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Dexter S3E5
Ramon's obsession with finding Oskar's killer has him putting his career at risk, and Dexter does a masterful job manipulating Ramon and keeping him off balance; Internal Affairs leans harder on Deb to dig up some dirt on Quinn, but she "won't be a rat." Also, Rita and Dexter decide to tell the children about her "condition," and Angel's quest for companionship nearly gets him in hot water.
Episode description: ALL IN THE FAMILY (sho.com)
After a botched marriage proposal, Dexter has to figure out how to convince Rita that he is looking for more than a convenient merger of finances and fatherhood. But Deb’s case of a woman’s murdered fiancée offers hope for Dexter in strange ways. Meanwhile, Miguel’s brother, Ramon, is going off the rails in the hunt for their little brother Oscar’s murderer. Unfortunately, Oscar’s murderer was killed by Dexter Morgan, and that’s something he desperately wants to keep secret.
First off, was is not cool how out favourite blood spatter expert got chance to do some blood spattering? The photos above sort of give you an idea of how, though the filmed re-created murder scene is simply between Dex and a dummy, it's precisely choreographed. Nifty.
This episode focused again quite a bit on Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits) and the Chicky Hines case that as ADA he prosecuted, finding Hines guilty. The rub is that evidence is stacking up that Chicky did not do the crime but Miguel is being shady about it. After gently confronting Miguel several times about her department's solid evidence that he made a mistake in convicting Chicky Hines and having Miguel put her off, Maria (Lauren Velez), takes the evidence to the defense attorney. There should be some big fallout from this.
The middle Prado brother, Ramon, who has already exhibited asinine behaviour continues doing so, fueling his rage with alcohol. Dex realizes that between this behavior and Miguel Prado's insisting (sort of frequently, but gently) that little bro should know that Freebo is dead--to give him closure, Dex realizes that there's a problem that is bubbling up and will soon be out of control without intervention. His series of interventions are quite amusing.
Dexter and Miguel keep bonding but Prado is a smooth operator, methinks. Of course in his own way, so is Dex.
Dexter blurted out a proposal to Rita after failing to grab her heart the first time, he finessed it the second time in a way that was very Dexter and very funny.
Our anti-hero is again navigating uncharted waters and he's fumbling all over. Due to his empty interior life Dexter has no clue how to conduct aspects of important relationships but Michael C. Hall turns in such deft performances that even when Dex is being stupid--Hall doesn't play him stupid. He's just really unaware--almost as an innocent--though again, the paradox--Dexter is anything but.
Michael C. Hall: Dexter Morgan
Next Week:
S3 E06
"Turning Biminese"
While Dexter struggles with how to handle Rita’s desire for them to move in together before they get married, Miguel tells Dexter about a husband who has gotten away with killing two of his wives for financial gain. For Dexter, this seems like the perfect candidate to satisfy his dark urge and his need, like every man under relationship pressures, to get away. Dexter tracks the murderer to Bimini. While on the hunt, Rita has a medical emergency and he is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Debra works with Anton, her confidential informant to track down one of Freebo’s criminal confidants. But Debra finds herself oddly attracted to Anton.
In Two Weeks on Dexter:
S3 E07
"Si Se Puede"
Dexter suspects that Miguel is on to his dark-side job and decides to test him; Rita gets fired from her job and begins to question her career path; Debra thinks she somehow contributed to another homicide that's related to the case she's working.
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