Tag: Michael C Hall

  • How Dexter Ended

    How Dexter Ended

    9 24 13 Bearman Cartoons How Dexter Ended Cartoon*** SPOILER ALERT – DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU PLAN ON WATCHING THE FINALE OF DEXTER ON SHOWTIME – SPOILER ALERT ***

    So today’s cartoon is in honor of the series finale of one of my favorite shows – Dexter.  For eight seasons on Showtime audiences have grown to love a serial killer with a code of ethics.  As horrible as he may have been, the writers continuously pit Dexter against even worse baddies forcing you to root for Dexter each season.   Of course nothing could ever top the fourth season and its finale starring John Lithgow as the Trinity Killer.    If all you know of Lithgow is his work in Third Rock from the Sun, then you will be even more creeped out about his run as a malicious serial killer and father.   So of course many fan sites are saying this was a weak season and quite a few are disappointed with the ending.

    SERIOUSLY…THIS IS WHERE THE SPOILING BEGINS:

    Some thought he should finally get the happiness he craved with Hannah, the first person to finally put something in Dexter’s heart beside his Dark Passenger.   Others thought he should have killed himself as he boats off into the eye of the Hurricane.   Many claim this was the weakest of all the seasons (I disagree as I think it was Season 6 with the exception of the last three episodes).   This was no Trinity Killer with my heart racing through half the episodes but it had some definite strengths and a couple weaknesses but those were limited to two plot points.

    First, Hannah is a wanted fugitive and knows that there are people actively looking for her.  No hat, no haircut, no dye job?   Dexter producers, Scott Buck and Sara Colleton have an explanation here in this Entertainment Weekly article but it still didn’t make sense for Dexter not to at least buy her a wig.

    Second, if nothing else Dexter learned in the fourth season that his inaction has just as many consequences as his actions.  Because he chose not to kill the Trinity Killer when he had the chance, it ultimately ended up in Rita being murdered.   Fast forward to this season and the same situation was put in front of Dexter with the Brain Surgeon.  Dexter’s inaction led to the Brain Surgeon ultimately being responsible for Deb’s death.

    Outside of these points, the season did a good job of creating a sense of moving onward for many of the rest of the cast including Hannah finding out about Dexter’s “death” online while in Argentina.  Though I have to admit I was waiting for Masuka’s daughter to do something really crazy.

    In the end, Dexter realizes that the only way to keep from hurting the ones he loves is to avoid human contact and move to where his interaction with others is limited.   So we see him in the final scene as a loner bearded lumberjack.   My wish is that if they ever make the series into a musical, my cartoon will be an inspiration and it ends with Dexter singing the famous “I’m a Lumberjack” song by Monty Python.

  • What Would Dexter Do?

    What would Dexter Do in the Casey Anthony case - Cartoon (Yes Version)

    Editorial Cartoon What Would Dexter do in the Case of Casey Anthony (No version)

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    Today’s Editorial Cartoons started as one but as usual my better half disagreed so I created a second version and decided to run a poll among my readers to see your take.  First, I have to say that I am completely against vigilante justice and as pissed off as you can be about the decision in the Casey Anthony trial, calls for individuals to do harm to her outside the justice system is way off IMO.   Remember, Dexter is a fictional character that real people shouldn’t emulate.

    Some background for those not familiar with the series.  Dexter is a series on Showtime starring Michael C. Hall who plays Dexter Morgan.  As a toddler Dexter witnessed his mother murdered in a terrible way.  He was adopted by a cop who later saw serial killer tendencies in Dexter.   Dad must have been off as well because rather than seek help for his troubled son, he created a Code by which Dexter follows to determine whether someone should be executed by his vigilante justice.

    According to the Code:

    • Killing innocents is NEVER allowed
    • Always take time and make sure you have the right person-EVIDENCE
    • Be extremely careful with the killing and more importantly the PREPARATION
    • Remember: YOU control your urges to kill, they don’t control you.

    Once the verdict hit, several people started calling for a Dexter type judgement and this video popped up:


     

    Taking on the mind of Dexter, I say Casey Anthony doesn’t meet the code.  Like OJ, most of us are confident she did it but the evidence was sometimes murky and circumstantial.   As part two of the code states, Dexter won’t violate the code because he doesn’t have solid evidence (yet somehow he is able to find evidence that the “professionals” can’t).  My wife disagreed and therefore I put it to you all.  Go vote in the poll under the pictures.

     Oh…and get the fan art version of a Dexter tshirt at the Beartoons Store.

    Dexter T-shirt

  • Dexter T-shirt

    So I finally posted a new t-shirt design after about 6 months to Wacksack.com.   One of my favorite shows is Dexter on Showtime.  Cafepress put out a call for shopkeepers to create designs promoting the series return on September 27.

    For those unfamiliar, Dexter stars Michael C. Hall (previously on Six Feet Under on HBO).  He plays a forensic expert for the Miami police but he is also a serial killer.  The twist is that he only will kill those who are more evil than he is. The new season has John Lithgow coming in as another serial killer.  Can’t wait.

    Click the shirt to go directly to the listing on the site.

     

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