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Dexter

2006–2013 · Ended · 8 seasons

Drama Crime Suspense Thriller Mystery

First aired: Oct 1, 2006
Last aired: Sep 22, 2013
IMDb rating: 8.6 / 10 914,526 votes
Recall rating: 9.0 / 10 1 rating

Overview

Dexter Morgan is a Miami-based blood spatter expert who doesn’t just solve murders; he commits them too. In fact, he’s a serial killer — but he only murders the guilty, so he feels justified with his lifestyle choices. His policewoman sister and his cop co-workers have no idea Dexter lives a double life; however, adoptive father Harry knows his secret, and does, in fact, help Dexter hone his “skills.” It’s a unique brand of justice for which charming Dexter feels a psychological hunger.

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. 56 wins & 202 nominations total

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Episodes

Season 2 · 12 episodes

E1 It's Alive!

Sep 30, 2007 53 min

Things are really beginning to heat up for Dexter: Doakes' suspicions about him are growing, his victims are escaping, and his body dump site has been found. Meanwhile Paul is troubling Rita over the missing shoe and Debra is going through trauma over the Ice Truck killer incident.
E2 Waiting to Exhale

Oct 7, 2007 56 min

Dexter is finding it hard to have closure on killing his brother. There is a new FBI agent to head the "Bay Harbor Butcher" case. Debra is finding it tough to put the past behind her.
E3 An Inconvenient Lie

Oct 14, 2007 52 min

Dexter sets his sights on a new victim: a murderer so repulsive it seems only fitting that he's a used-car salesman. Dexter's been unable to lie to Rita about his midnight activities, which has her thinking that he's a drug addict. She's threatened to leave him if he doesn't commit to a 12-step program to deal with his supposed addiction. While in this recovery, though, Dexter meets a sexy, mysterious woman named Lila.
E4 See-Through

Oct 21, 2007 53 min

Rita's estranged mother visits and senses something is wrong with Dexter. Masuka thinks he's developed a lead in the Bay Harbor Butcher case, which has Dexter concerned. Angel's interrogation of a witness crosses a line.
E5 The Dark Defender

Oct 28, 2007 56 min

Dexter finds out that the man who killed his mother, right in front of him, is still alive. When he tells this to Lila, she suggests he face the man, as part of his road to addiction recovery. But then as his sponsor she insists on tagging along.
E6 Dex, Lies, and Videotape

Nov 4, 2007 53 min

A copy-cat killer follows the lead of the "Bay Harbor Butcher." Dexter must destroy an incriminating surveillance video.
E7 That Night, A Forest Grew

Nov 11, 2007 55 min

Dexter manages to get Doakes off his back. He devises a plan to get the police in another direction. Lila and Dex's relationship intensifies, and he has some interaction with Rita and the kids.
E8 Morning Comes

Nov 18, 2007 49 min

Dexter is attacked by the man who murdered his mother. Meanwhile, Lila wants to get closer to Dex, and Debra and Lundy close in on the Bay Harbor Butcher.
E9 Resistance Is Futile

Nov 25, 2007 50 min

Dexter realizes it won't be easy to end things completely with Lila. Dexter tries to stay ahead of the investigations as the manhunt for the Bay Harbor Butcher intensifies. An enemy of Dexter figures out his secret.
E10 There's Something About Harry

Dec 2, 2007 55 min

Doakes follows Dexter to his next crime scene and shocks him with a revelation about Harry. The Bay Harbor Butcher task force feels they are zeroing in on their man.
E11 Left Turn Ahead

Dec 9, 2007 51 min

Dexter must make a massive decision that will have an effect on all those he holds close. Lila meanwhile is back with a secret to blackmail Dexter.
E12 The British Invasion

Dec 16, 2007 51 min

The Task force believes the Bay Harbor Butcher case is closed, but Dexter still has some trouble to deal with.