US: Dexter Season 8 (contains spoilers)

Tummy · 1 Jul 2013 at 17:23

Pretty good end to the first episode

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Ceryndrion · 1 Jul 2013 at 18:56

After having had the day to digest things, the only thing that comes to mind is, that the professor could well be the one who originally designed 'the code' for Harry to teach Dexter.

Droolinggimp · 1 Jul 2013 at 19:13

Cery... OOOh good theory.

nemtizz · 1 Jul 2013 at 19:58

Solid theory. She is clearly intrigued by or supports what he has done.

Kishywish · 1 Jul 2013 at 20:03

dim_pwn said:
Cant see how it can end anything but badly...but will still watch. Really looking forward to it.

Why can't we have a future where serial killers have a happy ending?

MR_Punk · 1 Jul 2013 at 20:31

I think the first episode was brilliant, set up the series. Looking forward to how this unravels. Hopefully Season 8 will go out on a high.

Porceliamone · 2 Jul 2013 at 11:17

Great first episode to the season. It's difficult to see how there's any way back for Dexter and Deb's relationship now. It's lying in absolute tatters.
Do we even think some kind of resolution between them can be written in?

Also, why are nutters, evil people and folks with questionable morals always English?!

Ceryndrion · 2 Jul 2013 at 11:39

Porceliamone said:
Also, why are nutters, evil people and folks with questionable morals always English?!

Because we do it so much better than everyone else, and also because most american actors don't wish to tarnish their 'nicey nicey' public persona by playing the bad guy.

Duff-Man · 2 Jul 2013 at 19:56

Interesting twist at the end!

I expected another "Lundy style" season-long game of cat and mouse. Didn't see it coming

I'm guessing that Dexter's Dad went to her when he was young for advice on how to handle a sociopath / psychopath? She is one of the foremost experts after all. Perhaps she was the architect of 'the code', or at least a part of its conception? If so, will be interesting to see how Dexter reacts to her. Over the past few series he's started to develop a resentment towards his father for putting him on this path - at least at times.

ins0mn1ac · 2 Jul 2013 at 22:52

Honestly that end scene, hairs on the back of my neck when she said

"but its not harrys code" ooooooooof!

qqg3 · 3 Jul 2013 at 22:28

Duff-Man said:
I'm guessing that Dexter's Dad went to her when he was young for advice on how to handle a sociopath / psychopath? She is one of the foremost experts after all. Perhaps she was the architect of 'the code', or at least a part of its conception? If so, will be interesting to see how Dexter reacts to her. Over the past few series he's started to develop a resentment towards his father for putting him on this path - at least at times.

Dexter was one of her patients therefore. Directly or indirectly I guess.

Interestingly for her, that Dexter has gone 'off-code' of late with some 'uncontrolled; violence and kills.

Robosapien · 5 Jul 2013 at 03:58

AAAA+

Looking good. Vogel is amazingly sinister...

iamtheoneneo · 9 Jul 2013 at 00:17

Just watched the first episode and it was great, gritty and realistic and amazing for it BUT......

It was pretty much ruined by the season trailer that aired after it, that basically threw away all serious tone with the way this season is set up - Vogel great character , but thrown a ****** story line. I cant believe the script writers are so childish in how they are approaching this season , its a joke and they expect us to believe it and care? laughable.

arknor · 9 Jul 2013 at 01:28

second ep was amazing

dexter was the director for it to his first time

Robosapien · 9 Jul 2013 at 06:04

iamtheoneneo said:
Just watched the first episode and it was great, gritty and realistic and amazing for it BUT......

It was pretty much ruined by the season trailer that aired after it, that basically threw away all serious tone with the way this season is set up - Vogel great character , but thrown a ****** story line. I cant believe the script writers are so childish in how they are approaching this season , its a joke and they expect us to believe it and care? laughable.

Why not?

Serious or light hearted, Dexter's a lot more consistent for me so far than say, House.

iamtheoneneo · 9 Jul 2013 at 10:01

Robosapien said:
Why not?

Serious or light hearted, Dexter's a lot more consistent for me so far than say, House.

but the problem is they have a central character that gets away with far too much with no consequences and we have had 7 seasons of it already...and now were expected to believe that this top dog super psycho hunter wants Dexter on her side instead of simply shutting him down? come on....its a little ridiculous for a final season.

Why dont they just focus on Deb and Dex relationship for the season and make it as authentic and as gritty as they can, leading to some massive showdown...they dont need these side stories thrown in at this stage of the show (which basically amount to villain of the week/season) since all the characters have massive back stories that they can use.

qqg3 · 9 Jul 2013 at 23:41

iamtheoneneo said:
but the problem is they have a central character that gets away with far too much with no consequences and we have had 7 seasons of it already...and now were expected to believe that this top dog super psycho hunter wants Dexter on her side instead of simply shutting him down? come on....its a little ridiculous for a final season.

Why dont they just focus on Deb and Dex relationship for the season and make it as authentic and as gritty as they can, leading to some massive showdown...they dont need these side stories thrown in at this stage of the show (which basically amount to villain of the week/season) since all the characters have massive back stories that they can use.

Have you only watched the first ep of Season 8? Because Deb and Dexter is pretty much the focus thus far and in a way it is a little entwined with the small Vogel subplot.

Robosapien · 10 Jul 2013 at 00:18

iamtheoneneo said:
but the problem is they have a central character that gets away with far too much with no consequences and we have had 7 seasons of it already...and now were expected to believe that this top dog super psycho hunter wants Dexter on her side instead of simply shutting him down? come on....its a little ridiculous for a final season.

Why dont they just focus on Deb and Dex relationship for the season and make it as authentic and as gritty as they can, leading to some massive showdown...they dont need these side stories thrown in at this stage of the show (which basically amount to villain of the week/season) since all the characters have massive back stories that they can use.

I suspect strongly that Vogel is herself a psychopath and is actually behind the coercion of her patients into carrying out the season 8 spate of killings. She is playing Dex by pretending she needs his protection but is probably setting him up in some way. Deborah is a problem for Vogel because Dex cares for his sister deeply - he is in fact not a psychopath at all, and Vogel thinks Deb is holding him back from going 'full psycho'. Headgames for Dex will follow as he starts to trust Vogel and Debs becomes more of a liability. :eek:

It wouldn't be Dexter without some 'serial killer of the season' arc to figure out/follow.

Disaster · 10 Jul 2013 at 03:55

this season is cack

Robosapien · 10 Jul 2013 at 14:36