Actually, I think Angel is right to blame Maria for the loss of his promotion, since Matthews clearly did it to spite her and get back at her for blackmailing him. Given that he's the senior detective on the squad and would have been next for lieutenant whenever the position became available, his observation that being associated with her screws him over is quite accurate.
I also like the fact that Deb wanted the job, and I liked the scenes in which she and Dexter discuss it (and Quinn's proposal), the first time in a while that they've truly talked. Though I wish she realized how political her appointment is. Last week when the customers she saved started filming her on their phones I thought that this might be a launchpad for her becoming lieutenant, but the thought was so absurd that I didn't even mention it - not only is she too inexperienced but she lacks the organizational ability that a job like that requires, not to mention the inclination to deal with things like budgets, PR, department politics, and all that management stuff. Still, I like the idea of Deb's story revolving around her career, even if she does crash and burn. And like you I really like the fact that she refuses Quinn, even if portraying their relationship as comforting but unloving on her end is a little out of step with what it was last season. I can see the show making this stick, and I can see it grabbing the promotion out of Deb's hands and sending her back into Quinn's arms. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
I'm cautiously optimistic about the season's emerging religious angle. This episode gives us two images of how faith can change people - it can twist them, as it does with Travis (whose sister is played by Molly Parker, one of the few Deadwood actors who haven't gone on to TV ubiquity, to my great sadness, so I'm glad to see her here), or it can save them, as it did with Brother Sam. Both are paralleled with Dexter, who has no faith and may be incapable of it. So there's some potential for interesting ideas there.
I also like the fact that Deb wanted the job, and I liked the scenes in which she and Dexter discuss it (and Quinn's proposal), the first time in a while that they've truly talked. Though I wish she realized how political her appointment is. Last week when the customers she saved started filming her on their phones I thought that this might be a launchpad for her becoming lieutenant, but the thought was so absurd that I didn't even mention it - not only is she too inexperienced but she lacks the organizational ability that a job like that requires, not to mention the inclination to deal with things like budgets, PR, department politics, and all that management stuff. Still, I like the idea of Deb's story revolving around her career, even if she does crash and burn. And like you I really like the fact that she refuses Quinn, even if portraying their relationship as comforting but unloving on her end is a little out of step with what it was last season. I can see the show making this stick, and I can see it grabbing the promotion out of Deb's hands and sending her back into Quinn's arms. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
I'm cautiously optimistic about the season's emerging religious angle. This episode gives us two images of how faith can change people - it can twist them, as it does with Travis (whose sister is played by Molly Parker, one of the few Deadwood actors who haven't gone on to TV ubiquity, to my great sadness, so I'm glad to see her here), or it can save them, as it did with Brother Sam. Both are paralleled with Dexter, who has no faith and may be incapable of it. So there's some potential for interesting ideas there.
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