Dexter, Season Seven

Have you heard of the new trend "binge watching"? It's when you watch a full season of TV episodes in a short period of time. I indulged in this modern day practice over the Memorial Day weekend watching Dexter, Season 7. For you Dexter fans, I probably don't need to give you an explanation of why I would watch 12 episodes in four days. For you folks that are not familiar with Dexter – it's a quite popular crime drama presented on Showtime – I'll try to give a short summary of why I enjoyed this series so much. I have watched this series, Dexter and a plethora of engaging characters grow over the last several years. It is the only TV series that I would ever rent or buy. Each year I look forward to the season coming out on DVD, as I don't subscribe to Showtime channel. Dexter (Michael C Hall) is the ultimate likable serial killer/psychopath. He is a crime scene investigator, a blood spatter specialist, for the Miami Metro. The stories are gruesome, dark and horrifying, yet Dexter has a tragically heartfelt back-story and a magnetic inner humanity. He has a method and a code to his darkness and need to kill, but the series is more about family, love, loyalty, compassion and the complexity of the human condition than it is about murder. The cast of characters, his constantly stressed out sister who is a police woman, his dead stepfather who taught him the code and still guides him, the beautiful and intriguing women who come and go in Dexter's life, the horrible criminals that Dexter meets and kills, and his Miami Metro colleagues, are all expertly written and acted. I think the program, last time I looked, has at least seven or eight Executive producers – Showtime definitely puts a lot of time, money and effort into the program. It's a amazing program, and a yearly indulgence to my own dark side, which I rarely have any tolerance for – most of you know that I am the total optimist. Dexter fans, don't miss Season Seven. For those of you not initiated into the Dexter world, start with season one or two. The show is so well-done, and highly recommended for adults only.