Dexter

Dexter Episode Recap: "Do You Take Dexter Morgan?"

• Dec 15, 2008 08:39 AM ET
• by Paula Paige
• 21 Comments

In the Season 3 finale of Dexter, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Secrets were exposed and kept hidden. And so many loose ends were tied up quite nicely. I started watching this episode with a mixture of both excitement and sadness knowing it'll be a long wait for the Season 4.

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Dexter Episode Recap: "I Had a Dream"

• Dec 8, 2008 08:49 AM ET
• by Paula Paige
• 29 Comments

In this season's penultimate episode of Dexter, trust is an issue, honesty and forgiveness are hard to come by, and adult entertainment is hard to avoid. read more

Dexter Episode Recap: "Go Your Own Way"

• Dec 1, 2008 08:38 AM ET
• by Paula Paige
• 28 Comments

With a title like that, I was waiting to hear a Fleetwood Mac song, instead I felt like I was watching a tennis match. Miguel serves to Dexter. Dexter slices one over the net. Back and forth they go throughout the entire episode until Dexter suggests that they both "go their own way." While they're busy with their game, everything else is falling apart for everyone else. Except for Vince. Vince is doing pretty good.

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Dexter Episode Recap: "About Last Night"

• Nov 24, 2008 08:45 AM ET
• by Paula Paige
• 17 Comments

"Camptown Races", doo-dah doo-dah. That's the tune that pervades Dexter. Miguel hums it as do both Dexter and Harry at different points. Besides whistling a happy tune, there are detours and Miguel shows up with a mind of his own. Dexter gets to the bottom of several problems and ends up no worse for the wear.

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Dexter Episode Recap: "The Damage a Man Can Do"

• Nov 19, 2008 05:30 PM ET
• by Paula Paige
• 11 Comments

It's no surprise that this show revolved around a gambling man who paid his debts by getting rid of other gamblers. Everyone takes a gamble in this episode of Dexter. Dexter shares his deepest "code" secrets with his BFF, Miguel. Harry is completely against the idea, but Dexter, wanting to define himself beyond the grip of his father, jumps head in and builds Miguel a starter kit. From identifying the target to the kill, Miguel entangles himself in Dexter's world.

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Dexter Episode Recap: "Easy as Pie"

• Nov 10, 2008 08:41 AM ET
• by Paula Paige
• 10 Comments

Ooh child, there's some smooching going on in this episode and it's getting kinda hot in here. Miguel starts a short list for his and Dexter's side project. Ellen and Maria bond over some scotch. Camilla loses her battle with cancer, but in a good way. And Dexter has a nightmare, or is it a nightmare? "Body parts out in the open." Never a good way to wake up.

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Dexter Episode Recap: "Si Se Puede"

• Nov 3, 2008 09:02 AM ET
• by Paula Paige
• 10 Comments

Now we're cooking with gas. Miguel and Dexter's friendship deepens. Harry makes an appearance, (or an apparition). Debra goes out on a limb. And a very bad man gets what's coming to him.

Dexter Episode Recap: "Turning Biminese"

• Oct 27, 2008 08:00 AM ET
• by Paula Paige
• 5 Comments

Dexter finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place. He has to choose between Scylla and Charybdes, or his wife and his mistress, or Rita and his dark side. Which will he choose? Will he manage to find a way to live with them side-by-side... read more

Dexter Episode Recap: "All in the Family"

• Oct 20, 2008 08:56 AM ET
• by Paula Paige
• 8 Comments

Ramon proves untrustworthy, but not without a little help from Dexter. Maria seeks justice. Yuki keeps Debra on her toes with constant texts. Angel makes a mistake. Dexter considers taking a step towards being a family man. There are a few surprises in this episode of Dexter.

Dexter continues to search for what will make him more like those around him. He wonders how you love someone when you don't know what love is. He and Rita tell the kids that there's going to be a baby. Cody says he prefers a puppy, but remains optimistic. Astor's not sold since Dexter isn't her father and doesn't seem to be making an honest woman of her mother. A family will be a good front for Dexter. And with Astor's new brooding, sullen preteen posturing, it could be easier than expected.

Dexter Episode Recap: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

• Oct 13, 2008 02:48 AM ET
• by Paula Paige
• 8 Comments

Miguel and Dexter have a secret they "aren't at liberty to tell." Dexter has a decision to make about fatherhood, but he's not ready to commit. Debra has a CI who won't do what she asks. And, there's a pedophile in the neighborhood that only has eyes for Astor. Welcome to Miami, it's a jungle out there.