Yeah, I'm late to the game with Dex. This is a show people have been raving about since it first aired. I finally sat down and got through the first season. So how was it?
The story: Dexter is a serial killer. He works in forensics at a Miami police force and he kills bad people. Then a new serial killer comes to town, someone who seems to know Dexter's secret, someone whose killing are so elaborate and (to Dexter) wonderful that it becomes a kind of courtship between him and Dexter.
Now Dexter comes off as something dark and different and daring. It is a story centered on a serial killer and a lot of the episodes are about his serial killer-ness. Where most series would try to make him as normal as possible to keep him likable (they do make sure he only kills "bad" people), this series really dwells on the things that make him different -- how he has to fake emotions and his aversions to a lot of normal human behavior. But instead of pushing us away, they actually make the character more fascinating.
Overall I thought the first season was very well done with some really nice touches. I wasn't as drawn in because I've read about serial killers before, so a lot of it felt familiar and the ending -- the reveal of the Ice Truck Killer and his connection to Dexter was too pat and kind of lame. Still, there was enough good in this series that I can see why it got so much acclaim and I'll definitely be watching season two soon.
*** RECOMMEND ***
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