I think that part of the appeal of Dexter is that he is personable and likeable. He interacts well with Rita and the kids and with Deb. His secret life is compartmentalized and does not intrude on his day-to-day, normal existence. While Dexter believes he is a monster and dead inside, he does not act this way. He does not function like Michael Meyers, who truly is dead inside. Rather Dexter is a super-vigilante who through the magic of Harry's Code combines a compulsion to kill (thanks to me, the Dark Passenger) with the greater interests of justice. He's sort of like Batman, except Batman brings 'em in alive and Dexter has no intention of doing so. I see some problems with the way the story has developed so far in the TV series because Dexter is simply too nice a guy. We really do not see his uglier side enough to experience fear and revulvsion, the way we do with, say, Hannibal Lecter's cannibalism. Since we see everything through Dexter's eyes, we do not experience pity or compassion for the victims, since Dexter has none. But what if he were to get it wrong? What if, despite every precaution of fact checking, Dex were to torture and kill a completely innocent individual? Would he feel bad? He would have broken the Code, but since Dexter enjoys killing, does not experience normal emotions, and is very pragmatic (Oops!) I am not sure he would have any deep regret. I think that for the character to develop we need to see more of the cold-blooded nature of Dexter the serial killer at work. We need to have some compassion for his victims. We need to see that he is really not like one of us (or rather like one of you, puny human individuals, not me--the Dark Passenger, a demon). Sgt. Doakes is the only one who really understood Dexter, since he too was a born killer, but he was written out of the story line. I think the series needs another Doakes to put Dexter at risk and expose his darker side to the public gaze. What do you think?

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Is Mr. Hall known to be hetro or homo (sexual) ? I don't suppose it matters in a strictly moral sense, but curiosity is a strong thing. On the one hand lots of people - well practically everyone I meet - thinks I'm gay but oddly enough I'm not. I think it would be cool if Mr. Hall is straight, but lots of statistics - just going by the numbers - I'd suspect maybe he's not. I'm not going to ask the guy (duh) but part of the price you pay for getting famous is having people out there that you don't even know wondering things about you personal life - that's just the way it goes.

So what's the scoop?

Aaron

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"Non-acting careers: Furniture mover for an interior design firm (owners were gay) ..." I don't understand why "owners were gay" were included in this spec. Can someone shed some light as to where it goes from there? Strange.

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Not only is Dexter smart, funny and very cool guy but.. o so hot Michael C. Hall he is eye candy!!!!

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Poor Michael C. Hall. Why can't his Hollywood peers see him in the same light as his beloved fans do?? He deserved a Golden Globe win and the SAG award for Best Actor because he acted the HELL out of the Dexter Morgan character and NOBODY else could have done it better. Hall is not only amazingly talented but he's the sexiest man alive! No bias here, of course. :) :) I'm a Dexter FANatic!

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What is up with the hair? It looks like Dexter caught and kill a small animal then to hide the body he put it on his head and called it hair. I love Hall and last season OHHHHHHHHH! But this year -- the hair has to go.

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the dark defender ...the best super hero ever and by far the hottest..with wolverine as a close second!!

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Streaming audio at www.npr.org; click on "Talk of the Nation" for an interview with Neal Conan. The podcast is available for download until tomorrow, 5-7 p.m. eastern time.

I have a transcript available; will post if enough requests.

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I think you should have a symphony hall named after you.

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