Talk:Professor James Gellar/@comment-99.234.174.10-20111112185220

What's more interesting is the hallucination that Travis had after Dexter gets the call that Brother Sam is in critical condition. He sees blood on Gellar's head while he's talking to him and then stops seeing it. It's probably a reminder of two things: 1) Travis killed Gellar at some point in his life and represents Travis' Dark Passenger, much like Brian Moser acting as Dexter's Dark Passenger or 2) Gellar is to Travis what Harry was to Dexter, which fits the juxtaposition of the two characters (Dexter, Travis) quite nicely, Harry's Code is instilled in Dexter to maintain that he never gets caught, whereas Gellar's Code is instilled in Travis to bring about the End of the World.

However, "The End of the World" itself bears interesting imagery and complexity. As season 6 is about juxtaposition of Dexter's Darkness to Travis' Light. It could suggest that Travis' moral dilemma between following Gellar's Code and living a normal life (schizophrenia as a reference) comes to an end when he realizes that Gellar's Code is ultimately a failure. At the same time it could also suggest that Dexter kills Travis and frees him from his moral torture (Though Travis' indecisiveness between being attached to Gellar, and his sister leads me to think that he has a mental disorder).

In comparison to Dexter, The End of the World could also indicate that Dexter's life as a serial killer is at its limit, and further evidence shown is the breakdown of Dexter's morals: From Harry who represented neutrality, to Brian who represents total darkness. And his conversion to total darkness indicates the breakdown of Harry's Code. The complexity in interpreting the end of the world comes from the positive side of reading it, for it could also suggest that Dexter's darkness is diminished and his Dark Passenger ultimately becomes a "Light Passenger" being devoid of the intense killing urges (though, I wouldn't put much stake on this as Brian seems to look like he'll be staying for a while, 6 episodes of Harry + 6 episodes of Brian is my prediction).