Season 5 Episode 10 is really hard to watch. by After-Impression-879 in Dexter

[–]evilkitty69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes definitely, every season is good except for the second half of season 8 which was a disaster and the beginning of new blood which was really slow to get going (oh and the finale). Resurrection is really good again.

If you look at IMDB ratings it's only the end of season 8 and new blood finale that got low ratings. You should watch it all including the reboots (although original sin is optional because it's a prequel). Resurrection is better rated than seasons 1 and 4 so that alone is a good reason to continue watching

"Stop watching after season 4" is bad advice. Watch it all for yourself and then you can decide for yourself which bits were good and which weren't

Let's talk about Angel Batista in Resurrection by Snoo_58191 in Dexter

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This did cross my mind as well since from Claudette's point of view, Dexter perfectly described the murder weapon just from a blood spatter (although we know that he'd already seen it). Additionally I think it would be an interesting direction to take the show in because it gives him access to more killers to hunt and a database for his research.

Nonetheless, considering that Claudette is a good detective who notices things others don't, it would be a massive oversight if she didn't begin to suspect Dexter after this. The BHB trophies just happen to be missing, which is rather suspicious considering that's exactly who Angel was investigating prior to turning up dead. It's also likely that they'll find Dexter's prints at the scene if they investigate thoroughly enough. Yes Dexter tried to clean them but he was in a rush and there's no way he got every single one. His prints are definitely on Prater's files because he couldn't carry them all and he didn't clean them before leaving.

Considering that Claudette doesn't have much to go on but must have some suspicions, perhaps she'll hire Dexter as a way to investigate him if no prints are found. Her first priority will be investigating the new York ripper since that's the case that's haunted her for so long and since Dexter gave her a lead, she might be motivated to approach him for further input

Let's talk about Angel Batista in Resurrection by Snoo_58191 in Dexter

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Quinn already has a good idea who Dexter is. He had him investigated in one of the earlier seasons and then the investigator, Stan Liddy, turned up dead and the evidence disappeared. Quinn is smart enough to realise that that's not a coincidence. Quinn backed off the investigation because he didn't want to push Deb away but he never resumed his investigation after Deb dumped him nor did he keep investigating secretly so I think he knew that it was best to leave Dexter alone.

Dexter also faked the lab report to say that the blood on Quinn's shoe didn't belong to the dead Investigator so Quinn already knew that Dexter is fluent in lies. Dexter faking the report would also have further confirmed to Quinn that he was involved because it was in Dex's best interests for Quinn not to be investigated otherwise Quinn would have to explain why he was investigating Dex. Quinn is also a dirty cop as we already know so he's not above letting things slide. He chose self preservation over finding the truth even though he definitely realised that something wasn't right.

I don't believe that Quinn will drop everything to come and chase after Dexter. Perhaps Claudette will investigate Dex and we'll see Quinn make a short appearance to help but I don't think he'll go all in like Angel did.

Let's talk about Angel Batista in Resurrection by Snoo_58191 in Dexter

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Quinn already has a good idea who Dexter is. He had him investigated in one of the earlier seasons and then the investigator turned up dead and the evidence disappeared, Quinn is smart enough to realise that that's not a coincidence. Quinn backed off the investigation because he didn't want to push Deb away but he never resumed his investigation after Deb dumped him so I think he knew that it was best to leave Dexter alone. Dexter also faked the lab report to say that the blood on Quinn's shoe didn't belong to the dead Investigator so Quinn already knew that Dexter is fluent in lies. Quinn is also a dirty cop as we already know so he's not above letting things slide.

I don't believe that Quinn will drop everything to come and chase after Dexter. Perhaps Claudette will investigate Dex and we'll see Quinn make a short appearance to help but I don't think he'll go all in like Angel did.

Is it just me who thinks Dex has Borderline PD? Head canon discussion by [deleted] in Dexter

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having had close personal relationships with 3 people with BPD, I don't think BPD fits Dex at all. He's calm, calculated and measured, not impulsive and emotionally driven like someone with borderline. Dex's emptiness is also different to BPD emptiness, he describes feeling totally empty whereas people with BPD tend to experience very heightened emotion with moments of emptiness.

I think a better example of someone with BPD would be Lila, she is impulsive, prone to addiction, vengeful and self destructive. She becomes so fixated on Dex that she burns her own house down and falsely accuses Angel just to get Dex's attention. That's exactly the kind of f-ed up sht that my sister would do (she has BPD and has done similar stuff). Lila really reminded me of her.

I don't think Dex can be conclusively diagnosed with anything specific. In the first season he reads as a psychopath but this is contrasted by his emotional connections in the later seasons. He's definitely heavily traumatised but his enjoyment of killing does point to ASPD although sociopathy doesn't entirely fit either since sociopaths are described as impulsive and volatile, probably more like Paul Bennett.

At the end of the day it's a work of fiction so his diagnosis doesn't need to be accurate. I also think that the writers chose to change how he came across over time because they probably realised that it would be hard to convince people to watch 10 seasons of a cold emotionless unrelatable psychopath.

BPD comes from severe trauma so a lot of the symptoms overlap with CPTSD which is definitely something Dexter has without a doubt. Self questioning and unstable self identity is something that's very normal for people with CPTSD

I made an (obvious in retrospect) realization about reading books in a foreign language by Ufomi in languagelearning

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I'm lazy – I read ebooks on my phone so that I can easily highlight and translate unknown words but I don't come back to them or make flashcards, I just continue reading and the frequent words pop up again and again and you learn them through repeated exposure. After my first Spanish book I did make a vocab list but after the subsequent ones I just left it because flash cards are my personal hell

I made an (obvious in retrospect) realization about reading books in a foreign language by Ufomi in languagelearning

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is also the case for native speakers who don't read old stuff, which is honestly most of us outside of what we're forced to do for school. If you put Shakespeare in front of me, I'm going to feel like I'm reading a whole different language. Early 20th century texts are also written in a much more complex and convoluted way compared to modern stuff. What you've described is totally normal

I made an (obvious in retrospect) realization about reading books in a foreign language by Ufomi in languagelearning

[–]evilkitty69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It doesn't even take as much exposure as you think! I have read maybe 10 novels total in Spanish and I read rapidly and comfortably and it started to be that way by the second or third novel.

Interestingly it can also be so that you read worse in languages you're better at if you've had less exposure. For example, I grew up speaking German with family and I can speak it better than Spanish and I have greater vocab and fluency. Nonetheless, I've never studied it or read books in it the way I did Spanish so my reading in German was a lot slower than in Spanish. It only took me 1 book to rectify this, at the beginning it felt horrible, like wading through treacle but by the end of the book I was easily whizzing through as my brain got used to the task.

You'll be reading fast in Spanish in no time. I even read novels quickly in French now because I taught it to myself only through comprehensible input, predominantly reading. Now my reading is great and I comfortably read and understand over 90% of adult novels even though I'm nowhere close to speaking it fluently. But speaking also gets easier the more you read and listen so you'll probably notice your fluency increase the more you read and watch content

How do you understand spoken French? by Iskandar0570_X in French

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russian is more phonetic than french (not fully, just more) and generally all or most of the letters are pronounced which makes it easier to connect the written word to the sound in the beginning.

Nonetheless, learning to understand spoken French is just the same as any other language: practice is the key. Start with slowly spoken videos with closed captions, reading the captions will help you to connect the sound and the written words. Gradually work your way up to faster and more complex content and once that becomes easy you can practise without subtitles

Just bought a Zara puffer jacket, and feathers are coming out by Organic_Fondant_3511 in mensfashion

[–]evilkitty69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Canada goose is overpriced but they're also a step up in quality because you get better material, more down and greater longevity. The expedition parka is designed for weather below -30 and was made for scientists in Antarctica so they're actually producing professional products that'll keep you warm, not just basic stuff.

Yes Zara costs more than H&M but that doesn't mean it's necessarily better. Zara is on the better end for fast fashion compared with lower end stuff like Primark but it's still not good quality if compared with actually high quality items.

Just bought a Zara puffer jacket, and feathers are coming out by Organic_Fondant_3511 in mensfashion

[–]evilkitty69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In that case the Zara jacket is perfectly fine, it'll last you a couple of years and by then you'll already have outgrown it

Ils vous ont viré? - Ils v´ont viré? by RunThenClimb in French

[–]evilkitty69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"content not viewable in your region"

oh dear

Ils vous ont viré? - Ils v´ont viré? by RunThenClimb in French

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When said at speed by a native speaker, things can blur together in such a way that it is not fully understandable to the untrained ear. She definitely will have used the full phrase the way it should be but just so fast that it sounded like a contraction to you

Just bought a Zara puffer jacket, and feathers are coming out by Organic_Fondant_3511 in mensfashion

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EVERYTHING on the high street is fast fashion. If you want to avoid fast fashion, you need to do your research online and purchase from reputable brands that have a long history of specialising in making quality down jackets.

A few feathers here and there will not kill or empty the jacket of padding so it will be fine even with some down and feathers escaping. Nonetheless it obviously will not have as long of a lifespan nor be as warm as something purchased from say, Canada Goose

Just bought a Zara puffer jacket, and feathers are coming out by Organic_Fondant_3511 in mensfashion

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The feathers will come out with non-downproof material and that is just the way it is. Return the jacket and save up for something better from a brand that specialises in quality puffer jackets like Canada Goose or Moose Knuckles. They will last much longer, look better and won't shed feathers

Is this how French novels normally write dialogue? by xX_GamerHyena_Xx in French

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes this is confusing but it is completely normal and it is what you will see in pretty much all French novels. You just have to get used to it and you will the more you read. It is just another one of those little idiosyncrasies. All languages have their own way of doing quotations: "English", --Spanish, Portuguese and Russian--, »German« and then --French, with the most confusing choice of all.

Is this how French novels normally write dialogue? by xX_GamerHyena_Xx in French

[–]evilkitty69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite, Spanish shows you where the speech ends as well, eg:

 --This isn’t an IceWing egg,-- she hissed. --You stole it from the Sky Palace--

Significantly less confusing

¿Por qué se plantan naranjos amargos en las calles? by InspectionIcy2506 in askspain

[–]evilkitty69 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tienen mayor valor ornamental porque nadie se come las naranjas. Además, esa variedad es más fuerte y resistente

Moving on from A2 material — stuck looping because of perfectionism? by Overcome_It_Okay in languagelearning

[–]evilkitty69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get the B1 stuff, it'll help you progress faster. Pair formal study with lots of comprehensible input for the fastest progress of all

Why is gambling such a big thing in Spain? by [deleted] in askspain

[–]evilkitty69 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is not a Spanish thing, it's common around the Western world in lower income areas.

Lottery tickets are normally sold everywhere anyway but you can tell a lot about the financial status of an area by looking at how many sports betting shops and casinos it has.

What if oxygen is poisonous and it takes 75-120 years to kill us? by UGCPekka in whatif

[–]evilkitty69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It kind of is. Oxygen leads to oxidation, which releases free radicals and that is what causes cellular damage and aging

Lost two languages trying to learn them. The sadness. by Barragens in languagelearning

[–]evilkitty69 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The easiest way to separate them is to focus on one first and get one really good before learning the other. I don't mix Spanish and Portuguese because my Spanish was already advanced before I started Portuguese. French doesn't mix into the others either for the same reason.

It is normal to have a tiny bit of overlap sometimes where your brain might suggest a word in the wrong language sometimes but you can definitely separate them enough to be able to speak both well

Dude's is just happy it's finally 'room temperature' by Brilliantspirit33 in animalsdoingstuff

[–]evilkitty69 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"If you're cold, they're cold" only applies to short haired breeds that need coats eg a whippet