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Dexter - The Complete Second Season
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Product Details
- Starring: Michael C. Hall
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- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
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- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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- Binding: DVD
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- Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
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- EAN: 0097368925144
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- Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
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- Label: Showtime / Paramount
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- Manufacturer: Showtime / Paramount
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- Number of Items: 4
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- Product Group: DVD
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- Publisher: Showtime / Paramount
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- Region Code: 1
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- Release Date: 2008-08-19
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- Studio: Showtime / Paramount
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- Theatrical Release Date: 2006-11
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- Title: Dexter - The Complete Second Season
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- UPC: 097368925144
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Product Description: 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
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Customer Reviews
Who would have "thunk" one could like a serial killer!!
Darkly Dreaming DexterDexter in the Dark (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)Dearly Devoted Dexter
I was a fan of Dexter before I realized that Showtime (I was not a subscriber at that time) had begun a series based on my favorite serial killer. I quickly became a Showtime subscriber and ordered the entire first season from Amazon. I was enchanted by the TV series and remain so to this day. For once I can say that, for the most part, I like the TV series better than the books;so do other Dexter-lovers that I know. I like second-season Dexter because he has begun to grow as a real person, because he is not infallible and because his sister has grown as a person and has to rescue him. The TV series has created a great set of supporting roles, such as LaGuerta, Harry, Matsuko,Debra,Doakes, Rita, Aster, Cody, etc. to name just a few, I have started the 3rd season and it is looking good. Go DEXTER!!!
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A Superb Second Round to Follow A Fabulous First Season
You probably wouldn't be reading this if you hadn't already seen the first season of DEXTER, the one that introduces us to this unique serial killer and blood splatter forensics expert, the destroyer of destroyers, and a guy trying to figure out how to live with his dark passenger--his terrible sociopathic need to kill.
While the first season focused on the search for and relationship of Dexter to the Ice Truck Killer, the second season takes us into Dexter's crisis of identity, and the noose narrowing about his neck as his cache of victims (underwater in the Atlantic) is retrieved and analyzed and start pointing uncomfortably close. His antagonist, Sgt Doakes, gets off, then back on Dexter's case. It will begin a showdown of significance. We learn more about some of the characters, including Dexter's foster dad, and his sister Deb gets to have (another) romance. Not a serial killer this time.
Dexter also develops a new relationship with a woman who has an affinity for things dark and dangerous. Is she his soulmate? The consequences of this relationship ripple into the lives of Dexter's loved ones, including Rita and her kids.
Keith Carradine comes into the cast as an FBI expert on serial killers, one with a bit of a zen vibe. He's excellent in his (temporary?) role.
Wonderful plotting, terrific acting, excellent dialogue, and well-rounded characterization make for a quality series that doesn't droop or disappoint in its second season.
Now, I gotta see Season Three. Whoo!
Mir
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love, love, love dexter!!!!!!
very entertaining, can't wait for 3rd season, don't have showtime, so this is the way to go, & don't have to wait for cliffhangers
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Hooked on Showtime
Love Dexter and Season 2 did not dissappoint. Only issue I found was info on box said that Disc 3 had a couple full episodes of other Showtime series but really only contained two episodes of one series (Brotherhood?). Not a big deal but was looking forward to seeing a preview of Dexter Season 3 and other items that were not there.
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Season 2 is AMAZING!
If you liked Dexter: Season 1, you will love the second season. More killing of killers and bad people is what Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) is all about. All the while, he has to live a "normal" life with his girlfriend, Rita (Julie Benz). But the introduction of a new seductress by the name of Lila (Jaime Murray) and the ever-present Sargeant Doakes (Erik King) will keep Dexter on his toes from the very first episode of the season. Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), Dexter's sarcastic, swearing, fellow-cop coworking sister will make anybody laugh. Dexter: Season 2 is well worth your time to watch, and is a worthy addition to anybody's DVD collection!
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