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Dexter: The Killer Show

// August 30th, 2009 // 6 Comments » // Movies

Paradox. Insanity. Gore. These words characterize Showtime’s longtime series Dexter quite nicely. But who ever said a serial killer can’t be good? Season number four is rapidly approaching (September 27), and we’re more than ready for a return to the infamous irony, gore, sex, eerie music, additional gore and soothing narration. The story’s timeline is fairly simple. Dexter was unofficially adopted by police officer Harry Morgan (James Remar) after a violent end to his mother’s life. Plagued by murderous impulses at a young age, Dexter would kill animals to relieve tension. To combat the urges, Harry trained the boy in the art of “justified compulsion,” thereby establishing the serial killer who targets only the evil and the corrupt. Now an adult, Dexter works as a blood analyst for the Miami Metro Police. During the night his bipolar tendencies breathe life—and a few unpunished killers welcome death.

The show couldn’t be the success it is if it weren’t for the man himself: Michael C. Hall. Hall is the perfect actor to play a covert killer. He’s made the transition from Dexter as a loner to Dexter as a family man – all the while trying to balance bipolar urges with family commitment – perfectly believable. Tune in September 27 to witness the madness.

Click here for a sneak peak of season four.

“Tonight’s the night, the night when a primal sacred need calls to me…” – Dexter

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