Original Air Date: 23 October 2011
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Review: I love Dexter with all my heart - I mean, let's face it, there's not another show like this one on TV. But this season is touching on a theme I don't like to see much of when I look for Sunday night entertainment: religion. Too much of it and it can make me really hate it. I'm not one to say what should and should not be shown on television, but religion is one of those topics that shouldn't be forced down people's throats. And when you see a scientist who's also a killer go down this path, you start to wonder why are people trying to change a winning combination.
It didn't take long for Miami Metro to deduce that Gellar was involved - and it didn't take Dexter more than a short glance to understand that Travis Marshall is also a part of it. It's not uncommon for killers to go back to a crime scene and admire their work.
Gellar and Marshall's tableaus are the one thing I actually admire when it comes to all this religious killing. The snake one was just the beginning - and not a very complex one, but putting together mannequin and human parts and strapping them on horses, not to mention the waitress being given wings and technically killed by the police were almost art works. There's definitely something interesting, to say the least, in a murderer who puts that much work into sending a message.
A lot of this week's episode was spent inside the hospital where Harrison was undergoing surgery for his ruptured appendix. As much as I love to see Dexter with his son, this was an unnecessary turn of events - he's a good father, we already know that; there's no need to prove it over and over again when there are a lot more entertaining things for him to do. But what really made me yawn was brother Sam's involvement (why develop background characters who don't really play a part in the actual events?), his story and Dexter's almost praying. I don't want my serial killer to become a religious guy, there are enough of those already. I would have been more interested to see how Dexter keeps his focus after losing the order of his blood slides, the things that kept a sense of stability and logic in his life.
A big focus this season is on Deb's character growth. Handling her first press conference was a challenge and even more so when you count LaGuerta's involvement. That woman is the devil! But apparently Miami likes a Lieutenant with a foul mouth and no bullshit.
Other stuff: Ryan disappointed me - I was hoping she would be some kind of morbid stuff collector, but instead she just needed rent money. Meh... Why bother with these plots? Also, the new detective is a bit to stiff for Miami; wearing a black suit with all that heat? Not a good idea! Also, I hope they won't make him a love interest for Deb.Dexter 6x03: Smokey and the Bandit Back to Season 6