BLU-RAY
REVIEW:
DEXTER
SEASON TWO
05/04/09
Ah, the sophomore season,
here are whereby series are defined. Here you enter a world
where the players have been set in motion, rules have been
established. Now you have but one choice, take it to the
next level or die. Only shows that take it to the next
level; that are willing to go where the viewer never thought
possible, are the shows that have as good a season as their
first. Suffice it to say that Season 2 of Dexter is as good
as the first and maybe even a wee bit better. The
multi-layered overlapping stories are still here and they
keep building and building until the tension is so great the
viewer is left in awe.
Back in season 1, Sergeant James Doakes (Erik King) was the
only officer who found, Dexter Morgan’s (Michael C. Hall)
behavior more than a little unusual. This season Doakes is
all out to find out what Dexter is really up to. Doakes
follows Dexter wherever he goes and because of this, Dexter
is unable to satisfy his hunger to kill. Worst of all, a
bunch of divers has just found Dexter’s dumping ground. The
media begins to call the least serial killer the Bay Harbor
Butcher(Dexter of course) and FBI Special Agent Lundy (Keith
Carradine) is send in to head the investigating. Dexter is
slightly intimidated because Lundy has had a pretty good
track record when it comes to finding serial killers. Dexter
has also to contend will Lila (Jaime Murray) a lover/stalker
he can’t seem to get rid off. Things get even more exciting
when Doakes finds what Dexter has been hiding in his air
conditioner
The second season much like the first is made up of 12
episode each one building on the other. The challenges
placed on Dexter by Doakes, Lundy and Lily far exceed any
tension from season one. Here the view is left to wonder if
Dexter could be incarcerated at any moment. Never did I feel
that it could not happened as the writers has already broken
a lot of the rules I had set in my mine for the series. This
is a great feeling to have when watching a television show
as you don’t exactly know where the writers will take you,
but know they have the guts to do just about anything.
Again like season one Michael C. Hall as Dexter is what
makes the show so good. However, Dexter has some competition
from Keith Carradine’s Lundy who plays his part pitch
perfect. In addition, these two are not alone as this shows
has one of the best cast around.
I initially saw the second season on DVD, right after
finishing the first season on Blu-ray. I was a little
disappointed on how the DVDs looked after seeing the first
in high-def. Luckily last week I re-watched all twelve
episode on Blu-ray and I’m glad to report that they look
just as good as the first if not better. The sound quality
is also phenomenal. The disc also features A lame game where
the goal is to identify Dexter’s tools of the trade and
interviews with C.S Lee, David Zayas, Erik King, Jennifer
Carpenter, Julie Benz, Keith Carradine, Lauren Velez, and
Michael C. Halls and the first two episodes of The United
States of Tara. I which they would have included more
features on this set. It’s a shame that such an excellence
show lacks even one commentary track.
For those of you that have seen season one, don’t pass up
season two because the show just gets better. Soon after
finishing season two on DVD, I switched my cable package
from HBO to Showtime just so I could see the third season
and what did I think of it….Well you’ll have to wait till
August.
Review
By Brad Peterson
brad@smartcine.com
VIDEO:
Widescreen 1.78:1
1080p High Defintion
AUDIO:
English Dolby
TrueHD 5.1, Spanish Dolby 2.0
Subtitles English SDH
BONUS FEATURES:
Tools of The Trade- A game where the goal is
to identify Dexter tools.
BD Live - Featuring a ton of working features. Thank
goodness they worked this time. Interviews with C.S Lee,
David Zayas, Erik King, Jennifer Carpenter, Julie Benz,
Keith Carradine, Lauren Velez, and Michael C. Halls. First
two episodes of Showtime series Nurse Jackie, First two
episodes of Showtime series United States Of Tara
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