Are you pitching The Hills meets Real World Cast Clash? I know that show would definitely create some buzz!

I guess the problem would be that the Real Worlders get fed MTV financial table scraps while The Hills cast members are demanding a good chunk of cash these days.

Watched the second episode last night.

Very disturbing. But in a good way... in that I like the show. But knowing that his father literally trained him to go after bad guys and taught him how to cover his tracks, is very disturbing because Dexter was just a kid at the time.

And his thoughts are very disturbing as well. He truly is a sociopath, you sometimes forget that.

Why doesn't he like sex? Is it sex or just human emotion? Then why have a girlfriend if he is incapable of feeling anything? He obviously has emotions towards his father and sister, even though they are not his blood.

I guess you aren't supposed to understand the mind of a sociopath, are you? LOL

You bring up some good points Kath, and it all gets explained eventually. There is an explicit VERY DISTURBING reason why Dex's dad is training him which will be revealed a few weeks. I am not sure how they are going to do this part of the story on CBS, but I guess we will see!


The reason he has a girlfriend is:

1. It makes him seem normal. He needs to blend in. Most serial killers are single white males in their thirties (....er...like me?) Part of his training was to act normal and as we learned from episode 1 everyone thinks he is a great normal guy, except Doakes.
2. He doesn't feel he is capable of feeling emotion (because of what will be revealed) but the truth is there are bits and pieces that actually seep through and you will see more of this as he evolves as a character.

The cool yet very strange part is as the series progresses you are going to end up wanting him to get away with murder and get really nervous if he is in danger of getting caught! Katie would refuse to watch and make me tell her if Dexter was safe in a given episode before she would actually view it, lol.

That is the genius of Dexter and I promise you it is going to get really good, very soon! The ice truck killer is a bad, bad, bad man and the "twists" will leave you breathless!

I am watching with you from the beginning so if you have any questions or think you missed something just ask. This show is definitely worth watching twice even if you know what is going to happen!

This MadTV parody of the Sopranos made me think of the CBS edit of Dexter. Just about every other word out of Debra's mouth is an expletive (and Doakes too) but instead of beeping it they make them say really stupid things like, "BULL STUFF!"

I love Dexter, but I can imagine that it may suck on network tv. Kath do they have netflix in Canada? That is how my cousin watched season one and he was hooked. It is just such a compelling show that sucks you in. And Baccus is right, you get very protective of keeping Dex from getting caught, and he becomes kind of your 'anti hero'.

Kathleen, I know you pop in on various threads of shows that you don't want such as Real World. I just hope you didn't read too much of our chat about Dexter otherwise the whole storyline is completely spoiled for you!

It is actually not too bad and I am enjoying watching it again from the beginning. Five years ago it would have sucked, but these days they show just about anything on network television after ten o'clock. Oh how the standards have changed in such a short time. The only thing that annoys me is the "replacement word" swearing, but it is something I can deal with as I know what they are really saying...

However, I doubt they will show season two. Especially with Lila's need to be naked while doing her dialog most of the time.

Kathleen, did you notice Owen on Dexter (Sunday?) I didn't know him as October Road Owen when I first saw that episode. It was definitely a funnier scene (no, not the limb chopping part - but the hospital bed flirting scene) this time around because of my mental association with the ABC shows version of the clunky dork.


BTW: Isn't this the most humrours serial killer program you have ever watched? Dexter's choice of a "light movie" and then his timing with "oral gratification" was a bit off this week and had me literally on the floor laughing (and this was the second time I watched it!)

ZOMG! Next week. Next week gets really good. The fit starts hitting the shan!

I caught that it was Owen.

What bugs me and I keep meaning to go to IMDB to find out but Dexter's girlfriend...what the heck was she on? I know it was something that I watched all the time and it's bugging me.

I laughed at the movie...WTF, that's light? LOL

I also liked the scene with the couple at the end when Dexter can see that they have feelings for each other and he wants to know how.