 Dexter season one review. Hey, what's up guys, it's Josh here. Today I want to do a little review on Dexter season one. Now Dexter, especially these first couple of seasons, in my opinion, was like probably one of my top five favorite shows of all time. I would have recommended this so highly to somebody random. I'm interested to see is this even worth recommending after all these years? My taste has changed and I used to love Dexter, but do I still love him now? So season one is very, very much like an origin story to Dexter, which is what you'd expect with the first season. All the characters are kind of in their infancy. Everything I remember about the characters, they were kind of just a milder version of themselves in here. The main storyline that you have going through the whole of the episodes here is the ice truck killer. But even that isn't really fully maximized to like the middle and the end. Yes, the ice truck killer is, you know, killing throughout all these episodes, but he doesn't really start cranking things up to like the middle and the end. And with that, I do want to say that I am going to be giving some spoilers with this review, the first season of Dexter is a mystery. So if you haven't seen the first season of Dexter, I recommend that you at least watch the first episode if you don't like it, come back to this review and just let me go really in depth with it. But there is a mystery to this season and is kind of like the biggest thing about this season. So if you haven't seen it, I recommend trying the first episode. I will be giving some spoilers. Let's jump in the pros that I had with this season. The pros was that it's just a very balanced show. It's so easy to watch from just all kinds of perspectives. It's kind of dreamy. It's serious. It's relaxing. There's kind of like this family vibe aspect. You know, Dexter, when he's in his day to day life, he's just loved by everybody, but then he goes so, so dark. So you kind of get the best of both worlds and never gets too boring, but then it also isn't, you know, so aggressive at the same time. I mean, these are some of my favorite co-stars of any show ever. I love every single member of Miami Metro. They're just perfect. I will say that they do get better in later seasons, but there's just a fantastic supporting cast, like probably one of my favorite supporting cast of all time, for sure. And then the great Miami vibe. I've always remembered this with Dexter, but it's just so refreshing. All the different views that they have, you're just constantly seeing all these dreamy Miami shots from going out on boats in the day, being on the beach, boats at night, docks. It's just a nice getaway, in my opinion. I've always appreciated some good scenery and they have it here, for sure. I really like Dexter's voice in his head. You know, I was actually thinking recently, one aspect that I wish more TV shows and movies would implement is the whole voice in somebody's head because almost everybody talks to themselves even in serious situations. So it's really just so underutilized in almost all movies and TV shows. Besides Dexter, like I really can't think of anything else where they used it. The only other one that comes to mind is Seinfeld, but that's from like the 90s. So I felt like the voice in his head and new blood was just, wasn't really hitting, but really enjoy hearing how Dexter is actually processing the things that he's thinking. The ice truck killer was very, very good, albeit, I don't think it was maximized 100%, but everything involving the ice truck killer was just very, very interesting, very good. And it was a little bit sad knowing the twist of this right away when you're getting into it because a lot of the red herrings and the things that they try to throw you off with just don't really hit and you're watching a whole episode trying to sell you on this thing that you know it's just not the right thing, you know what I mean? But everything involving the ice truck killer I really, really liked and enjoyed. And then of course, the intro is one of the best intros I've seen so long. Dexter has this music in the background they constantly play and it's just so Dexter and it's so like dreamy and like wondering kind of music. I just like the musical choice that they got here. Most of these stories of the week were kind of in the middle. Like I would see the initial guy and I'll be like, oh, I remember his story. Like it wasn't really a bad story of the week or killer of the week, but it was just kind of in the middle. But I will say that the psychiatrist was the killer that I remember the most from season one. And I do like the whole psychiatrist episode and scene. I feel like it's one of the better ones in here as well as Dexter falling in the blood once he sees the ice truck killer's blood bath that he leaves in the room. Those two things with the things that I remember most about Dexter season one, all the scenes with the ice truck killer and Dexter, you know, when the ice truck killer knows so much more than Dexter for so long and there's all this tension. Every single scene with them I felt was 100% money. The finale was very, very good as well. No issues with that. And then the last pro of this one is they protect the whole vibe and look of this season. Now I will say that this season was just a little too safe for me. I really wish they had storylines for every person all the way until the end, but everything just feels so safe. You know, I'm in Dexter season two, I'm halfway through and you know, it seems like Dexter's been kind of off his game or like somewhat off his game the entire time. This one, everything is very safe. Okay, the mixed aspects. The mixed aspects was most of the stories of the week here were just kind of meh, you know, and then they would have these storylines that would continue from maybe two, maybe three episodes and then that would be it. You know, you didn't really feel like there was constantly things happening for people's storylines that'd be Dokes just runs and shoots somebody for a second then Angel rats on his buddy, you know, and that just goes away. There was no real episode to episode storyline for almost anything besides the ice truck killer. And it just kind of was a little bit, not the funnest to rewatch because you see the killer of the week, you understand everything and it's kind of in this bubble. Nothing really continues and chains together, which I didn't really like as much. And then the mystery aspect. So obviously that's one of the best aspects to this is the whole mystery aspect, but watching it again, it makes it feel so much more slow because of all the red herrings and they'll have a whole episode about like trying to make this guy look like the ice truck killer or trying to make this guy look like the ice truck killer and it just feels so slow. You know what I mean? Just for me personally on rewatch. So the mystery, I'm kind of torn on it because it is so, so good the first time, but on the rewatch, I'll say it's probably not as good. And then if I were to jump into the cons of this season is it's pretty dated. Now I kind of thought this was like a 2010s kind of show. It's actually was created I think 2006. So it's more of a mid 2000s kind of show. I had no idea. It is noticeably dated. And for when I remember Dexter, I remember it being a little bit more quick and flashy and attention grabbing than it was in this season. However, I am going into season two and season two feels way more like what I remember of Dexter. It's much more quick. It's much more like edgy and all this kind of stuff. Season one almost feels like if you were to watch like an NCIS or like a crime scene investigation, it almost feels like one of those shows mixed with Dexter in between. And then once you get to the next seasons, it just feels like Dexter. You know what I mean? It's hard to describe. So this was definitely the origin story. This is the slowest, most dated version you get of Dexter, but at the same time, it only gets more new from here. So it's not really a bad thing. And even me, I wasn't taken out of it too much, but it was, you know, it is the most dated here. The characters in their infancy. So I mean, Masuka has made so much more jokes by episode six of season two than he's made all of season one. I would say Masuka makes maybe two or three slightly funny jokes in this one. The best things that you like about each character aren't fully maximized just yet, but you still get little bits of each one. So I do like that. Okay, there was a lot of scenes where Dexter was just really, really cringy in here. And this is kind of like the whole origin story that he doesn't know how to connect with Rita. And it's just so awkward. He's just so weird. I felt like this was the most cringy Dexter we get because later on he kind of finds himself and he kind of has more of an understanding of his sexuality, but here he's just like a dumb little kid. And there were so, so many cringy things to rewatch in this season. I mean, it wasn't constantly, but there was a good 10 times where I'm like, oh my God, Dexter, what are you doing? This is so cringy, you know? And then another one was the whole storyline of Liguerta being interested in Dexter. Now I like Liguerta and I like Dexter, but that just always felt like a complete mismatch. Like her with Angels, way better. Her with Dokes is way better. They just, it just didn't have that mash. And I feel like later on they kind of knew that. Like once they got done with this season, they're like, okay, we know which characters to intermingle and which characters not to. But overall guys, before I would have said this season was probably a nine to a 9.5 out of 10 and probably my favorite season of Dexter, but it's crazy rewatching it. I would almost give it probably a 7.5 to eight out of 10 on rewatch. If you are gonna get into Dexter, I would wanna start with this one. Although it is slow, it really flushes everything out with Dexter. It's just a great place to start. And then on top of that, you have the whole mystery aspect, which will make this season so, so much better than it is on the rewatch. But I do think it's gonna crank up a lot more. However, I'd give it a 7.5 to an eight out of 10 for this season specifically. Still very, very good. I very much enjoyed it. However, I'm flying through season two. So I gotta say for, you know, rewatchability is a huge part of what I rate something. So the rewatchability of season two for me is way higher. But anyways guys, this has been my review of Dexter season one. It has been quite the journey to rewatch this one. I first watched this show during like a crazy time in my life and it's crazy to revisit it. But anyways guys, let me know what you think of the first season of Dexter. Did you like it? Did you not like it? We're on the road to 50,000 subscribers and I couldn't do it without any of you guys' help. You guys are the best. I'm having a great day out here. Hopefully having a great day at home. 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