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EPISODE 5: "The Dark Defender"

Dexter Episode 5 - "The Dark Defender"

Episode summary: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.

Lila's urging and as part of his 'recovery' Dexter agrees to face his past. He learns that only one of the three men who killed his mother while and him and his brother where in the shipping container is still alive and living in Naples, Fla. With Lila in tow, decides to face the man who has, as he says, taken his life away. Deborah is still seeing Gabriel but blows up at him when she sneaks a peek at his e-mail. Rita's mother Gail tells Dexter he should leave, but when Rita hears of it, she tells her mother in no certain terms that it is she who will be leaving. Gail has other ideas. The police investigation continues and they narrow the Bay City Butcher's marina down to three possible sites. Dexter decides to give his boat a thorough cleaning but doesn't realize he's being watched

Original air date: 10-28-2007

Written by: Tim Schlattmann

Directed by: Keith Gordon
Dexter's Open Case Files
Add image of victimDescription of crime:Victim beat to death in comic book store

Victim(s): Denny Foster

Assigned officer(s):Sgt. Doakes, Lt. LaGuerta

Crime scene:Comic Book Store

Suspect(s):Benjamin Alvaro

Clue(s):Blog documenting feud of suspect and victim, Alvaro truck tag was seen by a security camera around the time the store closed.

Blood evidence suggests...victim killed by snow globe

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FLASHBACKS

  • We see little Dexter in the interrogation room with Harry and his mom.

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CLUES TO DEXTER'S PAST

  • A taped interrogation lets Dexter hear Harry and his mother talk about information she's providing about drug dealers

  • Some say Harry was having an affair with Dexter's mom, although there is no chance Harry is Dexter's real father because of the DNA test Dexter took last season.

DEXTER'S RELATIONSHIPS
Developments with Rita:
  • Rita's mom tells Dexter to leave Rita and the kids alone

    • Mom announces she's moving in with Rita to keep an eye on Dexter.
    • Rita stands up for Dexter to her mom when she suggests that Dexter is another mistake and that he should leave.
    		Interactions with others:
    • Dexter interrupts Doake's interview with a witness to ask about the Dark Defender.
    • Dexter sees Lila undressed again, ends up crying in her lap after he walks away from almost killing the guy who sliced up his mother.
    • Rita's mom tells Dexter she knows he's hiding something and the he should leave Rita and the kids if he really cares about them.
    • Dexter confronts one of the men that killed his mother at the tavern he works at.

    SIGNIFICANCE OF EPISODE TITLE

    The title of this episode refers to the bogus super-hero that was being created around the Bay Harbor Butcher, named the Dark Defender. Dexter even imagines himself as this hero once in the episode.

    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
    Best Moments:

    • Dexter's "Dark Defender" fantasy
    • Dexter dealing with the guy who killed his mom "his way" after Lila's way failed.

    • The docks searching for the killers boat, Debra is acting figgity. Lundy finds a way to relax.
    Episode 5: "The Dark Defender" - Dexter Wiki

    • Deb gets help regarding Gabriel from a very unexpected source

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  • EPISODE TRIVIA

    • The title of Gabriel's book is "The Ice Princess". Erik King, who plays Doakes, was in the Disney movie Ice Princess (2005).

    • LaGuerta mentions that, counting the incident with Curtis Barnes, Doakes has been involved in two shootings in less than six months. The other shooting occurred in the episode "Father Knows Best", in which Doakes shot and killed Jacques Bayard, a Haitian war criminal.





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    nosignal Song right after opening credits? 0 Jun 25 2008, 10:39 PM EDT by nosignal
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    The guitar bit when Dexter is talking about queuing up for a coffee, does it have a name? It plays elsewhere in during the episode as well.
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    IronChefCrazy Sad Sophomore Slump 3 Nov 10 2007, 8:19 PM EST by Cyndawg
    Thread started: Oct 29 2007, 6:34 PM EDT  Watch
    Dexter is this decade's Dirty Harry: I certainly can't speak for everyone, but it's Dexter's inner monologue and (justified) killing sprees that makes this show so magnetic, and that's why it kills me to see the direction the series appears to be taking.

    None of the new characters have any real substance to add: they just seem to be fodder for standard storylines (e.g. Lila as Dexter's confidant/Rita's romantic rival, Lundy as Deb's surrogate father figure/mentor/potential lover, Rita's mom as the mother-from-hell).

    Instead, all we have to live for are little nuggets, like LaGuerta's next power play, Masuka's perverse giggle, Angel's rays of hope and humanity.

    I truly love this show and will continue to watch it, but it won't be with the same enthusiasm I had for the first season, or even the first three eps of season two.
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    peachykeen Lila 5 Nov 10 2007, 8:16 PM EST by Cyndawg
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    Am I the only one who finds Lila annoying??
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