Dexter:
Narrative: The overall theme is about a serial killer that only kills other killers and works for the miami metro policeforce.
The content consists of the main character Dexter going through his every day life being a blood analyst for the miami metro and then at night he tracks down killers that havent been charged due to lack of evidence and kills them.
The structure is usually Dexter going into work helpng to solve crime and then going home to his family (which changes throughout the different seasons) for a couple of hours and then when they are in bed going and hunting down people who have literaly got away with murder.
Iconography: There are lots of props used in dexter suchas guns, badges,knives, childrens toys, a boat, and many more.
The costumes vary throughout each episode as the police force the protagonist works at has no uniform so it is mainly just smart wear suchas suits and shirts. Although Dexter the protagonist has a uniform that he wears when he goes out into the night, he wears a certain green top that is form fitting and plain he also wears leather gloves and sometimes he wears an apron so that he leaves no trace.
Characters: The protagonist in this particular programme is a strange one, he is the protagonist because the way the programme is made it endears you to this character who works with the crime lab to help solve cases, but he also sees it as his duty to track down killers who were never charged and permanantly delte them from existance. His name is Dexter and he is in his thirties, the show explains that the reason he kills people is because when he was a toddler he watched his mum be brutally murdered and sat in a pool of her blood for hours before he was found.
There are two types of victim in dexter, there are the victims who are murdered by the villains and then there are the actual villains who are killed by dexter. It is all very confusing.
The villains are usually serial killers that the police cant charge for the murders because of lack of evidence but everyone knows it was them. sometimes the police get them but most of the time Dexter does. There are sometimes some other villains that dexter chases famous serial killers who have never been identified and kills them.
The helpers in Dexter are the cops Dexter works with, especially his sister Debbie who is a detective and is always there for Dexter. Sometimes the helpers in the programme hinder Dexter because he prefers to kill the killers than for them to be arrested. Another helper to Dexter is his dead adoptive dad who gives him guidance and appears in times of trouble (Dexters imagination). His dad knew about Dexters problem of needing to release by killing and he gave him a set of rules to follow and the most important was to never kill anybody innocent.
Setting: The main setting is in the miami metro police station, and in particular a section where all the detectives desks are situated because they all confer and chat there. Another room that is used alot is the room where they have a big whiteboard with thier current case on it and have a briefing and figure out the plan of action. Another important room is Dexter's room in the station where he analysis the blood found at crime scenes and researches his next victim. The last important place is Dexters flat where he plans alot and talks to his "dad" alot.
It is set in Miami in the city and is not very rural.
