I just finished seeing season one of Dexter, the Showtime dramatic series.
Some people don't like Dexter because they watch it as if it were a police procedural and complain about its implausibility. It's really not that -- Dexter is a superhero narrative. The hero had a formative experience in his childhood that resulted in a secret identity. This identity gave him great powers, but it also placed a great burden on him. It set him apart from a world to which he brought a mighty boon. This is the same story as Superman, Spiderman, Daredevil.
Dexter is the Superhero as Serial Killer... a really great twist on an American narrative form.
And by the way, is it just me or does Showtime seem to be overtaking HBO on the heat scale?
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