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The only thing the creator needs to keep in mind is that the audience are cult fans, we don't care about pacing. The episodes can be as long as you want. Just give everything a proper buildup; there's no need to rush. For example, when Batista died, it didn't impact the audience nearly as much as Hank's death scene in Breaking Bad or Howard Hamlin's in Better Call Saul. We've been watching Dexter for two decades now, and if you think there are moments where the audience might find it boring-trust me, we won't. You don't have to cut scenes. It could be a two-hour-long episode, and we'd still watch it without getting bored.

After the debacle of season eight and New Blood, the creator finally understood the assignment and figured out what not to do. Overall, it was a very good season, though it still couldn't top the absolute peak (season 4). In terms of villain ranking, Leon Prater is probably 7th or 8th-nothing special-and could've been even worse if it wasn't for Peter Dinklage and how great of an actor he is. Very, very excited for next season, and glad they didn't kill off Eric Stonestreet's Rupunzel. He seems like a villain who could give Dexter a run for his money. Overall, the second-best season.

I think Prater is going to cause serious damage to Dexter-maybe even kill someone close to him, similar to what the Trinity Killer did. It could be someone like Blessing or Batista, but definitely not Harrison. Since the writers are aiming to make the show great, it wouldn't be surprising if they tried to recreate the same kind of magic we saw in Season 4, which many consider the best. If Peter Dinklage as Prater, is going to end up being as one of television's greatest antagonists, right up there with John Lithgow's Trinity Killer in Dexter Season 4 and Giancarlo Esposito's Gus in Breaking Bad.