Usually, when we’re looking at a television series on this podcast, we talk about big complicated things like engine and structure and how they’re put together. But for the first three seasons, Dexter slices its way through those treacherous waters with a simple but really elegant series engine.Īnd though Dexter may stumble a bit in its middle seasons, it finds its way back to what makes it great in a way that is valuable for anybody who wants to really understand how to write for television. ![]() How this will play out in the new ninth season of Dexter: New Blood remains to be seen. It shows both the beauty and the cost of longing for, and coming closer to, and missing out on opportunities for vulnerability and empathy. It shows how we all keep secrets that cut us off from other human beings, how we all hide ourselves from the people we love most, and how we can all be a little sociopathic at times.īut Dexter also shows us how we all strive to feel connected. ![]() It takes a deeply disconnected character, who desperately wants to feel human connection despite being biologically unable to do so, and takes him on a journey where, season after season, he becomes a little bit more human.Īlong the way, Dexter shows how we all become disconnected as people and as writers. This is a show that takes what could be a glossed over, super-palatable Hollywood take on serial killing, and turns it into a really deep exploration of something much more interesting: not what it means to be a serial killer, but what it means to be a human being. I thought, A serial killer who only kills bad people? Talk about taking the easy way out!įortunately, I made the mistake of letting that perspective slip to my fiancé, who promptly sat me down and forced me to watch every single season. I have to admit, when Dexter first came out, I was resistant to watching it. We’ll explore not only the engine of the Dexter series, but also do a deep script analysis of a very specific scene of Dexter to teach you how to create unforgettable images when writing action in a screenplay. ![]() Season 9 of Dexter, New Blood, is premiering soon, so I think it’s about time we talked about Dexter on this podcast.
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