Lauren Velez describes her character, Laguerta's reaction to Rita's death, and Quinn's suspicion of Dexter.
The New York Times did an interview with Michael C.Hall this week and enjoyable as it was I was really taken aback that the interviewer apparently is completely unfamiliar with the Dexter character and the show's audience:
It’s hard to imagine that even the show’s most hard-core fans could protest too much if Dexter’s fate were a grim one, in keeping with the punishments he has handed out himself. In the meantime Mr. Hall continues to see how human he can make a character who doesn’t believe in his own humanity.
I vehemently disagree that the show's "most hard-core fans" would have little to disagree about if/when Dexter meets a violent end. One only has to look at how sympathetic the responses have been to (Dexter's wife) Rita's horrific death and the inevitable impact it will have on Dexter.
Dexter is the serial killer people love to love.
And, I believe Dex is exactly as the show's writers wish him to be. Why else would they repeatedly show us that he was so severely damaged as a child that who and what he is now is a direct result? What was the purpose of an entire season where we saw Dexter's slightly older serial killer brother kill without a conscience illuminating what a true serial killer behaves like if not to see the absolute contrast between a "good" serial killer and a bad one?
Nope. Absolutely not. The fans will be up in arms every bit as much as the LOST fans who were promised a satisfying ending and got instead the Island's glowing asshole.
The article was worthwhile when it stuck to the insights of both Hall and show runner Chip Johannessen:
Chip Johannessen (“24”), who joined “Dexter” as this season’s show runner, pointed to two things that continue to close in on the writers: the growing likelihood that Debra, a crack police detective, will discover her brother’s secret life, and Dexter’s gradual normalization, his progress toward “some recognizable human place.” When either happens, the show will be over.“I think it’s going to be up to Michael,” Mr. Johannessen said.
Mr. Hall, who is an executive producer of the show, will also have a say in the nature of Dexter’s fate. “With the way the fourth season ended, the suggestion seems to be that there are consequences. And it’s hard to imagine it ultimately ending well for him.”
“When I first encountered the character, my first question was: Is this a person who could ever be? Really?” Mr. Hall said. “And I’m still not sure. I think I’m coming closer and closer to believing that he’s real. And I think Dexter’s coming closer and closer to believing that he’s real too.”
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