#sergeant doakes

[sweetmourninglambs]

[soundwave-shipman]

i need to talk about this scene because it’s so unserious.

imagine you’re doakes. you know that there’s something fucked up about the resident blood spatter analyst, dexter morgan. nobody believes you. dexter’s a master manipulator. a machiavellian comic villain come to life. you follow him one day and catch him searching a cargo box full of bananas. after you start interrogating dexter, this mf deadass tells you:

“i’m looking for my sister.”

and you respond:

“in a cargo box???”

because yeah. in a fucking cargo box??? THIS is the best explanation dexter can come up with??? and then he continues to try and bullshit you, this time about some furniture from thailand.

so you start throwing hands. you’re lowkey giving dexter heart eyes as you two beat each other up. and then some dock worker rudely interrupts your date.

my boy doakes was probably offended that dexter gave him such a shithead answer. like bro is used to being actually challenged by that freak. this was just making it too easy for doakes.

[utopikia]

princess doakes

i forgot to account for the picmix logo, i'm so sad

[oakdll]

everybody talks about the classic doakes lines but nobody talks about this

[floppywings-blog]

How did someone I despise as a petty bully become a favorite character of mine? When I first saw James Doakes in Episode 1, I wrote off his suspicions about Dexter as him bullying the weird kid. In a job that prioritized level headedness, I found Doakes to be very short tempered.

My opinion shifted when I saw him mentoring Debra, who's my second favorite character. Doakes was capable and encouraging, giving Debra guidance when she needed it. Ok, so he wasn't the nicest person, but at least he was competent.

What tipped Doakes over from being a likable character into my favorite one was the episode "Father Knows Best". We get some more background about Doakes, including the fact that he was Black Op who fought against the Tonton Macoutes in Haiti. His suspicion towards Dexter clicked for me.

The Tonton Macoutes, according to Doakes, were pure evil. They were sadists who unleashed unbridled misery and terror unto the people of Haiti. Doakes has had direct experience with evil, of the likes many of the Miami PD possibly can't imagine. That explains his antagonism towards Dexter. Given his background, he probably can tell that there is something seriously off about the forensic blood splatter analyst.

This doesn't excuse the way Doakes treats Dexter, however. It's unprofessional and makes Doakes look petty. Granted, I am a bit more sympathetic towards him and I'm eager to see what is done with him later in the show.

[dont-be-too-scared]

Dexter

[sweetmourninglambs]

[sweetmourninglambs]

Tbh I never had thought about Doakes x Dexter but ok…. I can see what you’re getting at & I’m very behind it 👀👀👀 You have converted me!!!

bye i saw this one year later 😭😭

glad to know that others see the vision too !!