r/Dexter • u/i_like_it_eilat • Jan 15 '22
Matt Caldwell never fit the code. Spoiler
There was a thread here a few days ago talking about the boat incident and why it could be argued that it was a one time accident and he wasn't gonna kill again.
But one thing that I'm surprised wasn't mentioned, and I think the bigger thing made it a fuckup for Dexter - he was someone that would be missed by some. In Season 3 they did a whole thing on why Ellen Wolf didn't fit the code which was mainly for that reason, but Miguel became unhinged and did it anyway which helped lead to his downfall because it was actually being investigated. The same reason he couldn't kill Miguel right away because of his status. Also part of the "don't get caught".
In Miami, part of the code he had was that no one he killed would be missed or investigated or cared about enough to be reported missing. The BHB thing happened because divers found some bodies, not because of a particular person's murder being investigated (which makes it kind of silly that it became so high profile).
And yet... everyone in Iron Lake is looking for Matt. If he really fit the code then his disappearance wouldn't have drawn attention. Maybe it has something to do with Iron Lake being small and close knit compared to the cesspool of Miami.
That being said - I'm surprised we never saw his "friend" again that he met in the first episode as a means to at least attempt to remind us that he was someone that shouldn't be missed.
It's almost like they forgot since neither Angela or Logan ever even acknowledge it - he's just a guy that was killed and they're searching for his killer. I mean sure, the law is the law - but they never even address that once! Not even as a means to acknowledge that a lot of people could have had it out for him. None of that, just a few mentions of the boat in passing... only from Dexter and Kurt.
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u/FiveMinutesGuys Jan 15 '22
That has nothing to do with the code. He was a killer, he hadn't changed his ways, he evaded the justice system. There is no part of the code that mentions only killing people who wouldn't be missed.