TV Review - Dexter Season Six

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Spoiler alerts Many fans feel the TV series about Miami serial killer Dexter Morgan seriously jumped the shark (went rubbish) after five great seasons. It was actually still very good but stretching credibility as to how Dexter could still keep getting away with it after so long. Dexter is an unusual serial killer in that A/. He is a forensics expert working for the Miami Police, in a department run by his own step-sister, Debra. B/. Dexter only kills other serial killers. Season six was a game changer. The main killers pursued by the cops and Dexter are an apparent cult, The Doomsday Killers, who use killings modelled on the Book Of Revelations in the build up to a total eclipse. The killings are very like those in the movie Seven. Victims have snakes sewn into them, and the killers attack the police with a plague of locusts. The big surprise is that there is only one Doomsday Killer as the crazed guy has long since killed the partner and keeps his corpse in a freezer. He does briefly recruit two accomplices and somehow brainwashes them virtually overnight. Some other unlikely touches. The lone-killer somehow organises very elaborate murders that should take a whole team to organise, especially the stunning Four Horsemen ride where a single victim is seen careering through the streets of Miami on a cart drawn by four horses, each in the colours described in the Bible. The sub-plot of the previously very efficient Quinn descending into alcoholism and unprofessional-ism but still somehow not getting fired is extremely unlikely. The ending is the real twist as Dexter dispatching the Doomsday killer in his usual murderous style is witnessed by his doting step-sister who now finally knows what he is like. It is a strong season overall, but the cops are portrayed as missing vital clues that Dexter is smart enough to see right away. Not a full jumping of the shark, but certainly weaker than previous seasons. Youtube - The Happy Days scene that gave birth to the Jump The Shark phrase for when good TV shows go bad after outstaying their welcome Arthur Chappell