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I found some of these stories fascinating, and the episodes generally well produced. I do have a couple of critiques: Some of the editing is needlessly distracting, where you have several different people intercut, relating the same anecdote. I'd much rather be able to hear one person's take, then move on to others'. I know it's an attempt to be artful in the filmmaking, but it hurts the flow of the stories.

One of the commentators, Scaachi Koul, I found to be annoying in that she repeatedly made racist comments about white people. I realize that it has become en vogue to white-bash, particularly among people who imagine themselves somehow victims, but we're all getting tired of the hatefulness and false narratives.

Anyway, apart from those things, the show had some great information and gripping stories.

Dexter is one of those that puts a different spin on psychopathy, so it seems to baffle some people; evidently unable to grasp that they didn't do a clinical reproduction of the 'textbook' psychopath. It seems that some folks just don't get nuance, and need to have superheroes and monsters, or dinosaurs to enjoy a movie.

The one problem I have with the show isn't the show, it's Jennifer Carpenter's melodramatic overacting that often makes me cringe. I'll give her credit for being able to emote on demand, but it's often exaggerated and overwrought. Her character is completely unrealistic, and it seems to me that anyone who becomes unhinged so frequently would be unlikely to make detective so quickly. I get that it's written that way for a reason, but she maybe should have factored that into her preparation. Anyway, everyone and nearly everything else about the show are superb.