On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:
> Please no spoilers from the third season. > OK. > But all that artistic foreplay had a disappointing climax. Just too forced, > too preposterous. I could believe the first episodes, but not the last. The > Sgt. Doakes-as-a-hostage to whom Dexter bares his soul seems like a mediocre > soap opera. Just too many coincidences who Doakes runs into. > Any one else have the same reaction? > I wasn't happy with how Doakes was handled in the series (or in the books for that matter) but once he knew about Dexter's after work activities, you knew he was the red-shirted member of the crew. There were some things I liked - Dexter imagining Deborah's reaction to his dark passenger was probably my favorite part. I also liked Dexter looking at the slides box on Keith Carradine's desk and not being allowed to react. I found LaGuerta's reaction to what happened to Doakes broadened her character to me. I didn't like the British woman. Again, I'm as big a fan of the books as I am the series, but Rita and the kids provide Dexter with that air of being normal which is key to making his split life work. Dexter dating a woman who screamed "flake" from the minute you saw her just didn't feel right to me. He wouldn't be that reckless. I'm also not thrilled with the deconstruction of Dexter's image of Harry. TVG --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
