Greatness!

Erik King's small role in Burn Notice today was so perfectly executed and such a fantastic form of tribute to Dexter that it has me gushing!!!!

When his name appeared in the opening guest star credits, I couldn't place quite place where I knew him from.  However, when he showed up and I realised it was Doakes and then Michael Weston stuck that needle in his neck...

That, my friends, was brilliantly funny television.

Withdrawal

It's Sunday night and we're not watching Dexter.

I'm going through a bit of withdrawal.

Lame.

No Words

There are no words to describe the season finale of Dexter.  I was fully expecting what happened but it does not make it any less horrible.

And her face was so pretty while lying in the pool of blood.

That is what gets me most ... because it was the beauty and fascination of Trinity's sister that led to the entire cycle of serial murders.

I'm not sure how next season is going to be handled.

Why aren't the rest of you watching this damned show?!

"Fucking Albert Chung"

I've not been enjoying this season of Dexter, as I'm unclear as to what direction they're taking this show in.

Last night's episode though was incredibly well-written.

The scenes with Carmilla were amazing. Michael C. Hall did a great job - he was rigid, then uncomfortable almost, almost human but ultimately confused. As a serial killer with no emotions, I think he acted it smoothly. He was unsure of his actions and the territory he was in and the Margo Martindale who plays Carmilla, I felt, made a convincing case that had me questioning why assisted suicide is illegal in certain cases.

It was painful to watch but delivered the best episode of the season based not on the usual anxiety but the sheer power of the cast.

And then of course, there was Masuka.

Not without some sort of clever wit as Dexter usually has, the not-seen-enough-this-season Masuka was on a roll last night. I can't do it any justice but it was classic.

Memorable Quotes from Dexter 9/09/08:

Dexter: The murderer did this in his socks. These are not shoe prints, they're sock prints.
Masuka: Sock prints... sock prints... Ugh.
Dexter: What?
Masuka: I know who did this. Fucking Albert Chung!
::later::
Dexter: Why is this bothering you so much?
Masuka: Because he's Asian! He's making the rest of us look bad. Tch. And Asians are supposed to be smart. Ha.
::later still::
Masuka, while reading the newspaper after A.C's capture: Fucking Albert Chung.
Dexter: You know, he looks like you.
Masuka: That's called racism. Tch... Wait. He really does look like me.

Currently listening to: "Jam Blues" by Shiro Sagisu, from the Bleach: The Diamond Dust Rebellion Original Soundtrack.