This week's Dexter--some questions (SPOILERS)

[Kat45]

Dexter's such a great show that I can't help but want to talk about it and get other people's takes on the show. So...

Wasn't that a whoa! moment to find that Dexter killed the wrong guy? How do you think he'll deal with having killed an innocent man?

What do you suppose Trinity is building with that wood? That was weird that he insisted on getting it by chopping down a tree rather than going to Home Depot. He was pretty agitated too. What gives?

Trinity's reaction to the deer--where did that come from?

Any guesses on where the show will go next?

[Fleshdancer]

1. didn't Trinity make a coffin?

If so, I wonder if this is part of his ritual with every kill. The deer thing was odd to me since you always read about how serial killers almost always start killing animals first when they're younger. Maybe he was acting emotional because he wants Dexter to believe in the character he created for himself? The caring pastor who values all living creatures, blah blah blah.

I was glad to see Dexter kill an innocent man this time. If the writers are committed to him being angst filled, I would rather it be over something like this instead of whatever the hell Rita decides to nag about this week. Fortunately she didn't bug me this time, but her daughter is starting to really get on my nerves now. I like how Trinity is teaching Dexter about managing home life by getting the kids out of the house.

I'm SOOOO over the storyline involving Dexter being followed by a stupid cop. How many times can the writers keep doing this? It doesn't even make sense for this guy to follow Dexter anyway. I see no motivation for his character to give a crap whether Dexter flirts with women in bars or not.

Dexter not wanting to shred his mom's picture was touching.

[Kat45]

2. Was that a coffin? I wasn't certain.

The size didn't look quite right but I'm not a good judge of size/volume.

Was the cop following Dexter or was he staking out the photographer, trying to come into some evidence?

That was good with his mom's picture. Better hope Deb doesn't find it in the drawer.

I also get a kick out of Trinity teaching Dexter about managing his home life. It was also funny the way it backfired on him, as he unknowingly set himself up to have to spend the weekend with the kid.

[Nickster]

3. I think Trinity built a coffin for himself. I don't think he's looking to fight anymore, he's given

off signs to me that he's giving away his things like he's given up. He does things in threes, so he has done the three killings over three decades, I think he's done with the killings. He gave away the hammer to Dex, he left that smudge of ashes at the last crime scene. I think the reason he was pissed when he saw Lundy was dead was that he would have to find another way to get caught.

[Kat45]

5. Intreresting take.

I never thought of that one. For himself. That's possible. He gave his son his car too, didn't he?

Though I don't agree about Lundy; I think Trinity killed him because he knew he was on to him. And I'm not sure, but I think leaving a smudge of ashes may be part of his ritual with the kills, but perhaps it was never noticed before. I think I remember him rubbing his finger on the ground next to the body of the woman who he made jump off the building. I wondered what the heck he was doing; perhaps he was leaving an ash smudge?

The stories on this show just keep getting more and more interesting.

[Nickster]

8. Yes, I forgot about him giving away his car too. I just don't think Lundy's killing fit into his MO

especially since he's so ritualized, it would seem that he wouldn't be able to fit in an extra killing without his normal way of doing things.

[EOTE]

10. I believe he leaves the smudge at all of his crime scenes.

When Dexter picked up Trinity's sister's ashes, he noted that they were rather low, from being on the road all those years. I agree with you regarding Lundy and I hope we find out the real killer soon.

[blogslut]

4. I think Dexter is going to re-embrace the code of Harry.

Trinity led him astray and empowered him to believe he could have it all - the family life, the job and the secret serial-killer life. The thing is, Trinity has his own code and although Dexter knows about certain aspects of Trinity's life, he doesn't know what's really going on in Trinity's head.

My theory is that Trinity did indeed, kill his sister in the same way he killed the other bathtub victims. But he knew it was wrong. He knew he was sick and he murdered his parents because they knew he was ill and did nothing to prevent him from killing his sister. On his own, he decided repeat the killing rituals in order to sate his murderous desires so that he could maintain normalcy in the rest of his life.

Dexter killed an innocent man. He broke the code of Harry if the previews for next week's episode are an accurate indicator, he plans to kill Trinity. Being that the brilliant John Lithgow is playing the character, I seriously doubt Trinity will go down easily, unless that was his plan. Trinity is alarmingly devious and might have suspected that Dexter was an impostor all along. I look forward to the next episode and hope it packs a punch. Dexter may come out of all this with his very own code.

[EOTE]

11. I think his sis and mom both killed themselves.

And that his dad was his first real kill. I'm thinking that maybe he and his sister had some incestuous relationship going on and then his parents found out about it. Perhaps his sister then committed suicide out of shame (in the same manner that he does in his first victims) and then his mom soon follows. I'm guessing his dad then lashed out at him, possibly attacked him, and then he bludgeoned his dad to death in a fit of rage.

[Duer 157099]

6. I also think the coffin is for himself

He's going to deprive Dexter of not only the chance to kill him, but to learn further from him. Besides, these guest actors seem to only stick around for 1 season, although Keith Carridine did break through a second season.

I'm not sure whether Trinity killed his sister or not. I sort of wonder if the father did it and then that was why he killed his father ("you made me do this")

And yes, he did put some of the ashes on the concrete next to the woman that he made jump.

I didn't like how much Harry was in this season. I sort of got tired of the dead father ghost routine back in Six Feet Under, although I think it was only Nate who saw that one.

And I finally noticed Dexter's son's name: Harrison (Harry's son)

[Kat45]

7. I had noticed the name.

When he first used the name, my immediate reaction was, what the heck kind of name is that? Why would he give his kid a name like that? Then a couple of minutes later I realized, Harry's son.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

9. I think the coffin is for Dex

Trinity is obviously very intelligent to have kept up his kill cycles undetected for 30 years; he also recognized that Lundy was onto him pretty quickly and did...something...to him. (I'm still not sure what that jostle was about...but Lundy was dead pretty shortly thereafter.) I have a feeling he knows that Dexter is lying about who he is. Dex has been acting a little erratically -- and a little boldly -- around Trinity. (It certainly wouldn't be the first time in the show that Dex's underestimation of everyone else's intelligence has gotten him into trouble.)

I have a feeling that Trinity knows exactly who he is and is preparing a coffin for him for when the time is right. (Also, I find it interesting that he's going to the trouble of making a coffin. His "ritual" victims have all just been left out in the open for someone else to find and deal with/dispose of. Whomever it's for, he's definitely going to a lot of trouble on their account.)

[EOTE]

12. I don't believe this is the first time Dexter killed an innocent.

He also killed Miguel Prado's brother, who might not have been a very nice guy, but I don't believe he fell under Dexter's code. It did pretty much fall under self defense, though. He was also damn close to killing Doakes in season 2, but his psycho GF ended up finishing him off.

[Kat45]

14. I forgot about Prado's brother.

But yeah, it wasn't an intentional kill like the other ones are.

[Kat45]

13. Yeah, I wondered what the jostle was about too,

Was he somehow trying to 'one-up' the man who was coming after him and on to him? An extra 'dig' at him?