The new season of Dexter begins filming this month and will start airing on September 30th. I was happy to see it has been renewed for two more seasons, although that might be the last two seasons.
There might also be some spoiler info, regarding cast and upcoming plot, so if you want to read this short Hollywood Reporter article on casting and a mild hint of plot, click here.
I heard there will be a new show runner. If the show runner is the person who approves scripts, I’m all for it. I stopped watching halfway through the season before last, the one with Julia Stiles.
One almost wonders if they did themselves a disservice with Lithgow. He did such a phenomenal job it seems they’ve been downhill ever since. I, personally, still love the show, but what you’ve said, I’ve heard more then once. I’m not sure if it’s the writing or too many people are comparing it to the Lithgow season.
What will really prove interesting is how they follow up from the finale from last season. I really hope they run with it. I’ll be annoyed if, for lack of a spoiler, it isn’t ‘legit’. (Funny camera angle, dream, talks/drugs his way out etc) This is something that’s been coming for a long time. Also, if it’s possible that these may be the last two seasons, it’s possible that what we saw really did happen and really will play out as part of Dex’s swan song.
The past few seasons have all gotten too formulaic.
Episode 1: Hi, I’m Dexter, I’m all alone all by myselfand going through some stuff. After spending the first 5-10 minutes of this episode resolving- more like kind of brushing off- the cliffhanger from the last episode of last season, I’m going to see someting that’s bloody but very intriguing and takes me out of my funk a bit.
Episodes 2-3: Whaddya know! There’s a new serial killer in town and this one’s like seriously upwardly fecked. But, I kind of like his style.
Episodes 4-8: I think I’ve found a new friend. A soulmate. Who looks like my brother! Or Jimmy Smits. Or John Lithgow. Or Julia Stiles. Maybe Brother what’s-his-name even. In any case, it’s somebody who’ll accept me for me.
Episodes 9-10: Damn it! False alarm. It just didn’t work out.
Episodes 11: Gotta run kill the person introduced at the end of Episode 1 now. Of course my cunning scheme didn’t work so they got the drop on me, so this is a bit of a sticky pickle. Maybe they’ll kill me- we won’t know until the opening of the final episode, though the fact the show’s renewed is a hint.
Episode 12: Killed 'em! Well, with considerable cost to myself somehow, and an after-the-kill cliffhanger. Looks like I’m all alone, all by myself there is no onehere beside me once more, but doggone it, I like myself.