http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/29/DEXTER----The-Dark-Defender.aspx If you followed the first season of DEXTER, you know from the finale that what Dexter has convinced himself of is that his need to kill is incurable (a very strong possibility), the rules set down by his adoptive father for how he should do his killing make the action justifiable (debatable) and that if he were known for his heroic action he would receive adulation from the world around him that would fill his hollow emotional self (doubtful). This season Dexter is challenging some of this thinking and is in recovery. Of sorts. It is a risky move for a sophomore season but we can thank the writers for taking this path to at least assure us we don’t get a repackaging of season one, or worse, a show that loses perspective of the fun it has with murder. Sister Debra says to Dex, “If Dad taught us one thing, it was the value of human life.” To which Dexter replies in voice over, “We had different homework assignments.” Tonight Dexter opens up to his seductress/sponsor Lila and tells her how his mother was butchered with a chainsaw in front of him and he sat in her blood for two days. She urges Dexter to find the men responsible and confront them. Through his work connections, Dexter learns that only one of the three men involved are alive and out of prison. He also learns his mother was a snitch to his adoptive father. Later it is revealed they might have been intimate. This fuels an emotion in Dexter we haven’t seen thus far: rage. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/29/DEXTER----The-Dark-Defender.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/29/DEXTER----The-Dark-Defender.aspx#2029 aoapqtxx - Google Search http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/29/DEXTER----The-Dark-Defender.aspx#2029 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:28:19 GMT