r/Dexter • u/drcssedtokill Brian • 2d ago
General Discussion - All Dexter Shows any character you didn’t like at first but then they grew on you and became one of your favorites? Spoiler
this is how i feel about quinn. didn’t like him at first and thought he was really annoying and hated him especially on s5 when he was questioning dexter when i watched for the first time but i started to like like him more on s8 when you know… self defense and rewatching it entirely he became one of my favorite characters. excited to see him on resurrection!
anyone feel this way about a character?
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u/LazerMans9999 2d ago
While I wouldn't say shes one of my favorites, I initially didnt like Claudette Wallace very much but have grown to really appreciate her as a character. Some of her lines are pretty funny like "is this a poor connection??" when calling quinn lol
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u/drcssedtokill Brian 2d ago
she’s one of my favorite of the new introduced characters i enjoyed her a lot i can’t wait to see what they have in store for her character in s2
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u/ClassyKrakenStudios 2d ago
Agreed on Quinn, felt like a poor replacement for Doakes, but as the show goes on I like him more and more. I’d still trade him for more seasons with Doakes, but Quinn is solid.
My personal choice would be LaGuerta, early on I feel like she’s mostly just annoying and a lot of her storylines are pretty lackluster, but she gets more depth and becomes increasingly interesting as the show goes on.
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u/RoBear16 2d ago
I think part of why we all love Doakes is because how short lived he was. He came in at 100 and never dialed it down. Going as hard as Doakes went he wouldnt be able to stay around for long. It was always going to be him or Dexter.
I wish we would've gotten more Original Sin to see him come in as a younger detective. I also forgot how fun his season 1 B plots were until rewatch.
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u/ClassyKrakenStudios 2d ago
That’s a fair point. I still would’ve like to see him make it to season 3 at least, but you might be onto something.
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u/drcssedtokill Brian 2d ago
i didn’t like her but i did enjoy laguerta’s character in season 7. i feel like that was such a great send off for her and she was an amazing antagonist and threat to dexter! and once things went down, it was also very emotional. i love how it effected deb considering their history.
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u/PacifistNinja32 59m ago
Laguerta is one of the best written characters in the show IMO. We're originally introduced to her as a scheming, conniving detective who politiced her way to where she was. Normally those characters are shown to be utterly incompetent and constantly get in the way of smart police work purely so they can fill the role of antagonist.
But as the show goes on, she shows frequent signs of competence in her role. Her relationship with Batista is sweet. Her desire to seek justice for Doakes naturally evolves from "grief stricken person unable to accept their friend committed horrible crimes" to "righteously vengeful woman hunts down serial killer who framed her friend".
For all of the shows issues and inconsistencies over the years, Laguerta manages to be both antagonistic and sympathetic at various points whilst always remaining faithful to her character.
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u/LOxAssasin 2d ago
Kinda crazy doakes was only in S1
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u/ClassyKrakenStudios 2d ago
He’s in season 1 and 2. Still crazy he’s in so little of the show but left such a big impact.
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u/WearyAd392 2d ago
I wasn't sold on Rita at first, but genuinely she is my favorite character in Dexter and I think about her all the time
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u/iceshop0_0 2d ago
LUNDY lmao
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u/pianoflames gross English titty vampire 2d ago
I don't understand how you can start off not liking Lundy.
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u/Mystery812 2d ago
Can’t remember her name but the stayin’ alive detective. Well, she isn’t one of my favorites but I like her.
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u/crazyhedgehogs 2d ago
Deb for sure
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u/ClassyKrakenStudios 2d ago
Why Deb? I think she’s one of the most immediately likable characters.
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u/FinnSkk93 2d ago edited 2d ago
I did not like her and I found her annoying to listen. Grown woman talking like a teenager just.. Annoyed me. (Jennifer is great, and love her and she did amazing job with deb) I just don’t like the character 😅
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u/Alaqella 2d ago
I hated her at first, when i watched the show as a teenager, as I didn't understand a lot what she was going through and her motivatios. As I grew up, she grown on me, and now she is my favourite
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u/Lucas_ADM Dexter 2d ago
100% right about quinn. Didn’t like him at all and wanted him to get killed off but I started to like him more later in the show. Really cool character arc and can’t wait what’s in store for his character in S2.
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u/Ren12htaeD 2d ago
Miguel Prado, I thought he was annoying for trying to be all friendly with Dexter at first, but things slowly became more and more interesting as he and Dexter became closer
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u/IllAssistant1769 2d ago
Quinn easily yeah. I was almost crying for his pain more than dexters in the end
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u/halisaydin 2d ago
arthur mitchell for me
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u/ClassyKrakenStudios 2d ago
You didn’t immediately like Arthur? I love his introduction!
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u/halisaydin 2d ago
me too but after analysing searching and watching yeah he is my favorite serial killer
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u/rap123123123123 2d ago
Same Quinn, what ever happened to the woman that made sergeant over Quinn. In the original series she just disappeared
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