Talk:James Doakes/@comment-1854917-20140221011716

As I've added  the "archenemy" fact, I wanted to say a few things on this. Am I the only one who sees Doakes as a really perfect archenemy of Dexter's? Show's creators were playing with superhero elements from the start which is especially evident in Season 2. Basically, Dexter's Kill List can be seen as a

Doakes for Dexter is kind of like Joker to Batman or Moriarty to Holmes - a polar opposite, anti-villain to Dexter's anti-hero. He also has nearly all classic traits of an archenemy - they were nearly friends in the beginning, Doakes was playing with Dexter using Harry's personal secrets against him and tried to manipulate him while being caged... And even after being dead he still, probably, delivered to Dexter even more problems then another returning ghost, Brian. It was all Doakes's legacy with LaGuerta's investigation which started Dexter's downfall, far more rapid then any effect of Trinity's or Moser's. Being able to remind of himself even after his death is also a common sign of an archenemy - I remeber how great it was done with  Lex Luthor in "Lois and Clark" TV Series  and often t's one of the feature when Moriarty is adapted to screen...

It may be funny, but it's hard for me not to think of  ghostly whispering "Surprise, Motherfu*ker" when I see ruined bearded Dexter... :)