Best of 2011: Television
Show: Dexter
Season: Six
Starring: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, David Zayas

After an incredibly lacklustre season five, Dexter got rid of showrunner Chip Johannessen, and replaced him with Scott Buck. All I can say is, thank Christ. Dexter season six is one of the best yet, on par with season two, and series best season four. Colin Hanks and Edward James Olmos were compelling big bad’s, Dexter had gone back to his old ways, all whilst experiencing a crisis of faith, and Deb had gone from her comfort zone of detective to the harrowing new position of lieutenant, all of which were incredibly entertaining. Don’t even get me started on the twists and turns this season took either. There was never a dull moment, as old characters surfaced, relationships took whole new turns, and things were never quite what they seemed. Chip, if you ever read this, take notes from Scott. This is how Dexter is done.