In a new tradition here at the Pool, as both a way of summing up the year in television and celebrating the holidays, we will be releasing the first Twelve Days of TV Christmas series leading up to the day where I hope to receive multiple DVD box sets of my favorite shows. Whereas the Poolies celebrate the best television of the season by a number of voters, the Twelve Days of Christmas is my attempt at giving credit to the top series of the year by me and only me. Having said that, a couple of my favorite shows have been left off the list for a multitude of reasons. In the case of Chuck and Justified, it's mostly because I couldn't fit them into a numbered slot as well as some others. With Sons or Always Sunny, I just wasn't as happy with their respective seasons in 2010. So without further ado, here is the Fifth Day of TV Christmas. Feel free to sing along.
On the fifth day of Christmas my tv gave to me...
five deeeaaad rapiiiiists, four ad partners, three Jo Bros, two Terriers, and a paper boss in Scranton, PA.
Today's series to earn a spot in the best of 2010 song is Dexter. After a fantastic fourth season guest starring John Lithgow, which got me started on the Dexter train, they really backed it up with a great season five. There weren't as many chilling moments like we saw from the Lithgow/Michael C. Hall dynamic a year ago, but Julia Stiles brought all kinds of greatness to the show. Maybe it's my Stiles bias - I have definitely had a thing for her since my strange Down to You phase - but I thought she was fantastic as the leading guest star. Her relationship with Dexter created a whole new side to Dexter that we never got to see while he was with Rita, and we got to see him with a partner for at least half of a season. This year's big bad, Johnny Lee Miller's Jordan Chase, was also great. He and his four rapist buddies from childhood got got by the end of the season, and it was fun watching each of them react so differently to Dexter's madness.
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