I agree 100% with what mg501 said about Rita. I'd only add that her voice -- a baby-like droning whine -- puts her over the top in my book when it comes to annoying. I almost always fast forward through her scenes. She adds nothing but irritation to the show. (I always found it funny that fans loved her and hated Hannah McKay. For me, it was the exact opposite. I despised Rita and loved Hannah. Hannah was the only female who really matched Dexter. The rest were total mismatches.)
As far as this episode goes it's a hot mess like so many other hot messes in season 4. Melodrama rules and real drama is nowhere to be found. Plot holes so huge you could drive a Sherman tank through through them. Wretched dialogue. Gratuitous nudity (OK. So it's not all bad.) Bottom Line: It's almost unwatchable. Thank goodness for fast forwarding. What a total waste of Lithgow's unique talent(s).
This series has totally jumped the shark. It's gone from cutting edge writing and directing to cutting room floor fodder. You know it's sad when Masuka is the most watchable character out of all of them. One of the biggest violations of the past couple of seasons is the overuse of the talking over device(s). The main foundation of good cinema is: "Show me don't tell me". The writers and directors here don't have a clue how to execute such a basic foundation principle.
As far as this episode goes it's a hot mess like so many other hot messes in season 4. Melodrama rules and real drama is nowhere to be found. Plot holes so huge you could drive a Sherman tank through through them. Wretched dialogue. Gratuitous nudity (OK. So it's not all bad.) Bottom Line: It's almost unwatchable. Thank goodness for fast forwarding. What a total waste of Lithgow's unique talent(s).
This series has totally jumped the shark. It's gone from cutting edge writing and directing to cutting room floor fodder. You know it's sad when Masuka is the most watchable character out of all of them. One of the biggest violations of the past couple of seasons is the overuse of the talking over device(s). The main foundation of good cinema is: "Show me don't tell me". The writers and directors here don't have a clue how to execute such a basic foundation principle.