Cuthbert

Did anyone see that documentary on Scientology? It was on HBO and I've torrented it but not watched it yet though it is meant to be very good.

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015) - IMDb

That's it.

Chula Vista

F*ck scientology. The leaders of that cult should all be taken out back and shot in the face with very small caliber bullets so that it takes a lot of rounds to put them down.

So, here's my Dexter season rankings.

1) Season one.
2) Season seven.
3) Season four.
4) Season two.
5) Season five.
6) Season eight.
7) Season three.
8) Season six.

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on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

debaserr

I loved it. It was really interesting.

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The Batlord

I have a short memory, so my ranking might not be personally definitive, but here goes.

1.) Season 7 - Dex and Debra's relationship really blossomed into one of the most interesting character dynamics I've ever seen. The writers managed to walk a very fine line while portraying their dysfunctional, codependent relationship as both heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. The main storyline wasn't quite as good as previous seasons, but by the end, the hitman guy had really grown on me.

2.) Season 2 - Overall this might be the most solid season, besides maybe 4. I think it might have ruined season 8, since everything that could have been done with Dexter possibly getting caught in the end had already been done. The tension of this season was just brilliant.

3.) Season 4 - The last great villain of the series -- probably the best too -- and like the best Batman villains, Lithgow really was a mirror for Dexter's own personal demons. And dat ending.

4.) Season 1 - The show was still finding its legs, so it had some growing pains, but the drama of Dexter slowly finding out more about his past was some compelling ****.

5.) Season 5 - All in all it wasn't a great season, and the premise of Dexter and Lumen's relationship was about as absurd as I was willing to accept, but they had such great chemistry that I still loved them together. Still, that was pretty much the only really standout thing about the season -- though Jonny Lee Miller did make for a pretty good main villain.

6. Season 8 - Lotta random, uninteresting subplots that had no business being introduced at the end of an eight season series, lotta logically-challenged plot developments, bland villain, and just a general lack of direction. There were some great moments though, but what really saved this season from being an abject failure was the continuation of Dex and Deb's emotional rollercoaster... at least until Hannah showed up and took entirely too much focus away from that. This season really did have potential, but in the end they squandered it. Dat ending though.

7.) Season 3 - There was just something boring about this one. It wasn't bad, just really mediocre. I don't have anything to rail against, but I also don't have anything to praise. Dex and Rita's continuing relationship was intriguing, but not as much as the other three out of the first four seasons. The main villain was good as a character, and there was definitely a certain tension since you knew it wasn't going to end well, but there was just too much time in-between the beginning of the season and when he became an actual threat. There's a difference between slow-burning and just plain slow.

8.) Season 6 - If it wasn't for Mos Def and the end of the season finale, there would really be **** all good about this season. Mos Def and Dexter had good chemistry, and it was interesting to see a "good guy" in the role of Dexter's mirror, rather than another villain, but then they killed him off entirely too early and that was the end of anything even remotely good. But worst of all was the villain. Edward James Olmos had presence, but the character was written so poorly that he still came off as two-dimensional and ridiculous, and his "protege" was completely uninteresting. To make it worse, rather than come up with actual good villains, the writers relied on laughable, over-the-top, quasi-gore spectacles and painfully cliched religious babble to try to shock people.

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Goofle

I forgot Mos Def was in Dexter actually. He was really good.

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RoxyRollah

I started watching In English, just to see if it lives up to the French version.

It's quite good.....

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John Wilkes Booth

that's pretty sadistic of you to say. scientology is a top notch cult imo.

Pet_Sounds

The legs on that poster gave me flashbacks to your tiger avatar.

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Chula Vista

Caught the first three episodes of Chuck last night.

1. Fun and very funny show so far.
2. Vince Masuka in the house!!!
3. Yvonne Stahovski........ Oh. My. Lord.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Goofle

Started Six Feet Under last night. Seems like a really good show and one I'll probably binge watch.

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