I know the feeling, I had to resist the urge to read the Dexter and Homeland threads, it was well worth it.
yup, i watched them both last night. liked dexter better than homeland. i did like how homeland finally concluded but the first half of the ep was a lovey dovey snoozefest which the last few eps had. but the end redeemed it.
but damn, dexter went out with a bang. i gotta say it was a pretty good job acting wise and how deb reacted after she killed laguerta. i will not miss her character she's bothered me since the first season. the actress that plays her overacts like shit (as do 90% of the cast) and she just irritates me. will be very interesting to see where the season goes. to think that this season started out with deb witnessing dexter murder someone and conflicting the entire season about it, then ending the season with her killing someone herself, and not due to a "dark passenger" like dexter, but to protect her family. pretty insane turn around.
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i also LOL'ed for real when they showed the title of the episode "Surprise, Motherfucker!". i kept hearing it in doke's voice in my head.