The movie starts with Rambo still in prison for his previous actions in the first movie. However, Colonel Samuel Trautman, played by Richard Crenna, offers Rambo a chance for a presidential pardon in exchange for a mission to confirm the existence of POWs in Vietnam. Rambo accepts the offer and is sent back to Vietnam, where he reunites with the people who once betrayed him.

Rambo: First Blood Part II delivers everything you would expect from a classic 80s action movie. The movie has it all: explosions, gunfire, and of course, Stallone’s muscular physique. The action sequences are well-choreographed, and the special effects are impressive, especially considering the movie’s age.

What sets Rambo: First Blood Part II apart from other action movies of its time is its social commentary. The movie, much like the First Blood, tackles the issue of Vietnam War veterans and the government’s treatment of them. Rambo is a character who has been through a lot, and the movie shows how the government has failed him and his fellow veterans. This aspect of the movie gives it a deeper meaning and makes it more than just a mindless action flick.

Another notable aspect of the movie is Stallone’s performance as John Rambo. Stallone embodies the character perfectly, delivering a performance that is both intense and emotional. Rambo is a character who has been through a lot, and Stallone does an excellent job of portraying his pain and suffering.

The movie’s supporting cast is also impressive. Richard Crenna does an excellent job as Colonel Trautman, Rambo’s former commander. Crenna’s performance adds depth to the character, and his chemistry with Stallone is excellent. The movie’s villain, Lieutenant Colonel Podovsky, played by Steven Berkoff, is also notable. Berkoff delivers a performance that is both intimidating and villainous. Also, the girl that helps Rambo, a totally cool Co, is played by Julia Nickson. She also played roles in others treasures from the 80s like Magnum P.I., Airwolf and Star Trek. Recently she starred in Ready Player One.

Overall, Rambo: First Blood Part II is a movie that delivers everything you could want from an 80s action movie. The movie has great action sequences, impressive special effects, and a deeper meaning that elevates it beyond just a mindless action flick. Stallone’s performance as John Rambo is excellent, and the supporting cast is also notable. If you’re a fan of action movies, Rambo: First Blood Part II is a must-watch.

Then, I missed Dexter when it came on. It was Showtime that in 2006 started showing the series that would last until 2013. With a questionable continuation in 2022. Anyway, I missed the series even though I was aware of it and was very attracted by the premise. In 2013 I was going to New York and panicked a bit the night before about what to bring for entertainment. WiFi wasn’t as available as it is today and I definitely wouldn’t have it in my dingy kyffle on the East side. I ended up taking a chance and dumping all seasons of Dexter onto my laptop. The result was watching all the seasons in eleven days. Let me say, there were wonderful late and bloody nights with Dexter in New York that spring. When the series ended, Dexter had murdered 135 people and I went home to Sweden again.

The awards for Dexter came pouring in

The series is exceptionally good and manages, like very few other series, to combine suspense, drama, horror and humor in a creative way. Dexter was also critically acclaimed and one of the most beloved and iconic shows on television. Today, Dexter has reached some sort of cult status. During its eight seasons, it received many awards and nominations, including several Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. The series was also an international success and was broadcast in over 180 countries. It was the first series on the Showtime network to reach over 4 million viewers, and ratings steadily increased throughout the series. Reviews were mostly positive, and the series was regularly praised for its writing, performances, and dark themes. Dexter was even ranked by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Best TV Shows of All Time in 2010.

The plot revolves around the main character Dexter Morgan, a successful blood trace analyst at the Miami Metro Police Department, who lives a double life as a serial killer. (For the tech geek, it may be mentioned that Dexter often uses a Nikon DSLR camera and a 105mm Micro Nikkor lens rigged with a Nikon R1 twin macro flash kit). Orphaned at the age of eight after his mother was murdered, Dexter was taken into the care of a police officer, Harry Morgan, who trained him in the art of “killing only those who deserve it”. Using this code, Dexter hunts and kills criminals who have escaped the punishment of the law while struggling to manage his insidious urges.

The series focuses on Dexter’s ability to navigate his professional and personal life while trying to hide his murderous side from those closest to him. Along with Dexter, the series also features a number of other characters such as his sister who also works for the police, his adoptive father and his colleagues at the police. Other characters are his victims, their family members, and those who hunt him. Especially his sister Debra, who also doesn’t know about his secret double life, complicates his life. Dexter and Debra’s relationship is….special.

The casting was perfect

One of the strongest points of Dexter is the acting. Michael C. Hall gives an excellent performance as Dexter, conveying a complexity in the character’s emotions and actions. He is as convincing as the charming, socially withdrawn Dexter as he is as the chilling serial killer. I get a little dizzy when I think that Marvel’s Jeremy Renner was originally intended to play the role of Dexter. And not nice dizziness then. In addition to Hall, the other actors are also strong in their roles, especially Jennifer Carpenter as Dexter’s sister Debra (privately, Michael and Jennifer were married to each other during 2008-2010) and James Remar as Dexter’s adoptive father Harry. Their relationships with Dexter add important emotional complexity to the series and help make the character more human. After all, this is a serial killer we’re talking about. Sure yes, Debra swears a lot. In the eight seasons, she says fuck 996 times. Check count yourself.

In addition to world-class acting performances, the plot has a drive that helps build tension, with many twists and surprises. If you like that kind of thing. I do it. If one were to hypothetically criticize something, it could be that the action tends to be somewhat repetitive. Basically every season features a main bad guy that Dexter is chasing. However, the many interesting side stories and complications make it work. Shit, in the first season, Dexter and his wife Rita watch the movie Terms of Endearment with actor John Lithgow. In season four, Lithgow then appears as a character in the series. Another cool thing is when the Doublemeat Palace restaurant comes up at one point. Doublemeat Palace is a fictional restaurant chain from Buffy the vampire slayer.

Can you kill with humor?

There is also a good balance between dark humor and seriousness in Dexter. Dexter is a dark character and his actions are often horrific, but the show also has a unique ability to make it fun to watch. This makes it easier to identify with Dexter, even if he does unpleasant things. His boat, which he often uses to dump dismembered people into the sea, is named the slice of life. A recurring theme is Dexter’s inner intense emotional and psychological battles as he struggles to balance both lives and keep his secrets safe. The series is not for everyone, but if you are interested in morality, justice and the darker side of humanity packaged in a unique and creative story, it is pure self-harming behavior not to be moved to Dexter and his dark world. Can’t watch all the seasons? In any case, watch until the last episode of season four. Then Dexter peaks, although later seasons are also worth watching. Unfortunately, Dexter is mostly filmed in California and not Miami where it takes place.

Fun fact: Dexter often uses different aliases when he does different things. He sometimes borrows the names of them from the books of author Brett Easton Ellis. Patrick Bateman is one of the names he uses.

Man of recaps has done a really good recap of the eight seasons in the video below.

Mass-market fashion is very modern

I think the idea of mixing luxury and, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

I never look at other people’s work. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass. Give me time and I’ll give you a revolution. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass.

I can design a collection in a day and I always do, cause I’ve always got a load of Italians on my back, moaning that it’s late. Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound.

Luxury will be always around, no matter what happens in the world. There is always the new project, the new opportunity. Attention to detail is of utmost importance when you want to look good. I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom.

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore.

Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good. Abstinence from coffee, tobacco. Adventists has afforded a near-unique opportunity.

Clothes can transform your mood and confidence

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. Elegance isn’t solely defined by what you wear. Clothes can transform your mood and confidence.

Fashion moves so quickly that, unless you have a strong point of view, you can lose integrity. I like to be real. I don’t like things to be staged or fussy. I think I’d go mad if I didn’t have a place to escape to. You have to stay true to your heritage, that’s what your brand is about.

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

Fashion fosters cliches of beauty, but I want to tear them apart. Every day I’m thinking about change. The only way to do something in depth is to work hard. For me, art is about learning. I’ve always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That’s been part of the journey. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman’s personality and sense of self are revealed.

Mass-market fashion is very modern

I think the idea of mixing luxury and, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

I never look at other people’s work. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass. Give me time and I’ll give you a revolution. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass.

I can design a collection in a day and I always do, cause I’ve always got a load of Italians on my back, moaning that it’s late. Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound.

Luxury will be always around, no matter what happens in the world. There is always the new project, the new opportunity. Attention to detail is of utmost importance when you want to look good. I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom.

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore.

Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good. Abstinence from coffee, tobacco. Adventists has afforded a near-unique opportunity.

Clothes can transform your mood and confidence

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. Elegance isn’t solely defined by what you wear. Clothes can transform your mood and confidence.

Fashion moves so quickly that, unless you have a strong point of view, you can lose integrity. I like to be real. I don’t like things to be staged or fussy. I think I’d go mad if I didn’t have a place to escape to. You have to stay true to your heritage, that’s what your brand is about.

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

Fashion fosters cliches of beauty, but I want to tear them apart. Every day I’m thinking about change. The only way to do something in depth is to work hard. For me, art is about learning. I’ve always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That’s been part of the journey. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman’s personality and sense of self are revealed.

Mass-market fashion is very modern

I think the idea of mixing luxury and, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

I never look at other people’s work. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass. Give me time and I’ll give you a revolution. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass.

I can design a collection in a day and I always do, cause I’ve always got a load of Italians on my back, moaning that it’s late. Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound.

Luxury will be always around, no matter what happens in the world. There is always the new project, the new opportunity. Attention to detail is of utmost importance when you want to look good. I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom.

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore.

Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good. Abstinence from coffee, tobacco. Adventists has afforded a near-unique opportunity.

Clothes can transform your mood and confidence

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. Elegance isn’t solely defined by what you wear. Clothes can transform your mood and confidence.

Fashion moves so quickly that, unless you have a strong point of view, you can lose integrity. I like to be real. I don’t like things to be staged or fussy. I think I’d go mad if I didn’t have a place to escape to. You have to stay true to your heritage, that’s what your brand is about.

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

Fashion fosters cliches of beauty, but I want to tear them apart. Every day I’m thinking about change. The only way to do something in depth is to work hard. For me, art is about learning. I’ve always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That’s been part of the journey. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman’s personality and sense of self are revealed.

Mass-market fashion is very modern

I think the idea of mixing luxury and, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

I never look at other people’s work. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass. Give me time and I’ll give you a revolution. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass.

I can design a collection in a day and I always do, cause I’ve always got a load of Italians on my back, moaning that it’s late. Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound.

Luxury will be always around, no matter what happens in the world. There is always the new project, the new opportunity. Attention to detail is of utmost importance when you want to look good. I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom.

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore.

Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good. Abstinence from coffee, tobacco. Adventists has afforded a near-unique opportunity.

Clothes can transform your mood and confidence

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. Elegance isn’t solely defined by what you wear. Clothes can transform your mood and confidence.

Fashion moves so quickly that, unless you have a strong point of view, you can lose integrity. I like to be real. I don’t like things to be staged or fussy. I think I’d go mad if I didn’t have a place to escape to. You have to stay true to your heritage, that’s what your brand is about.

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

Fashion fosters cliches of beauty, but I want to tear them apart. Every day I’m thinking about change. The only way to do something in depth is to work hard. For me, art is about learning. I’ve always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That’s been part of the journey. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman’s personality and sense of self are revealed.

Mass-market fashion is very modern

I think the idea of mixing luxury and, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

I never look at other people’s work. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass. Give me time and I’ll give you a revolution. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass.

I can design a collection in a day and I always do, cause I’ve always got a load of Italians on my back, moaning that it’s late. Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound.

Luxury will be always around, no matter what happens in the world. There is always the new project, the new opportunity. Attention to detail is of utmost importance when you want to look good. I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom.

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore.

Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good. Abstinence from coffee, tobacco. Adventists has afforded a near-unique opportunity.

Clothes can transform your mood and confidence

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. Elegance isn’t solely defined by what you wear. Clothes can transform your mood and confidence.

Fashion moves so quickly that, unless you have a strong point of view, you can lose integrity. I like to be real. I don’t like things to be staged or fussy. I think I’d go mad if I didn’t have a place to escape to. You have to stay true to your heritage, that’s what your brand is about.

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

Fashion fosters cliches of beauty, but I want to tear them apart. Every day I’m thinking about change. The only way to do something in depth is to work hard. For me, art is about learning. I’ve always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That’s been part of the journey. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman’s personality and sense of self are revealed.

Mass-market fashion is very modern

I think the idea of mixing luxury and, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

I never look at other people’s work. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass. Give me time and I’ll give you a revolution. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it’s just crass.

I can design a collection in a day and I always do, cause I’ve always got a load of Italians on my back, moaning that it’s late. Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound.

Luxury will be always around, no matter what happens in the world. There is always the new project, the new opportunity. Attention to detail is of utmost importance when you want to look good. I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom.

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore.

Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good. Abstinence from coffee, tobacco. Adventists has afforded a near-unique opportunity.

Clothes can transform your mood and confidence

I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. Elegance isn’t solely defined by what you wear. Clothes can transform your mood and confidence.

Fashion moves so quickly that, unless you have a strong point of view, you can lose integrity. I like to be real. I don’t like things to be staged or fussy. I think I’d go mad if I didn’t have a place to escape to. You have to stay true to your heritage, that’s what your brand is about.

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

Fashion fosters cliches of beauty, but I want to tear them apart. Every day I’m thinking about change. The only way to do something in depth is to work hard. For me, art is about learning. I’ve always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That’s been part of the journey. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman’s personality and sense of self are revealed.