Dexter 1x07
Have they set us up for another not-really-the-killer, or is this the guy, finally? Because I have to say, he didn't actually creep me out until he leveled up his flirting with Deb and it seemed like he might be around after the security guard (Tucci?) was gone. Which was only right before they cranked the hints up with the discussion about family.
Although, really, subtlety & mystery aren't my game. I usually just wait for the answer to come out. :D
I am all over Deb & Dexter. I love both characters, and they have the most authentic sibling relationship I've ever seen on TV, when I define "authentic" as "like my own" or "closer, but not weirdly so". Most fictional sibling relationships do strike me as weirdly obsessive--either too close or antagonistic in a very emotionally connected way. This one actually feels a lot like my relationship with my little brother could be if we were close.
Rita/Dexter is awesome: if you broke Steph/Tim a little more, you could almost make it there. (...Titans Tomorrow Steph/Tim?)
Likewise Masuka. He's like Dexter could be if he weren't a sociopath, and so didn't have to hide anything by pretending to be sensitive. :D There's not really anyone in this show I don't like yet (even McNamara! Although part of that is that I'm impressed all over again by that actor's work in Oz), but Masuka gets my special love for his "ugh germs!"/"heyyy, dead bodies" attitude.
And, um. Um. Any chance anyone has written Deb/Angel fic yet? OK, yes, it's awful: he's a decade too old for her and still hung up on his wife; she's obsessed with her boss and has plenty of obstacles to being taken seriously for her own detective work already. But. Look, I can't help where I see the chemistry! I would settle for Deb/Doakes. Or LaGuerta/Doakes. Or Deb/LaGuerta. Where any of those pairings also indicates gen that focuses on the way the two interact.
I'm totally out of luck, aren't I?
Although, really, subtlety & mystery aren't my game. I usually just wait for the answer to come out. :D
I am all over Deb & Dexter. I love both characters, and they have the most authentic sibling relationship I've ever seen on TV, when I define "authentic" as "like my own" or "closer, but not weirdly so". Most fictional sibling relationships do strike me as weirdly obsessive--either too close or antagonistic in a very emotionally connected way. This one actually feels a lot like my relationship with my little brother could be if we were close.
Rita/Dexter is awesome: if you broke Steph/Tim a little more, you could almost make it there. (...Titans Tomorrow Steph/Tim?)
Likewise Masuka. He's like Dexter could be if he weren't a sociopath, and so didn't have to hide anything by pretending to be sensitive. :D There's not really anyone in this show I don't like yet (even McNamara! Although part of that is that I'm impressed all over again by that actor's work in Oz), but Masuka gets my special love for his "ugh germs!"/"heyyy, dead bodies" attitude.
And, um. Um. Any chance anyone has written Deb/Angel fic yet? OK, yes, it's awful: he's a decade too old for her and still hung up on his wife; she's obsessed with her boss and has plenty of obstacles to being taken seriously for her own detective work already. But. Look, I can't help where I see the chemistry! I would settle for Deb/Doakes. Or LaGuerta/Doakes. Or Deb/LaGuerta. Where any of those pairings also indicates gen that focuses on the way the two interact.
I'm totally out of luck, aren't I?