Return of the lovable serial killer – funny, nice, only kills bad people. In this one he’s even more human – he tries not to kill, even attends addict meetings (which means he gets a sexy sponsor, played by another sexy, lanky bony dame in the mode of Jennifer Carpenter). I wondered where this series could go for season two but this has two great ideas: Dexter tries recovery, and his Dexter’s dead bodies to be uncovered, so he’s part of the investigation into himself. These easily power it home.
It’s odd to see Keith Carradine, who normally plays laid-back types, as a more up-tight FBI man, but he’s a good actor Carradine, and I enjoyed watching him. There’s still a gay subtext (eg Carpenter picks up and has sex with a guy she barely knows at the gym), but the stronger theme is addiction. And it works really well. The sexy sponsor Lila is a fabulous creature – a sort of monster in her own way like Dexter.
For most of the running of the series Dexter is very much a goody – but then for the last three episodes it really goes back in the dark directions of the initial episodes, with Dexter really battling his demons. (The irritating black cop gets locked up but he’s allowed to show his humanity, which gives the drama a lot of shade.)
Another excellent series. Where will they go for Season 3?
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