Shrink Wrap

I just finished watching an episode of Dexter called Shrink Wrap. In this one, he goes after a therapist, and after freaking out momentarily, he goes back to his girlfriends house. Now, Dexter has been avoiding sleeping with her, because he doesn't want to get too close to her, should she discover his Murderous side, but tonight, after having some traumatizing flashbacks, he goes back to her house, and spends the night.

aw.

The show is about a serial killer who goes after other serial killers. It's been collecting good reviews for the entirety of it's run, and while my comments on this particular episode are a bit strange (considering it's a show about a murderer), I can see why the show is good.

Aside from it's plot. anyway...

What struck me was how much a person can actually connect with this killer. Sure, we're not all psychopaths, but in this episode, we relate to one thing: Being afraid of someone seeing something in ourselves that they don't like.

Dexter has been avoiding intimacy, afraid of what Rita (the girlfriend) will see, afraid she will see him for who is he: plain old creepy.

well I don't know about anyone else, but I sure feel like a creep. I have intimacy issues most of the time, with people I care about at least, because I'm afraid that when I let them in, they will run away from me. Sometimes I feel like a serial killer at heart, I feel so creepy and wrong.

But there he went, our favourite murderer, letting someone in with no negative consequence... yet.

It's just a T.V show, but this time it got a message across, other than hunting people is wrong and creepy and just a novelty.

Anyone can let go, and be okay.

Here's the Dexter season 3 trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsu2YYUozP4