Yes, and on top of that killing him right there would have left a lot of clues for investigation.
It will be interesting to see what the department says when they see Dexter thoroughly cleaning his boat with that blue-light which detects blood.
[quote]Damici wrote:
A description.
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Thanks for that.
[quote]Tmmmey wrote:
It will be interesting to see what the department says when they see Dexter thoroughly cleaning his boat with that blue-light which detects blood.[/quote]
The camera was blocked by the speaker. There’s no way the camera could pick up what he was doing, but it could possibly see him at the dock late at night.
I just re-watched the episode. The camera didn’t see him on the boat, but it definitely saw him walking away.
Dexter always finds a way to slip out of trouble.
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
The camera was blocked by the speaker. There’s no way the camera could pick up what he was doing, but it could possibly see him at the dock late at night.[/quote]
I highly doubt that was the only surveillance camera in the entire marina.
[quote]Damici wrote:
The “Code of Harry” isn’t why he didn’t kill the guy in the bar. The Code of Harry would’ve completely allowed him to kill that guy;c the guy had killed Dexter’s mother, so he deserved it. Dexter didn’t kill the guy because he was trying to overcome his compulsion to kill, and the British chick had been trying to help him overcome his addiction (even though she thinks his addiction is to drugs/drinking – she doesn’t know it’s an addiction to killing).[/quote]
No, the Code of Harry would have forbidden that kill. Harry made it very clear that being emotionally involved in a murder would lead to Dexter being caught, and Dexter was VERY emotionally involved in this one.
This incident of him breaking the Code of Harry is part of a gradual breakdown of his idolization of Harry in his life…Harry’s flaws continue to emerge and come clear, and Dexter seems to lose his grip on the code. I’m very eager to see the fruition of Dexter’s emerging independence…will he be able to establish a “Code of Dexter”…or will his defiance of Harry’s laws just get him caught? I get the sneaking suspicion that “The Code of Lila” is going to figure into his plans a lot in the future, and that she’s well on her way to being the new Harry/Brian, as she is now the only person alive who has seen Dexter for who he is (in a sense) and not run away screaming, but rather empathized and appreciated the content of his character, where anyone else in his life (even Debra) would have turned him in.
What fascinates me is Dexter’s tendency to stick to the artificial, comfortable life that he lived at the beginning of the series. He killed his brother, for the preservation of that make believe display of false emotions and facade. He killed him, choosing his false sister and father over his loving, caring brother. Now, he sticks with Rita, a decent looking woman who wants him for what he isn’t, over a walking talking ball of sexual energy who seems to want him for what he is…and who is a fellow killer! WTF? I can’t wait to see where they go with this! Sunday cannot come soon enough!
I am watching the latest episode S02E05 and I have to admit that I am a little disappointed with Dexter’s “recovery.” If he starts to be a human with feelings that lacks the desire to end human life then what will we watch?
[quote]beebuddy wrote:
I am watching the latest episode S02E05 and I have to admit that I am a little disappointed with Dexter’s “recovery.” If he starts to be a human with feelings that lacks the desire to end human life then what will we watch?[/quote]
There’s two whole novels worth of material that they haven’t used yet, so I’m pretty sure he’ll fall off the wagon sooner or later.
[quote]Jerkwad wrote:
What fascinates me is Dexter’s tendency to stick to the artificial, comfortable life that he lived at the beginning of the series. He killed his brother, for the preservation of that make believe display of false emotions and facade. He killed him, choosing his false sister and father over his loving, caring brother. Now, he sticks with Rita, a decent looking woman who wants him for what he isn’t, over a walking talking ball of sexual energy who seems to want him for what he is…and who is a fellow killer! WTF? I can’t wait to see where they go with this! Sunday cannot come soon enough![/quote]
Calling his brother loving is a bit of a stretch. It was more of an obsession than love. Also I think Dexter has shown that there’s more truth in his “make believe display of false emotions” than even he is willing to admit or realizes. If he didn’t love Deb he wouldn’t have acted as quickly or as frantically when he realized she had been taken.
I know his voice over tells us that he can’t feel love etc, but that is just his thoughts, and we all know how often humans lie to themselves.
Also, the fact that Lila is a ball of sexual energy likely hasn’t affected Dexter nearly as much as it has the viewers. He’s often mentioned his very little interest in sex, so the thought of throwing away his family (or disguise) for a, likely unwanted, roll in the hay is probably a long shot. Or should be if the directors aren’t going to blindly give in to the who “sex sells” theory at the cost of a well developped character.
Well, maybe so, but I hope that British chick at least flashes a little vag in the next episode. 
[quote]Lateralus44 wrote:
Jerkwad wrote:
What fascinates me is Dexter’s tendency to stick to the artificial, comfortable life that he lived at the beginning of the series. He killed his brother, for the preservation of that make believe display of false emotions and facade. He killed him, choosing his false sister and father over his loving, caring brother. Now, he sticks with Rita, a decent looking woman who wants him for what he isn’t, over a walking talking ball of sexual energy who seems to want him for what he is…and who is a fellow killer! WTF? I can’t wait to see where they go with this! Sunday cannot come soon enough!
Calling his brother loving is a bit of a stretch. It was more of an obsession than love. Also I think Dexter has shown that there’s more truth in his “make believe display of false emotions” than even he is willing to admit or realizes. If he didn’t love Deb he wouldn’t have acted as quickly or as frantically when he realized she had been taken.
I know his voice over tells us that he can’t feel love etc, but that is just his thoughts, and we all know how often humans lie to themselves.
Also, the fact that Lila is a ball of sexual energy likely hasn’t affected Dexter nearly as much as it has the viewers. He’s often mentioned his very little interest in sex, so the thought of throwing away his family (or disguise) for a, likely unwanted, roll in the hay is probably a long shot. Or should be if the directors aren’t going to blindly give in to the who “sex sales” theory at the cost of a well developped character.
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[quote]Damici wrote:
Well, maybe so, but I hope that British chick at least flashes a little vag in the next episode.
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I wouldn’t say no to that. And maybe she could try to entice Dexter with some girl on girl action. I imagine his confused commentary on that would be hilarious.
Well, no surprises with the sex/breakup…but the Doakes tension was surprising and exciting as hell. The kill scenes are always a gas, of course…and I wonder about that line, “This is the first place we’ve set foot where the bay harbor butcher’s actually been.” Where will that go? Also, where’s Doakes going? Will he be fired and resort to his own type of vigilante justice against Dexter? What the fuck is up w/ Lunde and Debra? Is Rita leaving the picture?
So many fucking questions…they better be answered by the end of the season, because if I have to wait for season 3 for closure, I might pull a “Bay Harbor Butcher” on the writers.
I haven’t read the books, but from what I know it looks like the screenwriters are picking and choosing certain parts of all the books. In the most recent novel, Dexter in the Dark, Astor and Cody are in it, so he may very well end up back with Rita.
Would that include Dexter killing Rita’s pain in the ass mother? One can only hope.
FINALLY, he tagged the hot British bird! Although, sadly, she didn’t flash any vag as hoped. 
I sure hope that Rita is permanently out of the picture now. She annoys the shit out of me. Good riddance.
Well, I just watched episode 6 season 2. And I must say that I am disappointed in Dexter for having sex with the british chick. In the first book (the only one I’ve read), he claims to have no interesting in sex at all. I also think this is stated in the series, so when he decided to have sex with her I think he sort of made his character a bit less believable. We’ll see how the future episodes turn out.
And damn. I’m glad he got a kill.
After watching last nights episode, I went out and scored myself a bunch of Crystal Meth. I am hoping to hit rock bottom soon, so that I can subsequently join Narcotics Anonymous and start banging the shit out of my uber-hot British sponsor.
[quote]Damici wrote:
I sure hope that Rita is permanently out of the picture now. [/quote]
I seriously doubt it.
She has classic symptoms of battered woman’s syndrome. She’ll eventually talk herself into believing that Dexter fucking Lila was all her fault and beg for his forgiveness.
Yup, she should’ve given up the butt. I bet Lila did. 
[quote]Steve4192 wrote:
Damici wrote:
I sure hope that Rita is permanently out of the picture now.
I seriously doubt it.
She has classic symptoms of battered woman’s syndrome. She’ll eventually talk herself into believing that Dexter fucking Lila was all her fault and beg for his forgiveness.[/quote]
[quote]Tmmmey wrote:
Well, I just watched episode 6 season 2. And I must say that I am disappointed in Dexter for having sex with the british chick. In the first book (the only one I’ve read), he claims to have no interesting in sex at all. I also think this is stated in the series, so when he decided to have sex with her I think he sort of made his character a bit less believable. We’ll see how the future episodes turn out.
And damn. I’m glad he got a kill.[/quote]
He had no interest in sex until his appointment with the crooked psychiatrist whom he ended up killing. After that, when he was able to look Rita in the eyes, he started to appreciate sex. I don’t see the character as less believable as a result…he’s just changed, developed.
As a side, while the theme song was playing last night, at the end when Dexter is walking out of his apartment, my dad started to giggle and said, “He’s so cool.” I thought that was pretty funny.