This Sunday, Showtime brings back the Serial Killer everyone loves... Dexter

I can hardly contain my excitement.
I have made a point to not read the latest speculative posts, not watch trailers, to not read Dexter blogs.
Heck, Big Nasty bought me 2 of the books on my Kindle and I still have yet to open either one!

The thing is - Q has trained me to not watch previews for upcoming shows, or trying to find out spoiling information, and now I kind of like that. I don't want to know what is coming. I love the element of surprise now, and nothing is going to deter me from that path... or at least I had hoped!

But alas, tonight while watching The Big C, a Dexter commercial sneaked it's way in.
I almost peed my pants!!! I cannot fathom where the season is going, or how they are going to bring Dexter through it, but it is going to be one helluva season! And to make it perfect for me - I am going to watch the final episode of season 4 before season 5 starts. Yep! Still have that amazing epi. on the DVR!!!

At any rate, this thread is going to be for all things Dexter: Season 5

There will be live blogging, after blogging, deciphering, analyzing, drooling Haha! I love Michael C Hall!!!

Ok so ya, that's what this thread is about!

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DEXTER!!!!
DEXTER!!!!
DEXTER!!!!

This Sunday, Showtime brings back the Serial Killer everyone loves... Dexter

I can hardly contain my excitement.
I have made a point to not read the latest speculative posts, not watch trailers, to not read Dexter blogs.
Heck, Big Nasty bought me 2 of the books on my Kindle and I still have yet to open either one!

The thing is - Q has trained me to not watch previews for upcoming shows, or trying to find out spoiling information, and now I kind of like that. I don't want to know what is coming. I love the element of surprise now, and nothing is going to deter me from that path... or at least I had hoped!

But alas, tonight while watching The Big C, a Dexter commercial sneaked it's way in.
I almost peed my pants!!! I cannot fathom where the season is going, or how they are going to bring Dexter through it, but it is going to be one helluva season! And to make it perfect for me - I am going to watch the final episode of season 4 before season 5 starts. Yep! Still have that amazing epi. on the DVR!!!

At any rate, this thread is going to be for all things Dexter: Season 5

There will be live blogging, after blogging, deciphering, analyzing, drooling Haha! I love Michael C Hall!!!

Ok so ya, that's what this thread is about!

8)





soooo I encouraged you to give the show a second chance and I got you stop watching spoilers...

I'm like you're freaking Dexter Obi Wan Kenobe or something!!!  8)    ;D

soooo I encouraged you to give the show a second chance and I got you stop watching spoilers...

I'm like you're freaking Dexter Obi Wan Kenobe or something!!!  8)    ;D


No kidding! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know who this character was or what the big deal was all about. And yes Master, you are a very good Obi Wan!!! *bows to your intelligence* ;D ;D

No kidding! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know who this character was or what the big deal was all about. And yes Master, you are a very good Obi Wan!!! *bows to your intelligence* ;D ;D


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That's all I wanted to hear  ;)


:D

The ending of Season 4 was devastating.

Wow, poor Rita and for that matter, poor Harrison, Astor and Cody.

He is going to have a lot of explain to do, when the cops discover Rita's corpse and try to put two and two together.

8 minutes and Dexter begins.
I was hoping that Q and I could have done this together, but unfortunately, she has to work now. :(

So Q - don't read until you have watched!

Bring On Dexter!!!!

8 minutes and Dexter begins.
I was hoping that Q and I could have done this together, but unfortunately, she has to work now. :(

So Q - don't read until you have watched!

Bring On Dexter!!!!



Oops... I read it...  ;)  ;D ;D


okay....backing out of the thread now!

I am tingling all over! The opening sequence gets me every time!!! lol

Oops... I read it...  ;)  ;D ;D


okay....backing out of the thread now!


Bad Q !!!!!!!
;D

"My Bad"

Dexter says "Rita's inside... It was me"

??

Masuka is stupid... said he envisioned Rita naked, but not this way lol

"FBI - f@!king Bunch of Idiots" Debra lol

So the FBI asked Dex about what he said "It was me"
Maria has told everyone to back off of the case - it is in the hands of the FBI.
Deb asks Dex what he meant about "It was me" but Dex just lays on her bed.

The homicide team is listening to Dex's 911 call, dissecting it - Masuka tells Quinn that Elliott was more broken up over the situation and now he thinks he shouldn't have told Dex about some things... about Elliott kissing Rita... of course now Quinn is thinking more.

Dex gets a phone call from the mother-in-law - Cody and Astor need to be picked up and they don't know about mom. Dex tells Astor that mom is in the shower. He says he will explain when they get there.

Deb explains that a lot of things have to be done before they can bury Rita. She has been on the phone making a lot of arrangements and wants to know if Dex can do it. ~ Michael C Hall is an amazing actor. He remains stoic and focused the entire time. No sign of the character breaking down. Nothing. He is like a walking zombie. When is Dex going to finally snap?

Dex and Deb meet with the funeral director.
When the director mentions about the obituary, Dex has to get up and leave. He walks through the rest of the funeral home and analyzes everything. There is another funeral and envisions Rita... their first date. And then of course the date is also a recon mission...

Deb comes and finds Dex, asks him what he is doing...

Dex says he was thinking about Rita, how much he
Debs says "miss her"

But Dex breaks it down to how much he lied to her... from the beginning.

Deb explains the funeral is in 2 days with white roses, and they want to know if there is a particular dress he wants her to be buried in. He says no.
The house/crime scene has been released to homicide so Deb is heading over there.
Quinn meets her there.

Deb wants to clean the bathroom up. She doesn't want Dex to see it that way.
Quinn helps her in the clean up, constantly checking her to make sure she is ok.

Quinn actually shows his compassionate side.
Deb breaks down and Quinn comforts her... but then Deb turns the tides and practically attacks Quinn. He asks her what she's doing and she says "I don't know" but they continue...

The kids show up at Deb's banging on the door...

They come in with Mickey Mouse ears for Dex and Rita, and ask where mom is.
Dex says he needs to tell them something...

And in his detached state, he says a man broke into the house and killed her. Blunt as can be. Then he says "sorry for your loss".
Astor takes off out of the house and Dex goes after her.

~again, Micheal's acting is brilliant. No feeling shows through, about the only thing I can pick up is that he is totally feeling like it is his fault. Because he went after Trinity from the beginning, he brought Trinity after Rita. He is going to snap. He has to. Not matter how good he is at keeping his shyt together, this is something that is home to him. Not just close to home but it is home! I don't know how or when, but it is going to be brutal!

Anyway, Dex is going after Astor...

He finds her sitting on the curb and she freaks on him.
She says Dex doesn't care because she can see it on his face.
"Where were you when someone was killing her? You should have protected her! That was your job!!!"

Dex: "I know... I wish none of this had happened"
Astor: "You know what I wish? I wish it were just my mom, me, Cody and Harrison. Coz we all would have been so much better off if she hadn't met you. I wish YOU were dead!"

Deb gets up from being with Quinn and tells him to look somewhere else.

She proceeds to go through Rita's clothes.
Quinn finds a dress
Deb leaves and won't talk to Quinn about it.

Elliott is outside and Quinn goes and introduces himself.
Quinn questions him about how torn up he was over Rita
Quinn digs deeper about the kiss, and Elliott said her husband was never around, Dex found out and came over and punched Elliott out
Quinn says "huh"

Deb gets home to Dex and he is hanging out with Harrison.
Deb asks where Cody and Astor are...

Dex again says "She is dead because of me"
Deb tells him that Rita always said how lucky she was to find Dex, and it wasn't Dex's fault - it was Trinity's

Dex flashes back to the first date with Rita
... and how he had to leave her at the restaurant because he got his guy and drugged him, put him in the trunk... lol. What a moron!

So Dex is now self-loathing.
Saying he is toxic and they all would be better off without him.

So Dex gets up the next morning and deletes everything from his computer that shows his past.
As Deb comes in, he finishes that and she tells him he still has a lot to do before the funeral, and as she lists, Dex goes through a different list - he needs to get his tools, torch the container and top up the fuel in the boat... And Dex has to do the FBI debriefing thing...

Dex asks Deb if she would love and care for Harrison as if he were her own.
Deb tries to tell Dex that he is decent and good
Dex says "I'm not"
Deb says : "You are, you are"
They hug and you actually see Dex let go a little bit. Not a whole lot, but the way he grips Deb is outside of ordinary for him...

So Quinn talks to Maria, and lets her know about the kiss between Rita and Elliott.
Of course Maria goes off about it, asking why Quinn was interviewing people etc.
But Quinn reminds her that if this were anyone but Dexter, they would be going under the assumption that 9 out of 10 times, it is the husband who did it.

Maria's phone rings and she sends Quinn on his way.
Turns out Dex didn't show up for the FBI interview.
Maria calls Deb and Deb cusses - she is going to get him down there.

Deb gets hom eand crazy cat lady from the buiilding is feeding Harrison ice cream.
Deb loses it!
She calls Dex, voice mail, and goes off on him!

Dex is at the funeral home.
He puts the dress on Rita that she wore their first date.
He is talking to her... He tells her he is a serial killer. He bares his soul to her.
And then he leaves.

It appears that Dex is either going to fully embrace his serial killer side or start over.
He torches the container and then takes off on his boat.

In reflection, he says he has disappeared so many people, now it is time to disappear himself.
...

Deb is setting up everything for the Funeral and the FBI are waiting at the gravesite.
She tries to call Dex but he ignores the call.
He reflects again...
About throwing body parts over the boat and Rita calling him.

And then Dexter says good-bye to Rita, and says I'm sorry.

He pulls in to fuel up the boat
Goes in to find an asshole trying to get the key for the bathroom
Dex snaps!!!

He says he has a had a bad week, his wife died...
The idiot says to him something about being sorry but that his "dead wife can suck my dick"
Dex snaps a little more, opens up a outboard anchor...

HOLY HELL!
Dex completely lost it!
Sais "I never meant to hurt her"
And then went after the guy.
The guy fought back but Dex got him and eventually smashed his head in with the anchor about oh... 10 times or so!
And finally Harry appears!!

Harry: "that's the first human thing I have seen you do since she died Dexter"
Dex: "I though you left me"
Harry: "I'm here"

Dex starts screaming, tears in his eyes...
Harry convinces him the kids aren't better off without him and he isn' better off without them, that he needs to go back.

Back to the gravesite, Maria and Angel are bickering a little (they are married, remember)

Maria admits that she didnt want to investigate because she wanted it to be here wedding day...

Deb and Quinn are talking and Quinn is about to tell her about Elliott when Dex finally shows up

~ Ok, we all know that I am an overly emotional person, but OMG! I am sitting here crying like a baby!!


Dex gives the eulogy. It is passionate and full of love. He talks about how she changed him, and how he needs to get through it with the people who love her, like he does. You can see the faints trace of tears in his eyes. Poor Dexter. His emotions are going to be running rampant now. One can only assume there will be more killings...

No matter what, I love Dexter.

End of episode. 8)

Here goes my attempt at what this season will bring for Dex.

We are going to see a ton of emotion from him. Something different for sure, but deeper, more meaningful emotions that just those of protection. Quinn obviously isn't going to give up and Deb is going to go apeshyt or something. Cody and Astor - there will be tons for them to deal with, and thus for us to deal with and I don't even want to begin to guess where Angel and Maria are going to go.

Now I did read somewhere, but I can't remember where, that Julia Stiles is going to be in this season... perhaps a therapist? Who knows...

Loved the season premiere! I know it is only going to get better from here!!!!

I see you online Q!!!
I am waiting patiently!!!! ;D

I see you online Q!!!
I am waiting patiently!!!! ;D


ha ha!!! I finally watched last night... and since my morning plans fell through (DAMN!!  >:( )  I have time to post....



What a great ep...

it was hard watching Dex struggle to connect with his emotions. We knew he loved Rita but unfortunately for him he didn't really realize it until his eulogy.

Honestly though I think deep down he thought he did but, because he's always struggled to understand human emotions, he just was never really sure.  It's always been clear he cared for her and the kids because he wanted to protect them and keep them innocent... he cares for Deb and protects her when he can... and he has friends whether he fully knows what that means he also cares what they think about him and wants to protect them from the truth... Dex loves everyone in his life he just hasn't connected with that deep emotion.

I think Michael C. Hall played the disconnect perfectly... wanting figure out the right way to be.... but his struggle read totally like shock in the beginning....  But when he told Astor and Cody "i'm sorry for your loss" that was probably the one time he showed he wasn't really connecting.

I know Quinn was suspiciuous from the beginning because Dex didn't shed a tear and then there's that 911 call but people react differently in those situations so it didn't read for me so much as a disconnect but as, like I said, shock... I think MCH balanced it all really well!



okay I'm starting to go all over the place so I'm gonna read and respond to you Tam and see where we're going with this...

I am tingling all over! The opening sequence gets me every time!!! lol


I was thinking they need to update it now with Dex wakiing up and getting the kids ready and stuff... showing Dex the dad in AM (like they did on that first one after Harrison was born  ;D  )

Bad Q !!!!!!!
;D


Gothca.... apparently there wasn't much for me to read anyway  :D

"My Bad"

Dexter says "Rita's inside... It was me"

??

Masuka is stupid... said he envisioned Rita naked, but not this way lol




The one time I thought he'd find some class and decorum... oh well  ;D

"My Bad"

Dexter says "Rita's inside... It was me"

??

Masuka is stupid... said he envisioned Rita naked, but not this way lol





Yeah Dex saying it was me took me by surprise too... I mean we know he blames himself because of trinity but how can he justify that statement to others...


ultimately it seems like he's going with it's his fault because it was his job to protect her.... hmmmmm we'll have to wait and see what unfolds with the FBI.

"FBI - f@!king Bunch of Idiots" Debra lol

So the FBI asked Dex about what he said "It was me"
Maria has told everyone to back off of the case - it is in the hands of the FBI.
Deb asks Dex what he meant about "It was me" but Dex just lays on her bed.

The homicide team is listening to Dex's 911 call, dissecting it - Masuka tells Quinn that Elliott was more broken up over the situation and now he thinks he shouldn't have told Dex about some things... about Elliott kissing Rita... of course now Quinn is thinking more.







I hate quinn.  >:(

Dex gets a phone call from the mother-in-law - Cody and Astor need to be picked up and they don't know about mom. Dex tells Astor that mom is in the shower. He says he will explain when they get there.

Deb explains that a lot of things have to be done before they can bury Rita. She has been on the phone making a lot of arrangements and wants to know if Dex can do it. ~ Michael C Hall is an amazing actor. He remains stoic and focused the entire time. No sign of the character breaking down. Nothing. He is like a walking zombie. When is Dex going to finally snap?




that snap was excellent wasn't it!!!  8)  yes I am cheering for the murder of a major a-hole!  :D


MCH is an amazing actor! he should've won the emmy...


Dex and Deb meet with the funeral director.
When the director mentions about the obituary, Dex has to get up and leave. He walks through the rest of the funeral home and analyzes everything. There is another funeral and envisions Rita... their first date. And then of course the date is also a recon mission...


the fact that he remembers all the details of the date is pretty amazing... does he remember because he's linear or does he remember because he deep down he did love her... I choose to believe it's a little of both... otherwise he'd just remember the murder and not all the little details that proceeded it...

Deb comes and finds Dex, asks him what he is doing...

Dex says he was thinking about Rita, how much he
Debs says "miss her"

But Dex breaks it down to how much he lied to her... from the beginning.

Deb explains the funeral is in 2 days with white roses, and they want to know if there is a particular dress he wants her to be buried in. He says no.
The house/crime scene has been released to homicide so Deb is heading over there.
Quinn meets her there.




The fact that Dex is upset/torn about lying to Rita is more proof that he cared for her and what she thought of him.... he's worried that he somehow let her down.....  he's more in touch with his emotions than he thinks he is he just doesn't understand them and how they work...

Deb wants to clean the bathroom up. She doesn't want Dex to see it that way.
Quinn helps her in the clean up, constantly checking her to make sure she is ok.

Quinn actually shows his compassionate side.
Deb breaks down and Quinn comforts her... but then Deb turns the tides and practically attacks Quinn. He asks her what she's doing and she says "I don't know" but they continue...


yeah, yeah, yeah... he shows a compassionate side to Deb....that doesn't stop him from trying to tell her, at the funeral no less, that he suspects Dex killed rita.... now knowing Deb that's the last thing I'd say to her.. the string of effs she would unleash on him would be.... well it'd be hysterical but he'd quickly regret it...  ;D

The kids show up at Deb's banging on the door...

They come in with Mickey Mouse ears for Dex and Rita, and ask where mom is.
Dex says he needs to tell them something...

And in his detached state, he says a man broke into the house and killed her. Blunt as can be. Then he says "sorry for your loss".
Astor takes off out of the house and Dex goes after her.




I think it was perfect... perfectly ridiculous that he told them while wearing Mickey Mouse ears...  ;D
and you're right again about how well MCH held the moment as Dex... he is a force!!!



~again, Micheal's acting is brilliant. No feeling shows through, about the only thing I can pick up is that he is totally feeling like it is his fault. Because he went after Trinity from the beginning, he brought Trinity after Rita. He is going to snap. He has to. Not matter how good he is at keeping his shyt together, this is something that is home to him. Not just close to home but it is home! I don't know how or when, but it is going to be brutal!


you got that right!!!

Anyway, Dex is going after Astor...

He finds her sitting on the curb and she freaks on him.
She says Dex doesn't care because she can see it on his face.
"Where were you when someone was killing her? You should have protected her! That was your job!!!"

Dex: "I know... I wish none of this had happened"
Astor: "You know what I wish? I wish it were just my mom, me, Cody and Harrison. Coz we all would have been so much better off if she hadn't met you. I wish YOU were dead!"



all I could think of was...

1) the way she's sitting she's gonna get smashed between the two cars.... 

2) if Rita never met Dex there would be no Harrison...

3) you brat I wish trinity had killed you instead of rita  ;D

Deb gets up from being with Quinn and tells him to look somewhere else.

She proceeds to go through Rita's clothes.
Quinn finds a dress
Deb leaves and won't talk to Quinn about it.

Elliott is outside and Quinn goes and introduces himself.
Quinn questions him about how torn up he was over Rita
Quinn digs deeper about the kiss, and Elliott said her husband was never around, Dex found out and came over and punched Elliott out
Quinn says "huh"

Deb gets home to Dex and he is hanging out with Harrison.
Deb asks where Cody and Astor are...

Dex again says "She is dead because of me"
Deb tells him that Rita always said how lucky she was to find Dex, and it wasn't Dex's fault - it was Trinity's

Dex flashes back to the first date with Rita
... and how he had to leave her at the restaurant because he got his guy and drugged him, put him in the trunk... lol. What a moron!


I was just thinking how tragic the character of Rita is... she was always a victim...

a victim of her mom's verbal abuse.
a victim of her ex's physical and drug abuse
a victim of her own low self esteem
and ultimately a victim of Trinity's because she fell in love with a serial killer...

So Dex is now self-loathing.
Saying he is toxic and they all would be better off without him.

So Dex gets up the next morning and deletes everything from his computer that shows his past.
As Deb comes in, he finishes that and she tells him he still has a lot to do before the funeral, and as she lists, Dex goes through a different list - he needs to get his tools, torch the container and top up the fuel in the boat... And Dex has to do the FBI debriefing thing...

Dex asks Deb if she would love and care for Harrison as if he were her own.
Deb tries to tell Dex that he is decent and good
Dex says "I'm not"
Deb says : "You are, you are"
They hug and you actually see Dex let go a little bit. Not a whole lot, but the way he grips Deb is outside of ordinary for him...



judging by the look on Deb's face I think that was the first "real" hug he's ever given her....

So Quinn talks to Maria, and lets her know about the kiss between Rita and Elliott.
Of course Maria goes off about it, asking why Quinn was interviewing people etc.
But Quinn reminds her that if this were anyone but Dexter, they would be going under the assumption that 9 out of 10 times, it is the husband who did it.

Maria's phone rings and she sends Quinn on his way.
Turns out Dex didn't show up for the FBI interview.
Maria calls Deb and Deb cusses - she is going to get him down there.


Quinn pisses me off because he's acting sooooo "above the law"  his obession with dex has been going on for a while now... let's see... it came up sometime...around the time... oh yeah I remember... when dex caught quinn pocketing cash from a crime scene....  ::) 

not to mention... I don't think we ever adequately finished the chick from IA who was investigating Quinn but he said she was stalking him... I feel like that storyline just kind of died... anyway---- Quinn's no angel/super cop!  Basterd... 

Deb gets hom eand crazy cat lady from the buiilding is feeding Harrison ice cream.
Deb loses it!
She calls Dex, voice mail, and goes off on him!

Dex is at the funeral home.
He puts the dress on Rita that she wore their first date.
He is talking to her... He tells her he is a serial killer. He bares his soul to her.
And then he leaves.

It appears that Dex is either going to fully embrace his serial killer side or start over.
He torches the container and then takes off on his boat.

In reflection, he says he has disappeared so many people, now it is time to disappear himself.
...

Deb is setting up everything for the Funeral and the FBI are waiting at the gravesite.
She tries to call Dex but he ignores the call.
He reflects again...
About throwing body parts over the boat and Rita calling him.

And then Dexter says good-bye to Rita, and says I'm sorry.



there were some really great moments there... Dex talking to Rita, as you said, baring his soul to her... it's first time he could be honest with her.  I always wonder what if Rita knew the real Dex in life? I almost, almost, think rita could've lived with it... there's something about her that tells me well he kills people but they are bad people and he's not that person at home...

I think her self esteem was just low enough...  :-\\

He pulls in to fuel up the boat
Goes in to find an asshole trying to get the key for the bathroom
Dex snaps!!!

He says he has a had a bad week, his wife died...
The idiot says to him something about being sorry but that his "dead wife can suck my dick"
Dex snaps a little more, opens up a outboard anchor...

HOLY HELL!
Dex completely lost it!
Sais "I never meant to hurt her"
And then went after the guy.
The guy fought back but Dex got him and eventually smashed his head in with the anchor about oh... 10 times or so!
And finally Harry appears!!

Harry: "that's the first human thing I have seen you do since she died Dexter"
Dex: "I though you left me"
Harry: "I'm here"

Dex starts screaming, tears in his eyes...
Harry convinces him the kids aren't better off without him and he isn' better off without them, that he needs to go back.




such a powerful moment! so brutal and primal... and real.... Dex needed an outlet for his anger but he's been so "in control" in his life that there was no where for him to unleash in Miami... and no one to unleash on... though I wouldn't have minded if he knocked Quinn around a bit  ;)

Back to the gravesite, Maria and Angel are bickering a little (they are married, remember)

Maria admits that she didnt want to investigate because she wanted it to be here wedding day...

Deb and Quinn are talking and Quinn is about to tell her about Elliott when Dex finally shows up


how selfish was Maria? Not to mention... she was probably right... if they had only been married for 10 hours and the time frame of the murder was 8-12 hours then Trinity very well could've been killing Rita while Dex was standing up for Maria and Angel as they exchanged vows...

~ Ok, we all know that I am an overly emotional person, but OMG! I am sitting here crying like a baby!!


Dex gives the eulogy. It is passionate and full of love. He talks about how she changed him, and how he needs to get through it with the people who love her, like he does. You can see the faints trace of tears in his eyes. Poor Dexter. His emotions are going to be running rampant now. One can only assume there will be more killings...

No matter what, I love Dexter.

End of episode. 8)



It was a great ep.... and great tribute to Rita who, you and I spent a fair amount of time bashing!  ;D  In the end tho I really did like Rita. I like how she balanced Dex out. He didn't get it all the time but he needed her... like he said... needed to her to help him feel human....

This is going to be a great season... and bring on the killings!!! can we start with Quinn?  ;D 

Okay... two things bugged me...

1) season finale "The Getaway" when Deb reads Laura Moser's obit the address in the article is 184 something... the house number of the house deb visits (and the house they showed in season 1) was 1235.


2) in this seasons opener.... why the hell wasn't Rita's mom at the funeral? I'm just saying... their relationship wasn't the best and I know Rita was mad at her mom for not warming up to Dex but I think, in the end, Rita would've wanted her mom there....

ha ha!!! I finally watched last night... and since my morning plans fell through (DAMN!!  >:( )  I have time to post....



What a great ep...

it was hard watching Dex struggle to connect with his emotions. We knew he loved Rita but unfortunately for him he didn't really realize it until his eulogy.

Honestly though I think deep down he thought he did but, because he's always struggled to understand human emotions, he just was never really sure.   It's always been clear he cared for her and the kids because he wanted to protect them and keep them innocent... he cares for Deb and protects her when he can... and he has friends whether he fully knows what that means he also cares what they think about him and wants to protect them from the truth... Dex loves everyone in his life he just hasn't connected with that deep emotion.

I think Michael C. Hall played the disconnect perfectly... wanting figure out the right way to be.... but his struggle read totally like shock in the beginning....  But when he told Astor and Cody "i'm sorry for your loss" that was probably the one time he showed he wasn't really connecting.

I know Quinn was suspiciuous from the beginning because Dex didn't shed a tear and then there's that 911 call but people react differently in those situations so it didn't read for me so much as a disconnect but as, like I said, shock... I think MCH balanced it all really well!



okay I'm starting to go all over the place so I'm gonna read and respond to you Tam and see where we're going with this...


I hear ya Q

To be honest, I think this was truly the first time we saw how much of a sociopath/psychopath Dexter really is. But he can't really be put in one of those two groups because he does feel he is doing something right, even if it is morally wrong. Of course, we fell in love with him because he was at least a serial killer who was taking out the bad guys, but now I feel even more for him, because we have finally seen how disconnected he really is.

And Rita - yep. We knew he loved her but obviously he didn't realize how much he loved her, or that he had truly connected with another human being, until she was gone. He struggled throughout the entire episode... but mostly with himself. He was throwing everything away, willing to leave everyone, because he was hurting - and he didn't even know how to deal with that pain. Heck, he probably didn't realize what the pain was until just before he killed the guy in the boat dock, and screamed over Rita's death.

^ It's funny that people (and I am one) have connected with the killer inside Dexter. I mean, I know that it is morally wrong, almost everything he does is morally wrong, but we also know his torment from childhood. Not to mention that Harry really played an integral part in making Dexter who he is. Harry created a monster, and he only realized it after Dexter's first kill. To be quite honest, I would blame Harry for everything that Dex has become. A person cannot live/be talked to the way Dex was as a child by Harry and not suffer some sort of psychological breakdown.

And Harry not showing up until Dex snapped? Dex was obviously punishing himself, thus Harry wouldn't come to him because 'Harry' would have thought Dex was at fault as well. The poor guy couldn't tell his arse from a hole in the ground, and we agree Q - Michael C Hall is phenomenal!

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I was thinking they need to update it now with Dex wakiing up and getting the kids ready and stuff... showing Dex the dad in AM (like they did on that first one after Harrison was born  ;D  )


I am not 100% sure I remember this entrance - was I still watching it on demand at that time? If so, I was fast forwarding through the intro!  :D

The one time I thought he'd find some class and decorum... oh well  ;D


Actually, I thought he was pretty tame! ;)
He could have been so much worse! ;D

Yeah Dex saying it was me took me by surprise too... I mean we know he blames himself because of trinity but how can he justify that statement to others...


ultimately it seems like he's going with it's his fault because it was his job to protect her.... hmmmmm we'll have to wait and see what unfolds with the FBI.


"Rita's inside... It was me"

I have been thinking more and more about this and I just keep changing my perspective on it.
Initially, I was thinking that he could mean - it was me that called and found her - then it was me who didn't protect her - now it was me who screwed up, became so obsessed with my target that I failed to see what was going on around me, and so it is my fault...

My deductive skills are not as great as yours Q, and it is still turning in my mind. ;)

that snap was excellent wasn't it!!!  8)   yes I am cheering for the murder of a major a-hole!  :D


MCH is an amazing actor! he should've won the emmy...

The snap was Genius! As a viewer, and knowing full well that it is a tv show and the people are actors... I went dead still! I felt the pain in my heart for him and I am not afraid to admit that I might have shed a little tear or two for him at the moment he started screaming! And his face! You could see the SPLIT when he went after the guy with the anchor! (Split used in-place of snap, because something did in fact tear away from Dex in that moment.) The emotion stayed the same, the facial features stayed the same... but his eyes burned with sorrow and loss and anger!

Yep - he should have gotten the Emmy - but here's a shot for this year!



the fact that he remembers all the details of the date is pretty amazing... does he remember because he's linear or does he remember because he deep down he did love her... I choose to believe it's a little of both... otherwise he'd just remember the murder and not all the little details that proceeded it...




And I will agree with you! ;)

The fact that Dex is upset/torn about lying to Rita is more proof that he cared for her and what she thought of him.... he's worried that he somehow let her down.....  he's more in touch with his emotions than he thinks he is he just doesn't understand them and how they work...




Agree again. You explain it much better than I do! ;)

I think it was perfect... perfectly ridiculous that he told them while wearing Mickey Mouse ears...  ;D
and you're right again about how well MCH held the moment as Dex... he is a force!!!

you got that right!!!


You know... I didn't even pay attention to the Mickey Mouse ears. I mean, I saw him put them on but then I quit paying attention to that and just concentrated on his facial expression and how he was delivering the news.  :-[

all I could think of was...

1) the way she's sitting she's gonna get smashed between the two cars.... 

2) if Rita never met Dex there would be no Harrison...

3) you brat I wish trinity had killed you instead of rita  ;D


And this is where I know we definitely look at things differently! ;D

I was feeling for the little brat and couldn't blame her for what she was saying. I got the part about Harrison - but the rest of it, I was burning for her...

I was just thinking how tragic the character of Rita is... she was always a victim...

a victim of her mom's verbal abuse.
a victim of her ex's physical and drug abuse
a victim of her own low self esteem
and ultimately a victim of Trinity's because she fell in love with a serial killer...




Definitely tragic! Always the victim.

judging by the look on Deb's face I think that was the first "real" hug he's ever given her....




For real! She was so shocked by the emotion that it almost looked like her path of thought changed...

Quinn pisses me off because he's acting sooooo "above the law"  his obession with dex has been going on for a while now... let's see... it came up sometime...around the time... oh yeah I remember... when dex caught quinn pocketing cash from a crime scene....  ::) 

not to mention... I don't think we ever adequately finished the chick from IA who was investigating Quinn but he said she was stalking him... I feel like that storyline just kind of died... anyway---- Quinn's no angel/super cop!  Basterd... 


I can't stand the character either.
I hope that the chick investigating him comes back and he is hauled off to never never land.
I don't want another Doakes storyline - killing off another Homicide Dick wouldn't please me much at all!

there were some really great moments there... Dex talking to Rita, as you said, baring his soul to her... it's first time he could be honest with her.  I always wonder what if Rita knew the real Dex in life? I almost, almost, think rita could've lived with it... there's something about her that tells me well he kills people but they are bad people and he's not that person at home...

I think her self esteem was just low enough...   :-\\


I think you might be right. She accepted so many other things that were wrong in her life, I can see her accepting him for him as well. Of course, she would have taken an issue with it at first, but she loved Dex because he was the one person who actually never hurt her, even though she thought he always was... that was the thing with her that drove me nuts! She was always laying blame on Dex when she was just as wrong! But I can see her accepting him after a short interlude.

such a powerful moment! so brutal and primal... and real.... Dex needed an outlet for his anger but he's been so "in control" in his life that there was no where for him to unleash in Miami... and no one to unleash on... though I wouldn't have minded if he knocked Quinn around a bit  ;)




Knocking Quinn around would have been perfect! Alas, some scumbag got the brunt of it all. Poetic!

how selfish was Maria? Not to mention... she was probably right... if they had only been married for 10 hours and the time frame of the murder was 8-12 hours then Trinity very well could've been killing Rita while Dex was standing up for Maria and Angel as they exchanged vows...




Right. They are Dex's alibi. But will the selfish b!tch be willing to come forward and use their marriage? SOmehow I don't think so

It was a great ep.... and great tribute to Rita who, you and I spent a fair amount of time bashing!  ;D  In the end tho I really did like Rita. I like how she balanced Dex out. He didn't get it all the time but he needed her... like he said... needed to her to help him feel human....

This is going to be a great season... and bring on the killings!!! can we start with Quinn?  ;D 



Right!
Remember at the end of the season how I was still all "Rita is such a b!tch. I wish she would shut up already blah blah blah"
And then she died! I was floored. Didn't see it coming at all! And then that was when I started to think that she wasn't all that bad - I was just being protective of Dexter. Funny how that works out right? lol

Okay... two things bugged me...

1) season finale "The Getaway" when Deb reads Laura Moser's obit the address in the article is 184 something... the house number of the house deb visits (and the house they showed in season 1) was 1235.


2) in this seasons opener.... why the hell wasn't Rita's mom at the funeral? I'm just saying... their relationship wasn't the best and I know Rita was mad at her mom for not warming up to Dex but I think, in the end, Rita would've wanted her mom there....





There we go again - you pay much more attention than I do! lol

I have no clue why her mother wasn't there. Perhaps she will have a larger part in this season? It isn't like it will only take one episode for everyone to get over Rita's death.

At any rate, I am sure that Quinn is going to take an active role in Dex this season, and I think he and Deb are going to hook up more than once. And let's not forget that Deb is also always a victim... so something is going to happen there.

Ugh! I wish they would just play the entire season at once so I can get all the information that I need and want!!! ;D :D

I hear ya Q

To be honest, I think this was truly the first time we saw how much of a sociopath/psychopath Dexter really is. But he can't really be put in one of those two groups because he does feel he is doing something right, even if it is morally wrong. Of course, we fell in love with him because he was at least a serial killer who was taking out the bad guys, but now I feel even more for him, because we have finally seen how disconnected he really is.




In a way you're right... because we have always connected with/ identified with Dex we never saw him as 100% socio/psycho pathic..

but we've always seen his dark side what we did was reinterpret it so that we could justify caring for Dex... I think we finally saw his human side.  it was something we always saw because we wanted to see it.... but in reality Dex has been struggling to figure this all out for 4 seasons and one ep.... what was shown to us Sunday (both in that bathroom when Dex let out the primal scream and at the eulogy when Dex realized he was capable of loving someone)  is something we attributed to Dex that he never really showed us....

He was always going through the motions and we read more into it than was there.... those two moments they were the first times he didn't actually "go through the motions" he really, truly felt them.... so... to counter your point... I think for the first time we honestly saw Dex's humanity.


 

And Rita - yep. We knew he loved her but obviously he didn't realize how much he loved her, or that he had truly connected with another human being, until she was gone. He struggled throughout the entire episode... but mostly with himself. He was throwing everything away, willing to leave everyone, because he was hurting - and he didn't even know how to deal with that pain. Heck, he probably didn't realize what the pain was until just before he killed the guy in the boat dock, and screamed over Rita's death.


I was just thinking... what if the guy in the bathroom hadn't been some rude piece o' shyt biker dude...
What if it had been yuppie dad out for an afternoon of boating who was not rude but, say. unnerved that Dex had walked into the bathroom and just sort of gave him a blank stare.... I think, if that were the case the yuppie dude might have been WTF are you looking at but given no other indication that he was scum or arrogant would we have felt Dex's release so positively? Because the truth is Dex is capable of killing anyone he just chooses to act on bad guys...





^ It's funny that people (and I am one) have connected with the killer inside Dexter. I mean, I know that it is morally wrong, almost everything he does is morally wrong, but we also know his torment from childhood. Not to mention that Harry really played an integral part in making Dexter who he is. Harry created a monster, and he only realized it after Dexter's first kill. To be quite honest, I would blame Harry for everything that Dex has become. A person cannot live/be talked to the way Dex was as a child by Harry and not suffer some sort of psychological breakdown.


I think we all have this line inside of us that keeps us walking on the right side of the law.... (i'm only talking about those of us who don't act on our potential tendencies) Truth is I know I'm capable of killing someone but I don't do it because I know and accept it's wrong and I also I would not do well in prison if I were caught... I'm not talking about killing a neighbor or some random stranger... but think about the sickest crime you've ever heard of... now tell me- if you knew without a doubt the person were guilty, you could not be caught and it would save countless other lives.... tell me you wouldn't killl that person given a chance? I totally would

I liken the whole "connecting to Dexter" thing with playing Grand Theft Auto.  Both things satisfy that "bad" side of me... let's me play or dabble in darkness without actually having to do so in the real world... it let's me be some one I'm not and never will be for a moment.  ;)




And Harry not showing up until Dex snapped? Dex was obviously punishing himself, thus Harry wouldn't come to him because 'Harry' would have thought Dex was at fault as well. The poor guy couldn't tell his arse from a hole in the ground, and we agree Q - Michael C Hall is phenomenal!

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sorry Tam I totally disagree with you... we've got a nature vs nurture thing here... I mean Harry realized early on that Dex was going to kill. Whether Harry fostered it first or not it was definitely going to happen so Harry did the only thing he could.. he redirected Dex's energies so they'd have the least negative impact. I think, yeah Harry was a little selfish and had some darkness to by teaching Dex to kill bad guys Harry could finally get revenge on watching guys get away time after time because the legal systems fails often... but I don't think Harry was prepared for the reality of what it all meant... I think that's what bugged harry- he knew he had this killing machine he couldn't fix... he knew there was a system in place that didn't always work...so he set the machine loose on the system but when he realized he facilitated the taking of a human life he was torn because it went against everything he believed... he was more human than sociopath... dex is more sociopath than human... Basically Harry was doing what I said in the above post about Dex/GTA... he was dabbling in the dark and realized his human side couldn't really handle it.... unfortunately for dex- his own human side was not developed enough to resist the dark side...


geez I hope that's as clear as it sounded when I thought it out....

I am not 100% sure I remember this entrance - was I still watching it on demand at that time? If so, I was fast forwarding through the intro!  :D



oh it was classic... just one time tho... I'm 90% sure it was season 4 opener... still on demand if you want to see it... It was a shot by shot recreation of the original opener but when Dex tied his shoe the lace broke and  when Dex put on his shirt it had baby spit up on it... stuff like that... ;D

Actually, I thought he was pretty tame! ;)
He could have been so much worse! ;D



true... he could've been feeling her up  or he could have commented nice rack... nicer than I thought when they pulled her out of the tub...  ;D

"Rita's inside... It was me"

I have been thinking more and more about this and I just keep changing my perspective on it.
Initially, I was thinking that he could mean - it was me that called and found her - then it was me who didn't protect her - now it was me who screwed up, became so obsessed with my target that I failed to see what was going on around me, and so it is my fault...

My deductive skills are not as great as yours Q, and it is still turning in my mind. ;)


I never thought "it was me" ....who called and found her.  ;D  that acutally would've made sense... it always would've made more sense if he'd said it was my fault... that still could've been interpreted both ways... it was my fault- because I did it  or it was my fault because of all the reasons you  and I said.... either way  his saying "it was me" doesn't make sense to me at all... but that's okay because I think they'll do interesting things with it...

The snap was Genius! As a viewer, and knowing full well that it is a tv show and the people are actors... I went dead still! I felt the pain in my heart for him and I am not afraid to admit that I might have shed a little tear or two for him at the moment he started screaming! And his face! You could see the SPLIT when he went after the guy with the anchor! (Split used in-place of snap, because something did in fact tear away from Dex in that moment.) The emotion stayed the same, the facial features stayed the same... but his eyes burned with sorrow and loss and anger!

Yep - he should have gotten the Emmy - but here's a shot for this year!



And I will agree with you! ;)



great analysis... definitely a split rather than a snap! O0

Agree again. You explain it much better than I do! ;)


thx :)

You know... I didn't even pay attention to the Mickey Mouse ears. I mean, I saw him put them on but then I quit paying attention to that and just concentrated on his facial expression and how he was delivering the news.  :-[


well I couldn't get over how dorky they looked and then I thought...no way- he's not going to tell them wearing those ridiculous ears... but he did... then again- it made it more like real life. 

And this is where I know we definitely look at things differently! ;D

I was feeling for the little brat and couldn't blame her for what she was saying. I got the part about Harrison - but the rest of it, I was burning for her...



I know... kid lost mom but she loved Dex season 2 started acting like a brat season 3 (or was it season 4) anyway... I just don't like bratty kids  ;)
But I hear what you are saying!

Definitely tragic! Always the victim.




For real! She was so shocked by the emotion that it almost looked like her path of thought changed...



glad we agree.....  it did look like Deb was trying to figure something out... I can't wait until Sunday...

I think you might be right. She accepted so many other things that were wrong in her life, I can see her accepting him for him as well. Of course, she would have taken an issue with it at first, but she loved Dex because he was the one person who actually never hurt her, even though she thought he always was... that was the thing with her that drove me nuts! She was always laying blame on Dex when she was just as wrong! But I can see her accepting him after a short interlude.


if she accepted the affair and then the "drug use" she totally would've accepted this. You're right though, it wouldn't have been immediate acceptance but ultimately she would've accepted.. then Dex wouldn't have had to lie to her so much..... and in a weird way- there would be more trust in that relationship then there had ever been...

Knocking Quinn around would have been perfect! Alas, some scumbag got the brunt of it all. Poetic!


yeah...but we're still stuck with Quinn  ::)  ;)

Right. They are Dex's alibi. But will the selfish b!tch be willing to come forward and use their marriage? SOmehow I don't think so


oh my how the tides have changed... you used to like Maria  ;D



I don't like how she has somehow become weaker now that she's married.... sure she's still the boss and she still barks orders but it's like she's always checking with Angel trying to get validation for doing her job... she's just not the Maria from earlier seasons...

Right!
Remember at the end of the season how I was still all "Rita is such a b!tch. I wish she would shut up already blah blah blah"
And then she died! I was floored. Didn't see it coming at all! And then that was when I started to think that she wasn't all that bad - I was just being protective of Dexter. Funny how that works out right? lol



that's exactly what I was thinking of  ;D 


I don't remember if I said this before but that happened to me once watching Third Watch. They advertised that tonight someone from the show would die and I was like .... god I hope its Alex....then they killed Alex and I was all--- Oh poor alex I'm gonna miss her  ;D

There we go again - you pay much more attention than I do! lol

I have no clue why her mother wasn't there. Perhaps she will have a larger part in this season? It isn't like it will only take one episode for everyone to get over Rita's death.







well I'm anticipating a big battle of Astor and Cody... Mom... the bio dad's parents.... will Dex fight for them?  There's going to be a big internal struggle there... I mean... not only how does Dex raise Harrison without Rita's emotional input but how can Dex be a dad of 3, a blood splatter analyst and a serial killer..... when there's no mom at home to pick up the slack?


At any rate, I am sure that Quinn is going to take an active role in Dex this season, and I think he and Deb are going to hook up more than once. And let's not forget that Deb is also always a victim... so something is going to happen there.


so true... Deb is always a victim too... I think you're right she and quinn will hook up... but, no matter where deb falls into this whole "Did Dex kill rita or didn't he" she would never stand for Quinn to say anything  bad about her brother.......  and you have to wonder if she isn't bound to think those thoughts now that she knows Dex's brother was the Ice Truck Killer.... does murder run in the family? 



Ugh! I wish they would just play the entire season at once so I can get all the information that I need and want!!! ;D :D

HA Ha... you could wait 11 weeks and watch the whole thing on Demand....  ;) 

I just had a thought... relating to what we said about Dexter hugging Deb.... and with my comment that if Deb (even just a little) suspects that Dex might/could have killed rita..... (btw I don't think Deb believes he did but I think she will go thru a period of slight doubt)


anyway--- I was thinking... what if that moment that noticed Deb have in the hug... what if that was the first real hug they ever shared BUT it was the first time she was aware that for all these years he never really hugged her.... what if Deb suddenly notices Dex's lack of humanity... what if Deb realizes he is like Brian the Ice Truck Killer.... what if Deb figures that Dex didn't kill Rita but Dex is capable of killing?  What if Deb learns everything..... what does that do to her... how does she deal?

does she turn him in? She can't he's her brother and she loves him....

Does she realize that he killed brian for her....

does she learn that he killed trinity and in a way avenged Lundy for her....


does she become his new Harry? 


so many fascinating possibilities.....

^ you are a goofball Girl! ;D :D 8)

40 minutes to a new episode!!!
I don't think I am going to live blog it though. I am going to watch it and then come back and blog about parts. I think I might actually like watching the whole episode first - who knows why?? lmao

"Hello Bandit"

I know I am jumping way far ahead, but I need to know what the guy said to Angel in the bar!! It was Spanish and y'all know I don't do Spanish that well!!! Hahaha!




Ok, on to the show...

I was hoping that the Grief Counselor was for Dexter, but apparently it is only for the kids.

Anyway, Dex talks about the stages of Grief and that he only has time for one - because he is now a full-time Dad. He moves himself and the kids into Deb's apartment, and of course Astor is still being a spoiled brat about the entire situation. Dex actually shows a little emotion as well when he tells Astor that he doesn't think that she should go to the house because of the situation, you can almost see a little touch of remorse or guilt in his eye, I am not sure which. But of course, Astor just acts the little snot face and walks away.

Ok, I get the grief. I really truly do. Losing ones mother no matter at what age, is a brutal experience, but the way they have Astor acting is a little overboard for me. Right, she is a spoiled brat who mommy catered to, but seriously, where are her tears? I don't care who you are, there are going to be tears. Instead they have this girl acting as if she has no feelings at all - except for hatred towards Dex. Yes, she is pissed at Dex and blames him, but to still show nothing - could be we are actually looking at the next female serial killer? Makes me think that way... she is already hardened against the harsh reality of life, who knows?

So then Dex goes in for the FBI meeting and almost loses his cool. He flips and startles the female interviewer, until they tell him that he wasn't on his boat when Rita was killed, that he was at Arthur's place. Dexter freezes! You can see things flashing through his mind. Like 'OMG how do they know I was there??" but they explain about the raid on Arthur's house and how Dex was part of that team. Dex breathes a sigh of relief and you can almost feel the air lift.

I know personally, I was sitting here thinking "OMG! What do they really know and how can they possibly?? Dex is in SHYT!!" MCH's acting yet again is brilliant! I love how they cut scened him when he flipped and slammed his hand against the table, and then they reverted back to him talking ever so casually about them implying he had anything to do with Rita's murder. The cinematographic is bang on everytime!!!

"Hello Bandit"

I know I am jumping way far ahead, but I need to know what the guy said to Angel in the bar!! It was Spanish and y'all know I don't do Spanish that well!!! Hahaha!




Ok, on to the show...




I'm pretty sure he asked Angel if she sucked something of his  ;D

I was hoping that the Grief Counselor was for Dexter, but apparently it is only for the kids.



me too... maybe she comes later....



Anyway, Dex talks about the stages of Grief and that he only has time for one - because he is now a full-time Dad. He moves himself and the kids into Deb's apartment, and of course Astor is still being a spoiled brat about the entire situation. Dex actually shows a little emotion as well when he tells Astor that he doesn't think that she should go to the house because of the situation, you can almost see a little touch of remorse or guilt in his eye, I am not sure which. But of course, Astor just acts the little snot face and walks away.


curiosity?  I was wondering if he was trying to figure out what Rita would say if she were there....



Ok, I get the grief. I really truly do. Losing ones mother no matter at what age, is a brutal experience, but the way they have Astor acting is a little overboard for me. Right, she is a spoiled brat who mommy catered to, but seriously, where are her tears? I don't care who you are, there are going to be tears. Instead they have this girl acting as if she has no feelings at all - except for hatred towards Dex. Yes, she is pissed at Dex and blames him, but to still show nothing - could be we are actually looking at the next female serial killer? Makes me think that way... she is already hardened against the harsh reality of life, who knows?




hmmmm I wonder if I should respond to this or not......  you have to tell me if I should or If  should let this go....  for now




So then Dex goes in for the FBI meeting and almost loses his cool. He flips and startles the female interviewer, until they tell him that he wasn't on his boat when Rita was killed, that he was at Arthur's place. Dexter freezes! You can see things flashing through his mind. Like 'OMG how do they know I was there??" but they explain about the raid on Arthur's house and how Dex was part of that team. Dex breathes a sigh of relief and you can almost feel the air lift.




Hell I breathed a sigh of relief too!!!  ;D



I know personally, I was sitting here thinking "OMG! What do they really know and how can they possibly?? Dex is in SHYT!!" MCH's acting yet again is brilliant! I love how they cut scened him when he flipped and slammed his hand against the table, and then they reverted back to him talking ever so casually about them implying he had anything to do with Rita's murder. The cinematographic is bang on everytime!!!


I concur! lol.... I wish I had more insight but I don't I thought it was a brilliant way to show what's going on in Dex's head without him narrating it for us...

Of course now the FBI are looking for Kyle Butler and a sketch artist is going to draw up some pictures with the family. Wonder if they are actually going to look like Dex or not?

And of course Maria conveniently leaves her mail on Angels desk, and of course Angel sees it. Seems Maria has a ton of money in savings that Angel didn't know about.

Dex goes to rent a moving van in order to move stuff from the house to Deb's apartment, and because he is caught by the blood he sees in the van, he rents the 14 footer. He gets to the house and is packing, of course Elliott comes over and shoots the shyt, but then tries to smooth things out with Dex. He apologizes about Rita and stuff, then tries to offer single dad help. He rants about whether Dex is willing to give everything up, weeknights, weekends etc for the kids. Dex looks at him evil eyes and says of course he is willing to drop everything for the kids. Dex drops the box of cutlery, and upon grabbing a knife, he looks at Elliott's gut like he wants to stick him! Instead he leaves the house to get away from his craving... at the van he says "I'll be a good father, everyone makes sacrifices, I can too" the best thought process in the world! Too bad he is easily distracted and lured by the blood in the van!

Back at Deb's, Astor throws a fit about the clothes that Dex  brought for her, and Dex makes a mistake of saying that no one will even notice Astor at school. He reflects that boys are easier.

"It doesn't matter how much I love my children, I am still a creature of the night"
So Dex grabs Harrison and out they go to the van, where Dex does the whole blood spatter identifying thing. Small hand prints and blood stains that were only washed away... Dex is truly bizarre. He starts to tell Harrison a story about a Prince and Princess but all about murder... haha! He is truly insane! Harry appears and asks why Dex is at the van in the middle of the night... Dex explains that he has to take care of his own needs too or else he will risk spinning out of control. Harry says that the kids aren't only Dex's responsibility - they are Dex's Salvation.

I find this interesting coming from the Harry of Dexter's mind. If Dex has started to realize that the kids are the only thing that can save him... what does it mean to him? Here is something that we can debate the entire season about.  The kids are his Saving Grace?

Of course, Dex starts to delve into the blood in the truck. He easily finds out who last rented the truck... a City Sanitation worker who picks up dead animals. So Dex naturally tried to set a trap for the guy, only to find that he is just as creepy as Dex is. Funny how Boyd was "CSI-ing" Dex. What a creepazoid.

Now a head is found in the park. Eyes and tongue removed and just a head. Interesting. And Angel is asking about the money in the account - and naturally Quinn thinks its Angels' money and says that Maria needs to keep her hands off of it.

A city cop is on the scene and tells Deb that it might have been Santa Motre - a cult. (sp?)
It's her neighborhood and if it was them then they used a machete on the victim.

Back to Dex and his time off - he is looking for things to help with grief but obviously "there is nothing to help with mommy bleeding to death in a bathtub." So he goes on to research Boyd Fowler. Inherits the house from his parents. Deb comes in and she and Dex have a bit of a normal conversation. Deb tells Dex he can count on her. And Dex almost has a "thank you" but why look on his face. As Dex lays down to sleep on the sofa, Deb calls Quinn and goes to stay the night at his place.

Fat little sausage fingers!! I love it!!
But of course I still hate Quinn!

Kyle Butler has come up again.
Deb and Quinn are talking about him.
At any rate, Deb goes to sleep and Quinn leaves her alone!

Dex is trying to be a good dad. Making pancakes for breakfast in the shape that Cody asks.
Astor sets the table after briefly smiling at Dex, and when she grabs too many plates, Dex tries to tell her that it's ok. He tries so hard to make Astor feel better but Astor just doesn't want anything to do with it.

Deb of course is ignoring the fact that she had sex with Quinn - it is perfect. And she walks out on him.

Masuka is trying to do Dex's job in blood spatter - figuring out what cut the woman's head off. (He hates it and doesn't want to do it!)
Deb tells him to try the machete. VOILA!
Deb tells Angel that Masuka wants to do more.

Another dead body - and Deb tells the officer that she was right about the machete.
This one is a shot gun to the head.
Turns out the guy is/was with the woman of missing eyes tongue.
Quinn says there is no Santa Morte - the officer agrees with Deb but the ritual stuff is missing.
Brain matter drops on Masuka's shoulder and he asks when Dex is coming back!!! Hahaha!

Of course now the FBI are looking for Kyle Butler and a sketch artist is going to draw up some pictures with the family. Wonder if they are actually going to look like Dex or not?



when I saw that I thought... oh crap...it never occurred to me that Trinity's fam would mention kyle butler...



And of course Maria conveniently leaves her mail on Angels desk, and of course Angel sees it. Seems Maria has a ton of money in savings that Angel didn't know about.



okay I'm a little annoyed that Angel goes all machismo about this... he's been with her being his supervisor (even tho she sort of defers to him which still annoys me).  She, obviously, makes more money than he does and that doesn't seem to bother him. So, why's he got his panties in a bunch that she has a savings account... and does he really want 50% of it? Come on... she earned that money and she saved it.... leave the savings account alone...

If I married someone with that much money I wouldn't expect to have control of it... I'd want a loan  ;D  but I wouldn't demand it... maybe it's just me but I don't get marriage....



Dex goes to rent a moving van in order to move stuff from the house to Deb's apartment, and because he is caught by the blood he sees in the van, he rents the 14 footer. He gets to the house and is packing, of course Elliott comes over and shoots the shyt, but then tries to smooth things out with Dex. He apologizes about Rita and stuff, then tries to offer single dad help. He rants about whether Dex is willing to give everything up, weeknights, weekends etc for the kids. Dex looks at him evil eyes and says of course he is willing to drop everything for the kids. Dex drops the box of cutlery, and upon grabbing a knife, he looks at Elliott's gut like he wants to stick him! Instead he leaves the house to get away from his craving... at the van he says "I'll be a good father, everyone makes sacrifices, I can too" the best thought process in the world! Too bad he is easily distracted and lured by the blood in the van!


I loved both those scenes... when you think about it... Rita's ex was a drug addict. Dex is too- in the sense that blood is his drug. I don't think any scene if 4.2 seasons has illustrated this point than watching how that blood stain draws Dex in...

the scene with Dex staring at that knife and looking at Eliot's gut... you could see MCH trying to control the dark passenger... you know he was thinking right at that moment  (can't you hear it too tam?) "It would be so easy to cut him right here. Harrison is still a baby; what do babies remember? Will this be the moment his dark passenger emerges or has he already emerged after watching his mother die?"




Back at Deb's, Astor throws a fit about the clothes that Dex  brought for her, and Dex makes a mistake of saying that no one will even notice Astor at school. He reflects that boys are easier.

brat!


"It doesn't matter how much I love my children, I am still a creature of the night"
So Dex grabs Harrison and out they go to the van, where Dex does the whole blood spatter identifying thing. Small hand prints and blood stains that were only washed away... Dex is truly bizarre. He starts to tell Harrison a story about a Prince and Princess but all about murder... haha! He is truly insane! Harry appears and asks why Dex is at the van in the middle of the night... Dex explains that he has to take care of his own needs too or else he will risk spinning out of control. Harry says that the kids aren't only Dex's responsibility - they are Dex's Salvation.

It was such real moment tho... when dex was renting the van and the douche was all "isn't he a big a boy?" in baby talk Dex tells him matter of factly- "he can't talk yet"  as if Dex thought the man thought HArrison might answer him... that shows again his disconnect from people the fact that he didn't pick up that talking to baby's is something adults do... so when dex.... Daddy Dex... tells his son a story about ogres and princes and princesses he his telling his kid the truth but taking a moment to fairy tale it up for Harrison...  it's classic!




I find this interesting coming from the Harry of Dexter's mind. If Dex has started to realize that the kids are the only thing that can save him... what does it mean to him? Here is something that we can debate the entire season about.  The kids are his Saving Grace?

it's an interesting thought.... I think it goes back to that nature nurture thing... whatever it is they become will they become that because of nature? Because of the nurture Rita instilled before she died? or because dex is what he is and can only give what he can....


I'm jumping ahead but... by giving up astor and cody will he lose a little of the humanity he gained because he won't have to control it as much as he would if they were around? Let's face it... harrison has a good two years before Dex can really screw him up  ;D  so he won't have to fake it or play the game around him... maybe he never will....

Now Dex has broken into Boyd's place, to discover the guy likes simple things.
Boyd comes home but Dex manages to sneak by him and out - only after seeing a swatch of hair labeled with a number.
This guy is definitely creepy. He plays a selfhelp cd when he comes home for lunch - telling him that he needs to "take control".

Q - tell me you saw this!
When Dex tries the door for the attic and it is locked - what is with the red light in the air duct? Got me to thinking that there is a video camera watching the door - has Dex been caught on tape?

Quinn and Deb go check out the house that is for lease. Quinn acts as if he and Deb are a couple. Moron!! Tries to get Deb to lay on the bed. Man, I want to punch him in the face!

Anyway, after Dex gets out, he waits and follows Boyd. Boyd kicks a barrel out of the back of the truck - just like one that Dex found at Boyd's house, full of dead animals. Dex figures that's what it is. That Boyd just doesn't want to take it back to the incinerator...

Deb calls and reveals that Astor and Cody didn't go to school - Dex goes to the old house and finds Astor and Cody in the bathroom. Dex tries to apologize to Astor for not listening to her and bringing her back to the house - she is a little shyt. She yells that Dex ruined everything. He came along and they thought everything was going to be good forever, but it wasn't rtue because everything got worse and she says everything was just a lie. She is looking to blame someone and the only one she can blame is Dex.

"I don't want to live with you. I want to live with Grandma and Grandpa. I want to go to them tonight. Right now!"
Brutal!

Of course, Dex starts to delve into the blood in the truck. He easily finds out who last rented the truck... a City Sanitation worker who picks up dead animals. So Dex naturally tried to set a trap for the guy, only to find that he is just as creepy as Dex is. Funny how Boyd was "CSI-ing" Dex. What a creepazoid.



He's definitely peculiar...but then I guess the best and brightest don't typically get into dead animal pick up  ;D



Now a head is found in the park. Eyes and tongue removed and just a head. Interesting. And Angel is asking about the money in the account - and naturally Quinn thinks its Angels' money and says that Maria needs to keep her hands off of it.

funny how Quinn goes there and deb goes the opposite direction!



A city cop is on the scene and tells Deb that it might have been Santa Motre - a cult. (sp?)
It's her neighborhood and if it was them then they used a machete on the victim.

I have a feeling we're gonna see more from this cop.... .  and I don't just mean in this particular ep...



Back to Dex and his time off - he is looking for things to help with grief but obviously "there is nothing to help with mommy bleeding to death in a bathtub." So he goes on to research Boyd Fowler. Inherits the house from his parents. Deb comes in and she and Dex have a bit of a normal conversation. Deb tells Dex he can count on her. And Dex almost has a "thank you" but why look on his face. As Dex lays down to sleep on the sofa, Deb calls Quinn and goes to stay the night at his place.

I'm not sure why the look on the face... maybe he's still pondering the weight of it all.....


Fat little sausage fingers!! I love it!!
But of course I still hate Quinn!


you can't possibly hate him as much as I do!  ;D

Kyle Butler has come up again.
Deb and Quinn are talking about him.
At any rate, Deb goes to sleep and Quinn leaves her alone!



think anyone will make the connection that Trinity killed this kyle butler but meant to kill the kyle butler they are talking about...

Dex is trying to be a good dad. Making pancakes for breakfast in the shape that Cody asks.
Astor sets the table after briefly smiling at Dex, and when she grabs too many plates, Dex tries to tell her that it's ok. He tries so hard to make Astor feel better but Astor just doesn't want anything to do with it.

It was such a real moment.... life goes on people are happy then you remember...  :\'(



Deb of course is ignoring the fact that she had sex with Quinn - it is perfect. And she walks out on him.

can you blame her?


Masuka is trying to do Dex's job in blood spatter - figuring out what cut the woman's head off. (He hates it and doesn't want to do it!)
Deb tells him to try the machete. VOILA!
Deb tells Angel that Masuka wants to do more.

he cracks me up... falling then later when the brain goo falls on him!  ;D



Another dead body - and Deb tells the officer that she was right about the machete.
This one is a shot gun to the head.
Turns out the guy is/was with the woman of missing eyes tongue.
Quinn says there is no Santa Morte - the officer agrees with Deb but the ritual stuff is missing.
Brain matter drops on Masuka's shoulder and he asks when Dex is coming back!!! Hahaha!



yeah...that!  ;D

The sketches of Kyle Butler are in and of course douche bag Quinn wants a copy. (Funny thing - the very top picture is the spitting image of Dexter! And they can't see it!!!)

So Angel confronts Maria about the money and Maria explains that it's her retirement fund. She explains she has more of a practical side then he does. He takes it as he is irresponsible. So he walks out and tells everyone that drinks are on him tonight. (What a giant baby!)

Deb gets home and Dex explains that the kids are going to move to Orlando with their grandparents.
It's weird - MCH has enough glitter in his eyes from the pool that it almost looks like he could shed a tear.
I love the way too that he explains that Cody and Astor need to be together no matter what. Deb tells him she would never have survived if it weren't for Dex.

Deb calls Quinn and says "Ok we had sex"
And then hangs up on Quinn. I love Deb! She is awesome.

Meanwhile, Quinn is trying different chins and foreheads and stuff on the Kyle Butler sketches.

Angel and Masuka are at the bar drinking, some Spanish hombre comes up and asks if he married Maria.
He says something to Angel in Spanish and Angel punches the crap out of the guy!!!
Takes 3 guys and Masuka to hold him back!!

Now Dex has broken into Boyd's place, to discover the guy likes simple things.
Boyd comes home but Dex manages to sneak by him and out - only after seeing a swatch of hair labeled with a number.
This guy is definitely creepy. He plays a selfhelp cd when he comes home for lunch - telling him that he needs to "take control".


he is creepy...

Q - tell me you saw this!
When Dex tries the door for the attic and it is locked - what is with the red light in the air duct? Got me to thinking that there is a video camera watching the door - has Dex been caught on tape?


I saw it... it didn't initially click that it was a video camera but Dex saw it too so I think we're gonna be okay...


Quinn and Deb go check out the house that is for lease. Quinn acts as if he and Deb are a couple. Moron!! Tries to get Deb to lay on the bed. Man, I want to punch him in the face!


ha ha... I don't wanna punch him the face I wanna knee him in the gnuts...  ;D



Anyway, after Dex gets out, he waits and follows Boyd. Boyd kicks a barrel out of the back of the truck - just like one that Dex found at Boyd's house, full of dead animals. Dex figures that's what it is. That Boyd just doesn't want to take it back to the incinerator...



Deb calls and reveals that Astor and Cody didn't go to school - Dex goes to the old house and finds Astor and Cody in the bathroom. Dex tries to apologize to Astor for not listening to her and bringing her back to the house - she is a little shyt. She yells that Dex ruined everything. He came along and they thought everything was going to be good forever, but it wasn't rtue because everything got worse and she says everything was just a lie. She is looking to blame someone and the only one she can blame is Dex.

"I don't want to live with you. I want to live with Grandma and Grandpa. I want to go to them tonight. Right now!"
Brutal!




That was brutal... good thing Deb and Quinn cleaned up last week I can't imagine what it would've been like if they saw all that blood....

The sketches of Kyle Butler are in and of course douche bag Quinn wants a copy. (Funny thing - the very top picture is the spitting image of Dexter! And they can't see it!!!)



I didn't see it either!  ;D 





So Angel confronts Maria about the money and Maria explains that it's her retirement fund. She explains she has more of a practical side then he does. He takes it as he is irresponsible. So he walks out and tells everyone that drinks are on him tonight. (What a giant baby!)

I agree!  for all the reasons I said earlier....



Deb gets home and Dex explains that the kids are going to move to Orlando with their grandparents.
It's weird - MCH has enough glitter in his eyes from the pool that it almost looks like he could shed a tear.
I love the way too that he explains that Cody and Astor need to be together no matter what. Deb tells him she would never have survived if it weren't for Dex.

I  get why dex is making Cody go but I wonder if he's really doing it because the siblings "need" to be together or if he's doing it because he sees the freedom he will have...he will still have Harrison but, like I said, Harrison is going to be easy to manage - serial killingly speaking.  At least much easier than an 11 and 13 yr old...



Deb calls Quinn and says "Ok we had sex"
And then hangs up on Quinn. I love Deb! She is awesome.

Yeah she is... I want her to sleep with Dex  ;D  just kidding...



Meanwhile, Quinn is trying different chins and foreheads and stuff on the Kyle Butler sketches.

doesn't that remind you of the pics in the back of Mad Magazine that you used to fold to find the hidden image? 




Angel and Masuka are at the bar drinking, some Spanish hombre comes up and asks if he married Maria.
He says something to Angel in Spanish and Angel punches the crap out of the guy!!!
Takes 3 guys and Masuka to hold him back!!


if that guy said what I think he did then he deserved to get beat down...

he either asked angel if she S.His.D  or he said she sucked the dudes (way back when)  or he asked angel if he sucked hers.... either way it was something that would a offend a macho hispanic male...

For real, this next scene pulled at my heart so bad.

Dex is saying goodbye to Cody and Astor.
Cody is so completely in love with Dexter and he doesn't want to leave. When he crushes Dex with his hug, Dex at first doesn't look like he knows what to do, but then he wraps his hands around Cody. The grief on MCH's face is unbearable! Of course being as sentimental as I am, I yet again shed a tear.
Cody: "I don't wanna go Dexter"
Dexter: "I don't want you to go"

A stunning realization - not only for us but for Dexter himself. You can tell that Dex is caught - his feelings are in complete turmoil. He honestly doesn't want Cody to leave. This is truly breaking his heart and yet he still doesn't understand it fully. What can he do or say or how should he act. What is that feeling?

Dex talks to Astor: "... Your mother loved you more than you could ever imagine, and I ... me too"
Holy SHYT!!! That was flippin awesome. Dex struggled with the words, you could tell exactly what he wanted to say but his lips couldn't move because his brain couldn't process it. The struggle within him is so grossly acted that I could feel the tug in my heart!!! I seriously cannot rave enough about MCH! Brilliant brilliant brilliant!!!

Astor barely hugs him and get in the van. Off they go. One final glance is Cody out the window crying.

Dexter in his head "Cody and Astor showed me that I can still care about something - that makes letting them go all that much harder. And it's losing them that makes me realize there must be still some small part of that child inside of me, because just like Astor I was foolish enough to think that things would always be good, but they're not - they're worse"
:\'(
All this while Dex goes to the cans that were dumped, flashes to Boyd as he cuts off hair then electrocutes a barrel with a woman in it, Dex opens the can to find a dead woman in it - so many cans in the swamped area. Dex has a new target. Harry appears and asks if they can go now... Dex replies

"Gimme a minute"

hmmmm I wonder if I should respond to this or not......  you have to tell me if I should or If  should let this go....  for now



Please go ahead and respond. It's probably the only way I will get clear headed about it. ;)

And I will respond to your posts tomorrow. I am taking my tired butt to bed. ;)

For real, this next scene pulled at my heart so bad.

Dex is saying goodbye to Cody and Astor.
Cody is so completely in love with Dexter and he doesn't want to leave. When he crushes Dex with his hug, Dex at first doesn't look like he knows what to do, but then he wraps his hands around Cody. The grief on MCH's face is unbearable! Of course being as sentimental as I am, I yet again shed a tear.
Cody: "I don't wanna go Dexter"
Dexter: "I don't want you to go"

A stunning realization - not only for us but for Dexter himself. You can tell that Dex is caught - his feelings are in complete turmoil. He honestly doesn't want Cody to leave. This is truly breaking his heart and yet he still doesn't understand it fully. What can he do or say or how should he act. What is that feeling?

Dex talks to Astor: "... Your mother loved you more than you could ever imagine, and I ... me too"
Holy SHYT!!! That was flippin awesome. Dex struggled with the words, you could tell exactly what he wanted to say but his lips couldn't move because his brain couldn't process it. The struggle within him is so grossly acted that I could feel the tug in my heart!!! I seriously cannot rave enough about MCH! Brilliant brilliant brilliant!!!

Astor barely hugs him and get in the van. Off they go. One final glance is Cody out the window crying.

Dexter in his head "Cody and Astor showed me that I can still care about something - that makes letting them go all that much harder. And it's losing them that makes me realize there must be still some small part of that child inside of me, because just like Astor I was foolish enough to think that things would always be good, but they're not - they're worse"
:\'(
All this while Dex goes to the cans that were dumped, flashes to Boyd as he cuts off hair then electrocutes a barrel with a woman in it, Dex opens the can to find a dead woman in it - so many cans in the swamped area. Dex has a new target. Harry appears and asks if they can go now... Dex replies

"Gimme a minute"



this scene was truly amazing! so many layers here.... sooooo....soooo many layers!!! 

Wow! Talk abotu crazy!
Here, I thought I had already replied to you Q and had taken care of everything. Apparently it was in my dreams because I have left you here hanging... ;D ;D ;D

Wow! Talk abotu crazy!
Here, I thought I had already replied to you Q and had taken care of everything. Apparently it was in my dreams because I have left you here hanging... ;D ;D ;D



so basically I'm the hydrant you're the dog?  :-\\




;D

I must get this done because I haven't watched last nights episode yet, but in order to I need to converse with you first Q! ;)


when I saw that I thought... oh crap...it never occurred to me that Trinity's fam would mention kyle butler...

For real! I thought that it was all over because the season was over - Trinity cannot be found, so they would pursue other things. Not for one split second did I think that they would be looking for Kyle Butler in this season!!



okay I'm a little annoyed that Angel goes all machismo about this... he's been with her being his supervisor (even tho she sort of defers to him which still annoys me).  She, obviously, makes more money than he does and that doesn't seem to bother him. So, why's he got his panties in a bunch that she has a savings account... and does he really want 50% of it? Come on... she earned that money and she saved it.... leave the savings account alone...

If I married someone with that much money I wouldn't expect to have control of it... I'd want a loan  ;D  but I wouldn't demand it... maybe it's just me but I don't get marriage....

I think Angel just kind of lost it because he had no clue that he married someone with so much money. Angel is the one who spends, Maria saves (like she said) and I think it kind of floored him to know that she had that much money - like the ultimate part was her not disclosing it. I don't think that it is that he wants half, I think he might be questioning what else she hasn't told him...


I loved both those scenes... when you think about it... Rita's ex was a drug addict. Dex is too- in the sense that blood is his drug. I don't think any scene if 4.2 seasons has illustrated this point than watching how that blood stain draws Dex in...

the scene with Dex staring at that knife and looking at Eliot's gut... you could see MCH trying to control the dark passenger... you know he was thinking right at that moment  (can't you hear it too tam?) "It would be so easy to cut him right here. Harrison is still a baby; what do babies remember? Will this be the moment his dark passenger emerges or has he already emerged after watching his mother die?"

I could totally hear Dex going off in his mind! And the acting of the moment was brilliant. Mind you, I don't like Elliott too much anyway, so seeing him get gutted would have been awesome! lmao



brat!

It was such real moment tho... when dex was renting the van and the douche was all "isn't he a big a boy?" in baby talk Dex tells him matter of factly- "he can't talk yet"  as if Dex thought the man thought HArrison might answer him... that shows again his disconnect from people the fact that he didn't pick up that talking to baby's is something adults do... so when dex.... Daddy Dex... tells his son a story about ogres and princes and princesses he his telling his kid the truth but taking a moment to fairy tale it up for Harrison...   it's classic!

I didn't think of it that way - but you have made me, so of course you are right. I still forget sometimes about the whole disconnect thing, only because I am more drawn into him and his 'world' as opposed to what is really going on around him in the scenes. I knew there was a point as to why he said it, I just didn't get it. LOL



it's an interesting thought.... I think it goes back to that nature nurture thing... whatever it is they become will they become that because of nature? Because of the nurture Rita instilled before she died? or because dex is what he is and can only give what he can....


I'm jumping ahead but... by giving up astor and cody will he lose a little of the humanity he gained because he won't have to control it as much as he would if they were around? Let's face it... harrison has a good two years before Dex can really screw him up  ;D  so he won't have to fake it or play the game around him... maybe he never will....



Good points. See, you and I work great together. I see one thing, you see another. I truly enjoy bantering with you about this and other shows Girl! 8)

think anyone will make the connection that Trinity killed this kyle butler but meant to kill the kyle butler they are talking about...



Probably not. I think it might be thought about and someone will come close to it *(Quinn) but I am not 100% convinced that they will connect the dots. The only one smart enough has already been killed off, well the only two, Doakes and Lundy. I don't see it progressing... then again I have been known to be wrong!

this scene was truly amazing! so many layers here.... sooooo....soooo many layers!!! 


Yeppers.
There was so much emotion and guilt and longing and want and need... I mean, we could continue listing everything but all it will do is fill up a page and then some.

I am in awe of the script writers and the actors.
In complete and total awe!

I must get this done because I haven't watched last nights episode yet, but in order to I need to converse with you first Q! ;)



One of the reasons I didn't post about last nights ep was in order to retain continuity of this thread!  :)

I will post my thoughts on the ep tomorrow or the day after because I have a lot to do right now.

I think Angel just kind of lost it because he had no clue that he married someone with so much money. Angel is the one who spends, Maria saves (like she said) and I think it kind of floored him to know that she had that much money - like the ultimate part was her not disclosing it. I don't think that it is that he wants half, I think he might be questioning what else she hasn't told him...




you have point there... about what else she could be hiding.... I just figured it hit home for him that she makes more (it's one thing knowing that and it's another seeing the result of that on paper) and in some way it sort of hurt his manhood...

notice he never talks about his daughter anymore?  I'd like to see how the three of them interact sometime... I know the show is about Dexter but, if you're gonna give me insight into the others lives then stay consistent....

oh and I soooooo want to follow Matsuka home one day!!!




I could totally hear Dex going off in his mind! And the acting of the moment was brilliant. Mind you, I don't like Elliott too much anyway, so seeing him get gutted would have been awesome! lmao 


I totally would've cheeered had he done that!!!

I didn't think of it that way - but you have made me, so of course you are right. I still forget sometimes about the whole disconnect thing, only because I am more drawn into him and his 'world' as opposed to what is really going on around him in the scenes. I knew there was a point as to why he said it, I just didn't get it. LOL



extracted this because it made me think of something from the most recent episode...

whether he's aware of it or not Dexter has sort of transitioned into a caring father.  Think about the seasons he was dating Rita then trying to figure out the marriage thing... he was always inside his head (literally) is this the right facial gesture- what am I supposed to say here- what does she want me to do- should I hug her-  anyway---- when Dexter calls the nanny to check on Harrison there was no questioning or second guessing himself...  he callled because he was worried. His "checklist" was long and detailed like any parent leaving a kid with a stranger for the first time... he knows Harrisons habits and favorite blanket and...when he returned to the apartment he was genuinely fearful that whatshername had stolen Harrison...

he loves the kid... not fake love, not I'm trying to show you I love you... but genuine- honest-to-goodness-love.  It was nice to see...

okay I have work to do more later!!! 

Yeppers.
There was so much emotion and guilt and longing and want and need... I mean, we could continue listing everything but all it will do is fill up a page and then some.

I am in awe of the script writers and the actors.
In complete and total awe!


I love the writers... I was glad I got the chance to tell three of them how amazing they are!

Gonna watch the show later today. ;)

Q - I have to wait until tonight. The Son is catching up on the DVR for his class - writing more reviews and such, and since he uses the DVR in the livingroom - where I record Dex... I am going to have to wait. But I can assure you it will be watched before the day is through! ;)

Q - I have to wait until tonight. The Son is catching up on the DVR for his class - writing more reviews and such, and since he uses the DVR in the livingroom - where I record Dex... I am going to have to wait. But I can assure you it will be watched before the day is through! ;)


hmmmm two days later....  ;)

hmmmm two days later....  ;)


See... wha ha happened was... ;D

Actually, that night I was tangled into watching the Chilean Mine Rescue. I was also trying to make Big Nasty's computer/dvd-rom work. I have no other excuse as to why I haven't watched it yet. *smh*

See... wha ha happened was... ;D

Actually, that night I was tangled into watching the Chilean Mine Rescue. I was also trying to make Big Nasty's computer/dvd-rom work. I have no other excuse as to why I haven't watched it yet. *smh*


no worries.... I think you and nasty should plan a romantic trip to Santa Barbara and give me a few hours of your time for lunch, a quick tour and um....to fix my frackin' computer!  ;)

no worries.... I think you and nasty should plan a romantic trip to Santa Barbara and give me a few hours of your time for lunch, a quick tour and um....to fix my frackin' computer!  ;)


Haha! That would be Practical and Perfect! ;)

Haha! That would be Practical and Perfect! ;)



I thought so!!!

Sunday Night's Episode:

Practically Perfect

"... only Mary Poppins would make the cut..." Hahaha!!

OMGosh Q! "... I think it's important for children to eat a lot of cheese!!!" ;D ;D ;D

Well, we start off interviewing Nannies for Harrison. Sonja makes the cut.
I think because Dex saw how 'Prince Harry' connected with her, resting his head on her shoulder and smiling. (The baby and his coach are awesome to get him to smile so big and lay his head down on her shoulder. This child will be a great actor one day I bet!)

Deb leaves, says I love you - Dex says Me too... after only a slight struggle within himself and on his face. Not too bad.

Quinn - yep! Still despise the SOB. 9 days and so many hours since they - and he adds a knuckle/fist punch to accentuate his point - what a moron!

So there is Dex, doting Dad worried about Harry. He calls home to remind Sonja of the puppy blanket - what a complete transformation. We know for sure by this call alone that Dex actually does love now, it isn't just punches he is trying to roll with, he truly loves Harrison. At any rate - Boyd turns and recognizes Dex! Dex says in his head "I didn't think he would recognize me" hmm... here we go with two predators trying to make the other one the prey. I can see it now!!!

Sunday Night's Episode:

Practically Perfect

"... only Mary Poppins would make the cut..." Hahaha!!

OMGosh Q! "... I think it's important for children to eat a lot of cheese!!!" ;D ;D ;D


In my head she was fired right on the spot!  :P

In my head she was fired right on the spot!  :P


I wouldn't doubt that at all!!! ;D

I have paused the DVR.

Why?

Because there is such a change in Dex's character that I am floored. He is smiling!!!! Like a real, true, human, feeling smile. And he has done it about 4 times already!

He did it in the counsellor's office when she told him to do something to release Dex's energy - he smiled and he said he would take care of Dex.
He smiled when he was on the phone with Sonja.
He smiled twice at Boyd!

This is completely outside of character!!! I am totally loving it!!!!

So how crazy is it that Boyd offers Dex what might be a job with dead animal pick up? He is creepy!
And Dex is loving it. He is planning already what he is going to do to Boyd.

Dex checks out Boyd's route and find an old abandoned welcome center. In he goes in order to set up his kill room. Of course, this is when Harry (daddy dearest) shows up and makes sure that Dex is doing it right. This will be a day kill for Dex and he is making sure that he is covered in everything that he does. Harry reminds him that this will be the first kill since... and Dex says rather harshly "I know".

You can almost see the calm at the thought of killing Boyd come over Dex. In all honesty, I hope that Dex doesn't get to kill Boyd right away. Why? Because Boyd (Shawn Hatosy - Southland) is an excellent creepy guy who contrasts against Arthur Mitchell - John Lithgow. I like Boyd's weirdness. I know - a little bizarre but I think he will do amazing things for Dex.

Well, we start off interviewing Nannies for Harrison. Sonja makes the cut.
I think because Dex saw how 'Prince Harry' connected with her, resting his head on her shoulder and smiling. (The baby and his coach are awesome to get him to smile so big and lay his head down on her shoulder. This child will be a great actor one day I bet!)





Even I thought the kid was adorable...it takes a lot for me to see that in a kid so I guess he's pretty charming!



Deb leaves, says I love you - Dex says Me too... after only a slight struggle within himself and on his face. Not too bad.


It's not just that Dex struggled with it... I love the way Deb stopped and waited for him to say it and it took him a minute to figure out what she was waiting for  ;D



Quinn - yep! Still despise the SOB. 9 days and so many hours since they - and he adds a knuckle/fist punch to accentuate his point - what a moron!

Ima go back and find the posts where you are singing the praises of Quinn  :D



So there is Dex, doting Dad worried about Harry. He calls home to remind Sonja of the puppy blanket - what a complete transformation. We know for sure by this call alone that Dex actually does love now, it isn't just punches he is trying to roll with, he truly loves Harrison. At any rate - Boyd turns and recognizes Dex! Dex says in his head "I didn't think he would recognize me" hmm... here we go with two predators trying to make the other one the prey. I can see it now!!!

I love that moment. I don't know why...something about Dex having to go with the flow but also there's something in the way Boyd looks at him like he's known who Dex is from the moment they first met on the road talking over a dead raccoon.  ;D

I have paused the DVR.

Why?

Because there is such a change in Dex's character that I am floored. He is smiling!!!! Like a real, true, human, feeling smile. And he has done it about 4 times already!

He did it in the counsellor's office when she told him to do something to release Dex's energy - he smiled and he said he would take care of Dex.
He smiled when he was on the phone with Sonja.
He smiled twice at Boyd!

This is completely outside of character!!! I am totally loving it!!!!




gotta watch that again. I knew there was a change but now I can't remember if I recognized the smiles or not.

Ok some crazy voodoo shyt.

Hahaha! I love it!
"You live in Miami, why you no a little Spanish"
"Coz me too busy making a life" or whatever!

So ya, voodoo dude got drunk one night and woke up with tattoo (yeah right), he doesn't keep track of who he sells his stuff to, and it definitely wasn't the dead guy who bought it.

Dex goes home. There's no Harrison or Sonja to be found!
He freaks out somewhat. He thinks Harrison has been stolen, says Rita would never have allowed him to be left with a stranger.
Talk about relief on Dex's face!!! I love Dexter so dang much!!!!!

The Spanish translation:
She gives the best blow jobs in Miami

Ok, Maria is really getting on my last nerve. First, the way she says Angel's name. I get it. I know that is the way it is pronounced, but seriously - every other word in every other sentence does not have to be "Anhell" for real!!!!

Not to mention that she doesn't even say thank you for Angel defending her honor, not that she saw it that way. She turned it around to say that people are always going to try and bring down others with gossip or lies blah blah blah and then kisses him. Heck, if it were me I would take him home and polish his lance like Masuka told her too!  ;D ;D

Q!!! Another phrase in a scene I am sure you loved!!!

Dex and Deb are outside having a beer and shooting the breeze.
Dex tells of talking to Cody - Cody wanted Dex's pancake recipe, Astor wouldn't come to the phone.
Then Dex said he ran errands.
Deb replied: "... a ladder that can help you climb back to some kind of normalcy"
Dex asked where she heard that. She said she is capable of independent thought....

Then she admits: "Oprah - I watched her when I was laid up"

There was another true smile from Dexter!!!

So Dex meets with Boyd after calling in a bogus dead animal on his route.
Boyd is listening to the same self help tapes in his truck.
But Boyd says there are a lot of pretty trophy wives out running this time of day in the neighborhood they have to go to.
I am loving Boyd. What an awesome change!!!

Now Quinn is sitting looking at the sketches of Kyle Butler
Masuka comes up and giggles, and says it looks like Justin Bieber "not that I know who that is" hahaha!

Deb and Cira come up with another plausible reason for the husband to be as torqued as he was at the atm machine.


YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That has got to be the grossest thing I have seen so far in this show! The dead skunk being scraped up with a shovel! Good thing I am not hungry or else I would have lost my appetite and everthing else along with it! 8-P

Boyd gets the phoney call of the dead gator and you can see Dex get excited! Off they go!!!

Back to Cira and Deb - they go back to the voodoo place and OMGOSH!!!! I think I am really going to puke now!!!!!!

So the voodoo guy got his head taken off and all the symbols laid around his head on a pedestal. Nasty business!

Back to Dex and Boyd.
Holy Crap!!!
Dex hits Boyd with the tranq - Boyd turns around and shoots Dex with a tranq!!! What the heck!!!

So they wake in an ambulance and it seems that Boyd is covering Dex's ass and Dex is covering Boyd's ass. Weird as hell.
But man does Boyd ever looked pissed!!! If looks could kill Dex would be dead.

Boyd gets up and takes all the monitoring stuff off, then goes after a knife to kill Dex... but Dex is gone!!!!
Boyd leaves without being seen.

Masuka "Another head... " what a fool
"Same treatment as our other head case huhuhuhuh"

Quinn gets a call from the FBI - Quinn says he might have a lead on Kyle Butler.
He wants to see the Mitchell family to show them a picture. Idiot

Boyd goes home, and hears a noise, he grabs a gun...
His steroe starts to play his "take it" cd
And Dex comes around the corner, nails him with a tranq, gets the gun away, all is peaceful.

Dex calls home to say he would be late and finds that Harrison has taken his first step. Sonja sent him an email with a picture, and Dex connects yet again.


Internal affairs greets Maria and wants to have a word in private.
As a courtesy call, they are going to launch an investigation into Angel.
Lopez collapsed and has filed charges against Angel
Now Maria has something to think about

Masuka "Another head... " what a fool
"Same treatment as our other head case huhuhuhuh"




that laugh gets me everytime!!!  ;D 


For the record... I stopped commenting because I feared I was going give away some shyt that happens so I'll respond after you finish the episode...

Dang!!! I was really hoping that Boyd would get to hang around for a while!!!!

Dex has him strapped to the table.
Dex explains to him that he is using Boyd to heal him.
Boyd says Dex doesn't know what he is getting into.

Dex: "remember in the truck you asked me what I want??....... I want my wife back!!!"
I freakin love it!!!

And Dex kills Boyd.
And he doesn't feel different at all.

Except there is a woman locked in the attic. She is a witness!!!!
She is JULIA STILES!!!!




OMGosh!!!
What the heck is Dex going to do?
This is spiraling out of control!!
The whole time I wanted Boyd to live but that would have meant that Julia would have to die!!
I can only begin to imagine where this is going to go!
I am almost at a loss for words!!!!

Brilliant episode!! Brilliant!!!!

that laugh gets me everytime!!!  ;D 


For the record... I stopped commenting because I feared I was going give away some shyt that happens so I'll respond after you finish the episode...


I love his perverted laugh!!!

I am done Girl!!!!
Ugh! I wish the next episode was on right now!!!

Dang!!! I was really hoping that Boyd would get to hang around for a while!!!!

Dex has him strapped to the table.
Dex explains to him that he is using Boyd to heal him.
Boyd says Dex doesn't know what he is getting into.

Dex: "remember in the truck you asked me what I want??....... I want my wife back!!!"
I freakin love it!!!

And Dex kills Boyd.
And he doesn't feel different at all.

Except there is a woman locked in the attic. She is a witness!!!!
She is JULIA STILES!!!!




OMGosh!!!
What the heck is Dex going to do?
This is spiraling out of control!!
The whole time I wanted Boyd to live but that would have meant that Julia would have to die!!
I can only begin to imagine where this is going to go!
I am almost at a loss for words!!!!

Brilliant episode!! Brilliant!!!!






see when you said earlier you wanted Boyd to stick around I knew I couldn't post anymore.. I ... wait,.... WHAT!!!???!!!!!  that half dead chick was Julia Stiles???? I barely noticed!!!  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/eek2.gif

see when you said earlier you wanted Boyd to stick around I knew I couldn't post anymore.. I ... wait,.... WHAT!!!???!!!!!  that half dead chick was Julia Stiles???? I barely noticed!!!  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/eek2.gif


Heck ya!

When she kind of passes out after getting through the door, she is laying in Dex's arms - and that's when you see her full face! The one and only Julia!!! Awesome!!!

Heck ya!

When she kind of passes out after getting through the door, she is laying in Dex's arms - and that's when you see her full face! The one and only Julia!!! Awesome!!!


gotta watch that again!!!  :o 

okay now I can go back and read & comment I got so busy yesterday....

So how crazy is it that Boyd offers Dex what might be a job with dead animal pick up? He is creepy!
And Dex is loving it. He is planning already what he is going to do to Boyd.

Dex checks out Boyd's route and find an old abandoned welcome center. In he goes in order to set up his kill room. Of course, this is when Harry (daddy dearest) shows up and makes sure that Dex is doing it right. This will be a day kill for Dex and he is making sure that he is covered in everything that he does. Harry reminds him that this will be the first kill since... and Dex says rather harshly "I know".




so this is the post that made me realize I couldn't respond because I'd give schtuff away.


anyway -  isn't it interesting, or at least it seems this way, that everytime Harry questions Dex's actions Harry is pretty much right to be concerned? I mean we know Harry is just the manifestation of Dex's sub-conscious but still.... I don't think Harry has ever been wrong. When I go back and watch the series from the beginning - which I will do when it's over- I hope I remember to watch for this....

Wouldn't it be great to have one ep where rita returns and rita and harry are doing good conscious/bad conscious which drives Dex a little insane.... okay maybe I'm the only one who wants to see that  ;D



You can almost see the calm at the thought of killing Boyd come over Dex. In all honesty, I hope that Dex doesn't get to kill Boyd right away. Why? Because Boyd (Shawn Hatosy - Southland) is an excellent creepy guy who contrasts against Arthur Mitchell - John Lithgow. I like Boyd's weirdness. I know - a little bizarre but I think he will do amazing things for Dex.


I'm a little shocked they killed boyd off so quickly.... like you I thought it'd be a different but just as compelling game of cat and mouse that Boyd and Dex could've engaged in....

Ok some crazy voodoo shyt.

Hahaha! I love it!
"You live in Miami, why you no a little Spanish"
"Coz me too busy making a life" or whatever!

So ya, voodoo dude got drunk one night and woke up with tattoo (yeah right), he doesn't keep track of who he sells his stuff to, and it definitely wasn't the dead guy who bought it.

Dex goes home. There's no Harrison or Sonja to be found!
He freaks out somewhat. He thinks Harrison has been stolen, says Rita would never have allowed him to be left with a stranger.
Talk about relief on Dex's face!!! I love Dexter so dang much!!!!!


I posted this a couple days ago.... don't know if you saw it so here ya go...


http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=41633.msg2535343#msg2535343

The Spanish translation:
She gives the best blow jobs in Miami

Ok, Maria is really getting on my last nerve. First, the way she says Angel's name. I get it. I know that is the way it is pronounced, but seriously - every other word in every other sentence does not have to be "Anhell" for real!!!!

Not to mention that she doesn't even say thank you for Angel defending her honor, not that she saw it that way. She turned it around to say that people are always going to try and bring down others with gossip or lies blah blah blah and then kisses him. Heck, if it were me I would take him home and polish his lance like Masuka told her too!  ;D ;D


tole ya it had something to do with someone blowing something on someone!  8)


Are you kidding... I totally call him Anhell! in my head when I read it or type it that's how I hear it!


yeah I didn't really see it as defending her honor... more like peeing on her leg. That's the analogy I use when I talk about possessive males. It's like they're dogs peeing on something to mark their territory.  (How appropriate is your avatar now?  :D )

anyway- in his mind it was like his possession was previously played with and he had to reestablish his territory. It's very machismo and I'm anti machismo... who cares if she did or didn't blow that dude 15 yrs ago seriously.... as long as she didn't do it yesterday I see no issue. 

Marrr-rrria (cuz that's how I hear it  ;) ) is in a delicate position. Female in charge in police work? They scrutinize every little thing you do and your people do. From Maria's perspective it looked to IAB that she was losing control of her personnel (or unable to control him now that they are married) or showing favoritism to him by forgiving his actions... none of these are good for her status and her rep and let's face it--- Anhell should be taking her position into consideration when he acts out because she had to fight to get there...

Q!!! Another phrase in a scene I am sure you loved!!!

Dex and Deb are outside having a beer and shooting the breeze.
Dex tells of talking to Cody - Cody wanted Dex's pancake recipe, Astor wouldn't come to the phone.
Then Dex said he ran errands.
Deb replied: "... a ladder that can help you climb back to some kind of normalcy"
Dex asked where she heard that. She said she is capable of independent thought....

Then she admits: "Oprah - I watched her when I was laid up"

There was another true smile from Dexter!!!


I did love it! Tho I expected Deb to be more of a View person! lol

So Dex meets with Boyd after calling in a bogus dead animal on his route.
Boyd is listening to the same self help tapes in his truck.
But Boyd says there are a lot of pretty trophy wives out running this time of day in the neighborhood they have to go to.
I am loving Boyd. What an awesome change!!!

Now Quinn is sitting looking at the sketches of Kyle Butler
Masuka comes up and giggles, and says it looks like Justin Bieber "not that I know who that is" hahaha!

Deb and Cira come up with another plausible reason for the husband to be as torqued as he was at the atm machine.


YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That has got to be the grossest thing I have seen so far in this show! The dead skunk being scraped up with a shovel! Good thing I am not hungry or else I would have lost my appetite and everthing else along with it! 8-P

Boyd gets the phoney call of the dead gator and you can see Dex get excited! Off they go!!!

Back to Cira and Deb - they go back to the voodoo place and OMGOSH!!!! I think I am really going to puke now!!!!!!




keep your eye on that female cop... like with the stupid reporter who turned out to be Trinity's daughter I think there's more about this chick other than she's a latin cop in a latin neighborhood.... I could be wrong...

you know what... I'm annoyed we never learned who the mom was of that reporter chick... not that it matters I'd just like to know since, obviously, he was keeping her a secret from the family that means he cheated on his wife or he had her before he married his wife... either way I'm just curious. I love the show but I wish there were more eps so we could get more background on people...  or maybe they mentioned it and I just missed it because I was in engaged in the storyline at the time.

So the voodoo guy got his head taken off and all the symbols laid around his head on a pedestal. Nasty business!

Back to Dex and Boyd.
Holy Crap!!!
Dex hits Boyd with the tranq - Boyd turns around and shoots Dex with a tranq!!! What the heck!!!

So they wake in an ambulance and it seems that Boyd is covering Dex's ass and Dex is covering Boyd's ass. Weird as hell.
But man does Boyd ever looked pissed!!! If looks could kill Dex would be dead.

Boyd gets up and takes all the monitoring stuff off, then goes after a knife to kill Dex... but Dex is gone!!!!
Boyd leaves without being seen.



That was such an OMG moment!  I was honestly scared. Worried about who would wake up first.. I mean I know the show is called Dexter so they probably wouldn't kill Dex off  ;) but that doesn't mean that Boyd couldn't have woken up first and dragged him back to his pad and locked him in the attic with Julia Stiles... now that would've been an interesting twist too... 

Dang!!! I was really hoping that Boyd would get to hang around for a while!!!!

Dex has him strapped to the table.
Dex explains to him that he is using Boyd to heal him.
Boyd says Dex doesn't know what he is getting into.

Dex: "remember in the truck you asked me what I want??....... I want my wife back!!!"
I freakin love it!!!

And Dex kills Boyd.
And he doesn't feel different at all.

Except there is a woman locked in the attic. She is a witness!!!!
She is JULIA STILES!!!!




OMGosh!!!
What the heck is Dex going to do?
This is spiraling out of control!!
The whole time I wanted Boyd to live but that would have meant that Julia would have to die!!
I can only begin to imagine where this is going to go!
I am almost at a loss for words!!!!

Brilliant episode!! Brilliant!!!!


totally brilliant.....

what the hell can dex do? if he frees her then she might reveal he killed boyd. If he kills her well then I guess that was her fate anyway... so sad I can think like that but it's true... .  what if he keeps her locked in the attic too... I mean really... what if he I don't know I don't want to think about it... 

I posted this a couple days ago.... don't know if you saw it so here ya go...


http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?action=post;quote=2535343;topic=41633.90;num_replies=131;sesc=19b8ef0405f8d798a8b2a9e991cab09a


The link just gives me a "session failed" error.
It appears it is in this thread - but I don't know which post you are talking about! lol

The link just gives me a "session failed" error.
It appears it is in this thread - but I don't know which post you are talking about! lol

sorry I'll fix it...

fixt....

http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=41633.msg2535343#msg2535343

so this is the post that made me realize I couldn't respond because I'd give schtuff away.

anyway -  isn't it interesting, or at least it seems this way, that everytime Harry questions Dex's actions Harry is pretty much right to be concerned? I mean we know Harry is just the manifestation of Dex's sub-conscious but still.... I don't think Harry has ever been wrong. When I go back and watch the series from the beginning - which I will do when it's over- I hope I remember to watch for this....

Wouldn't it be great to have one ep where rita returns and rita and harry are doing good conscious/bad conscious which drives Dex a little insane.... okay maybe I'm the only one who wants to see that  ;D

I'm a little shocked they killed boyd off so quickly.... like you I thought it'd be a different but just as compelling game of cat and mouse that Boyd and Dex could've engaged in....



We aren't too far apart in thinking - because I have been hoping to see the subconscious Rita. I mean, I know it is unlikely 'coz she is on that other show now, but I think if Dex were to keep Rita with him in that way, he would keep evolving. Ok, so he still is evolving, but I mean he would do so more because of Rita and her memory/subconscious influencing him.

And I don't think I have really noticed that about Harry - but now I am going to pay more attention to it! ;)

I think Boyd would have made a great story line - better than the Ice Truck Killer / Brother story line. That was a great premise, and Boyd would have been a great anti-hero.

tole ya it had something to do with someone blowing something on someone!  8)


Are you kidding... I totally call him Anhell! in my head when I read it or type it that's how I hear it!


yeah I didn't really see it as defending her honor... more like peeing on her leg. That's the analogy I use when I talk about possessive males. It's like they're dogs peeing on something to mark their territory.  (How appropriate is your avatar now?  :D )

anyway- in his mind it was like his possession was previously played with and he had to reestablish his territory. It's very machismo and I'm anti machismo... who cares if she did or didn't blow that dude 15 yrs ago seriously.... as long as she didn't do it yesterday I see no issue. 

Marrr-rrria (cuz that's how I hear it  ;) ) is in a delicate position. Female in charge in police work? They scrutinize every little thing you do and your people do. From Maria's perspective it looked to IAB that she was losing control of her personnel (or unable to control him now that they are married) or showing favoritism to him by forgiving his actions... none of these are good for her status and her rep and let's face it--- Anhell should be taking her position into consideration when he acts out because she had to fight to get there...




For real - I get that his name is pronounced that way - it just annoys me how Maria says it ALL THE TIME!!! And  I pronounce her name Ma-Dee-A, only because I have a Spanish girlfriend whose name is Mari - and it's pronounced Ma-Dee. ;)

I hear what you are saying about the whole possession thing - but I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this area. I didn't see it as Angel marking his territory, I saw it as him whooping the crap out of a guy for talking trash about his wife. I will give you that I see it from your perspective, but I just didn't view it that way.  :-\\

Maria'a position - I get that too, but Angel is Old School to me. He is a Cuban Male. He obviously has issues with relationships ever since season 1. He honestly doesn't think that anything he does is wrong. He was brought up this way - not defending him, just showing another side. Look how many women he has been with since his wife! He slept with Lila - who tried to claim date rape, he bought a hooker - who turned out to be an undercover cop, then he starts dating said cop. They break up for reasons unknown, and he sleeps with Maria. They decide not to pursue it but now they are married. I don't think he really knows how to be chivalrous, he only knows what his instincts are telling him... kind of like Dex only in a different situation. Does that make sense?

keep your eye on that female cop... like with the stupid reporter who turned out to be Trinity's daughter I think there's more about this chick other than she's a latin cop in a latin neighborhood.... I could be wrong...

you know what... I'm annoyed we never learned who the mom was of that reporter chick... not that it matters I'd just like to know since, obviously, he was keeping her a secret from the family that means he cheated on his wife or he had her before he married his wife... either way I'm just curious. I love the show but I wish there were more eps so we could get more background on people...  or maybe they mentioned it and I just missed it because I was in engaged in the storyline at the time.


Agreed. Cira is going to play some sort of role other than just the neighborhood cop.

And I didn't even think about the daughter until just reading it now. Her suicide shuts every single door. I think that is how they wanted to seal the story line, to *almost* be sure of no loose ends. (Guess they weren't thinking of Kyle Butler*) Hahaha!  But I don't think he mother was ever mentioned.

That was such an OMG moment!  I was honestly scared. Worried about who would wake up first.. I mean I know the show is called Dexter so they probably wouldn't kill Dex off  ;) but that doesn't mean that Boyd couldn't have woken up first and dragged him back to his pad and locked him in the attic with Julia Stiles... now that would've been an interesting twist too... 


Heehee! Of course they couldn't kill off Dex, but I was sitting on the edge of my seat! When he started to open his eyes and everything was blurry, I was thinking "OMGosh! Boyd has Dex in the kill room!!!!" because everything at first looked glossy, like Dex's plastic sheets! My blood pressure must have shot through the roof. But then when I saw Boyd next to Dex in the ambulance - I couldn't believe it! The look on his face, the cover story Dex gave, Boyd followed, I was amazed. Then in the hospital... you could just see the anger and revenge on Boyd's face!

Man, I wish they had of kept him a little longer! Great character for real!!!

totally brilliant.....

what the hell can dex do? if he frees her then she might reveal he killed boyd. If he kills her well then I guess that was her fate anyway... so sad I can think like that but it's true... .   what if he keeps her locked in the attic too... I mean really... what if he I don't know I don't want to think about it... 


This is going to be a huge inner battle for Dex. She is an INNOCENT. He isn't going to be able to kill her just because she saw him kill Boyd. I wonder if she doesn't turn out to be the one thanking him for what he did? Even though I am sure he will have to keep her locked up or something, but honestly, no matter what I don't see Dex killing her. No chance of that. She didn't do anything wrong to warrant her death.

Now... if she turns out to be a love interest for Dex come the end of the season...
HECK NO!!! No more love interests or sex-capades for Dex. Please!!!! lol

extracted this because it made me think of something from the most recent episode...

whether he's aware of it or not Dexter has sort of transitioned into a caring father.  Think about the seasons he was dating Rita then trying to figure out the marriage thing... he was always inside his head (literally) is this the right facial gesture- what am I supposed to say here- what does she want me to do- should I hug her-   anyway---- when Dexter calls the nanny to check on Harrison there was no questioning or second guessing himself...  he callled because he was worried. His "checklist" was long and detailed like any parent leaving a kid with a stranger for the first time... he knows Harrisons habits and favorite blanket and...when he returned to the apartment he was genuinely fearful that whatshername had stolen Harrison...

he loves the kid... not fake love, not I'm trying to show you I love you... but genuine- honest-to-goodness-love.  It was nice to see...

okay I have work to do more later!!! 


Ah yes...
I had started to read this but then I figured out it was about something that I hadn't seen yet so I didn't continue. ;)

It was complete and honest love to be sure! I admit to chuckling at his list for Sonja - but you are right. Total unconditional love.
Warms my heart entirely! 8)

We aren't too far apart in thinking - because I have been hoping to see the subconscious Rita. I mean, I know it is unlikely 'coz she is on that other show now, but I think if Dex were to keep Rita with him in that way, he would keep evolving. Ok, so he still is evolving, but I mean he would do so more because of Rita and her memory/subconscious influencing him.

And I don't think I have really noticed that about Harry - but now I am going to pay more attention to it! ;)

I think Boyd would have made a great story line - better than the Ice Truck Killer / Brother story line. That was a great premise, and Boyd would have been a great anti-hero.


yeah I agree with you. he is definitely evolving. That's gotta be all about Harrison and losing Rita. It's opened him up in a way he never imagined. It's really amazing to watch!


Yeah- I could be wrong about the Harry thing but I really think I'm right. I'm  totally gonna pay attention to it now.


Yeah there was a lot of stuff they could've done with Boyd. I have to assume they have something really amazing planned for them to abandon that track so soon.

For real - I get that his name is pronounced that way - it just annoys me how Maria says it ALL THE TIME!!! And  I pronounce her name Ma-Dee-A, only because I have a Spanish girlfriend whose name is Mari - and it's pronounced Ma-Dee. ;)

I hear what you are saying about the whole possession thing - but I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this area. I didn't see it as Angel marking his territory, I saw it as him whooping the crap out of a guy for talking trash about his wife. I will give you that I see it from your perspective, but I just didn't view it that way.  :-\\

Maria'a position - I get that too, but Angel is Old School to me. He is a Cuban Male. He obviously has issues with relationships ever since season 1. He honestly doesn't think that anything he does is wrong. He was brought up this way - not defending him, just showing another side. Look how many women he has been with since his wife! He slept with Lila - who tried to claim date rape, he bought a hooker - who turned out to be an undercover cop, then he starts dating said cop. They break up for reasons unknown, and he sleeps with Maria. They decide not to pursue it but now they are married. I don't think he really knows how to be chivalrous, he only knows what his instincts are telling him... kind of like Dex only in a different situation. Does that make sense?


I can accept that we disagree on this.

Agreed. Cira is going to play some sort of role other than just the neighborhood cop.

And I didn't even think about the daughter until just reading it now. Her suicide shuts every single door. I think that is how they wanted to seal the story line, to *almost* be sure of no loose ends. (Guess they weren't thinking of Kyle Butler*) Hahaha!  But I don't think he mother was ever mentioned.


yeah I don't think she was mentioned either.

Heehee! Of course they couldn't kill off Dex, but I was sitting on the edge of my seat! When he started to open his eyes and everything was blurry, I was thinking "OMGosh! Boyd has Dex in the kill room!!!!" because everything at first looked glossy, like Dex's plastic sheets! My blood pressure must have shot through the roof. But then when I saw Boyd next to Dex in the ambulance - I couldn't believe it! The look on his face, the cover story Dex gave, Boyd followed, I was amazed. Then in the hospital... you could just see the anger and revenge on Boyd's face!

Man, I wish they had of kept him a little longer! Great character for real!!!


that dude is a great actor.. it took me awhile to figure out who he was. I knew I'd seen him in something but it took me forever to recognize he's Sammy on Southland! (Can't wait for that to return!)

This is going to be a huge inner battle for Dex. She is an INNOCENT. He isn't going to be able to kill her just because she saw him kill Boyd. I wonder if she doesn't turn out to be the one thanking him for what he did? Even though I am sure he will have to keep her locked up or something, but honestly, no matter what I don't see Dex killing her. No chance of that. She didn't do anything wrong to warrant her death.

Now... if she turns out to be a love interest for Dex come the end of the season...
HECK NO!!! No more love interests or sex-capades for Dex. Please!!!! lol


ugh I so don't see Julia Stiles and MCH together....  8-P  that better not happen....

I'm afraid to speculate because you know how close I get sometimes...

you say she's innocent but we don't really know if she is.. we just know that she was locked in the attic. She could be Boyd's psycho twin who he keeps locked up because she's, well, psycho...

what if it was like Season 3 where Dex kills Miguels not so innocent brother by accident. He didn't know at first that the guy wasn't squeaky clean but he was, for sure, not the guy that Dex was supposed to kill. 

what if Boyd only puts electrocutes the women and dumps them in the swamp after his psycho sister does crazy ass shyt to them...


okay I don't really believe that's what happened but, ya know.... on this show anything is possible...  ;)

Ah yes...
I had started to read this but then I figured out it was about something that I hadn't seen yet so I didn't continue. ;)

It was complete and honest love to be sure! I admit to chuckling at his list for Sonja - but you are right. Total unconditional love.
Warms my heart entirely! 8)


:)

ugh I so don't see Julia Stiles and MCH together....  8-P  that better not happen....

I'm afraid to speculate because you know how close I get sometimes...

you say she's innocent but we don't really know if she is.. we just know that she was locked in the attic. She could be Boyd's psycho twin who he keeps locked up because she's, well, psycho...

what if it was like Season 3 where Dex kills Miguels not so innocent brother by accident. He didn't know at first that the guy wasn't squeaky clean but he was, for sure, not the guy that Dex was supposed to kill. 

what if Boyd only puts electrocutes the women and dumps them in the swamp after his psycho sister does crazy ass shyt to them...


okay I don't really believe that's what happened but, ya know.... on this show anything is possible...  ;)




Get outta my head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was thinking the whole Boyd cleaning up his sister's mess even before you said it!
Let's not go any further because I really don't want it to be that way!!!

However, you called it first and if it turns out that way - I will recommend you for a writing job to Showtime!!!!! 8)

I can accept that we disagree on this.


Thank you!
Love that we can do this!!! :) ;)

Get outta my head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was thinking the whole Boyd cleaning up his sister's mess even before you said it!
Let's not go any further because I really don't want it to be that way!!!

However, you called it first and if it turns out that way - I will recommend you for a writing job to Showtime!!!!! 8)



;D

as dex says you don't just fall into the Road Kill business.  :D

Thank you!
Love that we can do this!!! :) ;)


it'd be boring if we agreed on everything.    :)

;D

as dex says you don't just fall into the Road Kill business.  :D


Haha! Perfect
Karma +1 of course.



it'd be boring if we agreed on everything.    :)



You got that right Sista!!! 8)

Alright... I'm not gonna do the stellar job of live blogging that you do Tam! But, right of the bat I have some comments I need to get off my chest...



gonna do that in the next post so you don't see a spoiler right off the bat!

Beauty and the Beast!  great title... let me guess... MCH is the Beauty and JS is the Beast.  Just kidding Julia!!  ;D



So right off I'm touch with out gentle and caring Dex is. He's gingerly tending to her wounds.  did he move her to the Visitor's Center???  or does did boyd plastic wrap his rooms too?

nah I think it's the Visitor's Center.

Here comes Harry to judge Dexter's choices...

He doesn't like the trend... you rip a man apart in a public bathroom/ No one saw
you nearly botched Boyd's kill/He's dead isn't he?
Yeah... and now you got her!
What's the first rule of the code?/ never kill an innocent/ DON'T GET CAUGHT!

So what's your plan here? nurse her back to health so she can go to the police? she gives them enough to trace them back to you? You get caught and Harrison winds up visiting you on death row.


I freaking love this dialogue!!!


Why are you doing this?/ Because she's dying
And you're serial killer; I think you could handle that.
You didn't do this to her Dex; she's not your responsibility.
Go home and take care of your son.

See this is brilliant... Dex is not a total sociopath because sociopaths are incapable of feeling remorse!



I think she sees Kyle Butler  ;D 


Julia struggles... and see.... Harry's right... Dex gets her blood all over him... he doesn't stay clean. He's made yet another mistake.

Ring...

Debra begging Dex to come to her crime scene.

It's the middle of the night.
In california maybe....  cut to Deb in bright daylight  ;D


Genius... Dex is going to take Julia's finger prints on a water bottle and try and figure out who she is...



okay... I'm gonna stop here/ this is too hard especially since my back has to be to the tv while I type... I will come back later with some amazing insight or something  :D

Alright... I'm not gonna do the stellar job of live blogging that you do Tam! But, right of the bat I have some comments I need to get off my chest...



gonna do that in the next post so you don't see a spoiler right off the bat!





You know what sucks??!!??!!??!!
I hit the 'latest reply' button so it takes me to a reply that is 2 down or whatever!!!! Thank goodness I had the sense to barely read and immediately scroll upwards!!! ;D
I am going to watch tomorrow Girl. Promise. I have to watch this and House before I can start using my instant queue on netflix! ;)

And here we go...

"Beauty and the Beast"

It opens with Dex taking extra care of cleaning the lady that saw him kill Boyd. Harry appears and says he doesn't like the trend. He asks Dex what the first rule is and Dex says "Never kill and innocent" - Harry counters with "Never get caught"

So she wakes up and starts freaking out, Dex has no other solution that to hit her with a tranq. He flips out afterwards - which was pretty cool, to see him actually lose his cool. His phone rings and it is Deb. Dex thinks its still the middle of the night, but Deb corrects him - so Sonja has been with Harrison all night. He thinks she is going to kill him! Haha! But Deb needs help on a case and because the blood isn't talking to Masuka the way it talks to Deb, Dex says he will help out - also because he wants to get an ID on the female.

He gets to the scene and automatically slips back into forensic mode, all the while itching to get the bottle out of the bag that has the females prints on it. Anyway, he walks through the attacks, and notices an ash/cigarello in a blood pool. (Dex: "has anyone been smoking in here?" Masuka: "It's 2010, who smokes?") Dex deduces what type of cigarello it is and Deb says: "F@!k me in both ears!" Mahaha! The look on Dex's face is priceless!

So Masuka is an ass telling Dex that it's good to have him back in a supporting role "herherherherherher supporting me" His laugh is ridiculous! About as funny as Masuka actually being lead and Dex supporting him. ::)

Dex heads home. Sonja is still there. But not for long. She basically just quit. I like her little speech though "Never lie to someone who trusts you and never trust someone who lies to you"

Dex to Harrison: "I miss your mom" :\'(

Quinn is on the phone with the FBI, there is the sketch of Kyle Butler and a picture of Dexter on the console of his car. Of course the FBI still wants the picture but Quinn won't give it up. So Quinn tails the FBI agent. And of course he finds the safe house of The Mitchell's.

So because of Dex's deductive skills, they found a cigar butt out back of the building. Dex walks in with Harrison and everyone goes gaga over him, which allows Dex to slip into his old office (with Quinn watching him of course) and look up the prints on the bottle. Turns out her name is Lumen Ann Pierce from Minnesota. No missing persons report or violations or charges. Dex leaves and of course Quinn comes in behind him and tries to get into the computer to n o avail. ;)

Dex hits up Deb to take Harrison with her - he says the nanny needed a break - Deb asks "After 2 days?"
But Deb finally says yes.

Maria stops Angel and gives him an address. He sees its the hospital and refuses but Maria tells him that internal affairs is coming tomorrow and they need to know it is over. She wants Angel to go apologize to Lopez. Of course Angel doesn't want to - he wishes he had of broke the guys jaw for what he said about Maria... but Maria tells him she isn't asking him to do it - she is telling him to.

Back to Lumen, she is waking up and Dex apologizes for scaring her. He shows her that he isn't trying to drug her by taking the drugs he offers her.
She refuses water and stuff from Dex.
He asks her name and she doesn't answer.
She gives her name as Rachel.


She asks why he didn't take her to the hospital - he says we both know why. Of course she claims she didn't see anything and that she would never tell.
Dex offers her the medication again, she drops it and tries to get away. But Dex gets her and she starts screaming "Just kill me now! I can't go through it again!!" :o

Dex leaves and locks her inside the old welcome center - telling himself that Harry is right.

Angel shows up at the hospital, and he tries to apologize. He says when Lopez insulted his wife, he just saw red and he is sorry. Then he explains about one too many and apologizes again. Finally, Lopez says they are ok and he isn't going to press charges. Then he used words that are NSFW or Children, and Angel leaves.

Dex is researching Lumen.
Deb comes out and throws a bit of a hissy fit about Dex and her and Harrison all living in the same place - so Dex leaves with Harrison.
(I will admit that Deb just ticked me off. Seriously, her brother just lost his wife and 2 kids, he isn't working, for all she knows he could be in a downward spiral and she flips about sitting on a keyboard and because Harrison didn't let her get to sleep right away... Gah!)

Dex goes to the motel where Lumen has an unpaid bill.
He claims she is his wife, pays the outstanding bill and gets her luggage.
Haha! As Dex is putting Harrison back in the truck, he says "10 months old and you've had your first cigarette... sorry about that". I love Dex!!!
He goes through her luggage and finds a note from her mother. Obviously Lumen left home for a reason...
Dex drops the luggage off to her and leaves again.

Comes home and wakes up Deb who is sleeping on the sofa.
She apologizes for being like she was earlier (good thing)

Next day, Dex goes to see Sonja and asks for another chance.
So he tells her pretty much the truth, leaving out of course how he found the woman who needed help, and Sonja offers a Leap of Faith.
Dex has one more chance.

Masuka has realized that meds are missing, and he blames Quinn. Because he says "he is getting down and dirty with the biggest potty mouth..." or whatever. lmao
Quinn says he didn't take the meds and that he isn't getting down and dirty with Debra.
But Quinn did try to tell Masuka that Dex was in there, but Masuka claimed no motive.
(Great, here is another thing for Quinn to be thinking about when it comes to Dex.)

Quinn leaves and Internal Affairs comes off the elevator. The guy lets Angel know that it is outside of Lopez' hands - it is a matter for IA.
WTH??!!??!! Jim says to her that according to Lopez' deposition "You give the best blow job in Miami"!!! Maria asks if it is part of the official record, and Jim says "Should it be?" :o Things aren't going to go good for Maria if she is investigated for sleeping with her peers and subordinates!!!

Angel of course is watching from outside the room.
Deb comes in and pulls him away with partial print match on the cigarello butt found.
They are heading out but of course Quinn isn't around to assist.

Quinn ignores a call from Deb and is outside the safe house waiting for a Mitchell.

Deb and Batista and a team of backup are about to break into the Fuentes' place.

Holy crap! In they go with a ton of Hispanic family. No Fuentes' to be found. Deb goes off into another room and a guy with his wife and child are there. He says something to her and Deb says "no hablo" he motions his head to a closet door. Deb opens it and goes in and all the Voodoo crap is all over the place! Out from another room comes one of the Fuentes' with a machete to the throat of a guy. He threatens her, and she keeps telling him to let the guy go. Batista is calling for All Clear, and Deb makes the mistake of saying she is clear. Fuesntes says "Stupid B!tch" and slices the throat of the guy! He runs through a window and Deb is yelling for a medic!!!!! :o

They load the guy with the slit throat in an ambulance and Cira is saying what a great job Deb did, but Deb isn't buying it. Of course Deb is going to be hard on herself now.

Dex goes back to see Lumen
*jaw hits the floor*

Lumen staged it to look like she slit her wrist, but smashes Dex in the head and takes off. She locks him inside the welcome center and makes a beeline to get away. Dex smashes through the door and lock and chases her down. As she gets to a road she stops a car but can't get in because it is all men and she is scared. Dex gets to her and is trying to talk to her, even calls her by her real name. He finally yells are her to calm down and she seemingly does.

Quinn watches as Jonah Mitchell comes out with the FBI agents.

Dex has Lumen tied to the headrest while Harry talks to him. Harry is telling him how close it was to almost being over for Dex.
Lumen asks where he is taking her...
All the while Dex is saying nothing at all

Jonah goes into a convenience store and Quinn follows him.
Quinn asks Jonah is he recognizes the picture of the guy as Kyle Butler...
Jonah says nothing
FBI spots him and sends Jonah to the car and handcuffs Quinn

Dex takes Lumen to the swamp where Boyd was dumping his bodies. He opens a canister and shows her what he saved her from. He says "I saved your life" She asks "How do I know you didn't kill them?"  Dex uses Sonja's words and says "You don't. It's a leap of faith. My wife was brutally murder by someone like Boyd and I don't want to see anymore innocent people die".

He hands Lumen the switch blade and tells her it's hers. She struggles inward for a bit and then lashes out at Dex, cutting his shoulder. Dex barely moves. Then he asks her if she is done and she breaks completely down. Dex moves to her, takes the knife, and then comforts her, although not in his arms.

What an absolutely beautiful transition they are writing Dex through. He is telling people the truth! Not partial truths but the whole truth. Granted, Lumen saw what he did so he basically has to gain her trust by telling the truth, but still. It amazes me how Dex is struggling with everything while actually healing somewhat in the process. I am so proud of him right now, even though he is a fictional character.*

Here we go!!
Maria suspends Quinn because of his interfering with Jonah and the FBI's investigation into Trinity.
Quinn is livid. You can see the determination in his eye. Nothing good will come of this for Dexter.

Deb meets Quinn in the parking lot - looks like Deb is going to sleep with Quinn again... yuck
Yep, I'm right.
Quinn tries to turn her down saying he is no good for her.
She says she isn't looking for good right now.

Lumen is patching up the stab wound on Dex's shoulder.
She asks if it is true... what he said about his wife, and Dex confirms it.
But he tells her that her ordeal is over. She can go home.
But she shocks Dex.
She says "Boyd wasn't the only one who did this to me. There were others. It's not over."


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Ok, is it just me or do I perceive a sort of Vigilante team up coming?
I would hate to think that Dex would team up with someone else in order to deliver revenge... but I could almost see the determination set in his eyes that he was going to get every single guy who participated in this disgusting ritual or whatever with Lumen.

Quinn is going to go by way of Doakes.
Either before or after he realizes what Dex is.

Maria is going to lose her job/be investigated over relationships in the workplace. We are going to find that Maria did a lot of sleeping around before Batista.

Sonja - she is going to play a huge role. I am not sure exactly what it is yet, but it is going to floor us when we find out.
Then again, she may not. Just speculating.

Jonah and the rest of the Mitchell's are going to cover for Dex - Because he got them out from under the reign of tyranny.

Yep, that's where I am at.

Another excellent episode!!! 8)

Here comes Harry to judge Dexter's choices...

He doesn't like the trend... you rip a man apart in a public bathroom/ No one saw
you nearly botched Boyd's kill/He's dead isn't he?
Yeah... and now you got her!
What's the first rule of the code?/ never kill an innocent/ DON'T GET CAUGHT!

So what's your plan here? nurse her back to health so she can go to the police? she gives them enough to trace them back to you? You get caught and Harrison winds up visiting you on death row.


I freaking love this dialogue!!!


Why are you doing this?/ Because she's dying
And you're serial killer; I think you could handle that.
You didn't do this to her Dex; she's not your responsibility.
Go home and take care of your son.

See this is brilliant... Dex is not a total sociopath because sociopaths are incapable of feeling remorse!



I think she sees Kyle Butler  ;D 


Julia struggles... and see.... Harry's right... Dex gets her blood all over him... he doesn't stay clean. He's made yet another mistake.

Ring...

Debra begging Dex to come to her crime scene.

It's the middle of the night.
In california maybe....  cut to Deb in bright daylight  ;D


Genius... Dex is going to take Julia's finger prints on a water bottle and try and figure out who she is...



okay... I'm gonna stop here/ this is too hard especially since my back has to be to the tv while I type... I will come back later with some amazing insight or something  :D





You were doing great Q!
I love the banter between Dex and Harry.
Once you realize it is Dex talking to himself in his head, it is hilarious.
And the remorse Dex feels is amazing progress from where he was in season 1 and season 2.
I love the transformation and humanization! 8)

You were doing great Q!
I love the banter between Dex and Harry.
Once you realize it is Dex talking to himself in his head, it is hilarious.
And the remorse Dex feels is amazing progress from where he was in season 1 and season 2.
I love the transformation and humanization! 8)



thanks... I actually came back to finish but SOMEONE!  ::)  decided 9pm on a sunday night was a good time to do back up  ::)

thanks Chucky!  :P



anyway- yeah I keep reminding myself that Harry is Dex's subconscious because it puts a great twist on the scene. Every time we Dex and Harry interact and there's conflict it means Dex's killer instinct is in conflict with Dex's humanity...

OMG TAM!!!! HARRY IS DEX'S DARK PASSENGER!!!!  Why didn't I see that before? 


We've had this conversation before but Harry groomed Dex because he saw what he was and he wanted to get "control" of it because, if Dex becoming a killer was inevitable then the instinct might as well have been honed in and harnessed and used to do some "good".  Harry opened himself up to Dex. Gave him someone to talk to. Told Dex there was nothing wrong with what he felt and what he needed to do so, when Harry died, it makes total sense that Dex's Dark Passenger would completely manifest itself as Dex's confidant, Harry.... holy crap the writers are even more genius than I gave them credit for...

And here we go...

"Beauty and the Beast"

It opens with Dex taking extra care of cleaning the lady that saw him kill Boyd. Harry appears and says he doesn't like the trend. He asks Dex what the first rule is and Dex says "Never kill and innocent" - Harry counters with "Never get caught"

So she wakes up and starts freaking out, Dex has no other solution that to hit her with a tranq. He flips out afterwards - which was pretty cool, to see him actually lose his cool. His phone rings and it is Deb. Dex thinks its still the middle of the night, but Deb corrects him - so Sonja has been with Harrison all night. He thinks she is going to kill him! Haha! But Deb needs help on a case and because the blood isn't talking to Masuka the way it talks to Deb, Dex says he will help out - also because he wants to get an ID on the female.

He gets to the scene and automatically slips back into forensic mode, all the while itching to get the bottle out of the bag that has the females prints on it. Anyway, he walks through the attacks, and notices an ash/cigarello in a blood pool. (Dex: "has anyone been smoking in here?" Masuka: "It's 2010, who smokes?") Dex deduces what type of cigarello it is and Deb says: "F@!k me in both ears!" Mahaha! The look on Dex's face is priceless!



Fudge me in both ears! I almost made that my FB status last night!  ;D

yeah I loved watching Dex lose control. It is rare... usually just about the second to the last ep of the season is the only time we see that.  ;)

So Masuka is an ass telling Dex that it's good to have him back in a supporting role "herherherherherher supporting me" His laugh is ridiculous! About as funny as Masuka actually being lead and Dex supporting him. ::)

Dex heads home. Sonja is still there. But not for long. She basically just quit. I like her little speech though "Never lie to someone who trusts you and never trust someone who lies to you"

Dex to Harrison: "I miss your mom" :\'(

Quinn is on the phone with the FBI, there is the sketch of Kyle Butler and a picture of Dexter on the console of his car. Of course the FBI still wants the picture but Quinn won't give it up. So Quinn tails the FBI agent. And of course he finds the safe house of The Mitchell's.

So because of Dex's deductive skills, they found a cigar butt out back of the building. Dex walks in with Harrison and everyone goes gaga over him, which allows Dex to slip into his old office (with Quinn watching him of course) and look up the prints on the bottle. Turns out her name is Lumen Ann Pierce from Minnesota. No missing persons report or violations or charges. Dex leaves and of course Quinn comes in behind him and tries to get into the computer to n o avail. ;)


I loved Sonja's speech. I think it sort of hit home for Dex too... certainly works for him later...


How loaded was his "I miss your mom"  I mean not just that he misses her but also that he misses her because he could be gone all night and she'd practically just accept it. He could lie to her and she wouldn't usually call him on it.  He could be gone and not have to worry about Harrison who would be fine because she would be there caring for him... .so many layers and messages in those 4 little words! 


frackin' Quinn.... I love his frustration at Dex being smart enough to clear his history!  Hey Quinn!!!  :P

Dex hits up Deb to take Harrison with her - he says the nanny needed a break - Deb asks "After 2 days?"
But Deb finally says yes.

Maria stops Angel and gives him an address. He sees its the hospital and refuses but Maria tells him that internal affairs is coming tomorrow and they need to know it is over. She wants Angel to go apologize to Lopez. Of course Angel doesn't want to - he wishes he had of broke the guys jaw for what he said about Maria... but Maria tells him she isn't asking him to do it - she is telling him to.

Back to Lumen, she is waking up and Dex apologizes for scaring her. He shows her that he isn't trying to drug her by taking the drugs he offers her.
She refuses water and stuff from Dex.
He asks her name and she doesn't answer.
She gives her name as Rachel.


She asks why he didn't take her to the hospital - he says we both know why. Of course she claims she didn't see anything and that she would never tell.
Dex offers her the medication again, she drops it and tries to get away. But Dex gets her and she starts screaming "Just kill me now! I can't go through it again!!" :o

Dex leaves and locks her inside the old welcome center - telling himself that Harry is right.




I have watched a lot of Julia Stiles movies... this episode is the best I've ever seen her!!!!
It broke my heart to hear her scream that she can't stand being a prisoner any more. 

Angel shows up at the hospital, and he tries to apologize. He says when Lopez insulted his wife, he just saw red and he is sorry. Then he explains about one too many and apologizes again. Finally, Lopez says they are ok and he isn't going to press charges. Then he used words that are NSFW or Children, and Angel leaves.

Dex is researching Lumen.
Deb comes out and throws a bit of a hissy fit about Dex and her and Harrison all living in the same place - so Dex leaves with Harrison.
(I will admit that Deb just ticked me off. Seriously, her brother just lost his wife and 2 kids, he isn't working, for all she knows he could be in a downward spiral and she flips about sitting on a keyboard and because Harrison didn't let her get to sleep right away... Gah!)

Dex goes to the motel where Lumen has an unpaid bill.
He claims she is his wife, pays the outstanding bill and gets her luggage.
Haha! As Dex is putting Harrison back in the truck, he says "10 months old and you've had your first cigarette... sorry about that". I love Dex!!!
He goes through her luggage and finds a note from her mother. Obviously Lumen left home for a reason...
Dex drops the luggage off to her and leaves again.

Comes home and wakes up Deb who is sleeping on the sofa.
She apologizes for being like she was earlier (good thing)




I wasn't mad at Deb. If anything I'm surprised she didn't go off on him sooner.  ;D

Next day, Dex goes to see Sonja and asks for another chance.
So he tells her pretty much the truth, leaving out of course how he found the woman who needed help, and Sonja offers a Leap of Faith.
Dex has one more chance.

Masuka has realized that meds are missing, and he blames Quinn. Because he says "he is getting down and dirty with the biggest potty mouth..." or whatever. lmao
Quinn says he didn't take the meds and that he isn't getting down and dirty with Debra.
But Quinn did try to tell Masuka that Dex was in there, but Masuka claimed no motive.
(Great, here is another thing for Quinn to be thinking about when it comes to Dex.)

Quinn leaves and Internal Affairs comes off the elevator. The guy lets Angel know that it is outside of Lopez' hands - it is a matter for IA.
WTH??!!??!! Jim says to her that according to Lopez' deposition "You give the best blow job in Miami"!!! Maria asks if it is part of the official record, and Jim says "Should it be?" :o Things aren't going to go good for Maria if she is investigated for sleeping with her peers and subordinates!!!

Angel of course is watching from outside the room.
Deb comes in and pulls him away with partial print match on the cigarello butt found.
They are heading out but of course Quinn isn't around to assist.

Quinn ignores a call from Deb and is outside the safe house waiting for a Mitchell.

Deb and Batista and a team of backup are about to break into the Fuentes' place.

Holy crap! In they go with a ton of Hispanic family. No Fuentes' to be found. Deb goes off into another room and a guy with his wife and child are there. He says something to her and Deb says "no hablo" he motions his head to a closet door. Deb opens it and goes in and all the Voodoo crap is all over the place! Out from another room comes one of the Fuentes' with a machete to the throat of a guy. He threatens her, and she keeps telling him to let the guy go. Batista is calling for All Clear, and Deb makes the mistake of saying she is clear. Fuesntes says "Stupid B!tch" and slices the throat of the guy! He runs through a window and Deb is yelling for a medic!!!!! :o


Maria does have a bad habit of hooking up with her subordinates.... remember she had a thing with Doakes.  
I still think that blow job thing happened before she made LT so no one should be holding it against her now...



oh yeah... so I'm guessing this Santa Muerta thing has to do with Coyotes and human trafficking... 

They load the guy with the slit throat in an ambulance and Cira is saying what a great job Deb did, but Deb isn't buying it. Of course Deb is going to be hard on herself now.

Dex goes back to see Lumen
*jaw hits the floor*

Lumen staged it to look like she slit her wrist, but smashes Dex in the head and takes off. She locks him inside the welcome center and makes a beeline to get away. Dex smashes through the door and lock and chases her down. As she gets to a road she stops a car but can't get in because it is all men and she is scared. Dex gets to her and is trying to talk to her, even calls her by her real name. He finally yells are her to calm down and she seemingly does.

Quinn watches as Jonah Mitchell comes out with the FBI agents.

Dex has Lumen tied to the headrest while Harry talks to him. Harry is telling him how close it was to almost being over for Dex.
Lumen asks where he is taking her...
All the while Dex is saying nothing at all

Jonah goes into a convenience store and Quinn follows him.
Quinn asks Jonah is he recognizes the picture of the guy as Kyle Butler...
Jonah says nothing
FBI spots him and sends Jonah to the car and handcuffs Quinn



you have to wonder what the hell Lumen went thru when she passes up potential safety because it's full of guys who could attack her (tho I think they probably would've raped her if she went with them)  but still she passes up a chance to get away from Dex to stay in the grasp of someone she knows is a murderer... 

Dex takes Lumen to the swamp where Boyd was dumping his bodies. He opens a canister and shows her what he saved her from. He says "I saved your life" She asks "How do I know you didn't kill them?"  Dex uses Sonja's words and says "You don't. It's a leap of faith. My wife was brutally murder by someone like Boyd and I don't want to see anymore innocent people die".

He hands Lumen the switch blade and tells her it's hers. She struggles inward for a bit and then lashes out at Dex, cutting his shoulder. Dex barely moves. Then he asks her if she is done and she breaks completely down. Dex moves to her, takes the knife, and then comforts her, although not in his arms.

What an absolutely beautiful transition they are writing Dex through. He is telling people the truth! Not partial truths but the whole truth. Granted, Lumen saw what he did so he basically has to gain her trust by telling the truth, but still. It amazes me how Dex is struggling with everything while actually healing somewhat in the process. I am so proud of him right now, even though he is a fictional character.*



Dex is telling the truth but the truth with omission. He does leave some stuff out.. as you noted when he told Sonja about tending to a woman who was half dead but leaving out how she got that way...


I think you should watch that scene with the knife again. Watch Dex's face when Lumen cuts him. He struggles... it's brief, but for a half second he struggles to control his rage and not strike back at her.... BRILLIANT!!!


Brilliant and genius...two words I've typed over and over about this episode... it may be, after the thanksgiving ep last season... this is my favorite ep so far.

Here we go!!
Maria suspends Quinn because of his interfering with Jonah and the FBI's investigation into Trinity.
Quinn is livid. You can see the determination in his eye. Nothing good will come of this for Dexter.

Deb meets Quinn in the parking lot - looks like Deb is going to sleep with Quinn again... yuck
Yep, I'm right.
Quinn tries to turn her down saying he is no good for her.
She says she isn't looking for good right now.

Lumen is patching up the stab wound on Dex's shoulder.
She asks if it is true... what he said about his wife, and Dex confirms it.
But he tells her that her ordeal is over. She can go home.
But she shocks Dex.
She says "Boyd wasn't the only one who did this to me. There were others. It's not over."






I hate that Deb is with Quinn but I can't wait to see her reaction when she learns that Quinn is trying to frame Dexter...






Ok, is it just me or do I perceive a sort of Vigilante team up coming?
I would hate to think that Dex would team up with someone else in order to deliver revenge... but I could almost see the determination set in his eyes that he was going to get every single guy who participated in this disgusting ritual or whatever with Lumen.




YEah I totally see this vigilante thing happening... ala Death Wish but, I think, the writers may be skilled enough to make it work out with out feeling lame....    Don't think of it as Dex, being vengeful. Think of it as him altering his mission. He's been affected by Rita. In a way he's going to project his need to be protector on Lumen. She is going to stand in for Rita. but rest assured, when he goes after the dudes who hurt her... in his mind he's killing Trinity over and over again... Think about it. He killed Trinity before he knew Rita was dead so he's had no resolution... that dude in the bathroom didn't really help... it helped him unleash the pent up rage and emotion but it didn't help him heal... this, will, in the way only Dex can heal,  so yeah I will ride this wave because I see potential in it....



Quinn is going to go by way of Doakes.
Either before or after he realizes what Dex is.

yep... here's hoping Dex takes care of quinn like he took care of Doakes.... wouldn't it be sweet if Dex could get people to believe the late Qunn was also Kyle Butler  ;D 



Maria is going to lose her job/be investigated over relationships in the workplace. We are going to find that Maria did a lot of sleeping around before Batista.

We knew Maria was a ho.... now Angel is going to find out what he didn't know... this is going to be interesting only in that I don't think Angel is man enough to accept his wife had a life before him...



Sonja - she is going to play a huge role. I am not sure exactly what it is yet, but it is going to floor us when we find out.
Then again, she may not. Just speculating.


I agree with you!  I have no ideas yet but I'm watching carefully!!!  :)



Jonah and the rest of the Mitchell's are going to cover for Dex - Because he got them out from under the reign of tyranny.

Yep, that's where I am at.

Another excellent episode!!! 8)


jonah will cover for Dex for sure... the sister too maybe. I'm not so sure about the wife. The psyche of abuse may make her feel like she has to be loyal to her husband despite the pain he caused.. . this one we'll just have to watch it play out...

thanks... I actually came back to finish but SOMEONE!  ::)  decided 9pm on a sunday night was a good time to do back up  ::)

thanks Chucky!  :P



anyway- yeah I keep reminding myself that Harry is Dex's subconscious because it puts a great twist on the scene. Every time we Dex and Harry interact and there's conflict it means Dex's killer instinct is in conflict with Dex's humanity...

OMG TAM!!!! HARRY IS DEX'S DARK PASSENGER!!!!  Why didn't I see that before? 

PERFECT


We've had this conversation before but Harry groomed Dex because he saw what he was and he wanted to get "control" of it because, if Dex becoming a killer was inevitable then the instinct might as well have been honed in and harnessed and used to do some "good".  Harry opened himself up to Dex. Gave him someone to talk to. Told Dex there was nothing wrong with what he felt and what he needed to do so, when Harry died, it makes total sense that Dex's Dark Passenger would completely manifest itself as Dex's confidant, Harry.... holy crap the writers are even more genius than I gave them credit for...



The writers or Jeff Lindsay... the Author ;)

PERFECT


The writers or Jeff Lindsay... the Author ;)



since I haven't read the books yet and since I hear they don't follow the books exactly I say the writers... but I will also give jeff lindsay credit too.  ;)

Fudge me in both ears! I almost made that my FB status last night!  ;D

yeah I loved watching Dex lose control. It is rare... usually just about the second to the last ep of the season is the only time we see that.  ;)



I am truly enjoying seeing the human in him come out. When he loses control, it is short and sweet and he curbs it so quickly, if you aren't paying attention, you miss it. ;)

I loved Sonja's speech. I think it sort of hit home for Dex too... certainly works for him later...


How loaded was his "I miss your mom"   I mean not just that he misses her but also that he misses her because he could be gone all night and she'd practically just accept it. He could lie to her and she wouldn't usually call him on it.  He could be gone and not have to worry about Harrison who would be fine because she would be there caring for him... .so many layers and messages in those 4 little words! 


frackin' Quinn.... I love his frustration at Dex being smart enough to clear his history!  Hey Quinn!!!  :P



Her speech was on point. She is going to help Dex heal. I don't know how yet but it will be awesome to watch.

And the "I miss your mom" you are so right. I sound like a broken record but my heart broke for Dex. He is so lost and confused. He doesn't know how to do it all and maintain his sanity. Poor guy

I have watched a lot of Julia Stiles movies... this episode is the best I've ever seen her!!!!
It broke my heart to hear her scream that she can't stand being a prisoner any more. 


I thought some of her best acting was in "O" but this even puts that to shame.
And no matter what, she is one of my favorite actresses, so I am going to love every minute of Lumen!!!

Bet she will get a nod this year too!

Maria does have a bad habit of hooking up with her subordinates.... remember she had a thing with Doakes.  
I still think that blow job thing happened before she made LT so no one should be holding it against her now...



oh yeah... so I'm guessing this Santa Muerta thing has to do with Coyotes and human trafficking... 


You know... I couldn't put my finger on the connection at the time, and I was trying to figure it out, but you beat me to it. I have little doubt that the two are connected, but it would tie it up perfectly.

And I forgot about Maria and Doakes!!! She is a Ho for sure lmao

Dex is telling the truth but the truth with omission. He does leave some stuff out.. as you noted when he told Sonja about tending to a woman who was half dead but leaving out how she got that way...


I think you should watch that scene with the knife again. Watch Dex's face when Lumen cuts him. He struggles... it's brief, but for a half second he struggles to control his rage and not strike back at her.... BRILLIANT!!!


Brilliant and genius...two words I've typed over and over about this episode... it may be, after the thanksgiving ep last season... this is my favorite ep so far.





Yeah, I am going to have to watch the scene again to get his facial expression. I was so consumed by whether he was going to strike back and then watching him just let go, I didn't notice for that split second the thought running through his mind...

I hate that Deb is with Quinn but I can't wait to see her reaction when she learns that Quinn is trying to frame Dexter...

She is going to hate it even more lol

YEah I totally see this vigilante thing happening... ala Death Wish but, I think, the writers may be skilled enough to make it work out with out feeling lame....    Don't think of it as Dex, being vengeful. Think of it as him altering his mission. He's been affected by Rita. In a way he's going to project his need to be protector on Lumen. She is going to stand in for Rita. but rest assured, when he goes after the dudes who hurt her... in his mind he's killing Trinity over and over again... Think about it. He killed Trinity before he knew Rita was dead so he's had no resolution... that dude in the bathroom didn't really help... it helped him unleash the pent up rage and emotion but it didn't help him heal... this, will, in the way only Dex can heal,  so yeah I will ride this wave because I see potential in it....

I am holding out hope that they do it up right. If this is where it is going then I am sure it won't let us down. But in the end I think that Lumen will die. She has to. That makes me sad.


yep... here's hoping Dex takes care of quinn like he took care of Doakes.... wouldn't it be sweet if Dex could get people to believe the late Qunn was also Kyle Butler  ;D 

That would be too perfect. The funny thing is - how many people need to suspect Dex before Maria and Batista and Masuka and Deb start to think about it? I mean really? They are homicide detectives - but you would think that they would somehow be able to put 2 and 2 together and come up with 4


We knew Maria was a ho.... now Angel is going to find out what he didn't know... this is going to be interesting only in that I don't think Angel is man enough to accept his wife had a life before him...

I don't think Angel will handle it well at all. But then again, he isn't so innocent himself. He cheated on his wife and lost everything. Maria never did anything while she was married... we'll see the hypocrite in Batista come out I am sure




I agree with you!  I have no ideas yet but I'm watching carefully!!!   :)



jonah will cover for Dex for sure... the sister too maybe. I'm not so sure about the wife. The psyche of abuse may make her feel like she has to be loyal to her husband despite the pain he caused.. . this one we'll just have to watch it play out...


Here's hoping too that the Mrs. doesn't almost spoil it all - although I am sure she will be the one Quinn gets info out of... before he dies of course! ;)

I am truly enjoying seeing the human in him come out.


Me too!!! 


When he loses control, it is short and sweet and he curbs it so quickly, if you aren't paying attention, you miss it. ;)

it's so subtle! another tribute to his great acting...

Her speech was on point. She is going to help Dex heal. I don't know how yet but it will be awesome to watch.

And the "I miss your mom" you are so right. I sound like a broken record but my heart broke for Dex. He is so lost and confused. He doesn't know how to do it all and maintain his sanity. Poor guy

I'm excited to watch this progress...

I thought some of her best acting was in "O" but this even puts that to shame.
And no matter what, she is one of my favorite actresses, so I am going to love every minute of Lumen!!!

Bet she will get a nod this year too!


I never really got into O... I don't know I thought it was okay but it wasn't one of those I was dying to own... I hated her in Save the Last Dance... she sort of redeemed herself (in my eyes) in Mona Lisa's Smile...  I just wasn't a big fan but now I am!!!  8)

she better get a nod! if not from the Emmys then from SAG!!!

You know... I couldn't put my finger on the connection at the time, and I was trying to figure it out, but you beat me to it. I have little doubt that the two are connected, but it would tie it up perfectly.

And I forgot about Maria and Doakes!!! She is a Ho for sure lmao


totall ho'  doakes, miguel... hell she probably slept with the chief/captian/commisioner whatever that dude-who-was-Jimmy-on-Grace-Under-Fire's title is...  ;)

She is going to hate it even more lol





so true!  ;D



I am holding out hope that they do it up right. If this is where it is going then I am sure it won't let us down. But in the end I think that Lumen will die. She has to. That makes me sad.


I know it will make you sad but in the end, everyone who comes close to dex (except deb and the kids) ultimately dies....
It's like Harry Potter and Voldermort one must die for the other to fully exist... or something...  ;D


That would be too perfect. The funny thing is - how many people need to suspect Dex before Maria and Batista and Masuka and Deb start to think about it? I mean really? They are homicide detectives - but you would think that they would somehow be able to put 2 and 2 together and come up with 4


I think it's because they consider him a friend they just can't see it... it's like Deb, more than anyone, should have figured it out by now but when you're that close you just can't see it... and even when you do see it you just don't want to believe it... 


I don't think Angel will handle it well at all. But then again, he isn't so innocent himself. He cheated on his wife and lost everything. Maria never did anything while she was married... we'll see the hypocrite in Batista come out I am sure



I agree...



Here's hoping too that the Mrs. doesn't almost spoil it all - although I am sure she will be the one Quinn gets info out of... before he dies of course! ;)

  ;D

okay so... I have to work tonight  :\'(  that means I won't be able to watch until late tonight or tomorrow sometime...

okay so... I have to work tonight  :\'(  that means I won't be able to watch until late tonight or tomorrow sometime...


It's all good Girl.
We have football on here and I am tired as all heck. I might not watch until tomorrow myself. ;)

I love Dexter! I don't know why I haven't watched last week's episode yet!

Okay Tam. I can't wait anymore... there's only so much room on my DVR.

First Blood:


We all have something to hide, some dark place inside us we don't want the world to see.
So we pretend everythings okay.....wrapping ourselves up in rainbows.


Dex with Harrison at a play date- he looks at Harrison's smile hoping it's real. that watching his mother die didn't affect him the way Dex was affected.

Kid crying. Apparently Harrison scratched a kid. He uses his fingers and wipes the evidence away clean. the similarities are too close for Dex.

But I say kids play - it's too early to accept that as a sign.

Lumen cleans up nice...she's still nervous and stuff but sticking around because she has no where else to go...

she just asked Dex to help her find the guys who hurt her and kill them.

Dex is trying to warn her against allowing the darkness to well up inside of her.

Lumen- if you're not going to help me why do you keep coming back here?
Dex- I'm trying to help you (he hands her a ticker out of town)

She leaves disgusted but takes the ticket.

Dex hopes maybe the problems been resolved but he knows, in his heart that not over. 

Quinn and Deb  8-P 

Quinn tells Deb he was forced to take time off......  Angel says he put in the time.

Oh man, i thought the woman was going to hit Deb but instead she embraced her. Considering Deb thinks it's her fault the woman's son is in the hospital that was surprising

Dex is still wearing his wedding ring!  :\'(

Is Angel seriously jealous of this dude? Annoying!  >:(

Masuka's inner warrior is a Dragon lady  ;D  and he's wearing fred flinstone undies!!!  ;D

Deb thinks it represents his inner idiot and that viagra would've been a cheaper way to deal with his inner crisis.  ;D

Okay Tam. I can't wait anymore... there's only so much room on my DVR.






My fault Chica!!!

I will get on it. Tonight! As long as hubby doesn't bring home Inception ;)

someone broke into Boyd's house and left evidence..../ blood evidence... and a bloody fingerprint.... no match.


Dex asks if Sonja's noticed Harrison being aggressive.  he reveals that there might have been an incident at the mommy and me class.... so we don't know if Harrison actually drew first blood.



we do know the bloody fingerprint is Lumen's.

Lumen's got a pretty sophisticated murder rape board going for herself....seems like she's getting close to finding something.

Harry agrees with me... here we go with Harry's warning. Of course Dex is going to ignore him again.  The warning is that she's going to bring him down...

Dex meets Lumen....what are you going to do if you find these guys?
Lumen- You don't get to tell me what to do.


I must have missed the part where we knew that these guys were working with Boyd...then again I guess that's how Lumen got locked in Boyd's attic.

Here comes the breakdown of Maria and Angel's relationship....i totally blame angel even tho maria just got in the car with that IA dude.

Dex is trading pics of Harrison for a records search on the dude Lumen had pinned on her board wall....  that records clerk is easy.


Tattoo parlor.
Masuka- mmm tramp stamp- I think i'm in love
Deb- well she's into needles why don't you show her your dick  ;D


I love Matsuka's giggle :D

My fault Chica!!!

I will get on it. Tonight! As long as hubby doesn't bring home Inception ;)


Ha ha! 

Tuttle Bridge named for the Mother of Miami. Now it's crawling with pedophiles and sex offenders. So much for honor.

Dex finds his mark.

OH Shyt.... That dude wasn't the dude but Dex was ready to kill him....worse he, had an ankle bracelet on so he could've been tracked....good thing Harry was there to stop Dex in time.


Hmmm Dex doesn't take too kindly to having Quinn in his apt.  well deb's apt that used to be Dex's..... still don't blame him.

Deb comes clean about their "relationship"  Dex doesn't want Quinn anywhere near his son....I don't blame him.

More of Maria's evasiveness and Angel's jealous paranoia..... blah blah blah....weren't they just married like two months ago?


uh oh.... angel checks maria's phone... no good can come of that... especially since she has an appointment at a motel.... I don't think Maria's sleeping with the dude tho...why would she?

Oh No... Lumen doesn't know she has the wrong dude... and now she's on her way to the bridge where the rapists hang out.  that's no bueno!  :-\\

Dex stopped Lumen from killing the wrong man. I'm thinking dude's a rapist so good riddance right man or not  >:(

:Lady Cop; You're very cynical...
Deb: It's called being a detective......... and blow me
Cop:  You have to put postive energy into the universe.
Deb: (hard stare)
Cop: Right. Blow you.  ;D


Dead Couple!

Cop vomits.

Deb: this is detective morgan requesting additional units and a body transport....and tell Masuka and dexter to bring a bug kit....and some effing crackers.  ;D

I knew Maria wasn't screwing around.


I hate Angel so much right now....not as much at I hate quinn but still...  >:(

Lumen concedes and Dex takes her to the airport but the hand search (she should've taken off that damn belt)  reminds her of being raped....


Quinn is meeting with the narc officer she just busted in a sting.

Quinn's going to pay the dude to investigate Dex....


The women at the Mommy and Me play group talk about Harrison.
Dex: there's nothing wrong with my son....

then he puts harrison in the car and says whatever we have o face we'll face together Harrison laughes and scratches dex


Lumen gets in a cab welcoming he to Miami...... so she never left after her mini relapse panic attack

Everything is Illumenated:

Moving Boxes.....where ya going? huh Dex?

oh he's cleaning out the house.....

Paint the walls white to erase any sign a family ever lived there.....or died there.

god it's so heartwarming to watch Dex play with Harrison....even when it becomes apparent that he's not just playing with Harrison but stalking his next prey.

speaking of stalking... Lumen is getting her incognito on..... hmmmm who's she after?

Deb's running a sting trying to find the santa claus morte people (that's close to what Masuka called them in the last ep!  ;D)

Wow... the chief just pissed all over Deb's plan.  >:(

I'm getting more and more pissed by Angels machismo attitude everyday.

remember last season when they were in love?

I can't wait until Deb finds out Quinn is trying to sting Dex....  >:( 

jerk....

10 inches of pure steel....Dex's online name and the size of his needle  ;D


lumen's interupting Dex's "date"


oh shyt... she just shot some dude.... she claims it's one of them... but who knows if it is.... now what does dex do? he's got one saran wrapped in the RV and the other bleeding on the docks....

transport vic one to vic two and handle both simultaneously....assuming the drug doesn't wear off before he gets the chance.

great... now deb's jealous of the women hitting on Quinn.


angel warns deb to stay single for as long as she can.

deb says you've been married for five minutes, what happened to the honeymoon phase?

angel says he blinked.....

The dude Lumen killed isn't dead.....

great scene between Dex and Lumen.  Dex is basically Lumen's Harry....

oh no.... Angel gets a call about a possible homicide... Deb's gonna go investigate because the guys they are looking for know what she looks like...

the address she's going to is, more than likely, the same place Dex is currently chasing the undead guy....

plus dex has that drugged dude in the back of his SUV... and he doesn't have much time left....


Love Lumen's reaction to dex's career.... and to the fact that he carries a "purse"  ;D

I'm going to be sad if Dex has to kill Lumen at the end of this season. I see she's going to have to die (because she knows too much) but I don't want it at Dex's hands...

Harrison's first words are "die, die"  ;D  I know we heard it earlier but it just clicked for me right now.  ;D

hmmmm lumen got the right guy...and he called one of his partners... you're gonna die.... see... told ya!

now how in the fock does dex get out of there?  Lumen's prints are probably all over the place.... plus she spit on the dude...

Dex is going to get his car.... how does he get it in there tho?



Now Masuka's following the blood trail.... hmmm.... he's not as smart as dex tho... so I'm sure Dex'll get there first.

Shyt!!!! I knew the dude in the car was gonna be awke..... damn!




OMG!!!!

Nice Cover Dex!!!! O0

Oh god....Deb's getting all weepy over Quinn- someone grab me a barf bucket!  8-P

Dex meets up with lumen at the house where Rita died.... and lo and behold ( I knew it was coming) Lumen is laying the tub, in the same position Rita was found....full moon and all.


Poor Dex what a horrible flashblack...

Lumen knows the real Dex... the deep down Dex... but she doesn't consider the killer dex the real Dex. she thinks of him being a father as the real him....

This is such a touching scene!

Circle Us



Watch Guy and Suit Guy.... they should be easy to find in Miami  ::)

looks like suit guy just paid 5 day laborers to pull the barrels out of the swamp....

lumen wants to be Dex's partner... she wants justice but can't go to the cops because of what dex did... 


Oh snap... suit guy just got hit by a car! with the barrels of dead chicks in the back of his truck... I think...

Oh damn... that's just wrong... they're laid out like barbies...  ;D


suit guy survived the accident and took off....

Quinn knows about Lumen...  but know who Lumen is....

truck is registered to some dude named Jordan Chase... ah... the dude Boyd listened too... 
If you think you deserve something then take it...

no match to the prints.  but there is a hair on the jacket.... or two....

Jordan Chase is either Suit guy or watch guy.... i'm guessing watch guy....

only because why would a "famous" author/self help guru expose his id----even if he thought she would die...is it worth the risk?

It was dark so I couldn't really see suit guy when he paying off the day laborers but I don't think it was Jonny Lee Miller...aka Eli Stone!

yep...the security dude is suit guy that makes jonny Lee miller watch guy....



Dex. do you recognize him?
Lumen. No. I mean obviously he's a freak but i don't know him
Dex. No not the bald guy, the guy beside him.
Lumen. Oh.

;D  poor Masuka.  ;D

Alright... Dex's big plan to get Cole (suit guy) for themselves.. they have to give the cops Boyd Fowler....

clean the crime scene then steal evidence to plant in the truck...

poor lab geeks get blamed for missing evidence that wasn't there...  ;D

12 locks of hair found, only 5 bodies recovered.

I think there were only 5


Dex's plan worked... the cops are looking into boyd leaving dex free to take out cole...

Cole claims Boyd was stalking Jordan Chase.

It'd be kind of cool if Jonny Lee Miller and Michael C. Hall broke out into song....  ;D


yep....jordan chase is in on it...you'd think the rich dude would have his body guard do the driving not the other way around....I'm just saying....

dex tells harrison his plans then realizes that he probably can't do it much longer....

then Dex insults Sonja's religious beliefs....  ;D


there's something about this show that always makes me wonder about the "good" people. I'm always waiting for them to turn... I'm waiting for Sonja to turn.  ;D

Narc dude's squeezing quinn for more money.....

sending the informant in to id the fuentes bros.... I see this going badly.....

and yep.... the dudes are inside.....  Jasmine has to go entertain them till they leave....I bet they find her wire....

Dex and Lumen are waiting outside the house for the neighbors to go to sleep. Now dex is going in to investigate.... I hope the narc isn't on their tail.

Looks like one of the Fuentes bros is enamored by the lady cop....

no es bueno.... I'm worried...

and I was right.... the brother finds the lady cop's gun. ... Yasmine,,, Jasmine...whatever her name is gets shot... the lady cop gets punched... Deb does take out one of the hermanos tho! that was cool. Point blank right in the forehead!

wait... who set off the alarm? Lumen or Cole....guess it was Lumen crashing thru the window...  well I guess it's good she came in cuz cole had Dex in a pretty firm grip.

Dex... so what do we do next?
Lumen... you said we!


YAY!!! they're becoming a team...  :)

Q - was just about to start Dexter but then Hubby came out and took over the dvr to watch some freakin wrestling thing. As soon as he goes into the bedroom I will get on it! 8)

Q - was just about to start Dexter but then Hubby came out and took over the dvr to watch some freakin wrestling thing. As soon as he goes into the bedroom I will get on it! 8)


Tell him he owes me!  ;D

Wow... watching Lumen, Harrison and Dex in the kitchen together I could see them keeping Lumen as a love interest... I know.. It's too soon and too weird... but I'd be down with it.

okay three down.... four to go... I'd watch one more but then i'd be late for my b-day celebration

Okay Tam. I can't wait anymore... there's only so much room on my DVR.






K Girl.

Got the dvr set to go, on pause right now so I can get a drink and some munchies.
Of course, have to take the dog out so that she doesn't bother me during the viewing. ;)

I am going to watch this epi and then come back and go with your breakdown. That way we aren't both live blogging 8)

K Girl.

Got the dvr set to go, on pause right now so I can get a drink and some munchies.
Of course, have to take the dog out so that she doesn't bother me during the viewing. ;)

I am going to watch this epi and then come back and go with your breakdown. That way we aren't both live blogging 8)


Cool. Your live blogging is so much better than mine. I quit halfway thru or make some vague comment about what I just saw

First Blood:


We all have something to hide, some dark place inside us we don't want the world to see.
So we pretend everythings okay.....wrapping ourselves up in rainbows.


Dex with Harrison at a play date- he looks at Harrison's smile hoping it's real. that watching his mother die didn't affect him the way Dex was affected.

Kid crying. Apparently Harrison scratched a kid. He uses his fingers and wipes the evidence away clean. the similarities are too close for Dex.

But I say kids play - it's too early to accept that as a sign.




First Blood

Good thing for the 'previously on' because I had pretty much forgot where I left off! lol

I love how Dex looks at Harrison.
And how he analyzes the scratch on the other childs face... Way to early!!! ;)

Ok so Lumen is free but she is hanging around and of course, like we predicted but had hoped against - she has asked Dex to help her find the men and kill them! She saw what he did to Boyd so she wants his help.

I know the season is almost over, and I am really super late here, but please, please tell me that this doesn't turn into (whats the word?) a partnership of vengeance.
Ugh.
But MCH looks cute! Hahaha!

Lumen cleans up nice...she's still nervous and stuff but sticking around because she has no where else to go...

she just asked Dex to help her find the guys who hurt her and kill them.

Dex is trying to warn her against allowing the darkness to well up inside of her.

Lumen- if you're not going to help me why do you keep coming back here?
Dex- I'm trying to help you (he hands her a ticker out of town)

She leaves disgusted but takes the ticket.

Dex hopes maybe the problems been resolved but he knows, in his heart that not over. 


See my post ^ lol

Quinn and Deb  8-P 

Quinn tells Deb he was forced to take time off......  Angel says he put in the time.

Oh man, i thought the woman was going to hit Deb but instead she embraced her. Considering Deb thinks it's her fault the woman's son is in the hospital that was surprising




Ya, that is definitely disgusting!

I thought she was going to smack her too but apparently not.

Dex is still wearing his wedding ring!  :\'(


I love how Dex interrogated Deb and she slammed back at him "What are you Mom now?" lol

The ring... breaks my heart.

Is Angel seriously jealous of this dude? Annoying!  >:(


Seriously, I love Batista!!!

OMG!!! That tattoo on Masuka is ridiculous!!! ;D ;D ;D
And his little pot belly!! Bahaha!

someone broke into Boyd's house and left evidence..../ blood evidence... and a bloody fingerprint.... no match.


Dex asks if Sonja's noticed Harrison being aggressive.  he reveals that there might have been an incident at the mommy and me class.... so we don't know if Harrison actually drew first blood.



we do know the bloody fingerprint is Lumen's.



Go figure it was Lumen!!!

For once Dex's Dark Passenger makes some sense. About Lumen coming unhinged and that she will take Dex down with her.

WOW! Freak out in the restaurant. WTG Lumen!!!

I love how Dex is trying to get Lumen to stop before she turns into 'him'

Dex meets Lumen....what are you going to do if you find these guys?
Lumen- You don't get to tell me what to do.


I must have missed the part where we knew that these guys were working with Boyd...then again I guess that's how Lumen got locked in Boyd's attic.




It was at the end of the last episode. When Lumen told Dex that there were more men than just Boyd. ;)

Here comes the breakdown of Maria and Angel's relationship....i totally blame angel even tho maria just got in the car with that IA dude.


It is definitely a breakdown - but I think Maria is being blackmailed, if you will, by the IA dude. Remember he quoted that she gave the best blow job... she could very well be protecting Angel and his job by doing whatever this IA guy wants. Yes, Angel is guilty of being jealous, but Maria is no better - not telling him what is going on...

Dex is trading pics of Harrison for a records search on the dude Lumen had pinned on her board wall....  that records clerk is easy.


Tattoo parlor.
Masuka- mmm tramp stamp- I think i'm in love
Deb- well she's into needles why don't you show her your dick  ;D


I love Matsuka's giggle :D


The back of a dollar bill. Interesting
Michael Angelo likes Deb lol

Tuttle Bridge named for the Mother of Miami. Now it's crawling with pedophiles and sex offenders. So much for honor.

Dex finds his mark.


They just let these guys live under the bridge? And use it as an address?

I love how Dex slides in.
Farm fresh pu$$y.

Well, there went Brunner or whatever the hell his name is!!!


Holy crap!!!
Harry is brilliant!
Making Dex realize that this guy is a sex offender, ON PAROLE!
Of course he would be missed when he doesn't check in with his officer.
What an absolute breakdown!

OH Shyt.... That dude wasn't the dude but Dex was ready to kill him....worse he, had an ankle bracelet on so he could've been tracked....good thing Harry was there to stop Dex in time.


Hmmm Dex doesn't take too kindly to having Quinn in his apt.  well deb's apt that used to be Dex's..... still don't blame him.

Deb comes clean about their "relationship"  Dex doesn't want Quinn anywhere near his son....I don't blame him.




I love the twitch of MCH's lips when Deb says they are eff buddies! I felt the pang of jealousy for him!! Haha!
Funny though how Quinn noticed and said something about the gloves in Dex's back pocket...

Wow. Awesome acting by both!!!

More of Maria's evasiveness and Angel's jealous paranoia..... blah blah blah....weren't they just married like two months ago?


uh oh.... angel checks maria's phone... no good can come of that... especially since she has an appointment at a motel.... I don't think Maria's sleeping with the dude tho...why would she?


Angel checks Maria's cell phone! See! I told you Blackmail!!

Oh No... Lumen doesn't know she has the wrong dude... and now she's on her way to the bridge where the rapists hang out.  that's no bueno!  :-\\


Of course Lumen would go on the hunt for Brunner...
She has him in her sights...

And Dex stops her!!!
Lumen says she will go home... I highly doubt that

:Lady Cop; You're very cynical...
Deb: It's called being a detective......... and blow me
Cop:  You have to put postive energy into the universe.
Deb: (hard stare)
Cop: Right. Blow you.   ;D


Dead Couple!

Cop vomits.

Deb: this is detective morgan requesting additional units and a body transport....and tell Masuka and dexter to bring a bug kit....and some effing crackers.  ;D


Holy fricken flies!!!

And maggots!!!

Hilarious quote Q! Loved it!!!

I knew Maria wasn't screwing around.


I hate Angel so much right now....not as much at I hate quinn but still...  >:(


I take it back!! Hahaha
She could have told him.

Still gonna break down tho I think

No Morte stuff around the dead bodies...

But Deb notices the eye under the flyers...
A night club

I really like how Dex looks around at the crime scene and actually feels like family to him. It's good to be back. ;)


Lumen concedes and Dex takes her to the airport but the hand search (she should've taken off that damn belt)  reminds her of being raped....


Quinn is meeting with the narc officer she just busted in a sting.

Quinn's going to pay the dude to investigate Dex....


The women at the Mommy and Me play group talk about Harrison.
Dex: there's nothing wrong with my son....

then he puts harrison in the car and says whatever we have o face we'll face together Harrison laughes and scratches dex


Lumen gets in a cab welcoming he to Miami...... so she never left after her mini relapse panic attack



Dex tells Lumen his last name.
Lumen is apparently going home, but I don't buy it.

It would be royally screwed up if Lumen and Dex start a relationship... yes, I do kind of see it going there.
The body search for Lumen is going to go wrong!!! Nope. But I still don't buy that she is gone...

The sting cop - I think ultimately he is going to end up screwing Quinn instead of Dexter. He may find out what Dex does... and support him ???

That kid is so dang cute!!! And I love how Dex looks when he is interacting with him. The scratch is priceless!!! And to make Dex say "OW" hahaha!!!

Ya - I told you Lumen wasn't going to leave!!!!!!!!

Everything is Illumenated:

Moving Boxes.....where ya going? huh Dex?

oh he's cleaning out the house.....

Paint the walls white to erase any sign a family ever lived there.....or died there.




Everything is Illumenated

Even before starting the episode, I get the feeling that it will surround Lumen - only because her name is hidden in the title. ;)

I still love the way he talks to himself with others around...

god it's so heartwarming to watch Dex play with Harrison....even when it becomes apparent that he's not just playing with Harrison but stalking his next prey.

speaking of stalking... Lumen is getting her incognito on..... hmmmm who's she after?

Deb's running a sting trying to find the santa claus morte people (that's close to what Masuka called them in the last ep!  ;D)




Julia definitely doesn't look good with black hair. lol

Am I missing something? Why would the Chief or whoever he is say he would have expected more from Deb?
And what is Quinn doing in the meeting? Is he off of leave already? Gee, that was quick lol

Wow... the chief just pissed all over Deb's plan.  >:(

I'm getting more and more pissed by Angels machismo attitude everyday.

remember last season when they were in love?


Were they in love, or was it just lust?? Seems like it was lust.

I can't wait until Deb finds out Quinn is trying to sting Dex....  >:(   

jerk....





I thought the same thing as Deb. That there was a female in Quinn's apt.

She is going to lose it if she ever finds out!!!

10 inches of pure steel....Dex's online name and the size of his needle  ;D


lumen's interupting Dex's "date"


oh shyt... she just shot some dude.... she claims it's one of them... but who knows if it is.... now what does dex do? he's got one saran wrapped in the RV and the other bleeding on the docks....

transport vic one to vic two and handle both simultaneously....assuming the drug doesn't wear off before he gets the chance.


Hahaha! I love the peek-a-boo scene! So pure!!!

"He said Die Die" hahaha poor Dex.


The alias is perfect!!!

Wow! I think Lumen is really losing it. Here's hoping that she at least killed one of the right guys!
And here's hoping Dex doesn't get caught between the two...

great... now deb's jealous of the women hitting on Quinn.


angel warns deb to stay single for as long as she can.

deb says you've been married for five minutes, what happened to the honeymoon phase?

angel says he blinked.....




Yeah - I am not liking where that story line is going...

The dude Lumen killed isn't dead.....

great scene between Dex and Lumen.  Dex is basically Lumen's Harry....


It was a great scene!
Julia said the C word! yuck!
But her acting is effortless. She hits each of her lines perfectly and reacts as she should.
I love how she fires up Dex. And I love how he almost laughed when she said "eff you"
He says "eff me? huh" It was great!!!

There connection is growing, ever so slightly.
And I can definitely see a kindred spirit/semi involvement coming for them...

oh no.... Angel gets a call about a possible homicide... Deb's gonna go investigate because the guys they are looking for know what she looks like...

the address she's going to is, more than likely, the same place Dex is currently chasing the undead guy....

plus dex has that drugged dude in the back of his SUV... and he doesn't have much time left....


Love Lumen's reaction to dex's career.... and to the fact that he carries a "purse"  ;D


I love how Deb tells Angel to get his head out of his a$$!!! ;D ;D

Yeah - but now we have another character to look for... the chick dancing - Angel says "hmm, who are you?"
Can't think of the actresses name right now but she isn't a low profile actor...

Dex "Its not a purse" haha

So how will the spray be accounted for when homicide shows up?

I'm going to be sad if Dex has to kill Lumen at the end of this season. I see she's going to have to die (because she knows too much) but I don't want it at Dex's hands...




For real.
I love her character.
I love her explaining it!!!

And Dex finds the guy!

Just as Lumen says she saw everything - but Dex asks - How? You were blindfolded...

Yep, she is not telling the whole truth!!

Back at the club...

See, I knew the dancing girl was going to be in here -
As if Angel picks her up!! He better not do what I think he might do...

hmmmm lumen got the right guy...and he called one of his partners... you're gonna die.... see... told ya!

now how in the fock does dex get out of there?  Lumen's prints are probably all over the place.... plus she spit on the dude...

Dex is going to get his car.... how does he get it in there tho?

What an effing brilliant scene! I actually almost have no words!!!
Dex getting him from behind and breaking his neck! And when he rises you see the dark passenger! Beautiful!
And the way he describes Lumen being born in Blood - my gosh!!! My heart is racing!!!



Now Masuka's following the blood trail.... hmmm.... he's not as smart as dex tho... so I'm sure Dex'll get there first.





Yeah - lets see how smart he really is...

Shyt!!!! I knew the dude in the car was gonna be awke..... damn!




OMG!!!!


Holy SHYT!!!!

What the heck!!! Catch him Dex!!! CATCH HIM!!!

Nice Cover Dex!!!! O0


Masuka is an absolute moron!
And completely brainless!
Gah! I love him!!

You're right Q... awesome cover!!!

Nice!
Angel proved me wrong!
Using the girl against the Morte!!
Perfect!!

Oh god....Deb's getting all weepy over Quinn- someone grab me a barf bucket!  8-P


I am going to barf!
I so don't want Deb and Quinn to become an item!

Dex meets up with lumen at the house where Rita died.... and lo and behold ( I knew it was coming) Lumen is laying the tub, in the same position Rita was found....full moon and all.


Poor Dex what a horrible flashblack...

Lumen knows the real Dex... the deep down Dex... but she doesn't consider the killer dex the real Dex. she thinks of him being a father as the real him....

This is such a touching scene!


It's weird - the connection that they really have and how Dex understands where she is coming from... you can see it in his face.

So here we go! Avengers.

------------------------------------------

So, all in all, like predicted, Dex and Lumen are becoming partners to avenge her and ease her dark passenger.
I don't know how I feel about this but I know that the writers are going to handle it well. They have done it so far... here's hoping.

Now if they really delve into Lumen's character - I really will hate it if she has to die. It won't be a good thing.

Quinn - he needs to die!!!
Not going to be pretty when that part of the story blows apart!

K - the next episode is where my dvr decided it wasn't going to record so I missed the first 20 minutes of it. Will have to catch it online then come back to the dvr.

This will be tomorrow. 8)

First Blood

Good thing for the 'previously on' because I had pretty much forgot where I left off! lol




Ha Ha ... I was like what kid with the slit throat!  ;D

Seriously, I love Batista!!!

OMG!!! That tattoo on Masuka is ridiculous!!! ;D ;D ;D
And his little pot belly!! Bahaha!


Was too distracted by the fred flinstone undies to notice the pot belly  :D

I love how Dex is trying to get Lumen to stop before she turns into 'him'


I'm with ya here... he's trying to protect her from darker things than the crap she's already experienced....

It was at the end of the last episode. When Lumen told Dex that there were more men than just Boyd. ;)


I actually remember that but I didn't take it like Boyd shared me with 4 other dudes... I just thought she meant that there were other men who hurt her before boyd.  I just didn't see the connection....  :-\\

It is definitely a breakdown - but I think Maria is being blackmailed, if you will, by the IA dude. Remember he quoted that she gave the best blow job... she could very well be protecting Angel and his job by doing whatever this IA guy wants. Yes, Angel is guilty of being jealous, but Maria is no better - not telling him what is going on...


I knew maria would cheat on angel... she's actually made poor relationship decisions at work but she strikes me as a faithful woman. Angel need to chill before he pushes her into doing something he already suspects her of doing.

The back of a dollar bill. Interesting
Michael Angelo likes Deb lol


Yeah she does... Masuka's head would have imploded if Deb flirted back  ;D

They just let these guys live under the bridge? And use it as an address?




I know right?? that's just soooo wrong....  >:(




Well, there went Brunner or whatever the hell his name is!!!


Holy crap!!!
Harry is brilliant!
Making Dex realize that this guy is a sex offender, ON PAROLE!
Of course he would be missed when he doesn't check in with his officer.
What an absolute breakdown!


brilliant right? Thank God for Harry!

I love the twitch of MCH's lips when Deb says they are eff buddies! I felt the pang of jealousy for him!! Haha!
Funny though how Quinn noticed and said something about the gloves in Dex's back pocket...

Wow. Awesome acting by both!!!


Man you could feel his hatred seething... I wish he'd kill Quinn... it would serve us all!  ;)

Angel checks Maria's cell phone! See! I told you Blackmail!!


Nuh huh.... well yeah black mail but not how you thought...  ;D

I take it back!! Hahaha
She could have told him.

Still gonna break down tho I think


yeah she totally should have told him. She needs to stop being so closed off but he needs to trust her...

Holy fricken flies!!!

And maggots!!!

Hilarious quote Q! Loved it!!!


I'm gonna start saying that!  ;D

I really like how Dex looks around at the crime scene and actually feels like family to him. It's good to be back. ;)



I meant to say that but I forgot... yeah it was like, for that brief moment, all was right in Dex's world.




It would be royally screwed up if Lumen and Dex start a relationship... yes, I do kind of see it going there.
The body search for Lumen is going to go wrong!!! Nope. But I still don't buy that she is gone...

give it two more eps and you'll see it! lol

Yeah it's pretty obvious she's not going anywhere but back to seeking revenge.



The sting cop - I think ultimately he is going to end up screwing Quinn instead of Dexter. He may find out what Dex does... and support him ???

good point.  yeah I don't know if he's going to support Dex... black mail him and get killed by him maybe but yeah I don't see him giving Quinn any useful info...



That kid is so dang cute!!! And I love how Dex looks when he is interacting with him. The scratch is priceless!!! And to make Dex say "OW" hahaha!!!

That kid is really cute... and yeah I love that part!



Ya - I told you Lumen wasn't going to leave!!!!!!!!


yeah ya did!

Everything is Illumenated

Even before starting the episode, I get the feeling that it will surround Lumen - only because her name is hidden in the title. ;)

I still love the way he talks to himself with others around...

sneaky.. I like Dex's Lumenal comment... no relation...  ;D

Julia definitely doesn't look good with black hair. lol

Am I missing something? Why would the Chief or whoever he is say he would have expected more from Deb?
And what is Quinn doing in the meeting? Is he off of leave already? Gee, that was quick lol


Cheif what's his name was friends with Harry... I guess he just feels like she somehow screwed up... mostly he's just mad at Maria but he doesn't contain his rage well....
He also hates looking bad and the whole operation makes him look bad...

Yeah I was wondering about Quinn being there as well.  ;D

Were they in love, or was it just lust?? Seems like it was lust.


it started as lust.....began turning to love (remember when they visited the dude in the coma and they professed their love for each other on the beach?  but now it's just crap...

Hahaha! I love the peek-a-boo scene! So pure!!!

"He said Die Die" hahaha poor Dex.


The alias is perfect!!!

Wow! I think Lumen is really losing it. Here's hoping that she at least killed one of the right guys!
And here's hoping Dex doesn't get caught between the two...



you picked up on the die die before I did... I heard him say it but I heard it as dye dye... he was trying to say bye bye daddy and got confused... I never realized or made the die die connection... until the phone call.

It was a great scene!
Julia said the C word! yuck!
But her acting is effortless. She hits each of her lines perfectly and reacts as she should.
I love how she fires up Dex. And I love how he almost laughed when she said "eff you"
He says "eff me? huh" It was great!!!

There connection is growing, ever so slightly.
And I can definitely see a kindred spirit/semi involvement coming for them...


I love that Eff you moment! 

and yeah. the way they wrote it, the way they act it... this whole connection between lumen and dex isn't annoying at alll.... crazy how resistant we were to it but now I welcome and anticipate it. 

I love how Deb tells Angel to get his head out of his a$$!!! ;D ;D

Yeah - but now we have another character to look for... the chick dancing - Angel says "hmm, who are you?"
Can't think of the actresses name right now but she isn't a low profile actor...

Dex "Its not a purse" haha

So how will the spray be accounted for when homicide shows up?


I was wondering the same thing....guess it doesn't matter now.. but yeah how'd they explain all the lumenal on the ground?

For real.
I love her character.
I love her explaining it!!!

And Dex finds the guy!

Just as Lumen says she saw everything - but Dex asks - How? You were blindfolded...

Yep, she is not telling the whole truth!!


she's definitely holding some stuff back. you can't blame her she's been thru a lot and look at who she has left to turn to and trust.... imagine your world being turned so upside down that the only person you can trust is a bonafide killer....

Back at the club...

See, I knew the dancing girl was going to be in here -
As if Angel picks her up!! He better not do what I think he might do...


I thought the same thing!  ;D

What an effing brilliant scene! I actually almost have no words!!!
Dex getting him from behind and breaking his neck! And when he rises you see the dark passenger! Beautiful!
And the way he describes Lumen being born in Blood - my gosh!!! My heart is racing!!!



Yeah - lets see how smart he really is...


that scene was brilliant!  you saw things I didn't see... I have to watch that again.

Holy SHYT!!!!

What the heck!!! Catch him Dex!!! CATCH HIM!!!


;D  I was like run!!! catch that piece of plastic trailing behind him RUN!!!!  ;D

Masuka is an absolute moron!
And completely brainless!
Gah! I love him!!

You're right Q... awesome cover!!!


yeah I'm still trying to piece it together... the dude in the plastic shoots the man in the one warehouse and then follows him and then somehow strangles himself to death while holding the gun? but Masuka fell for it and that's all we needed to happen. I love the way Deb's eyes glaze over as Masuka regales her with tales of autoerotic asphyxiation ;D

I am going to barf!
I so don't want Deb and Quinn to become an item!


I hope this story line wraps faster than Maria and Angel's inevitable divorce  ;D

It's weird - the connection that they really have and how Dex understands where she is coming from... you can see it in his face.

So here we go! Avengers.

------------------------------------------

So, all in all, like predicted, Dex and Lumen are becoming partners to avenge her and ease her dark passenger.
I don't know how I feel about this but I know that the writers are going to handle it well. They have done it so far... here's hoping.

Now if they really delve into Lumen's character - I really will hate it if she has to die. It won't be a good thing.

Quinn - he needs to die!!!
Not going to be pretty when that part of the story blows apart!


yeah- I'm actually looking forward to what the writers are going to do with this...plus the acting is phenomenal again this year!

K - the next episode is where my dvr decided it wasn't going to record so I missed the first 20 minutes of it. Will have to catch it online then come back to the dvr.

This will be tomorrow. 8)


Okay I'm gonna let you catch up and/or pass me... I have to go to LA tomorrow so I'll try and get an ep in Thursday night.

OK, I don't have TV so I have to watch my episodes about 4 days after they air- so I won't read this thread right after they go on BUT I just wanted to say that I thought it would be a bit troublesome and kinda boring watching a whole season of Dex's single fatherhood.  I love that they just had his daughter back in the middle of all that business with Lumen and the house.
so great that she was estranged and they are catching up again.  He has changed alot!

I love the show more than before.  Man, when I think back on how much I hated Lila in episode 1.  This has been a great year and the actors are doing better than ever.

OK, I don't have TV so I have to watch my episodes about 4 days after they air- so I won't read this thread right after they go on BUT I just wanted to say that I thought it would be a bit troublesome and kinda boring watching a whole season of Dex's single fatherhood.  I love that they just had his daughter back in the middle of all that business with Lumen and the house.
so great that she was estranged and they are catching up again.  He has changed alot!

I love the show more than before.  Man, when I think back on how much I hated Lila in episode 1.  This has been a great year and the actors are doing better than ever.


Belle. I think you'll be safe reading the thread.


Tam and I are about four episodes behind so we haven't seen what you posted yet.
I stopped reading so I'll comment on your post when I catch up.  :)

Circle Us



Watch Guy and Suit Guy.... they should be easy to find in Miami  ::)

looks like suit guy just paid 5 day laborers to pull the barrels out of the swamp....




Who knew you can't catch up online on showtime without paying for it? lol
So I am streaming from megavideo or whatever. Ugh!
Thank goodness I only need the first 20 minutes!!!

Right. Watch guy and Suit guy.
Yep - paid some guys to pull them out of the swamp...

Dex - I love his inner monologue about the prom date and not knowing where Lumen fits...

HOLY CRAP!!!!
Suit guys truck just got smashed into!!!

lumen wants to be Dex's partner... she wants justice but can't go to the cops because of what dex did... 


Oh snap... suit guy just got hit by a car! with the barrels of dead chicks in the back of his truck... I think...


Haha! I guess I go a little further than your blogging! ;)

Oh damn... that's just wrong... they're laid out like barbies...  ;D


suit guy survived the accident and took off....




"That's either a Saint or the most boring action figure I have ever seen!" I LOVE IT!!!

I love how Deb makes fun of her and Quinn riding in together. Looks like Quinn is about to get a dose of his own medicine!


Oh dang! Suit guy was in his brain enough to wipe the steering wheel clean!
And there is Lumen - in the crowd...

Quinn knows about Lumen...  but know who Lumen is....

truck is registered to some dude named Jordan Chase... ah... the dude Boyd listened too... 
If you think you deserve something then take it...

no match to the prints.  but there is a hair on the jacket.... or two....


Quinn and the Dick aren't going to get much I don't think. If the Dick goes to Lumen she is going to go irrational and maybe take the Dick out...

I figured it was him. The 'previously on' showed the cd case and the guys face!!

Jordan Chase is either Suit guy or watch guy.... i'm guessing watch guy....

only because why would a "famous" author/self help guru expose his id----even if he thought she would die...is it worth the risk?

It was dark so I couldn't really see suit guy when he paying off the day laborers but I don't think it was Jonny Lee Miller...aka Eli Stone!

yep...the security dude is suit guy that makes jonny Lee miller watch guy....



Dex. do you recognize him?
Lumen. No. I mean obviously he's a freak but i don't know him
Dex. No not the bald guy, the guy beside him.
Lumen. Oh.

;D   poor Masuka.  ;D


Deb shuts Quinn down again about moving in together - I am thinking Deb might still be holding some issues from Ice Truck Killer... but I could be thinking to much.
Stake out tomorrow night in order to get the Muerta killers...

I dont know that Chase is in on it. Just a feeling I get.
His security guy is definitely in it though.
Yep - his fingerprints and hair...
And Lumen confirms it.

Why is she having stuff sent to Dex's house. Sure way for Quinn and Dick to find out her name.

And that was hilarious about the freak!!! Poor Masuka for sure!

Alright... Dex's big plan to get Cole (suit guy) for themselves.. they have to give the cops Boyd Fowler....

clean the crime scene then steal evidence to plant in the truck...

poor lab geeks get blamed for missing evidence that wasn't there...  ;D


I think it is amazing how Dex can manipulate everything to his favor. He is a genius! I wonder if the writer ever had him test out his IQ? Yes, I realize it is a fictional character, but it would be interesting to see his scores...

I like how Suit guy automatically jumps and gives over info on Boyd. He found his way out...
But no for long

It'd be kind of cool if Jonny Lee Miller and Michael C. Hall broke out into song....   ;D


yep....jordan chase is in on it...you'd think the rich dude would have his body guard do the driving not the other way around....I'm just saying....





So I was wrong.
I honestly thought that Chase might not be involved... ah well

dex tells harrison his plans then realizes that he probably can't do it much longer....

then Dex insults Sonja's religious beliefs....  ;D


there's something about this show that always makes me wonder about the "good" people. I'm always waiting for them to turn... I'm waiting for Sonja to turn.  ;D



I kind of felt bad for Sonja. You know, Dex trashing on her Faith...
Dex shouldn't have said anything at all

Narc dude's squeezing quinn for more money.....




That guy is an arsewipe.
I dont like him at all

sending the informant in to id the fuentes bros.... I see this going badly.....

and yep.... the dudes are inside.....  Jasmine has to go entertain them till they leave....I bet they find her wire....


dum dum dum dum

Dex and Lumen are waiting outside the house for the neighbors to go to sleep. Now dex is going in to investigate.... I hope the narc isn't on their tail.


Ya that really wouldn't be a good thing!

Looks like one of the Fuentes bros is enamored by the lady cop....

no es bueno.... I'm worried...


HOLY HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

Who knew Deb had it in her??!!??!!??!!
Gah! Smokin shot right to the head!
G'nite Amigo!

Only problem now is they are going to be after Deb and the lady cop...

wait... who set off the alarm? Lumen or Cole....guess it was Lumen crashing thru the window...  well I guess it's good she came in cuz cole had Dex in a pretty firm grip.

Dex... so what do we do next?
Lumen... you said we!


YAY!!! they're becoming a team...  :)



This starting to get seriously crazy!!!
They are going against an insane bunch of guys. More crazy than Dex or his dark passenger!!!

And a team they have become!

Wow... watching Lumen, Harrison and Dex in the kitchen together I could see them keeping Lumen as a love interest... I know.. It's too soon and too weird... but I'd be down with it.




Nice! I like how Dex put the Bridget back over Harrison's head and says the prayer! Another acceptance in his life... in his team

It was the look on Dex's face Q. When he was looking at Lumen and Harrison. And his inner monologue. About partners coming into your life when you didnt even know you needed them. If it is a love interest, they will have to drag it out for a real long time because you are right. It is too weird and too soon. ;)

Ok Q - I am caught up to you but as of right now I have to stop. I will get on the rest tomorrow.
Hubby did get Inception and we are going to watch that tonight! ;)

Who knew you can't catch up online on showtime without paying for it? lol
So I am streaming from megavideo or whatever. Ugh!
Thank goodness I only need the first 20 minutes!!!

Right. Watch guy and Suit guy.
Yep - paid some guys to pull them out of the swamp...

Dex - I love his inner monologue about the prom date and not knowing where Lumen fits...

HOLY CRAP!!!!
Suit guys truck just got smashed into!!!








I thought you could get ot on demand Tam. 

I didn't know you watch it online either.  I may need a link so I can catch up while I'm in az
???

Quinn and the Dick aren't going to get much I don't think. If the Dick goes to Lumen she is going to go irrational and maybe take the Dick out...

I figured it was him. The 'previously on' showed the cd case and the guys face!!


I never paid attention to the cd lol.

Deb shuts Quinn down again about moving in together - I am thinking Deb might still be holding some issues from Ice Truck Killer... but I could be thinking to much.
Stake out tomorrow night in order to get the Muerta killers...

I dont know that Chase is in on it. Just a feeling I get.
His security guy is definitely in it though.
Yep - his fingerprints and hair...
And Lumen confirms it.

Why is she having stuff sent to Dex's house. Sure way for Quinn and Dick to find out her name.

And that was hilarious about the freak!!! Poor Masuka for sure!


Ice truck killer. Antoine. Lundy. You name It she's holding on to it.  ;)