Dexter - Showtime President says, Dexter's DNA will change this year
Aug 24, 2011
Cancelled ShowsShowtime's president David Nevins spoke to Hitfix about all the network's shows including Dexter
"Dexter" is your biggest hit. It's done very, very well for you. But that is a show where it seems, no matter who is behind the wheel, it has certain things it does each and every year. Last year, we were told, "This will not be like any other year. We're not going to have a big bad who winds up strapped to Dexter's table," and that's pretty much what happened with Jonny Lee Miller's character. You said in the executive session that that's a show you'd like to see go on for many more years to come.
Read David's answer right HERE.
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cant wait 4 the new season :D
ReplyDeleteI personally think that each season does have a different feel simply because the people who Dexter and the rest of the cast become involved with changes them. Deb last season was just wonderful IMO. It felt good to see her starting to come more into her own and take charge. --But I think the word "DNA" is fluid...it could mean new cast with events that continue to change the perspective of the show (I think season 4 really tied all seasons together and gave it a much richer texture and I think season 5, as an aftermath of that continued to add something more hopeful to series despite everything dark we see), but it could also mean something more visionary and macrocosmic---it could mean a show down with the dark passenger, or it could mean some kind of alternate reality...who knows? -But I am excited and looking forward to the season!
ReplyDeleteI think each season is different and each season connects with a different aspect of Dexter's psyche.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to another season and aspect of Dexter's personality!
I don't know how excited I am about Dexter. Last year was a HUGE letdown (and not just because S4 was excellent). The manner in which Dexter dealt with his grief was frustrating and the amount of "suspension of disbelief" necessary to take half of what happened/Lumen seriously made me very angry.
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree with you about the needed increase of 'suspension of disbelief', I'm not sure I do on other counts. I like how Dexter was forced to deal with grief he both did and did not feel. Season 5 was only below Seasons 1 and 4 for me. I realize I'm in the minority of thinking Season 5 was a very good season.
ReplyDeleteAt first he was forced to fake grief because he felt it was the "normal" thing to do in that situation - it was expected of him. Then through the course of meeting Lumen and finding hope - acceptance from another human on an honest and real level - Dexter truly grieved for likely the first time in his life.
It was not about Rita's loss in my mind. Rita was just a facade for the public so he seemed to be normal. It was more about finally meeting someone who accepted the real Dexter and then he lost her. His entire life he was brainwashed by Harry into thinking he could never be normal or have normal relationships and then he finally sees for himself there is more in life than the Code of Harry. He actually had a connection to another person and to normalcy. Well, still twisted, but it was the most normal he will ever find I guess.
Now his entire world has shifted. The Code of Harry was his god... It was how he lived his life and his only way to seemingly fit in to a world he can never be part of. Now he sees there can be more to his life and he needs to find his new faith. Outside of Harry's Code I hope....
That was what I liked about last year.. Dexter's perceived image of himself evolving from monster to twisted and flawed human. Subtle but a dynamic shift.
That's the one aspect of last season that was disappointing to me. In the wake of Rita's death, common sense told me that Dexter would be much more likely to honor her memory by separating himself from his dark passenger and focusing on the children. Unfortunately, the opposite happened.
ReplyDeleteBesides the above, I did enjoy last season quite a bit.
S4 was killing me. Hated the last moment. Rita was so ... ah .. i loved to see her beside Dex'! cute couple.
ReplyDeleteI guess I was frustrated with his grief because of reasons that Bruce_F mentioned below (i.e. he didn't turn to his kids).
ReplyDeleteBeyond that, my major issue with Season 5 was essentially just suspension of disbelief.
All of the RIDICULOUS situations Dexter got himself into thanks to Lumen (for example, the warehouse shooting that was conveniently explained away as really kinky sex by Masouka) were... well... ridiculous. Far more ridiculous than the kinds of things Dexter usually pulls off.
The other important area in which I had to suspend disbelief was in the characterization department. First of all, the writers don't seem to know what to do with La Guerta. She's a bitch, no wait, she's a hardass woman who is just doing her job, nope she's actually just a bitch, and back again. This season she dove right back into bitch territory with minimal explanation leading to some dull Angel/La Guerta drama PLUS some really awkward maneuvering with Deb.
There was a really excellent bitchy twist (the one in which we found out that La Guerta had the female cop looking for a promotion, who had been working with Deb, lie for her about where the blame lay in the failed operation), which was followed by Deb being moved down to files for one episode. During this time, she conveniently located key information she would never have found without this punishment. Then, De wa's back on the case, La Guerta was nice agin, and a whole lot of built up tension was diffused without any reason or payoff.
Next is Deb, who I don't think evolved sufficiently to justify her decision to let the lovers/killers go.
Finally, there's Lumen. The moment I saw her, I knew her leaving was going to go down exactly as it did. "I have a Dark Passenger thanks to having been raped. Let's kill me some rapists! *Kills Rapists* Oh, that whole murderous rampaging thing, I'm over it. Sorry about that. Dark Passenger seems to have fled KTHXBAI!" That was just... Silly. Again, development diffused.
Agreed about Dexter and the kids (see long rant above in response to Darq).
ReplyDeleteGah! Don't get me started on LaGuerta. She hasn't been an entertaining character since season 2!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed S5 too. Lumen was a great character and I hope she comes back in the future.
ReplyDeleteThe only things I didn't like were LaGuerta and Batista. Which sucks because I like Batista lol.
I personally think that a person who is deeply trying to connect with something would go through the ridiculous to do it--I actually think that is pretty human. All of the situations Dexter finds himself in every season continue "test" Harry's code which is Dexter's belief system...so for writing purposes I think it needs to be outragious.
ReplyDeleteBack in season 2 Deb made this comment about Dexter trying to kill his own father (which we also know now that in Dexter's mind, Dexter believes he is responsible for Harry's physical death)---and also later to Quinn in S4, that Dexter is slow to evolve...(he has deleyed responce to everything)
Thinking about pop culture, like Stephen King: Dark Tower/Secret Window and A Beautiful Mind, or The Machinist, I have to wonder if Dexter is going to be on a crash course with 'Harry'...In season 5 we see Harry tell Dexter he was wrong about him, that Dexter can do the right thing, sacrifice himself, and change---but if the truth be told that Harry and his code can't change with Dexter, then who knows what might happen, because now Dexter actually has to think about what "values" is he going to teach his son...
I love season five for going where it did. It gave hope to the series, hope to Dexter---a wish for a better tomorrow.
I disagree because they made this point in season 1 that Dexter needs to kill--but for what reasons, are the reasons that get explored in the show---If harry wouldn't have instilled his code, Dexter might be like any of the number of people he has killed...
ReplyDeleteBoth Rita and Lundy are stepping stones in Dexter and Deb's own identity--they represent the parents the two characters wanted/needed to have, but never did. --The duality between them and storyline's is superb and now I feel like both of them are on the brinks of real change---both characters started out flawed with their ability to think about other people around them---season 4 was there wake up call---now we have to see how the continue to progress or degress...