"Dexter" Popping Cherry (2006)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Michael Cuesta

Writers:

Jeff Lindsay (novel)
Daniel Cerone (writer) ...

TV Series:

"Dexter" (2006)

Original Air Date:

15 October 2006 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

After the dead body of another of victim of the so-called "Ice Truck Killer" is found on the ice rink at Miami's Hockey Dome...

Plot Keywords:

Car | Hockey | Nurse | New Car | Dead Prostitute

Cast

Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz	...	Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Debra Morgan
Erik King	...	Sergeant James Doakes
Lauren Vélez	...	Lt. Maria Laguerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan
Geoffrey Pierson	...	Cpt. Tom Matthews (as Geoff Pierson)
Rudolf Martin	...	Carlos Guerrero
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Brad William Henke	...	Tony Tucci
Scott William Winters	...	Detective McNamara
Mark L. Young	...	Jeremy Downs
Denise Crosby	...	Harry's Nurse
Lizette Carrion	...	Shanda

Runtime:

51 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Japan:Unrated | Japan:R-15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:16

Company:

Colleton Company, The

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the scene where the kid recently released from prison is about to murder again in the marsh, you can see a camera visible in the tree behind Dexter when he asks if they have seen a Frisbee around.

Quotes:

Angel Batista: [about the body found on the ice of a hockey arena] What do you think he's trying to tell us?
Dexter Morgan: That hockey's a violent game?

All Talk, No Serial Killing …

The very first episode already made clear "Dexter" definitely wouldn't become the greatest show on television ever, but at least it had several things going for it. Michael C. Hall is a terrific actor, there was a lot of blood and gory set-pieces and it had cynical humor and a seemingly fascinating ongoing search for a serial killer that drains all the blood from his victims' bodies. In between all his forensics work, supporting his cop-sister and upholding appearances with a divorced mother of two, Dexter found the time to personally go after criminals that somehow escaped their legal punishment. "Popping Cherry" is only the third episode, but all the aforementioned good stuff has already vanished. This episode represents 50 minutes of sheer dullness, as all Dexter and his colleagues do is talk, talk and talk. The Ice Truck Killer made a new victim and proudly exhibits her bloodless leftovers in the Miami ice hockey stadium. Debra's supervisors think they found a suspect in the sport dome's night watchman but they're wrong. Meanwhile, Dexter – suffering from long & tedious flashbacks as always – observes a youthful criminal who's released from prison but will kill again. There are no blood analyzes in this installment, no pitch-black jokes or witty remarks and no action! It was boring and the main story lines feel like they're stretched needlessly, because there's nothing else to tell. I hope the show will get better again really fast, otherwise I'm giving up.