Oh, K. Thrace. It's been a sad day, indeed. First Zimmerman talk, then the Take Back the Night discussion. I just read that my state government is putting forth a constitutional amendment to give fetuses a right to life.

I actually paused the show in the opening scene because I thought it was my live-in "son" asking for "dad," not Harrison asking for Dexter. I am not used to hearing a child's voice on this show.

If you're James Deen, it's been a hell of a year. First, filming a foursome with LiLo while your director watches, naked. Then, Farrah Abraham pays you to make a sex tape. Honestly, I'm not sure which would be more depressing for Mr. Deen. I hope he returns to having sex with professional porn stars and not these…

Though I dislike this book for many reasons, the worst was that Flynn decided to nickname a character "Go." It felt very forced. And lame.

I love you.

The first third is the best, the second third is good, and the final third regresses into a very typical mystery story plot (predictable, conventional). I was disappointed, given all the hype it received. Moderate your expectations and perhaps you'll fare better.

Will I enjoy Before Midnight if I've seen neither of the other films? Or do I need to start with Before Sunrise?

You don't have to die on the job to receive substantial death benefits. My main point is that I don't think Dexter's lifestyle grossly outpaces his salary, at least in the world of TV. And in the world of Dexter, it's one of the lesser hard-to-believe things.

Vogel didn't believe that Sussmann was the killer, despite Dexter's insistence that "forensics don't lie."

Yes, @Cutlass12:disqus , I remember this critique as well, mostly because it was ridiculously literal in its interpretation. The opening isn't a step-by-step walk through of Dexter's every morning.

*embarrassingly raises hand*

I've watched my share of Bar Rescue, and there's no way Papa's is a thriving restaurant with Batista back on at Miami Metro. I wish that plot thread would have died like so many others instead of being forced into the show randomly and without purpose.

@Cutlass12:disqus , I can't remember the details of Harry's death. Death benefits for the families of fallen police officers can be substantial. As the daughter of a police officer, my mother would (jokingly?) count down the days to my dad's retirement as our last chance to get rich.

I don't get why Deb and Dexter are trying to cover up her killing of El Sapo. It doesn't seem as if Florida law necessarily comes down hard on the side of "murder" if you chase someone down and shoot him.

There's no way "The Brain Surgeon" will be used by the masses. "The Melon Baller" better captures the show's ridiculousness.

I'm optimistic that the show could do some uncharacteristically bold character/plot development in this final season. The preview for the rest of the season looked interesting, which is more than I can say for what I felt during the "Hello, whore" or Yvonne Strahovski seasons.

I had to stop watching because of how sad it made me. The most depressing episode was an alcoholic father who got sober only to die of cancer a few weeks (months?) post-intervention. His teenage daughter was crying into the camera about how proud she was of her father for living the last days of his life sober.

I had a two-hour usage and rules meeting today with fellow grammar police officers (editors). The agenda included coordinate adjectives and the number of spaces between sentences. Sometimes we lash out with unnecessarily strict and arbitrary rules; cut us some slack! We live boring lives.

"One time I got banged through a glass ceiling. I changed everything for women. Turns out I'm a feminist!"

Thank you for raising this point. This gets lost in the "AW HELL NAW" talk in the TWD comments, but I think the CGI splatter makes the show look like a cheap SyFy movie.