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Living the Dream

LIVING THE DREAM
Airdate: September 27, 2009
Directed by: Marcos Siega
Written by: Clyde Phillips & James Manos Jr.

(Dexter has always managed to get himself out of tough situations. But he suddenly finds himself in unfamiliar territory - life in suburbia. Now a husband and father of three, Dexter struggles to balance his family's needs with his ongoing duties as a blood spatter analyst for Miami Metro Homicide.

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"Living the Dream" is precisely what Dexter thought he'd be doing now that he as a family, however he's finding that the reality of having a family is much more difficult than even he imagined.

Dexter decided to get married and have a family in large part as a rebellion against Harry, since he knew Harry wouldn't approve and at the time did not look upon the memory of Harry favorably.In "Love American Style" (S04E01), Dexter reveals to Rita that his only real goal in life is to be content, and be normal like everyone else (a dream in which Rita shared).

Rita asks Dexter in the beginning of the episode how much, exactly, Dexter thinks the two of them are "living the dream". With feigned smile and enthusiasm, Dexter replies, "So much!".


The Trinty Killer	Christine Hill

Name:Benito "Benny" Gomez

Occupation: Retired boxer

Last words: "I know you -"

Location of killing: An abandoned boxing gym.

Why victim deserves it: Beat a man to death in front of his son. Also beats his girlfriend to death. He gets away with both.

Where/how Dexter stalks victim:On Dexter's first try he waits for him outside of the bar that Benny is a regular patron at, but he falls asleep and gets run off by a cop.Dexter knocks on the door to his trailer and injects him with his needle before Benny can react.

Dexter's kill method/rituals: Dexter sets him up in his usual fashion, although his kill is rushed and Dexter is unfulfilled with the kill when Rita calls him, expecting him to come home immediately.

Close calls/slip-ups: While stalking Gomez outside a bar, Dexter falls asleep and is questioned by a police officer who suspects him of being drunk in public. Dexter also gets into a pretty serious car crash on his way back from the kill.

Name: Lisa Bell

Year of death: 2009

Last words: "Please-"

Location of killing: Her bathtub

Where/how Trinity Killer stalks victim: Ambushes victim in her bathroom while naked.

Trinity Killer's kill method/rituals: While both he and the victim lay naked in the bathtub,he wraps his legs around the victim and puts her in a choke hold until she passes out.Trinity then cuts the victim's femoral artery. The victim wakes again and he holds a mirror in front of her face as he watches her bleed out and die.

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A Killer Cliche

Just Me and Blood

Victim(s): Lisa Bell

Assigned officers: Debra Morgan And Joseph Quinn

Crime scene: Bathtub inside Ms. Bell's home.

Description of crime: Woman is lying in a bathtub full of her own blood. She has bled to death from a cut on an artery in her leg.

Suspect(s): None officially, however Agent Lundy proposes to Dexter that perhaps someone titled, "The Trinity Killer" did it.

Clue(s): see blood evidence

Blood evidence suggests: Blood found underneath the tile of the bathroom near the bathtub suggests that a similar crime had happened in the same location. It turns out that a "Vicky Noonan" was murdered in an identical fashion in the same house and tub 30 years prior.

Victim(s): Newlywed victim

Assigned officers: Angel Bitista

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Blood evidence suggests:

Dexter - "I'm the blood guy!" (in response to Benny's last words).
Dexter - "Blood tells, Blood always tells"
Dexter - "Someone new is moving in--Be nice"
Dexter- "Wanna know a secret? Daddy kills people"
Dexter- "There's this cliche where serial killers are always described as quiet, kept to himself, kind of a loner...You know it's a cliche for a reason".
Vince at the Trinity crime scene- "Talk about your blood bath...tough room".

LaGuerta and Angel are hooking up.
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As Dexter falls asleep on the road, he imagines Harry yelling at him from the side of the road. He then looks up and thinks he says Harry in the middle of the road, causing Dexter to swerve and flip his car over.

What happens to Dexter in his car accident?
Who is the Trinity killer?
Will Deb find out which CI was having an affair with her dad? What will she find out?
Is Angel's and LaGuerta's affair going to be discovered?
Are Deb and Lundy over each other?
Can Dexter handle suburban family life and carrying on his secret life as a serial killer at the same time?

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Wow, lots of changes to the Wiki!

Oct 3 2009, 6:11 PM EDT by kmg90

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Hey all!! I'm going to have to catch up with all of my Dexter Wiki friends now that the new season has started. I haven't been on here in about 9 months and there are so many changes--all for the better. The graphics are much improved and things are neatly categorized. I'm pleased to see that the section I added (Title Significance) has endured!

I used to be one of the first people to add content to the episode guide, but there are some really devoted fans out there beating me to it! It looks awesome, though.

I watched Dexter last night at a friend's house...even though she had a fussy infant, I was able to enjoy every second of the episode. I'm SOOOOOO excited about the Trinity Killer. I'm looking forward to the character development immensely. I thought a lot of the 'exhausted dad/clingy wife/angsty adolescent cliches were a bit overused, and Rita was sort of annoying (and I LOVE Rita), but I thoroughly enjoyed the episode.

LUNDY is BAAAAAACK! AHHHHHHH!!!

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