These are my two favorite shows.
I'm five seasons into Dexter, and three into In Treatment. Which means I've been with both of them since the beginning.
In case you've been living under a rock, Dexter, played by Michael C. Hall, is about a serial killer who lives by a code. The code has a few parts to it. One is not to kill anyone who doesn't deserve it. Another is to make it really entertaining.
In Treatment, starring Gabriel Byrne, is the less flashier of the two. It's about a psychiatrist named Paul Weston and four of his patients. Three of the episodes are sessions with his patients, and the forth is Weston's session with his own shrink. Two air on Monday, and two on Tuesday.
Sometimes it's hard to tell who has the bigger issues - the shrink or the serial killer. Just like in real life, the one who seems normal has a lot of secrets, while the one who seems crazy has a lot of answers.
If you work in advertising, you're already familiar with serial killers and shrinks. They just have different titles at the agency.
The beauty of it is I can enjoy Dexter on Sunday, and then therapy with In Treatment on Monday and Tuesday.
It's a cathartic yet well-adjusted way to begin each week, not to mention great fun not to be taken too seriously.
Well, I see our time is up. Better pack up the knives and get out of here.
