Dexter/Rita vs. Dexter/Lila vs. Dexter/Lumen

Joe Washington · January 13 2011, 07:41 PM

Which Dexter relationship do you wish the show had continue to explore and develop?

Temis the Vorta · January 13 2011, 07:53 PM

Dexter/Lumen, but only if Lumen were a lot more messed up. Just deciding that she's magically cured and can go back to Iowa was BORING!

What if she were still angry at all men and decided to kill Dexter someday, after stringing him along for a while? He could have a mortal danger right under his nose and not know it. The writers are being too shy about showing truly frakked up warped-ness and evil. With a show like this, you gotta be willing to go to the edge of the cliff and right over.

Brikar99 · January 13 2011, 08:42 PM

I hated Lila. Intensely.

auntiehill · January 13 2011, 09:10 PM

Dexter/Lumen. I think seeing where that could go would be interesting. I think, like Temis said, her hatred towards men in general would have been more intense and it would have eventually been directed towards Dexter. Plus, Dexter loved her--really loved her, perhaps even more than Rita--because Lumen knew who he really was. It would be nice to see Dexter truly be himself with her for a bit longer, especially when that's contrasted with his fake, social persona.

stj · January 14 2011, 01:48 AM

Dexter/Rita, of course. Killing off Rita killed off Dexter making a final choice between killing and sanity. It reduces the dramatic intensity by foreclosing a meaningful alternative.

Mr Light · January 14 2011, 02:38 AM

I couldn't stand Lila. I pretty much hated everything about Season Two. Well except for tossing the one asshole cop in a cage.

Temis the Vorta · January 14 2011, 10:17 PM

Lila was a plot device (and far too obvious of one). Killing Rita seemed like a good idea at the time, but they haven't nearly capitalized on it like I thought they would, and it's cheap to kill a character just to shake things up without any real plan or goal behind it to improve the show.

Mr Light · January 15 2011, 01:13 AM

I dunno, I thought it was pretty fascinating to see how an emotionless murderer reacts to his wife's death. And the Lumen storyline was pretty good, though I really wish it hadn't turned romantic in the end.

January 13 2011, 07:41 PM	#1
Joe Washington Fleet Captain Location: Providence, Rhode Island, United States	Dexter/Rita vs. Dexter/Lila vs. Dexter/Lumen Which Dexter relationship do you wish the show had continue to explore and develop?

January 13 2011, 07:53 PM	#2
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: Dexter/Rita vs. Dexter/Lila vs. Dexter/Lumen Dexter/Lumen, but only if Lumen were a lot more messed up. Just deciding that she's magically cured and can go back to Iowa was BORING! What if she were still angry at all men and decided to kill Dexter someday, after stringing him along for a while? He could have a mortal danger right under his nose and not know it. The writers are being too shy about showing truly frakked up warped-ness and evil. With a show like this, you gotta be willing to go to the edge of the cliff and right over.

January 13 2011, 08:42 PM	#3
Brikar99 Rear Admiral	Re: Dexter/Rita vs. Dexter/Lila vs. Dexter/Lumen I hated Lila. Intensely. __________________ SNW 9: 'Mestral' - 'Ninja Werewolf Assassins!' - Movie/TV reviews: For Reelz

January 13 2011, 09:10 PM	#4
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: Dexter/Rita vs. Dexter/Lila vs. Dexter/Lumen Dexter/Lumen. I think seeing where that could go would be interesting. I think, like Temis said, her hatred towards men in general would have been more intense and it would have eventually been directed towards Dexter. Plus, Dexter loved her--really loved her, perhaps even more than Rita--because Lumen knew who he really was. It would be nice to see Dexter truly be himself with her for a bit longer, especially when that's contrasted with his fake, social persona.

January 14 2011, 01:48 AM	#5
stj Rear Admiral Location: the real world	Re: Dexter/Rita vs. Dexter/Lila vs. Dexter/Lumen Dexter/Rita, of course. Killing off Rita killed off Dexter making a final choice between killing and sanity. It reduces the dramatic intensity by foreclosing a meaningful alternative. __________________ Morals are what you do to other people. Other people, what we call society, are essential to human happiness. Therefore, morals are the path to happiness. My morals, your happiness; your morals, my happiness: It's a fair trade.

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January 14 2011, 02:38 AM	#6
Mr Light Admiral Location: Pennsylvania	Re: Dexter/Rita vs. Dexter/Lila vs. Dexter/Lumen I couldn't stand Lila. I pretty much hated everything about Season Two. Well except for tossing the one asshole cop in a cage. __________________

January 14 2011, 10:17 PM	#7
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: Dexter/Rita vs. Dexter/Lila vs. Dexter/Lumen Lila was a plot device (and far too obvious of one). Killing Rita seemed like a good idea at the time, but they haven't nearly capitalized on it like I thought they would, and it's cheap to kill a character just to shake things up without any real plan or goal behind it to improve the show.

January 15 2011, 01:13 AM	#8
Mr Light Admiral Location: Pennsylvania	Re: Dexter/Rita vs. Dexter/Lila vs. Dexter/Lumen I dunno, I thought it was pretty fascinating to see how an emotionless murderer reacts to his wife's death. And the Lumen storyline was pretty good, though I really wish it hadn't turned romantic in the end. __________________