I could not disagree more. The show’s decision to ground everything in the “real world” changed Dexter from an avenging angel to a person with emotional/psychological problems that are actually pretty far removed from reality.
The conceit of a “dark passenger” that identified evil, rather than just Dexter’s subjective decisions or evidence-based judgements brought Dexter into a certainty that is missing in the show, and ultimately planted the seeds of doom for the series. Once Dexter is ambivalent it’s over.
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Oh damn
Oh, he didn’t die at the end of the first book? Or did we just think he died, but he came back later or something?
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Ah, I just looked into it, and I was probably confusing that with LaGuerta’s death in the novel yet prominent role in the TV series.
I could not disagree more. The show’s decision to ground everything in the “real world” changed Dexter from an avenging angel to a person with emotional/psychological problems that are actually pretty far removed from reality.
The conceit of a “dark passenger” that identified evil, rather than just Dexter’s subjective decisions or evidence-based judgements brought Dexter into a certainty that is missing in the show, and ultimately planted the seeds of doom for the series. Once Dexter is ambivalent it’s over.
IMO
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Really? Time for a re-read.
Just checked and you are mistaken. Book one chapter one is full of references. Starts in the third paragraph.