Dexter
S3, E01
Our Father
Synopsis: In the third season premiere, life for Dexter seems to be going well. His relationship with Rita and her kids is back on track. He’s no longer under scrutiny at his day job as a blood spatter analyst for Miami Metro Homicide. And his night job as a serial killer is operating on all cylinders. So when he sets his sights on Freebo, a dope dealer and killer, it looks to be just another night of Dexter’s dark justice. But things don’t go as planned and Dexter must find a way to extract himself from a pair of problems that he created, both in his home and night life. Dexter also finds himself inexorably drawn to Miguel Prado, an Assistant District Attorney, who has a very personal reason to bring Freebo to justice. Meanwhile, Debra is put in a difficult situation when someone from Internal Affairs wants her to inform on her new partner, Quinn.
Dexter is one of few series that has held it's own for a full two Seasons, no string of mediocre episodes, nothing to say oh, they kind of dropped the ball on that episode because they never drop the ball on Dexter. The opening of Season 3 seems to indicate that the tradition will continue though I have one nagging concern (besides Deb's hair. Why did you cut it?! It looked fantastic--you looked fantastic last season!)
The storyline in this episode, which introduced Jimmy Smits as the ADA, had a solidly good premise that looks to be played out over at least half the season. Smits is labeled as a "Special Guest Star" so I'm uncertain if the season will culminate with him still present or if his role will be recurring or what.
What I'm a tad concerned about is the domestic side of Dexter. I'm fully comfortable with little bits of Rita and the kids here and there but too much Rita...is too much. Unless she turns out to be some type of dark creature too, there is no happy ending for these two--there's just a lot more angst and doesn't Dex have plenty of angst already? I'd have to say in an episode that I would give a solid "B" on the Dexter scale of excellence, the scenes with Rita/her kids were what brought it down from a B-plus. The classroom scene with Rita's son, Cody on bring your dad to school day was cute---but I'm not looking for cute when I watch Dexter--at least not for more than a few seconds. There were three Dexter-Rita sex scenes which is great but I felt like I was getting a clunk over the head with the foreshadowing. To sum up: I love Dexter, both the show and the character. I do not love the Rita character at all. She's generic and uninteresting and she gets in the way of Dex's super-shininess. Looking forward to next week and with any luck, less Rita.
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S3, E02
Finding Freebo
Synopsis: Dexter and Rita have to make a big decision about their family, forcing Dexter to think about what it means to be responsible for kids. Is he ready to commit to this new family? Meanwhile, Dexter and Assistant District Attorney, Miguel Prado, find themselves hunting down the same murderer, Freebo, the man accused of killing Miguel’s little brother. As a result, Debra and the Homicide department are tasked to find Freebo. Debra, through her supposedly dirty partner, Quinn, is introduced to a C.I. and musician named Anton, in the hopes of drumming up a lead on where Freebo may be. With all of these hunters in play, can Dexter find Freebo before anyone else?
STARRING: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King, Lauren Velez, David Zayas, James Remar, C.S. Lee.
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