Wednesday, December 14, 2011

What I’m Watching: Dexter


Dexter: Season 6, Episode 11 “Talk to the Hand” (B+)

When Dexter goes after the season’s number one villain in the penultimate hour, it’s almost guaranteed that he won’t succeed. Fortunately, Travis didn’t manage to kill or even really maim him, and instead all that’s happened is that Travis is much more pissed off and determined to carry out his plan of visualizing Wormwood. Dexter’s almost happenstance recognition of Beth just as she’s opposed to realize a toxin that would surely kill Deb and many others in the police station. What happened to Beth wasn’t pretty, and Dexter definitely saved the day by pushing her into the interrogation room, and he paid the price by getting affected by the toxin and having some very inconvenient nosebleeds. I’m really not sure what’s meant to become of Deb’s newfound feelings for her brother, and I certainly hope that doesn’t derail the legitimacy of this show. Matthews was not pleased to find out – or so he thought – that Deb had betrayed his confidence, and Laguerta proves herself once again to be one of the most despicable, scheming characters on this show, on par with the serial killers. Louis mailing the Ice Truck Killer hand to Dexter is puzzling, and I’m curious whether Louis has put together the fact that Dexter is the Bay Harbor Butcher or merely the fact that Dexter was the Ice Truck Killer’s brother. I’m glad Batista made it out of this alive, and hopefully his near-death experience will help whip Quinn back into shape since he’s still spiraling off the deep end.

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