Dexter Season 2 Review!

In the spirit of full disclosure let me say that when Dexter first premiered on Showtime I wasn't impressed. I watched a couple of episodes and then forgot all about it. It just didn't catch my attention. Cut to a few months later, I'm visiting my local Target and Dexter Season One is on sale. I'm a sucker for a deal and people had been raving about it so I thought maybe I'm wrong and decided to give the show another shot.

I should also mention I am a huge fan of the books. The Dexter novels are deeply entertaining and I can't wait for the next one.



Anyway, back to the show. I get home and pop in season one and simply cannot stop watching it. I don't know what I was missing the first time around but I absolutely fell in love with the show. I loved every single second of it.

Now, here we are about a year later and Showtime is kind enough to send me Dexter Season 2 on DVD.

Jackpot. I'm glad I waited to watch this season on DVD. I probably would not have been able to take the wait between episodes. This season is brilliant. From the opening episode to the season finale it is nail biting suspense and edge of your seat tension. This season of Dexter had me guessing more than any show on television. I just could not fathom where the writers were going.


Let me give you the basic plot without spoiling too much. Dexter is a serial killer. He only kills other murderers as he was taught to do by his foster father Harry. After the events of season one he is left in a bit of a funk and is desperately trying to get out of it. He is unsure of himself and his abilities and at one point can't even complete the job of killing one of his victims. Add to that a couple of treasure hunters stumble across his oceanic dumping ground and now he has the F.B.I and all his police colleagues looking for him.

Rough times for our friendly neighborhood serial killer.


Season Two takes our friend to some pretty interesting and dark places. I won't spoil anything, but I will say that you will be riveted. Like I said, you won't know how anything is going to turn out from one episode to the next. This season of Dexter is television at its best and solidifies Dexter as the best show on cable TV and probably one of the top 10 on television period.

The cast is impeccable and Michael C. Hall is simple brilliant as Dexter (I smell an Emmy!). He has an uncanny way to go from charming to a bit horrifiying without blinking. He makes a character we should be terrified of into someone we care for and support 100%. This is acting at its best. The entire cast delivers perfect performances.

If you have never seen Dexter before I urge you to pick up seasons one and two. You're getting everything you could ask for in this show. Laughs, chills, emotions, amazing characters, a brilliant cast...it's all here. I for one could not turn it off. I went through the entire second season in 2 days.

Dexter is a can't miss show. It's flawless. Amazing storytelling, stellar acting. What else can I say? BUY IT.

Dexter returns to Showtime on September 28 and I am lucky enough to have in my possession the first 4 episodes of the new season (Thanks Showtime!!!). I'll be watching those in the next few days and will have my thoughts on them for you all next week.