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lonetreadDexter writers, you boggle the mind. I just finished watching "Getaway", but in the interest of keeping things in logical order, I'll start off with "Lost Boys".
Awesome, awesome, awesome. That kid was great, and then monumentally stupid, and then great again ("You can call me Arthur". <3), and then HOW MUCH DID I WANT TO KILL TRINITY WHEN WE SAW HIM PUTTING SOMETHING IN THAT KID'S ICE CREAM. SO SO MUCH. D: I was so happy that kid lived.
And then "Hello..." was just. I hated knowing he wasn't going to get to kill Trinity that ep, because watching him standing there by that door in Kyle #2's house, waiting, and us knowing it wasn't going to work, because the villains always get their due in the sf -- so disappointing! ): But the end. Holy crap, the end was not disappointing at all. Except in the "CLIFFHANGER GTFO" sense. Very, very wonderfully executed. And at least I watched it Sunday night (parallel to when I made Zera finally get around to watching "Hungry Man") so I didn't have too long to wait before I could watch "Getaway".
Which was just. OMG. Parallels out the wazoo. I was thinking the same thing when the Mitchells were leaving the house. (And just before that? I said "shit" out loud about a second before Dex did, lol.) I also really enjoyed Deb's whole plotline in this ep -- although I wish Dex wouldn't keep on lying to her! Much preferred how their relationship ended up in the books, personally, but that may just be because I'm weird and awkward conversations are fun to witness. ...But speaking of parallels, such fanboying wouldn't be complete without THE ENDING.
I... still haven't decided how I feel about it, to be honest. I think if I hadn't known something crazy insane was going to happen at the end, I would have had a reaction more like I did at the end of "Hungry Man", i.e., "Zomg, didn't see that coming!!!". Which was quite an experience. As it was, I spent most of the ep worrying that "The Getaway" meant that Trinity would get away. Then once he didn't, that would have been the point where I started to relax, except that I knew something was coming, so I was getting worked up, rocking back and forth in my rocking dorm chair, and then he made that phone call and the phone went off next to him and I knew. Watching it all play out, it felt some strange combination of surreal and stunning and inevitable, and like I said, I still don't know how I feel about it now that I've had time to process. Regardless, though, it was beautifully executed. The parallels broke my heart for Dex and Harrison (and I don't even like babies!). I just. *blinks* I don't know yet. But it sure was something.
Also, besides, you know "looking forward to next season" and "wondering how he's going to manage three kids by himself", I'm really hoping he gets the money back to the Mitchells. Is that trivial of me? I don't know, but I hope it anyway.
Oh, and another thing about the ending. I think my main issue processing it, actually. It's like they just took the books and threw them out the window. And for the record, my having a problem with that is not to say that the books were better and ZOMG MOAR FAITHFUL TO THE BOOKS PLZ. Obviously, if I felt that way, I would have stopped watching in s2. Really they've been improving on the books, consistently, since s1. But it's always felt like the same... not the same universe, but the same... essence. Even with the differences between show!Dexter and book!Dexter, and all the other differences besides, they've been more than faithful to the spirit of the books. Plus when Deb got shot, all I could think of was when she got stabbed in Book 4. Unintentional parallel, I'm sure, but that's fine by me. I know they're not following along, and not trying to, but I don't know, it still felt the same. I think that's why I'm not sure about this ending. It didn't feel the same. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, yet, but the one thing I can say is that the show's definitely become its own creature, now, even more than it had. For better or worse. And judging by the general reaction to Book 3, let's hope for the better.
ETA: Dexter: Producer Sheds Light on Season 4 Finale. Is it blasphemy to think I might have preferred the other ending better?
Open Questions from the 'Dexter' Season 4 Finale. All very good points. But the writers are amazing; they'll figure it out.
Dexter: What's in Store for Season 5?. Gotta say, I was thinking this too, while I was watching. But again, the writers are miracle workers -- they'll find a way. They always do.
Finally, from the recap: "This shocking ending to a satisfying season made it clear there's no "getaway" here. Not for Lundy, killed by Christine to cover her father Arthur's guilt. Not for Christine, who killed herself after being rejected by her father. Not for Deb, who lost Lundy and bitterly watched as the FBI took control of the case. Not for Rita, who died at the hands of a madman. Not for Arthur, who believed God's will drove him to do evil. Not for Arthur's family, whose lives are shattered. And especially not for Dexter, whose Dark Passenger will probably come roaring back as he tries to keep his life together."
This, entirely and 100%. And I think it may have convinced me of the merits of the ending, after all.
Awesome, awesome, awesome. That kid was great, and then monumentally stupid, and then great again ("You can call me Arthur". <3), and then HOW MUCH DID I WANT TO KILL TRINITY WHEN WE SAW HIM PUTTING SOMETHING IN THAT KID'S ICE CREAM. SO SO MUCH. D: I was so happy that kid lived.
And then "Hello..." was just. I hated knowing he wasn't going to get to kill Trinity that ep, because watching him standing there by that door in Kyle #2's house, waiting, and us knowing it wasn't going to work, because the villains always get their due in the sf -- so disappointing! ): But the end. Holy crap, the end was not disappointing at all. Except in the "CLIFFHANGER GTFO" sense. Very, very wonderfully executed. And at least I watched it Sunday night (parallel to when I made Zera finally get around to watching "Hungry Man") so I didn't have too long to wait before I could watch "Getaway".
Which was just. OMG. Parallels out the wazoo. I was thinking the same thing when the Mitchells were leaving the house. (And just before that? I said "shit" out loud about a second before Dex did, lol.) I also really enjoyed Deb's whole plotline in this ep -- although I wish Dex wouldn't keep on lying to her! Much preferred how their relationship ended up in the books, personally, but that may just be because I'm weird and awkward conversations are fun to witness. ...But speaking of parallels, such fanboying wouldn't be complete without THE ENDING.
I... still haven't decided how I feel about it, to be honest. I think if I hadn't known something crazy insane was going to happen at the end, I would have had a reaction more like I did at the end of "Hungry Man", i.e., "Zomg, didn't see that coming!!!". Which was quite an experience. As it was, I spent most of the ep worrying that "The Getaway" meant that Trinity would get away. Then once he didn't, that would have been the point where I started to relax, except that I knew something was coming, so I was getting worked up, rocking back and forth in my rocking dorm chair, and then he made that phone call and the phone went off next to him and I knew. Watching it all play out, it felt some strange combination of surreal and stunning and inevitable, and like I said, I still don't know how I feel about it now that I've had time to process. Regardless, though, it was beautifully executed. The parallels broke my heart for Dex and Harrison (and I don't even like babies!). I just. *blinks* I don't know yet. But it sure was something.
Also, besides, you know "looking forward to next season" and "wondering how he's going to manage three kids by himself", I'm really hoping he gets the money back to the Mitchells. Is that trivial of me? I don't know, but I hope it anyway.
Oh, and another thing about the ending. I think my main issue processing it, actually. It's like they just took the books and threw them out the window. And for the record, my having a problem with that is not to say that the books were better and ZOMG MOAR FAITHFUL TO THE BOOKS PLZ. Obviously, if I felt that way, I would have stopped watching in s2. Really they've been improving on the books, consistently, since s1. But it's always felt like the same... not the same universe, but the same... essence. Even with the differences between show!Dexter and book!Dexter, and all the other differences besides, they've been more than faithful to the spirit of the books. Plus when Deb got shot, all I could think of was when she got stabbed in Book 4. Unintentional parallel, I'm sure, but that's fine by me. I know they're not following along, and not trying to, but I don't know, it still felt the same. I think that's why I'm not sure about this ending. It didn't feel the same. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, yet, but the one thing I can say is that the show's definitely become its own creature, now, even more than it had. For better or worse. And judging by the general reaction to Book 3, let's hope for the better.
ETA: Dexter: Producer Sheds Light on Season 4 Finale. Is it blasphemy to think I might have preferred the other ending better?
Open Questions from the 'Dexter' Season 4 Finale. All very good points. But the writers are amazing; they'll figure it out.
Dexter: What's in Store for Season 5?. Gotta say, I was thinking this too, while I was watching. But again, the writers are miracle workers -- they'll find a way. They always do.
Finally, from the recap: "This shocking ending to a satisfying season made it clear there's no "getaway" here. Not for Lundy, killed by Christine to cover her father Arthur's guilt. Not for Christine, who killed herself after being rejected by her father. Not for Deb, who lost Lundy and bitterly watched as the FBI took control of the case. Not for Rita, who died at the hands of a madman. Not for Arthur, who believed God's will drove him to do evil. Not for Arthur's family, whose lives are shattered. And especially not for Dexter, whose Dark Passenger will probably come roaring back as he tries to keep his life together."
This, entirely and 100%. And I think it may have convinced me of the merits of the ending, after all.
