Has anyone else noticed that Arthur Mitchell has a strong Duggar Patriarch vibe? I just rewatched season 4, and every time the Mitchell family came on screen, I felt like I was watching the Duggars behind closed doors. John Lithgow's performance truly was a masterclass in cold villainy.
4 was good and Lithgow was brilliant but I'd say season 2 was the best. 2 was a lot more tense with Doakes. The sappy relationships in season 4 kinda spoiled it. LaGuerta's and Batista's relationship was one of the worst fucking things to happen to the show. What the fuck were the writers thinking?
@chrisstian0713 ACtually... It should be Arthur Meets Dexter, because THat is the first time Arthur finds out Dex's real name...and gets a better idea of who he relaly is! as opposed to "kyle Butler"
@bitchslapper12 "Dexter meet Arthur"? Actually, "Dexter met Arthur" makes sense in the past participle, but if anything if you wanted to make it work otherwise, it would be "Dexter meets Arthur".
I disagree…it was the highest moment for sure, but the rest of the series is still really good, and New Blood was surprisingly good…everything came together brilliantly in New Blood…his son taking him out, him realizing the path of destruction he had waged, him being forced, in the end, to kill good people who had invested in him…and like Breaking Bad, they did an excellent job of making us root against the flawed protagonist, after years of strangely rooting for him…his demise at the end was bittersweet…sad because he was such an intriguing character, and relieved, that the people in his orbit finally received peace and closure…and the performances in New Blood were spot on….but villains like Isaak and Jordan Chase were solid too.,.Isaak for being such a dynamic character, and Chase for being a picture perfect symbol of toxic masculinity and malignant narcissism…the Lumen plot line was cool too, as was Hannah…and Deb’s character really expanded on seasons 5-8, where she became my favorite character on the show
As cool as this scene was, it was actually dumb as heck. Arthur having just learned that "Kyle"/Dexter is member of law enforcement, follows him into a police station. And makes his presence known to Dexter, all in a bid to learn his real name.
I wouldn’t say it was dumb, he followed Dexter to find out where he lived or worked. Although I kinda wonder why Dexter immediately confronted Arthur when he could have stayed in the office and not reveal his name on purpose.
@@bluecrusaderfilms Dexter did what he did to immediately intercept and control the situation. From Dexter's perspective, he figured Trinity tracked him down (probably not literally) and was there to confront him anyway, with a plan in place. Likely he thought his meet up with Arthur was just Arthur playing chess and he didn't suspect Arthur just so happened to just spot and tail him to work within the hour. But no, Arthur's conduct didn't actually add up. He got spooked by Lundy giving him a suspicious look, but yet he follows Dexter, who he has now ascertained to be a member of law enforcement into a police station, to confront him. For all Arthur knows, Dexter is an undercover cop, or simply a crooked one who could punish him the moment he steps foot in the door. Arthur stages fake suicides, and dissappears children. He's got to be thinking the cops can be capable of much worse. Especially when it comes to a guilty man such as himself.
@@brian130 Well, why would he assume Dexter was a cop, or any type of threat? He probably confronted Dexter in the police station to try and get leverage over knowing his identity, so he could get Dexter to back off.
@@bluecrusaderfilms He would assume he was a cop because he saw him park in an employee parking space of the police station. He also spotted him in a photograph of the Miami Homicide bowling team right after he snook into the *homicide department*. At this point Arthur has become aware that the man who infiltrated his personal life is not only a member of law enforcement, but ALSO works in the homicide department. He's a serial killer, who recently got pegged by a FBI agent. An FBI agent who was inexplicably murdered. So at this point in time Arthur is aware of two things, law enforcement may finally be on to him. Probably. And someone who's just infiltrated his life, spied on him and thwarted his attempt to murder a child, is actually a member of law enforcement. Who apparently works in the detective department, for homicides. And this point Arthur should be freaked out. Way more freaked out than when he realized Lundy was scoping out his kill site, and looking him over with suspicion. Yet he decides to trespass into the homicide department. Hardly logical.
@@brian130 I think he assumes he'll be fine because Dexter did try to attack and kill him prior, not something any sort of undercover cop would do. He might've just taken a risk to get close and learn something about the real Kyle Butler and the cards were in his favour.
