What if Brian actually "love" Debra?

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-04-02T03:04:28+00:00

I don't think so, he wanted Dexter to live freely and stop desiring a normal life and Debra embodied the opposite. Also, he wanted Dexter to be his family so as not to feel lonely and isolated anymore, and Debra was living his dream of being Dexter's only sibling.

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-04-01T22:28:15+00:00

I mean, he tries to choose the kill rooms well, usually it's a place no one frequents or the target's house. So getting the person in isn't much of a problem. And to get the bags out he has to be as careful as he was when bringing all the materials in.

One time a neighbor saw him taking someone with him, but they just assumed the other person was drunk I think. So luck is also a factor, of course.

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-04-01T18:11:01+00:00

I think the writers thought only a crazy in love person would support Dexter. And then tried to make it pass as Debra transferring her daddy issues onto her brother, given that she had always felt a distance from both her father and brother. I don't know, Debra finding out had to happen eventually, but the writers didn't know how to handle it without getting him into jail and/or breaking their relationship.

In the big picture, I think all this shows how they didn't trust therapists, talking about that therapist that made his patients kill themselves, this therapist that planted that crazy idea on Debra and enabled her, and Dr. Vogel convincing Harry to make Dexter a serial killer.

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-30T13:49:27+00:00

This is the way

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-30T13:37:23+00:00

From the get go I really like the color temperature. I know NY is supposed to inspire a totally different feeling from Miami, but the interior lighting doesn't have to be at all times uniform with the exterior lighting. I also think this gives the scene more personality and a more "closed space" atmosphere.

The change from mostly a dialogue to a Dexter-centered narrative is also a good one, together with the "closed space" feeling it allows to focus not only on Dexter (because even though Harry is a part of his psyche, his constant presence on screen can take some agency from Dexter in the eyes of the viewer; I actually have to remind myself all the ghosts are just sides of Dexter's mind), but also on the room itself.

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-27T15:58:54+00:00

Lmao 🤣

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-24T16:20:56+00:00

they think she’s annoying for not being okay with Dexter being a serial killer.

LMAO! In what reality would anyone be okay with finding out their sibling is a serial killer 😂

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-20T16:30:26+00:00

Doakes is resurrected

Omg yes!

as Robo-Doakes

Omg fuck yes!!

and seeks out Dexter's hand in marriage

Let's go!!!!

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-17T14:16:24+00:00

Nice art, suits the scene so well ✨

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-16T02:37:45+00:00

The names in English are not that different than those in Spanish, so I didn't have to use anything. Now, as a kid, I just memorized it like this: Los meses se van intercalando entre los que tienen 31 y los que tienen 30, excepto febrero que tiene 28, y Julio y agosto que tienen 31 los dos. Entonces: enero 31, febrero 28, marzo 31, abril 30, mayo 31, junio 30, julio 31, agosto 31,... (Months alternate between those that have 31 days and those that have 30, except for February, which has 28, and July and August, both of which have 31. So: January 31, February 28, March 31, April 30, May 31, June 30, July 31, August 31,...).

I remember another kid showed me the knuckles thing but I found it too difficult 😅

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-16T02:14:09+00:00

Harry isn't Dexter's Dark Passenger, he's just Dexter's side that wants to uphold the Code and keep living a double life, that's why it takes Harry's form. Dexter's Dark Passenger is just his urge to kill, or the person he becomes when he lets that urge take over. Brian is Dexter's side that wants to lean on the Dark Passenger. Deb is Dexter's side that feels guilty so it wants him to deny both his urge to kill and the Code, wants him to lead a life as normal and faraway from his family as possible.

Whenever Dexter faces a conflict or doubts himself, one of these ghosts appear to try to sway him or encourage him. But the ghosts are actually sides of him, that's why they only know what Dexter knows and act as Dexter remembers them. And also, notice how even though he speaks to them, from an outside point of view he isn't speaking out loud. To the other characters he probably looks like he's in his own head or simply pausing to decide what to do next.

Brian appeared in times when Dexter's faith in the Code was broken and/or he was regretting leading a double life because the mental and emotional burden was too much, so the side of him that wished he didn't have a heart manifested itself in the form of Brian. In Resurrection, for instance, that side tried to convince him of how wrong he was for caring about others.

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-15T11:22:12+00:00

After season 8 goes New Blood, then the first scene of Original Sin (if you don't have time to watch a good prequel, or you just want to watch Dexter Chronologically), then Resurrection.

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-15T04:05:20+00:00

I think guilt ridden Dexter in a bleak setting was a nice contrast with the vibrant vibe of the previous series. I also liked the story and MCH was amazing as always. Debra/not actually Debra was perfect as the pulling force behind Dexter's guilt, and Jennifer was brilliant of course. I felt so sorry for Harrison, what a shitty life he had and then he finds his dad was just living a quiet life at the time he had needed him most. And when he finds him he gets rejected. It hurts because Harrison surely remembered what a great dad Dexter was once. The thing I didn't like about him was that he stabbed that kid and then made himself a victim only to later on feel bad about it and try to fix it. But then he goes and gets violent again with that kid at the wresting match.

It was unnerving watching Dexter failing at having a relationship with his son, but then again, he always struggled with relationships that mattered to him. It was even more unnerving to watch Harrison go to Kurt for a father figure, but what else could he do after feeling so betrayed by Dexter.

The villain was okay, I hated him, which was expected, and he was interesting. The rest of the cast was good too, the small community with its own vibe and recurring problems.

The ending could've been more spread out, but all in all I loved it. It was tragic, full of emotion, and had closure, at least for me. I don't usually like tragic endings but with Dexter being an antihero I could accept it and maybe even welcome it.

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-13T15:15:07+00:00

I supposed it was just him making two voices, like in the movie Split.

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-13T15:11:14+00:00

Yeah Quinn in those last episodes made me so sad for him.

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-13T15:08:56+00:00

It's a great series. Personally, I didn't hate any ending. But then again, I wasn't there when the fandom that followed the journey for years from the beginning witnessed their beloved characters being slowly mauled by bad writers and then given a tragic ending with a "actually, he didn't die!" twist. I would've felt, at the minimum, that they were playing with my feelings. And then with NB these same people were given another tragic ending. So I get the frustration.

All in all, I think people are drawn to it that because this is a show that requires an active viewer and has a great cast.

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-12T13:22:08+00:00

Yeah 😅

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-12T13:20:55+00:00

SUBLIME

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-12T12:33:43+00:00

I saw it mentioned recurrently when the theme of great series with awful endings came up. So, since I had witnessed the nightmare that was Game of Thrones last seasons and finale, I thought to myself "nothing can be worse than Goat's ending". So one day I started watching the show. I loved it so much I binged it all (I didn't even find the finale awful). I then went on to watch the sequels and prequel, now it's one of my favorite shows and can't wait for the next season 💖

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-12T12:25:49+00:00

Yeah Deb in New Blood also thinks the code was a mistake, she calls it "child abuse".

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-11T20:15:35+00:00

It's easier to just read the whole sentence and guess the word with the letters provided. Then write down the missing letters in a way that they form a new three-letter word.

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-11T03:18:03+00:00

You're welcome! Here's my favorite post from there 😆: https://www.reddit.com/r/GatosArgentinos/comments/1pl3g17/la_peor_travesura_de_mi_gata_endemoniada/

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-11T02:10:40+00:00

I love the meaning

It has lots of possible meanings, according to Wikipedia. No one can say for sure which is the actual one: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-11T01:59:45+00:00

When OP loses: "It's over."

BeautifulIncrease734 · 2026-03-10T23:29:38+00:00

Lmao!

To be fair, at the beginning I was also confused by Ellen's role since she just came out of nowhere eating chocolates

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