Talk:Oliver Saxon/@comment-757765-20130826033102

There are some interesting parallels between Vogel/Saxon and Dexter/Brian. They don't actually have all that much in common, though, except that they were both in an asylum during their younger years. Also, they both leave bodies as messages to the people they want to get to. And there's the possibility that Saxon killed a man and took his name, like Brian did with Rudy Cooper.

As far as we know, Oliver didn't have a reason to kill, certainly not one like Brian and Dexter's. Brian had a reason to kill, he was made into a psychopath, whereas Oliver was presumably born one. In fact, Oliver is known to have killed before he was locked up, but Brian never did, he was just sent away as a precaution. Last one about the asylum, Oliver escaped, whereas Brian left the legal way. But both left at or around 21.

Now to the bodies. Brian's bodies were sort of like friendly invitations, even Dexter picked up on that. But Oliver left his bodies, and everyone thought it was a threat of some kind. They also both had a way of letting the person know that the bodies were messages - Brian left something unliving, a chopped up doll, but Oliver left something that was once alive, a piece of brain matter. What's even funnier is, Brian left everything but the head to Dexter, and Oliver left something OUT of the head for Evelyn. Of course, Dexter eventually got the head, but still, it is a funny coincidence.

Brian dismembered his victims, likely as an "homage" to Dexter. But Oliver took part of their brain out, which could be seen as ridiculing his mother's profession. Also, Brian took away what made them living, but Oliver just took away the thing that would make them feel.

Also, Vogel believed Oliver to be dead, whereas Dexter didn't even know of Brian's existence. Also interesting is how Brian came back to help Dexter, to be friendly with him, but it looks like Oliver came to hurt Evelyn. And in the end? Brian tried to hurt Dexter, though not directly and only because he thought it was best, and Oliver seems to be friendly with Evelyn now.

Basically, Vogel is Dexter during season one, and Oliver is a grittier, darker version of Brian.