It’s impossible to be a fan of Dexter without having a love-hate relationship with the show.
At its best, Dexter is pulpy, peak TV done to perfection — the story of a man with an insatiable desire to kill, who channels that into vigilante justice as a release. The first few seasons are some of the best storytelling that television has to offer, with subtle acting, a strong visual motif, and an award-winning performance by Michael C. Hall. But immediately after the incredible high of Season 4 (anchored by John Lithgow’s haunting turn as The Trinity Killer), the quality of Dexter fell off a cliff, leading to some of the worst television in history until the original series ended with Season 8 in 2013.
