I just sat down to binge watch Dexter for the first time. OMG, Carpenter is so strange and annoying. It's mainly the way she speaks, very nervous and choked off. I'm probably the only person who is bothered by her - but 94 episodes to go.
shareI agree with you. Something in her mannerisms and constant whining bothered me. To each their own.
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When I first watched the show, I literally couldn't stand her and her voice. It drives me crazy. It was around season 6 where I thought she really shined and was excellent with the material. I am now rewatching the series. I'm on Season 2 and while Deb can still annoy me with her voice, I don't hate her like before. I actually appreciate her story lines and look forward to them. So I think she grows on you.
What are you doing here? Five words or less.
Out. For. A. Walk...b!tch.
I'm almost at the end of season 3 and finally I'm warming up to Carpenter's portrayal of Deb Morgan. I truly could not stand her in seasons 1 and 2 but now... either I'm getting used to her or I'm slowly starting to realize she's playing the role exactly right.
shareI'm slowly starting to realize she's playing the role exactly right.
Exactly right!
I thought Debra was great. It did bother me that her character got so emotionally involved in her cases and spent most of the series jumping from one failed relationship to another, but for me the positive outweighed the negative a good deal, especially as the series went on. She was perfect in season 6--just vulnerable enough to seem human, but not so much that it completely compromised her judgment.
shareYeah, check out how she didn't shoot at the end of Season 5, when Dexter & Lumen were doing their thing.
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I don't dislike the actress, but Debra got on my nerves. She became especially unbearable after she found out Dexter's secret. Always wanting to control and know everything, butting into other people's business, being annoying... Couldn't stand her.
share"I don't dislike the actress, but Debra got on my nerves. She became especially unbearable after she found out Dexter's secret. Always wanting to control and know everything, butting into other people's business, being annoying... Couldn't stand her".
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Then the actress did her job well. You're not supposed to like Debra. Her character is a royal pain. :-)
I agree. Her portrayal was great. :)
shareAgreed. Could barely stand her scenes, so painful to watch with the neverending whining, immature, clingy behaviour and excessive swearing - incredulous she could be a police officer with the mentality/emotions of a 12 year old! Annoyed me to no end and ruined an otherwise brilliant show. And I don't think Carpenter's horrible performance can be explained away with "that's just Deb's character", bad acting was definitely in the mix too IMO.
shareI liked Debra right away; sure, her passion can rub people the wrong way, but she was my favorite character on the show, other than Erik King's James Doakes. I like everyone on this show really; he he, even Masuka (heck, he seemed as good at forensics as Dexter!).
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