Dexter

By Myles I spent part of last week finishing up the fifth season of Six Feet Under, which has long been half finished after a lengthy marathon session of the entire series just proved dire last summer, resulting in “Depressive Melodrama Burnout” (DMB, for short). Returning to that show was a remind...

By Myles However, the lengthy “Previously on Dexter” sequence reminded us that the things that made that episode great were an exclusion (of Rita and the kids) and a shock (that won’t be recreated in the next episode), which means that “Dirty Harry” is immediately handicapped. And while there are...

By Myles Even the rest of the episode, with Dexter free to spend time outside of the home environment, was elevated to some degree. I’ve found the LaGuerta/Batista love affair stuff kind of uninteresting so far, and while it didn’t suddenly become compelling here it at least became relevant as bot...

By Myles When it comes to U.S. cable series making their way to Canadian airwaves, there’s always a problem. For the most part, Showtime and HBO (and even FX, AMC, etc.) don’t tend to follow a traditional schedule. They debut shows when they want to, often “out of season” in an effort to draw viewers from t...

By Myles I would be fine with formula if I felt that the formula was actually resulting in a show that made good on the first season’s premise of a vigilante serial killer coming to terms with his morality and engaging with “The Dark Defender.” However, the fourth season is shaping up to continue the t...

By Myles Simon Baker and Michael C. Hall are the two men who I don’t see walking off with the award, for different reasons. Baker should just be glad to be nominated, and while I legitimately like The Mentalist he’s just not dramatic or weighty enough to hold his own here. As for Hall, I think he’s amazing...

By Myles Lithgow will play Walter Simmons, an unassuming, mild-mannered suburbanite who has been living a dual life as one of America’s most prolific and deadliest serial killers.  Dubbed the “Trinity Killer” because of his proclivity to kill in three’s, he relocates to Miami after being track...

By Myles In my review of the show’s third season finale, I tore into Dexter for missed potential, for failing to take advantage of its early season ideas and instead investigating something interesting but not compelling. This isn’t to say that the show’s decision to focus its attention on the rel...

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By Myles And, really, that’s what every supporting character became: Deb’s storyline became about balancing work and life, just as Dexter balances life and killing; Batista became about finding yourself in dark places and being able to lift yourself out, just like with Dexter and his relation...

By Myles Michael C. Hall has crafted one of television's most memorable characters in Dexter Morgan, a fascinating psychological enigma who lives and kills by a code handed to him by his father. But after two seasons of murder and the inner turmoil of living with having murdered all of these people,...

By Myles Last year, during this important period of the pre-Emmy festivities, I had a bit more time to really delve into some key issues. This year, things are busier, but that doesn't mean that I'm not going to make some prognostications about the end results. I'm going to be discussing more themes a...

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By Myles My Thoughts: I hate Lila with a fiery passion, and found the character ultimately disruptive, but her role as Dexter's kindred spirit of sorts was strong. Michael C. Hall is great in the episode, and it displays the show's usual great use of violence and gore to serve story purposes.

By Myles How It Works: On July 17th the nominees are finalized and announced to the public. And then the voting begins again, this time with the prize being an Emmy award. [The following is a post I wrote last year around this time, explaining how the Emmy Awards nominat

By Myles It also benefits series that are not as widely viewed as others, like Showtime’s Dexter which should build on its strong performance last year to a potential nomination (And there better be one for Michael C. Hall). ...

By Myles But, in the end, it boils down to this: Michael C. Hall needs to be nominated for an Emmy next year. With a limited field thanks to the Writers' strike and a series of knockout performances yet again, Hall stands as a favourite to take a category now lacking in Tony Soprano. The added exposure of a...

By Myles My other concern is minor, but still frustrates me. I still find the Lundy/Deb relationship to be extremely sketchy, and is something I never quite understood. The purpose of the storyline appears to have been to create a scenario in which Deb is forced to choose between Lundy and staying be...

By Myles Boston Legal Dexter Friday Night Lights Grey's Anatomy Heroes House Lost Rome The Sopranos 24 Network Breakdown: ABC leads with three series, while HBO, NBC and FOX all perform well with two a piece. Meanwhile, CBS is completely shut out while Showtime grabs the 10th spot.