talbotmdorr

Wow, this was probably my favorite episode of this series so far. I'd put it above some of the episodes in even the original Dexter series, just because it was so full of interesting and important events. My one critique, which has actually been the same for all three episodes so far, is that the first half of the episodes always feels rushed. But other than that, this was a fantastic episode.

My biggest takeaway from this episode was that I actually care about young Dexter and Deb now, which is something that I wasn't sure would happen in this series. Given that it's new actors playing the characters, I wasn't sure if I was going to feel connected to them or be able to actually seem them as the real Dexter and Deb. But by episode 3 I am fully on board. I am rooting for them, and I want them to both do well.

The next thing that I noticed is that we have our second villain of the series emerge, and quickly meet his end. This was something that they did in the original series that made it really enjoyable to watch. There would always be one "big bad" villain for the total season, and then smaller villains that would last for one or two episodes. Here we get our second villain after Nurse Mary. And it's really awesome to see Dexter develop as a killer. Also we get some of our first looks at who the big bad villain will be for the season, and I'm very excited to see how things play out. The writing is starting to find its grove I feel.

I really like that they put out episode 2 and 3 on the same day this week because after watching ep2 I really wanted to see what happened next. It felt like we were right in the middle of the action. Now at the end of episode 3 it feels like a natural stopping point to wait until next week. I'm still very eager to see what happens next, but I'm not going to have to get all back into a plot that was almost to the crescendo like I would've if it was going to take a week for episode 3.

Overall I'm just really impressed with this 3rd episode and I'm very happy with how the series as a whole is going. I'm so glad this isn't just filler, "new Dexter" content. They're not just milking the name and franchise. This is a quality show that gives some real details about the history of Dexter and all the characters and really enriches the original show. I can't wait to see more!