Dexter - Dexter/Harry

Tomorrow's skies · 01-11-2009, 04:43 PM

The 1st Dexter / Harry Appreciation thread

Remember this forever, you are my son,
you are not alone, and you are loved.

Supporters:

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"Harry was a great cop here in Miami. He taught me how to think like one; he taught me how to cover my tracks. I’m a very neat monster."

"Harry was the only one who saw me, really saw me. So he taught me to hide, and that’s what’s kept me safe. But sometimes, I'm not sure where Harry's vision of me ends and the real me starts."

"I always thought hardening arteries squeezed the life out of my father, but it was me. Harry gazed into the eyes of his creation and saw evil, pure and simple. My evil. It killed him."

ride the lightning · 01-11-2009, 04:55 PM

Cool, I did enjoy the Harry/Dexter interaction we saw in S1 and parts of S2 but I'm mad he lied to Dex

Tomorrow's skies · 01-11-2009, 05:20 PM

I know, I haven't really been able to make up my mind on Harry

But with all the flashbacks and the Harry in Dexter's mind, he seems to be sticking around

ride the lightning · 01-11-2009, 05:35 PM

I don't think he is going anywhere .. I mean, Dexter still lives by his code. I can't make up my mind either

Tomorrow's skies · 01-11-2009, 11:26 PM

He's a tricky one, all right

Astra · 01-12-2009, 03:23 PM

Definitely a good thread topic.... the whole complex father/son dynamic that is still very much a part of Dexter's life even after Harry's death...

TresNachos · 01-12-2009, 03:39 PM

nah, agreed that he will definitely stick around.
he played too much of a role in their lives.

Astra · 01-13-2009, 05:57 PM

and I really like the Harry aspect of the episodes too...

WBoverlay · 01-15-2009, 06:05 AM

I like the fact that even though Harry is dead, Dexter still imagines him and looks for guidance from him. In season 3 we saw Dexter ignore Harry's imagined advice about not getting involved with Miguel. In the end, Dexter realized Harry was right and will probably still seek his approval in his own mind.

Tomorrow's skies · 03-01-2009, 07:24 PM

I've liked it too. Gives some insight, and their dynamic can be quite amusing also.

ride the lightning · 03-26-2009, 04:35 PM

Do you think we will have flashbacks to Harry in the next season or will it be like S3?

AmeliaBeck · 01-02-2010, 08:16 PM

I wanted to throw out an idea that I've been thinking of as of late and I think this thread might be the most suitable place for it. So Harry took Dexter in when he was a little kid after his mother's death because he knew that if he didn't teach Dexter how to control his darkness, he would end up a criminal, basically. But I wonder, how did Harry realize how dark Dex's 'dark passenger' would be? Like Harry knew that Dexter would have an ever present urge to kill, and he knew exactly how to formulate a set of rules so Dexter would never overstep his boundaries, but how could Harry have known Dexter was going to turn out that way? I sometimes wonder if a similar event happened in Harry's life that created a similar dark force in him. Maybe that's why he became a cop perhaps, to channel that aggression out.

This is probably just all in my head, but I really wonder sometimes

ride the lightning · 01-03-2010, 04:49 PM

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I sometimes wonder if a similar event happened in Harry's life that created a similar dark force in him. Maybe that's why he became a cop perhaps, to channel that aggression out.

Hmm I never thought of this before. But it is odd how Harry knew Dexter was going to have urges and he knew he needed to make a code etc. I always felt bad that Harry left Rudy in there all by himself though.

I guess we'll never know though seeing as the show isn't interested in Harry's back story

AmeliaBeck · 01-03-2010, 07:34 PM

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I always felt bad that Harry left Rudy in there all by himself though.

I know

Was Rudy only four when Laura died? If I remember from the books, Rudy was 4 and Dex was 3 (this might be different from the show though). 4 is still a young age, he could of definitely been taken in and cared for. He wasn't like 8 or anything.

It would be interesting to have an episode devoted to Harry's past. I'm interested in knowing if the 'born in blood' theme started before Dexter, with Harry.

ride the lightning · 01-03-2010, 07:56 PM

I think he was older then 4

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I'm interested in knowing if the 'born in blood' theme started before Dexter, with Harry.

Would be a nice little twist


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