Methadone for Dexter Fans

So there was episode 11, very much a ‘tie up all loose ends’ episode.  Get everyone in place ready for the big finale.  Let’s get those loose ends out of the way before we focus on the main storylines.

All is not well on the homefront for Dexter, Rita admits to him that she kissed Elliot.  Poor unemotional Dexter did’nt respond as expected.  Dexter showed no signs of jealousy or anger, raising questions for Rita.  Later Dexter punches Elliot to show Rita that he does care.  So that makes Rita happy again. Meh.

Captain Matthews discovers that Batista and LaGuerta are still bumping uglies, so threatens them.  Painted into a corner, they choose to get married to nullify Matthew’s accusations.  The ploy works, but Matthews walks away in disgust with them using the sanctity of marriage for professional gain. Meh squared.

Moving on to the good stuff, Dexter needs to throw the all too effective Quadrinity investigation off track.  He chooses a suspect from Lundy’s file… A trucker who escaped a murder conviction.  He also receives a call from Arthur who is naturally suspicous why a man who witnesses an abduction of a young boy does’nt report it to the police.  Covering himself, Dexter asks for $50,000 from Arthur under theat of being named a pedophile.

Christine is in custody but refusing to talk, Angel bends some rules and keeps her as a material witness to keep her in custody longer while they work out her connection to Quadrinity.

Meeting at a murder scene Dexter realises Arthur is hunting him when he hears the victim’s name was Kyle Butler.  Upset that he’s responsible for yet another innocent person’s life, he realises he must catch Arthur ASAP.  He heads to the ‘next’ Kyle Butler home, puts him to sleep and awaits Arthur.  Unfortunately Arthur discovers that Kyle Butler on a postcard just inside the door, where Dex is ready to pounce, and then leaves.

Angel and Deb finally get a warrant to search Christines house and discover postcards which match the dates and places of Quadrinity’s kills, all signed “Love Daddy”.  They hope that this will urge Christine to talk however she continues to protect her father.  Neither Angel or Deb, who attempted the heart-to-heart approach, were successful in getting Christine to admit she knows that she’s Quadrinity’s daughter.  They eventually let her go – under surveillance in the hope that she’ll contact her father.

Dexter is challenged and sidetracked by family and work whilst trying to meet up with Stan before he returns to Miami.  He then rushes back to Miami to cover Stan’s home in Arthur’s DNA.  So then Miami Metro gain a very likely suspect with alot of evidence and hopefully providing Dexter with plenty of time to finally take Arthur out.

Sitting watching TV again, Arthur discovers that Stan Beaudry is now the no.1 suspect, as the story breaks he receives a call from his darling daughter.  The call does not go well at all for the lass with more Daddy issues than a trampstamped Vegas stripper.  She begs for her father’s help, but Arthur tells Christine what a dumbarse she was and disowns her, demanding that she never all him again, ever.  Daddy’s girl does’nt take this well and calls for a meeting with Deb at her home.

Miami’s phones seem to be running hot as Arthur calls Dexter regarding the drop-off for the $50k.  Dexter overhears the games, music and noise in the background and knows exactly where Arthur is – the arcade where he previously nabbed the boy.  So they arrange the meeting time for that evening, then Dexter head straight to the arcade to catch Arthur.  Except that Arthur tricked Dex, so now becomes the hunter and follows Dexter.

Whilst Dexter is uknowingly the hunted, Deb meets Christine at her place with Quinn staying close outside.  Christine in tears admits to Deb that she killed Lundy and shot her.  She begs for Debra’s forgiveness, but Deb is simply unable to.  Christine pulls out a gun and shoots herself.  She calls Dexter in to the office for some brotherly support.

This leads to Arthur following him all the way to Miami Metro where he promptly asks if a Kyle Butler works there, unsurprisingly not.  He steals a visitors pass from a tourist and wanders his way around the office.  Passing a trophy case he sees a bowling photo of Dexter et al. He then stumbles upon Deb’s Trinity wall where he admires his work of over 30 years.  At first he appears a little shocked, then smiles a wicked and satisfied smile,  glancing accross to Stan Beaudry’s photo as no.1 suspect. “Mr Beaudry, you’ve done me a kindness” he grins. Strolling around, Arthur and Dexter spot each other almost simultaneously, Dex jumps out of his chair and rushes (in slomo) towards Arthur – standing toe-to-toe, Arthur glances down at Dexter’s ID badge and coolly says “Hello, Dexter Morgan”.

My 2 cents, I think the episode as a whole was fairly tame.  This is mostly due to tying up the loose ends which no one could give a rat’s arse about.  I also think that there is no way Dexter would have fallen for Arthur’s arcade trap.  With Dexter’s experience along with the fact he knows Arthur is a calculating SOB he would’ve seen it as a trap instantly, even I picked up on it the second he called from the arcade.  Also in the unbelievable spectrum, is that Arthur could get into the Homicide division with just a visitor’s badge?  Even small businesses have a policy that no visitor can be in the building unless they’re escorted, but in a Police Station? Gimme a break!  However, Jennifer’s performance in the suicide scene was awesome as was Courtney Ford’s.  The ending was pure suspense, simply brilliant and made the whole episode!

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Last night was the night of nights for SpikeTV’s Scream Awards.  If you’re not familiar, the scream awards I posted about them when both Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter were nominated for their respective roles in Dexter.  Basically the awards celebrate horror, thriller,Sci-Fi  and other associated movies, TV shows and comic books.  Very Emmy type categories are included, but a few extra gorey ones are added such as the Fight Scene of the Year, the best HOLY S^&* scene and my personal favourite, Most Memorable Mutilation.

This year the most  True Blood swept away most of the awards including Best TV Show, Best Horror Actress (Anna Paquin) and Best Horror Actor (Stephen Moyer).  No offense to any fans of the genre but I really find these vampire themed shows to be utterly dull, overacted & uninvolving.  However this is the current in thing and the Scream Awards which are visitor voted, reflect this.

As Dexter, although thrilling and quite graphic is not the most horrific to watch compared to the vampire genres or movie such as Saw.  So I was’nt expecting alot from the Scream Awards crowd.  Michael C. Hall missed out on Best Actor, but a nice surprise is Jennifer Carpenter won Best Supporting Actress! All I can say is congrats Jennifer & keep up the good work.  If find you to be a very talented actress, but unfortunately the Deb character leaves me wanting more depth, rather than just a crapload of swearing, tears and unlucky romances.

Scream Awards – Pre-show quick interviews including Julie Benz and Jennifer Carpenter, who exclaimed how amazing it would be to win a Scream Award!  Congrats again Jennifer .

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Scream 2009 Nominations

Heard of the Scream awards?  Check out Spike TV . The Scream Awards are for anything horror, dark, bloody and gorey.  The insane award categories include:

Fight-to-the-Death Scene of the Year
Holy S***! Scene of the Year

And my personal favourite:

Most Memorable Mutilation

It’s time for Spike TV’s Scream awards again, Dexter has been nominated for Best TV show and Michael C. Hall has been nominated for Best Horror Actor.
Jennifer Carpenter has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Dexter and for her role as Angela Vidal in Quarantine.

Dexter won Best TV Show for Scream 2008, MCH was nominated but lost out to  Fernando Cayo from The Orphanage. Also Julie Benz was nominated for Best Horror Actress, but that was snapped up by Liv Tyler for The Strangers.

So get to Spike TV now and vote for Dexter , MCH & Jennifer Carpenter!

Below are the categories in which Dexter is involved in & who we’re up against.

Best TV Show
Battlestar Galactica
Dexter
Fringe
Lost
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
True Blood

Best Horror Actor
Bruce Cambell, My Name is Bruce
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Kåre Hedebrant, Let The Right One In
Justin Long, Drag Me To Hell
Ryan Kwanten, True Blood
Stephen Moyer, True Blood

Best Horror Actress
Jennifer Carpenter, Quarantine
Jaime King, My Bloody Valentine 3D
Lina Leandersson, Let The Right One In
Alison Lohman, Drag Me To Hell
Anna Paquin, True Blood
Monica Potter, The Last House on the Left

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Carpenter, Dexter
Ashley Greene, Twilight
Carla Gugino, Watchmen
Evanna Lynch, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Shirley Manson, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Rutina Wesley, True Blood

For a full list check out Scream 2009 at Spike TV.

Now a reminder, get out there and vote…. yeah like NOW! Right here:

Dexter

MCH

Jennifer Carpenter

Thanks for voting

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Spoilers within.

When Dexter returns later this year, six months will have taken place on-screen.  Newlyweds Rita and now Daddy Dexter have a baby boy. Unfortunately that means viewers will miss out on the actual childbirth.

Exec Producer Sara Colleton revealed to Entertainment Weekly:

“This season, we’re going to deal with: Can a serial killer juggle a personal life, work, and his ‘dark passenger’? executive producer Sara Colleton told Entertainment Weekly. “In other words, can Dexter have it all? Which is something all of us grapple with every day of our lives. So we’re taking something that is a very human dilemma and putting it through the prism of Dexter’s special needs.”

In addition to this juggling act, a new male (yet to be cast) antagonist will be entering Dexter’s life and will “cross paths with Dexter in a major and dramatic way” announces Colleton.  “He will illuminate a lot about Dexter’s life and force him to make some tough choices.”

As if Dexter won’t have enough to deal with, his sister Debra (and for the first season, Michael C. Hall’s real-life wife, Jennifer Carpenter), will unwittingly shed light on his dark secret.  “All the way through the season, Deb — in her need to know her father more — is going to get closer and closer to figuring out who Dexter’s mother was and her relationship with her father,” says Colleton.

So might the day come when Dex is forced to slice up his foster-sister? “That is inconceivable to me,” declares Colleton. “Deb and Dexter are the best brother-and-sister team ever.”

This Dexter fan can hardly wait.  Will Rita be a nag poor Dexter and not let him out of the house to attend his is darkest needs?  How about Rita’s secret that Dexter is her 3rd husband?  However it plays out, season 4 is shaping up to be as plot-twisty and addictive as ever.

Source EW.

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