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Dexter - The Complete Second Season 
Actors : Dexter
Studio : Showtime / Paramount
by Showtime / Paramount
Release Date : 2008-08-19
Publisher : Showtime / Paramount
Availability : Not yet released and eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.
Number of Items : 4
EAN : 0097368925144
UPC : 097368925144
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 31 reviews)
List Price : $39.98
Our Price : $25.99
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Best series ever |
This has got to be the best series ever. At first I was a bit squeamish to watch a show that glorified a serial killer. But after the first seaon I was hooked. Through training from his foster father, he became a "dark defender", ridding the world of, well, killers. He lives by a code and never wanders from that path. He will never harm the innocent. This show explores the mind of a serial killer but at the same time looks into the psyche of us "normal" folk.
The show is very well written, at times giving Dexter a sense of humor, albeit dark. The twists and turns of the second season had me so enthralled, I had to watch all the episodes in a 5 day period. I just couldn't wait to find out what happened next. In fact, I ended up cheering Dexter on as he was able to perform his "craft" while being employed by the police department as a blood splatter analyst.
The show has made me wonder... If there was a person out there like Dexter, would it really be so bad? |
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excellence delivered |
"Dexter" is more evidence that networks like SHOWTIME, HBO, and now even AMC are consistently able to deliver well-written, well-performed, and well-edited television drama in a way that networks like CBS and NBC just seem not to be able to do.
There is a complexity to this program that is very engaging. I like excellent programming and "Dexter" delivers.
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Very disapointed |
Just saw the last episode and was terribly disapointed in how predicatble and cheap everything became just as to make clean slate for Season 3 I guess.
The story had juice but the comercial drive not to tarnish this mass murderer for more audience and wider acceptance ruined everything.
If anything just a remake of season 1 with the killing of his own brother. Season 2 could have had a great finale if the last 2 minutes had been cut out and everyone had just moved ahead, but no, we had to endure a horrible cheapening by having a rightous Dexter fly around the globe as some silly rightuos vigilante.
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Dexter's Extracurricular Activities |
Terrifically entertaining, fast action, imaginative and, in some ways, perversely funny. Dexter has his own system of justice and, quite frankly, at times, it's hard to disagree with his logic, that being ridding of world of "scum". Dexter seems to have a look at his own issues and has the ability to separate himself from his extracurricular activities.
He, like so many serial killers, carries on what appears to be an otherwise normal life for the most part. He shows care and nurturing towards his girlfriend and her children. They can count on him for protection and know nothing about what he does in his "spare" time.
The acting is above reproach. Michael C. Hall has an excellent grasp on what makes this character tick and can even, in some ways, bring the viewer to a place of sympatico. At the very least, one can get a greater understanding of the psychotic mind, especially after viewing the relationship between Dexter and his father. |
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Bit of a let down from last season |
After watching the first episode of the second season, I was somewhat disappointed. I couldn't put my finger on it, but the show seemed different. From the camera work to the acting, everything was a little off. But I reassured myself that it was due to the nature of the episode. The whole episode was about Dexter being a little shaken, off his game. But this feeling stretches into the season.
The acting doesn't seem to recover. And when I gripe about the acting, I should say it's still superior to much of what's on Television. I mean to say it's worse when compared to the brilliant acting of season 1.
It's not just the acting though. The story telling feels less developed. (Potential Spoiler) The scenes with Dexter's brother are particularly odd. It's hard to put my finger on it exactly, but they weren't done enough to really make sense. Dexter's new interest of love (or lust) is a good idea for a character, but poorly introduced and overly cliché. When Dexter meets with her at the Coffee shop after AA is particularly poor dialog. Julie Benz's character seems 180 from last season. You wouldn't even know they were the same person. There doesn't seem to be any chemistry with the children actors either.
Overall I feel this is still far more satisfying than a "CSI" type show. This is originality in the crime genre. However it is not nearly as polished as season 1. Everything from writing, to acting, to camera work seems less "tight" |
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