Dexter - Those Kinds of Things, S06E01

I did not think that anyone could be so creepy as John Lithgow as the Trinity Killer, but Edward James Olmos and Colin Hanks may give him a run for his money this season. The master-apprentice serial killer bond is one we have not explored fully, despite Dexter (Michael C. Hall)'s dabbling in it in various manners. It also gives us many possibilities for seasonal development since we are dealing with two men, instead of one, but Dexter and Miami PD don't know that yet.

Otherwise, we seem to have returned to the status quo. Dexter is back to killing other murderers and serial killers, and things are going well since his new baby sitter lives next door and really doesn't mind his frequent absences. She chalks his odd behaviour off to still mourning his wife. Angel (David Zayas) and Maria (Lauren Valez) are divorced already, but still have a running tension between them. Maria has been manipulating her way towards promotions, and may help Angel climb the ladder as well.

My favourite development is between Quinn (Desmond Harrington) and Deb (Jennifer Carpenter). As soon as the arguments started, I knew that Quinn was planning on proposing. I think these two are so well suited for each other, and I hope that Quinn's attempts to propose continue to get delayed until he does it right. Was he really going to ask her in that bar?

So the developments this season are likely to be very interesting, with a strong spiritual theme to them. I loved Dexter's conversation about God with Angel. Not everyone is able to be eloquent about their beliefs. And when Dexter went to speak to that nun to get his son in daycare, and she was so impressed that he bothered to come in person, while it never occurred to Dexter that he was doing anything that was unusual. Indeed, if he realized how markedly different his attempts to always do the right thing made him, he probably would not bother.

What are your thoughts on the new season?