Supporting characters in tv- part two

Debra Morgan: Look, don't make me come up with thought bubbles to put over those silent looks of yours. Just say what you're thinking.


Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) works for Miami Metro Police. She is a no-nonsense kinda gal with quite a temper. For some reason, she thinks she is broken. It might be because her father didn't pay as much attention to her as he did to her brother, Dexter (Michael C. Hall). Or maybe because her love life has got a serious case of bad juju. That sense of guilt that forces her to take responsibility for everything that happens seems to be a rather old-fashioned attitude in portraying women. Young generation of females don't turn themselves into martyrs anymore, it's time writers recognised that. Despite her low self-esteem, Debra's actions make her one of the strongest, most moral characters in tv at the moment. Not to mention, the one-line swearing awesomness she has to keep us forever entertained.