Jennifer Carpenter

Dexter: series finale – 'Remember the Monsters?'

TV Review | Ed Williamson | 4th October 2013

According to the internet, every series finale is either the greatest thing in recorded history or the worst thing ever visited on the commenter's eyes, undoing all the good work that came before it. Consensus on Dexter's swansong seems to be the latter. But I'm here to tell you that finales aren't as important as all that, and that this one, while flawed, was better than everyone seems to think. And you should take note, because like everyone else's on the internet, my opinion matters gravely. (Spoilers follow.)

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The five worst things about Dexter

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 24th September 2013

My relationship with Dexter is much like that of the protagonist with his girlfriend in the Smokey Robinson song "You've Really Got a Hold on Me". She mistreats him constantly, but he keeps coming back for more without really knowing why. I watch Dexter every week, cringing at various aspects of the writing, then look forward to the next episode. I'm an idiot.

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Dexter production team automate their weekly meat raffle

TV Video | Ed Williamson | 30th March 2013

Much easier than writing them all out and picking one from the spinning drum. Well done, Maria Laguerta: you win the brisket.

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French trailer for Dexter season seven, because foreigners

TV Video | Ed Williamson | 21st February 2013

Le Dexter! Il est un tueur en série! Mais vous l'aimez parce que son code moral est complexe! Septième saison commence le dimanche. (*Gallic shrug emoticon*)

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Dexter dismembers sister, reassembles corpse wrong way round

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 21st September 2012

Either that or it's just a really shitty Photoshop job.

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Dexter to spend season seven beating off in bed

TV News | Ed Williamson | 15th July 2012

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Non-regulation planking observed on set of Dexter

TV News | Ed Williamson | 25th June 2012

Jennifer Carpenter tweeted this photo of her and Michael C Hall from the Dexter set on Saturday. But according to Wikipedia, when planking, "both hands must touch the sides of the body". Amateurs.

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Dexter: season six

TV Review | Ed Williamson | 21st June 2012

I'm like a reviewing machine these days. I mean, not a very efficient machine; one that churns out two things a week inbetween nodding off on the sofa in front of the football. But hey, that's British manufacturing for you. Coming at'cha down the review conveyor belt tonight: Dexter vs God.

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Debra Morgan in truly Olympic-standard display of swearing

TV Video | Ed Williamson | 12th May 2012

(*tips fucking hat*)

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