Dexter is one of the best shows on TV, and one of the few I would admit to watching on a regular basic, frankly. For me, it's all about Michael C. Hall. Or mostly about him. The side players have strengthened from season 1 to season 2, as did all elements of the show. But going to season 3, it's hard to wonder if the creative team wasn't a bit burnt out and dry for ideas. Don't misunderstand. It's still a good show and certainly worth your time if you are a Dexter fan. However, I felt like the writers and actors struggled to give the characters things to do to justify their presence this year as well as falling a little flat for me giving Dexter a moral dilemma about friendship and connection that I felt like was already covered excellently in season 2. That being said, Jimmy Smits does a good job, providing some of the seasons most memorable scenes, such as his incognito disguise in one of the later episodes and his "COUNT ON IT!" outburst on a Miami rooftop. Another complaint. The showrunners like to talk about Dexter as being a character who the audience likes but who eventually repels the audience when his Dark Passenger reveals itself. I disagree. I don't get this sense at all. Dexter the killer feels more and more like Dexter the superhero to me, defending truth and justice and the American way, haha. Yeah, something isn't right here. For a character who likes to believe he has no conscience, why does the show increasingly motivate his character by giving him one? Of all the far fetched plots on the show, I think the rehabilitation of a serial killer as we're watching as the series goes on (his lesser evil murders to protect his family and sister, etc) is perhaps the least believable.

I hope season 4 delves into deeper moral conflict. Like what if the Dark Passenger begins feeling compelled to go after Dexter's own family? In other words, I'm hoping the show goes back to mining its dark premise for what it's worth. What a rare opportunity to do so.
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