Dexter - The TV Series review

The MOssiah introduced me to the amazing TV series.

I guess you could say this is what would happen if the SITH took over TV, then again you could call it CSI with a heck of a twist.

Dexter is the main man, protagonist and anti-hero of this remarkable piece of television. He works as a blood splatter specialist with the Miami Police. That is where the CSI link comes into it.


However, what turns this series on its head (and got me hooked) is that he is a SERIAL KILLER himself. But he is a serial killer who targets the guilty - child molestors, murderes who have not been caught - the bad and the ugly of society who have fallen through the legal cracks and are stil at large and able to do bad.

So far, the series has gone for two seasons and it is excellenty written and exceptionally acted out. It explores the dark side of humanity and questions the thesis about what truly is a hero.

We would generally consider someone who kills others in such a graphic nature (and let me tell you some of the scenes are squemish) as a villian, as a bad man. But we are placed in a quandary when we see the type of people that Dexter goes after.

After the initial shock of the premise of the show, this character grows on you. Eventually he comes a likelable serial killer.

This series is enjoyable as it mixes a morbid sense of fun when the dark issues of humanity are discussed. Added to this are the varying characters and people that infiltrate Dexter's lives. His step-sister who he has known all his life, but does know not his secret double life, his fellow officers who are his friends and in the case of one, very suspectful of what he does and his girlfriend who is also oblivious to his extracurricular activities.

Then there are the flashbacks where we gain an insight into why Dexter does what he does, and how he can go on doing such disagreeable things, yet not get caught.

So if you are looking for something different, witha strong composition and will not delve to heavily into the morality of such a show. Give Dexter a go.