DO YOU TAKE DEXTER MORGAN?
Episode 312, the third season finale.
Synopsis- Commentary follows
With Miguel out of the picture, Dexter’s focus shifts to calming his
emotionally unstable brother, Ramon. Upon easing Ramon’s concerns,
Dexter can finally breathe again. All that stands before him now is his
wedding with Rita… until he’s met with yet another deadly surprise.
Meanwhile, Debra’s informed by Batista that she is going to receive her
Detective’s shield, but is instantly blindsided with information that
could potentially derail her promotion.
Sunday nights are not going to be the same without Dexter.
Though I enjoying perusing them, I'm not one for leaving comments at other sites that write about the show. It seems like such a convoluted conversation is always going on--with the inevitable nitpicking and opinions about how "good" or "bad" an episode was.
One site, io9.com, actually warns it's readers to only leave quality comments. Their snarkiness is unnecessary and frankly, I think they have too big an opinion of themselves. But some viewers like to get ripped on, it seems.
Moving on.
This was an average Dexter episode, meaning it was better than anything on non-cable television. It absolutely left a lot of strings dangling: What about Debra's new partner, Quinn? Is Angel's new "angel" just an average cop or does she have something going on that we don't know about? Where will the Debra and Anton romance go? How will Debra react when she finds out that Harry Morgan had an affair with Dex's mom who BTW, was at Dex's wedding, like Harry,in ghost form looking way too much like Rita(!)
The most obvious question is how will Dexter manage his new roles as a husband and father? He has played the role of substitute dad to Rita's kids but has always been able to leave and resume his non domestic activities and return to his bachelor pad. I'm assuming this will be the overarching theme to Season Four of Dexter. Let's not forget that the reason Dexter began seeing Rita was because she was just as damaged as he. How will these two damaged people make a life together? Is it even possible? Though Dexter obviously takes pleasure in making pancakes for the kids and picking them up after school he still enjoys serial killing as much as ever. How can he possibly keep the two worlds from colliding?
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Dex's dead dad (James Remar) and dead bio-mom
The Skinner case was resolved. From the outset, it was pretty obvious that Dex could outwit the guy and he quickly did though he had to break his own hand to do so. A very bad sign of the future ties in with the broken hand when dancing with with Rita at their wedding a few drops of blood fell from beneath Dex's bandages onto Rita's pure white wedding gown. Yikes!
So yes, this season drove home, maybe too bluntly, that everyone has secrets and that knowledge for Dexter somehow normalizes his secret-keeping or at least that is what he seems to be concluding. Dexter seems to be feeling more human now than he ever has--making him more vulnerable which ought to open up some interesting story lines for Season Four.
What I want to know is, Can I take over the lease on the cool apartment on the waterfront that Dex must now sacrifice?
Wedding Party: Click to enlarge (photos: Showtime)
My favourite lines:
"You don't always have to destroy a wounded animal. Sometimes you just remove the thorn." (Dexter to himself in reference to the sole surviving Prado brother, Ramon.) Dexter could just as easily be referring to himself--but he's not there yet.
Dexter promising "to be the very best husband and father that I can be"--" a completely, utterly honest vow," his inner voice tells us. Dex had pondered for days (weeks?) about his vows but nothing sounded genuine to him. He finally chose the simplest and as he notes, most honest vows he could utter.
"All of my previous attempts at human connection have ended in death, and now I have a partner for life; how did that happen?"(Dexter's inner dialogue, spoken with a touch of astonishment.)
CAST:Kristin Dattilo ... Det. Barbara Gianna, David Ramsey ... Anton, Desmond Harrington ... Joey Quinn, Jimmy Smits ... Miguel Prado, C.S. Lee ... Vince Masuka, James Remar ... Harry Morgan, David Zayas ... Angel Batista, Lauren Vélez ... Lt. Maria Laguerta, Jennifer Carpenter ... Debra Morgan, Valerie Cruz ...Sylvia Prado, Julie Benz ... Rita Bennett, Michael C. Hall ... Dexter Morgan, Jason Manuel Olazabal ... Ramon Prado
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