nickytea
Master Member
I had the opposite reaction, actually.
To me, this represents a backslide in Dexter's development as a character, and an annoying one at that. I had similar problems with Six Feet Under, ironically. Basically, it bugs the hell out of me when characters start to slowly begin to change, and then just say "Nah, screw it. I'm gonna be the same F-up I always was."
My issue with Dexter for the last few seasons has been that each season seems to leave the character treading water and not really developing. And it always seems to follow the same arc: Dexter starts in a so-so or not-good place, Dexter gets a little glimmer of hope that maybe he can make his life work somehow, and at the end of the season he says "Nah, I'm a monster," and we're RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.
Oh, wait, actually, maybe Dexter will just go COMPLETELY off the deep end here. So, in that sense, it'd be different.
I dunno. While the promise of dark thrills and wanton destruction has some appeal to it in an "immediate gratification" sense, it strikes me as a cop out, writing-wise.
Hey, look, you were wrong.
That's what you get for assumin'.