Dexter: Season 4

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Product Description The Showtime Original Series DEXTER™ is back with an all-new season, and this time America's favorite serial killer has gone from freewheeling bachelor to responsible husband and doting dad. Maintaining an average-guy facade while satisfying his need to kill has never been easy. But now, with wife and kids in tow, Dexter's got more to lose then ever, as he gets drawn into a deadly game with a killer every bit as dangerous — and conflicted — as he is. desertcart.com Unfolding with tragic inevitability, Dexter's fourth season is a taut game of cat and mouse between Dexter (Emmy nominee Michael C. Hall) and Arthur Mitchell, "a very special kind of monster," unnervingly portrayed by John Lithgow in his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning performance. Whoever guest stars in seasons to come has a very hard act to follow. (Never mind all the blood, Mitchell's greeting, "Hello, Dexter Morgan," from the episode of the same name, will disturb your sleep.) But let's not forget Hall's consistently cutting-edge work. The Dexter saga has a rich back-story and mythology, but for those new to the series and lured to this season by Lithgow's justly celebrated performance, season 4 is a good place to start, because it represents something of a new beginning for Dexter himself. Married at the end of season 3, he is now dreaming of "having it all" as a husband and father, trying to juggle the demands of his job as a Miami Metro Police Department blood-spatter analyst, his new family, and his other calling as a serial killer. But he is more conflicted than ever. His new baby keeps him up nights, and the normally precise and methodical Dexter finds himself exhausted to the point of making mistakes in court. "Who knew life could get so unsimple?" he asks early on. Dexter and Mitchell are not the only characters harboring secrets. Some we can mention (Lieutenant Maria LaGuerta and Detective Angel Batista are in a relationship), but others we dare not even hint at (the episode "Hungry Man" has a doozy of a cliffhanger revelation). As the season unfolds, an incognito Dexter insinuates himself into Arthur's life and discovers disturbing parallels in their lives. Meanwhile, now-retired serial killer hunter Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine), who nearly uncovered Dexter's identity back in season 2, returns to ask for his help in catching the Trinity Killer. His reappearance upends the life of Dexter's sister Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), a homicide detective and Lundy's former lover. Debra has also been digging into the past of her late policeman father Harry (James Remar) and learns more about her twisted family tree. Disappointingly, interviews with Hall, Lithgow, and other cast members can be accessed only on a PC, but the DVD does contain episodes of Californication, Lock 'N Load, and The Tudors. --Donald Liebenson Review: Best season of Dexter and great on blu ray - For me DEXTER is without a doubt the best show on television. Its acting, writing, directing and producing are so above anything else on tv. The mere fact that the main character is a serial killer we root for is the first thing to tell you how great the show is. Episodes are shown and stories told all with the voice-over of Dexter, who is so expertly played by Michael C. Hall. We hear all his feelings and thoughts as he chooses the actionsd he must take. Through these voice-overs and flashbacks to his father we learn all about how he developed as a person and why he has such a difficult time with emotions and needs to take the actions he does. This season is by far the best thus far. We are introduced to the Trinity Killer, aka Arthur Mitchell, right away in the first episode. This character is superbly played by John Lithgow and the cat and mouse game that takes place between the Trinity killer and Dexter is at the edge of your seat tv at its best. Dexter puts himself into Arthur's personal life and the results are spellbinding. All other main characters are fully fleshed out and loose no substancce while this major story line takes place. Rita, Debra and all are given great plots as well. This season is so full of twists and turns that to give away any more of the plot would be a sin for viewers who have not seen it. And as for the blu ray. Wow, wow, wow. DEXTER is the only series that I buy on blu ray. Many shows are now on blu ray but the quality is often not much better than that of the dvd. With DEXTER it far surpasses the dvd and takes full advantage of all blu ray has to offer. Much of the audio is front speaker driven but all audio works perfectly. Dexter's voice-overs are strong and clear. They possess a very haunting quality and you feel as if you are truly in Dexter's mind. All music and action noise fully uses all other speakers for full effect. Back speakers will often have you jumping out of your skin. And the picture - if you love DEXTER you owe it to yourself to see it on blu ray. Colors, clarity and black/white ratio are all amazing. The Miami shots are so crystal clear. Ripples in water, facial close-ups, everything is better than you can imagine. This is blu ray video at its best. DEXTER is a series that has definitely grown with each season. Cable series have only 12 episodes and DEXTER manages to provide awe inspiring plots each season while character development never misses a step. I highly recommend DEXTER, particularly on blu ray and particularly this season. A +++ Review: Brilliant season of a brilliant series - After three seasons of compelling and surprising stories, and just when you think they couldn't possibly come up with anything as exciting as what's come before, the creative team behind "Dexter" outdoes itself by carefully crafting an unendingly surprising and multi-dimensional story arc that has no extraneous moments -- EVERY piece of it fits carefully into the whole. They keep leading you in one direction only to whip you around to an entirely different and exciting path and the circumstances keep shifting on many fronts. During broadcast, I kept thinking to myself, "I have to wait another WEEK to find out what happens next?!" And on top of all the carefully plotted and supremely acted story lines, they manage to ask and explore really deep questions about identity and fate and human nature. Absolutely brilliant, and while I'm delighted that John Lithgow was recognized for his fearlessly fantastic performance as Arthur Mitchell, and I appreciate both Bryan Cranston and Mad Men, I gotta say that I felt that the Emmys should have gone to Michael C. Hall and Dexter. Anxiously awaiting Season Five.