Dexter is a strikingly well-made series about a serial killing sociopath, but from the viewpoint of that sociopath. There couldn’t have been a better performance than Michael C. Hall’s, the story remained at all times captivating, and the killer was made human without glorifying him, but of course some people vehemently disagree.

It says a lot about modern America that this show exists. The parallels to ancient Rome just keep coming.

Another nitpick is that in season 3 episode 2 I believe they jumped on the anti-pedo bandwagon which was one of the lamest sell-outs to revolve an entire episode around in the history of TV.

it’s pretentious, forced, silly and more than a little annoying for anyone not into trying to appear “cool” to their friends in the media.

Dexter also lacks the goal, crazy as it may be, of the British character.

The characterisation is pretty shallow compared to other shows I’ve recently watched, and I don’t feel you get much of an insight into the mind of a serial killer.

After seeing the pilot it is clear that the writing is bad. Voice overs are hard and these writers don’t have the chops for it. Just listening to this show makes me want to carve out my ear drums. I adore Mike Hall and loved Six Feet Under, but that was compelling, well-crafted drama. This show is just empirically bad. Dexter needs to shut up and stop trying to be profound about his life like a 14 year-old angst-ridden poet. Let us learn about Dex by what happens on screen–not god-awful, campy voice overs.

Michael C Hall proves a dull lead

Given one of the show’s very clunky in-jokes, one should just watch American PSYCHO. It offers a better, darker view of a serial killer (not to mention a far superior lead performance), where the black humour is cleverly handled, not just a way to make off-putting material more acceptable for a mainstream audience.

I won’t even get into the other characters who are just dragging the whole show down, especially Dexter’s sisters (Jennifer Carpenter). She did a decent job in the remake “Quarantine” but only because she was a typical horror movie victim. You enjoy to see her scream and die but she won’t in this show.

It is nothing more than a show a housewife would watch while ironing her clothes.

The really sad thing is that
some sucker is sittin out there watching the
tube while the show keeps twisting gravity i.e.
calling ‘bad’ ‘good’ …yeah, butterfly effect
and all that. You people suck bigtime w/ this
Dexter garbage.