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A few thoughts after finishing the season: -Harry was a terrible cop and a terrible father. His portrayal in this season is not at all the way he was portrayed as a hero in the OG run. -The police chief as the season's big villain was ridiculous. I get that a lot of men do crazy things after a divorce, especially if kids are involved, but come on. -The B plot with Deb/Gio went nowhere. Total waste of time. -How does Dexter already have such awesome skills (breaking and entering, hand-to-hand combat, etc.), considering he just started killing?

I guess we're not going to hear anything else about Deb's boyfriend? What was the point of any of that? Why show us that he's up to no good if it never goes anywhere? Oh, right, that's what this show does over and over again.

Dexter does a kill in the Jai-Alai arena after hours? Really? First, how did he get in? Second, the chances of getting caught would be very high since it's, you know, a functioning business. Why not just do it in the guy's house, where he'd already restrained him?

I guess Angel has been wearing the exact same outfit (and hat) for 20+ years?

I couldn't believe the Merlin guy was only 47. Apparently Karamo couldn't, either. I thought he was closer to 60. Agree with whomever above said that he probably won't keep up with the new routine. I'd love a "where are they now?" ep of this show.

Haven't finished the whole season, but it seems like the emphasis is now on the Fab 5's goofy antics than actually telling us about the process. They really don't seem to be doing much for the candidates, and if they are, that footage is on the cutting room floor. Per usual, Antoni is barely cooking.

How did Kreese make it all the way to Korea as an escaped convict? He was able to just jump on a plane with no security hassles? I know this show doesn't abide by real world logic, but come on.

$175 is a steal for a dinner like that. I won't even discuss what I recently spent on a one-star meal in Stockholm. But it was considerably more.

The whole time I was watching this ep, I kept thinking "this sounds like a Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score." The credits revealed that to be true. Interesting that they got hired for a one-off episode of TV.

Despite knowing what happens, I'm enjoying the new episodes. It's truly amazing how many people are willing to defend or suck up to Durst just because he's rich. They all think they'll eventually get a piece of the pie.

I still don't understand how a registered sex offender can legally work on a set filled with kids.

Finished the last ep last night. Anh seemed really nice, and fortunately didn't need Antoni's help. Getting the Beyond Meat packaging in every shot seemed to be his job for the cooking segments.

Not surprising that the show is more interested in their perceived narrative than actually helping people.

Almost done with this season, and Antoni still doesn't seem capable of doing his job. His "cooking" segments have gotten sadder as the show goes on. Nachos? Any stoned college student could throw that together. And with Alison, he had a chance to teach her a little bit about mixology and maybe find her a interesting cocktail that would be tasty. Nope, he made her a screwdriver. So lazy. I get that his major selling point is his looks, but at least give some sort of effort for these people. Too bad Bobby's leaving and not him.

Man, this was a rough episode. Who knows how many people Roy has killed and disappeared. If the FBI searches his property, he's screwed. But I hope Dot gets to deliver his coup de grace.