To be brutally honest, I’ve been feeling pretty burnt out with Dexter. Fortunately I’ve been spacing out my viewings of the episodes, and I’m not binging them as much.
The first few episodes of Season 5, is Dexter coping with the death of Rita. A character of whom I didn’t realize what so important, until she was killed off from the show. I quite enjoyed the first few episodes of this season. It was interesting to see how Dexter reacts and deals with this devastating reality. All of it is investing and pretty effective. But what now? How will we introduce the new serial killer or opponent to Dexter? The killer is one Boyd Fowler who murders his victim’s in very grotesque ways. But he was just a short lived segway into our new character, Lumen. Listen, I love Julia Styles. Her work in 10 Things I Hate About You is great. She is good here. That’s all I can say, I didn’t find her character too interesting. Especially when you compare her to the other great characters in the past.
My problem with season 5 is the fact that it feels so standard. There are some stakes, but not enough to have you truly on the edge of your seat. As you can see I don’t have much to say about the season itself, and that alone reflects pretty accurately my feelings on the season as a whole. But it is still very engaging.
Cedric Cinema 