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Acrofales
Spain18473 Posts
On August 07 2013 04:29 Geiko wrote: Anyone notice how Dexter's "rival" for the new girl looks like a cheap Ryan Gosling ? I still have no fucking idea why this new girl or her guyfriend were introduced. It just seems like terrible storytelling (as does the new cop, although that's somewhat justified, because Miami PD is running out of people). | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On August 07 2013 04:40 Acrofales wrote: I still have no fucking idea why this new girl or her guyfriend were introduced. It just seems like terrible storytelling (as does the new cop, although that's somewhat justified, because Miami PD is running out of people). From the looks of the preview, the new kid whose name I already forgot is going to kill her, which will likely set up a chain of events that makes people suspicious of Dexter and/or will lead to him killing said kid. | ||
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whiteLotus
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Mandalor
Germany2362 Posts
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rasnj
United States1959 Posts
On August 07 2013 05:41 whiteLotus wrote: im not sure about the books, cuz ive never seen or read them, but is there people who have read the books ? so does the story go way beyond this point in the books or its not even up to this point in them? I read the first three books or so. Only the first season loosely follows the book, and after that they deviate very heavily. I would say that this is one of the cases where the tv series is significantly better than the books. If you are a major dexter fan you may want to look into them, but don't have too high expectations (the first book is decent, after that it quickly goes downhill). I'm not going to spoil anything, but the books go into much more explicit details as to why (in the books) Dexter has "these urges", and I don't think that explanation makes for good reading (and judging from reviews neither does most other readers). | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18473 Posts
On August 07 2013 06:42 rasnj wrote: I read the first three books or so. Only the first season loosely follows the book, and after that they deviate very heavily. I would say that this is one of the cases where the tv series is significantly better than the books. If you are a major dexter fan you may want to look into them, but don't have too high expectations (the first book is decent, after that it quickly goes downhill). I'm not going to spoil anything, but the books go into much more explicit details as to why (in the books) Dexter has "these urges", and I don't think that explanation makes for good reading (and judging from reviews neither does most other readers). I read the first book and found it rather bad already. Thank god I never continued with the rest of the series. | ||
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rasnj
United States1959 Posts
On August 07 2013 07:16 Acrofales wrote: I read the first book and found it rather bad already. Thank god I never continued with the rest of the series. To get some idea of how events and actions are explained in later books read the following spoiler from Wikipedia (Dexter Morgan - Dexter in the Dark) which describes part of Dexter's character development in the third book (obviously book spoiler, I don't think it is TV show spoiler at least not unless the TV show takes a drastic turn). + Show Spoiler + In Dexter in the Dark, the third novel of the series, it is revealed through third person narrative of an entity referred to as "IT" that the Dark Passenger is an independent agent inhabiting Dexter, rather than a deviant psychological construction. Later, Dexter realizes the Dark Passenger is related to Moloch, a Middle Eastern deity worshiped in Biblical times. The Dark Passenger is one of Moloch's many offspring; Moloch had many children (formed through human sacrifice), and learned to share its knowledge with them. Eventually, there were too many, and Moloch killed the majority; however, some of them escaped into the world. In the novel, Dexter learns of the Dark Passenger's true nature when it briefly "leaves" him, frightening him into researching possible reasons for its existence. | ||
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Leporello
United States2845 Posts
The books, on the other hand, go in a completely different direction that, in my opinion, actually diminishes a lot of the psychological-intrigue behind Dexter. Dexter is an interesting character because he raises some interesting questions about why he is who he is. The books answer this interesting question in the most uninteresting way. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18473 Posts
On August 07 2013 07:33 rasnj wrote: To get some idea of how events and actions are explained in later books read the following spoiler from Wikipedia (Dexter Morgan - Dexter in the Dark) which describes part of Dexter's character development in the third book (obviously book spoiler, I don't think it is TV show spoiler at least not unless the TV show takes a drastic turn). + Show Spoiler + In Dexter in the Dark, the third novel of the series, it is revealed through third person narrative of an entity referred to as "IT" that the Dark Passenger is an independent agent inhabiting Dexter, rather than a deviant psychological construction. Later, Dexter realizes the Dark Passenger is related to Moloch, a Middle Eastern deity worshiped in Biblical times. The Dark Passenger is one of Moloch's many offspring; Moloch had many children (formed through human sacrifice), and learned to share its knowledge with them. Eventually, there were too many, and Moloch killed the majority; however, some of them escaped into the world. In the novel, Dexter learns of the Dark Passenger's true nature when it briefly "leaves" him, frightening him into researching possible reasons for its existence. Okay, that sounds incredibly lame. I don't think I'm going to bother reading the books  | ||
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Noocta
France12578 Posts
On August 07 2013 04:40 Acrofales wrote: I still have no fucking idea why this new girl or her guyfriend were introduced. It just seems like terrible storytelling (as does the new cop, although that's somewhat justified, because Miami PD is running out of people). It's like that black super cop that got killed by the Russian guy boyfriend last season. He appeared out of nowhere, and got killed without any story line including him lol. | ||
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SkelA
Macedonia13092 Posts
Even Yvonne cant salvage this season, we need Doakes to surprise mothafucka Dexter in the finale. | ||
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Luthier
62 Posts
On August 08 2013 19:59 SkelA wrote: This season is a total letdown so far, probably the worst season. Truer words. Such a shame for the final season, but then again, final seasons tend to be final seasons because they are so shit. | ||
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FrostedMiniWheats
United States30730 Posts
On August 08 2013 19:59 SkelA wrote: This season is a total letdown so far, probably the worst season. Even Yvonne cant salvage this season, we need MECHA! Doakes to surprise mothafucka Dexter in the finale. fixed. The story is shit already. May as well go big >.> | ||
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Corvi
Germany1406 Posts
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Meow-Meow
Germany451 Posts
On August 08 2013 23:20 FrostedMiniWheats wrote: fixed. The story is shit already. May as well go big >.> To be fair, there never was definitive proof of his dying. | ||
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Kal_rA
United States2925 Posts
Also duuuuuuuuudeee Yvonne. | ||
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Spitmode
Germany1510 Posts
On August 09 2013 01:04 Meow-Meow wrote: To be fair, there never was definitive proof of his dying. what are you talking about? yes, of course there was. he was in a cabin that got blown to pieces by a giant explosion. you cannot survive that. plus the left overs have been identified via a dna analysis that it was doakes. get your facts straight | ||
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shinosai
United States1577 Posts
But I have faith that Yvonne can save this season. She definitely made season 7 good in my opinion. | ||
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Meow-Meow
Germany451 Posts
On August 07 2013 07:33 rasnj wrote: To get some idea of how events and actions are explained in later books read the following spoiler from Wikipedia (Dexter Morgan - Dexter in the Dark) which describes part of Dexter's character development in the third book (obviously book spoiler, I don't think it is TV show spoiler at least not unless the TV show takes a drastic turn). + Show Spoiler + In Dexter in the Dark, the third novel of the series, it is revealed through third person narrative of an entity referred to as "IT" that the Dark Passenger is an independent agent inhabiting Dexter, rather than a deviant psychological construction. Later, Dexter realizes the Dark Passenger is related to Moloch, a Middle Eastern deity worshiped in Biblical times. The Dark Passenger is one of Moloch's many offspring; Moloch had many children (formed through human sacrifice), and learned to share its knowledge with them. Eventually, there were too many, and Moloch killed the majority; however, some of them escaped into the world. In the novel, Dexter learns of the Dark Passenger's true nature when it briefly "leaves" him, frightening him into researching possible reasons for its existence. Haha, that sounds so unbelievably retarded, what the fuck... | ||
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Cloud9157
United States2968 Posts
On August 09 2013 21:17 Spitmode wrote: what are you talking about? yes, of course there was. he was in a cabin that got blown to pieces by a giant explosion. you cannot survive that. plus the left overs have been identified via a dna analysis that it was doakes. get your facts straight If you're new to this thread, you never argue with Doakes fanatics. They are simply superior. | ||
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