The scene where his secretary tells Nucky, his brother and his driver that Michael Darmody is dead and nobody acts the way you'd expect was brilliant. The caliber of the writing in that scene was a microcosm of the show, and is why I love it.

The scene where his secretary tells Nucky, his brother and his driver that Michael Darmody is dead and nobody acts the way you'd expect was brilliant. The caliber of the writing in that scene was a microcosm of the show, and is why I love it.

Travis' sister getting whacked? Telegraphed weeks ago. Gellar long dead? Duh. Dead call girl? One of next season's sub-plots. Caption for this picture? 'Deb farts. Then says 'fuck''. It's deeply dull Dexter these days. I'll stick with Boardwalk Empire, at least there's some tension and drama before someone ends up…