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shadowkatWell, feel this overwhelming desire to rant. I will not, repeat not, rant in my livejournal.
Sigh.
Took walk to go furniture hunting, only to discover that favorite furniture store - actually the only furniture store within walking distance in my neighborhood - went out of business. It's been replaced by the Brooklyn Writers Room - it's basically a club, you pay about 100- or so bucks to join, then 65 a month to have a place to write. They supply desk, lamp, and chair, you supply paper, pen, lap-top - and they have wi-fi.
Maybe this is a sign that I should be hunting for a new apt? As in somewhere else?
Finished watching Dexter Season 4. Excellent season. Tightly written. Every thread closed. The only subplot that didn't totally work for me - was LaGuerta and Batista. Also this show does not pass the Bechdel Test - there was not one scene between two women or even three at any point in the story - that was not about men or the central focus was a man. Even the scenes that the women had with men - focused on "men". Doesn't make it less enjoyable. But it is worth noting, especially since people told me it passed the Bechdel Test. Folks - the Bechdel Test requires scenes between women that have nothing to do with men. So no, Dexter while feminist, does not pass the Bechdel test.
Favorite character? Continues to be Debra Morgan. That gal rocks! Also, now I want Showtime so I don't have to wait 12 months to see what happens next, dang it. Didn't feel this way after True Blood. True Blood was good. Dexter is better. And John Lithgow completely deserved his emmy, one of the few who actually does.
Thought while watching the last few episodes - that in some ways, Dexter is a modern re-telling of the Batman tale, except more disturbing and satirical.
Anyhow - rating for Dexter S4? A+. (There are no DVD extras though - no interviews or anything. It's very odd.)
Sigh.
Took walk to go furniture hunting, only to discover that favorite furniture store - actually the only furniture store within walking distance in my neighborhood - went out of business. It's been replaced by the Brooklyn Writers Room - it's basically a club, you pay about 100- or so bucks to join, then 65 a month to have a place to write. They supply desk, lamp, and chair, you supply paper, pen, lap-top - and they have wi-fi.
Maybe this is a sign that I should be hunting for a new apt? As in somewhere else?
Finished watching Dexter Season 4. Excellent season. Tightly written. Every thread closed. The only subplot that didn't totally work for me - was LaGuerta and Batista. Also this show does not pass the Bechdel Test - there was not one scene between two women or even three at any point in the story - that was not about men or the central focus was a man. Even the scenes that the women had with men - focused on "men". Doesn't make it less enjoyable. But it is worth noting, especially since people told me it passed the Bechdel Test. Folks - the Bechdel Test requires scenes between women that have nothing to do with men. So no, Dexter while feminist, does not pass the Bechdel test.
Favorite character? Continues to be Debra Morgan. That gal rocks! Also, now I want Showtime so I don't have to wait 12 months to see what happens next, dang it. Didn't feel this way after True Blood. True Blood was good. Dexter is better. And John Lithgow completely deserved his emmy, one of the few who actually does.
Thought while watching the last few episodes - that in some ways, Dexter is a modern re-telling of the Batman tale, except more disturbing and satirical.
Anyhow - rating for Dexter S4? A+. (There are no DVD extras though - no interviews or anything. It's very odd.)
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Date: 2010-08-28 11:43 pm (UTC)I remember them saying that Deb and Quinn were going to be an item, but that doesn't show up on the reel -- but it'd make sense if that was part of the mix.
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Date: 2010-08-29 01:20 am (UTC)I thought they were going to do it with the cop that Lilith killed in Season 2 (I was annoyed by that, because...that would have been an interesting relationship), but instead they put her with Lundy.
Now Quinn is becoming suspicious of Dexter - so if he gets involved with Deb - that brings him closer to possibly figuring out what Dexter is up to, and through him, Deb. (I've been waiting for Deb to figure out her brother is vigilante.)
I love Dexter. Season 3 sort of lost me a bit. But this season was amazing.
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Date: 2010-08-29 04:07 am (UTC)The dialogue between Trinity and Dexter was perfect - Trinity told him that he could not escape the demon inside. That he was responsible.
Dex thought he'd protected Rita, but he didn't. And he's right - Rita would have been okay - if he hadn't saved Trinity's life, if he hadn't mislead the police, if he hadn't focused on trying to kill Trinity himself. His vigilantism got Rita killed.
And the guilt is going to eat away at him. Yep it's ironic because it's not guilt for something he actually did, but something someone else did. It reminds me a little of Nolan's The Dark Night, but in some respects better written. (yes, I'm a Batman fan, I like stories about these types of characters - it's partly why Spike fascinated me. Characters who appear to be one thing, and are the opposite underneath. Dexter appears at first to be soulless, no remorse, not to care, yet he actually cares a great deal and is terrified of his craving to kill.)