Comments on: Dexter Season 6 Review – So Far, So Boring

By: Chromeflow

Chromeflow — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:33:00 +0000

I dub Dexter Season Six, ‘One Track Mind’. All the main characters follow the same path, each and every episode, it’s mind numbing. If a character’s path does vary, it is made from a themed cookie cutter story line with which we are all familiar. The DDK — Doomsday Killers — are absolutely absurd, these guys are best suited to appear on Buffy. In the past, the actions of serial killers on Dexter have been believable, even if their motives seem strange; a couple who traffic humans, men who torture women for thrills, a person who ritualises the death of innocent people to mimic the lost lives of his own kin and the list goes on but the DDK are just laughable. So much so, that I did laugh out loud when the theme introduced to end episode nine was revealed. All this makes me wonder what has happened to the writers? Are they under paid, over worked, bored, frustrated, lacking creative control , finding Dexter’s world to dark? I can only guess all of the above given how bad season six has been. I own all Dexter Seasons on DVD, season six regrettably won’t be added to my collection.

By: Beans

Beans — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:21:00 +0000

I actually don’t think Mos Def is a good actor, and I think his role detracted from the season. Good thing they killed him off. *spam removed*

By: Violetsandguns

Violetsandguns — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:47:00 +0000

Aparently all three original creators are gone. By season five all of them had bailed. No coincidence in my opinion that season five and six have not been up to par.

By: curlykale

curlykale — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:48:00 +0000

The show is now very mediocre. The plots are all over the place and the killers less and less scary.

By: Wanda

Wanda — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:34:00 +0000

I SO agree. How could this formerly brilliant show lose the mojo so utterly. It’s just so odd.

By: Mapleleafs_111

Mapleleafs_111 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:28:00 +0000

Well after last nights episode, you should be pretty happy. lol.

By: Richard Mcmillan43

Richard Mcmillan43 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:23:00 +0000

As season V ended, I was GLAD TO SEE IT. I missed two episodes by an error-we closed and returned it to Netflix by mistake, and I do not intend to re-order. I think the show is about to run its limits. As most programs more is not necessarily better. The priginal story lines/plots get over worked, and all becomes mundane. Not a fault of the Actors, nor writers, but shows do outlive their focus and value as entertainment. Time for closure on Dexter!

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:45:00 +0000

I think the trouble is that this series, like “Battlestar Galactica,” has a natural life span and story arc. Dexter’s continuing escapes and his continuing evolution as a human being while continuing as a serial killer are becoming more and more improbable and will one day make the series “jump the shark.” Last season, he was separated from Debra over a kill with a shower curtain and got away clean? In the beginning, his internal stream of consciousness asserted that he had no feelings (“if I had any feelings, I’d have them for Deb”), and was very good at faking having a personality. By now, he is an authentically doting father, grieving widower, supportive brother and many other things. Is it really probable that someone like that would still be a compulsive killer, whether channeling his urges or not? The intrinsic flaw is that his character had to be developed to make the series succeed, but that very character development makes his continuing obsession/compulsion unlikely.

By: jaysonsargent

jaysonsargent — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:31:00 +0000

I disagree. As was said above, there a lot of moving parts gearing up. I think we are going to be blown away by the story this year (see freaky looking dead people on horses in the promo). It’s going slow to establish the multiple new characters. I’m not even sure I would call it slow. The third episode mini-story with the Tooth Fairy was very satisfying IMO because it made Dexter question his own role as a father and wonder what would happen to him when he got old.

By: superdexter

superdexter — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:54:00 +0000

I feel like the problem is Dexter has become less creepy. We don’t see the monster takeover anymore. Killing other killers has become to routine for him. When he’s performing his ritual, it doesn’t feel like he’s satisfying a need. It doesn’t look like a drug addiction anymore like it did in season 2. The coolest part about Dexter was that no matter what, he seemed more insane than his victims. But that feeling is gone. The way the show is being written now has Dexter in to much of a superhero role, trying to rid the world of the evil serial killers. But I still have hope and season 6 has already surpassed season 5 and 3 in my eyes. But it’s hard to continue being original when the best season was the first.