The original post: /r/television by /u/boezerek on 2024-12-22 08:40:02.
I am currently 3 seasons into Dexter, and something that shocks me is how consistently poorly Debra is written. At first, I enjoyed her young and foul mouthed approach to things in season 1, clearly a newbie and having to learn the responsibilities of her job. However, everytime she seems to have an inch of character development, they just have her get angry and over emotional for really ridiculous reasons. It’s made abundantly clear that she lacks the emotional maturity to handle a job as a detective, and scenes where she’s throwing a temper tantrum over anything that she doesn’t like get on my nerves. I’d understand her getting upset if it felt like she was being mistreated or underestimated by her colleagues, but she simply acts cocky and arrogant, and then whines when she doesn’t get her way. I think what Quinn said about her in season 3 sums her up perfectly. “You only have one tool in your toolbox. A hammer”.
Aside from that, really enjoying this show and can’t wait to finish. Also, I feel I should express, I have no problem with Debra’s actress, this is simply a frustration with the writing of the show. Not her performance, not her looks, just the writing.