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EPISODE 8: "Morning Comes"

Episode summary: Lundy confronts Dexter about "sloppy blood work" he had done which led to a murderer being free to walk the streets. The murderer was one of Dexter's victims. Dexter discovers Lila's dark side. Debra and Batista discover evidence that the bay harbor butcher is one of the Miami police dept. officers ("One of our own")

With both Lila and Debra staying at his apartment Morgan finds himself living with, in his own words, a cobra and a mongoose. After Dexter uses his key to enter her house, Rita tells Dexter that he's no longer welcome to just drop in, even if it's just to see the kids. Having decided that the Bay City Butcher has a background in law enforcement, Special Agent Lundy informs the local officers that all of their old cases will be re-examined by the Feds, but gives Deb the Rodrigo file to examine, explaining that since she wasn't in homocide at the time, it's okay. Deb is pleased by his confidence in her, and accepts Lundy's invitation to dinner the next evening. Dexter is on the defensive and Lundy almost catches him out over one of his cases, that of Rodrigo ("sloppy blood work"). As Dexter helps Lila clean up her loft after the fire, he realizes that something is wrong with her story as to how the fire started. He also comes to realize how dangerous her obsessive behavior can be. Deb and Lundy finally have dinner together, and their friendly bantering turns into something more romantic. After Lila finagles her way into a bowling night out with the guys, Dexter has a close call when his mother's killer decides to pay him a visit in the parking lot. Dexter decides to do what he should have done the first time they met. Sgt. Doakes, suspended for assaulting Dexter, breaks into his apartment looking for evidence and finds a surprise after removing the AC cover.

Original air date: 11-18-2007

Written by: Scott Buck
Directed by: Keith Gordon

TALK ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Description of crime:

Victim(s):

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Crime scene:

Suspect(s):

Clue(s):

Blood evidence suggests...

Victim Name:Santos Jimenez
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Age/Occupation:
Older, bartender

Where/how Dexter stalks victim:
Outside of the victim's bar, to an isolated cabin in the Everglades

Why victim deserves it:
He killed Dexter's mother

Dexter's kill methods and rituals:
Injected him with etorphine, collected the usual blood sample, saran wrapped him to the table, right before killing him he duct taped his mouth shut, used a chainsaw to represent the way his mother was killed

Victim's last words:
"I'll f****** kill you"

Location of killing:
An isolated cabin in the Everglades

Close calls/slip-ups:
Had to leave the victim's body without disposing of it to respond to Rita's phone call and to confront Lila. Dexter was not wearing his gloves when he was looking through Jiminez's wallet and when he answered Rita's call he touched the phone with Jiminez's blood on his hands.

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Why victim deserves it:

Dexter's kill methods and rituals:

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Close calls/slip-ups:

FLASHBACKS

None

CLUES TO DEXTER'S PAST

DEXTER'S RELATIONSHIPS

Developments with Rita:

Rita tells Dexter to stop coming over and to leave her and the kids alone because it hurt too much and reminded her of Paul all over again.
Dexter realizes he cares for Rita and the kids more than he does for Lila

Dexter immediately comes over to Rita's while he's busy with Jimenez because he realizes Lila broke into her house. Dexter tells her to call the police and leave the house. When he gets there he demands that the police patrol Rita's house and street and keep a security detail there until it is deemed safe. This makes Rita scared, suspicious, and worried since she doesn't know what's going on.

Interactions with others:

Threatens Lila and tells her to leave him and Rita alone or else she would "see the monster"

Dexter fumbles through a conversation with Lundy trying to explain the errors he made examining the blood work on a past case

Dexter is unable to keep the peace between Deb and Lila as they bicker in front of him

Debra tells Dexter that she is having a date with Lundy. Dexter advises her that other people may think that she is trying to sleep her way to the top.

Debra tells Dexter that she has found an apartment and will be moving out of Dexter's place soon.

Dexter goes bowling with Angel, Masuka and other from work. Lila invites herself along.

Dexter runs into Jimenez when he's leaving the bowling alley. Jimenez tries to kill Dexter- He injures him in the arm. His co-workers Masuka and Angel run him off.

SIGNIFICANCE OF EPISODE TITLE

SIGNIFICANCE OF EPISODE TITLE

The title to this episode could simply refer to the fact that at the end of this episode Dexter breaks all ties to Lila, thus ending his dark days of self-doubt and questioning.

The title to this episode could simply refer to the fact that at the end of this episode Dexter breaks all ties to Lila, thus ending his dark days of self-doubt and questioning.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Best Moments:

Deb upsetting Lila at the station when Lila comes to find Dexter and Deb says he lied about working late.
Doakes breaks into Dexter's place and finds his blood slide collection.

Lundy asks Deb out to dinner

She says yes!

Lundy tells her he will take her to the best restaurant in Miami. She blushes happily.

Lundy spanks Deb playfully on their dinner date at his suite and after a flirtatious exchange he kisses her.

Dexter finally kills Jimenez- one of his mother's murderers.

Dexter tells Lila to stay away from Rita and her kids. He tells her she will see the monster if she doesn't leave him alone.

Lily tags along with Dexter to the bowling alley. She is flirty with his friends. Masuka tries to hit on her.

Best Lines:

"Don't go anywhere" -Dexter [to Jiminez after killing him]

"It's one thing to f*** with me. Another to f*** with..[pause].. my ex-girlfriend who hates me. The Lila experiment is over."

"You..you are more dangerous than my addiction will ever be. And that's saying a lot."

"She's definitely a carnivore" -Dexter referring to Deb's eating habits

"She's a vampire. A gross, pale English, t**ty vampire (Deb's take on Lila)

"If you like little things, I'm your man!" Masuka attempting to flirt with Lila

"And did you answer, 'Dexter blew the case on purpose so he could he could get Rodrigo off the streets for good with a cordless reciprocating saw?'" - Dexter thinking to himself when Special Agent Lundy confronts him about his incorrect blood splatter analysis

EPISODE TRIVIA

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Morgaine

"So how come it's so suffocating in here?"

Dec 4 2007, 3:28 AM EST by Morgaine

Thread started: Nov 22 2007, 1:35 AM EST Watch

Dexter says that line when he's on his way to kill Jimenez. The way he says it seems like foreshadowing, but I don't know of what - any ideas?

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Cyndawg

Meaning of episode title

Nov 25 2007, 2:38 PM EST by Cyndawg

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Does anyone have any ideas as to what the title of this episode is in reference to? I've thought about it in terms as the dawn of a new day, and the dawn of a new Dexter. A Dexter that is going to play by his rules and no one else's....but I want to hear what everyone else thinks.

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Thoughts about "Morning Comes" (page: 1 2)

Nov 25 2007, 1:26 AM EST by GPuffer

Thread started: Nov 18 2007, 10:42 PM EST Watch

In the name of all that is awesome in the world, I think this may be my new favorite episode of "Dexter". It was EVERYTHING I'd hoped for. The best part was, Lila's breasts were Missing in Action the entire episode, It's about damn time!

Once again, it seemed Deb spoke for the whole nation with her dis-liking of Lila. The best line of the night was when she called Lila something along the lines of a "British, titty vampire" (or something like that). Things did get a little bit awkward for me when Lundy was with Deb in his apartment. But still, way to go Deb!

The whole episode was just full of tension. It was almost too much. Lundy grilling Dexter in the beginning was intense, but I loved it. Lila invading Rita's home was intense, and Dexter having to leave the body there in the wilderness was outrageous! I dont even know if he cleaned it up. It was also CRAZY when it was revealed Lila told that man Dexter was at the Bowling Alley. I didn't know what to do!

My favorite part of the episode was when Dexter said he was officially done with Lila. That made the return of the old Dex official (even more so than him murdering his mother's killer). I loved how he threatened to kill her at the end (or at least "Show her the monster". No sexual joke intended).

And do I even have to mention Doakes taking Dexter's glass slides? That was the most "Oh no he didn't" moment I've ever seen. I absolutely did not expect the show to go there, but it totally did, and now I'm worried for Dexter's life!

I don't know how they did it, but they did, and I officially [heart] Dexter all over again. We only have four more episodes left, and I dont know how Dexter's gonna weasel his way out of this one. But I wanna be with him every step of the way. I hope he gets back with Rita real soon and I hope Harry starts becoming a major character again. Anybody agree/disagree?

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