I have been watching the TV Series "Dexter" this week - Series 1. It is about a serial killer that uses his cravings to right wrongs - a vigilante like you can never imagine. It has been on air for a few years, but heard about it too far into the run and couldn't catch up. Eventually with too much on my plate, I left it behind. But those who know me, know that I love any murder/mystery/serial killer novel/movie/series there is. Recently my husband set up our DVD player to stream movies from Netflix - unbelievable. You don't even have to wait for the rentals in the mail any longer. I push a button and I am watching what I want. And one of the options? Dexter - Season 1.
The main character is pretty interesting. He is an orphan kid who was raised by a cop with great instincts. The cop/father figures out early on that the socially awkward Dexter isn't capable of most of the things that make us human. So he teaches Dexter to fake being human. The show is mostly about Dexter as an adult serial killer who works as a medical examiner. He is a good guy AND a brutal killer. As a character his lack of human qualities is quite extraordinary. His observations of normal human interaction amazing. He finds mimicking normal human qualities exhausting. A very smart show and definitely worth it.
One of Dexter's lines I couldn't get out of my head:
"The inability to feel has its advantages (long pause).....sometimes."
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