So what does Dexter do? Well he organizes a kill, of course. Because when everything is falling apart he wants to grab onto that one thing he can always depend on. Too bad for Victor, who’s at the top of his kill list. It’s moving far faster than his usual kill preparations go, but I guess having your sister walk in on a kill makes you a bit tetchier than normal.
Then Dexter manages to pull off a kill using items that successfully make it through airport security. Yeah cos we need tighter security at airports. Cheers, Dexter.
Batista and Quinn are dealing with their little tiff from last season and seem to come to an agreement and put it behind them with a few drinks. This seems to be a short scene to wrap up that story arc from last season, one of the very few tidy endings to story arcs that we’ll see this season.
It appears that Victor was an important Ukranian, with a call placed about him to a wealthy man in a mansion. Those never end well. So, here begins another story line. My bet is this is where the season guest star – Yvonne Strahovski – will come in.
Debra is sprinting on the treadmill again, reminiscent of her post-Ice Truck days, which is not a good sign. Then Debra discovers that Dexter always cuts out of work, and leaves Baby Batista to babysit Harrison, doing God knows what until the wee hours of the morning. Then she starts going through the old Ice Truck file and having some serious flashbacks. Uh oh.
Another kid flashback shows Harry telling kid-Dexter that he can never, ever tell Debra because that will ruin their entire relationship. Hello trust issues.
Back at the station, LaGuerta questions Masuka about the blood slide she found at the church. Masuka reminds her, blood slides were used by the Bay Harbour Butcher aka James Doakes. LaGuerta, having never accepted the idea that Doakes was the Butcher, has a look on her face that screams secret side investigation in an attempt to clear Doakes’ name.
And suddenly, boom. Dexter comes home to a messed up apartment, his kill tools, the Ice Truck arm, and his blood slides all sitting on the coffee table, with Debra behind them. Now there is absolutely no way that he’s gonna get himself out of this one.
The last few lines are pretty heavy, and both actors deliver them terrifically.
Debra: Did you kill all these people?
Dexter: I did.
Debra: Are you…? Are you a serial killer?
Dexter: Yes.
And there was the awesome return of Dexter, back for a seventh season. There are plenty of references to past seasons, particularly early ones, and it seems that old storylines will be revisited and readdressed. And I’m definitely keen to see how the Deb and Dexter thing plays out, as well as the LaGuerta arc.
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