"Here's what I was trying to get at in my earlier posting: will Dexter ever fall off the wagon, so to speak, give in to his compulsion to kill, and become like his brother Brian? Right now the Code of Harry prevents this. Dexter can only kill killers whose guilt is undeniable and who deserve death. But like a recovering alcoholic, the temptation is always there. Brian believed if he could get Dexter to kill just one innocent he could tip this balance.

What if Dexter were to make a mistake. Does the next mistake become easier to make? "

"I understand that Showtime doesn't want to make the show torture porn, but by not showing the kills we don't get the reality of what Dexter actually does, and how he does it.
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" What if he is trapped into killing again in self-defense (the Oscar Prado case) or in order to get away ("Don't get caught.") Could he become an improvisational killer like Tom Ripley, who does not (usually) intend harm but does not shy away from using lethal force where he deems it appropriate. "

"We have the impression that Dex cannot go for a long time without killing. So what happens when Miami runs out of serial murderers? "

"Dexter kills people in a cold-blooded fashion, and enjoys doing it.

That makes him a monster. Let's not lose sight of the big picture here.

(For once, a short answer from me.)"

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For me, the guilt of Dexter's victims, the money he saves the taxpayers etc - they're all irrelevant arguments as to whether he's a monster. It's not about the victims or anything else, it's about the act of killing itself, how he does it, and why he does it. No normal, rational human being should take pleasure in the suffering of another."