the supposed sloppy writing
Maybe it's not sloppy. Maybe it's making it so Dexter is sloppy and finally gets caught. The way he left Elrick's body?
shareNah, it's sloppy. Do we know how Curt made the leap from a screw to Dexter being the killer of his son? And if he wanted Dexter to witness Harrison's death, why didn't he wait until his guy had already gotten there before beginning his ritual with the ski mask and rifle? And why didn't the coroner notice the injection site on the dead dealer's neck? Despite being a shorter episode, last night seemed to drag on with a trope filled unfolding that didn't remind me of what this show once was.
shareThe screw was a platinum medical screw from his son's body, found at a place where he deduced Dexter had been the night he picked up Kurt. So quite plausible.
shareYes, I mentioned the screw already. But there's a leap from finding a screw to thinking that Dexter is certainly the one. Why couldn't some of the Native American population be responsible? Before Dexter dug up Matt's body, Curt thought they might've been the culprits. So, he didn't think it was merely plausible, but rather acted as though he had concrete knowledge that Dexter did it. How? Someone burned my son's body ---> Dexter surely did it, is a leap. Considering that Matt's an outward jerk, there'd be many plausible culprits in town who did him in and got rid of the body at that location. The idea that Curt had this doubtless attitude about it is silly. Another person could've driven by a minute before he walked out of the bar or a minute later -- or, more logically, the culprit might've avoided driving past the popular bar altogether.
shareWell, you are right that this show was lazily written.
shareKurt already had his suspicions of Dexter when Dexter let out what he knew about Matt's boating incident. Ashes falling from the sky is definitely unusual so I can see Kurt checking out the incinerator to see what was being burned and then finding the screws. Dexter slipping up and revealing info to Kurt about Matt's boating accident + Finding Matt's surgical screws + Dexter driving from the direction of the incinerator that night + Matt's murder taking place right near Dexter's home = enough for a serial killer such as Kurt to realize it may be Dexter. Also, Dexter appearing out of nowhere at Kurt's cabin to save Molly is suspicious behavior enough for Kurt to zero in on him.
Who knows? Maybe there could have been a hunting or cctv camera nearby, and one of Kurt's friends shared the info with him that Dexter was there that night. Kurt goes to check out the ashes, and bam! He finds the screws!
Granted He could just be trying to get Dexter to nibble based off of a hunch after he found the screw. He doesn’t seem to know for sure that Dexter did it, he’s just angry that Dexter barged in and stopped his kill on Molly so he started wondering.
That's fine, but again, like the other person, you say "may be Dexter". Plausibility and suspicion is a far cry from acting as he did. He sent him the screw as an "Hah, I know it's you." That's his confidence level. Also, most of the other "suspicious" activities would not suggest that he murdered Matt. Why would Dexter rush into Matt's room to prove that he wasn't there? All of "Jim's" antics, while weird, wouldn't inspire a theory that he's the killer. Why would the killer want to prove that Matt isn't in the room? Who cares about the boating accident stuff? Some guy from town knows about Matt's incident so he kills him? Look at how "Jim" is depicted in this town. Why couldn't it be one of Matt's "friends" who resent him and also know about the boat? If it were any of the other things you're mentioning (cctv, hunting), you could include it in the show. But if left out, b/c you can't think of a better way to get to a twist reveal that Curt knows, then that's lazy/sloppy writing. Also, we have a much more concrete thought, the dead deer, the blood, the image of a guy with a rifle in the woods, all much more suggestive of someone like the Native Americans that were initially suspected. They fall off the list in favor of Jim b/c of an incinerator that anyone in town could've used to dispose of a body, including those Native Americans? If we didn't know Dexter, would you think for sure he did it? Enough to send him the screw? Dexter knows about the boating accident, so he goes out in the woods with a rifle hoping to run into Matt? Remember, Matt's gone b/c of coincidence that morning. Dexter didn't hunt him.
shareWell if you really need something else, maybe there will be a reveal about the drone Kurt gave to Harrison? I betcha that's it!
shareSo he comes to SAVE someone and PROVE that the person HE KILLED ISN'T alive and well in that room. Makes sense? Right? Wrong. You know that Dexter isn't the typical serial killer. Curt doesn't. Curt has a screw and a hunch that ridiculously locks down on a guy who's desperate to prove that Curt is lying about said guy's own VICTIM being alive. A serial killer would agree with Curt that Matt's fine, but instead he keeps challenging it. Aha! He must the killer then. B/c a killer will always try to prove that his victim ISN'T really alive. Gotcha!
Edit: The reply above is to what you first said, before you cut nearly all of it out after the fact.
Keep your panties on...you'll find out about the drone thing when Kurt is on the cutting board. Also, keep in mind that the more the writers can get people talking on these forums about Dexter, the more money they make. So, if you want to call that "lazy" writing, I'm sure they don't care! lolol
shareYeah, MovieChat really moves the needle. So many members, talking so much. Absurd. It's a tiny fraction of what imdb used to be. Most don't know this place exists. But maybe you'll edit this post to pretend like you never mentioned it, you know, like the other dumb reply that you took down.
And who cares about a drone? It's so sloppy that Dexter himself isn't puzzled by how Curt is certain that he's the killer. If he was surprised, a later reveal might work, but he didn't question it at all. More lazy writing.
Meanwhile there's a ton of other sites talking about this very topic. Just google this:
how did Kurt know dexter
Reddit has a ton of threads, and there's a shitload of videos on youtube with thousands and thousands of views that discuss almost every nuance of every episode. If you can tease your audience a bit, and get a buzz going, it's only good for ratings. Someone sees that video in their related feed, and bam, you just snagged another viewer. Meanwhile if there were no controversy or things to talk about, you get less videos posts, etc, and therefore snag less newcomers. Remember, any publicity is good publicity. That's marketing 101! So, the more you type in here with your "concerns" about their abilities, the more money you're making them. It's like you're working for them right now! Surprise Muthafucker!! (Doakes reference).
Dexter isn't concerned with the "how" right now. He knows he's been caught "somehow", and needs to start cleaning up his mess!
Yeah, so a bunch of other sites are questioning something that Dexter himself isn't questioning. Great publicity. People pointing out holes in writing does wonders for a show's rep. Just ask the showrunners for the final season of Game of Thrones. Or better yet, just look at this show. This "New Blood" was supposed to give a better ending than the shitty writing from the finale years ago. Maybe they'll re-revive it to make up for the bad writing for this one, huh? "Dexter: Newer Blood. We tried harder this time!"
shareDexter is not always giving us a complete "stream of consciousness". When he gets done talking with Kurt in the jail, and comes back to his truck he narrates this "he knows", meaning "Kurt knows". It is implicit that he is scrambling in his head to figure out "how" Kurt could be so sure, but at the time it doesn't really matter in the big picture of things, so he changes his focus. Figuring out the "how" is not really relevant, and Dexter is a not going to open up an investigation of exactly how Kurt pieced it all together. What good would that do? Even if Kurt is only bluffing, Dexter now at the very least Kurt's prime suspect. Focusing for the "how" would be a complete waste of his time at this point. He needs to figure out how to get Kurt off his back, and fast!
shareI know! He should've brought his syringe to the holding cell, jab Curt, Curt dies, and a conveniently lax coroner will surely miss it! End of season!
And you didn't reply to that silly ritual Curt has to "reenact" with such precision. But there are a couple of problems with it though. Why the ski mask? Or is that just put in there to obscure Curt's face for the audience b/c they can't think of anything better to hide his identity. The original incident doesn't involve a ski mask, so why else does he need one? Now let's get to him doing the same thing with Harrison. Remember he's enraged when he has to shoot that busty girl in the face, b/c it doesn't match the ritual, yet he suddenly decides that it doesn't have to be a runaway girl like ALL the others?? Instead, I'll reenact it with Harrison?!?! He aint a runaway girl. Now the son of local will do?!?! I thought it had to match??? Silly. Stupid. And of course, he doesn't even wait until a supposedly bound Dexter to arrive to witness it. For the sake of the plot, his ritual drastically changes in this one instance. Coming out from the back in a ski mask was ridiculous. No reason for him to wear it except to match the earlier silliness that was needed to hide the actor's face to add mystery. Maybe he should've given Harrison a wig and stuffed bra to put on first, huh?
Actually Harrison was about to "runaway" when Kurt offered him the job. So, yeah he fits the bill just fine. Did you forget that he also wants revenge for Dexter killing his son? Yeah, there's a bit of motive there too don't ya think? Ever hear of an eye for an eye? Perhaps Kurt is re-enacting what (perhaps) his father did when he killed the first runaway. Maybe Kurt is messed up in the head, and wants to be like his father or some shit. It doesn't really matter "why" Kurt does this, he's a fucked up serial killer wacko, am I right? Anybody home in there McFly? :-)
Hahaha! Ya know what Marty?! I can't believe you don't see these obvious things. At this point, I'm starting to suspect you actually work for the studio, and are out here trying to create more threads and talk about the show!
Yeah, motive to kill Harrison. But wait, let me put on my ski mask, and get my laser sighted rifle, b/c I'm suddenly fine with a half-assed reenactment, after I tried to put the face back together of the last girl I shot, b/c she ruined it by facing me. Yeah, makes sense.
And it wasn't Curt's father, you buffoon. It was Curt himself. He was lying. Iris got killed 25 years earlier. The young trucker is Curt himself. You pretend others aren't paying attention, yet you bought Curt's story even though they showed you him doing it. No wonder you can't see bad writing. You can't see at all. Lol.
How do you know for sure? Maybe Kurt's father actually did the first murder? Maybe Kurt was there, and his father was showing him the ritual? The audience is not made aware 100% that Kurt's story doesn't hold some truth. I just took another leap of logic, and speculated that his father was also a murderer. That "sometimes the sins of a father" quote would have even more impact! Unlike you, that is how my mind works. I don't discount imaginative possibilities like that!
There's no "leap of logic". Now, not only are you filling in gaps to make everything fit, you're actually revising what's been shown. They show you what really happened while Curt is lying, get it, genius?
shareYou have no way of knowing if my theory is correct. Kurt was narrating a "story for the cops", and that was what was shown on the screen. It was not necessarily a flash back. You can't even spell Kurt right, so shows how much you know!! haha Anyhow, I know you're gig now, go collect your banner ad paycheck from moviechat, you're exposed "Marty"! hahaha!!
shareYeah, or maybe they're all aliens from the dark side of Pluto! You can't prove they're not! Duuuh
shareSo lazy writing is actually a good thing?
You're weird.
Well keep in mind that the more the writers can get people talking on these forums about Dexter, the more money they make. So, if you want to call that "lazy" writing, I'm sure they don't care! Don't you realize if they can get more money and ratings that is a "good thing" to them?
If you can tease your audience a bit, and get a buzz going, it's only good for ratings. Someone sees that video in their related feed, and bam, you just snagged another viewer. Meanwhile if there were no controversy or things to talk about, you get less videos posts, etc, and therefore snag less newcomers. Remember, any publicity is good publicity. That's marketing 101! So, the more you type in here with your "concerns" about their abilities, the more money you're making them. It's like you're working for them right now! Surprise Muthafucker!! (Doakes reference).
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