So the FBI defines a serial killer as someone who has killed three times, and Levi what's-his-face makes three. Dexter stalked Levi and enjoyed it. And OMG, there's the infamous ice truck turning the corner! It's not Brian who is killing the kids, is it? Or working on his technique with the NHIs?
Anyway, we finally got "Tonight was the night. It all came down to this" right out of the Dexter pilot. Dexter told Levi everything and got his confession that Levi liked seeing fear in his victims' eyes, especially the kids. The serial killer that Maria and Harry are searching for is on loner victim number three and trying to figure out his technique. With only three, Dexter has pretty much already perfected his.
But not when it comes to body disposal. This episode's cliffhanger was Dexter jauntily driving up to his dumping ground in alligator alley only to be stopped by many, many cops. They found the arm of his second victim. Are they going to search Dexter's truck? Of course not. This is a prequel.
With a transparent comparison of killing to sex (see episode title), Dexter may have already perfected his killing technique, but he does not know how to behave on a date, talking about forensic details and complimenting Gio's teeth. I loved the shot of the three of them all watching Dexter stuff his face. At a loss, Dexter started mimicking Levi's dating technique, helping Sofia aim while playing darts, and it certainly worked on her – she actually followed him into the men's room, and he liked what she did. Was that a first for Dexter?
Deb and Gio stole Tiff's car and left it dug into the sand at the beach, which is not only mean but bad for the undercarriage. I know, I know, I'm repeating myself, but I like Deb so much better as a cop than a petulant, pranking teenager. Gio went all caveman with a guy who bumped into Deb, too. Not good.
The big drama at Miami Metro was a second child kidnapping, this time of Captain Spencer's son Nicky, the one with whom Dexter shared a candy bar awhile back. The boyfriend of Spencer's ex-wife blamed Spencer for the kidnapping because he threatened Jimmy's killer on TV. Understandably, Spencer went nuts, while the cops – and Dexter – were counting how many days Nicky has before he loses a finger and then his life. Nicky noticed the bloodstain in his little prison. Poor kid. Still no clue as to who is doing this, and why. (Unless, of course, it is Brian.) (Really. Is it Brian?)
Meanwhile in flashback land, Harry has kept Laura working on the Estrada case for an entire year? That does not sound kosher. Was he dragging it out because he was sleeping with her? After a frightening experience again involving a finger, and bleah, Laura told Harry that she knows they will kill her, that he wouldn't send his wife into a situation like that.
Almost like the period at the end of a sentence, Doris gave birth to Deb and asked Harry to stop cheating on her. Will he? Does it matter?
Bits:
Deb said that Sofia had a lumberjack fetish and made Dexter wear a plaid shirt on their double date. I'm sure that was a little jab at the OG Dexter series finale. And may I say, Patrick Gibson with his shirt off? Have we ever seen Dexter working out?
Camilla and Gene have a boat, making me again think about the Slice of Life. Especially with Dexter's body disposal issues.
The guy who did the finger snipping was Jimenez, played by Tony Amendola in the original series. Dexter confronted Jimenez in "The Dark Defender" and killed him in "Morning Comes."
For what it's worth, Laura dies on October 3, 1973.
Quotes:
Deb: "I need you to look good. You're going to be meeting Gio for the first time. I can't have you looking like some weirdo fucking jizz-bot."
Dexter: "What?"
Deb: "Somewhere out there, a grandfather is looking for his vest."
Harry: "Dex, time for work. We got a new crime scene."
Deb: "Why does there always seem to be a dead body more important than me?"
Sofia: "Do you wanna, like, maybe hang out again tomorrow night?"
Dexter: "Ahhh, I can't tomorrow night. I'm..."
Dexter the narrator: "Killing someone."
Dexter: "...bowling."
Young Harry: "I can keep you safe."
Laura: "No, you can't."
A solid episode. Three out of four darts,
Billie
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Billie Doux loves good television and spends way too much time writing about it.
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