I’m having that same sensation with Dexter, which having worked within a set of rules I understood completely now appears to be spiralling out of control. This instability worries me because, while I appreciate the value of not being able to guess what comes next, I’m very concerned that this might take the show and character off in a direction that trashes what they’ve achieved so far. Much as I find myself drawn, Dexter-like, to Jaime Murray as ex-junkie proto-sociopath Lila, she has the potential to entirely destabilise this show, and not in an entertaining way. Perhaps I’m being paranoid, time will tell. I won’t give too much away about the plot in this episode, but I will offer that Dexter’s attempt to scupper the evidence in Bay Harbor Butcher case fails miserably. And that the common thread connecting all Dexter’s victims leaves many people wondering if leaving this serial killer free might do more good than harm. How much longer can Dexter go on before it becomes too much of a stretch to believe he hasn’t been caught and revealed? I’d never thought about this before, but as much as I like it, I’m not sure I want to see season 3. But maybe episode 5 might change my mind on that point.
