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[Pysch and Dexter]
Holy shit, season three of Dexter is intense. Chelsea, how do you *marathon* this? I have to take breaks to decompress after every episode or two.
One thing that this show has always been good at is lulling you into rooting for Dexter, and then yanking you out of it. They walk a very thin line, and I'm sure a lot of people watching it *don't* catch it, and just go with it, but I don't think that's the show's fault. And this season... auuughh. I have no idea what I want to happen! I mean, just by... narrative instinct, I guess, I want Dexter to succeed. I get that... satisfaction when he takes out another killer, and I sympathize with him, when he has social problems. I get tense and nervous when he might get caught. And yet- oh man. I like Rita. I like her a lot, and so I'm torn between wanting the wedding and everything to come off okay, and wanting her to run FAR FAR AWAY because *eventually* something has to give, and if she finds out, it would be devastating. I mean, the show has to *end* at some point, and unless it ends with Dexter somehow 'cured'... unless the relationship with Rita ends, she'll have that hanging over her head and just the *idea* of it makes me all fasfsdgfg. But I don't *want* the relationship to end! I think it's cute! I like seeing Dexter with the kids, and I think he honestly cares for them, in his way. But. It's like living with a wild animal. No matter how tame he *seems*, he isn't.
And *Miguel*, holy crap. The episode I just watched was the one where he actually killed a guy, and man. Again, on the one hand, I feel all 'Aw, Dexter has a frand!' And it... defuses some of the tension in the show that comes from Dexter having absolutely no one he can really confide in. It... somehow makes it easier to watch. Aaat the same time, it is becoming increasingly clear that Miguel is a little... unstable. And I don't think his becoming a serial killer in training can possibly lead anywhere good. My brother quite cleverly pointed out- once Miguel kills twice, doesn't that mean he's eligible under Dexter's code? I think that's what's going to have to happen- Dexter will have to take out Miguel. Which makes me a little sad, even as I'm all sdfasdgafdg ahhhhhhh *flails*.
On the *bright* side, I really really am so happy about LaGuerta's friendship with Ellen Wolf. This season still has some issues with the ladies (Rita and Deb's whole "No (I don't want an engagement ring) means Yes, duh!" rubbed me the wrong way) but it's such a *huge* step up from last season's false rape accusations and the beginning LaGuerta storyline. That part almost made me stop watching. It had enough good otherwise that I didn't, and I'm glad, but having LaGuerta have a *real* female friendship makes me happy. (Now watch, it turns out Maria was somehow just fucking with Ellen. It'll probably all end in tears, and I'm okay with that- just as long as LaGuerta wasn't faking it the whole time.)
To get some relief after Dexter episodes, I have been watching Psych. (Got the first season for Christmas. Should have asked for the others as well.) I can now see where Shawn/Lassiter *comes* from, which makes me feel a little better about the fandom. However, Gus is clearly superior. I <3333 heem forever.
One thing that this show has always been good at is lulling you into rooting for Dexter, and then yanking you out of it. They walk a very thin line, and I'm sure a lot of people watching it *don't* catch it, and just go with it, but I don't think that's the show's fault. And this season... auuughh. I have no idea what I want to happen! I mean, just by... narrative instinct, I guess, I want Dexter to succeed. I get that... satisfaction when he takes out another killer, and I sympathize with him, when he has social problems. I get tense and nervous when he might get caught. And yet- oh man. I like Rita. I like her a lot, and so I'm torn between wanting the wedding and everything to come off okay, and wanting her to run FAR FAR AWAY because *eventually* something has to give, and if she finds out, it would be devastating. I mean, the show has to *end* at some point, and unless it ends with Dexter somehow 'cured'... unless the relationship with Rita ends, she'll have that hanging over her head and just the *idea* of it makes me all fasfsdgfg. But I don't *want* the relationship to end! I think it's cute! I like seeing Dexter with the kids, and I think he honestly cares for them, in his way. But. It's like living with a wild animal. No matter how tame he *seems*, he isn't.
And *Miguel*, holy crap. The episode I just watched was the one where he actually killed a guy, and man. Again, on the one hand, I feel all 'Aw, Dexter has a frand!' And it... defuses some of the tension in the show that comes from Dexter having absolutely no one he can really confide in. It... somehow makes it easier to watch. Aaat the same time, it is becoming increasingly clear that Miguel is a little... unstable. And I don't think his becoming a serial killer in training can possibly lead anywhere good. My brother quite cleverly pointed out- once Miguel kills twice, doesn't that mean he's eligible under Dexter's code? I think that's what's going to have to happen- Dexter will have to take out Miguel. Which makes me a little sad, even as I'm all sdfasdgafdg ahhhhhhh *flails*.
On the *bright* side, I really really am so happy about LaGuerta's friendship with Ellen Wolf. This season still has some issues with the ladies (Rita and Deb's whole "No (I don't want an engagement ring) means Yes, duh!" rubbed me the wrong way) but it's such a *huge* step up from last season's false rape accusations and the beginning LaGuerta storyline. That part almost made me stop watching. It had enough good otherwise that I didn't, and I'm glad, but having LaGuerta have a *real* female friendship makes me happy. (Now watch, it turns out Maria was somehow just fucking with Ellen. It'll probably all end in tears, and I'm okay with that- just as long as LaGuerta wasn't faking it the whole time.)
To get some relief after Dexter episodes, I have been watching Psych. (Got the first season for Christmas. Should have asked for the others as well.) I can now see where Shawn/Lassiter *comes* from, which makes me feel a little better about the fandom. However, Gus is clearly superior. I <3333 heem forever.