My first thought: What a cheat! My second thought: Maybe not.

The question of what Dexter was going to do about Doakes, a decent and innocent man, was one I think the finale should have answered directly. If...

The key exchange of tonight’s episode took place between Dexter and Angel at a bar, as the two commiserated over batshit Lila’s attempt to win Dexter back by framing Angel for rape:

Dexter:...

If nothing else, this season of Dexter has been all about our hero’s capacity for self-delusion. We hear his thoughts via voiceover, but they’re often unreliable, partly because he doesn’t...

On last week’s message board, after I enthused about Dexter powering into its third act, reader “anon” cautioned:

Unlike you, I'm not a fan of the third act shift. The need to...

“What more could a rededicated serial killer ask for?”

Indeed. Though I’ve long since dropped my initial regret over Dexter having not killed his sister at the end of Season One, I think my...

Welcome to Showtime.

Granted, the network has evolved into a legitimate purveyor of thoughtful, provocative entertainments like Weeds, Brotherhood, and Dexter, but the rampant...

Hi, this is Dexter. I’m not here right now, but if you’d like to leave a long-winded and flagrantly inappropriate message after the beep, I’ll get back to you just as quick as a lick....

Wow. Where to start? Some big revelations tonight, starting again on that fateful day at the shipyard, which is the psychological gift that keeps on giving. First we learn of the long-lost brother that wasn’t...

The Bay Harbor Butcher: Scourge of the city or avenging force for good?

As news of the connection between the BHB’s victims comes to light, the question was bound to become a talking point. How much...

“Nothing stays buried. Perhaps not even me.”

As Dexter’s grisly handiwork continues to surface from the ocean floor, his sense of self is starting to emerge as well, and it’s a...

Oh, so that’s why they hired Michael C. Hall.

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After the reckoning of last season’s finale, in which Dexter’s put down his brother,...

Dexter should have killed his sister.

There you go. That’s where I stand. I feel like I have to be upfront about my feelings as we head into Season Two and see if the show can write itself out of a...