Blog Post #4: Meme & Fan Art

I am not one to get really into a T.V. show, so when I really get into one, it must be good. One of my favorites is Showtime's Dexter. Most have probably seen snippets of it or at least heard of it. It's one of those shows of which you can't just watch one episode at a time. Thank heavens for Netflix, right?

If you are a Dexter fan, you'll probably think this is hilarious, too. It takes on the generic phrase of "I'm here to [task a] and [task b], and I'm all out of [something that task a or task b requires]." For some quick background if you haven't seen Dexter, he is a serial killer who ironically only kills serial killers. He leads a double life, serial killer by night but a forensics specialist by day. The "eat ice cream" part really has no significance to the plot, but I am guessing that this meme was meant to depict how casually Dexter murders serial killers. 

This next meme references the 90's cartoon Dexter's Laboratory. I grew up watching the cartoon, and that was the only relation I ever gave to the name "Dexter" until Showtime's Dexter came along. It looks like I wasn't the only one. This meme ties Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory to Dexter from the Showtime series and requires some knowledge of both. Dee Dee is Dexter's obnoxious sister on Dexter's Laboratory. Both Dexters are geniuses, which is why this actually kind of works.

This fan art of Dexter requires quite a bit of technological skill as it seems to be made in Photoshop. They may have selected a picture of Dexter that already existed and messed with it quite a bit. Either way, the photo obviously depicts Dexter's "Mr. Hyde" side. He is holding a slide of blood, which is his method of collecting trophies from every single one of his victims. The red glow on his face matches the red of blood. This fan art completely depicts his killer side and his need for blood.