Dexter

這幾天在看美劇 Criminal minds ，短短三兩天就把第一季給看完了……這幾天做得夢都和這個相關，一直到昨天，半夢半醒之際我夢到劇中人在追蹤連續殺人犯，討論的也都是相關話題，突然間，我覺得感冒加劇，鼻子塞得更厲害，呈現一種極度不舒服的感覺……就在那一刻，朋友的來電將我叫醒，花了點時間清醒後，我告訴自己──我看太多連續殺人犯的影集，腦袋有些消化不良了。

在網上，一個路人甲美國網友得知我在看這影集，然後他說：「 Dexter ，這個現在在美國最夯。」這網友何人也……不認識，反正就是個過路客，不過他講的這個 Dexter 倒是引起我的興趣。

在網路上找到 Dexter 的資料……

http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do

《 Dexter 》的 Pilot 首映于 10 月 1 号 Showtime 的 22 点，《 Six Feet Under 》的男主角之一 Michael C. Hall 在该剧当中扮演冷血的变态杀手 Dexter Morgan 。本剧改变自 Jeff Lindsay 的小说 "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" 。 Dexter 童年时曾遭到虐待和抛弃，现在是一名成功的法医病理学家。他的秘密的第 2 职业是追踪并残忍的杀掉那些逃脱法律制裁的穷凶极恶的罪犯。

（以上是從對岸的土豆網找來的中文簡介）

好，我愛看這類的影集，舉凡 CSI 、 NCIS 、 Criminal Minds 、 Bones ……我基本上都愛看……其實一般人都應該愛看，要不然也不會一演演個好幾季停不了。像 CSI 一個 LV 不夠，還陸續看了幾家分店 CSI MIAMI 、 CSI NY 、 without a trace ……這類的。從這些影集我學到幾個英文字單縮寫 DOA(dead on arrive) 、 DB(dead body) 、 COD(cause of death) ……不止這類的影集，這類的電影我也愛看……嗯，不過索命黃道帶是個例外……雖說是例外，我還是把它看完了。當然連續殺人犯不一定會被抓，正義也並不一定永遠戰勝邪惡，所以這個 Dexter 的簡介格外吸引人──一個專殺連續殺人犯的連續殺人犯。在一般人眼裡，他簡直是另類的正義化身，間接的合理化他的殺戮行為。

其實殺人永遠不對，但是，有些人還真是該死。所以，男主角為了滿足自己殺戮的欲望，但是又不能殺些無辜的人，所以他轉向那些死有餘辜的人，滿足自己的欲望，同時也做了些別人眼裡的好事。

在還沒開始觀看影集之前，我的想像是停留在紅與黑之間。暗黑的空間中，朝著八方高速噴射四濺的紅色鮮血……嗯，不錯。

好，影集一開始，沒幾分鐘，馬上有個男人被綁到一處空屋，鏡頭再一轉，另一個長相平庸的男子，穿著類似手術服的男人，手執刀把靠近一個全身赤裸，被保鮮膜層層緊裹的中年男人，俐落的在他臉上劃上一刀，採集鮮血鮮本後，再讓他認罪，然後拿電鑽掛了那中年男人。

嗯，不錯的開始，點出男主角的作為。也符合了我對該劇最初的想像──黑與紅交錯。

不過下一幕就完全不是這麼一回事。

明亮的色調、湛藍的海水、搖曳的棕梠樹……對啊，場景在邁阿密。然後，影集的速度開始變慢、慢、慢……照理說，這類的影集，不就是要快、快、再快嗎？它怎麼慢了下來？

看了三集後，我開始不介意它的慢了，反而慢慢享受它的慢，而且對該劇有另種不同的看法……

這個應該是喜劇吧！

這是在我看這影集笑了好幾次以後的心得，漸漸的，我不再把它當成法醫鑑識類的影集來看，而是黑色喜劇。而且這黑色喜劇，有我最喜歡的元素在裡頭，真是越看越有趣。

He'll charm fellow officers with a doughnut, wile away a Sunday with his girlfriend Rita, or chop up a victim and package their body parts in plastic bags. Hiding beneath the mundane exterior and contrived façade of Dexter, a charming blood spatter expert for the Miami Police Department, is an obsession with meting his own twisted brand of justice: stalking and murdering the guilty.

			Rita's everything Dexter's looking for in a girlfriend: broken and sexually disinterested. Surviving a violent ex-husband and harboring the mental scars to prove it, Rita is struggling to raise two kids on her own. Together, Dexter and Rita attempt to create a sense of normalcy in their often twisted lives.

			Are you a Debra Morgan expert? Contribute to the wiki character guide for Debra now. As Dexter puts it about his cop sister, "if I could have feelings at all, I'd have them for Deb." Her career ambitions — getting out of vice and into homicide — fall short due to insecurity and the belief within the department that she does her best police work in a 'sex suit'. Deb looks up to Dexter but senses there is more to him than meets the eye. actor bio
			Are you a Sgt. Doakes expert? Contribute to the wiki character guide for Sgt. Doakes now. An ill-tempered vet, Doakes is the one cop on the force, supposed experts in judging character, who suspects something isn't quite right with Dexter. actor bio
			Whether a wink, a sly look or hand on his shoulder, Lt. LaGuerta, the division's boss and resident dictator, makes no attempt to hide her sexual interest in Dexter.
			A fellow homicide detective, Batista works closely with Dexter on forensics cases and while he may not share Dexter's blood lust, he definitely appreciates the art of killing.
			Harry Morgan, Dexter's adopted father and a former homicide detective, was first to spot Dexter's passion for human vivisection and helped his son channel his homicidal impulses in a more constructive pursuit: delivering vigilante justice.
			Masuka is the wise-cracking forensic expert who assists Dexter in crime scene investigations, who's never too busy to make an inappropriate pass at Debra.