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CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

remember that one poster that didn't think Olmos was a ghost

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CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

We’re almost done with the first page and no one has posted the treadmill gif.

Are we even real fans?

also the salad eating

god it really was a great show

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

budget ryan gosling

and by the later seasons Dexter was straight up just murdering people in airports and gun ranges. the other cops were so god drat bad at everything especially quinn

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

some bust on that guy posted:

This thread makes Dexter seem a lot more fun than it was. It wasn't even fun to hatewatch. It was boring 95% of the time. Game of Thrones was fun to hate watch, not this.

complete opposite for me, the final season of GoT was boring and had no value

The Shield owns though and i rewatch it often. It has that constant tension as things get worse and worse for the strike team, similar to Breaking Bad and it's what Dexter needed in the later seasons

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

AbstractNapper posted:

This show had two seasons, and a fourth.
Everything else just did not happen, you remember it wrong.

that's a bit harsh on the 3rd season, Jimmy Smits owns

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

Rupert Buttermilk posted:

Becoming a lumberjack is an old PI trick.

I've seen Robocop and loved it, but that line, THAT LINE, is probably the most entertaining thing Peter Weller has given us.

beers good any time

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

i forgot about the minotaur, that was awesome

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

peak Dexter was when he finds the professors body in the freezer and then we get a voice over telling us he's been dead the whole time

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009


the 'beer's good anytime' scene is one of my absolute favourites

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

not only on the show but also in the thread!

CODChimera posted:

remember that one poster that didn't think Olmos was a ghost

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

Just me and the boys watching me kill someone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-JQlwPyM-s

maybe they arrested him right after that?

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

nerox posted:

Amazingly, we had True Blood going on HBO at the same time that ended up with the same problem.

I wish there was an easy way to read the threads while doing a rewatch because that poo poo was hilarious

It sucks that we no longer have any bad tv shows + threads to follow. There was like a golden period for awhile: Dexter, True Blood, Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

I thought it was all really bad, especially Harrison showing up out of nowhere. And the Deer, and the cop banging Dexter, and the side story about how the annoying guy killed some people or some poo poo.

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

PostNouveau posted:

They'll have to reveal it. Probably next episode even.

I'm sure it'll be stupid as all hell

i'm predicting that it'll never get mentioned or at best a throw away line

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

PostNouveau posted:

It would be truly bananas for them to never say

It's bananas that he even showed up in the first place and no amount of writing can justify that. He's what 15? 16? And dexter is supposed to be in hiding

Also I'm not sure why but I knew dexter was going to be involved with the cop as soon as he got pulled over

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

Brass posted:

It's weird to me when people try to pick apart the show's writing. It's a ShowTime original!! Sorry to burst everyone's bubble but Dexter has always foremost been a show for horndogs. It's main concern is sex and taboo. The show was a vehicle for softcore porn that got really popular. A police procedural with a sexy murderous twist, filled with sex scenes and the characters hooking up with each other. The goal is a boner, this is a show partners watch to politely get in the mood. Dexter is on the same level as Nip/Tuck or Californication but with a different conceit. The formula is having a gimmick, getting into ridiculous situations, and being horny all the while. The bad writing is part of the charm and appeal. It's totally a comfort show to have on in the background and not take seriously. It gets worse after the first few seasons because they started trying too hard, imo. So when I see these heavy critiques I just... lmao.

What on earth? Dexter isn't even close to Nip/Tuck or Californication

Both of those shows deal with at least one sex addict and Dexter is like the opposite of that.

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

spanky the dolphin posted:

What if Harrison is a ghost

man that would own

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

they should bring back quinn and the other cop somehow

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

lmao at the new cops being useless

"i might get away with this after all"

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

oh no not another annoying teenager

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

that was great. i hope the kid griefs Dexter all season long

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

Old Doggy Bastard posted:

Is this bad enough to be worth watching yet or does it bring back the sweet hate watch feelings after all these years?

it's episode 2 and Dexter is zooming over the blood trail he left in the snow on his snow mobile as the cops search the area. oh and his son is with him

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

LesterGroans posted:

I'm honestly impressed by the fact that I don't hate Harrison. I assume it's the actor, because the super smart, badass teen thing is immediately eye-rolling, but I expected him to be really annoying and I actually like him.

yeah same. I actually tried to look him up because he seems so familiar and he doesn't even have a wiki page

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009


these scenes are good, they feel like something from a different show

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

Argue posted:

I hope they reveal that John Lithgow (who we know is going to be appearing) is Harrison's dark passenger. I don't know how it would make sense but I want to see it, okay

that would be so good

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

It's going to play out exactly like dexter said. The kid didn't die so its kinda like whatever for Harrison and now dexter gets to train him to kill bad guys

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

hitchhiker harry was good but i don't remember ghost olmos using a phone

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

Argue posted:

I liked how Batista turned around before walking away to add that Deb's nephew was named Harrison, as if that information was at all meaningful or relevant to Angela.

that was one of the most ridiculous scenes we've ever seen on this show

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

did the "it's an old PI trick" guy definitely get killed? i'd love to see him cycled back into the mix somehow

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

also was there really any point in hiding the villains identity to now?

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

codo27 posted:

I take it most of you were too busy scoffing at the show itt to really pay attention and remember things about it. Robocop was stabbed by Dexter in the van, died. Bled on Quinn's shoe

i believe in the writers ability to explain away his "death"

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

ghostwritingduck posted:

This was so cheesy that I couldn’t help but enjoy it. It doesn’t hurt that a big draw to any anti hero show is watching the noose tighten around their neck with time. The fact that his world starts crumbling because of a stupid coincidence is fine in my book.

any other show i'd agree with you but it's going to take a miracle to break Dexters plot armour

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:

Drive bys motherfucka



lol what the hell

if anyone does do a rewatch, try and follow along with the old threads. they make it way more enjoyable

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

that was pretty crazy and had some genuinely funny scenes. dexter really is doing a terrible job with harrison but pretty much every relationship with kurt feels forced. like dexter just strolling into his prison which while funny was utterly ridiculous. i'm hoping it'll get better with them being active enemies.

Centusin posted:

i hate that i'm enjoying the show even when it seems be veering towards superhero dexter having to save everyones day

yeah it's what i'm expecting. there's no way the writers would be brave enough to do anything crazy and mix it up like make harrison turn out to be evil or kill off Dexter etc

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

if/when Harrison finds out about Dexter he's probably going to think he killed Rita

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

Khanstant posted:

No way, I've been wanting to see Dexter brutally killed or otherwise brought to justice since the first or second season. This could be our chance to finally see his dumbass laid out on a table.

this season is going to pull big numbers or whatever and they will see that and demand more Dexter. He will never get caught or punished

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

that episode was pretty boring imo

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

roomtone posted:

gotta say i was wrong about making harrison a part of this season being a mistake. when he showed up i assumed he was just going to be a decent kid who dexter had to try and be a good dad to whilst lying to him, i saw that chore spilled across the whole season. there is some of that, but making harrison a compeltely hosed up co-lead has been just as fun to watch as dexter himself. the actor's doing a good job too, he consistently gives off dubious intentions without making it too obvious what he's thinking.

yeah agreed, its pretty much the main thing stopping this from being just like all the other seasons

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

there was also that case where someone escaped from a serial killer, ran into some cops and then the cops gave him back to the killer

at least i think that happened but it might've just been an episode of Dexter

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CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

i did laugh at Dexter figuring out he could backtrack in the snow as if it were some big revelation. he's really not a great assassin

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