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EPISODE 6: "Si Se Puede"

Si Se Puede

Episode summary:
 Dexter grapples with what to do with his newfoundnew found friend, Miguel, who thinks he is clued in to Dexter’s vigilante ways. So Dexter decides to test him to see how far he wants to go. Dexter reveals that he’s always wanted to bring a violent white supremacist who is already in jail, to his brand of ‘justice.’ Thinking this will force Miguel to back away, Dexter is surprised to find that Miguel is not only on board, but he has a daring strategy to complete Dexter’s dark plan. Simultaneously, Rita gets fired from her job, leaving her wondering if she will ever have a real career. Debra is upset when she realizes she may be partially responsible for another mysteriously skinned homicide case she’s trying to solve.
Original air date:
 November 2, 2008
Written by:
 Charles Eglee
Directed by:
 Ernest Dickerson
Guest star(s):
 Jimmy Smits--Miguel Prado
Kristin Dattilo--Barbara Gianna
Anne Ramsay--Ellen Wolf
Jason Manuel Olazabal--Ramon Prado
Desmond Harrington--Joseph Quinn
David Ramsey--Anton
Valerie Cruz--Ciel Prado
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Dexter's Open Case Files
Add image of victimDescription of crime: Victim skinned (alive) all across chest and up right arm.

Victim(s): Wendell Owens

Assigned officer(s): Debra Morgan, Joseph Quinn, Angel Battista

Crime scene: Victim left in chair out in the open public.

Suspect(s): Initially Ramon Prado, however by the end of the episode, Deb and Quinn's investigation of him shows that while he is indeed a loose-cannon, he is not the "skinner".

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Blood evidence suggests: The victim was killed by the actual skinning process this time, unlike the other skinned victims who were killed otherwise, and that the murderer has had plenty of practice doing this.

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Victim Name: Clemson Galt Clemson Galt

Age/Occupation: Neo-Nazi in prison

Where/how Dexter stalks victim: In an elaborate scheme with Miguel, Dexter breaks him out of custody.

Why victim deserves it: Killed multiple people. Ran Aryan operations from inside maximum security prison.

Dexter's kill methods and rituals: The usual: plastic sheets, plastic wrap, cheek cut, blood slide, etc.

Victim's last words: "No. You got me mixed up with somebody else".

Location of killing: Inside the abandoned home of a previous victim of Galt's.

Close calls/slip-ups: Involving a third party in the kiler/killedkiller/killed equation (namely, Miguel Prado) is risky enough as it is. They were almost caught escaping the courthouse.
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DAYDREAMS
CLUES TO DEXTER'S PAST
  • Dexter is sunbathing poolside at his apartment when Harry appears to warn him against trusting Miguel with his secrets. Dexter defends Miguel and brusquely dismisses Harry. He cautions Dexter that Miguel will never be able to truly accept him.
  • Harry appears to Dexter again, this time wearing the familiar "kill suit" that Dexter sports. Again he urges Dexter to distance himself from Miguel.
  • Dexter suddenly doubts Miguel's intentions when Miguel sends the police out into the parking garage where he is hiding out with his next victim. Harry confronts Dexter in an "I told ya so" way and tells him that Miguel has set him up. Dexter's fierce faith in Miguel forces Harry's image to disappear just as Miguel comes to Dexter's aid.
  • Dexter continues to converse with (dead) Harry, showing how much Dexter misses having Harry in his life as a sounding board. Explains Dexter having pursued so many new relationships since Harry died. Dexter misses his dad.




DEXTER'S RELATIONSHIPS
DEVELOPMENTS WITH RITA
INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS
  • Dexter and Rita appear to be leaving each other their respective "spaces" once more.
  • Dexter is supportive of Rita's new career choice. She has accepted Syl's offer to work as her assistant in the Real Estate business.




SIGNIFICANCE OF EPISODE TITLE


The title is a Spanish phrase that translates to "Yes it can be done". It was penned as the motto for the United Farm Workers by Cesar Chavez in 1972. More recently, it was used as a campaign slogan (albeit the English translation of "Yes We Can") for President-Elect Barack Obama. As for the relevance to this episode, it speaks for the growing partnership between Miguel and Dexter. Dexter has invested a phenomenal amount of trust in Miguel and it appears that they have forged a viable "working" relationship.
  • Dexter visits Camilla Figg in the hospital as she is dying of lung cancer. He hand feeds her Key-Lime pie, though she contests that it isn't the best she's had.
  • Dexter and Miguel plot the murder of Clemson together. Dexter initially tried to intimidate Miguel by choosing an impossible target for their first team-kill, however Miguel was steadfast and came up with the entire plan himself. Dexter suspects Miguel isn't wanting these murders for justice so much as he does for his own pleasure.
  • "Reason leads to self-preservation: a potent force" -Dexter trying to dissuade Miguel from plotting a risky kill.


EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
BEST MOMENTS
BEST LINES
  • Harry in Dexter's kill-attire.
  • Miguel saves Dexter by smuggling him out of the parking structure in his car.
  • Miguel walks into an empty house, expecting to see Dexter kill somebody, only to be fooled by Dexter.
  • "Bring Rita, and the kids, too!" (Harry)
  • "We only see two things in people; what we want to see and what they want to show us" (Harry)
  • "Now"No matter how close two people are, an infinite distance separates them" (Harry)