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Michael C. Hall in DEXTER (Showtime)

DEXTER / HOMELAND TWO-FER!:

It seems that the casting for roles in DEXTER season 7 has begun in earnest. A number of casting calls went out earlier this week and now there's a name to go with a character with a 'major recurring role.'

From AUSIELLO:

In the first piece of casting for the show’s upcoming seventh season, Dexter has tapped Rome (HBO) actor Ray Stevenson to join the ensemble in a 'major recurring role' TVLine has learned exclusively.

Stevenson will play a high-ranking member of an Eastern European crime ring who arrives in Miami determined to learn who killed one of his associates.

                     Ray Stevenson

Stevenson has starred in TV's "Rome" and in movies like "Thor" and "Punisher: War Zone," will also star in the "Thor" sequel and this summer's 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation.'

"Dexter," which was renewed for a seventh and eighth season by SHOWTIME in November, will begin its seventh season on September 30.

No further details were available, including whether Stevenson will function as the new season’s 'Big Bad'.

SOURCE: TVLINE.com

 

Looking over the casting descriptions, it's possible that Stevenson will be playing this guy:

[VIKTOR KAREV] 30s, handsome, well dressed, stylish, slight Eastern European accent. He is a polished businessman who can get his hands dirty when he has to.

Also, I must take exception to Ausiello's assumption that there will be a single 'big bad' in season 7 DEXTER. If you recall (and how could you not?!) when last we saw them, Dex's (Michael C. Hall) sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter), had just discovered Dexter in the act of committing a murder, decked out in his usual garb in his made-to-order 'kill room.' There is no way, no how that this is going to be a 'normal' season of Dexter (if there is such a thing) so I'm not ready to wager that anything this season will be business as usual.

Dexter‘s seventh season premieres Sunday, Sept. 30.

 

 

HOMELAND SCOOP!

Q: Is it too early to ask for Homeland scoop? 
 

TVGuide:  Never! Even though Carrie (Claire Danes) was booted from the CIA by David Estes at the end of Season 1, I hear she'll be travelling overseas on a special mission -- with Estes' approval -- when the new season, which reportedly takes place six months later, begins. And speaking of Estes: One of Brody's (Damien Lewis) first assignments from Abu Nazir requires him to break into a safe in his office!

SOURCE: TVGuide.com

Sounds like a very juicy set-up and that our gal Carrie is well-enough to travel abroad and work. Yay!

HOMELAND Season 2 premieres Sunday, September 30th, 2012 (the same night as DEXTER!)

UPDATE! DEXTER Season 6 Finale SPOILERS - HOW IT ENDS - BTS VIDEO #dexterspoilers #dexter

 

Scott Buck: The Way The World Ends: Scott Buck discusses the season 6 finale of Dexter.

Update 12.19.11 - Episode 6.12 Season Finale - 'The Way The World Ends' Behind the Scenes VIDEO:

I completely disagree with Scott Buck about it 'being time' for Dexter and Deb to be 'in love.'

He may just as well have said,"We were running outof ideas creatively so we thought we'd throw this at the audience. They'll be sure to tune in in droves, come season 7.'

Deb is IN LOVE with her brother?! Never in the six years (well, 5.75 yrs.) we watched them did they give any inkling whatsoever that she felt that way. That is so crap. And my guess is that little plot device is going to drop almost immediately next season since witnessing Dexter kill--in full kill garb at that, is going to blow all that navel-gazing bull out of her head. They just wanted to make very, very sure that we'll 'understand' why she doesn't turn him in. So unnecessary. Hall and Carpenter were/are fully convincing as sibs with familial love. I'm still fuming about it because it strikes such a discordant note (not because of potential 'incest') and does a disservice to the characters.
For me, the 'I'm in love with him' line was so bizarre that Deb witnessing Dex kill really did not do anything for me. Bah. Way to ruin 6 years of build-up.

 (Previously)

I don't personally know the IMDb source of the narrative for DEXTER's season 6 finale but based on what I do know about the finale (and the Debra storyline, in particular), it makes good sense.

Does it make for good DEXTER, though? I'm not going to comment until I see it other than to say, that after I heard SPOILER that the big 'Oh my GOD!" moment happened in the last minute of the show END SPOILER, I surmised that it involved Debra seeing Dexter's Dark Passenger.

You'd have had to have slept through this season to not have seen the groundwork being layed with Dexter and Deb for the big reveal. It was pretty much paint-by-numbers. 1. Get Quinn out of the picture--out of Deb's life--making room for the 'Deb knows about Dex's Dark Passsenger' subplot for the next 2 seasons. 2. Underscore repeatedly that Dexter and Deb are veryclose. 3. Throw a bit of red herring into the mix to drive home to Deb that she really loves her brother--though she must realize at some point, not that way. 3. Have Deb and Dexter again working closely on a serial killer case leaving open the possiblity for...anything.

Happy watching! If you are so inclined, drop back and share with me what you thought of the Dexter Season 6 finale and the the big reveal. 

   DEXTER just saved a boatload of illegals:

 Recap of Dexter Season 6 Finale  - 'This Is The Way The World Ends'

Batista is trying to get Quinn transferred, since he's been effing up so much lately. Quinn told Batista that he spoke with his union rep and he can just claim that he's got an alcohol problem and if he gets help, they can't get rid of him.

Though the package he sent to Dexter, an Ice Truck Killer souvenir, arrived the intern Louis story was left unresolved. His internship at the lab is almost over. He asks Musuka if there is any way he can stay on as a lab assistant, and Musuka tells him in his best Yoda voice that "finish his training he must" or something to that effect but says he'll send him stuff every once in awhile to keep his 'dick wet'. (Ew.)

Travis is shocked and angered to find out that Dexter is alive. Dexter tells him that he can't kill Harrison, "the lamb" and he has to kill Dexter ( the anti Christ) first or he won't complete his work before the eclipse/'end of  the world'. Travis asked Dexter if he has any of his needles with him and tells him to inject himself. 

Dexter agrees to inject himself with one of his needles if Travis puts Harrison on the elevator, which Travis does. Dexter appears to inject himself and pass out. Travis hovers over him to kill him and then Dexter knocks Travis out, and somehow manages to get a Harrison, still dressed as a lion and  Travis out of the building with no one noticing. Miami Metro shows up, only finding one dead cop (courtesy of Travis).

Q: What was the scene we saw in the promo where she tells Dexter she loves him?

A: It was at the beginning of the episode. Dexter gets home from his ordeal at sea which by the way HE DID NOT SWIM to shore. Anyway, Deb barges in to Dexter's apartment, blurting, OMG, we got a report that your boat washed up on shore." "Thank God you are okay; it's the second time in a few days that I thought you'd died.' 'I love you.' Dexter actually says "I love you, too" and Deb seems surprised and I think she says "Really?" After the encounter she barges in to her therapist's office confessing that she is 'in love' with Dexter.

In the last 60 seconds of the episode Debra actually sees Dexter stab Travis in the chest, and then Dexter sees Deb:

...in the abandoned church. Deb asked Dex earlier in the episode to do a final forensic sweep of the church. Dexter had mentioned to Jaimie when handing off Harrison that he had to work on a crime scene for Deb. So I think Deb must've dropped by Dexter's after talking to her therapist and Jaimie told her that Dexter was at some crime scene...and lo and behold, Deb meets Dex's Dark Passenger.

Dex is just completing his typical kill scene. He's got his rubber apron on and Travis is on the table, all plastic-wrapped, cheek-sliced and about to be knifed.

Deb, still near the entrance-way, witnesses the stabbing saying nothing, then Dex turns to see her and utters the last two words of the episode, 'Oh God.'

Source: drmello

Update #2 (12.20.11)

Question: What’s the deal with Masuka's intern Louis sending Dexter the arm of his dead brother?
Ausiello: The deal is… you’ll have to wait until Season 7 to find out. Asked why he left the Louis (Josh Cooke) thread dangling in the finale, exec producer Scott Buck told me, “I think what we’re doing with Louis is setting him up for things to come.”

SOURCE: Ask Ausiello

DEXTER Season 6 Finale SPOILERS & SPECULATION @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter

Next on DEXTER Episode 12: 'This Is The Way The World Ends' SYNOPSIS:

In the Season 6 finale, Dexter and Homicide race against a lunar eclipse to catch the Doomsday Killers before their final gruesome act; Debra struggles with a new emotional reality.

 Update/

Season 6, Episode 12

Episode Synopsis: In the sixth-season finale, Dexter and Homicide try to stop the Doomsday Killers from committing one final murder, while Debra deals with a new emotional situation. Original Air Date: Dec 18, 2011

Guest Cast: Mos as 'Brother Sam'

DEXTER SNEAK PEEK: 'He Just Left'

Travis kidnaps Harrison.

DEXTER Season 6 Finale SPOILERS and SPECULATION:

When we first see Dexter, he’s floating in the middle of the ocean, desperately clinging to the debris of the rowboat. Although we know that Dexter will survive, there’s a helpless desperation that we haven’t seen in him for some time. He’s resigned himself to the fact that he’s going to die and finds it ironically fitting that his body will vanish into the sea without a trace. His deepest fear and regret isn’t death itself, but that he will never see Harrison grow up and become a man. It’s a great start to the episode.

 

If there’s any doubt that Jennifer Carpenter is this season’s MVP, then just check out the excellent performance on display here. If she gets any kind of award consideration this year, guaranteed her highlight clip will be pulled from this episode.

 

Colin Hanks goes out on a fairly strong note. If you’re a Hanks hater, nothing will change your mind here, but he looks worn down and weathered in a few scenes achieving the right amount of menace. It’s hard to remember him as the somewhat sympathetic man-child killer (and that’s a compliment). If you’ve enjoyed Season 6 so far, then Episode 12 is a nice capper on the continuing adventures of Dexter Morgan.

 

On the other hand…

If you’re looking for a “ties up all the loose ends/ advances the plot” finale, then Episode 12 might disappoint. Almost... Some plot details remain a mystery, some end with a general shrug, and others with a convenient “resolution”. If you’ve had issues over Dexter’s easy escapes and convenient logic, then there’s more ammo to fuel the fire here.

Here’s your final hints n’ teases:



Good impressionist, Masuka, he is.

Travis checks the mail

“Oh God”

But here’s one more important teaser…

...the sound of a major bombshell going off in the final minute of the episode.

Everything I’ve written above won’t matter come Monday morning, because THIS is the final impression that will be burned into your brain over the next 9 months. Bring on Season 7!

Source: jkrishan

 

 Michael C. Hall interview on AolTV:

We've come to expect penultimate episodes of 'Dexter' seasons to be heart-pounding and intense, but the second-to-last episode of Season 6 raised the stakes of serial-killing suspense.

In 'Talk to the Hand,' Dexter thwarted a poison gas attack aimed at Miami Metro and lost a showdown with Travis that ended with him set out to sea, surrounded by a ring of fire. It also opened a Pandora's box of step-sibling sexual tension when Deb's therapist suggested that Deb might be in love with Dexter.

To help bring some perspective to such a dizzying episode, AOL TV has an interview-cap with Dexter Morgan himself, Michael C. Hall. We discussed tonight's episode, the developments of Season 6 and where 'Dexter' may be headed in its final two seasons. Hall offered his thoughts on the Wormwood attack, the Gellar twist, and the new, strange wrinkle in his complex relationship with Jennifer Carpenter. Read on for the interview.

A lot of wild things happened in this episode, but the most interesting was the introduction of some weird, incestuous sexual tension between Deb and Dexter. So your TV step-sister who may have feelings for your character also happens to be your real-life ex-wife. Are the writers just trying to mess with you at this point?
 

Hall: Absolutely. [Laughs] But not without our blessing. Jennifer and I were aware that the story was moving in this direction. We laugh about it, we shake our heads ... but you know, in as much as there are inevitable parallels, we're both very professional and committed to telling this story.

(Hall, cont.) And frankly, whatever's happened with Jennifer and me and our relationship's evolution notwithstanding, Dexter in the first episode says, "If I could ever have feelings for anyone, I'd have them for Deb." I think those two characters have been on some kind of collision course from the get-go.

Dexter seemed almost like a super-hero in this episode, thwarting the Wormwood attack and then miraculously surviving the ring of fire at the end. He often seems indestructible. Do you ever worry that the lack of realism can hurt the storytelling?

I honestly feel that from the beginning, there is undeniably, just if you look at the logistics, there is a fantastical element to the world of the show and this guy's abilities. It's not a show that's based on a graphic novel or a comic book, but it feels like it is.

Ya know, on set, we are very much aware of the logistical or literal implausibility of so many of the things that happen on the show, but I think there is a suspension of disbelief that is required of our audience.

You look at the end of the first season ... he subdues the Ice Truck Killer, and gets him back into the Ice Truck Killer's room that's like, part of an active crime scene, and slashes his throat? It's all absurd really, but there's some sort of serendipitousness or fantastical coincidence ... I've suggested in other interviews that while we don't see it, Dexter definitely has the power of flight and can turn himself into smoke.
...

Is Dexter a strong swimmer?

Hall: I mean, come on. Yeah. He better be. Or he better luck into something. I'll tell you this much ... that San Pedro water is not warm. It was pretty cold. It was hard to pretend I was in Miami. My teeth might have been chattering a take or two. Hopefully they can cut around it.

After the Gellar twist, fans have now moved on to wondering about Louis Greene. People are wondering if he's connected to the Ice Truck Killer. My own theory is that he's used his own algorithmic powers to isolate Dexter as the Bay Harbor butcher.

Hall: That's indeed a possibility. He's a formidable guy given his access and expertise. It seems pretty clear that he's somewhat obsessed with Dexter in a way that is ... potentially problematic.
...

That gets you wondering about how messed up psychologically Dexter actually is. You know, in addition to being a sociopath.

Hall: Yeah. That was kind of a magical moment when we get to see Dexter in that basement watching Travis talk to the imaginary Gellar while having a conversation over his shoulder with his imaginary father. He's nuts, man.

SOURCE: Michael C. Hall: "Jennifer and I Were Aware That the Story Was Moving In This Direction"

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TONITE! DEXTER & HOMELAND Episode 10! on SHO - Sneak Peeks SPOILERS VIDEO @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Homeland

12.02.11 UPDATE: DEXTER"S 8th Season to be it's Last:

Michael C. Hall in DEXTER  Episode 6.10 - 'Ricochet Rabbit'  (SHO):

Next on Dexter Season 6 Episode 10 - Ricochet Rabbit:

Dexter tries to figure out the Doomsday Killers' next victim before it's too late after learning the truth about Gellar; Debra has a panic attack reaction at a crime scene, which leads her to the realization that she leans too heavily on her brother.

 

DEXTER season 6 is getting some really sour feedback from critics and audiences alike.

The latest EW magazine opines that season 5 was 'weak' and Season 6 is 'weaker.'

The complaints are being fired mostly at the 'DDK' (Doomsday Killer--not really even a great acronym made from that) storyline. The consensus seems to be 'fire the writers,'  which is unsurprising as the actors on Dexter continue  to be of  the caliber that they usually are but the season 6 storyline has not been able to engage viewers ala season 4's 'Trinity Killer' storyline (which I think besides DEXTER season 1, will be the standard to which all seasons will be held). Possibly, the return of Dexter's bio-brother (in Harry form) was the biggest let-down as anticipation for his return began at the end of season 1.

What could have further plumbed the depths of  Dexter's psyche ended up more as a jokey, pseudo-Thelma and Louise one-off episode. Dexter never seemed in danger of slipping into an extended bout of Rudy-like behaviour and therein lay the problem. And then *poof* Rudy was gone. That was a wasted opportunity, if there ever was one.

 

I'm a from-day-one 'Dexter' fan as I followed Michael C. Hall from Six Feet Under to this and I believe he never disappoints. I would have ranked it as my favourite show until this season (though it is by no means 'bad' nor do I wish to stop watching it).

In addition to being the star of Dexter, Hall, as you see in the credits is an executive producer (EP) of the show. I think he needs to step in and step it up for seasons 7 -8. ( Showtime has announced two more seasons of Dexter have been approved.)

 

I did like the DDK twist of this past week. Now I want to see what they are going to do with it. I have high hopes as I'd like to see season 6 end without giving anyone (including me) more reason to carp about the show.

'Gellar's Paintings' - Deb, Batista and Mike discover DDK's hideout.

'You Killed Me' - Travis discovers the truth about Gellar

Update #2 (12.03.11) SPOILERS:

EW DEXTER SCOOP (12.02.11)

Though plans could still change, SHOWTIME entertainment president David Nevins tells EW the working assumption is indeed that 'Dexter' will conclude in the eighth season. Moreover, the creative endgame starts sooner than you think — the remaining episodes of the current sixth season will set into motion events that will resonate through the remainder of the series. “Coming back for two more years gives us clarity about how and when it will go out,” Nevins said at Showtime’s annual holiday party in Los Angeles on Thursday night. “There’s things that are going to happen [this season] that will set up a very clear endgame that will take two seasons to tell. You have got to be there for the last two episodes.”

MORE: Read more at ew.com!

Homeland | Speaking of top-notch cable dramas, the Dec. 18 freshman finale of Showtime’s spy thriller will play host to a showdown between its two leading ladies, Claire Danes and Morena Baccarin, who thus far have been traveling in rather separate circles. “We have a fantastic confrontation,” Morena Baccarin told me. “After Jessica puts it together who Carrie is, they have this sort of face-off.” Pressed for further details, all Baccarin would add is, “It takes place at my house, and it is intense.” My question: Does “who Carrie is” mean “CIA spook trying to finger my husband for treason,” “harlot who bedded him,” or a bit of both?

Source: TVLINE

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Claire Danes as CIA spook Carrie Mathison in Homeland on Showtime CREDIT: Showtime

HOMELAND Update! (12.02.11) SPOILER:

Q: What can you tell me about Brody’s plan?

A: This week’s episode, titled “Representative Brody,” doesn’t particularly give us too many more clues about any secret plot he might have going because everything about his future is seemingly out on the table — as you might have surmised from the title of the episode. The problem is Jessica has to be on board before Brody makes any leap, and let’s just say she’s less than thrilled about the idea.

Bonus dish: The end of the hour will find Carrie (Claire Danes) in a hospital bed after a horrible and incredibly terrifying incident.

 

CREDIT: EW INSIDER

Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson in Homeland on Showtime CREDIT: Showtime

After the jump: HOMELAND Sneak Peeks and Preview:

DEXTER Episode 6.09: 'Get Gellar' VIDEO Promo PHOTOS @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Kareem

Michael C. Hall as 'DEXTER' on Showtime - Episode 6.09 - 'Get Gellar' Credit: Showtime

Michael C. Hall (above) looks great as hungry-again, season 6 Dexter. Both season 4, which featured the Trinity Killer (John Lithgow) and Rita's (Julie Benz) murder by Trinity and season 5, with the physically and emotionally damaged, 'Lumen' played by Julia Stiles, who Dexter helps get justice and by doing so gets past his 'kill slump,' helped make Dexter 6.0 who he is.

It was very hard to guess what we were in store for on season 6 Dexter with  the lead, Michael C. Hall and his leading lady offscreen and co-star on Dexter, Jennifer Carpenter's divorce from one another.

It wasn't uncalled for to speculate whether 'Deb', a critical player as Dexter's younger sister in Dexter, would be killed off due to possible tensions with exes working long hours together on the set of the hit Showtime series.

Their scenes together this season seem OK--they are after all actors, but the tone and pace to season 6 is off. It seems to go in fits and starts maybe because some things seem too arbitrary like the hiring of 'Mike, the Chicago cop' and the near complete abandonment of the character. I mean, what is he there for? He does look pretty, eye candy for the ladies, I won't disagree with that.

I thought I would have loved the Gellar (Edward James Olmos) and Travis Mitchell (Colin Hanks) storyline. I don't. The whole 'DDK' thing is just not doing it for me (and every time Deb says "DDK" referring to the Doomsday Killer, it sounds like she's yakking about what she had for lunch--BLT, DDK, BK sandwich...

That the women victims are outnumbering the men is troubling but I see from the promo that there's at least another DDK victim in episode 9--and from the screen caps you can see he's male.

Not sure how I feel about Deb willingly seeing a shrink. I see that she sees that her personal life is a mess and I get why maybe she's tired of it being so. But this road to ' insights' can only lead to a dark passenger and I don't mean Debra's.

Jennifer Carpenter as Lt. Debra Morgan in Dexter Episode 6.09 "Get Gellar'

 

DEXTER Episode 6.09: 'Get Gellar' VIDEO Promo - Sneak Peek Screencaps:

DEXTER Episode 6.09: 'Get Gellar' Synopsis:

Dexter receives help from an unexpected source while hunting the Doomsday Killers and staying one step ahead of Homicide; Debra discovers something new about herself in therapy.

 
Edward James Olmos as Prof. Gellar in Dexter Episode 6.09 "Get Gellar'

 Dexter: Travis's Dark Passenger

Dexter prepares a kill room for Gellar.

 

David Zayas as "Angel Batista' in Dexter Episode 6.09 "Get Gellar'

 Dexter: Bowls of Wrath

Miami Metro tries to figure out DDK's next tableau.

 

Colin Hanks as "Travis Mitchell'  in Dexter Episode 6.09 "Get Gellar'

Michael C. Hall as 'DEXTER' on Showtime - Episode 6.09 - 'Get Gellar' Credit: Showtime

Jennifer Carpenter as Lt. Debra Morgan in Dexter Episode 6.09 "Get Gellar'

Molly Parker as 'The Whore Of  Babalon'/Cindy, Travis's sister

Michael C. Hall as 'DEXTER' on Showtime - Episode 6.09 - 'Get Gellar' Credit: Showtime

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DEXTER Sneak Peeks VIDEO 6.08 - Dex Renewed Thru Season 8! Synopses thru Episode 6x12 [SPOILERS] @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter

Michael C. Hall as 'Dexter' in Dexter - Episode 6.08: 'Sin Of Omission' (SHO)

Dexter Episode 6.08: 'Sin Of Omission' Preview (SHO)

Dexter uses lessons he learned from Brother Sam to follow up on some new leads in the Doomsday investigation; Debra butts heads with Captain LaGuerta over the case of a dead call girl.

   

Dexter 6.08 Sneak Peek: Funerals and Doughnuts

Dexter learns that Miami Metro knows about Travis Marshall.

 

Dexter 6.08 Sneak Peek: Pathetically Mundane

Gellar tries to convince Travis to return to him.

Dexter Season 6 Upcoming Episodes Synopsis [SPOILERS]:

S06, E08 Sin of Omission

Dexter uses lessons from Brother Sam (Mos) to follow up on leads; Deb and LaGuerta butt heads.

S06, E09 Get Gellar
Dexter gets help from an unexpected source; Debra learns something about herself in therapy.

S06, E10 Ricochet Rabbit
Dexter tries to find the Doomsday Killers' next victim; Debra reacts strongly to a crime scene.

S06, E11 Talk to the Hand
Dexter works to catch the Doomsday Killers; Debra's battle with LaGuerta boils over.

S06, E12 This Is the Way the World Ends
Dexter and the Homicide team race to catch the Doomsday Killers before their final act; Deb copes with a new emotional reality.

'This: Am I reading too much into this or is Episode 12 eluding to the fact that Deb finds out about Dexter?'

 And this...

Q: Will Travis help Dexter take down Gellar on Dexter ? 

A: Travis will stop playing follow the leader when he pays the ultimate price for abandoning Gellar. The latest DDK victim will, in a bizarre way, become a catalyst for Deb to reevaluate her own relationship with Dexter.

...together, are the start of the beginning of the end of Dexter's sister Deb's big blind spot in regard to the very odd hours that her brother has kept since adolescence as well as a few other 'odd' things  he's said and done throughout the same time period. 

Finally, huh?

Source 1: SpoilerTV

Source 2: TVGuide

 DEXTER gets tense as both Dexter and Miami Metro start to close in on Gellar. And you'll never guess who ends up helping Dexter (or why).  - (11.17.11 SHOWTIME)

 

Q: Does the Jonah storyline in episode 6.07 have Any fallout in DEXTER episode 6.08 (this Sunday)?

 Episode 6.08, Dexter is back in Miami and the focus returns on The Doomsday Killer. However, he will have to deal with Debra, who is pissed off. Not only he disappeared for a week, but she doesn’t know where he went. That’s pretty much the fallout: angry Debra.

 

Q: Will Travis help Dexter take down Gellar on Dexter ?
A: Travis will stop playing follow the leader when he pays the ultimate price for abandoning Gellar. The latest DDK victim will, in a bizarre way, become a catalyst for Deb to reevaluate her own relationship with Dexter.

Source: TVGuide

 

This week on HOMELAND, Brody gets a major proposal from a very powerful woman, and Carrie finds Tom Walker's contact. Too bad he's got diplomatic immunity. (11.17.11 SHOWTIME)

After the jump - A love letter from Showtime: DEXTER RENEWED x2!:

DEXTER - Season 6.07 Episode Promo 'Nebraska' - Sneak Peeks - SCREENCAPS - VIDEO @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter

Christian Camargo plays 'Rudy',  Season One's 'Ice Truck Killer,' and Michael C. Hall is 'Dexter.'

Dexter Season 6 Episode 7 Promo ('Nebraska'):

Screencaps from the official Showtime promo and Sneak Peeks for DEXTER Episode 6.07 are pretty darn freaky. Check 'em out and make sure to have a good glimpse of the videos, too! (Scroll down to just before the jump for the screencaps and a couple promo stills.)

Bringing Dexter's 'big brother' Brian back in the same form that Dexters' dad takes,  is pretty cool, too.

(Check out the Showtime snaps in the screencaps slideshow after the promo video to see where 'Dad' is now!)

 

 

Brian Moser, Dexter Morgan's only living blood relation, first appeared in season 1 of Dexter. By season's end he was known as The Ice Truck Killer for his M.O. of draining his victims and carving them up and then meticulously posing them. Some had their fingernails painted in rainbow colours.

Episode 7: 'Nebraska' Synopsis:

Dexter finds himself teamed up with a fellow Dark Passenger when he takes a road trip to Nebraska to tie up some loose ends from the past; Debra deals with the complications of her promotion as she leads the Doomsday investigation.

Dexter: 'Road Trip' Dexter learns that Trinity has killed again.

Dexter: 'Brother Brian' Dexter gets rid of Nick's body with the help of his dead brother Brian.

After the jump: TVLine DEXTER article, Dex's Dark Passenger and What About Harry?:

Update (11.6.11) Tonite's DEXTER 6.06 FULL SPOILER REVEAL @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter

 

Above: Christian Camargo as 'Brain Moser' and Michael C. Hall as 'Dexter' (Credit: Showtime)

HUGE SPOILER Update:

Well, first, thank dog it's NOT Jonah.

Second, the so-called riddle 'spoilers.' from my prior post about this (the link folllows) were WRONG and the blinking garbarge blog from which I procured them is just that.

Third, welcome back Rudy (Christian Camargo)! Woo-hoo. Super-savage Dex is back in a big way if he's taking cues from his badder big-brother Brian/Rudy/the Ice Truck Killer who Dexter killed in season1.

Here's some context from the blog of a Salon blogger who has no compunction about revealing everything about episode 6.06 before the episode airs:

....when Dexter gets Sam's parting plea on his deathbed in the hospital, Dexter is pitched into a new, harrowing internal battle between the light and dark ... Don't kill my killer, Sam implores Dexter - forgive him,  let your hatred go...  He confronts Sam's killer - Nick - and might have let him live, but the taunts about getting away with Sam's killing goad Dexter into drowning the life out of him.

 

(Credit: Showtime)

(This isn't surprising IMO, as Dex, when taunted by his victim tends to get hyper-intense about the kill. Dex has lost control before and done non-traditional kills.)

...Dex's killing of Sam's killer was not at all ritualistic.   At a time like this, we might expect some laconically appropriate words from Dex's father Harry.

But what we get, instead, is a reappearance of Brian/Rudy/the Ice Truck Killer - Dexter's brother, killed by Dexter in Season One.   And if Dex's brain is bringing him into view, there is some deep darkness indeed ahead for Dexter.

 Salon Spoiler Source

 /End Edit (11.06.11)

In my previous DEXTER post I tossed around some of the speculation as to who, possibly an individual or entity with a Dark Passenger, would be reentering DEXTER's life in this Sunday's episode.  Gossip-ologist Ausiello is now confirming that this 'person' (vs. figment of the imagination/ghost) will not be Lumen. That should help narrow it down a bit but honestly, having watched this show for years (and not re-watched DEXTER's early years recently) I cannot remember if I'm forgetting to consider someone.

Also, I keep seeing the name 'Jonah' brought up in speculative threads around the Internet. Jonah, it turns out, was featured in DEXTER season 5. He was the Trinity Killer's son but he left so small of an impression on me that I cannot see the significance of him being brought back other than he knows that Dexter faked his identity in pursuit of Trinity. Jonah doesn't know specifically that DEXTER is a serial killer and he doesn't know the details of his father's death.

However, having been reared by a serial killer may be significant in pushing Dexter further into pondering the fate of his own son, Harrison. If it turns out that Trinity's son now has own Dark Passenger it would further fuel Dexter's anxiety about his son Harrison's fate should Dexter continue to rear him.

 

Here are the latest hints/spoilers from Ausiello as to what  is coming up on DEXTER:

Question: I have to ask, as I am getting quite nervous about the whole situation: Do you feel Dexter will continue past this season?
Ausiello: Not only do I feel it will, I know it will.

Question: What’s this I’m hearing about a major character returning to Dexter? True? Any clues?
Ausiello: True. Someone from Dex’s past reappears this Sunday and here’s your one and only clue: The mystery man (or woman) in question was featured prominently in Season 5. Or was it Season 3? Come to think of it, it might’ve been Season 1. It’s definitely one of those three.

Question: Any chance we’ll see Lumen on Dexter anytime soon?
Ausiello: OK, one more hint: The returning character is not Lumen. “I don’t think we’ll see her again this season,” confirms EP Scott Buck. “She’s a very important part of Dexter’s life and who he has become, but she’s largely a person of his past.”

SOURCE:

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Gossip Girl, Once Upon a Time, Bones, Dexter, Fringe, Big Bang and More

 

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DEXTER - Episode 6.07 - 'Nebraska' Synopsis *SPOILER* - Promo 4.06 VIDEO PHOTOS @SHO_Kareem

Mos as 'Brother Sam' in DEXTER - Episode 6.06 - "Just Let Go' (Photo credit: Showtime)

The Internet is abuzz not only with the synopsis of the just-released DEXTER Episode 6.07 - 'Nebraska' but a previous unconfirmed spoiler posed as a riddle. I don't recall a spoiler like this one before (scroll down to SPOILER):

Dexter - Episode 6.06 - 'Just Let Go' :

Dexter 6.06 - 'Just Let Go' Promo (HD):

Synopsis: Dexter is caught up in a very personal case that awakens the needs of his Dark Passenger; Debra feels overwhelmed by her new Lieutenant duties, made all the more complicated when she finds out Quinn slept with a witness in the Doomsday case.

Dexter 6.06 - 'Just Let Go' SCREENCAPS:

 SPOILER (Possible speculation):

In the final scene of Episode 6, Season 6, we have a shocking return. This return is a familiar face from the past. The return is also significant because it could change the whole dynamic of Dexter. Not just Dexter Morgan, but DEXTER, the series.

Every week until Episode 6 airs, I will post a clue

CLUE #1 (Oct- 21st): She hasn’t been gone for long, so don’t expect a pretty blonde. (Update: Completely fabricated)
Clue #2 (Oct – 23rd): Dexter has secrets, he’s like an unsolved quiz. But only a select few know who he really is.
CLUE #3 (Oct – 30th): Shock, confusion, happy, angry…the reactions will no doubt vary. One thing is for sure, this twist will bring controversy. (irrelevant)

Source: tvdonewright (10-14-11)

I just visited the site above and be warned it one of those crap flashing, auto-video playing sites which leads me to be highly suspicious of anything the writer has to say. If however there are any shards of truth to the piece perhaps they best be matched up with a source that tends to be highly reliable:

Episode 6.07 - 'Nebraska' Synopsis

Dexter is accompanied by a fellow Dark Passenger on a trip to Nebraska to tie up past loose ends. Meanwhile, Debra's investigation into the Doomsday Murders is complicated by her lieutenant rank.

Source: TV Guide

Why do I get  the feeling that  by episode 6.07 Dexter has gotten a leg up on the Doomsday murder investigation? That by then Prof. Gellar will be gone?

After the jump - Sneak Peeks!: Dexter tries to track down a suspect who might have shot Brother Sam. [VIDEO] Batista and Quinn interrogate Gellar's old teacher's assistant.[VIDEO]

DEXTER & Homeland TONITE! Death SPOILERS Promos - 'Homeland' Extras VIDEO PHOTOS @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Homeland

 
With the spoiler-questions below answered we know that contrary to speculation, Professor Gellar (Edward James Olmos) is indeed quite real--human (unlike the character he was being compared to, Dexter's ghostly dad).  He is therefore susceptible to death--perhaps taking Quinn's bullet after "Quinn (Desmond Harrington) gets a little too close' in this episode.

Dexter Epsode 5 'The Angel Of Death'  SPOILER:

From this week's DEXTER buzz we learn that a season 6 new-cast member is being offed!

The reason I have no trouble believing this is that when EJO was cast it was NOT for the entire season and since he's been in every episode of season 6 and we are going into episode # five...

 

SYNOPSIS: Dexter Season 6 Episode 5 - The Angel Of Death:

With the help of his new-found friend Brother Sam, Dexter wonders if there is light within him to counter the darkness, while the search for the Doomsday Killers takes him in a new direction; Batista and Quinn pay a visit to the university where Professor Gellar taught; due to departmental regulations following the shooting, Debra is forced to begin therapy.

Q: Is Edward James Olmos' Professor Gellar on Dexter real?

A: He's real, all right—just ask that guy whose body parts took a pony ride through Miami traffic.

Never fear: Lt. Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter) and her team are closing in on the Doomsday Killer—and while Quinn (Desmond Harrington) gets a little too close to the naughty professor, Dexter (Michael C. Hall)  targets his creepy protégé, Travis (Colin Hanks).

Read more: E!Online

Q: Is Dexter moving kind of slowly this season?  
A: (Maybe but) things start cooking in a big way over the next two episodes.

"You know how the show usually kills off the guest stars at the end of the season? Well, one of this season's new characters will meet his or her maker much sooner than that."

Read more: MegaBuzz

Q: Who’s getting the ax on this week’s Dexter? '

A: I can tell you it’s someone who was new to the cast this season — and it’s not under the blade of an ax. Not enough? Let me narrow it down a bit more. For now, I can tell you Harrison’s new babysitter stays out of death’s crosshairs, but too bad she finds herself on the receiving end of Deb’s wrath during a screaming match! Personally, I’d rather tango with death than Deb’s temper.

 Next on Episode 5 'Blide Spot' of Homeland, Brody confronts his sole surviving captor and torturer:

Should be interesting to see what reaction the 'reunion' of Brody (Damian Lewis - above in a sneak peek still) and his former captor elicits for Brody. The guy is still very much an enigma, IMO.

Claire Danes as "Carrie Mathison'  in "Homeland' on SHO Sunday nights after Dexter (10E/9C).

Carrie meets with Brody so he can identify one of his captors.

Q: Homeland?

Sunday’s uber-intense new episode, which centers around Brody (Damian Lewis) confronting the lone surviving insurgent that held him, will lead to a blow-up between Saul (MandyPatinkin) and Carrie (Claire Danes). And on a less crucial note, Morena Baccarin’s Jessica will also debut a new, shorter ‘do.

 SOURCE: InsideTV

DEXTER and HOMELAND Sneak Peeks LINKS and Screencaps!: After the jump:

 

DEXTER & HOMELAND - Previews - Sneak Peeks - Interview! @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Homeland

Michael C. Hall as 'Dexter' - Showtime Sunday nights @ 9 p.m.:

NEXT on DEXTER - Disturbing events cause Dexter to have a serious crisis of faith:

Dexter Episode 6.04 Sneak Peek: 'Imagination' - Dexter finds himself at a bizarre crime scene.

Homeland Sneak Peek: Smile for the Cameras - Carrie watches as Brody gets ready for a speech.

It's hard to believe but both DEXTER and HOMELAND are heading into their 4th episodes already!
The story-lines are well underway and things are heating up. To say tension is building, though a bit cliche-sounding is precisely what's going on in these two fine offerings from the Showtime network.
Here's a idea of what to look forward to on Dexter and Homeland this week:

HOMELAND - Episode 1.04: 'Semper I' Synopsis: 

The political powers that be make big plans for national hero Brody, but his increasingly erratic behavior threatens his media darling status; Carrie grows desperate for evidence linking Brody with Abu Nazir, as Saul directs her to focus on Nazir's money trail.

Episode 6.04: 'A Horse Of A Different Color' Synopsis:

Much to his own surprise, an emergency with Harrison and a new tableau from Gellar and Travis has Dexter leaning on Brother Sam and an unexpected winged messenger for support as he questions the idea of faith; with proof of a religiously motivated killer, Homicide hunts for a zealot, with Debra giving her first official press conference.

A lot is happening on both shows so don't forget to tune in this Sunday starting at 8C/9E for DEXTER and 9C/10E for HOMELAND!

I saw a fun tidbit in this week's EW magazine. Claire Danes, who stars as Carrie Mathison on Homeland was interviewed about her role and it was mentioned that some people have made the leap that Carrie is supposed to be Danes' previous television series incarnation going way back to 1994 as Anglea on the critically acclaimed "My So Called Life.'  Danes seemed truly incredulous: 'No, no! It's just my voice, it's just my face!', she says. It is sort of astonishing that though Danes was just 14 when she landed that role her appearance has not changed very much. She's got a very accessible, girl-next-door look, don't you think?

Dexter - Interview with Jennifer Carpenter (Oct 17)

Congratulations on the show's best season-premiere ratings yet.
Oh, wow, thanks. I don't really pay attention to that, but I'm glad it's doing well. I sort of enjoy the fact that we're in a bubble when we're shooting it. I feel like if I were imagining people really watching it, or the pressure of numbers, that maybe I wouldn't work as well [laughs].

What was your reaction to learning that Deb was going to be promoted?
It's pretty unbelievable. I mean, only on TV would I skip so many levels and shoot straight up to lieutenant. But my insecurities about the fictitious promotion were exactly where I needed to be with the character. So it all sort of worked. It's odd to be Batista's boss, when I feel like he really did earn it and has been a mentor; it's awkward. But she's really taken the lead on every major case that's come through the office.

Although she's missing the one obvious thing, which is that her brother's a serial killer.
Exactly. That is a very good point [laughs].

Source: Full interview @ Vulture

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Official DEXTER Series Site: http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.sho

 

Official HOMELAND Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/HomelandOnShowtime

 

Official HOMELAND Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/SHO_Homeland

 

Official HOMELAND Series Site: http://www.sho.com/site/homeland/home.sho

 

After the jump: More Previews and Sneak Peeks from DEXTER and HOMELAND!:

DEXTER & HOMELAND - Dexter Look Ahead - Meet the Characters of Homeland [VIDEO] @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Homeland

 

Showtime has just released an intriguing Dexter 'look ahead' video which I've screencapped so you can better enjoy all the gory details:

...and there are quite a few of them. 

Though not all the scenes are 'looking ahead,' as hopefully you've now been able to enjoy episodes 1 & 2,  the video contains scenes through at least episode 4 which makes them all the more worthy of perusal.

I admit, the religious-based storyline with the iconic Edward James Olmos in the lead and Colin Hanks as his partner-in-crime has already gotten under my skin partly because I suspect that their 'sacrificial' acts will only grow more grandiose. Also, I feel pretty awful about what they are doing to poor, innocent folks randomly selected for sacrifice. Scary stuff.

Meanwhile, Dexter is mulling over whether "Brother Sam,' played by the surprisingly great Mos (I'd not seen his acting work before), is 'worthy' of going on Dexter's table. Is Brother Sam truly repentant for his murderous ways or as Dexter has reasoned, has he only gotten better at not getting caught? Seems like the conclusion that Dexter draws will quite literally be a matter of life or death (Brother Sam's).

Sneak Peeks for DEXTER & HOMELAND Episode 3! (Below) :

Dexter 

Tooth Fairy

 

Believe What You're Saying

 

Homeland

Scars

 

Welcoming Gift

 

I've also got  some links to some great new interviews with the Homeland cast [VIDEO]:

You simply must view each of these videos as the actors fill in some very interesting back-story on their characters that may--or may not be revealed in the show (they have not yet done so through episode 3).

One revelation in particular is going to have me watching two characters on Homeland with a completely different mindset and it has nothing to do with whether or not the character of ex-POW 'Brody' (Damian Lewis) has been turned(!)

Meet the Characters: David Estes

Meet the Characters: Saul Berenson

Meet the Characters: Carrie Mathison

Meet the Characters: Nicholas Brody

 

Official DEXTER Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/dexter

 

Official DEXTER Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/sho_dexter

 

Official DEXTER Series Site: http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.sho

 

Official HOMELAND Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/HomelandOnShowtime

 

Official HOMELAND Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/SHO_Homeland

 

Official HOMELAND Series Site: http://www.sho.com/site/homeland/home.sho

 

 

 

 

 

Dexter - Season 6 - Set Photos - October 4 2011 - EJO Interview - Sneak Peeks [VIDEO] #dexter

Some nice HQ shots  are out from Showtime's Dexter filming at and in the ocean on Oct 4.

you can very clearly see Michael C. Hall (Dexter) in the photos fully soaked both in and out of the ocean along with...four people we've not seen prior to now.

This is episode 6.12, I think. (Maybe?)

I've been chatting with a fellow Dexter fan about the shots and am mulling about, based on the physical similarity to 'Jamie Batista' (baby Harrison's sitter) could we be seeing M.C. Hall pictured with stunt people?

So intriguing to wonder just what is going on here!

These shots raise about a thousand questions especially when you consider that they may be part of the season 6 finale of Dexter!

Via SpoilerTV

Dexter - Interview with Edward James Olmos

Who are you going to be playing on Dexter?
 

Edward James Olmos: I’m playing a professor of theology and it’s quite interesting....

What kind of theology is it and how does it apply to Dexter?
 

EJO: Most of the work that I’ve done is ancient, so it’s the roots. We ponder a lot of the roots of the basics about existence.

Is this professor of theology an equal match for Dexter?

E.J.O. : No, he outdoes him in almost every way. It’s really very dark. You mix religion and homicidal tendencies, you’re going to get into a dark space, he darkest of the five years.

Source: Full interview @ Crave Online

Official DEXTER Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dexter Official DEXTER Twitter: http://twitter.com/SHO_dexter Official DEXTER Series Site: http://www.sho.com/dexter

After the Jump: Two Sneak Peeks for Dexter Season 6 Episode 2!

Two Sneak Peeks for Dexter Season 6 Episode 2!

 

Dexter: Season 6 Episode 2: 'Once Upon A Time':

 Dexter meets a minister he realizes is a fellow serial killer.

'The Good Shepherd'

Dexter follows Brother Sam.

'I am Worthy'

Travis begs Professor Gellar for forgiveness.

DEXTER Season 6 Spoilers, 'Why NO 'Rita'?' Preview The 1st Episode & Watch It FREE! @SHO_Kareem #dexter #giveaway

Mos as 'Brother Sam' - Dexter Season 6 - 10.02.11 - Showtime premiere.

This is about as close to an Advance Review as I'm going to get before the audience at large--the Showtime audience watches Dexter in real time. I'll post more then as I plan on watching the entire season of Dexter season 6 in real time. Heck, it's on Sunday nights--no need to DVR it!

I've watched the first two episodes of Dexter Season 6--I'm saving episode three for tomorrow due life constraints. Also, I can't emphasize enough how I wish to watch Dexter in real time with everyone else. It's just more fun that way (though I do want to continue watch it in advance. It's awesome with it being my very favourite premium cable show and all!). Dexter is also best appreciated bywatching it multiple times--so you can do things any which way you please. Lots of choices in getting your Season 7 Dexter mojo working!

'Deb' (Jennifer Carpenter) is promoted!

Having just viewed Episode 2 of Dexter last night, I have to say I'm really excited about this season after having some minor nitpicks about a few things from the first episode. They were nothing 'big'  and I'll skip back to them after they are no longer spoilers in a near-future post.

After the jump:

For now here's some fresh Dexter content:

Dexter - Episode 6.01 - 'Those Kinds of Things' - 2 Sneak Peeks [VIDEO] @SHO_Kareem @SHO_Dexter

Michael C. Hall as 'Dexter' and Jennifer Carpenter as 'Deb' in Dexter Season 6, Episode 1, 'Those Kind Of Things.':

Screencaps! - Dexter Episode 6.01 'Those Kinds of Things' - 2 Sneak Peeks VIDEO SCREENCAPS:

Promo 1 and Promo 2 Episode 6.01 - Dexter: 'Tragedy Strikes' - 'An injured Dexter calls for help.' and Dexter: 'Alpha Omega' - Miami Metro investigates a washed up body.

Dexter: 'Alpha Omega'

Published on Sep 23, 2011 by SHOWTIME

Miami Metro investigates a washed up body.

This is a toe-curling scenen that is SPOILERish--at least if you have an aversion to seeing _______ slithering out of a dead guy's abdominal cavity. In this sense the premiere of Dexter season 6, Episode 1 - 'Those Kind Of Things,' is classic Dexter (remember when Dexter had to fish body parts out of a 'gator he'd slit open)?

Check back soon for my advance review of Dexter season 5.

Season 6 Synopsis -

From: 'About Dexter' (Showtime)

'The explosively popular DEXTER® is back with a vengeance for a sixth season of startling suspense and unexpected twists. It's been a year since last season's shocking and heartbreaking conclusion, and mild mannered criminologist-cum-grisly serial killer Dexter Morgan has come to terms with who he is. But his existence is shattered when he crosses paths with an enemy unlike any he's faced before. A delusional religious zealot with unflinching convictions, this new adversary soon draws Dexter into a dangerous game that could well end in disaster."

Official DEXTER Twitter: http://twitter.com/SHO_dexter 
Official DEXTER Series Site: http://www.sho.com/dexter

'Tragedy Strikes'

An injured Dexter Calls for help.

In which Dexter plays the part of "Tragedy.' LOL.

Good one, Dexter!

DEXTER Season 6 Deb & Quinn SPOILER #dexter #spoiler #season6 @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Kareem

Here's this week's Tv Guide Dexter question-with-answer:

Its a pretty straightforward answer given that Deb & Quinn, based on Deb's track record should or could have broken up--voluntarily or through Quinn's death by now. My guess is based on Dexter Exec. Producer Sara Colleton's brief statement on the topic of Quinn and Deb: Season 6  is that they won't be much of a couple for very long.

Q: What's coming up for Deb and Quinn on Dexter this season? 
A: Deb and Quinn will come to an impasse very early on this season that will test the strength of their relationship. "Like all relationships, it's always a matter of timing and rhythm and who wants to commit when the other one doesn't," executive producer Sara Colleton says. "Her career takes off and it's a very interesting year for both of them." ...

SOURCE: MegaBuzz

 

Here's the answer to the query above--almost spelled out by Dexter showrunner Scott Buck:

Q: What’s going on with Quinn this season?
A: This is not going to be the happiest season for Quinn (Desmond Harrington). He’s going to hit some dark days, but we’re going to have a lot of fun with him. We’re going to be further exploring his relationship with Deborah (Jennifer Carpenter). When we come back, they will still be happily living together. But it may not always be that way.

(MORE on 'Dexter' after the jump)

SOURCE: 'Dexter': Exec producer Scott Buck reveals details about season 6  (June 22)

Official DEXTER Twitter: http://twitter.com/SHO_dexter 
Official DEXTER Series Site: http://www.sho.com/dexter

After the jump: What to Expect From Dexter Season 6 Characters NEW and Returning:

Dexter - Season 6 - 2 New Promo Posters - Have A Killer Day - Crucifixion #dexter #poster #giveaway @SHO_Kareem

Check out the Dexter Key Poster Art (link goes to my prior Dexter post) in Forever A Fangirl's Poster Giveaway:

Dexter Key Poster Art Giveaway Below:

(Link goes to my prior Dexter post) in Forever A Fangirl's Poster Giveaway going on NOW--which Dexter fans (that's YOU) should enter by leaving a comment on a Season 6 Dexter post and then checking back here the day after American Thanksgiving--November 25 for my in-post announcement of the winner. OR you can just leave an email addy and I'll shoot you one if you win!  Good Luck!

Source: Seriable

DEXTER - Julia Stiles Talks 'Lumen' (LATIMES) - Season 6 KEY Poster ART - Dexter Season 6 BTS [INTERVIEW]

Ooh, so many metaphors come to mind here. The obvious crucifixion or feeling crucified... Is someone being murdered and strung up in Dexter - Season 6? Or maybe a string (no pun) of crucifixion murders! Anything is possible on Dexter. And you know having EJO involved is going to ratchet up the energy and drama quite a bit.

There may even be a bloodbath. In fact, that is pretty much guaranteed.

 

TVLine.com: Jennifer Carpenter at the 2011 Emmys CLICK link to view video.

Update: Fun interview with Jennifer Carpenter, who plays Dexter's sister Deb on Dexter. Rumour is that if/when 'Deb' finds out that Dexter is a serial killer, Deb is done for.

Dexter Season 6 Guest Stars Promo [VIDEO] Season 6 - Official Synopsis - Hall & Carpenter Divorce #dexter

Surrounded by new characters, Dexter must decide who is an ally and who will end up on his table.

 

Infographic below created by deviantARTIST dehahs:
 

'As much as I like the idea of Dexter, the collateral damage he causes due to his code deviations are too high. I guess it could be attributed to human error, but is it worth the loss of innocent life?

Kills shown in chronological order.

The kill count of each of Dexter's victims is the minimum amount known, there's definitely a lot more deaths that he has avenged.'

(Click here to enlarge)

 

 Dexter - Season 6 - Official Synopsis:

"The explosively popular DEXTER® is back with a vengeance for a sixth season of startling suspense and unexpected twists. It's been a year since last season's shocking and heartbreaking conclusion, and mild mannered criminologist-cum-grisly serial killer Dexter Morgan has come to terms with who he is. But his existence is shattered when he crosses paths with an enemy unlike any he's faced before. A delusional religious zealot with unflinching convictions, this new adversary soon draws Dexter into a dangerous game that could well end in disaster."

Source: DexterGR

Found at: SpoilerTV

After the jump: Tabloid Report of the Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter divorce:

DEXTER - Julia Stiles Talks 'Lumen' (LATIMES) - Season 6 KEY Poster ART - Dexter Season 6 BTS [INTERVIEW] @SHO_Kareem #dexter

During the Season 5 finale of “Dexter” (and, yes, there are spoilers ahead), Julia Stiles’ avenging (ahem) angel Lumen walked away from her partner in crime, leaving the show and our favorite serial killer’s heart in tatters.

No, Dexter didn’t take the breakup well. Neither did Stiles. We talked to the actress, a freshly minted Emmy nominee, who snagged a nod for her seasonlong guest spot on the Showtime series, while she waited for a flight at LAX.

AT: So … Lumen breaking up with Dexter caught you off guard?

J.S.: I was very surprised. I thought everything we had been building toward over the course of the season -- the trust and connection between Lumen and Dexter -- was just thrown away. I had a hard time understanding that. Their vigilante justice was so romantic in a perverse way.

Source and more: LATIMES

via

'Lumen', played by Emmy-nomintaed Julia Stiles's ending on Dexter Season 5 felt sudden and weird.

It was said to  be done ultimately if not especially deftly, to to serve the Dexter character in season 7. I felt though that time was wasted and talent squandered, especially if Stiles were willing to stay on in to Season 6... and it sounds as if she would have.

I liked Dexter & Lumen together,  maybe not forever but a bit longer that they were. That aburpt Season 5 ending felt staged.

Gossip has it that another reason the Lumen character was seemingly given the bum's rush was personal--the breaking down of Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter's marriage over the filming of season 5. Julie Stiles ultimately issued a statement to the press expressing distress in having to even make the statement but feeling the need all the same to say NO, she was not dating Mr. Hall. NOW Stiles saying it makes even more sense since the rumours came to a boil at the end of Dexter Season 5 and Stiles would have known quite positively of her character's story arc at that point.

Guess the show-runners did not want Dexter to get into another Rita-like sitch despite the fact that Rita vs. Lumen =a huge disparity...and they'd have had different places to go...still could have had Dexter return to ultimately being a loner.

but season 5's Lumen succumbing to her demons and then turning tail and  leaving was just too sudden to feel natural. It felt forced. One of the most ham-handed episodes of Dexter ever shown, perhaps.

Now to read what the most excellent Stiles had to say... (see  LATIMES link ABOVE)

After the jump... Behind the Scenes: Dexter Season 6 [VIDEO]:

Dexter 'Thank God' Season 6 Promo VIDEO & Screencaps @SHO_Dexter #dexter #screencaps

First promo for Dexter Season 6 - Returning to Showtime in September 2011:

Dexter (Michael C. Hall) Promo Narrative Dialog:

'I always thought that my Dark Passenger was a need I had--but what if I was wrong? Maybe it's not a need; it's a calling. After all, I rid the world of evil people--and if they didn't exist, I wouldn't exist. Is it possible? I serve a ...higher purpose?'

 

Screencaps! Dexter 'Thank God' Season 6 Promo VIDEO:

 

 Dexter Spoilers via TVGuide MegaBuzz:

  Dexter and his ghost daddy (not the True Blood kind) will finally be on level ground this season. "He's going to be much more of a support for Dexter than someone who's always saying, 'Oh, you're making a mistake. Don't do this,'" executive producer Sara Colleton says. Now that they are both fathers, Dexter will "fully realize what [his] father gave up and went through. It makes for a more equal relationship." 

 

Dexter News & Spoilers (6.17.11) #dexter #spoilers @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Kareem

 Has Dexter Found A New Kill Room?:

 
 Dexter is currently in production (see photo) with the Showtime series about a serial killer promising that the upcoming sixth season (premiering this fall) will bring the character, played  Michael C. Hall, 'back to his roots'.

This week Dexter is filming at an auto repair shop around Cherry Ave & E Burnett St in Signal Hill, CA.

OLV reader Charlotte stopped by the set yesterday and spotted Michael C. Hall shooting a scene at the location which will be used throughout the season.

 SPOILER: For this particular scene, it appeared that Dexter had gotten into a car accident and that’s why he was there. He was also spotted running out of shop with someone chasing him during the shoot.

Source: OLV - 'Michael C. Hall filming ‘Dexter’ on location in Signal Hill, CA'

 

New cast members announced thus far include Edward James Olmos, Colin Hanks, and the recently cast Molly Parker (Deadwood). New information about the season 6 guest actors seems to trickle out several times per week so I'll take a stab (pun entirely intentional) at tying it all together.

According to TV Line, Molly Parker, the esteemed Canadian actress who many know from her memorable turn in Deadwood, will play the sister to Colin Hanks’ character, Travis. (He’s “a brilliant expert on ancient artifacts who somehow becomes linked to a series of grisly murders in Miami.”).

Though Dexter showrunners have stated that there will be no 'one' big bad in Season 6, with Edward James Olmos on board it is hard to fathom him in a passive role and really satisfying to envision him as a scary son-of-a-gun.

TV Line alluded to this when they chatted with CS Lee, who plays Masuka, who says that the character played by EJO is almost certainly a villain, and may be the villain.

“It seems to be that way… The guy is such a wonderful actor and such a presence that you would probably shoot yourself in the foot if you didn’t do that. He’s going to be great.”

And this makes me even more curious:

In episode four of season six, called 'A Horse of a Different Color,' Dex faces off a preacher, a pastor and a "bit of a religious fanatic."

Anyone wondering if Olmos will be one of these  guys?

 Source: Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Castle, True Blood, Glee, Dexter, 90210 and More!

TVLine has exclusively learned that Parker will appear in several Season 6 episodes of the Showtime drama as 'Lisa Marshall', the sister of Colin Hanks’ mysterious new character, Travis. Sounds innocent enough, but details surrounding Parker’s role are scarce — which piques our interest even more.

As TVLine first reported, Hanks will appear in all 12 episodes of Dexter‘s sixth season as a brilliant expert on ancient artifacts who somehow becomes linked to a series of grisly murders in Miami. It remains unclear if Travis will turn out to be a friend or foe of a certain Dark Passenger. Either way, as Showtime president David Nevins recently told TVLine, this year’s installment “ is not [about] one big bad.”

Read more:  -Deadwood heroine Molly Parker is headed to Dexter as — drumroll please — someone’s sibling!

So the 'not about one big bad' statements, combined with one of the the season's taglines: 'going back to (Dexter's) roots,'  sounds like it means that as in the early seasons, Dexter will take on multiple bad guys.

I have to wonder though if the writers are not responding to the mixed reaction to season 5, which featured Julia Stiles as 'Lumen,' a torture and rape victim that Dexter stumbled upon, then helped in her recovery by teaching her how to exact revenge on the men responsible. Lumen knows Dexter's secret as well as how to wield a knife, though after the last of her abusers was 'put down,' Lumen seemed repulsed at the notion of any more killing and made a hasty exit.

Here’s Showtime’s blurb about Dexter season six:

This season, Dexter goes from happily married husband to guilt-ridden single dad. How will it affect his ability to maintain an average-guy facade while satisfying his need to kill? Dexter Morgan spent Season 5 atoning for the death of his wife Rita. He committed to being a part of her children’s lives, and entered into a deep, passionate relationship with Lumen, unlike anything he’d ever had before. But Dexter’s need to kill overpowers his desire for human connection. And now that one person knows the truth about him, and a few others are close, how much longer will America’s favorite serial killer be able to keep his dark side a secret?

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Dexter! NEW Sneak Peek [VIDEO] @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Kareem #sneakpeek #dexter

A message from Dexter (6.16.11):

Had a brief encounter with an old friend just now. It's going on 6 years since I first came upon him on the Showtime network. Since then, I've spent only about 12 hours each year in his company but he always has made a tremendous *ahem* impression.

I'm truly, deeply moved that he's taken time to tell me that soon we will reunite.

Despite a false start or two last year, he now seems stone-cold certain that he is 'renewed, recharged (and) refocused with nothing to stop (him) from being 'Dexter'.

He says he's coming this fall.

Season 6 Casting NEWS: Brea Grant Joins DEXTER, Showtime's Bloody Jewel [VIDEO] #dexter #casting

Dexter - Latest New Casting Updates: (6.01.11)

 

 

 Brea Grant Photo Credit: Screened.com (Click to enlarge)

Showtime are certainly going to be cutting some paychecks this season for the upcoming season 6 of fantastic serial killer series 'Dexter'. Yet another new cast member Brea Grant, has joined the line-up which already includes Mos Def, Colin Hanks and Edward James Olmos. This time it's the turn of the cute 'Heroes' and 'Halloween II' star  to join Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter and company. According to her brief statement on the subject (also below) she appears to be hinting that'll she be joining as one of the lab guys. From a recent release from the casting agency Masuka (played by C.S Lee) should be expecting a new intern to join him in the lab. Could this be Brea? She certainly seems like Masuka, the horndog's type - but then who isn't?

Brea had the following to say:

"No spoilers but I'm pretty sure you'll be seeing me in a white lab coat."

'Dexter' season 6 is now shooting.

Source: Horror Asylum

(Photo Credit: BreaGrant.com)

I really liked Brea Grant in Heroes. She was one of the few things I did like.

I missed a few important casting choices made by the Dexter showrunners over the Memorial Day/May 24 holidays for Season 6 so I'm posting them now. Since Dexter production is now underway there will be more casting news to come, I'm sure

Ausiello Spoiler(?) - Dexter Time Jump:

We may be looking at a time jump between Seasons 5 and 6. Examine the evidence: Producers are casting the recurring role of an elementary school teacher. When Season 5 ended, Dex and Rita’s son Harrison wasn’t even close to pre-school age. See where I’m going with this?

Source: THR

I think a time jump is smart, story-wise, and possibly rewarding in that they can use the same little guy to play Dex's son Harrison unlesss they jump ahead well, it sounds like about 4 years (?). Could be (maybe?) the casting call is slightly off and they were after a nursery-school teacher? Daycare for little Harrison sounds more 'natural' to me than a massive jump  into kindergarten...if that is where they are going...but who knows, right? Speculate, speculate. Half the fun.

Previously:

Thank goodness Showtime (Tweet @SHO_Dexter) used the superlatives precisely as I would have in it's official press announcement that Eddie Olmos is gonna be on Dexter!:

Mary McDonnell (Pres. 'Laura Roslin' on Battlestar Galactica and Edward James Omos ('Admiral William Adama'). They had some really great scenes together on BSG.Would have loved more.

I love this pic of the pair of them. Was (am) such a BSG fangirl!

(Image Credit:  TVGuide)

Edward James Olmos Joins 'Dexter' in Season 6!:

LOS ANGELES, CA – May 24, 2011 –Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award winning actor Edward James Olmos joins recently announced special guest stars, Colin Hanks and Mos (formerly Mos Def) in the cast of the Emmy-nominated SHOWTIME® drama series DEXTER™ for Season 6. Olmos will play a brilliant, charismatic professor of religious studies. Olmos joins a distinguished list of seasonal guest cast that has included Jimmy Smits, John Lithgow and Julia Stiles. Production on DEXTER (began) May 25 in Los Angeles and will premiere on SHOWTIME this fall.

Edward James Olmos is an acclaimed actor, director and activist. Among his most memorable roles are 'William Adama' in the re-imagined “Battlestar Galactica,” Lt. Martin Castillo in “Miami Vice,” teacher Jaime Escalante in “Stand and Deliver,” patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in the film “Selena,” Detective Gaff in “Blade Runner,” and narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of “Zoot Suit.” His first big break was a starring role in Luis Valdez’s play, “Zoot Suit”, in 1978. The play moved to Broadway and led to a Tony® nomination. He received a Best Actor Academy Award® nomination for his starring role in Stand and Deliver. Other credits include “American Me” (his directing debut), “The Green Hornet” and appearances on “The West Wing” and “American Family”.

 

(Above) Dexter Season 6 Tease Screencaps  

Dexter Story Description:

One of the most acclaimed series on television, DEXTER stars Michael C. Hall (Golden Globe and SAG Award® winner) as a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department who moonlights as a serial killer.

The show has received multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for best television drama series, as well as a prestigious Peabody Award in 2008 and was twice named one of AFI’s top ten television series. The show also stars Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Lauren Vélez, David Zayas, and James Remar.

Source: Showtime

             Found at: SpoilerTV

More, including Season 6 Dexter Tease after the jump:

VIDEO: True Blood: Season 4 - Witches vs. Vampires Trailer #trueblood #SCREENCAPS #SPOILERS

Pam to Sookie: 'You'd better be somebody's or you won't be.'

True Blood Trailer #2 SONG: 'Burn The Witch' by Queens of the Stone Age:

True Blood: Season 4 - Witches vs. Vampires Trailer (HBO) Screencaps

One thing you must have noticed about the last two True Blood Season 4 trailer teasers from HBO, is that unless they are pausing a beat for dramatic effect, the video images are moving really, really fast.

So what did you see in the 'True Blood: Season 4 - Witches vs. Vampires' trailer tease that I saw the first time just prior to 'Game of Thrones' on HBO on Sunday night?

I saw Portia Bellefleur (Andy's sister) making whoopee with Vampire Bill. I last saw Courtney Ford, who is playing  a very different-from-the-book Portia, on Dexter as the Trinity killer's psycho daughter and she was really good.

We finally see that Jason (Ryan Kwanten) has good reason to scream---he's being chewed on by a panther. I really hated that sequence in the book and truly did not want to watch it on the show. I'm squeamish about torture scenes, period. For people who dig that stuff I can tell you, it is a gruesome set of scenes. "No good deed goes unpunished," indeed.

We see more of Alexander Skarsgård's (Eric's) abs. :D

Lafayette doesn't yet appreciate the power of the witchcraft he's getting involved in, naively wondering where they would get a dead person to 'raise.'

It seems we know or at least have a working notion as to how Eric came to be bewitched and lose his memory. Some witches can control the dead. He looks like he's making an enemy of powerful witch 'Marnie/Hallow Stonebrook' (Fiona Shaw) by biting her so anything that happens following that makes sense in terms of 'he had it coming.'

Pam (Kristen Bauer van Straten) is on speaking terms with Sookie. Probably a good thing.

Tara (Rutina Wesley) is very upset about something. Go figure. ;)

Finally, I predict that 'Bon Temps Bill' a/k/a Vampire Bill is gone for good. After spiking his hair and putting on guyliner, not to mention the black nailpolish he's sporting, it appears unlikely that our dear Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) will go back to his 18th Century fashion sense.

True Blood Season 4 News and Spoilers Updated: (02.25.11) #trueblood

SPOILER PHOTOS: True Blood Season 4 - Merlotte's Waitress Watches As Home Goes Up In Flames

Are They Burning Witches In Bon Temps?

From the Thursday, February 24th L.A. location shoot of HBO's True Blood, comes some spoilerific shots of Merlotte's owner,  shapeshifter Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell), waitress/witch Holly Cleary (Lauren Bowles) and Bon Temps police chief Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer) responding to what seemed to be Sam's little shoebox rental homes up in flames.

Source: AccidentalSexiness

(Photo Credit: Sam Sharma)

 

 

Eric Northman - Alexander Skarsgård: What Do You Make Of This?

(2.24.11 Update)

 
Still desperately sniffing out any details we can for True Blood - Season 4, today comes news via King Bloodhound Ausiello @ TV Line that vampire Eric's maker, Godric, played by Allan Hyde, shall be returning  to True Blood in Season 4. As you may recall, Godric met the 'true death' near the end of  True Blood Season 2 on the rooftop of a Dallas hotel with a weeping Sookie by his side.

It would seem then that any present day incarnation of Godric is kind of doubtful. However, very little of Eric and Godric's 1000-year history has been explored so speculation is that it is pretty likely that Eric's maker will return via flashback.

True Blood creator/showrunner Alan Ball is not, accroding to Ausiello, 'offering too many clues, except to say that fans will see “a different side of Godric.”'

True Blood, Season 4 premieres on HBO on June 12, 2011.

1000 years ago: Eric gets made.

 

 

True Blood - Ausiello Casting & Kristen Insider Spoilers (2.15.11):

New 'Wolf" Cast,  Set Spoilers:

True Blood‘s werewolf hierarchy is about to experience a tectonic shift.

Daniel Buran is joining the HBO smash as Raoul, the werewolf packmaster of Shreveport. By my calculations, that makes him Alcide’s boss!

Buran, whose credits include appearances on CSI: NY, Criminal Minds and Southland, as well as CSI creator Anthony Zuiker’s digi-novel Level 26: Dark Origins, will appear in roughly seven episodes of TB‘s upcoming fourth season.

 

Source: True Blood Exclusive: Meet Alcide's New 'Boss'

(Photo Credit: http://www.level26.com)

EDIT above/ Kristen adds a bit of detail : 'Daniel will be playing Raoul, the Shreveport packmaster. Which means he'll be above Alcide (Joe Manganiello) in terms of werewolf rank. His role is described as "tough and intense," and he'll be recurring in at least seven episodes. Raoul's first appearance will be in episode 4.05, titled "I Hate You, I Love You." Guess we'll be getting a werewolf showdown as well as a witch war this season. True Blood is back on June12, 2011.

  Well, it has the greenery. Maybe the 'twinkle lights' haven't been turned on, yet?  That is Sookie's faery godmother, 'Claudine,' in the foreground, BTW.
(Photo credit: HBO, inc. via sookieverseblog.com)

Insiders tell E!Online that True Blood is currently shooting scenes in a stage decorated with twinkle lights and greenery that's being populated with beautiful men and women in gold body paint and robes. We're wondering if the fairy folk get as orgy-tastic as the maenad's followers once did?

Source: E!Online

Looks like True Blood has hit a home run with the casting of Daniel Buran as the Shreveport packmaster. Buran may play 'Raoul' as 'fuzzy,' but warm (other than 'blooded')? I don't think so! My guess is our ray of sunshine, Alcide and his 'boss'' are going to have a clash or two. Can't wait!

 

Much more after  the jump!

Dexter - Reflecting on Season 5: Julia Stiles - Atonement: Chip Johannessen (Showtime)

Some of the points made by new-this-year executive producer Chip Johanneson include that through the Lumen arc, 'we've put to bed the Rita question.'

I took this to mean that the Rita storyline is tied up as much as it can be. I wouldn't be surprised if a few loose ends show in the future but for Dexter himself, Lumen has fulfilled that function. Johanneson continued, pointing out that the events of season 5 allow the writers to 'pick up anywhere in season 6.'

SHOWTIME | December 13, 2010

Julia Stiles discusses the end of her character's relationship with Dexter.

Though Julia Stiles 'kind of assumed that Lumen would end up dead,' it probably dawned on her as they got deeper into season 5, with the Dexter-Lumen dynamic proving ever-more appealing that perhaps there was another possible ending.  Regardless, season 5 ended on a typical Dexter note--the 'big bad' was on Dexter (and Lumen's) table, taking a knife to the heart.

Sadly, Dexter too, took a (metaphorical) knife to his own heart when Lumen suddenly announced that relieved of her darkness (dark passenger), she would be skipping town the following day. Dexter was cool enough to tell her that he was happy for her that her darkness had gone. He continued, assuring her that he would 'carry (her) darkness' for her. Aww. Poor Dex.

SHOWTIME | December 13, 2010

Atonement: Chip Johannessen

 Chip Johannessen discusses the season five finale of Dexter.

Executive Producer Sara Colleton weighs in via E!

Q:..What did Deb mean during her final conversation with Dexter at the party: "You must be [happy] too, now that this is all over.".... What would Deb be referring to?...s
A: Sara Colleton: "Deb is referring to the barrel-girls case. It was meant to be purposely vague, and it should make Dexter wonder exactly what it is she means as he can't be sure."

Q: Are we to believe that Quinn did not figure out that Dexter is a killer?
A: per Colleton: "Quinn may suspect Dexter has been somehow involved in Liddy's death, but don't think his world view is large enough yet to imagine who Dexter really is." 

Q: So bummed to see Lumen leave last night on Dexter! Any chance Julia Stiles will return?
Colleton: "That has not been discussed. But she is out there..."

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Update! Dexter's Michael C. Hall & IRL Wife, Sister 'Deb' On Dexter, Jennifer Carpenter Split #dexter

 


Update/ This never crossed my mind until today and by then I was sure the speculators got their hooks into it. (They have.)

Yes, 'Dexter' and 'Lumen' made a great couple in the Showtime drama "Dexter."

But do you really, really think that because of this and no other info. that the two of them are the reason for MCH (Dexter) and Jennifer Carpenter (Deb) breaking up, IRL? Really? C'os they didn't split when he married 'Rita' or when she dated the now-dead 'Agent Lundy' or, depending on the actual time frame of their romance--which we will never know--any of the other bf's 'Deb' has had in the last couple years.

Do you really believe that what is being acted out on your television is real life? If you do, you are silly and shallow. It's a possibility, sure, but are you certain Stiles isn't in a serious relationship with someone already or maybe has a 'thing' against hooking up with married guys? So many assumptions! And now of course it will be Stiles for whom every doubter looks askance and wonders,"Did she bust up the Hall-Carpenter union?

Note: In attempting to gather some solid news on the impending divorce of Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter, I came across a little bit of what may be factual info.: 'Carpenter was the one who filed for divorce,' 'Carpenter is said to have complained about MCH to castmates on the set this season. Said castmates are 'concerned' about season 6.' 'Hall and Carpenter have been 'apart' for some time now and were in general, cool toward one another for the entire filming of season 5.'

Make of it what you will but don't expect any tell-all sob stories from Hall, Carpenter or Stiles. None of them are particularly outgoing or into the H'wood scene.

I'm sure there will be a variety of reactions to this but one that springs to mind is that some of your audience just got fully comfortable with the image of you going home to your wife who plays your sister on Dexter along with mastering the ability to not think that you guys are married IRL and now. NOW you split up?!

I admit at first when Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter were in a scene together post-marriage anouncement, I'd watch for any sign that they were not acting.

This is sad news-- and  after such a short go of it.  I wonder what's next for the two of them and of course, the same question on everyone lips besides 'Why did they split?'

BTW, the timing on the announcement of this split is just plain weird. Whose idea was it to wait until the Dexter season 5 ended and do so within a few hours?

Will there still be a season 6 Dexter?

After nearly two years of marriage, Dexter stars Michael C. Hall, 39, and Jennifer Carpenter, 31, are divorcing. An exclusive joint statement to EW from their representatives read: “Having been separated for some time, Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall have filed for divorce.” Both reps add that the split was amicable. The couple — who met on the set of the Showtime drama, in which she plays his foster sister — married on December 31, 2008. Hall completed treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma earlier this year.

13 2010 07:27 PM ET EW exclusive-'Dexter' stars Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter file for divorce '

 

 

 

 

Dexter: Season 5 Finale (5.12) Were You Surprised? #SPOILERS #dexter

Lumen (Julia Stiles) and Dexter (Michael C. Hall)
Image Credit: dextergr.blogspot.com

 

"Don't be sorry your darkness is gone. I'll carry it for you, always. I'll keep it with mine."

 

 

Dexter Season 5 Finale: Were you surprised?

I really wasn't but I was satisfied with it.

Just one small thing  is still sort of bugging me:

LUMEN: “First I wondered what was happening to me, then I was wondering how I could possibly tell you.”

Lumen's 'conversion', if you want to call it that, was very hasty--really sudden, especially on the heels of being re-traumatized (kidnapped, beaten, strung up, by Jordan Chase, again).

She told Dexter that she had to leave Miami 'the next day' almost as if she was running from...Dexter? Her Dark Passenger? Both?

It just seems too sudden a send off when they've spent the season developing a deep relationship. Dexter and Lumen just went *poof?* That doesn't feel real to me.

I realize (at least 'till I see the post- finale Stiles' interview whxih I've missed) that the door has been left ajar for another encounter with Lumen but I'm not banking on it unless it is quite fleeting.

What about Det. Joey Quinn (Desmond Harrington) and Deb (Jennifer Carpenter)?

Quinn knows way too much to not be a threat to Dexter. The set of photographs of the body parts bag dump he and Lumen made that Stan Liddy telephoto-ed, that alone is huge.

Dexter knows way too much to not be a threat to Quinn.

It seems however that Dexter has gone with his heart and spared his sister's lover a lot of grief despite the fact that he doesn't like Quinn 'at all.'

"Deb is slowly coming around to the idea of there being something other than black and white and that there is more than just good and bad," Colleton explains. "I think the turning point for her was when she killed that bad guy this season. And she and Dexter had that wonderful conversation over a beer when she says, ‘I didn't feel anything. And I'm surprised that I don't feel bad for having killed a bad guy.' And Dexter sort of floats something out there just as a little test bomb just to see how his sister would react when he says, ‘Well, Dad once told me there are people who deserve to die.' And that was one of my favorite scenes this year. I know our longtime fans got everything going on in that scene and all the layers,' - Exec Producer Sara Colleton 

And of course, with that heart-wrenching scene above a shattered plate in which Dexter let Lumen go, it must be noted that Dexter remains one of the most emotionally gripping and yes, even sometimes breathtakingly romantic series on television. Pretty amazing for a darker-than-dark serial killer show. --Kristen

E!Online - Dexter Finale: Deb Finding Out Is "Inevitable"—and More Scoop From the Show's Big Boss

A Good Recap: Small excerpt from LATIMES:

...Dexter’s finally broken a chain of relationships that end in blood and death, partially thanks to Deb learning, with Laguerta’s help, to be merciful and have faith and not just barge around expecting the worst from everyone.  So this “clean slate” thing may open up the next season as Dexter actually has the chance to figure out on his own what to do next, and not have his destiny foisted on him by someone else’s death. 

(All images: Showtime copyright)

Update! Dexter Full Set Promo Photos - 5.12 - 'The Big One' - #Spoilers via IMDb, E! #dexter

 
Tomorrow (Sunday) night marks the end of another spectacular season of Dexter on Showtime.

I still marvel at what an unexpectedly satisfying season this has been. I've loved seeing Dexter discover emotional depths to himself that he'd previously dismissed as not even remotely possible to feel.

For the first time ever, as an audience member, I'm wondering if Harry Morgan eff'ed up big time in diagnosing Dexter as broken and impossible to repair (Dexter, fleetingly, has asked the same question).

(Photo collage via tumblr.com)

It was very savvy of Dexter's writers to have Rita's death expose layers to Dexter that we may not have ever seen. Not that I felt this way, but Dexter the serial killer otherwise might have begun feeling a bit "been there, done that." That was not even on the table (no pun intended) this season as Dex had very little time to attempt to go back to his pre-Rita life, back to the old Dexter, before Lumen came into it.

And all the better. "Lumen" has been my favourite Julia Stiles' characterization, ever.  Stiles was pitch perfect in a very demanding range of her character, rape-club-victim-that-survived turned

avenging angel, Lumen.

I don't know if Lumen is Dexter's soulmate. I know that they both came along when the other was in desperate need and they filled those empty spaces. Whether they are fated to continue...I just don't know. My observation was that Dexter seemed more natural and relaxed with Lumen than anyone he has ever been with, including Rita. Lumen 'gets' Dexter. That has been profoudly healing for him.

Dexter first literally saved Lumen, then helped rehabilitate her in the way she requested as well as tenderly tending to her physical wounds.

When Deb tells Dexter that he is 'a good person,' she's right, he is. It makes no sense but that is what keeps us wanting more. 'Dexter' makes us question what, exactly, it means to be a 'good person'? Do any of us really know?

 

Some short excerpts from Dexter Exec. Producer Sara Colleton in an interview with E! Read it in it's entirety here.

In answer to a plea that the Dexter season 5 ending won't be as emotionally devastating as season 4's murder of Rita, Colleton replied:

You won't need therapy this time. The finale is actually quite therapeutic. It's like therapy in and of itself.

Colleton continued:

This season Dexter's journey was atonement. So the big question is, will he/(is it possible for Dex to) be at peace with himself?...Is it possible he has found a soul mate?

Colleton went on to explain that the many questions of this season are like coins tossed in the air and they will all come down (be answered?) on Sunday night.

When asked about whether Julia Stiles (Lumen) and the rest of the cast will return next season, Colleton turned cagey saying:

'...there a lot of fates that are still possibilities.'

I believe Colleton did a mild deflection of the question by next bringing up Det. Joey Quinn (Desmond Harrington) and stating that his fate was now in Dexter's hands. It's my opinion that Dexter has no reason to take down Quinn now.

Quinn has professed to be in love with Dexter's sis Deb (and she with him). Dex knows this, he knows that Quinn stopped investigating Dex, the guy that was doing the spying (Liddy) is dead and most importantly, his sister loves Quinn even if Dexter dislikes him intensely. As long as Quinn and Dexter have 'an understanding,' I beleive Dex will not sell Quinn down the river and I'm 99% positive Dex will not kill Quinn.

In answer to a query about the place that "Lumen' has had in Dexter's life Colleton responded:

...in the course of trying to help her, the thing has happened that Dexter never thought would. He's contemplating for the first time...Is it possible that there is such a thing as a soul mate? Is it possible that I, Dexter Morgan, could have a soul mate?

Dexter 5.12 Sneak Peek #3

 

oilery | December 12, 2010

Dexter 5x12 Sneak Peek

Colleton elaborated further on her take on the mechanics of Dexter's thinking:

(Dexter's father Harry) ended up killing himself because he couldn't deal with the guilt of what he had created. And so Dexter carries that guilt in shame... I've always thought (one thing that) binds Dexter to the audience is that we all have this feeling of wanting to be known and we all are terrified that if someone actually saw the real, true us, they might just run in the opposite direction. So he's been forced because of his need of atonement to to expose himself and to atone himself to Lumen.

For the Deb n' Quinn as a couple fans, Colleton had this bone to toss out:

In the last episode you see his character as being a redeemable man and a man worthy of Deb's love, in a way that is really satisfying. Desmond has done such a terrific job with his character and you've really seen him stepping up and becoming Deb-worthy.

...and then take back:

 But you know, fate often intervenes...

Reported quotes from the final episode (via anonymous IMDb source) :

HARRY TO DEXTER:

“It’s right in front of you. Remember your target. Where he came from. Who he was.”

QUINN: “I don’t think I should say anything else. Not until I speak to a lawyer.”

LAGUERTA: “We have an officer down. Stan Liddy”*** NOT a spoiler. It is in the sneak peek promo.

BATTISTA: “Am I the only one interested in this goddamn murder?”

LUMEN: “First I wondered what was happening to me, then I was wondering how I could possibly tell you.”

MASUKA: “Is it weird to bring a date to a first birthday party?”

DEB: “I’m happy. You must be too. Now that this is all over, I mean.”

DEXTER: “Wishes, of course, are for children.”

JORDAN TO LUMEN:“You’ve transformed. You’re beautiful. If you hadn’t met me, you’d never know you had it in you.”

via: SpoilerTV

I'm really hoping that that final delusional quote by 'Jordan' is just before Lumen plunges the knife into Jordan Chase's black little heart.

Sadly, the Dexter voiceover sonds like it comes after the resolution -- at baby Harrison's birthday party.

Guessing that Deb is speaking to Quinn after Dexter has proven Quinn (via blood analysis) not guilty of having anything to do with Liddy's murder. Dexter is after all a monster with morals.

I truly hope that the Lumen quote is directed at Jordan as a way to buy time prior to him killing her. In her time with Dexter she's been a quick study. It may be what saves her long enough for Dexter to get to her.

 

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Michael C. Hall on Jimmy Fallon, Dec. 7 2010. Part 2

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Michael C. Hall on Jimmy Fallon, Dec. 7 2010. Part 2

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 Wondering what is to become of Batista's and LaGuerta's marriage? Read on:

Sgt. Batista’s on-the-rocks marriage with LaGuerta won’t get any better before the end of the season — but that doesn’t mean the marriage is hopeless, either. David Zayas told me this week at a LAByrinth Theater Company’s annual celebrity charades fundraiser in New York that the couple’s season-long troubles aren’t necessarily a sign of a breakup. “It never gets resolved. Marriages don’t get resolved. It’s a journey,” he said. “There probably won’t be a definite answer to that question in the season finale, but we’ll be back.”

Everyone has been tight-lipped regarding the Dexter finale — but luckily, the same can’t be said for star Michael C. Hall. While presenting a “Dexter-esque” playlist on New York’s 101.0 RXP, the actor seemingly spilled a huge spoiler by saying fans should pay “special attention” to one of his picks, Bob Dylan’s “I’ll Keep It With Mine,” before watching the finale. Among the lyrics to this song that so-perfectly describes Dexter and Lumen: “The train leaves at half past 10/ But it’ll be back tomorrow same time again./ The conductor, he’s weary, still stuck on the line./ But if I can save you any time/ Come on, give it to me. I’ll keep it with mine.”
 

Source: EW

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Dexter - 5.12 Preview 'The Big One' Sneak Peeks Promo Photos - RIP Stan Liddy - Stiles On Lumen

From Dexter - 5.09 - 'Teenage Wasteland' Screen Caps SPOILERS - Lumen & Dexter *Showtime Copyright*

Dexter Season 5 Finale ' The Big One' 5.12

Promo photos, screen caps

Above: Sorry  Screen caps I made are crap; promo photos issued by Showtime are OK.

 So you're digging Julia Stiles as Lumen? Especially she and Michael C. Hall together? Hmph. About time! I said it once before but it bears repeating: the Lumen character worked.

We've seen a Dexter that had never been exposed before because he'd not yet met Lumen. She has forever changed him. I hope against hope for a not-sad ending for these two.

I never thought, even for a second, that season 5 directly on the heels of the season 4 murder of Dexter's wife Rita, funeral and all, turned out out the way it has. Another cool thing is the show feels fresh--much as it did with last year's balls-out effort with John  Lithgow as the 'Trinity Killer', who killed or was responsible for most of Dexter's family getting either shot or killed (Deb in the mid-section to the side area, next to her, together on the ground of the motel parking lot a dying former Agent and current paramour Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine) by Trinity's adult daughter/ Joey Quinn's squeeze.  Then  there was Rita of course, by Trinity).

I hope Lumen (Julia Stiles) survives because I :heart: Lumen, as she's been such a nice 'partner' for Dexter. Certainly, each was the other's after-horrible-life-trauma savior.

          

'Terrible Curse' Dexter Tries To Bargain w/ Jordan Chase - JC, with Lumen in his trunk, tries to 'eff with Dexter's head while Dexter, driving frantically, desperately tries to find and save Lumen before Chase kills her.

                    

 Dexter - 5.12 "The Big One" Season Finale

''Surprise'

In the season finale, Dexter's situation grows more desperate when he discovers that Lumen's been set up. Despite knowing he's being baited into a trap, Dexter risks everything to make sure he doesn't fall into the same mistake again. In the Barrel Girls case, Debra lets her personal feelings lead her instincts once she concludes that vigilantes are more than just a theory. Quinn finds himself in a troublesome situation in which only Dexter can help him.

 

Julia Stiles' TV Guide Interviews:

Dexter's 'Lumen,' - Julia Stiles on her character

"Lumen is the only person alive who sees Dexter's true self and accepts him. There's something oddly romantic about that, and also very intimate," Stiles tells TVGuide.com. "The reverse is true for Lumen. The experience she had before was so traumatic, and had an element of shame, where she couldn't go back and see her family. There's something very isolating about that, and the fact that Dexter knows about it and also embraces her is very sweet amidst all this weirdness."

'Life has been twisted, dark and miserable lately for Lumen Pierce (Julia Stiles), which makes her an absolutely perfect fit for Dexter this season. She's been raped, exploited and whipped so badly even Stiles felt the pain. As the actress known for her work in the Bourne movies says, "I forgot to take off my prosthetic slash marks one night and I suddenly went, 'Wait. What happened to me?'" The bigger question is what's happening to Lumen? Ever since Dexter (Michael C. Hall) rescued her from that serial killer's creepy lockup, Lumen's been a bit of a Dexter wannabe. She wants to kill the people who've brutalized her, which in turn puts Dexter in the odd position of trying to stop murders.

"Lumen walks that fine line that's so cool on this show, between doing the right thing and doing the right thing that's sorta the wrong thing," says Stiles, who adds she feels the thrall of the Dexter "community" after only a few guest appearances. "My friends who are crazy about the show are really crazy about the show," she laughs.

 

Here's what's really crazy: how much we've enjoyed watching Stiles play a pawn in a human-trafficking scheme. Which side wins? The actress isn't telling: "I think we'll see a dramatic ending." Dexter airs Sundays at 9/8c on Showtime. -Julia Stiles' TV Guide Interview

 

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From Dexter - Episode 5.08 - 'Take It' *Showtime Copyright*

Dexter Death Spoiler - Episode 5.12 - Season Finale 'The Big One' Promo Photos #dexter #spoiler

Dexter Death Spoiler:

  Not sure if this spoils tonight's previous Dexter spoiler about 'two deaths' occurring in episode 11, (renamed 'Hialeah and Fourth').

I'd guessed that Liddy (Peter Weller) would buy it in the December 5 eppy (tonight). He may still do so but this photo still is from the season finale on 12.12.10, (re)titled 'The Big One.' It is quite possible that Liddy's body is found in episode 12 after him being offed in episode 11, IDK. Here are a few more photos being circulated from the finale. At least one is a behind-the-scene shot.

Source: SpoilerTV

 

Update: Dexter - NEW #3 #4 Sneak Peeks! Episode 5.11 'Hialeah And Fourth' - Hugetastic SPOILERS From EW, TVGuide

Dexter 5x11 - "Hialeah & Fourth" - Sneak Peek #3 and #4 ***Note: Episode title change

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Dexter -  What Happens Next:

No. 1: “It’s a great moment of panic when you realize someone is spying on you but you don’t know who it is and what exactly have they seen. For Dexter, it’s the world’s worst nightmare…. The audience knows that it’s Liddy, but when Dexter finds out that the surveillance equipment has been checked out by Quinn, his trail leads toward Quinn. What’s Dexter going to do to stop Quinn, who he believes is on his trail?

 

No. 2: “Having worked alongside Deb for this entire season and slowly getting together and at the same time backing off from each other, Quinn finally bares his soul to Deb in such a way that she can no longer ignore what’s happened between them. And this is going to be complicated by the fact that Dexter believes that Quinn is spying on him.”

No. 3: “Deb narrows down the evidence against Jordan and believes she has enough to put him into custody— only to realize that it’s going to be harder than she imagined.”

No. 4: “Jordan Chase makes his ultimate gambit toward getting Dexter where he wants him. He makes a move that leaves Dexter devastated by the end of the episode.”

--Dexter executive producer Manny Coto to EW

Two more sneek peeks (exclusive EW videos)

 In last week's episode, after Dexter (Michael C. Hall) helped rape victim Lumen (guest star Julia Stiles) get her first taste of revenge by killing one of her tormentors, the duo hit the sheets, becoming more than just partners in crime. But Stiles found a certain poetry in the juxtaposition of those two scenes.

 

'Dexter - Julia Stiles Interview'

"Lumen is the only person alive who sees Dexter's true self and accepts him. There's something oddly romantic about that, and also very intimate," Stiles tells TVGuide.com. "The reverse is true for Lumen. The experience she had before was so traumatic, and had an element of shame, where she couldn't go back and see her family. There's something very isolating about that, and the fact that Dexter knows about it and also embraces her is very sweet amidst all this weirdness."

But the two lovebirds sealing the deal wasn't the only big development. Viewers finally met the woman who made Jordan Chase (guest star Jonny Lee Miller) the man he is today — his first victim, Emily (Angela Bettis). And considering the bombshell she dropped on Lumen, Stiles says we'll definitely be seeing more of her.

"I think what's fascinating about Emily is her Stockholm syndrome — the weird way she idolizes the guy that victimized her," says Stiles. "She's a huge lynchpin in terms of Lumen finding out what's going on with these guys."

Emily's story line isn't the only one that will be addressed in the final two episodes of the season. Things between Quinn (Desmond Harrington) and Liddy (guest star Peter Weller) really heat up when Dexter finally figures out someone has bugged his apartment. "The tricky thing with Quinn is he has a moral dilemma, and Liddy is sort of out of control," Stiles says. "Quinn can't reverse what he started at the beginning of the season, and it's getting dangerous."

Because Dexter die-hards have learned to be suspicious of everyone, fans have speculated all season about whether Lumen is good or bad. Stiles, who grappled with the question herself during the early stages of filming, says that defining Lumen as one or the other would be way too simplistic for the show.

"I think what's great is that every story line and every character is dealing with what is right and what is wrong, and this idea that there aren't really absolutes," she says. "A lot of these characters — especially Lumen — fall into the gray area. Their actions don't necessarily define them as good or bad."
Source: TV Guide 'Dexter - Julia Stiles Interview'

More from: EW

Q: What the heck is going to happen next on Dexter?
A: ...Dexter ends up unconscious in the back of a white panel van this Sunday.'

Also: Jordan Chase, who up until now has kept his hands very much out of the killing action, finally gets his hands dirty in the penultimate episode of the season.'

More from TVGuide:

Q: Any scoop on Dexter?
A: In Episode 11 entitled 'Hialeah and Fourth'  there are...two deaths and two kidnappings. There are four separate victims, two male and two female. One death you'll cheer, and one will make you cringe. As for the kidnappings, let's just say both victims prove to be easy prey for their captors.

OK. Not really fair given my spoiler round up (above) but here goes on the guessing of who are the 'vics' for killing and kidnapping in episode 11 Dexter, Hialeah & Fourth.

Here's one death: Emily (Angela Bettis):

I think everyone saw that one coming. Note that Dex has his kill outfit on so the other death could be very close to Emily's or perhaps SPOILER Dexter is about to get the tables turned on him and become a kidnapping victim himself?

OTOH, since we are spoiled that we'll 'cheer' for the death of one victim: Hrm. Liddy has to die so it may be him. My guess is if so, it will be at Det. Joey Quinn's hands as Desmond Harrington has hinted ('blood on (his) shoes').

I'm presuming prior to at least one death there is the kidnapping of the victim so I'll stick with Emily:death, Liddy: kidnap/death and Dexter: kidnap (victim) by Jordan Chase. I'm also going to guess that Lumen--on her own--is going to have to rescue Dexter, nicely book-ending their relationship with one save each.

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Dexter: Showtime Pick-Up For 1 More Season, 'Probably Two' E! Teases Harrington (Quinn) Exit

 

'I'm definitely in trouble in the season finale':

 

"Quinn is in trouble," Desmond Harrington says. "I think in this Sunday's episode you see a drop of blood hit my foot, and I'm definitely in trouble in [the season finale]."

Harrington can't comment whether he'll be a part of the...sixth season of Dexter, but he will say he's pretty sure there won't be a cliffhanger for Quinn(!) [Goes out boring? - CM] this season. Harrington goes on to assert in regard to Quinn's feelings for Debra:

"It's real. I think maybe early on in the year he was in this to get information on Dexter [but] that's definitely not the case now. He is actually in love with her...He definitely has softened up a lot. I honestly like that he's a little softer and basically he's fallen in love with this girl."

Quinn also seems alarmingly close to figuring out Dexter's big secret—that he is the 'vigilante' murderer Deb is hunting. That can't end in a good place...or can it?  

"In terms of accepting what Dexter does," Desmond says, "honestly I don't think [Quinn] would have a problem with this idea of justice being served the way that Dexter does it…Quinn more or less has a code of his own. I feel like he is very much a cop that would go to bat for other cops. And not necessarily in the best means."

And if you like your Desmond a little darker, good news: Gossip Girl producers have asked him to reprise his role as Jack Bass around February. Dexter producers, you best bring him back...

Read more: E!Online

 
Desmond Harrington as ' Joey Quinn': Is he going to survive season 5?

 Speculation has been flying for some time now that either  Desmond Harrington's 'Quinn', Deb's partner in (solving) crime as well as between the sheets, will not survive this season.

OTOH, some folks are positive that Lumen (Julia Stiles) is not going to make it out of season 5 Dexter alive. I suppose they could both get whacked.

We already know that both of them are treading in 'killer' territory, Lumen (& Dexter) with the concurrent police investigation into the guys the two of them are seeking out to revenge-kill.

Quinn's involvement with Deb whilst he deals with corrupt cop that was trailing Dexter for him is putting him in a very bad place. Bad cop Liddy (Peter Weller)  has surveiled and seen so much of Lumen and Dexter that he's surely soon going to have enough evidence to get something on them.

Liddy's very unhappy that Quinn's Deb-crush is clouding his judgment enough that a high-profile case could be escaping through his fingers. He is still pursuing Lumen and Dexter and that right there is a recipe for BIG trouble.

'Dexter' renewed for 6th season

Serial killer drama is most-watched series on Showtime

Showtime is set to announce a sixth-season pickup for "Dexter."

The Michael C. Hall serial killer drama has been the pay cabler's most popular show in recent years.

Last Sunday's episode was the second most watched in series history as 2.54 million viewers checked in for the 9 p.m. telecast.

Last season's finale drew the show's biggest-ever audience, with 2.57 million viewers. All key cast members are signed through the sixth season, which will encompass 12 episodes.

But if the show runs a seventh season, Showtime will face higher costs as cast members would have to sign new contracts.

Source: Variety.com - 'Dexter' renewed for 6th season

Check out the new DEXTER YouTube game: Dexter Interactive Investigation. Can you help Dexter find the killer before s/he skips town? Investigate the crime scene, collect the clues, and bring the killer to justice! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9IObJBjhlg

 

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Update: Dexter - Episode 11 - 'Hialeah & Fourth' - 2 Sneak Peeks: 'A Blindspot' 'A Twin' - Promo Photos

Update: Title change for the episode. Dexter: Episode 11 is now titled 'Hialeah and Fourth.'

My first impulse is to say that Season 5 of 'Dexter' is getting really good but that falls short of what I really think about this season.

Season 5 'Dexter' has been outstanding throughout.

Keep in mind, last season was the season of the Trinity Killer with John Lithgow turning in a bravura performance as the psycho whack-job counterpoint to Dexter (Michael C. Hall) who seemed wholly balanced and stable in comparison.

Then there was the fine, though too-short return guest appearance by Keith Carradine as Deb's doomed lover, Frank Lundy.

Oh yeah. Dexter's wife, Rita was murdered.

Season four was engrossing and riveting, shocking and sad.

How were the Dexter showrunners going to follow up such a great season? As it turns out, with an equally great, but absolutely different season 5.

After they killed off Julie Benz's 'Rita' character the Dexter showrunners explained that they wanted to turn Dex's world upside down (and inside out). And they certainly did. We the audience had no idea what they had planned for Dex in season 5 but who could have guessed that he'd find his soulmate?

OK. Maybe that's a bit of a stretch because it is very early in their romance. But consider this: Julia Stiles' 'Lumen' is absolutely unique. She is the first person involved in a positive way with Dexter who knows exactly who he is and accepts him for it. It seemed a foregone conclusion that no woman would knowingly get involved with a serial killer but involved they are--on several levels.

And to top it off, seemingly Lumen is sane--at least when measured on the Dexter sanity scale.

Dexter's audience is among the most loyal there is so it was understandable that they were a bit apprehensive about Lumen and how she'd affect the still-grieving Dexter. But as season 5 progressed and the great episodes kept coming, Lumen and Dexter seemed to fit together like puzzle pieces.

As corny as the phrase 'You complete me' sounds, this is exactly what one does for the other. Both Dexter and Lumen had gaping holes in their psyches and hearts that they desperately needed healed and each has facilitated the healing of the other. They have been good for one another.

When Jennifer Carpenter, never better as 'Deb,' said to Dexter in episode 10 that there would be no recovery for the women that went through Jordan Chase and Co's. house of horrors, that a women would be better off dead than to survive and have to live with memories of the horrific acts perpetrated upon her, Deb was wrong--at least in part. Of course, she never considered that a victim could kick-start the healing process by killing the men responsible for her kidnapping, torture, and rape, but it seems to be working for Lumen.

Julia Stiles has put forth a very solid effort in crafting the Lumen character. She was totally convincing as the shell of a human being that Dexter accidentally rescued. Her evolution into a seemingly normal woman has been plausible and I think cathartic for the audience, too.

Where this is going is the big question. I see a lot of comments on the 'net that viewers do not want Lumen killed. I don't either but the Dexter-Lumen relationship is in a honeymoon period, so to speak. It cannot stay as it is because Dexter isn't going to have the luxury of this partnership lasting. At least he knows that someone understood him on a deeper level then perhaps even Harry ever did. And so Dexter has gained positive insights into himself that may have never happened if it were not for Lumen coming into his life.

I feel a mixture of excitement and dread about the last few episodes of season 5. What are your thoughts? What are you feeling?

A Blindspot

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 11 | Added: November 30, 2010

Dexter realizes someone is watching Lumen and himself.

A Twin

SHOWTIME | November 30, 2010

Masuka presents new evidence in the barrel murder case.

Dexter: Episode 11 'Hop A Freighter'

Synopsis: Dexter and Lumen's plans are momentarily thwarted when Dexter's forced to do damage control after he concedes that someone, outside of Miami Metro, has taken an interest in them. Debra's speculation on the missing Barrel Girl suspects begins to take shape. Quinn finds himself more involved in a homicide than he'd like to be.

More photo stills frorm "Hop A Freighter' after the jump:

Dexter - 5.10 - 'In The Beginning' - Sneak Peek 3 *SPOILERS* #Dexter #SneakPeek3 #Spoilers

From Dexter - Season 5 Episode 10 - 'In The Beginning' - *Showtime* Promo & Sneak Peeks Screen Caps

Sneak Peeks 1 and 2 of Dexter - 5.10 - 'In The Beginning' are on my blog here .

Found at Spoiler TV

This is an extremely loaded scene that Michael C. Hall as 'Dexter' and Jennifer Carpenter as 'Deb' both pull off with utter precision. The two actors perfectly put the audience both in Deb's place, having stayed at the station all night viewing !!!SPOILER!!! 12 DVD's of the 'Barrel Girls' being tortured for the enjoyment of their captors and in Dexter's position, where he must utter every word to Deb with the utmost care lest he give away the many secrets he harbours about the 'Barrel Girl' killings.'

Dexter arrives at work and comes upon his sister, Deb. She's exhausted, highly disturbed, and furious. Obviously, Dexter needs to extract as much info. as he can about 'what' Deb has found --but can he play the empathetic brother at the same time?

IDK 'cos I still cannot tell the difference between when Dex is 'faking it' versus the Dexter 2.0 that has emerged since both Rita's death and the discovery and subsequent involvement with a should-have-been 'Barrel Girl,' 'Lumen' (Julia Stiles), who he accidentally saved.

The best part though is when Deb shares her theory of the kind of person she believes is responsible for what she believes are !!!SPOILER!!! vigilante killings of the 'Barrel Girls' killers.

The question is asked by Dexter. Then a beat. Then Deb's answer which re-frames who she is for both Dexter and the audience. Well played!

From Dexter - Season 5 Episode 10 - 'In The Beginning' - *Showtime* Promo & Sneak Peeks Screen Caps

Dexter - Season 5 Episode 10 - 'In The Beginning' - Showtime Promo - 2 Sneak Peeks - Screen Caps

From Dexter - Season 5 Episode 10 - 'In The Beginning' - *Showtime* Promo & Sneak Peeks Screen Caps

Dexter 5x10, 'In The Beginning':

Screen Cap from Sneak Peek (above)

This is a very bad thing--and not just what is on the screen. That guy watching the DVD is not Dexter. (Click through to enlarge.) Dexter only wears suit jackets to funerals and weddings. Who is watching a torture tape in Dex's house? Jordan Chase, perhaps? It would seem likely.

In re: the synopsis (below)

Have to figure based on the episode title, that sometime after the exposition between Lumen and Dexter about talking to who may have been the surviving first victim of Jordan Chase & Co. (see sneak peek #2) that we'll actually get some more information about how Chase & his childhood buddies started abducting, torturing & killing pretty blonds.

Dexter Season 5 Episode 10 - 'In The Beginning' - Showtime Promo

Dexter 5x10 - 'In the beginning' - Sneak Peek #1

''The First Victim'

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 10 | Added: November 23, 2010

Dexter and Lumen decide to find Emily Birch.

Official Showtime Synopsis Dexter 5x10 'In The Beginning':

Just as Dexter discovers a possible ally in the pursuit of Lumen's former captors, he and Lumen are forced to step down as Homicide uncovers some key evidence linked to one of their prior victims. Debra, who's been reassigned to the Barrel Girls murders, positively identifies two more suspects in the case.

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Dexter 5x10 - 'In the beginning' - Sneak Peek #2

'Internal Matter'

Debra and Quinn pay a visit to Jordan Chase.

Love Debra! 'Are you effing kidding me?'

 

 

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Dexter Season 5 - Episode 10 - In the Beginning - Promo

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Dexter Spoilers - Episode 9 'Teenage Wasteland' The Identity Of The Intruder (EW SPOILER)

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The intruder has a familiar name:

EW: Dexter’s step-children Astor and Cody have been MIA since episode 2, but pre-teen Astor makes her return in this week’s episode — though you likely won’t recognize her when she walks in looking like she’s working undercover in a vice case. Elsewhere,  LaGuerta and Batista continue to butt heads and this time it’s over a case she refuses to reopen after Deb discovers new evidence. On the Lumen front, if you’ve been sensing romantic vibes from the couple-- calm yourself! The real couple making major moves here is Deb and Quinn. Can you say love? Because one of them certainly can. Someone else who’s doing a lot of talking these days? The linguistically gifted baby Harrison, who says “Mama” for the first time. Guess who he says it to…

Source: EW

Update: 11.20.10

Updated Dexter!(11.21.10) Producers Spoil Season 5 - Episode 5.09 'Teenage Wasteland' - Stiles Q &A - Dexter - #3 & #4 New Sneak Peek

 

Dexter's struggle to deal with Rita's death will come to a head in the final four episodes of Dexter, executive producer Sara Colleton told TVGuide.com

Dexter 5x09 - "Teenage Wasteland" - Sneak peek #4

 

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Dexter 5x09 - "Teenage Wasteland" - Sneak peek #3

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TVGuide

 So far this season, Dexter has been working through his guilt by helping Lumen [Julia Stiles]. He's believed that if he can avenge the wrongs done to her, he might be able to figure out whether he can atone for his part in Rita's death, executive producer Sara Colleton told TVGuide.com.

"All of that will be converging, along with a lot of jeopardy that no one could've anticipated, not even Dexter."

 

Here are four things you should know heading in to the Season 5 finale:

4. The Villains Align: Instead of one big villain, this season has seen many. The characters recently began connecting as Dexter [Michael C. Hall] has tracked down those involved in Lumen's assault. "The last four episodes are a freight train when all of those pieces start interlocking," Colleton says.

3. Dexter Juggles His Two Selves: In this week's episode, Dexter's will split his time between dealing with Astor, who has run away from Orlando, and further investigating the barrel girls' case. "It brings Dexter closer to getting to know Jordan Chase [Jonny Lee Miller]," and as a result, Lumen will be put back into harm's way, Colleton says.

2. Quinn Finds a Target: Quinn (Desmond Harrington) started off wanting to uncover Dexter's secret, but his feelings for Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) have clouded his judgment. That is about to change. After his private eye caught pictures of Dexter and Lumen dumping a body in the ocean, Quinn will make a decision that sends him down "a big collision course" between his conflicting agendas, Colleton says.

1. Dexter Sees the Alternative: Colleton says the season's penultimate episode, titled "Hop a Freighter," will pop the question, "Wouldn't it be nice if you could escape from your life?" And the finale? She says only that it's been retitled "The Big One." "When you see the episode, you'll realize what a great title it is."

Source: TV Guide

...What to expect from the killer thriller’s upcoming installment? Dexter executive producer Manny Coto drops four hints below. 

Tease No. 1: “This episode marks a large step forward in how Dexter views Lumen because Deborah comes to the realization that there is someone else in Dexter’s life, and Dexter has to figure out a way how to explain who Lumen is and what she represents to him. At the same time, a remnant from the death of Rita comes back into Dexter’s life — namely, Astor — who’s never quite gotten over the death of her mom and still blames Dexter for it. In the course of this episode, Lumen inadvertently helps Dexter come to some kind of understanding with Astor.”

Tease No. 2: “Dexter is undertaking his vetting process with Jordan and that involves Dexter becoming a client. And as Jordan picks Dexter’s brain, Dexter starts to pick at clues that Jordan may or may not have left behind. In this episode, he gets a clue that will lead us into the next couple of episodes. But at the same time, Jordan discovers something that could be devastating.”

Tease No. 3: “Having been knocked back down to the file room because of the shoot-out at the club, Deborah finds evidence … that puts her on a collision course with Dexter.”

 

Tease No. 4: “Quinn is slowly beginning to realize that he’s unleashed a monster in Liddy, and that the person who he hired to get information on Dexter is very close to learning the truth about Dexter’s real life. And he’s not someone who Quinn will be able to rein back in. Liddy is going to follow this to the bitter end, whether Quinn likes it or not.”

Credit: EW InsideTV

Julia Stiles On 'Lumen'

You’ve just finished shooting the season finale, right? What was it like to say good-bye to this character?

It was bittersweet. It was nice to complete the thing, but it was sad to say good-bye to everybody. And the last couple of scenes were kind of harrowing.

Do you find those kinds of scenes draining?

I’m not sure if this makes me a masochist or something but I think, as draining as the emotionally and physically demanding scenes can be, they’re also very rewarding. There was one scene in particular where I was surprised by how difficult it was for me to shake the emotional stuff. Yet when a day or two goes by and I can step away from it, I have no regrets. It’s very exciting to know I can go to those places and be surprised by work.

 Is there anything you can tell us about those disturbing scenes without giving the story away?

It’s in episode ten, a few episodes away from the finale. The implications of the scene in terms of what Dexter tells me is pretty shattering....

You mentioned reading about trauma — did you do much research for this character?... I read about torture victims and people who were abducted and rape victims, but that all felt very intellectual to me. I needed something that would make me connect emotionally, so the most helpful thing was details, specific memories, or smells or sounds. I would elaborate on those in my imagination, almost like meditating, I would sit and imagine those horrible experiences and eventually your muscles connect to your brain and it settles in. In a certain way, characters become people and you don’t want to do a disservice to them. I wanted to be as dark as I could about what the reality of that experience would be. I felt like I had to do that to do justice to anybody who had an experience even close to that...

Lumen is an exception for Dexter: He has rules about how to handle people who are innocent and rules about how to handle people who are a threat to him, but Lumen is both. What do you think really bonds them? ...
They’re connecting about how to channel that hateful, destructive energy. Okay, bottom line... What does Lumen have in store for us? She will surprise you. That feral animal quality we saw when she is first introduced shows that she is not going to take things lying down.
Source: Vulture

Life has been twisted, dark and miserable lately for Lumen Pierce (Julia Stiles), which makes her an absolutely perfect fit for Dexter this season.

She's been raped, exploited and whipped so badly even Stiles felt the pain. As the actress known for her work in the Bourne movies says, "I forgot to take off my prosthetic slash marks one night and I suddenly went, 'Wait. What happened to me?'"

The bigger question is what's happening to Lumen? Ever since Dexter (Michael C. Hall) rescued her from that serial killer's creepy lockup, Lumen's been a bit of a Dexter wannabe. She wants to kill the people who've brutalized her, which in turn puts Dexter in the odd position of trying to stop murders. "Lumen walks that fine line that's so cool on this show, between doing the right thing and doing the right thing that's sorta the wrong thing," says Stiles, who adds she feels the thrall of the Dexter "community" after only a few guest appearances. "My friends who are crazy about the show are really crazy about the show," she laughs.

Dexter airs Sundays at 9/8c on Showtime.

Source: TV Guide Magazine

 

Spoilers, Dexter & Lumen: Why? Video - 2 Sneak Peeks! Is There Going to Be a Season 6 for Dexter?

Is there going to be a Season 6 for Lumen? Is there going to be a Season 6 for Dexter?

 

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 8 | Added: November 17, 2010 |

Dexter Showrunner Chip Johannessen discusses Dexter's growing relationship with his new apprentice, Lumen (Julia Stiles).

'Jordan Chase' (Jonny Lee Miller) is referred to by showrunner Johanessen as 'the Hannibal Lector of inspirational speakers.'

My favourite part of this eppy of Dexter 5x08 'Take It!' was when at the hotel-convention center/kill room Lumen was freaking out at the sounds of another women's screams. Dexter put his glove-convered hands over her hands, over her ears, effectively blocking out the terrifying sounds. It was such a bizarre, but tender moment.  At that moment he could feel her pain which is an astounding thing for him.  It's a piece of what is making this season really good. Dexter just gains more and more depth as the seasons pass.

From Dexter - 5.09 - 'Teenage Wasteland' Screen Caps SPOILERS - Lumen & Dexter *Showtime Copyright*

Above: Mystery person in Dex's house...with Lumen hiding in the bathroom with a big knife.
For sure a female. The 2nd one looks male--but slight build, so I dunno. Could've been the angle making ID confusing... it wouldn't be the 1st time...

Q: Dexter scoop?

A little birdie told me they have another "doozy" planned for the end of the season—the kind that will have everyone talking, á la the bathtub.

The end of Dexter 5x08 'Take It!' was sort of freaky because Peter Weller's corrupt cop Liddy saw Dex and Lumen dump a body. Lucky for Dex Quinn the cop with the 'iffy' ethics (he's never been disproven 'dirty' himself)' is falling pretty hard for Deb,' (and) 'is going to make sure he takes care of her.' Also, Dexter might just catch on to the fact that someone is on to him which will switch up the normal Dexter dynamic even more...

I've finally seen some nice comments about Julia Stiles' 'Lumen.' She and MCH are quite a great fit. I think most people are realizing it... (the showrunners, MCH, Stiles most likely realized it many months back). Julia Stiles is quite good as this character and MCH--always so. I always thought Stiles was handling the challenging task of being convincing as Lumen's character, certainly quite competently, so I'm glad the naysayers have quieted down.

Watch the video of Dexter Showrunner Chip Johannessen talk about how in the scene prior to the planned kill at the hotel, Dexter and Lumen exchanged some rather intimate information.

Johannessen talks about how Lumen is speaking for 'us' when she let's him know that she sees who he is.

That part of the kill when he handed her the slide with the drop of blood. It was filled with suspense. Was she going to get all creeped out, like it, neither? Iit seemed  that she was interested in a curious-interested way.

Clearly, Lumen wants to better know Dexter & what he does for recreation. She sees him coping with his Dark Passenger. Now that Lumen has her own DP, she's open to seeing what her own coping might look like.

P.S. I'm not the only person who thinks that Peter Weller's dirty cop character is a dead man, right? These characters never live--certainly not on Dexter.

 

Q: Is Julia Stiles' Dexter character only set to appear in one season, or is there a possibility of her sticking around in the future?

Sorry, but it's just too soon to reveal something that juicy.If we told you that, it may ruin the rest of the season...

A: What we can say is that Julia Stiles is in every one of the season's remaining episodes and plays a pivotal part in Dexter's life up until the very end. So stay tuned for now, and as the season nears its end, the answer to your question will become a little clearer.

(I don't think Stiles, based on her previous remarks about working on TV, is planning to stay.  I mean, she's essentially standing in for Julie Benz. Stiles is way more interesting IMO, but still. Can they afford her?

Q: Is Dexter is signed for a season six?
 

Dexter boss Chip Johannesson tells us that "there's no official word," but with the end of season five upon us, expect an announcement from Showtime sometime soon.

If Dexter does receive a sixth season, as expected,  says the format of this season (á la no big bad) would likely change. "Season six would definitely not look like it did this year because the events are all different," the showrunner explains.

 

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 9 | Added: November 16, 2010

Lumen hides from an intruder.

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 9 | Added: November 16, 2010

Dexter:' Fractured Self'

Dexter meets with Jordan Chase.

 

Airdate 11.21.10

Dexter - Episode 5.09 - 'Teenage Wasteland' - Synopsis:

Dexter and Lumen are on the hunt for a new victim but get sidetracked by the arrival of a surprise visitor; as a result of fallout from the Santa Muerte case, Debra gets reassigned to the file room, where she is still able to dig up new evidence in the Barrel Girl investigation.

Source: SpoilerTV

Official DEXTER Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dexter

 

Official DEXTER Twitter: http://twitter.com/SHO_dexter

 

Official DEXTER Series Site: http://www.sho.com/dexter

 

Dexter - Episode 5.08 - 'Take It' - Promo Video, Photos PLUS 2 Sneak Peeks! Synopsis, E! Spoilers

I realized that the characters are nothing alike but I can't help comparing 'Lumen' with Dexter's recently deceased wife, 'Rita.'

Both blond, pretty, very psychically damaged. Both women who've been physically abused. Both of whom Dexter struggles to find a way to seem "human" with. Granted, Dexter has changed a great deal since his early days with Rita. She taught him a lot. Certainly the "gift" of little Harrison brings out the humanity in Dexter seemingly without effort on his part. (skip down to continue)

NYFreeThinker | November 07, 2010

Dexter - Episode 5.08 - 'Take It' Promo

Showtime official synopsis - Dexter - Episode 5.08 - Take It!

While attending a self-help seminar, Dexter and Lumen (Julia Stiles) vet and stalk a violent killer. Debra gets into some unexpected trouble from the fallout of the Santa Muerte case, forcing Batista to make a difficult decision.

Dexter: That's The Problem Dexter 5x08 - "Take it!" - Sneak peek #1

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 8 | Added: November 09, 2010

Debra admits to Quinn her feelings about killing Carlos Fuentes.

(cont). Dexter, though initially freaked out at the prospect of dealing with Lumen has now, with a month under his belt since he saved her, relaxed enough to consent to her staying in Miami whilst the two of them take care of the not-small task of ridding the world of the rapists, torturers and murderers that took Lumen hostage, nearly killing her before Dexter inadvertently intervened. I'm not sure how, strictly speaking, Dexter can kill every one of them if some of them did not commit murder, simply raped & tortured or is it in his mind since the end result of their escapades was multiple deaths they all get lumped into the "serial killer" category? Fine by me but Harry would probably freak out about it. Notice how there was not a peep from Harry in Episode 5x07?

I never worry about Dexter since we know that the day that he's found out by the authorities is the day the show ends, but I have to wonder what will become of Lumen. She's got herself convinced that if she and Dex kill all the men who hurt her that she will begin the long process of being OK again but even Dexter should know that the bad feelings keep coming back. For Dexter he kills successfully, has relief from/for his Dark Passenger but then later the need to kill returns. Why would it be much different for Lumen who he recognizes as a kindred spirit--both he and Lumen, "born in blood?"

She may be temporarily exultant over successfully ending the group rape/torture/killing but it really messed her up badly in the noggin' and she can't just go back to Minnesota... We are more than halfway through this season(!) so I'd like for them to touch on her long-term plans at some point "when this is finished."

Q: Dexter scoop, please.
A: Deb is in deep doo-doo after last night's Santa Muerte club shootout, and she is reassigned to—gasp!—the file room. Luckily she catches a bit of a break when the new gig opens up a whole new world of evidence in the "Barrel Girl" case, as it becomes known. Unfortunately, this proves unlucky for Dexter and more importantly, Lumen.

Source: WatchWithKristin 11.08.10

Dexter: Dishonorable Discharge  Dexter 5x08 - "Take it!" - Sneak peek #2

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 8 | Added: November 09, 2010

Dexter attends a Jordan Chase seminar.

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Dexter Preview Promo 5x07 'Circle Us' - Dexter Spoilers - Dexter Promo Photos (Nov 7) 'Circle Us'

 

jack0vps | November 01, 2010

Copyright: SHOWTIME http://dextergr.blogspot.com/ The official promo of episode 5.07

Aired on Showtime, a promo/trailer/teaser/commercial for the 7th episode, "Circle Us" of

Dexter S5x07

Synopsis: 'Circle Us'

Dexter finds himself caught between helping Lumen and working an ongoing investigation. Also, the team’s work on the Santa Muerte case leads to a deadly confrontation.

Also:

Dexter S5x07

Synopsis: 'Circle Us'

While helping Lumen, Dexter finds himself on a collision course with Debra and the rest of Homicide when he is called to investigate a horrifying crime scene. Meanwhile, the Santa Muerte case leads to a violent standoff between Debra and the Santa Muerte killers.

What you don’t know:

* Two people die.
* The nanny does something that makes Dexter think about Harrison’s protection.
* A foe spots Lumen.
* A very shocking connection is revealed.

Hollywood Insider

Photos Credit: SpoilerTV

Dexter - 2 Sneak Peeks /Scoop/ Promo Photos - 5x07 'Circle Us' (11.02) 'Small Surgical Operation' - 'Tick Tick Tick'

Dexter: Tick Tick Tick

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 7 | Added: November 02, 2010

Lumen struggles to recall details about her captors to Dexter.

 

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 7 | Added: November 02, 2010

The Santa Muerte case is back on; the team prepares for an operation at Club Maya

Dexter S5x07

Synopsis: 'Circle Us'

While helping Lumen, Dexter finds himself on a collision course with Debra and the rest of Homicide when he is called to investigate a horrifying crime scene. Meanwhile, the Santa Muerte case leads to a violent standoff between Debra and the Santa Muerte killers.

Do things settle down for Batista on Dexter now that LaGuerta got his assault charges dropped?
"Think of the history of Angel Batista,"  says...David Zayas (Batista).... "He's been stabbed, he's frequented prostitutes who turned out to be his girlfriend, he's married his boss, he's a survivor. I leave that answer like that."
 

What's coming up with the Quinn and Deb storyline?
Dexter is getting hot and heavy, and it's all because of the full-fledged romance going on between Deb and Quinn. Things between these two develop quickly, and before you know it, the topic of living together will actually be broached. Hmmm, wonder what Deb will do when she finds out Quinn is going after her big bro in a big way?

Julia Stiles is great on Dexter. Are we going to keep seeing more of her?

More…and more and more. And it's pretty fantastic stuff. Dexter soon realizes that he and his new "friend" have more in common than he'd originally thought, so he agrees to take Lumen on as his "partner" and even introduces her to little Harrison. But wait, doesn't Harry's Code advise against both things?...

Source: E!Online
Copy Credit: SpoilerTV

In re: Dexter 5x06, "Everything Is Illumenated':

It was fantastic. Perfect viewing for an October 31 st evening. <grin>

I'm loving the Dexter-Lumen dynamic that is steadily being stitched together. It sort of  evokes last season's Trinity-Dexter dynamic but that was in reverse (Dexter as student) and it wasn't anywhere as overt as the Dexter-Lumen relationship is becoming (also see 'spoiler' above).

Instead of Dex losing his humanity due to wife Rita's murder it is becoming apparent that the bit of humanity that has taken seed within Dexter cannot be expunged even though he does continue to purge (by killing serial killers) his 'Dark Passenger.'

Now that Dexter has recognized a dark passenger within Lumen, he sees a bit of himself reflected back at him and he, whether it breaks The Code of Harry or not, intends to help her purge her passenger-- if at possible. It may be wishful thinking or over-identification. Whatever 'it' is that is motivating Dexter to help Lumen it has gone beyond just protecting himself.  I am so looking forward to more of the two of them--as well as the rest of the always pitch-perfect cast--doing what they do best.

NEW! (10.31) DEXTER BTS and Promotional Photo & SPOILERS Dexter 5x06 "Everything Is Illumenated"

 

 Here be some very fresh (10.31), behind-the-scenes photos of Dexter (Michael C. Hall) and Lumen (Julia Stiles) filming a segment where they seemingly return to the scene of her crime and Dexter shines his super-powerful blood-seeking light where blood traces should be and it looks like a big puddle of blood was there but has the body disappeared?! R'oh-r'oh!

Included here too is a very spoilerish promo photo which totally takes the wind of out a cliff-hanger-y scene from the official preview for this episode of Dexter, so fair warning. Thrown in are some nanny scenes (completely seperate from the crime scenes--or are they?) All I get from them is that the nanny is still uh, nanny-ing "Prince" Harry. Some people speculate she'll turn out to be evil too but so far, not happening.

PHOTO SPOILER BELOW:

 
 

Peter Weller (aka RoboCop) deserved an Emmy nomination for his guest spot in Fringe—are we going to see more of him in Dexter?
Dexter is going guest star to the max! The inimitable Peter Weller returns as Quinn's (Desmond Harrington) private Doakes dick; joining him are Chris Vance (Mental, Burn Notice) as security chief for motivational speaker Jordan Chase (Eli Stone's Jonny Lee Miller). You knew Boyd's creepy "Take it now!" tapes would come back to haunt us, right?

 I need to know what's going to happen with Lumen on Dexter. The tension is killing me!
You're not the only one! Next week Dex finally targets a fresh kill—but as usual, things don't go smoothly. This botched attempt leads to a hilariously staged murder scene—but also a deeper, trusting relationship between Dexter and Lumen ... (10.25)

Original Source: E!Online

           Second Source: SpoilerTV

 

 

NEW Dexter 'Early Cuts' Web Series Just Released!

The animated web series DEXTER Early Cuts is a sort of prequel to the Showtime series Dexter.  

Though you don't have to watch the Dexter "Early Cuts" webisodes to enjoy Dexter on Showtime, watching them will enhance your understanding of how Dexter came to be the serial killer we know and love, while convincing you how perfectly suited to a comic book series Dexter is.

I've read many comic books and I truly appreciate the quality of the renderings in this series which I  watched all in one sitting. You can do the same by scrolling down this page where you'll find Episodes 1 through 6. Enjoy!

Illustration Credit: Showtime

About the series:

Dexter Morgan is challenged by a copy-cat killer who does not follow any sort of code. The story opens immediately after his father Harry's death, with Dexter in his early twenties and his sister Debra still in high school.  Dexter is enrolled in medical school where he's studying anatomy to improve his "craft."  During a routine kill, Dexter realizes that another student has been spying on him and knows that he is a serial killer. He confronts the student after he begins to commit murders in Dexter's style and the two clash over the ethics of their situations.  Dexter's faceoff with his 'Dark Echo' represents the first time his code is tested since his father's death, and the incident helps reinforce the importance of Harry Morgan's code.

 

DEXTER Early Cuts is illustrated by Emmy Award nominee Bill Sienkiewicz (“Batman,” “Superman” and “X-Men” comics) and acclaimed comic book illustrator David Mack (Marvel Comics’ “Daredevil” and “Kabuki) and voiced by DEXTER star and executive producer Michael C. Hall. The episodes will also be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND.

Dexter: Early Cuts: Dark Echo Chapter One

SHOWTIME | Rated: TV-14 | Season 2 Ep. 1 | Added: October 24, 2010

Dexter buries his father Harry and then attends college.

Dexter: Early Cuts: Dark Echo Chapter Two

SHOWTIME | Rated: TV-14 | Season 2 Ep. 2 | Added: October 24, 2010

Dexter stalks a new victim, Criminology Professor Robert Milson.

Dexter: Early Cuts: Dark Echo Chapter Three

SHOWTIME | Rated: TV-14 | Season 2 Ep. 3 | Added: October 24, 2010

A new year brings new victims for Dexter, this spring semester it's Jenna Lincoln.

Dexter: Early Cuts: Dark Echo Chapter Four

SHOWTIME | Rated: TV-14 | Season 2 Ep. 4 | Added: October 24, 2010

Dexter tries to uncover the identity of his "Dark Echo."

Dexter: Early Cuts: Dark Echo Chapter Five

SHOWTIME | Rated: TV-14 | Season 2 Ep. 5 | Added: October 24, 2010

Dexter's "Dark Echo" meets his maker. Hunter, prey, let the games begin.

Dexter: Early Cuts: Dark Echo Chapter Six

SHOWTIME | Rated: TV-14 | Season 2 Ep. 6 | Added: October 24, 2010

Dexter honors the code and the memory of Harry.

 

Sneak Peeks - Promo Photos - Dexter 5x06 "Everything Is Illumenated" - Dexter 5x05 Recap

The title of next week's show gives us a hint that Lumen (Julia Stiles) will again be a source of chaos in Dexter's World--one in which order and precision are usually of the highest paramount. As we observed in Dexter episode 5x05, life with Lumen combined with the aftershocks of wife Rita's murder has thrown Dexter way off his game. Again, the voice of Harry became a shout when Dexter, in his race to kill one of Lumen's thought-to-be rapists/torturers before she tried to, almost killed the wrong guy. Dexter only "heard" Harry shouting at him to "Think!" as he was about to plunge his blade into the drugged man's chest. The guy on Dex's table was despicable enough to be killed but as a serial rapist he did not meet Harry's code and had proof on his ankle that he couldn't have hurt Lumen.

The side-story with Debra and the hunt for the Santa Muerte killers is most appealing for the screen time Debra (Jennifer Carpenter)  and her R-rated quips are getting. Deb and Dex are both quite damaged in their own ways. Deb gets flack for her "potty mouth" but it provides a coating of armor rather than leaving her fully exposed, as it puts enough people off so that they keep their interactions with her to a minimum or stop trying to interact with her altogether.

Due to her eff-buddy and partner in crime-solving, Det. Quinn's going against Laguerta's order to stop trying to tie Dexter to Trinity and /or Rita's murder, Debra is currently working with a rookie  cop on the Santa Muerte case and the rookie is getting an earful of Debra's general demeanor--all business--no bullshit, puppy dogs or rainbows.

The Laguerta-Batista union appears evermore fragile. If you recall their reason for marrying, it was to avoid the unpleasant potential consequences of a police department romance, not because they were a "perfect fit" or the love of one another's life and so the marriage could have gone either way. As is becoming more and more clear, this marriage is going straight down the shitter. How ill-fitting the Laguerta-Batista marriage is was illustrated with this week's push me-pull you cluster**** ending up being mortifyingly embarrassing for Laguerta and resulting in yet another black mark in Batista's IAB book of bad deeds.

Finally, Masuka(!) assisted Debra in deciphering a "tattoo" that the surviving neck-slashing victim had recalled seeing on the Santa Muerte killer's hand. A trip to Michael Angelo's tattoo business, where it turns out Masuka is a regular customer (who knew?--but is anyone surprised?) of female proprietor Michael, didn't seem to help  much until a sharp-eyed catch Debra made later after the encounter. Comic relief abounded in an interaction Deb had with "Michael" which double-underscored Debra's sexual-partner preferences.

I'm loving Julia Stiles as Lumen. I think it has been established very quickly that she has both a will of steel yet as a recent kidnap/rape/ torture victim is psychically as fragile as porcelain doll. I'm excited to see how this will play out as Season 5 progresses. Just look to the airport pat-down screening scene in episode 5 as Lumen was "raped" again both by the screener and by every single man that passed by during the interaction. There was a palpable feeling of claustrophobia and a need to flee. Until it was over, no one (including Lumen) knew if she'd make it through the entire process. Well played, Ms.Stiles.

A Vast, Empty Space Dexter and Debra finish packing up the house.

Dexter Season 5, Episode 6

"Everything Is Illumenated"

Trying to get his life back on track, Dexter hunts a new target, but is distracted and drawn into a precarious situation while helping his troubled acquaintance. Batista discovers an interesting lead in the Santa Muerte murder cases. Quinn learns some new information about Dexter from a questionable source.

"I would have expected more from you, Morgan."  

The Taxpayer's Dime

Debra plans a stakeout based on a lead in the Santa Muerte case.

DEXTER - Episode 5x04: A Leap Of Faith - "First Blood" 5x05 - Sneak Peeks & Photos 'Get Rid Of Me' 'Home Of A Monster'

 
Julia Stiles as "Lumen"

With the unplanned and unwanted arrival of "Lumen," (Julia Stiles) a victim of Dexter's serial-killer victim as well as a witness to Dexter's killing of him, we see Dexter grapple with a situation for which he has absolutely no reference point to even begin to know what to do and how to go about doing it.

It was not a coincidence that the Harry "apparition" also known as "Dexter's conscience," became both contradictory in his directives, judgemental of Dex's actions and more insistent, at one point almost literally getting in Dexter's face. Harry counts off all the things that Dexter is doing wrong starting with the code-violating kill of a redneck in a rotted old building's bathroom as Dex grappled with coping with wife Rita's death (the redneck goaded him at exactly the wrong time). Now Dexter has it wrong again. Without explicitly telling Dexter to kill Lumen, Harry hints deeply that it would be a mistake to let her live.

But Lumen is a victim and we've known since day one of this show that Dexter does indeed have a soft spot for innocent victims. Why bother with the photographs of them he hangs just so each time he kills a serial killer? Yes, it is to remind the killers of their sins but it's also to honour the dead--the victims.

In Lumen, we see Dexter's Humanity struggling with his Dark Passenger. Lumen is a huge problem for him--and he's going to have to solve this problem, having failed at what Harry insists is Rule #1 of The Code of Harry: Don't get caught. Tellingly, when Dexter has this exchange with  his deceased father, Dexter's recounting of the first rule is "Never harm an innocent."

What are your thoughts about this episode? Let me know by hitting the comment button below.

"Maybe this is one problem I can check off the list..." - Dex in re: Lumen

Poor Dex. Still has so far to go in understanding, in reading people, never mind someone that is possibly more screwed up than he is.

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 5 | Added: October 19, 2010

"Get Rid of Me" - Dexter gives Lumen a plane ticket home.

 

Synopsis: DEXTER -  "First Blood" Season 5, Episode 5

When Dexter is saddled with an unwanted conspirator, he is forced to make some hard decisions about her fate. Meanwhile, Dexter wonders if Rita's death has awakened a darkness inside Harrison. Due to Quinn's recent suspension, Debra works the Santa Muerte case alone, leaving Quinn time to enlist an old friend to look into Dexter.

"Home Of A Monster"

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 5 | Added: October 19, 2010

 

Love. Love. Love the new feature on Showtime.com. You can see it above. Instead of me spending time making (oftentimes) fuzzy screen caps they've provided 8 HQ photo stills from upcoming episodes (or possibly just episode 5--if so, a lot is going to be happening. The ninth photo is Executive Producer Chip Johannessen, a Dexter showrunner (I believe) which may indicate that there will be an additional background video coming out before "First Blood."

Update/ New Video!

...

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 4 | Added: October 19, 2010

Beauty and the Beast: Chip Johannessen

Executive Producer Chip Johannessen discusses Dexter's relationship with Lumen (Guest star Julia Stiles)

Updated Preview! ScreenCaps - 2 Sneak Peeks - Episode 5x04 "Beauty & The Beast" SPOILERS

So what did y'all think of Dexter, Episode 5x03 last night?

I'd been looking forward to it for all the people that were getting impatient to see Dexter back in his kill a/k/a comfort zone again. And back he was, though it turns out he didn't get anywhere near the comfort he was craving. Despite the voice of Harry giving him how-to prompts, Dexter was not at all on his game. He missed details that "old Dexter" would have never overlooked, he took crazy chances when he didn't need to and almost got caught and then, DID get caught. Anticipating all the gratification that comes with a successful kill (finally), after Dex plunged the knife into Boyd, the-dead-animal-clean-up guy, there was none. Worse, seconds after killing Boyd Dex realized he'd been sloppy and this improvised, inside-Boyd's-home kill brought with it a mistake that shattered Rule 1 of The Code: Never get caught.

Peering through a vent cover, seeing everything, was "Rachel" looking like she's had no access to soap & water for a month and that she'd been bound about the same amount of time. Dexter grabbed her and in doing so we saw further indications of torture which backed up Boyd's assertion that his victims were "in pain" when he offed them. Boyd put them there.

In survival mode, reacting, Dexter knocked her out and in doing so to this pathetic shell of a woman, the monster within him became without. Dex was in survival mode, not in the cerebral way we are used to but scattered, improvised.

Though we know actress Julia Stiles, cast as "Rachel," is in the show for a long arc, in the moment it was a huge question mark for me whether Dexter would continue to break the code and kill her--though she very likely is in no way a serial killer too and therefore a not a candidate for a Dexter kill.

This episode was quite an adrenalin rush between Dexter's attempt at a return to form, and Deb's chasing down the "St. Muerte" killer in a Venezuelan neighbourhood, and strangely, least compelling (so far) Deb's partner's determination to prove Dexter murdered Rita. Quinn's secret phone calls to the FBI guy working the still-open Trinity case were not very terribly exciting because in the context of the series--so far--he just does not seem a threat that Dexter cannot find away to "manage."

 Dexter has a huge problem. A victim he has saved is a witness to one of his kills...

...which here she confirms with a look back at Dexter who explains why her cannot let her go.

After four years of watching Dexter, one sort of gets used to his kills and the justifications he uses for them. But now he is faced with a seemingly impossible set of circumstances. "Rachel" is a victim, an innocent and yet she's a bigger threat than Quinn in the risk of exposing Dexter's most unflattering personality trait to the world. Just from the preview & sneak peeks (watch 'em on this page) we see how heartless Dexter is compelled to behave. He's not the "loveable" serial killer but a selfish so-and- so.

"I brought you some aspirin," he tells her, "you probably have a headache from the tranquilizer" (he shot her up with).

This episode will air on October 17th, 2010. Showtime, @9pm

Dexter Preview, ScreenCaps - 2 Sneak Peeks - Episode 5x04 "Beauty & The Beast"

 

Next week: Dexter - Episode 5.05 "Beauty and the Beast'

'Safe Place" Dexter tends to a woman he found at his last victim's home.

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 4 | Added: October 12, 2010

'A Reliable Parent'

Harrison's Nanny quits after Dexter pulls an all-nighter dealing with the aftermath of his home visitation to Boyd's.

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 4 | Added: October 12, 2010

   Dexter finds himself in a strange situation when, instead of taking a life, he has to save one. Deb has a scary confrontation with a key suspect in the Santa Muerte murder cases. Quinn continues following up on the strange similarities between 'Kyle Butler' and Dexter Morgan.

In two weeks: Dexter - Episode 5.06 - Everything Is Illumenated - Synopsis

Striving to bring some normalcy back into his shattered life, Dexter figures the answer lies in finding a new serial killer to bring down, but his quest gets thrown off course when his troubled new acquaintance requires his help.Meanwhile, Batista uncovers a revealing new lead in the Santa Muerta homicides, and Quinn gets a tip about Dexter, but is not sure he can trust his source.

Source: SpoilerTV

Dexter - 5x03 'Practically Perfect' 3 Sneak Peeks - 'Nanny Job' - 'Do Something for Dexter' - BTS - 'The Kill Room'

These promos show a distinctly different tone to Dexter (the show) this season in that both are humourous. The show has always been chock full of the darkest of dark humour but I think they timed it just right in pulling back until the third episode to allow the humour back in, so to speak. LOVE this show!

UPDATE 10.8.10

llegaronpara | October 07, 2010

Dexter 5x03 - "Practically perfect" - Sneak peek #3

 

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 3 | Added: October 05, 2010

Dexter starts looking for a nanny to watch Harrison.

Dexter Season 5, Episode 3

"Practically Perfect"

Dexter finds himself in a strange new world when he attempts to hire a nanny for Harrison so he can continue to stalk and kill his next victim. Meanwhile, Debra, who takes the lead on a bizarre double homicide, is displeased when Batista suggests bringing in an annoying rookie officer who has her own theories on the case. Things heat up for Dexter when Quinn notices strange similarities between Trinity Killer suspect, 'Kyle Butler' and Dexter Morgan.

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 3 | Added: October 05, 2010

Dexter and Harrison visit a therapist.

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 0 | Added: October 05, 2010

The cast and crew talk about Dexter's sacred world, the kill room and give a behind the scenes look at how the sets are put together.

 

Fun TV Guide covers up top. "That" is Michael C. Hall's real hair versus the wigs he's been wearing, I believe since the end of season 4. I am so glad MCH has recovered. Don't even want to think of the the alternative...Anyway, small thing but I got wigged out at what had happened to his hair last season. At the time, he had not gone public about his cancer as he's a very, very private person, I read. However, due to being nominated for a number of awards for his performance in Dexter he showed up to the gala events during chemotherapy treatment wearing a watchman's cap. Questions (and answers) ensued. He had been in treatment during season 4 filming but the cast claims they had no idea that he was ill. Did they not notice or were they too polite to ask?

 

Dexter - Season 5, Full Episode 1 - 'It Was Me' - Chip Johannessen BTS - How Dexter Grieves

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 0 | Added: September 28, 2010

Chip Johannessen discusses Dexter's first words at Rita's crime scene, and how Dexter grieves after her death.

 

There is a lot to love about Dexter, Season 5 debut, "My Bad."

The fact that Michael C. Hall is back as Dexter after treatment for cancer is so great. Michael is truly golden.

Because I'd viewed so much promo material prior to the debut of Dexter this year tho', there was less visceral reaction to the horror of what (continued to) happen(ed) in episode 5x01.

Showtime promo photo:

It's sort of strange I think, how many people view Dexter through a lens with an arm's length. It seems he's seen as a "lovable" monster, definitely not human.

For me (and it could be because I'd just watched Michael C. Hall for 6 years in Alan Ball's Six Feet Under--but I don't think so) Dexter has always been human. Heartbreakingly so. Dexter is probably the highest functioning serial killer on the planet but "high-functioning" for him means that he remains a serial killer which is certainly not normal but it isn't a monster, either. I see Dexter as a damaged survivor of a horrific trauma.

It's testament to Hall's abilities that one can feel empathy for a man who has murdered over 60 times. The writers get credit too of course, but Hall has never hit a false note in all this time. The cast as an ensemble is across-the-board super and it would seem likely that all the parts that make the show "Dexter" greatly help fuel Michael C. Hall's inhabiting the persona of Dexter for our viewing pleasure.

 

Full Episode: Season 5, Episode 1

SHOWTIME | Rated: TV-14 | Season 5 Ep. 1 | Added: September 27, 2010

Dexter full episode. In the Season 5 premiere, Dexter reels from Rita's murder and makes a choice that will affect everyone's lives; Quinn stirs up trouble by suggesting that Rita's death doesn't fit Trinity's profile and offers much-needed support to Debra.

 

Kudos to Showtime for the great free videos they are releasing of late.

 

From Episode 5x01, "MyBad"

Rita's Death I think Imay have missed posting this previously...

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 0 | Added: August 31, 2010

The cast of Dexter revisit Rita's death and how it has changed the formula of the show.

Dexter - Sneak Peeks 5x02 "Bandit" Preview/Synopsis - 'Welcome Home,' 'Creature of the Night' Eulogy for Rita (9.26.10)

 
This Deb and Quinn hookup evokes too much of the Quinn -Trinity Killer's daughter hook-up of last season. We know he's after her brother. She's got to know the same. Will it then be a matter of them using one another for separate agendas? I hate the Quinn character as well as his big-ass gold chain, spray-tan, showy pinky ring and possible cheek implants (actor, not character). I was discussing this and the quick and dirty way of taking care of Quinn would be for Dexter to do a Doakes on him but I don't think so. I'd like to see Quinn gone--but gone to prison maybe--because the mystery of his checkered past has not been fleshed out--and Dexter is gonna need ammunition.

 

So Dexter premiered to record high ratings. Super! With a total audience of 2.34 million on Sunday Sept 26 Dexter's premiere was the highest since (gulp) The Outer Limits--which sounds sort of lame, doesn't it? Not lame-sounding at all is the fact that Dexter Season 5, Episode 1 the most watched Showtime broadcast of 2010!

There’s no denying that Michael C. Hall has a certain Dex appeal.

Case in point: ‘Dexter’s Season 5 opener carved out an audience of 2.34 million total viewers on Sunday night, making it Showtime’s most watched season premiere in 15 years (since ‘The Outer Limits‘).

The episode’s initial 9 pm airing drew 1.77 million viewers, while an 11 o’clock encore added another 575K.

The killer outing also represents a 22 percent increase from ‘Dexter’s previous season premiere night, and the most watched Showtime broadcast of 2010.

Source: Fancast

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 2 | Added: September 28, 2010

Dexter investigates a blood stain he discovers in his rented moving van.

So the consensus is that Dexter is back with a vengeance ratings-wise but at least one "fan" describes the Season 5 premiere as "depressing." (see just below) To this person I recommend switching off the TV and getting some real-life experience because you obviously have not got one frakkin' clue. Guy's wife gets murdered = sad episode. Seriously. You cannot be old enough to watch Dexter and have such a stunted viewpoint. But maybe I spoke too fast. E!Online also describes episode 2 as "a bit slow -paced." Wow. Yeah? Everyone doesn't just go straight back to "normal?! Make you a bet. Dexter will be the first to get back to business as usual.

Q:  Dexter going to be moping the whole season? The premiere was depressing.
A: No! Dexter follows a blood trail (literally) to a fellow serial killer, and you know nothing puts a spring in Dexter's step like a good ol' hunting party. Episode two is also a bit slow-paced, but episode three starts to feel like the Dexter of yesterseason. The table, the plastic wrap and the knives are back in no time.

via SpoilerTV

 

Dexter - Season 5, episode 2 preview

AntitheistNY | September 27, 2010

via http://dextergr.blogspot.com

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 2 | Added: September 28, 2010

Dexter moves Astor and Cody into Debra's apartment.

Dexter Season 5, Episode 2: 'Bandit'

In his new role as single father, an anxious Dexter tries to get his family's routine back on track, to begin the process of moving on from Rita's death. Dexter attempts to focus all his attention on the kids while curbing his dark urges. But when evidence of foul play falls into his lap, Dexter makes a horrific discovery, setting Dexter on the trail of his next victim. Debra, trying to be the good sister, shares her apartment with Dexter and the kids only to find there's no room for her. She unhappily finds herself on Quinn's doorstep. Miami Metro has their work cut out when a grisly scene is found in a Venezuelan neighborhood.

 

Dexter - Things to come in season 5

AntitheistNY | September 27, 2010

Eulogy for Rita (9.26.10)

AntitheistNY | September 27, 2010