Dexter Gothic
The most inspired shot in episode 7 (“Nebraska”) of Dexter’s sixth season (best summarized as “Dexter goes to Nebraska in his head”), occurs in the midst of act 4, just after Dexter has murdered a tire-fixing, pot-growing, knife-stealing, callous-obsessing motel manager. After stabbing the man clean through with a pitchfork, Dexter steps back to survey his work; his phantom brother, here an embodiment of Dexter’s wilder nature, steps back, too, and voilá, a homage to American Regionalism!
American Gothic via Dexter (season 6, episode 7; pictured are Christian Camargo, left, and Michael C. Hall. The episode was directed by Romeo Tirone.)
