The case of the Ice Truck Killer and the first season of Dexter came to a close on ITV1 last night - and by setting up as many new questions as those it answered, the wait for the second series to hit terrestrial screens is going to be as hard to stomach as the show at its most grisliest.
Starting out as more of your typical whodunnit? the revelation of the killer's identity halfway through the series was a master stroke as attentions turned from Who? to Why? meaning tensions rocketed episode by episode whenever Dexter and Rudy's path crossed as we tried to work out what Rudy wanted from Dexter and what our favourite flawed Forensics Officer would do when he found the truth.
The tease continued right to the very end of the final episode as Rudy appeared to have escaped for another season but Dexter managed to stay true to the Code Of Harry and managed to finally dispatch the ITK by turning the tables and teaching Rudy some tricks that Dexter had learned along the way.
The scene was set for season 2 as the undercurrent of tension that was bubbling throughout between Dexter and Doakes stepped into the spotlight as they clashed whilst on the hunt for the killer, resulting in a brief fight scene. Doakes is one of my favourite TV characters of recent times, on the surface a black Wahlberg-esque cop, both sweary and insensitive - his back story revealed a more complex and interesting depth to him. The shot of Doakes watching Dexter in the show's denouement promises a further exploration not only of the rift with Dexter, but of the character himself - which certainly wets the appetite for the next 12 episodes, but hopefully without the two year wait this time.
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