Avenging Angels: A Dexter Podcast: Recent Episodes
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What if a show’s protagonist is more than just an anti-hero? What if he’s a full-fledged sociopath?
America’s favorite serial killer, Dexter Morgan, will only be prowling the streets of Miami for a dozen more episodes. Join Andrew and Charlie as they go episode-by-episode through Season 8 of the Showtime series Dexter, analyzing what makes the show terrifyingly effective and what would be better left dead. Is Dexter really doomed, or is there hope for even the worst of us? Tune in each week to hear them remove the mask and figure out what makes a man a monster, and vice-versa.
It's the final episode of Avenging Angels! For their big finale, Andrew and Charlie spend an hour and a half looking back over Dexter as a whole. They go season-by-season through the series and figure out what it did right and where it went wrong. They then rank each season from worst to best so you know which ones to check out if you decide to watch the show. Is there anything good to say about Seasons 5, 6 and 8? Were there indications things would turn out the way they did way back in Season 2? How much does the final season retroactively ruin what came before it? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Intro and recap
3:30 - Season 1
15:34 - Season 2
24:46 - Season 3
32:45 - Season 4
44:35 - Season 5
53:32 - Season 6
1:02:00 - Season 7
1:15:48 - Ranking the seasons from worst to best
1:25:42 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
Tonight's the night. Or rather, a few nights ago was the night. But now Dexter has come to an end, and Andrew and Charlie are here to give their thoughts on the finale of its eight-season run and this season as a whole. The finale has been met with a lot of mocking contempt online, but does it deserve all the hate? Is Debra's fate a satisfying one? What about the supporting characters? And has Dexter evolved in a compelling way over the course of the season? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Intro and recap
7:02 - General thoughts
10:53 - Airport bomb threat, people in Miami are blind
15:48 - Supporting characters, Dexter being caught (or not)
25:49 - The development and eventual fate of Deb
34:45 - Dexter's conclusions about himself
42:20 - Hurricane Laura
46:18 - Lumberjack Dexter
54:29 - Andrew pitches Seasons 9 and 10 of Dexter
59:58 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
It's the penultimate episode of Dexter! This has been a pretty bonkers season, but things seem to be building to a big finish. Why is everyone so awful at hiding Hannah? Is Dexter's moral epiphany a satisfying one? Does Deb's arc fully work considering everything she's been through? And what's up with that bizarre climactic scene? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Intro and clip
6:21 - General thoughts
8:52 - Dexter at Vogel's crime scene
12:32 - Batista's farewell toast
14:34 - Hannah is still awful at remaining hidden
17:42 - Quinn needs a restraining order, is terrible at interrogations
22:22 - Dexter has a moral epiphany
25:44 - Oliver as an interesting villain not properly developed
33:10 - Deb and color symbolism
34:32 - A small Easter egg, the show gaining momentum
38:00 - Deb is now totally on Dexter's side; twisted morality
50:21 - The bizarre climactic scene
1:00:53 - A lack of moral consequences, thoughts on how the series might end
1:06:43 - Ghost Harry is gone!
1:08:39 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
There are only a few more episodes left of Dexter. Are things building towards a satisfying conclusion? In this episode, Andrew and Charlie discuss the tenth episode of the final season, "Goodbye Miami." Is Harrison's accident a compelling way to move the plot forward, or just hilarious? Is Ghost Harry to blame for Vogel's death? And does this episode contain the show's most awkward crime scene yet? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Intro and clip
5:45 - General thoughts
11:26 - Harrison tries to work out
18:19 - Most awkward crime scene ever?
24:37 - Deb and Quinn are back together
30:14 - Vogel and Daniel's dynamic
37:33 - Character motivations
41:08 - The problem with Vogel's death
46:50 - Ghost Harry, Dexter's voicemail message, closing thoughts
56:38 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
In this episode, Andrew and Charlie discuss whether "Make Your Own Kind of Music," the ninth episode of Dexter's final season, fixes some of its flaws. A lot of things are revealed, including the (supposedly) true identity of the Brain Surgeon and his relationship to Dr. Vogel. But is it satisfying? Is this really the whole story? And just what is Kenny Johnson doing here, anyway? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Intro and clip
4:48 - General thoughts
10:00 - Kenny Johnson tracks down Hannah
18:45 - As bad as Season 6?
31:00 - Big revelations about Vogel and the Brain Surgeon
39:57 - Deb and Quinn
41:31 - Darri Ingolfsson's performance and the most ridiculous crime scene ever
48:14 - This season is frustrating
53:45 - He wants to kill her? Wait...
56:40 - Crazy theories
1:01:37 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
Well, that was creepy. In this episode, Andrew and Charlie discuss the weirdest family dinner ever, Dexter's affection for Hannah and whether the return of The Brain Surgeon is something to be excited about. Charlie thinks "Are We There Yet?" is a total waste, but Andrew isn't so sure. Is Hannah a compelling character? Who is the Brain Surgeon? How could Season 8 have been structured more efficiently? Tune in to find out. Plus, Andrew and Charlie pitch some crazy theories as to how the season could end.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Intro and clip
6:07 - Deb, Elway, Ghost Harry and awful lines of dialogue
16:28 - Dinner with Grandma Vogel
19:46 - Niki and bad joojoo
21:09 - Whether Hannah is a compelling presence on the show
32:33 - Jamie hates Deb again
34:44 - Is Vogel the Brain Surgeon?
48:41 - Andrew pitches a new structure for Season 8
1:05:58 - Crazy ideas for where the show could go
1:19:02 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
In this episode, Andrew and Charlie discuss the current state of television and debate whether "Dress Code" is "good" if it doesn't work well within a season or series as a whole. Why did Hannah drug Dexter and Deb? What makes for a good supporting character? And which character could potentially be the one that ends the series with the most satisfying arc? Tune in to find out. Plus, they analyze the death that occurs this episode and try to figure out Dexter's place in the current deluge of quality television.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Intro and clip
2:59 - General thoughts
11:16 - Hannah's doing what, exactly?
29:04 - Quinn and Jamie
30:12 - Deb and Ellway
36:58 - Masuka has an arc!
41:15 - Main topic: Cassie's death, Zach, what it means for the end of the series
1:05:10 - Tangent on the current state of television
1:22:36 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
This show just can't seem to make up its mind as to whether to be awful or fantastic. In this episode, Andrew and Charlie discuss the extent to which "A Little Reflection" redeems the last two episodes. Does the Quinn storyline finally pay off? What's up with that cliffhanger? And if Dexter becomes like Harry, is that good or bad? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Intro and clip
8:15 - General thoughts
17:43 - Deb and Ellway
22:05 - Quinn and the promotion
27:21 - Thoughts on the opening credits of the show
31:53 - Masuka and his daughter
37:17 - Cassie's new guy
42:04 - Harrison murders the remote
45:50 - Cliffhanger with Hannah
48:55 - Zach Hamilton as "intern"
1:02:30 - Deb and Dex's communication issues
1:07:57 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
In this episode, Andrew and Charlie discuss whether "This Little Piggy" sets the season back in a satisfying direction, or if it's cause for greater concern. Is the opening group therapy scene a compelling one? Does it even matter at this point if Yates is the Brain Surgeon? What's the single creative decision that could ultimately doom the season and the series as a whole? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Intro, feedback and clip
4:44 - General thoughts
10:01 - Vogel as exposition machine
13:45 - Is Yates the Brain Surgeon?
16:25 - Final scene
17:38 - Quinn's fight for a promoti0n
20:38 - Vogel's manipulation of Yates
23:34 - Masuka and his daughter
25:47 - Deb and Dexter make up, lake of subtlety
30:05 - Deb loves Vogel now; the decision that killed the season?
38:50 - Is this the direction the show should go?
42:37 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
Special guest Rachael Hughes from The Dexter Cast joins Andrew and Charlie to discuss the fourth episode of the final season, "Scar Tissue." What's up with this Yates guy? Why is Jamie suddenly so sexually deviant? And most of all, what's going on with Deb and why does it feel so clunky? Could this be one of the worst episodes of the entire series? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Intro, feedback and clip
12:37 - General thoughts
16:55 - Quinn and Angie; Jamie's S&M urges
24:10 - Is Yates the Brain Surgeon?
37:21 - Masuka's daughter
40:45 - Deb's epiphany, the ending
56:18 - Vogel's plan, callbacks to earlier seasons
1:06:10 - Ellway; Deb's changing perspective
1:11:41 - The final scene, references to Friday the 13th
1:16:40 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
Deb makes a major decision in this episode of Dexter. How did the other subplots contribute? Is Dexter capable of selfless love? And just how is this season's treatment of violence different from its approach in other seasons? Tune in to find out. Plus, Charlie seems overly attached to the idea of a certain potential romance, and Andrew forgets an entire character exists.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Episode recap and clip
3:50 - General thoughts on the episode
8:03 - Dexter's capacity for love
15:22 - Vogel and The Brain Surgeon
18:03 - Restaurant shooting, Ellway and Deb's decision
25:59 - Dexter's syringe
33:05 - Main topic: Ron Galluzzo and the implications of off-screen violence
47:07 - Other serial killer entertainment recommendations
55:38 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
Andrew and Charlie discuss the major twists about Dr. Vogel and Dexter's past that were revealed in this episode. To what extent is Dexter responsible for his actions? How does Dr. Vogel remind us of larger cultural and historical myths about violence? What would be the most satisfying end for the supporting characters? And where on earth is this Deb plotline going? Tune in to find out. Plus, they recommend a few other serial killer tv shows and movies worth watching.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Episode recap and clip
5:04 - General thoughts on the episode
9:34 - Deb and El Sapo
17:02 - Quinn and Jamie's fight
23:34 - Other side characters and their contributions to the ending
28:56 - Main topic: Dr. Vogel and responsibility
46:33 - Main topic: Dr. Vogel and myths of violence
1:01:43 - Other serial killer entertainment recommendations
1:07:57 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
Andrew and Charlie discuss the Season 8 premiere of Dexter in the first "official" episode of Avenging Angels. Are the supporting characters being set up for important developments, or is it more of the same? Do the challenges offered by the new character of Dr. Vogel seem like a compelling direction for the show to take? Do the writers fully realize how they've developed Dexter's "code" in the past? And perhaps most important of all, is the new Dexter/Debra dynamic an appropriate one? Plus, Andrew and Charlie figure out which characters they'd like to see killed off and come up with a great idea for a spin-off show.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Episode recap and clip
5:22 - General thoughts on the episode
9:08 - Batista’s exposition, his role
15:02 - Quinn as a character
18:50 - The new character Evelyn Vogel
22:32 - Conflicting ideas about Ghost Harry and his code
32:08 - Main topic: The Dexter/Debra dynamic
46:47 - Which character would we kill?
51:11 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
It's the pilot of Film Geek Radio's new weekly podcast about the final season of the Showtime series Dexter! In this episode, co-hosts Andrew and Charlie introduce themselves and explain a little bit about the podcast and what led them to do it. What makes Dexter a show worth watching? Which seasons are the best (and worst)? What do they hope Season 8 will explore? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:28 - Introduction
5:22 - Charlie's thoughts on Dexter as a whole, the character of Debra
9:47 - The ending of Season 7
12:10 - Problems with Season 6
16:21 - Gradual redemption, whether he deserves it
20:01 - Structural problems caused by length
29:11 - Why Isaak Sirko was awesome
34:40 - Hopes for Season 8, the audience as complicit
12:46 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing avengingangels@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!