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One of the best portrayals of a serial killer...ever!

posted 11 years ago by steve-575
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Arthur Mitchell has to be one of the creepiest characters in the history of television. I mean every scene with him made the hair on your back stand up. When they introduced that he had a family, that made him a lot-less one dimensional. On the outside, they seemed like the ideal family to everyone. On the inside, you could clearly see the cracks and how he controlled them. This kind of reminds me of the real life BTK serial killer in Kansas who had a family, a job, a normal life and involvement in the church.

[–] AgentBlue 11 years ago

Oh so true he is the best villain on Dexter ever!!!!! Every scene with him is just awesome!!!! And id hate to say it but he will most likely never be topped as the best dexter villain ever.

Lose the Game!!!!!!!

[–] terrence1971 11 years ago

Holy crap! I just finished season 4 of Dexter! John Lithgow was amazing as Arthur Mitchel! And I did not see that ending coming at all! Whoa, just whoa!

[–] coolbrett 11 years ago

Totally agree. This is how villains are really supposed to be played. Vile, evil, and truly disturbing. Too many villains try to be likeable and relate-able as well, but the way he played Arthur Mitchell, you just REALLY wanted him to die. The first bath tub scene and the ledge scene were really horrific and disturbing. Especially for a TV show.

[–] Number_One_Birdlawyer 9 years ago

Agreed. I think a big reason dexter went downhill after that was due to his performance. There's NO WAY you top that, not even close.

[–] basketcasebelial 8 years ago

The best!

[–] Howlin Wolf 8 years ago

Terrific performance. 

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"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?!"

[–] carole13-558-945253 7 years ago

He was the best serial killer on Dexter.. no one could top that fantastic performance. Kudos to John Lithcow for that one!!