My favorite series of all time, head to head with
The Sopranos and maybe
The Wire, is back on with a promising new season. Our serial killer comes back with what looks to be a take on religion. Not only because the criminal that the Miami police department is after (Edward James Olmos) uses cryptic religious messages, but also because Dexter finds himself wondering about his non-existent religious beliefs. Can a person who needs to tie all loose ends for his own existence's sake have faith? Sergeant Batista's explanation of what believing in God means comes down to faith, which does not seem to be good enough for Dexter.
Now, I wish I knew more about religious mythology to anticipate, or at least try to anticipate, some of the events waiting for us in the next eleven episodes.
On a different page, following
Dexter, Showtime is showing a new series called
Homeland, which I doubt it will get to the level of
Dexter, but it seems entertaining enough for me to follow it. It tells the story of an American marine (Damian Lewis) that returns home as a hero after eight years MIA in Iraq. The twist is that he secretly seems to have been turned into the Taliban side... I may blog about it too, it depends on how the series develops.
I tried watching Dexter because my sister adores it. So I watched the first 2 episodes but couldn't get to it. The leading actor has a weird-looking mouth that annoys me. His relationship with the freakish girlfriend of his in that first season is barf-worthy. So I never got into it.
ReplyDeleteIf they had an actor with a nicer mouth, though, I might have liked the show.
Just don't look at the guy, it is one of the few shows that won't let you down! It gets better and better everytime!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I can plaster a Post-It across his face on the TV, or something. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm telling you, it will be totally worthy!
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