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After the debacle that was New Blood, I was very sceptical about Original Sin. Especially with the casting...this is not the Dexter cast, they are irreplacable...well...I couldn't have been more wrong. This cast alone was amazing and they clearly did their homework. That combined with typical, classic Dexter storytelling...it was simply beautiful...

If I have to nitpick, I do think they messed up a bit with the flashbacks. That kid Dexter was way older and taller...kinda bugged me, continuity wise. And maybe Slater as Harry was bit of a weird choice tho he's a great actor and did a fantastic job.

Anyway, Dexter fans are gonna love it even with the new cast!

As a movie, yes, Matt Reeves knows what he's doing. It looks and feels impeccable. But I'm here as a long-time Batman fan, and I simply hate the fact that the recent movies distance themselves further from what Batman used to be all about. It's no longer colorful, there isn't the slightest bit of humour to be found.

Nolan first brought us a modernized version of Batman and it's world which was already a bleak turn from the classic caped crusader, I never thought it would get worse...enter Matt Reeves to rip away the comic book of old from the children's hands and replace it with a depressing and dark take.

Batman used to be fun, exciting, something for children as well as for adults, but in this day and age movie makers and comic book writers seem hellbent on ripping away a hero kids can look up to.

Zack Snyder's movies were far from perfect in it's exectution, but they at least had the classic charm.

"The Batman" has none of that...An emo Bruce, a softspoken and dumber than nails Batman, a Riddler who wears a garbage bag and can't come up with one clever or challenging riddle, a trash Batmobile, no Wayne Manor or thrilling Batcave and a horendous Batsuit...this will be the Batman legacy... Cheer for the movie making, sure, but for Batman?

The sole reason "The Handmaid's Tale" is thriving so well here is because of the times we're living in...that's it, it speaks to many groups, I get that. But from a storytelling aspect, a filmmaking point of view, this could've been handled much MUCH better... Elisabeth Moss' character is easily my most hated protagonist I've ever encountered in a series. I couldn't possibly care less for June and secretly hoped she would fail in all her endeavours, which, she all claimed stemmed from her brilliant mind... Moss' portrayal didn't help either, the directing of said character didn't help either. The moving slowly, thinking even more slowly, the staring, the smirk, the grin,...it was so annoying, irritating to the point this whole show felt like an unrealistic goofy drama. The showmakers were most definitely not aiming for that. There's no way that a person would act or behave the way June does with all that's at stake...

I can't stress this enough, June, Offred or whatever...worst character in a drama series...ever.