"Harry gazed into the eyes of his creation and saw evil, pure and simple..."
Wow. Yet again we have an extraordinary clever, gleefully chaotic and masterfully character-based episode... and next up is the finale. And I'm told by my very lovely partner that future seasons get even better. I'm still rather cross about those well done steaks, though. Well done steaks are an abomination. That character flaw of Dexter's is right up there with the serial killing.
So much of this is about the perverse but very real rapport between Dexter and Doakes who- as ever- is right about everything. Dexter's confidence is low after realising that his father killed himself because of what he'd made Dexter, and so he's lacking in confidence and, for him, very much losing control. And, incredibly, Doakes persuades him to get his affairs in order and turn himself in. it's extraordinary how liberated Dexter seems with the freedom he has to be honest with his honourable archenemy.
And then, at the end, Deb inadvertently persuades him otherwise, having slowly got her mojo back after last season's trauma, persuading him to just ride through it. It all feels earned and absolutely true to character for everyone. Ironically, a lot of this is due to Dexter actually being a bloody good brother.
In other news, Mike from Breaking Bad shows up, and things are going well between Deb and Lundy. Too well. I'm convinced that tragedy is round the corner.
And then there's Lila. Ah, Lila. Framing poor Angel in a despicable attempt to get Dexter back, and he can clearly see the parallels in what he himself is doing to Doakes. But she's dangerous, volatile, and Deb's confidence after realising her immigration status is misplaced. That final scene, with Lila poised to learn everything from Doakes, makes me want to see the finale. So job done.
Extraordinary episode. Aren't they all?
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