Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Tonight's the night

I absolutely hate blood, have a bit of a phobia about it actually, yet my favourite shows - apart from the Kardashians - literally revolve around it. 

Ooze with it.


I'm referring of course, to Dexter and True Blood.

Dexter, for those of you who have been living in a bloodless cave the past eight years, is a Showtime series that revolves around Dexter Morgan, a blood splatter spatter analyst with the Miami police who also happens to be a sociopathic killer.


A killer who kills according to a strict moral code established by his late, adoptive father Harry and Dr. Evelyn Vogel, a neuropsychiatrist who specializes in psychopaths.

As you do.   

Dressed to kill (ha!) in cargo pants and an army green thermal shirt, all Dexter needs to do the deed and then take out the trash is his trusty set of extra sharp knives and an inordinate amount of Saran Wrap. Easy peasy lemon squeezey


What I love most about Dexter is the dark comedy aspect of the show, as well as the complexity of the character in itself. 

For example, after having his son Harrison, Dexter says "I'm killing for two now," totally deadpan.

High-larious!

That kind of black humour really cracks me up. Kind of like this, which is totally inappropriate but also completely hysterical... for some odd reason. Holocaust ring... snort!

ha!

As for Mr. Morgan... he isn't a good guy or a bad guy. He is, as the show's official website states, "a man in profound conflict with the world and himself."