Dexter Retrospective & 8.12 Review Jamil Scalese September 30, 2013 Reviews, Shot for Shot, TV Film and TV are the ultimate collaborative projects, an anthill of various experts uniting for a single cause.If one or two cogs fail to operate it can make the entire endeavor seem like crap.
1.5 Dexter 8.11 “Monkey in a Box” Jamil Scalese September 22, 2013 Reviews, TV If this review was a single word, a "FFFUUUUUUUUUUUU" that stretched over the distance of 4-5 paragraphs, I believe that most Dexter viewers would stroke their beard (literal or figurative) and nod in calculated agreement.
1.5 Dexter 8.10 “Goodbye Miami” Jamil Scalese September 14, 2013 Reviews, TV Again, I can't wrap my mind around this show's stagnant and mundane routine.
2.0 Dexter 8.09 “Make Your Own Kind of Music” Jamil Scalese August 31, 2013 Reviews, TV The Dexter team decided to just pull something out of the woodwork and present us with an hour of patchwork plotting and poor climaxes.
3.0 Dexter 8.08 “Are We There Yet?” Jamil Scalese August 25, 2013 Reviews, TV Luckily, this episode really injected new life into the meandering events of Season 8.
2.5 Dexter 8.07 “Dress Code” Jamil Scalese August 16, 2013 Reviews, TV Everything doesn't have to be clockwork, but at least try to throw some cohesion into what you're doing!
2.5 Dexter 8.06 “A Little Reflection” Jamil Scalese August 9, 2013 Reviews, TV The main concern surrounding this episode is Zach Hamilton, a fetal version of Dexter.
2.5 Dexter 8.05 “This Little Piggy” Jamil Scalese August 3, 2013 Reviews, TV Dexter built its success on having a fairly tight world around an outlandish character... that atmosphere has cracked and worn.
3.0 Dexter 8.03 “What’s Eating Dexter Morgan” & 8.04 “Scar Tissue” Jamil Scalese July 27, 2013 Reviews, TV Dexter is still pretty damned watchable but there is a lot of room for improvement.
3.0 Dexter 8.02 “Every Silver Lining” Jamil Scalese July 14, 2013 Reviews, TV This was an average episode, but it did lay foundation for important elements down the line.
3.5 Dexter 8.01 “A Beautiful Day” Jamil Scalese July 3, 2013 Reviews, TV Jamil is really hoping Dexter can pull off this final season.
3.0 Dexter 7.11 “Do You See What I See?” & 7.12 “Surprise, Motherfucker!” Jamil Scalese December 23, 2012 Reviews, TV "My God, Dexter. How did we end up here?"
3.5 Dexter 7.09 “Helter Skelter” & 7.10 “The Dark… Whatever” Jamil Scalese December 8, 2012 Reviews, TV Wow. What a time to take a week off.
4.5 Dexter 7.08: “Argentina” Jamil Scalese November 25, 2012 Reviews, TV Dexter is all about the love this season, and Jamil delves deep into all the love that our favorite serial killer has in his life.
5.0 Dexter 7.07 “Chemistry” Jamil Scalese November 17, 2012 Reviews, TV In short: Good time to be a fan of Dexter, not such a good time to be Dexter.
3.5 Dexter 7.06 “Do The Wrong Thing” Jamil Scalese November 10, 2012 Reviews, TV Dexter shows that even deranged killer of killers can do well with the women.
3.5 Dexter 7.05 “Swim Deep” Jamil Scalese November 4, 2012 Reviews, TV This is another decent episode that throws a wrench into the apparent arc of the season.
3.5 Dexter 7.04 “Run” Jamil Scalese October 28, 2012 Reviews, TV A good episode in an above-average season, but I know it can get better.
3.5 Dexter 7.02 “Sunshine & Frosty Swirl” & 7.03 “Buck the System” Jamil Scalese October 21, 2012 Reviews, TV With Debra, the emotional center of the show, we see a layered and developed struggle to accept the unacceptable --- that the most important person in her life is a serial killer.
4.5 Dexter 7.01 “Are You…?” Jamil Scalese October 6, 2012 Reviews, TV The premiere of the seventh season of Dexter is why we watch serialized TV.
