planned on another season where Lori was in the womens prison for the season and they had to break her out..
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Listening to the most recent episode of the Dexter review podcast of twoguystalking.com and they are slaughtering last Sunday's episode and pretty much everything. A real delight, no matter if they're analyzing Quinn ("a total loser") or Daughtertits and her pot problem.
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13stitches posted:Listening to the most recent episode of the Dexter review podcast of twoguystalking.com and they are slaughtering last Sunday's episode and pretty much everything. A real delight, no matter if they're analyzing Quinn ("a total loser") or Daughtertits and her pot problem. Dexter barely even stalks one guy anymore. I think two guy stalking is probably beyond his grasp at this late date, regardless of what sort of podcast they may have.
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Dexter last season did not have this and that is what makes SOA better. 
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Maybe the writers sabotaged the final season in hopes of not "satisfying" viewers and getting five more years. Maybe they're hoping for a spin off. Haha. I really shouldn't mistake malice for incompetence.
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bobkatt013 posted:Dexter last season did not have this and that is what makes SOA better. The guy from Rocky Horror Picture Show really got really went off the rails it seems.
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13stitches posted:The guy from Rocky Horror Picture Show really got really went off the rails it seems. He just wants Dexter to have a family meeting.
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