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Old 10-11-2011, 11:42 AM   #1128
Cecil Terwilliger
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Originally Posted by BlackEleven View Post
They do have one thing in common: they both slowly build up the tension and set things up for more action and plot twists later in each season. They start out slow and go out with a bang. Just look at the Breaking Bad thread from the season after the first few episodes. People were complaining that it was slow and boring then too.

Personally, I like that style. Constant action seems forced, unrealistic and then anticlimactic when the end of the season comes. Give Dexter time, it'll ramp up just like Breaking Bad did. They pay-off has always been worth the wait with both shows, I have no reason to think it'll change now.
That is certainly correct. Both shows are very tense and have some cliffhangers.

The one major difference is that Dexter has always been a bit quirky, both the show and the character. Breaking Bad is straight up serious. I'd probably compare Breaking Bad to something like the Wire instead of Dexter.
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