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'Dexter' - Season 8 Casting News - A Familiar Face Returns - J2theCarpenter Set PHOTOS Tweets #dexter @SHO_Dexter

 

Sardines!! This shot... then we're hitting the clubs!!! twitter.com/J2thecarpenter…

— Jennifer Carpenter (@J2thecarpenter) April 6, 2013

 

Took a break from shooting Dexter the other day to shoot an ad for my new fragrance: "PONDer". Out never. So dumb!!! twitter.com/J2thecarpenter…

— Jennifer Carpenter (@J2thecarpenter) March 28, 2013

 

100% my most challenging day on Dexter. In my 8 yrs of working here I've never been so intimidated by scenes like I am by these. #Itsall4u

— Jennifer Carpenter (@J2thecarpenter) March 19, 2013

 

Yvonne Strahovski is officially returning to Dexter for the show’s eighth season.

The actress is set to reprise her role in a multi-episode arc this summer as Hannah McKay, the gorgeous killer florist.

 

Source: EW

 

As much as I love  a solid TV news exclusive like this one from EW, I still enjoy the on-set Tweets from Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter's sister, 'Deb') the most (@J2theCarpenter). Have a look at  some of the shots she's posted (as well as a fan shot). I'd bet my eldest son, that Carpenter's onscreen character, Debra Morgan, is going to find herself driving into a pond and looking a bit worse for wear (see photo) afterwards. No context yet other than Carpenter referring to the scene as happening in episode 4, which I guess actually is some context. Check back for more spoilery Tweets from Carpenter and other Dexter updates, as we get closer to the June 30 2013 premiere date of Dexter on Showtime!

 

Dexter - Hannah (Yvonne Strahovski) on Dexter's Table (VIDEO)

Yvonne Strahovski is officially returning to Dexter for the show’s eighth season.

Yvonne Strahovski returning to 'Dexter' --EW EXCLUSIVE

The actress is set to reprise her role in a multi-episode arc this summer as Hannah McKay, the gorgeous killer florist. Last season, Hannah became Dexter’s twisted love interest and a major thorn in his side. When we last saw her in the seventh season finale, Hannah had escaped from prison, and Dex was seemingly lucky to get away from her. “We both knew it would come to this, one of us dead or behind bars,” Dexter said. With Hannah returning, we suspect this time one of them (or both?) won’t escape so easily.

 

Yvonne Strahovski as Hannah McKay and Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in 'Dexter' (Credit: Showtime)

 'Dexter' star Yvonne Strahovksi on Twitter

James Hibberd talk about the new season 8 of 'Dexter' with returning guest star Yvonne Strahovski (Hannah McKay)

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   James Hibberd@James_Hibberd

   We're talking now to @Y_Strahovski about her returning to#Dexter, follow us to join #YvonneDexter

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   Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

   So excited to begin my twitterview with @James_Hibberd about my return to Dexter Season 8 (yes, surprise guys:)

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   James Hibberd@James_Hibberd

   @Y_Strahovski first question: When did you learn you were coming back to #Dexter & what was your reaction?#yvonnedexter

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   Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

   @James_Hibberd I have known for what seems like FOREVER and have been busting to tell people :) I was very excited to have been asked back!

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   James Hibberd@James_Hibberd

   @Y_Strahovski Couple fans asked: Does Hannah still love Dexter? Or does she want revenge? #yvonnedexter from@TylerSutkus

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   Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

   @James_Hibberd @TylerSutkus Ah that's the big question isn't it? What are Hannah's true intentions.. we will just have to wait and seeeeeee

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   James Hibberd@James_Hibberd

   @Y_Strahovski #YvonneDexter Do you want Hannah to be killed or survive the season? from @moviemaster1993

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   Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

   @James_Hibberd @moviemaster1993 I simply can't decide. Both would options r good. Dramatic death v's living..let's vote ;););)#YvonneDexter

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   James Hibberd@James_Hibberd

   @Y_Strahovski Can you give us an idea of why your character comes back into Dex's life? #YvonneDexter from@anninhabuarque

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    Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

    @James_Hibberd @anninhabuarque Yes..she is coming back to shake things up for Dexter a little...just to add to the turmoil :)#YonneDexter

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    James Hibberd@James_Hibberd

    @Y_Strahovski Do you like playing Sarah Walker or Hannah McKay more? Who would win in a fight? from @KristiLugo#YvonneDexter

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    Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

    @James_Hibberd @KristiLugo They are both amazing! Hannah would need a head start to make a magic potion coz Sarah Walker got some SKILLS

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    James Hibberd@James_Hibberd

    @Y_Strahovski What kind of reaction did you get from TV fans after switching to such a darker character? #YvonneDexter

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    James Hibberd@James_Hibberd

    @Y_Strahovski What do you find is the most fun part about playing a serial killer?? from @dasdominator #YvonneDexter

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    Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

    @James_Hibberd @dasdominator Trying to understand it and WHERE they might be coming from, to do what they do. The psychology. #YvonneDexter

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    Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

    @James_Hibberd I think people really liked the change, get to see another side...delve deeper and darker into something juicy#YvonneDexter

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    James Hibberd@James_Hibberd

    @Y_Strahovski Can you tell us more about your film coming out 'I, Frankenstein'? from @WerelingX #YvonneDexter

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    Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

    @James_Hibberd @WerelingX Fun action packed amazingness with Bill Nighy and Aaron Eckhart. I got to play an English Scientist. #YvonneDexter

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    James Hibberd@James_Hibberd

    @Y_Strahovski Two final questions: Any skill of Hannah's you would like to have? Would u have any interest in a Hannah spin-off?...

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    Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

    @James_Hibberd re: spin off: who knows, it's all day by day, case by case. #YvonneDexter

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    Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

    @James_Hibberd I'd like to have Hannah's knowledge of orchids and tropical plants. Can't seem to get an orchid flower out of my plant :( AND

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    James Hibberd@James_Hibberd

    @Y_Strahovski Thanks for talking to @EW! #Dexter returns 6/30. More: ow.ly/jWTtc #YvonneDexter

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    Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

    insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/10/yvo… #YvonneDexter

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    Yvonne Strahovski@Y_Strahovski

    @James_Hibberd @EW Thank you muchly, looking forward to SEASON 8 of SHOWTIMES DEXTER tra la la ;)

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SOURCE: EW

Sorry I didn't say hi! But I was covered N pond water ;) RT“@artgal57: Hangin' around stalking today... Haha! Accident scene for episode 4!”

— Jennifer Carpenter (@J2thecarpenter) March 27, 2013

 

 

If u thought he was a good actor just wait for 802 Michael C. Hall, director! & I quote "Don't fuck up your line." Wish he'd started yrs ago

— Jennifer Carpenter (@J2thecarpenter) March 1, 2013

 

Dexter Twitter  - @SHO_Dexter

 

 Dexter returns to SHOWTIME June 30.

 

DEXTER: Behind the Scenes: Dexter Season 7 VIDEO Spoilers - Will Dex Kill Deb? @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Kareem

Get a sneak peek look at season 7 of Dexter.

Though Dexter is going into it's seventh season, I think it quite likely that the most exciting part of the series lies ahead.

Dexter, at it's core, is a story of a serial killer and his big secret, the 'Dark Passenger' who compels him to kill. Having to carry this secret alone has led to a pretty isolated life for Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall). Without his sister Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), there's a good chance Dexter's life would have been even more dysfunctional: he may have never married or had a child, which though they did not dampen his need to feed his Dark Passenger, did in fact open Dexter up to being able to love.

In season 1, Dexter declared that he did not really understand what it meant to love someone, believing he could not do so but 'if he could,' that person would be his sister, Deb.

It turned out that he loved both his now-dead wife, Rita and his biological son, Harrison as well as Deb. However, with Debra now literally witnessing Dexter feeding his Dark Passenger by plunging a knife through serial killer Travis's heart, there has been created as actor James Remar ('Harry') puts it, 'a tectonic shift' in Dexter's world.

This is indeed the end of 'Dexter's secret belonging to him'.

The biggest question to be answered is what now lies ahead? My guess is more--much more-- shifting.

 

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Dexter returns Sunday, Sept. 30 at 9/8c on Showtime.

Season 7, Episode 1 Synopsis: DEXTER SEASON 7 – “Are You…?”

Episode 701 Written by Scott Buck, Directed by John Dahl Reeling from Debra witnessing Dexter kill Travis Marshall, brother and sister attempt to reconcile while struggling to cover up their involvement with the murder. Meanwhile, Detective Mike Anderson has an unfortunate run-in, Quinn and Batista begin to make amends, and LaGuerta finds evidence that causes her to re-think the closed Bay Harbor Butcher Case, which could mean trouble for Dexter – and Debra…

Credit: Showtime

Watch Dexter 2 Minute Sneak Peek: Dexter Season 7 - Comic-Con VIDEO SPOILERS (2012) @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Kareem

 

Jennifer Carpenter as Deb in Dexter (Showime) season 7 episode 1 (Sept 30)

 

 

 

Intel From Comic-Con 2012 Dexter Panel:

 

About that opening 2 minutes of season 7...

Q: Is Deb actually buying what Dexter is selling in first few minutes of Season 7?

A: “He hopes so… In that moment,” Michael C. Hall said with a laugh. Added Jennifer Carpenter, “She’s just taking one step at a time; she takes one step forward and is sent 10 back.”

Look for Season 7′s Deb to embrace her position of power a bit more than in previous years. “She actually needs [her authority] now. It’s the one card she has to play,” Carpenter teased. “At any second — if Deb lives after what you just saw [in the promo] — she could tell someone to put cuffs on him.” Long story short, “It’s like Dexter and Deb are just fish swimming [in opposite directions] for awhile.”

 

Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall in Dexter season 7 on Showtime - Sept 30, 2012

Familial Love?

 

Carpenter might be alone in these sentiments, but she was not as taken aback by Deb’s seemingly sudden affections toward her “brother.”

“There was certainly a fascination that I thought Deb had with Dexter [early on], so it didn’t feel like it was so bizarre to play that last season.”

However, she added, “I think him stabbing somebody trumps those thoughts.”

 

  As we saw in some earlier Dexter season 7 sneak peeks, James Remar’s Harry will appear in Season 7 — and in a major way.

 

“We’ll actually see original flashbacks from when Dexter was a child, and we’ll also continue to see him as Dexter’s subconscious.”  via TVLine

                                                                         

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

 

 

Dexter returns Sunday, Sept. 30 at 9/8c on Showtime.

After the jump: More great Dexter Video links!

DEXTER Season 7 VIDEO 'Truth Brings Light' SCREENCAPS #dexter @SHO_Dexter @SHO_Kareem

 

Dexter season 7 Sept 30 Showtime - Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) season 7: She knows.

 

Though for the past six seasons we've loyally watched 'DEXTER,' a stellar Showtime offering about a serial killer who only kills 'bad people,' we all knew that we were also tuning in to see the 'Dexter and Deb' show. The adopted children of Harry Morgan behaved as blood siblings, closer it seemed at times, despite Dexter's horrific secret with his serial killer dual life always just barely out of Deb's sight-line.

Dexter (Michael C. Hall) pondered again and again how Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) might react were she ever to discover what her big brother was doing during his many seemingly off-the face-of-the-earth disappearances and then just as suddenly, his dropping back into their lives as if he'd never stepped out.

But as the audience has known all along, Dex was duping Deb. Finally, we saw in the season 6 cliff-hangar finale, Deb has now literally caught Dexter red-handed committing a murder. Where will they go from here? Is there any 'going' anywhere from here? Debra has, over the years, expressed frustration to both Dexter and her therapist that as much as she loves and leans on Dexter, she's not sure that he feels the same towards her, that perhaps (to paraphrase) he's keeping part of himself closed off, inaccessible to her which really pains her. Now they are at the rip-the-lid-off-the-box-of-secrets-Dexter's-harbouring-moment. All of it is hers to know. Will she, though, want to face this horrible reality? Dexter's up for it--up for anything, one would think, to bring Deb back down to the new reality. But what will all this entail--how will it even be possible with both of them headed into the lion's den (Miami Metro) each day bearing this huge reveal? Stay tuned, starting September 30th on Showtime!

Truth Brings Light (Dexter & Deb Spot) VIDEO:

 

Michael C. Hall as DEXTER - returns in Sept 30 on Showtime

 

The first (real) teaser for the seventh season of Dexter asked whether Debra will accept Dex following her grim discovery, but this first poster for the upcoming season focuses squarely on the serial killer. Originally posted: http://seriable.com/dexter-first-season-7-poster

Showtime has unveiled a great new spot for the upcoming seventh season of Dexter, centering on theme of truth and acceptance in the wake of last season’s dramatic cliffhanger. The new spot features images of Dexter and Debra reflecting the different shades that comprise their relationship and Dexter’s acceptance of who he is.

Dexter narrates the piece.

Dex: “They say truth brings light. It’s the lies that live in darkness. But here we are, in the moment of truth.

He continues: “Everything in my life has brought me to this point. It’s what I am. It’s all I am. I can accept that. ..But can she?

 Since Dexter is currently shooting season 7, there's every reason to expect more goodies-sharing (please and thank you).

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.

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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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The Muskie Show or, Fish out of Water (Repost 2004)

Today as I drove into the college parking lot and headed towards the fitness center to go lap swimming, I noticed signs saying 'The Muskie Show.' Hmm, I thought, muskie? The only 'muskie' I could think of was the big, ugly fish, but why would there be a 'show' about said fish?

The lot was jammed with pick-up trucks and SUV's, and on the frigid trek to the fitness center I noticed many folks wearing baseball caps. I began thinking maybe this was indeed a show devoted to a large, unnattractive fish. Upon entering the building and observing that the entire crowd had baseball caps on (part of the uniform of the American fisherman) I discarded my doubts and gave in to the realization that hundreds of people had paid money to go to a show starring an uncomely, untasty, aquatic creature.

Typical Muskie Enthusiasts

The swimming pool and the gymnasiums are on basement level--that's where I was headed and that's where the muskie show was taking place. One has the option of taking the elevator, but I take a narrow staircase. In my haste to get away from the crowds mingling upstairs and into the women's locker room, I failed to notice that the stairs were very slick from all the traffic.

On the second tier of stairs mid-way down, my feet went out from under me and I fell.
I had been grasping the handrail with my right hand, and I don't think I let go as I went thumping down what must have only been about 4 stairs. My left hip took the brunt of the fall and both ankles and my left wrist took the impact of "braking." The hip immediately began to throb. Amazingly, given how many people were in the building, there was only one on the stairs with me. Behind me was an Asian fellow sans baseball cap, so I don't think he was a muskie devoteé. He asked me if I was okay and I quickly responded with an affirmative thank you. At that point I wasn't really sure how okay I was, but nothing was broken, nor was I bleeding, the two criteria that I've always applied to 'Is it serious?,' so I headed on into the women's locker room.

I already had my suit on under my clothes so it didn't take me long to get into the pool. The hip continued to throb, but I didn't feel much else until the third lap (yeah, I count 'em), at which point my right ankle started pulsing in pain. Following that, was my right shoulder which must have been yanked as I clutched the handrail to stop myself from going ass-over-teakettle down the entire flight of stairs.

Fortunately, the lack of needing to bear much weight whilst swimming was in my favor.

My mind was taken off my woes somewhat when I caught sight of a group of muskie fans, rods in hand, on their way to approach the lifeguard. I couldn't hear much of the conversation, but I did hear the word 'ain't' a lot. Come to find out, they wished to cast their lines into the pool! Okay, so there wasn't anyone on the side of the pool that they wanted to play-fish in, but Christ Almighty, don't people have any inhibitions?!

The Muskie-ites stood about 6 feet from the end of my lane for about 15 minutes, playing with their rods and reels and lures and what-have-you. When they were finished, they started on their way, clomping down the length of my lane wearing their big, dirty, shit-kickin' boots whilst the lifeguard scanned the pool to make sure they hadn't left behind any fishing paraphernalia.
I'm nothing to gawk at, but I could feel them taking a good look at my Speedo-clad body, as they made their way to exit through the men's locker room.
My damaged body parts were speaking much too loudly right then for me to consider the notion that they were inbred, redneck asshats.

I managed to complete my workout, relishing the thought of a hot shower, but dreading the thought of the hell-walk through the parking lot in the crisp 20-degree-with-a-wind-chill-of-zero weather.
I came home and warmed up while the hurt parts of my body throbbed with more gusto--both wrists, one elbow, both ankles and my hip. It's a bitch to type. It's worse to walk.

My husband is working tonight, and my son has a video game that he's entranced by, so I'm going to make myself cozy and watch the following film--which somehow I missed on it's first run. I'm intruiged because I've never read of a character in a film described as a 'spunky extraterrestrial.'

120 mins.

A cop (Joe Cortese) and a spunky extraterrestrial (Maryam d'Abo) track a killer alien on the loose. Pilot for the short-lived series. Rick Baker and John Dykstra won Emmys for designing the creature and the special effects. Mandy: Kim Delaney. Frank: George Dzundza. Estabrook: Robert Webber. Victor: Gregory Sierra. Emmy for special effects.

Cast: George Dzundza, Joe Cortese, Maryam d'Abo, Kim Delaney

Category: Movie, Sci-fi

Release Year: 1988

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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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*

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

 

Snoop Dogg "Oh Sookie " True Blood - Music Video (HD) inc. Lyrics

HBO — June 17, 2010 — A tribute to True Blood's Sookie Stackhouse from one of her biggest fans, Snoop Dogg. For more information, log onto HBO.com.

No doubt Snoop is pretty funny. He's always been good at getting his message across. I love the dancing "Sookies" in the background and that they are not all tiny in size. They don't even have to really work at being Sookie just dress up like her, throw on a blond wig vaguely styled in Sookie's signature Merlotte's 'do and bop around behind Snoop. Highly amusing. Hey! I've watched "Oh Sookie"  a couple time and I still don't know the exact word(s) that is/are bleeped out the one time that Snoop refers to Jason Stackhouse and  his versus Snoop's sexual prowess (I think).

Snoop Dogg likes "True Blood" star Sookie Stackhouse so much, he made a song and video about her. In "Oh Sookie," the West Coast hip-hop vet pays tribute to the HBO vampire drama's main woman (Anna Paquin), seducing her with player talk like, "I'll order you a gin and juice at Merlotte's," and, "Come close baby, I'm the dog that don't bite -- woof, woof." Snoop also makes a convincing case for why he'd make a better boyfriend than her immortal suitors, Bill and Eric. He won't make her drink his blood  and “We’ll do it in the daytime/Bill won’t know a thing,” he raps before a group of dancers dressed in blonde Sookie wigs and her signature Merlotte’s Daisy Dukes.

Read More : Billboard

The lyrics, which demonstrate an impressive understanding of the show, spell out a comically sexual plea for Sookie to do bad things with him. But, it’s not just Sookie he’s after: “Bring a friend/Matter fact, bring your best friend/Tara/I’ve got some real eggs for her to eat.” In 2009, Snoop professed his love for ‘True Blood’ via his single “Gangsta Luv,” rapping: “Everyday is the same thang, I creep in/ It’s like ‘True Blood,’ I sink my teeth in/ I gotta have it.” A source at HBO reveals the d-o-double-g himself approached them with the idea for the video, and it was shot on location of the show’s Los Angeles set.

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...When Snoop Dogg likes something, no matter the genre or medium, he goes all in with it.

That might explain “Oh Sookie,” a new rhyme in which the Doggfather pays homage to the mind-reading, sex-addicted, shape-shifting, bloodsucking and howling residents of Bon Temps, Louisiana, from HBO’s vampire series “True Blood.” In the video for the tune...Snoop offer(s) up his best sexual seduction come-ons while rocking a five-finger “Sookie” ring. he video for the song opens with Snoop — who later rocks a giant platinum “Sookie” chain — pulling into Bon Temps in his newly tricked-out Snoopmobile, complete with a “Tru Pimp” license plate and cloves of garlic hanging from the rearview mirror. Wearing a red, pinstriped suit, he urges Sookie to come close because, unlike so many of the creatures in the swampy town, “I’m the dog that don’t bite.” ... Snoop drops references to Sookie’s telepathy and even offers to buy her a gin and juice at the restaurant where she waitresses, Merlotte’s diner. “Bill ain’t for real, he ain’t true blood/ Snoop is a G, I smoke true bud/ Wanna be a vampire, gotta listen up/ I hit you with the glamour,” he raps while hanging outside Merlotte’s in a pimp fur and later showing off his own TB product, a package of “True Nutz.” MadHipHop

True Blood Men's 'I Heart Sookie' T-Shirt You don't have to be Vampire to capture Sookie Stackhouse's heart, but it just might help.

True Blood Women's Fangbanger Tank Get the Fangbanger Tank seen in the June 2010 issue of Playboy Magazine!Do you only date Vampires? Maybe you're a Fangbanger. Indulge in your addiction this season and beyond with this daring True Blood Men's Fangbanger T-shirt.

Read more :Geeks of Doom Iconic rapper Snoop Dogg really likes vampire drama True Blood, or at the very least, one of the show’s main characters Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin). Evidence of Snoop’s True Blood-fanboyism can overwhelmingly be found in the music video “Oh Sookie” he produced and subsequently uploaded to YouTube to promote the show for HBO.

OMG. LOL. That's pretty awesome. Snoop is a genuine fan of True Blood. I'm in the mom demographic with my youngest kid but my oldest is  in his 20's. We saw Snoop Dogg at Lollapalooza years ago. Snoop is very much a performer. He works it. Both he and HBO are savvy marketers which something I can really appreciate when it's done with style, in this case, Doggy Style. :)

... The video begins with Snoop pulling up to Merlotte’s in a tricked-out Cadillac with a personalized California license plate that reads “TRU PIMP.” He comes bearing gifts like “Tru Nutz” and proceeds to rap amongst a montage of True Blood clips and shots of Sookie look-a-like dancers.

Clarification: Dancers dressed in Sookie's Merlottte work-clothes costumes with blond, ponytailed hair.

This is truly a yummy, slice of pop culture. I love how confounding it is for people who are really unfamiliar with True Blood or with Snoop Dogg but are very familiar with one of them. They either get it or they don't and when they don't, they hate it. LOL. It's supposed to be funny --just like much of True Blood is. It really takes a light heart to enjoy this. To be able to laugh and to give Snoop props for the effort. It's a catchy tune.

The lyrics have numerous references to the show, such as Snoop recommending a Gin and Juice at Merlotte’... Sam Merlotte being a shape-shifter that Snoop sort of belows the belt by referring to him as a ‘bitch.’

Snoop helpfully suggests to Sookie  how she could discretely hook up with him. Chorus: "Oh Sookie, Let me get in your head. Oh Sookie, We can lay in the bed. Oh Sookie, Choose a player like me …We can do it in the daytime, Bill won’t know a thing." ... Snoop (also beckons Tara with): “Bring a friend. Matter of fact, bring your best friend: Tara. I got some real eggs for her to eat. And these eggs come with a whole lot of cheese and greens… ya dig?” 

 

True Blood Has Sucked Me In - True Blood Episode 1.01 - Strange Love (Repost)

It was (Strange) Love from the Start:

 

True Blood Season 2 - Composite Cast Poster :

'Sookie' (Anna Paquin) and "Vampire Bill" Compton (Stephen Moyer) - Early Season One:

 

True Blood could and maybe should be subtitled:The Adventures of Sookie Stackhouse...which is actually a good thing, at least for now. Anna Paquin rocks as the mind-reading ("Not psychic!") 20-something waitress/barmaid stuck in the northern Louisiana town of Bon Temps. Paquin plays Sookie Stackhouse, who happens to be quite a virginal character. And her new friend Bill (Stephen Moyer) is actually dead. He's 173 years-old so he's not really chipper and seems even a bit glum. But as the show played out you saw that he started to appreciate Sookie's guileless interest in him. At the least she'll make his life such as it is, interesting. Isn't that the beginning of what I'm guessing will become intense attraction? True Blood's Southern Gothic setting is probably necessary as this show features melodramatic vampires. I ordered the book and it should be here in a week maybe less with any luck, as I find the story quite compelling and want to read it while I'm watching the show (not literally, of course). :p  

 

UPDATE 06.29.09/Caught up as of a week or so ago w/the Sookie Stackhouse series, finishing Book #9, "Dead and Gone".  It is one of my favourites. In the top four. Read it in a few days (I was in no rush--some folks could easily read it in an evening or two) liked it a lot--would make a good season of True Blood. It'll be interesting to see if Alan Ball takes the True Blood characters in the direction Charlaine Harris does in her 9th Sookie book, Dead and Gone.". I wouldn't be surprised if  he did--at least for maybe a season or so.

 

AlexmiLove

Across the country, vampires have “come out of the coffin” following the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood. In Louisiana, Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a waitress with telepathic abilities, falls under the spell of sexy, 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) – whose thoughts she can’t read. After saving Bill from the Rattrays (James Parks, Karina Logue), a pair of ruthless “vampire drainers,” Sookie tests the limits of Bill’s gratitude when the two are left alone in the dark. Meanwhile, Sookie’s best friend Tara (Rutina Wesley) goes to work for Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell) at his bar and grill, while Sookie’s roguish brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten) finds himself in hot water when a “fangbanger” with whom he’s been intimate meets a tragic end.

Written and directed by Alan Ball.

HBO Debut: SUNDAY, SEPT. 7 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)