1x08 You Got Me, Babe

So now that Becks and Joe are over (1x07) we maintain that high digetic pace as Becks and Joe enter new phases of their life. We have a new character introduced Karen Minty and honestly I like her. I think the actress is attractive and I think the character brings a different level of interest into this circle of romance/stalking. For a while things seem fine and on the surface nothing is wrong but they encounter each other and like two opposing magnetic poles they are drawn to each other in a manner most would consider unhealthy. Of course it's nice well not nice but interesting to see Becks taking an assertive position in their relationship. In a traditional romantic comedy or romantic show this would be the episode where you would root for the romance in spite of the insurmountable obstacles in front of them but this is You and you, the audience, know Joe inside and out. It makes you feel awkward to be put in the position of hoping they get back together even though you know this is a bad outcome. This is an outcome that you shouldn't want to happen. Interestingly enough when Joe breaks up with his new love interest and she doesn't get immaturly emotional he's confused because as I've said before Dexter is psychotically devoid of emotion. Joe is psychotically additicted to emotion.

As with the last episode Candace comes up only this time not around Joe and it raises flags and makes for some interesting tension that taints an otherwise "charming" moment in ways that should ripple out to have massive repurcussions when events inevitably come to a head.