Not sure where I have been the past seven years, but I just found out about Dexter last week. I was having a conversation with a friend and he said "If you like Walking Dead, then you will love Dexter." Now I am not sure what parallel he was drawing between the two shows, but I do really like Dexter.
I think what makes me like the character of Dexter Morgan is how he is written. Yes, he is a sociopathic serial killer, but he isn't quite painted as a monster. He lacks emotion and he seems more like a shell than something that goes bump in the night. That is what makes him interesting to me. Also, the actor they got for him is pretty much perfect. There is something dark and heavy about his eyes, but not absolutely terrifying. Very much the mysterious and misunderstood guy next door.
And the monologues that go through Dexter's head are interesting as well. I guess is not what I would expect to be going through the mind of a serial killer. I stereotypically think that in the inner workings of a person like that to be scary and unnerving. But it's not that in the least. it is more lack of understanding the way the rest of humanity works and having to fake like you do. Killing is the only thing that makes sense, but not in an animalistic sort of way. In a simple, clear and logical thought process.
I have only seen the first season and a few episodes of the second. If I ever were to write a killer, I would want it to be similar to the way that Dexter is written.
