The Madrigal
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I'm actually in the midst of finishing up binge watching the entire series. It's the first time I ever watched it. I am almost done with season 7 and loosing interest in the show other than to see how it ends. Of course I ready read that season 8 is pretty dreadful.
Anyway, I read a couple of articles ranking the seasons and I have to say my own opinions are a bit different than the majority. Just curious what people's thoughts are on the show, each individual season, and how they rank them.
PLEASE DO NOT GIVE ANY MAJOR SPOILERS ON SEASON 8 OR HOW THE SERIES ENDS SINCE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.
Best to worst:
Season 4
I feel like the show reached it's peak with season four. John Lithgow was great and the entire trinity story line was perfectly done. I liked how Dexter finally had what I would consider a legitimate adversary. I also liked the character development here as he tried to acclimate his life style with being a family man, and how he tried to learn from Trinity. Ultimately it cost him which I didn't see coming and the shocking ending made a great season even better.
Season 5
This is where I differ from most people. I thought this was a great season. I loved Julia Styles and her character. I loved how Dexter tried to atone for Rita's death by helping Lumen. I also thought Jonny Lee Miller was really good as the villain. I do think the ending could have been a little bit better. I think maybe there maybe could have been a little bit more back story on Jordan Chase and his friends and why they did what they did. I also think that Lumen should have left the show but how they did it was kind of rushed. Overall though I though this was a great season.
Season 1
I might have season one at the top of the list but I feel like it got off to a bit of a slow start. It's understandable since it was a new show but that's why I have it third. The second half of the first season was probably the best few episodes of the series. The ice truck killer's fate and Dexter's back story coming to light was great stuff.
Season 6
Most people seemed to have hated this season but I thought it was pretty good. I loved the religious aspects of this season. I though Mos Def was brother Sam was great. I also thought Colin Hanks did a good job as the psychotic religious killer. Deb catching Dexter in the act at the end of season 6 also elevated it to me as it was time for that to happen. Honestly, I just don't get the hate for this season.
Season 2
Here is another place where I differ from others. I feel like this season is way overrated. First of all, the entire story line between Dexter and Lila was boring and her character was obnoxious. I also thought the Doakes character was lame and the dude playing him was a bad actor. Just way too much of him in this season. There was some good things about the season though. Keith Carradine's character was great and the FBI getting involved to find the bay harbor butcher was a great story line. There was just too much I didn't like about this season though.
Season 3
To me this belongs in a tier with season 7 (and possibly season 8) because it was pretty bad. Jimmy Smits is a really good character but his character was terrible. I also could never get behind the idea of Dexter trusting this guy enough to take him on as a partner, or for the ADA of Miami to be involved in serial killing.
Season 7
I have a few episodes to go with this season and I have to say that I am pretty bored with it. It's almost too bland to even call bad. It's kind of just the definition of meh.
Overall I think this is a great show. Michael C Hall is a guy I thought was really good as a gay guy six feet under, and was even better taking on a completely different character. The combination of his acting and the character itself make this show great even when the story lines/seasons aren't as good as others.
Curious to hear others' thoughts.
Anyway, I read a couple of articles ranking the seasons and I have to say my own opinions are a bit different than the majority. Just curious what people's thoughts are on the show, each individual season, and how they rank them.
PLEASE DO NOT GIVE ANY MAJOR SPOILERS ON SEASON 8 OR HOW THE SERIES ENDS SINCE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.
Best to worst:
Season 4
I feel like the show reached it's peak with season four. John Lithgow was great and the entire trinity story line was perfectly done. I liked how Dexter finally had what I would consider a legitimate adversary. I also liked the character development here as he tried to acclimate his life style with being a family man, and how he tried to learn from Trinity. Ultimately it cost him which I didn't see coming and the shocking ending made a great season even better.
Season 5
This is where I differ from most people. I thought this was a great season. I loved Julia Styles and her character. I loved how Dexter tried to atone for Rita's death by helping Lumen. I also thought Jonny Lee Miller was really good as the villain. I do think the ending could have been a little bit better. I think maybe there maybe could have been a little bit more back story on Jordan Chase and his friends and why they did what they did. I also think that Lumen should have left the show but how they did it was kind of rushed. Overall though I though this was a great season.
Season 1
I might have season one at the top of the list but I feel like it got off to a bit of a slow start. It's understandable since it was a new show but that's why I have it third. The second half of the first season was probably the best few episodes of the series. The ice truck killer's fate and Dexter's back story coming to light was great stuff.
Season 6
Most people seemed to have hated this season but I thought it was pretty good. I loved the religious aspects of this season. I though Mos Def was brother Sam was great. I also thought Colin Hanks did a good job as the psychotic religious killer. Deb catching Dexter in the act at the end of season 6 also elevated it to me as it was time for that to happen. Honestly, I just don't get the hate for this season.
Season 2
Here is another place where I differ from others. I feel like this season is way overrated. First of all, the entire story line between Dexter and Lila was boring and her character was obnoxious. I also thought the Doakes character was lame and the dude playing him was a bad actor. Just way too much of him in this season. There was some good things about the season though. Keith Carradine's character was great and the FBI getting involved to find the bay harbor butcher was a great story line. There was just too much I didn't like about this season though.
Season 3
To me this belongs in a tier with season 7 (and possibly season 8) because it was pretty bad. Jimmy Smits is a really good character but his character was terrible. I also could never get behind the idea of Dexter trusting this guy enough to take him on as a partner, or for the ADA of Miami to be involved in serial killing.
Season 7
I have a few episodes to go with this season and I have to say that I am pretty bored with it. It's almost too bland to even call bad. It's kind of just the definition of meh.
Overall I think this is a great show. Michael C Hall is a guy I thought was really good as a gay guy six feet under, and was even better taking on a completely different character. The combination of his acting and the character itself make this show great even when the story lines/seasons aren't as good as others.
Curious to hear others' thoughts.
