#sergeant doakes

princess doakes

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:

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.

bye i saw this one year later 😭😭