Dexter - The Complete Second Season | 
 enlarge | Actor: Michael C. Hall
Studio: Showtime / Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  51 reviews
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Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 636
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
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MPN: 892514
UPC: 097368925144
EAN: 0097368925144
ASIN: B000V86OKG
Theatrical Release Date: November 2006
Release Date: August 19, 2008 (In 25 Days)
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Dark and sinister is the new sexy, thanks to Dexter, which in its second season has proven to be the most successful series Showtime has offered up yet. Remember how much you squirmed in your seat during the season one finale? Believe it or not, the premiere of season two felt like it could have been a season finale--because jaws were on the floor when the credits rolled. For being a supposed sociopath, Dex is pretty broken up about the gruesome events that concluded last season. The one and only person who could possibly understand him is six feet under, and it seems our unlikely hero is losing his homicidal grip. He's even having a little trouble slicing up a few of his latest victims (from a murderous gang member to a chainsaw-wielding fiend from his past). Enter Lila (Jaime Murray, Hustle), a lady with a sweet British accent and a few dark secrets of her own. She seems to accept Dex for who he really is, and he finds himself feeling relaxed for the first time in his life. In contrast, his relationship with his girlfriend Rita (Julie Benz) has been stretched almost to a breaking point. The problem is, he should be anything but relaxed. Someone picked a poor place to go scuba diving off the Florida coast, and came across an underwater graveyard: Dex's primo spot for dropping dismembered bodies wrapped in heavy-duty trash bags. Word about the "Bay Harbor Butcher" gets out quick, and the F.B.I. sends the best of the best, Special Agent Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine, Deadwood) to work alongside the police to sniff out Miami's latest serial killer. This guy is no schlub, and Dex may have met his match. And, yes, Dexter gets to work with Lundy on a daily basis, which provides some wonderfully awkward moments. It certainly doesn't help that the intuitively paranoid Sergeant Doakes (Erik King, Oz) is hot on Dex's trail. Season two of Dexter is all about decisions. Lila or Rita? Old code or new code? Run or fight? Right or wrong? Well, one thing's for sure: When it comes to writing, casting, acting, and production, the makers of this show made all the right decisions. Michael C. Hall is simply superb as the title character. You'll never find yourself more willing to genuinely root for a serial killer. It's bloody liberating. --Jordan Thompson
Product Description
DEXTER is a crime drama about Dexter Morgan a man who leads a double life as an incredibly likeable forensics expert for the Miami Police Department and as an emotionless vigilante serial killer. Taught by his foster father to harness his lust for blood and killing Dexter lives by his own strict moral code - he only kills murderers who can't otherwise be brought to justice. Dexter is a killer who grapples with fitting into society while at the same time he struggles with his inability to feel emotion. The irony of Dexter's life is that he works closely as a blood splatter analyst with the very people who hunt his kind - the homicide department. Dexter's "Regular Joe" front is in full force while working alongside the ill-tempered Sgt. James Doakes who seems to be the only one to sense Dexter's more sinister side and Lt. Maria LaGuerta the head of the division who pursues Dexter sexually with as much force as she would any criminal. While his sister Debra Morgan a tough and determined cop leans on Dexter for personal advice and career advancement the closest one Dexter "connects" with is Det. Angel Batista whose similar attention to detail and taste for forensics almost mirrors his own. While sentiment and feelings elude Dexter he struggles to find a kindred spirit of sorts in his emotionally damaged girlfriend Rita who keeps him grounded in the realities of "normal" life and provides him respite from the dark corners of his mind. The series is based on the acclaimed novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay.System Requirements:Running Time: 636 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 097368925144 Manufacturer No: 892514
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 dexter rocks July 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
i love dexter mainly because tv shows they play on tv these days are all reality and there really boring. yes, dexter is psychopathic and not for the faint hearted, but for the people saying its digusting and morally wrong and how can a person allow a show like dexter to be on air... its a tv show. it shouldnt have an impact on your life. if you dont like it dont watch it... simple.
Season Two Delves Deeper Into the Character of Dexter July 21, 2008
I'm not sure which season I enjoyed more- one or two. I'm leaning towards two. Mainly because this season we are all familiar with the characters and their backgrounds. Even better, this season delves deeper into Dexter's background, as well as a few other characters. You'll be on the edge of your seat!
Season 2 brings on the drama, a fast-paced thrill ride that takes you watching late into the night just to watch another episode because you can't wait to see what is going to happen next. The actors in this season only get better, as does the writing. We are given some satisfying conclusions to previous stories or characters. We are left wondering where season 3 is heading. I can't wait!!
Dexter is as entertaining as anything you can come up with. This is TV at it's most original. I recently subscribed to Showtime just to see this show in the fall! Don't miss out!
AMAZING ! July 21, 2008
Season 2 is amazing !!!! Great twist and turns, and suspense !!
I can't wait for season three now !!!
 Sick program for sick people July 19, 2008
1 out of 27 found this review helpful
I cannot understand how anyone, other than sickies desiring to watch these revengeful satisfying acts. They are about a man who fulfills the death lust in each person, by inflicting pain on those who are no so innocent. Do I have the right to cause the killer to suffer in the same way that he/she caused suffering to others. Would I feel this same way if it was I who had the child who was brutilly killed by a sex killer? ABSOLUTELY. But, I would hope that I would not be asked such a question while I am crazy with anger and pain. I would hope that descision would be placed into the hands of more sane individuals that right would prevail. To those who feel they need this, in their psycological make up, who recieve release from these sickning acts, which Dexter does. Isn't it somehow wrong to you, to recieve satisfaction, derived from your death lust. For in this way you are becoming like the very people, whom you desire to inflict pain upon, those who inflict pain on others. Just remember, "David does, as David thinks." I do hope you will get help from a professional, clergy, psychologist or whom ever.
Long live Dexter! July 19, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Season two of this Showtime piece of excellence is just as good as the first season, if not better. If you haven't already met Dexter Morgan (played by Michael C. Hall), he's a Miami police forensic expert - he specialises in blood spatter - with a taste for murder all of his own. By twist of tale, Dexter's past comes back to haunt him this season and Dexter the hunter becomes Dexter the hunted. This takes the excitement and suspense up to new heights.
Dexter is still coming to terms with the season one's shock ending and initially finds (to his horror) that his killing skills are not what they used to be. And as if he didn't have enough worries, Sergeant Doakes (played by the lovely Erik King), the only one around who senses that Dexter is not all that he seems, is still very much on his case. Add to that the fact that his sister Debra (played by Jennifer Carpenter), who is still recovering from her own trauma from season one, is asked to join the FBI manhunt for him. The team is being led by Special Agent Lundy (played by Keith Carradine) and this is a development, Dexter remarks sardonically, that "makes for an awkward family dynamic".
Also very interesting to see this season, is the relationship between just-demoted Lt. Maria Laguerta (played by the brilliant Lauren Velez) and the new Lieutenant parachuted in over her head to take over her shift command, Lt. Esme Pasquale (played by Judith Scott). The cracks in Dexter's seemingly perfect relationship with girlfriend Rita (played by Julie Benz) that began to appear in season one, also begin to get wider this season so look out for Jaime Murray, fresh off her stint on BBC's drama "Hustle", playing the sexy, free-spirited Lila.
There's much more but I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it. Twists and turns abound and each episode seems to bring a new shock for the viewer to take in. The humour is dark but it is hysterically funny - a shock in itself, considering the over-arching subject matter. Unless you're someone who gets squeamish easily (most of the violence is implied rather than shown but there's still violence and there's still plenty of blood) this is a definite must-see. I never thought the day would come when I would be rooting for a serial killer - even a fictional one - but here we are. That I'm doing so is more down to the excellent writing and Hall's easy charm, than to anything else. I'm as happy as Larry to know that there's already a season three on its way and I hope they take this series as far as is logically possible.
I say long live Dexter!
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