Episodes 1 and 2, of what is now by far my favorite show on television, Dexter, are now available free online.
If you are unfamiliar with the show, the deal is that Dexter, a Miami Dade forensics expert, is also a serial killer. But he is a killer with a twist, he "takes out the trash", as in killing "bad guys" rather than innocent targets. The show has several plot lines intertwined, but the main theme is that Dexter has always been different and always needed to kill. His foster father, a legendary cop, recognized this early on an satiated him with hunting and such, and then when he got older suggested an outlet to him might be taking out the worst elements of society. Dexter is a serial killer with principles you see (and he validates his justifications by finding evidence on the bad guys before he offs them).
It's a strange take I admit, but it is exceedingly well written and has some great actors. All in all great show, and now the price is right (at least for the first two episodes), check it out.
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RE: Catch Dexter, if you haven't already, free online
It's not Battlestar good, but it is awful damned good.