Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

I just suggested him as an example of a recurring character being killed. Given that the DD Killer(s) are going to attack the police station with poison gas, there's a chance that the show kills a recurring character to shock us a bit, and they might go big (for example Deb, which I think is unlikely) or small (someone like Matthews, which I think is more likely).

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Sorry, the comment wasn't directed at you, but yeah, your explanation is good.

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Major spoilers for next week's episode below from another forum. I'm not sure if they're real or not, but just in case, please do not click unless you're absolutely sure you don't mind being spoiled (there are some big spoilers here, if true). I wish I had the willpower to resist, but sadly, I gave in.

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

HOLY SHIT.

The producer wasn't lying when he said they're laying the foundation for the end of the series in these last two episodes. I don't understand how they can carry this on for two more seasons if those spoilers are true, though.

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

I don't understand how things don't stay spoilerized in the email notifications.

Either way, that all sounds awesome and will save this horrible season.

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

I AM the Bay Harbour Butcher.

Best line of the season.

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Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

So how many of you guys are old enough to recognize where the name of the episode title (and the yacht) come from?

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...nid_rjIFhjKMtA

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Wormwood = Fate of weak side characters... AKA:

- La Guerta (I don't get what the writers are trying to do by repeating her nagging every fucking episode. Such weak acting and an unnecessary character. Get rid of her.)

- Quinn (Seriously? Getting drunk every episode and making a fool of himself. EVERY EPISODE. Get some new ideas or get rid of him. Also a weak actor. There is no depth to his character.)

- Matthews (Cliché corrupt man of power. Haven't seen that before..)

- Debra (I'm sorry to say this but I never liked her. I'm probably going to get flamed for this. All she does is swear and everything she does seems so forced and unnatural. She is just there for stupid side plots, whether its getting nagged by La Guerta, saying the same shit to her therapist every episode (what is this the Sopranos?), holding back Dexter from his "work" with her drama. I think she is going to be dead anyway by the end of the season, because this is the only time she has stopped bitching about anything. Writers just want to take her out in a way that we will feel sorry for her; not be relieved. I really think that she is a below average actor like most of the side crew.)

- Angel (I like the guy but I couldn't care less if he left the show. I'm sorry but his acting has done nothing that has made me raise a brow. He also doesn't look like he should be working at a police station. He is there to make the police station seem like a Latino-friendly place. It just seems like they have him on the show to give the impression of a Latino friendly police station and keep the balance of different races(Masuka, Anderson, etc.) in the show so that the show is not "misunderstood". He doesn't ruin the show but he is a weak side character nonetheless.)

Anderson ("Hey everyone, since we are short a black guy in the show, lets add a new one. Yeah I know he can't act but he is black and good looking." I really don't mean to sound racist, I'm just pointing out the fact that they just added him for the sake of racial balance in the show. Not because of his acting or anything significant.

Dexter is such a unique show but it is infested with all these very uninteresting and cliché characters that you can find almost every time you change the channel. I watch this show because of Dexter and these weak side characters just pollute the show. Stop trying to make this show seem mainstream like all the other detective shows by adding cliché characters to it; because it is not. Season 1 and 4 were the only seasons that they haven't strayed away from the real deal to show weak side plots with weak side characters. Even though I liked the other seasons as well, they had too much "pollution". : /

Hopefully the DDK is going to be taking care of most of these weak characters. I hope he is going to be able to use his poison gas in that dinner Matthew is hosting. We all know that La Guerta and Matthews is going to be there. Debra has already foreshadowed her goodbyes although I'm not sure about what is going to happen to her. Who knows, she might leave the show because of her divorce. I also believe that Quinn is going to try to save Angel and get killed in the processed. *fingers crossed* They should keep Anderson and Angel just for the sake of "balance".

On the other hand, I love the new intern. He has potential to be the next villain. I already said that he was a fan of Bay Harbor Butcher and that he suspected that it was Dexter. He was using Angel's sister as a cover to get close to Dexter so he could show him his video game where you can be the serial killer, assuming and hoping that Dexter would relate to it somehow and gain a liking to him. He is extremely obsessed with Dexter. He even made a video game about him. He definitely wants to be his sidekick :P

I actually like Colin Hanks more than I did before. At first I thought he was just a side character to the real villain Gellar, and that he was somehow going to represent Dexter's light side fighting the dark side. But the twist made him a lot more interesting as the two characters fused together.

All in all this season minus the pollution would make for one of the best seasons. Lets hope the DDK succeeds :)

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Well, you failed pretty spectacularly then.

How in the world would you know this? Are you a producer or something? Are you a casting agent? Just what has the actor who plays Anderson done to make you think that he's a bad actor, anyway? He seems to be doing well enough to me.

Your opinion on the quality of this show's acting is pretty suspect, anyway, since you call out basically every character other than Dexter, and then claim to like Colin Hanks, who is one of the worst 'actors' who has ever been on this show. He, in large part, has been responsible for making this season a failure than can only be partially redeemed if what has been forecast to happen in the spoilers above comes to pass.

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Sheriff "ping-ping-ping" Ricochet Rabbit

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Yep.

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There was also the intern's offhand comment about how he had never seen Dexter make a mistake (when talking to Batista's daughter about how to approaching Dexter about the game).... for some reason it seemed a bit off (has he been an intern all that long?) and struck me as foreshadowing a Dexter mistake down the line.

Or it was just a random line and I'm reading way too much into it....

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

If those spoilers are true I will have my faith restored in the writers.

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

You guys who read the spoilers are getting my hopes up...so it's sure to be a let down now.

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Windom, I agree. I had to join this site because of this thread. I am fighting SO hard not to read the spoilers...arrrrgh! I don't feel this season is Dexter's best, however I am still enjoying it. Much beter than most television out there now. I kind of wish the killers had more of a presence. My favorite moments that I am taking from this season are Deb's progression in therapy and the brief return of Dexter's brother. Some of your responses to the spoilers are really getting my hopes up. I hope this season goes out on a shocking note. Cannot wait for the last two seasons!!

P.S.-The sneak peak of next week's show depicting the DDK's follower going in the Miami station with backpack full of lethal gas reminds me in an odd way of the Moldavian Massacre cliffhanger in Dynasty back in the day...it just FEELS like this is going to be a "let's see who bites the dust/survives" moment and that there may be a few casualties. Real excited about it!

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

A more detailed look at next week's episode - MAJOR spoiler alert:

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Based on the spoiler alert for next week, I see this happening:

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Highly doubtful. They do have two more seasons, you know. All they writers have done is introduce the specter of this knowledge; they're not going to start going crazy right away.

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

No the terrible writing, the inconsistent actions of Dexter, the stupid twist and the worst storylines ever for the side cast has made this season a failure. Hanks is the least of it's problems.

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

I still don't really understand all the complaints this season. It's not as sharp as it was in the earlier seasons I agree, but I don't see the drastic drop in quality that many of you apparently do. Dexter makes mistakes and acts differently than he did earlier on in the series but to me it seems like he's sloppy on purpose sometimes because the writers are showing that he can't be perfect forever and are events that will lead to his eventual downfall. Brother Sam was a great story while he lasted in my opinion and it's a shame that he was killed off as I liked the interaction he had with Dexter.

The side characters have also been better than they have been in previous seasons and have decent story lines. Quinn and Batista teaming up has been fun, Quinn's drinking issues after Deb leaving him, Deb's story with her becoming lieutenant has been interesting and her therapy sessions bringing up her issues and possibly bringing to light more about Dexter, Louis the intern have all been decent side stories. Also the return of Brian although brief was cool to see and I also liked that they brought Jonah back. I also like the addition of Detective Anderson and think he could be a decent character if he's used more in the future.

Travis and Gellar I've liked as well. Collin Hanks is doing fine in my opinion with playing a religious nut job. The Gellar twist some people saw coming but honestly most people I know who watch the show (who aren't posting about it on the Internet) were surprised by it. Face it as online fans most of us probably watch shows differently than the average viewer.

At the end of the day Dexter accomplishes being an entertaining show. Is it 100% perfect and the best written show on television? No, but it still is a fun show to watch and in my opinion a lot better than most of the crap on.

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

I know this from simply watching the show. Show me ONE scene where any of the average actors I listed have done something to captivate you with their "amazing" acting. They have no facial expressions whatsoever, Anderson being one of the worst. If no one is remotely caring about their sub plots; then you got yourself a bunch of below-average actors who do not have more than one facial expression, originality, or character. It doesn't take a producer to see that this show has weak side characters.

The racial balance thing is true for 99% of the shows and movies nowadays. I am all for it as long as the characters fit the in some way. But don't just put an array of different races in the show just so an audience from a different ethnicity doesn't get offended. "Ok everyone. We have to appeal to our Eskimo viewers as well, so next season we are going to be introducing Nantuk who has no more than two facial expressions, but he will help us appeal to the Eskimo audience and gain more Eskimo viewers!" I am not racist by any means and I am a minority on top of that. But I don't like it when a good show gets polluted for the sake of mass appeal.

Btw I never said Colin Hanks was a great actor. He is better than the rest of the thrash though. I just pointed out the fact that his character has more depth than before. Who doesn't love a schizophrenic villain? :P

Re: Dexter -- "Ricochet Rabbit" -- 12/04/11
 

Billy Brown is a good actor and I have seen him do well more than once.

If you don't know the uptight suit guy who has been dropped in the middle of a cluster, I am not sure what to tell you.