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Calling all Dexter fans, Season 8 is upon us!

Reactions from last weeks' premier are welcome.

I can't wait until tonight's episode!!

I will hold off on giving any spoilers until I have heard from others. Ms. Jack, where are you??

I loved it! Deb's downward spiral makes sense.

beastie wrote:I loved it! Deb's downward spiral makes sense.

I agree!

I am wondering if Dexter is going to die at the end of the series. That would be really sad but also make sense.

I like the interplay between the psychologist and Dexter. We are learning more about his character.

Yoda wrote:

beastie wrote:I loved it! Deb's downward spiral makes sense.

I agree!

I am wondering if Dexter is going to die at the end of the series. That would be really sad but also make sense.

I like the interplay between the psychologist and Dexter. We are learning more about his character.

My guess is that the psychologist had an affair with Harry. Obviously he confided in her at some point and shared details of Dexter's life.

It seems to me that if Dexter dies, it will be at Deb's hands.

Duuuuuude. I miss Dexter. When I was overseas I watched, I believe, Seasons 1- 4 (I believe that was when John Lithgow was featured).

Anyway. I heard the series started to nosedive, BUT it has began to pick up a little.

My prediction?

Dexter has to die, and Deb will be the one to do it.

- Doc

I agree that Deb's downward spiral makes sense, but what can I say... emo-Deb just isn't very interesting to me.

And good gods, do I REALLY have to watch Joey Quinn have sex with more people? Really?! Hasn't he now nailed just about every female character on the show? It's a good thing LaGuerta was killed off before he got the chance to score with her. (Assuming that necrophilia isn't one of his things...)

I'd like to know more about the new black woman on the force.

I'm most interested in this new development with Evelyn Vogel. Harry definitely told her something. Affair is most probable.

MsJack wrote:And good gods, do I REALLY have to watch Joey Quinn have sex with more people? Really?! Hasn't he now nailed just about every female character on the show? It's a good thing LaGuerta was killed off before he got the chance to score with her. (Assuming that necrophilia isn't one of his things...)

This made me LOL.

I'm withholding judgment on the final season for now. Considering I thought there was a real chance I might have written it off had episode 1 been terrible, that's the best I can say for it.

I will say this - I hope that Deb doesn't end up having to kill Dexter. I think she needs to see Dexter redeemed for some form of closure, both for him as a character and for her to piece her life post-Dexter back together. I could see him somehow having to do something related to the apparent mafia connections they have introduced with the now-departed jewel thief. But who knows.

Agree with those who find Deb's disintegration compelling. Jennifer Carpenter has really had a chance to show her chops as an actress in the last 2 years.

While I very much enjoy the show, for the last few seasons I have found it increasingly difficult so sustain the 'suspension of disbelief' required to believe Dexter has gone so long without being caught.

You have to admit, he's the luckiest serial killer in history. Jamie Batista (Angel's sister - Dexter's Nanny) is one sweetly oblivious human being. I don't things will end well for her.

MeDotOrg wrote:Agree with those who find Deb's disintegration compelling. Jennifer Carpenter has really had a chance to show her chops as an actress in the last 2 years.

There have been a few scenes over the last couple of years where I've wondered, "Is that Deb speaking to Dexter? Or Jennifer speaking to Michael C. Hall?"

For example, in last Sunday's episode when she said she didn't want to hate him, she wanted the opposite...I wondered if she didn't have to dig too deep to draw out those emotions?

I don't think it is too realistic for the simple reason that Dexter appears too emotional and caring for a true "psychopath."