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EPISODE 12: "Born Free"

Episode summary: Dexter frantically searches for clues for Debra's whereabouts when Rudy, finally revealing himself as the Ice Truck Killer, abducts her and forces Dexter into a series of mind games to find her where he finally reveals his connection to Dexter: "Rudy" is actually Brian Moiser, Dexter's long-lost biological brother. Meanwhile, Lt. LaGuerta locks horns with her replacement Lt. Esmee Pascal, who's even MORE officious and pompous than LaGuerta or Captain Matthews, and who hampers the case by ignoring key evidence to further advance her own personal career. Sgt. Doakes finally comes to blows with Dexter over his denial about knowing the Ice Truck Killer, and Rita is contacted by the imprisoned Paul who tells her that Dexter framed him for his drug possession charge.

Original air date: 12/17/2006

Written by: Daniel Cerone, Melissa Rosenberg

Directed by: Michael Cuesta

TALK ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Description of crime: Continued search of the Ice Truck Killer: Debra Morgan is missing. Rudy Cooper/Brian Moser is the suspect.

Victim(s): Debra Morgan

Assigned officer(s): Doakes,LaGuerta, Masuka,Esme Pasquale (the new lieutenant that replaced laGuerta), Dexter

Crime scene: Dexter's mother's house, Debra is tied up, Dexter is in the house, and Rudy/Brian runs. Later, Rudy breaks into Dexter's house to attempt to kill Debra again.

Suspect(s): Rudy Cooper/Brian Moser

Clue(s): A Born Free screensaver on his computer, "Born Free" record at Brian's "killpad" and Rudy's house

Blood spatter evidence suggests...none

Killer calling card(s): Barbie at Rudy's/Dexter's house

Victim Name: Brian Moser / Rudy Cooper

Age/Occupation: Prosthetics doctor

Where/how Dexter stalks victim: The Ice Truck Killer has been leaving Dexter clues. He finally figures it out and tears his apartment apart looking for a clue on where to find Rudy and Debra. He follows the clues left for him and meets Rudy/Brian face-to-face at their mother's house. Before Rudy/Brian kills Debra, she wakes up, Dexter grabs his hand, and the police show up. Later, Brian/Rudy breaks into Dexter's house to attempt to kill Debra again.

Why victim deserves it: He is the Ice Truck Killer. He has killed at least six different victims and maimed Tony Tucci.

Dexter's kill methods and rituals: Rudy/Brian sets Debra up the same way Dexter kills his victims: he plans to kill her together. Rudy/Brian gets away then Dexter tricks him when he breaks into Dexter's apartment to kill Debra: Dexter had placed Brian/Rudy's prosthetics in his bed to pose as Debra. When Rudy/Brian attacked the dummy, Dexter choked him and brought him to his apartment to kill him. He wrapped Brian/Rudy up as he does with all of his other victims, however, this time he didn't collect a slide of blood. He slits Brian/Rudy's throat, then laid his forehead against his brother's as the blood drained from his body. Dexter made Rudy's death look like a suicide where Rudy killed himself as he killed his victims. Dexter mourns his brother's death: he was the one victim Dexter wanted to set free.

Victim's last words: "I don't need to be set free, Brother."

Location of killing:Rudy/Brian's apartment in his freezer kill room.

FLASHBACKS

Flashbacks of Harry carrying Dexter out of the cargo container his mother was killed in.

Dexter remembers his mother used to paint her fingernails different colors.

It isn't until this episode that Dexter realizes that Rudy/Brian is his brother after he sees his mother and himself playing at thier old house.

When Harry is carrying Dexter out of the cargo container, Dexter has a small cut on his left check, foreshadowing his method of collecting his blood sample for his slide collection.

CLUES TO DEXTER'S PAST

Dexter and Rudy/Brian are blood brothers and witnessed their mother's murder together.

Dexter was three when Harry Morgan found him. Harry left Rudy/Brian behind.

Dexter feels Harry betrayed him because he wasn't alone.

DEXTER'S RELATIONSHIPS

Developments with Rita:

Paul tells Rita he thinks Dexter is dangerous and the he thinks Dexter knocked him out, planted him in his hotel room, and shot him up with heroine. Paul continues to harass Rita about Dexter. Rita finds the shoe Paul tells her to look for.

Paul's NA sponsor, Bob, comes by Rita's house to say that he thinks Paul was attacked.

Interactions with others:

Doakes follows Dexter to the cargo container lot. Doakes knows that Dexter is somehow connected to the Ice Truck killer.

Debra yells at Doakes and LaGuerta to treat Dexter like a hero because he's just saved her life.

Debra questions why the ITK chose her, then thanks Dexter profusely. She stays with Dexter at "Che Dex".

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Best Moments:

Dexter and Doakes' scuffle in the cargo container lot: Doakes is surprised by Dexter's show of strength.
Dexter meeting face-to-face with Rudy/Brian at their mother's house, then arguing over "The Code" over Debra's body.

Best Lines:

"You can't be a killer and a hero. It doesn't work that way!" (Rudy to Dexter)
"You're the only one I ever wanted to set free" (Dexter to Rudy)
"You're not suppose to wake up. I can give you more if you want. Its not a service I usually offer. (Dexter to Rudy)

His happy place. Where he kills more than time. - Deb

Rita: I got your message. How's Debra?
Dexter: Hmm, she has all her limbs. Rita: Thank God she is alive. That poor thing must be a mess, falling for a serial killer.
Dexter: What are the odds?

EPISODE TRIVIA

ORIGINAL VERSUS NETWORK BROADCAST
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IN THE CBS BROADCAST

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Dexter & Rita

Ace302 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:00:00 CDT

Face to Face: Dexter and Rita's first time -1x08

Analyzing Dexter and Rita's Relationship

Dexter Morgan

Met Rita after his police sister, Debra, answered a domestic dispute call at Rita's house. She introduced him to Rita, and the two began dating. He sees Rita as a way to make him appear normal. However, his attatchment to her and her children begins to surface, making him much more vulnerable and leaves him questioning his identity.

Rita Bennett

Abused by her ex-husband Paul for years, Rita didn't have a lot to hope for until she met Dexter. She views Dexter as the complete opposite of Paul. Her low self-esteem makes it difficult for her to stand up for herself, and she often over-looks Dexter's flaws in order to justify her relationship with him. Later on in the series, she begins to gain more confidence and starts to notice Dexter's suspicious behavior.

Rita has refered to Dexter as "The Perfect
Boyfriend"

Dexter has often refered to Rita as "Perfect."

In the episode "Shrink Wrap" Dexter's therapist
tells Dexter that he has control issues. After sleeping
with Rita, he gives up control. As he kills Dr. Meridian
the song "Make Me Lose Control" By Eric Carman
begins to play.

Sex Before

Dexter appears to be "asexual" in the first episode. However, he later claims that his reason for not wanting to sleep with Rita is because of his fear that she'll see that he is "empty inside." Not because of his lack of sexual interest.
Sex Before

Rita is not technically "asexual." She seems to crave closeness and appears at times to be aroused against her will. She is, however, sexually disfunctional. Because her ex-husband raped her for years, she is afraid of sex.

In episode "Resistance is Futile" Dexter refers
to Rita as his light at the end of the tunnel. In the pilot
our first image is of Rita opening up the door with light pouring onto her face from outside even though
it's nighttime.

Sex After

Once Dexter and Rita finally achieve intimacy, the two seem to have a normal, healthy sex life, often showing Dexter spending the night over at her place. Their first time reveales that Dexter isn't as empty as he claims to be, and that he enjoys sex. It is also hinted that he didn't really enjoy sex with the other women in his past relationships.
Sex After

Rita is the first to display sexual agression in their realtionship, coming on to him (sometimes reluctantly)on more than one occasion. As her confidence grows, so does her sexual desire, and she soon lets Dexter know when she is really ready.

Both Rita and Lila tell Dexter: "There's nothing
that you could do that would scare me away."

Connection

At the beginning of the first season, we are meant to believe that Dexter does not connect with anyone. And Rita is no exception - at first. Dexter does seem to enjoy his time with Rita as he states in episdoe: 1x02:

"Lately the thing that surprises me most about Rita is how much I like being with her."

Normally (and keep in mind that Dexter is not normal) humans enjoy being around people they feel somewhat of a connection with. Coming from Dexter, we can't take this to mean much, but it does mean something. At times, he seems to go above and beyond for their relationship in order for him to keep her in his life. Some suspect that Dexter feels connected to her due to their violent pasts.

Later on in the series Dexter claims that there are times when he: "feels connected to something, to someone." He does not elaborate, however, it is hinted that he is talking about Rita (and possibly her children) since the scene before shows him becoming emotional over her. - 2x03
Connection

Rita does appear to have a connection with Dexter. Or at least she thinks she does. At the start of their relationship, she often misinterprets his signals (e.g. mistakenly thinking that he is sexually
deprived) and is oblivious to his suspicious behavior. Throughout the series, however, we begin to see a transition with Rita as she and Dexter start to share more of each other's lives. She becomes better at detecting when something is wrong, and she is able to catch inconsistencies in his excuses.

In the same episode "An Inconvenient Lie" in which Doakes calls dexter a: "good liar," Rita sees right past him when he tells her he stayed for the entire NA meeting, informing him that he is a: "terrible liar." At the end of season 2, the two seem much more connected and honest with each other (except for that whole seriel killing thing.)

Before working on "Dexter" Michael C. Hall was
one of Julie Benz's favorite actors.

The relationship between Dexter and Rita has
often been refered as the "Light and Dark" or "Devil and
Angel" relationship.

Rita's character bears a striking resemblance
to Laura Moser, Dexter's mother. In "The Dark
Defender" Lila asks Dexter if he has an Oedipus
Complex. The Oedipus Complex is when a man
has an unconscious desire to have sex with his mother.
(Ew, ew, ew.)

The writers must have changed their minds on the
Oedipus Complex idea because in Season 2, Laura
Moser's hair was changed from blonde to brown, and
Rita's appearance becomes less and less motherly.

Protectiveness

The one thing that is undeniable about Dexter is the protectiveness he feels for Rita and her kids. We first see this when Paul comes back into the picture, and Dexter immediately feels threatened.

Interestingly enough, the two times we see Dexter become violent on impulse is in regards to Rita. The first time is when Paul threatens her and calls her a "skinny bitch." Dexter responds by taking a frying pan and hitting him in the head with it. The expression on his face tells us that he didn't expect ot react that way, and in his narration he states: "This is why Harry said 'don't get emotionally involved.'" Well, for a guy who claims to have no emotions, he certainly did.

The second time is when one of Dexter's victims - Roger Hicks - insults Rita as he's strapped to the death table. Dexter becomes so enraged that he kills him on the spot yelling: "DON'T. . .talk that way about my girlfriend." Again, by the look on his face, it is obvious that Dexter is surprised at his own emtional outburst, and the realization that Rita acutally means something to him is enough to make him go back to the NA meetings.

There are many examples of Dexter's protectiveness for Rita. In season 2 he says: "Before, I would have done anything to protect Rita." When Dexter finds out that Lila snuck into Rita's house, he ends the reltionship with a warning: "Stay away from Rita, stay away from me. Or you will meet the monster."
Protectiveness

Rita is not as meek or as mild as one would think. When it comes to her loved ones, she can be quite the mama bear. With Dexter, she seems more protective of his reputation, insisting that he is not like Paul. She also tries to protect him by keeping him away from her serious problems, as we see when Paul's drug dealer comes by to collect his bill, she tells Dexter to not get involved.

When Paul and Paul's sponser, Bob, try to accuse Dexter of setting Paul up, she remains by Dexter's side. And she defends Dexter when her mother expresses her dislike for him.

In episode 2x07, we see Lila lighting her apartment
on fire, dystroying everything. In episode 1x03, we see
Rita watering plants, giving them life.

Also, the one time Rita is seen lighting something
on fire is when she is lighting the candels on Astor's
birthday cake, a sign to celebrate life.

Lila often wears dark, bold colors, while Rita
wears bright, pastel colors.

The only time Dexter ever admits to having
regrets is when he loses Rita.

"I feel. . .such regret, which is rare for me. Not that I

don't mess up, I do, just never stupendiously. I had you,

and them (the kids) and I had us." - Dexter to Rita

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Dexter is the coolest serial killer and has the most loving girlfriend!

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ABOUT Julie Benz
as Rita Bennett

Julie on IMDB.com

Date of birth: May 1, 1972
Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Eye color: Blue
Height: 5' 4"
Family:divorced -John Kassir; father, surgeon; mother, homemaker; older siblings, Jeffrey & Jennifer.
Education: Franklin Regional Sr. H.S.; graduated New York University.
Actor bio: Raised in Murrysville. After college, Ms. Benz moved to Los Angeles and has been acting professionally since 1990, guest starring in numerous TV shows and movies. She has been married to Kassir since 1998 -- divorced 2007.

TALK ABOUT JULIE BENZ

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Non-acting careers: Professional U.S./international junior ice skater; retired at 16.

Movies: As Good As It Gets; Jawbreaker, Rambo

TV Shows: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; "Angel"; "Taken"; "Roswell"; "C.S.I."; "Law & Order".

Stage:

Big break: Lead on short-lived 1991 TV sitcom, "Hi, Honey, I'm Home"

Best known for: Her portrayal of evil vampire Darla on the cult classic "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

Awards: 2006 Satellite Award for Best Actress in Supporting Role in a Series for "Dexter".

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Upcoming projects: Upcoming John Rambo movie (release date 2008) as Sarah Miller, a missionary who hires Rambo to protect a group of other Christian-rights missionaries through Burma.

upcoming Punisher 2:War Zone (release date 2008) as Angela Donatelli

MEMORABLE QUOTES

(hugging Dexter) "I can't believe I found the one good, truly, decent man on the planet." [1x02]

FUN FACTS

Benz is the voice of Captain Miranda Keys in the popular video game Halo 2.

Favorite authors: Ayn Rand, Ernest Hemingway.
Descended from five generations of physicians.

FAN SITES

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PHOTOS

	Julie from "Hi, Honey, I'm Home" 1992
Brainy, FBI Agent Julie on "Roswell" Kathleen Topolsky 1999	Julie giving the police attitude on "CSI." 2006
Playing a much nicer, loving wife on "CSI: Miami" Hmm, I wonder if she met Dexter? 2006	One of her most well known roles, Julie as evil vampire Darla on "Angel" AKA: The anti-Rita 2002
As a deeply spiritual woman who is dying on "Supernatural" 2006	Julie with a new look 2008

Dexter Quotes

FuriousFly — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:32:34 CDT

Dexter Morgan

"If you believe that God makes miracles, you have to wonder if Satan has a few up his sleeve..." The british invasion, season 2

"There's something strange and disarming about looking at a homicide scene in the daylight of Miami. It makes the most grotesque killings look staged, like you're in a new and daring section of Disney World: Dahmerland!" ~ Dexter, Season 1

"I don't blame my foster parents for that. Harry and Doris Morgan did a wonderful job raising me. But, they're both dead now. No, I didn't kill them. Honest." ~ Dexter, Season 1

"Tonight's the night. And it's going to happen again, and again. Has to happen. Nice night."

"You're mine now."

"Needless to say I have some unusual habits, yet all these socially acceptable people can't wait to pick up hammers and smash their food to bits. Normal people are so hostile."

"People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all, and I fake them very well. That’s my burden, I guess."

"Blood is... (my life) my job."

"There are no secrets, just hidden truths beneath the surface."

"Truly amazing the things you can do when you put your mind to it."

"Everyone hides who they are."

"Open your eyes or I'll staple your eyelids to your forehead."

"Tonight's the night -- really."

"I really need ... to kill somebody."

“Her husband’s a crack head and her boyfriend's a serial killer, it’s kind of hard not to take that personally.”

"Open your eyes and look at what you did!!!"

"When do I ever ask you for anything?!" (Asking Deb to go out with Rita.)

"Blood...sometimes it sets my teeth on edge. Other times it helps me control the chaos."

"Trust me, I definitely understand."

"I've never seen such clean, dry, neat-looking dead flesh."

"Interesting hand job."

"She's perfect, because in her own way, Rita is as damaged as me."

"Nah, Miami is to hot for all that leather."

"The killer is an artist."

"The only real question I have is why, in a building full of cops, all supposedly with a keen insight into the human soul, is Doakes the only one that gets the creeps from me?"

"Where's my sister?"

"I was hoping you could dig up an old case file for me. It's the crime scene where Harry found me."

"I didn't even know you existed."

"I drove away a brother who accepts me, for a foster father who betrayed me. I'm not alone, and Harry kept it from me."

"I'm on edge. 38 days, 16 hours and 12 minutes have passed since I killed my brother." ~ It's Alive - Season 2

"For weeks I've known who's next. He belonged to me. I just needed Doakes to take a night off." ~ It's Alive -Season 2

"I need to uh...curse someone." ~ It's Alive - Season 2

"I'm not a tourist." ~ It's Alive - Season 2

"A blind man. Not very sporting, I know. But I'm not one to discriminate based on race, gender or disability." ~ It's Alive - Season 2

"I've always enjoyed my work. It brings order to the chaos, fills me with civic pride - but what was that back there? Not Voodoo. When I picked up the knife it's like I didn't know who I was. I come here to dump bodies, not beer bottles. Now I'm just a litterbug." ~ It's Alive - Season 2

"It'll be OK. I followed the code, the stalk was good. I'm just a little rusty since killing my brother. Or maybe I took pity on my victim. I mean sure, he's a heinous killer, but he also bumps into walls." ~ It's Alive - Season 2

"I was there. I saw my mother's death, a buried memory, forgotten all these years. It climbed inside me that day and it's been with me ever since, my dark passenger."

"It's time for you to go away."

"This is what he wanted me to find all along. He's showing me where to go."

"Just lucky, I guess.."

"You're not a trophy - but you need to be put down." ~ Born Free, Season 1

"Doakes always knew I was hiding something. Now he knows. My devil danced with his demon and the fiddler's tune is far from over."

"It's not what I want. But what I want doesn't matter. This is the only way I know how to survive."

"I'm doing mental jumping-jacks."

"I wish I could have fun - with Doakes tailing me, my life's been all Jekyll and no Hyde. No moonlight play-dates, no late-night social calls. Not one. My brother would be so disappointed."

"That's not entirely accurate..."

"Let that be a lesson to you."

"Deborah can't sleep in an empty house anymore. In fact she can't sleep much at all. I guess that's what happens when your fiancee tries to slice you up into small, bloodless pieces."

"Pathetic."

"I can't even get donuts right. What's going on here?"

"Oops - caught me."

"I could think of easier solutions."

"See, she's yelling at me now. Look, I'm no expert, but I think Deb could use some real girl-time."

"Harry would prefer I take more time, but my life is falling apart. Whatever stopped my knife before, won't stop it again."

"Practice, practice, practice."

"Hi. My name's Dexter - I can't think of anything clever to say."

"That was.. unexpected."

"Hey Sergeant! Thanks for supporting the bowling team."

"My new friend thought I wouldn't be able to resist the kill he left for me, but I did. I'm not the monster he wants me to be. So I'm neither man nor beast. I'm something new entirely, my own set of rules. I'm Dexter."

"I can't kill Meridian yet. I need another therapy session."

"39 days, 22 hours, and 18 minutes since I killed my brother. I am cursed."

"Donut?"

"I don't normally experience failure."

"I'm drifting. I finally get a chance to kill and I can't do it."

"Where is the orderly, controlled, effective Dexter? How did I lose him?"

"Here I am, back in the belly of the beast. But how can I solve a crime, when I can't even solve what's wrong with me?"

"Tell me about it. The last thing Miami needs is another serial killer."

"I'm more of a crying on the inside kinda guy." ~ Waiting to Exhale, Season 2

"This neighborhood - full of crazies. I'd lock my doors"

"I will not kill my sister, I will not kill my sister, I will not kill my sister."

"I'll never understand how people deal with death - why they just can't put it in its place." ~ Waiting to Exhale, Season 2

"Red rover, red rover- send Chino back over."

"Actually it's two - uh oh." ~ Waiting to Exhale, Season 2

"Not to mention, my guys deserved it" ~ Waiting to Exhale, Season 2

"I can't afford to lose it like this. Not with Special Agent Rock Star on my case." ~ Waiting to Exhale, Season 2

"I need to clear the decks - and my head"

"I'm coming for you tonight Lil Chino, and this time there won't be any screw ups." ~ Waiting to Exhale, Season 2

"Another beautiful Miami day, mutilated corpses with a chance of afternoon showers."

"Happy Hour. Now there's a misnomer."

"I see their pain. On some level, I even understand their pain. I just can't feel their pain."

"The problem with eating and driving, which I love to do, is not being able to employ the 10-2 hand position on the wheel. It's a matter of public safety. But there's always a sacrifice."

"Preparation is vital. No detail can be overlooked, and the ritual is intoxicating."

"If the eyes are the windows to the soul, and grief is the door - as long as it's closed, it's the barrier between knowing and not knowing. Walk away from it and it stays closed forever. But open it and walk through it, and pain becomes truth. And now I'm faced with the struggle for my own survival that I always knew was coming. I've been preparing for this my entire life."

"I have to say goodbye in order to reconnect with what's really important. With who I was; with who I have to be."

"I'm not the monster he [The ITK] wants me to be...so I'm neither man, nor beast. I'm something new entirely, with my own set of rules.... I'm Dexter."

"They uh, ate my puppy...." ~ Waiting to Exhale, Season 2

"The mask is slipping."

"I don't have a badge. I have a laminate." ~ See-Through, Season 2

"Make up your mind."

"In our most paranoid moments we feel everyone is talking about us."

"Never take your dirty laundry to work."

"That is some big hair" - Season 2, Something about Harry

"Everyone comes to Florida to die. That's why we have the most junk" - season 1, Popping Cherry

Cody : Howed you get that scar
Dexter: Sword fight. I won.

"You have made me your sworn enemy, evil woman." Speaking of Rita's Mother when she asks Dexter to tell her everything there is to know about him.

"Perhaps I have misjudged you, O wise one" Speaking of Rita's mother after saying that the Bay Harbor Butcher has her seal of approval.

"Nice hand job." About Tuchi's missing hand.

Dexter: Hi, you wanted to...
Lundy: Morgan, come in. Can I offer you some tea?
Dexter: No, thank you. I'm...(Voice Over): And he pours it anyway. He's trying to throw me off balance, show that I don't have the power to say no to him.
Lundy: How about some sesame crackers to go with that?
Dexter(Voice Over): So I'll say yes to everything. (Spoken) I'd love some.
Lundy: Oh, sorry. Guess I ate them all.
Dexter (Voice Over): A**hole.

"The Lila experament is over"

Lila: (about Cody) He's trying to control you. By hiding toys in your bag, you have no choice but to return them to him.
Dexter: He's seven. He seldom has thoughts more complicated than the desire for candy.

Rita: Oh dexter, how's Deborah?
Dexter: Well, she has all her limbs.
Rita: Imagine falling for a serial killer.
Dexter: Yeah, what are the odds?

"I don't blame my foster parents for that. Harry and Doris Morgan did a wonderful job raising me. But, they're both dead now. No, I didn't kill them. Honest."

Dexter (Voice Over): Lundy's bees are buzzing. Something has agitated the hive.

Book: Dearly Devoted Dexter

"It is always a bad idea to follow a regular routine, particularly if you are a homicidal pedophile who has come to the attention of Dexter the Avenger." (Chapter 3 pg. 17)

Harry: "We can't always do what we think we have to do. So when there's nothing else you can do, you wait." (Chapter 10 pg. 95)

Kyle Chutsky: "Follow the money. Works every time."

"Chutsky tried very hard to be chummy and pleasant, as if he decided that when you can't tell the truth you might as well be charming."

"For me, to decide is to act."

"How true it was that we never appreciate things until we must do without them." (Chapter 20 pg.185)

"Complaining had never done me a bit of good." (Chapter 20 pg.185)

" When you're not wanted there's not much you can do except leave." (Chapter 26 pg.248)

Michael C. Hall

~ I like olives.

~ (About the character of Dexter) I think Dexter is a man who…a part of himself is very much frozen, or arrested in a place that is pre-memory, pre-conscious, pre-verbal. Something very traumatic happened to him, he doesn't know what that is. And I think on some level he wants to know. He denies his humanity, he describes himself as someone who is without feeling, and yet I think that he maybe suspects - in a way that maybe isn't even conscious yet when we first meet him - that he is in fact a human being. Dexter's a unique killer in that his father saw his dark impulses, shined a light on them, and told Dexter that he saw them, he accepted them, that Dexter is good and that he is worthy of love. And I think that's what enables him to focus his energies in this unique way.

~ (About his Golden Globe nomination for "Dexter"). The show has momentum, it's captured people's imagination.... I won't deny that it's a thrill to be recognized in this way. I'll bring as many people [to the Jan. 15, 2007, Globes ceremony] as I can, based on how many tickets they give me.

~ It's interesting to play a role where you don't really have to preoccupy yourself with any need to convince yourself that you're not acting.

~ People feel like they know me from the work I have done, but it's not me.

Harry Morgan

"Lose control, become powerless, and lose it all."

"Dexter, enough with the psychopath BS. You're in control of your urges, not the other way around!"

"Remember this forever: You are my son, you are not alone, and you are loved."

Misc.

Harry Morgan: "Son, there are people out there who do really bad things. Terrible people. And the police can't catch them all. Do you understand what I'm saying? "
Teenage Dex: "You're saying... they deserve it. "

Masuka: "Hey, better bundle up."
Dexter: "I like the cold."
-from Born Free-

Lt. LaGuerta: "Tell me Dexter, how do you get to be so smart?"
Dexter: "Hmm... Lots of sleep."

Doakes: "Bullshit, what the hell were you really doin' in here?"
Dexter: "The tits are right there."
Doakes: "Yeah, but in ten years you've never rented a single porn title."
Dexter: "Huh, how would you know? Call me an 'office crazy' but, your humbling interest in my personal life could be misinterpreted as harassment in some circles."
Doakes: "So report me."
Dexter(in head): "I could think of easier solutions..."
Doakes(as he leaves):"Nice tits."

Doakes: "Just make sure we check the dock slips for criminal records, it's possible the victim was killed by one of these boat owners out here."
Dexter: "Yeah or maybe it was just an easy-access spot to dump a corpse at night. There are no light poles, the freeway exit ramp's just a block away."
Angel: "He's got a point."

Dexter to Lil' Chino: "Look at that...steady as a surgeon." (plunges knife) -
-from Waiting to Exhale-

Dexter: "I told you, blood spatter doesn't take up all my time, maybe I can help."
Camilla: "You have a morbid sense of fun."
Dexter: "That's probably true."

Dexter: "Look."
Mike Donovan: "No."
Dexter: "Ah..yes."
Donovan: "No, no."
Dexter: "It's horrible, isn't it, isn't it? Open your eyes and look at what you did!! Look or I'll cut your eyelids right off your face. It took me a long time to get these little boys clean. One of them had been in the ground so long he was falling apart, I pulled him out in bits and pieces."
Donovan: "Hail Mary, full of grace-"
Dexter(slaps him): "Stop, that never helped anybody!"
Donovan: "Please, you can have anything."
Dexter: "That's good, beg. Did these little boys beg?"
Donovan: "I couldn't help myself, please, you have to understand!"
Dexter: "Trust me, I definitely understand. See, I can't help myself either. But children, I couldn't do that, not like you. Never, ever, kids."
Donovan: "Why?"
Dexter: "I've got standards."

James Doakes

Doakes(to Dexter): "Shut the f*** up and write your report already. I don't even know why I need you. Grab a crayon psycho and scribble this down."

Doakes: "What's your thing psycho?"

Doakes:"Lab geek, my a**!"

Funny

Doakes:You give me the f***ing creeps.
Dexter: Yeah, I know. Sorry about that.

Deb: "I knew her, now she's dead..."
Dexter: "Do you want a hug?"
Deb: "F*** off."

Gay man: "Are you finding Dr. Meridian helpful?"
Dexter: "Nah, I'm a sociopath....there's not much he can do for me."
Gay man: "Cute AND funny!" (what's funny here is that Dexter wasn't even joking)

Rita: "Oh Dexter, hows Deborah?"
Dexter: "Well, she has all her limbs."
Rita: "Imagine, falling for a serial killer."
Dexter: "Yeah, what are the odds."

Doakes: "You're supposed to be preserving the crime scene, a**hole."

Doakes: "Angel, you keep up with this woo-woo shit, I'm gonna walk right through you."

Rita: "I can't help it. I kill things."
Dexter: "That must be awful."

Masuka: "Say it."
Dexter: "You're my Daddy."
Masuka: "Sounds weird when you say it."

Lundy: "Hearing's the first thing to go. Or is it memory? I can't remember."

Angel: "You know, Pascal is just caught up in a cycle of reaction. She's not co-creating her own reality."
Dexter: "You know those words don't actually mean anything, right?"

Masuka: Hair pulling may not be manly, but it's very effective (advice given to Dexter to protect himself from Debra) ~There's Something About Harry, Season 2

Vince Masuka: Hey Morgan, do you want to sit on my lap and tell me what you want for Christmas?

Debra: No thanks, the last thing on my list is a burning sensation when I pee.

LiLa Tournay

Lila: This isn’t art. This is cottage porn.

Lila: pardon my T**ts

Angel Batista

Angel (To Dexter): You musta' been a motherfucker at cats-cradle

Angel: (Refering To Sgt. Doakes) What crawled up his ass?
Deb: He hates lab rats.
Angel: Well here’s a headline, it's lab rats that make us cops look good.

Angel: (Giving Advice To Dexter) Don’t go down that emotional road, just go down on her, it’s easier, and she’ll be distracted.

Angel and Deb Examining Neil Perry's Stash
Deb: This is a record of everything he's ever done.
Angel: I got photos.
Deb: Those are his crime scenes. Did we release those photos to the press?
Angel: No.
Deb: Did he take them himself?
Angel: He had to.
Deb: Did we just hit the motherload?
Angel: No. We hit the motherfuckin' motherload.

Angel: According to the DMV, this is where Perry lives.
Deb: Ew, with his seven inbred cousins by the look of it. Something has gotta be wrong with somebody that can live in a steel box.
Angel: Aluminum, actually. Nina and I had a deluxe multi-sectional.
Deb: For real?
Angel: It was our starter home.

Psych patient: (Repeating) She knows. She knows.
Angel: If she knows, you yapping about it ain't gonna change it.

Masuka: How come you got a hug and I get a pat on the nose?
Angel: Cause you're like a retarded puppy.

Deb: The Bay Harbor Butcher is one of our own.
Lundy: We keep this to ourselves for now. Just the three of us.
Angel: Well I'm gonna go tell it to a bottle of scotch.

Dexter: (about Lila) She's not really a decorator.
Angel: It's not really my apartment that I want decorated.

Angel: I heard that Doakes walked off in the middle of Lundy's questioning, and uh, Lundy didn't stop him. (Deb glares at him) I might've heard that wrong.

Dexter: Angel, if I got to choose a person, a real person, to be like, out of anyone, it'd be you.
Angel: Not really sure what that means, but thanks Dex.

Debra Morgan

"I'm sorry Dex but she is gross. And pale. And nobody's pale in Miami. She is obviously a vampire. A gross english ti**y vampire."

"Put those away or I will shove them up your ass." Deb sees handcuffs come out for Batista.

"Pale like a fcking corpse." Deb giving a desciption of Lila.

Dexter Fan Fiction

mike91848 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:06:22 CDT

DEXTER WIKI

Dexter's Deeds: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3852992/1/Dexters_Deeds

For I Have Sinned: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3807603/1/For_I_have_Sinned
And You Wanna Run: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3807146/1/And_You_Wanna_Run
The Lives and Times: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3265467/1/The_Lives_and_Times
Darling Docile Dexter: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3708083/1/Darling_Docile_Dexter
Dexter's Bad Day: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3338375/1/Dexters_Bad_Day
Devil Caught Your Eyes: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3734174/1/Devil_Caught_Your_Eyes
Be Not Proud

A missing moment from season two

Dexter's Pool Guy: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4322102/1/
The Sky Fell While We Were Talking

A Dexter/Rita story, post season two

Dexter Morgan Met Rita after his police sister, Debra, answered a domestic dispute call at Rita's house. She introduced him to Rita, and the two began dating. He sees Rita as a way to make him appear normal. However, his attatchment to her and her children begins to surface, making him much more vulnerable and leaves him questioning his identity.	Rita Bennett Abused by her ex-husband Paul for years, Rita didn't have a lot to hope for until she met Dexter. She views Dexter as the complete opposite of Paul. Her low self-esteem makes it difficult for her to stand up for herself, and she often over-looks Dexter's flaws in order to justify her relationship with him. Later on in the series, she begins to gain more confidence and starts to notice Dexter's suspicious behavior.	Rita has refered to Dexter as "The Perfect Boyfriend" Dexter has often refered to Rita as "Perfect." In the episode "Shrink Wrap" Dexter's therapist tells Dexter that he has control issues. After sleeping with Rita, he gives up control. As he kills Dr. Meridian the song "Make Me Lose Control" By Eric Carman begins to play.
Sex Before Dexter appears to be "asexual" in the first episode. However, he later claims that his reason for not wanting to sleep with Rita is because of his fear that she'll see that he is "empty inside." Not because of his lack of sexual interest.	Sex Before Rita is not technically "asexual." She seems to crave closeness and appears at times to be aroused against her will. She is, however, sexually disfunctional. Because her ex-husband raped her for years, she is afraid of sex.	In episode "Resistance is Futile" Dexter refers to Rita as his light at the end of the tunnel. In the pilot our first image is of Rita opening up the door with light pouring onto her face from outside even though it's nighttime.
Sex After Once Dexter and Rita finally achieve intimacy, the two seem to have a normal, healthy sex life, often showing Dexter spending the night over at her place. Their first time reveales that Dexter isn't as empty as he claims to be, and that he enjoys sex. It is also hinted that he didn't really enjoy sex with the other women in his past relationships.	Sex After Rita is the first to display sexual agression in their realtionship, coming on to him (sometimes reluctantly)on more than one occasion. As her confidence grows, so does her sexual desire, and she soon lets Dexter know when she is really ready.	Both Rita and Lila tell Dexter: "There's nothing that you could do that would scare me away."
Connection At the beginning of the first season, we are meant to believe that Dexter does not connect with anyone. And Rita is no exception - at first. Dexter does seem to enjoy his time with Rita as he states in episdoe: 1x02: "Lately the thing that surprises me most about Rita is how much I like being with her." Normally (and keep in mind that Dexter is not normal) humans enjoy being around people they feel somewhat of a connection with. Coming from Dexter, we can't take this to mean much, but it does mean something. At times, he seems to go above and beyond for their relationship in order for him to keep her in his life. Some suspect that Dexter feels connected to her due to their violent pasts. Later on in the series Dexter claims that there are times when he: "feels connected to something, to someone." He does not elaborate, however, it is hinted that he is talking about Rita (and possibly her children) since the scene before shows him becoming emotional over her. - 2x03	Connection Rita does appear to have a connection with Dexter. Or at least she thinks she does. At the start of their relationship, she often misinterprets his signals (e.g. mistakenly thinking that he is sexually deprived) and is oblivious to his suspicious behavior. Throughout the series, however, we begin to see a transition with Rita as she and Dexter start to share more of each other's lives. She becomes better at detecting when something is wrong, and she is able to catch inconsistencies in his excuses. In the same episode "An Inconvenient Lie" in which Doakes calls dexter a: "good liar," Rita sees right past him when he tells her he stayed for the entire NA meeting, informing him that he is a: "terrible liar." At the end of season 2, the two seem much more connected and honest with each other (except for that whole seriel killing thing.)	Before working on "Dexter" Michael C. Hall was one of Julie Benz's favorite actors. The relationship between Dexter and Rita has often been refered as the "Light and Dark" or "Devil and Angel" relationship. Rita's character bears a striking resemblance to Laura Moser, Dexter's mother. In "The Dark Defender" Lila asks Dexter if he has an Oedipus Complex. The Oedipus Complex is when a man has an unconscious desire to have sex with his mother. (Ew, ew, ew.) The writers must have changed their minds on the Oedipus Complex idea because in Season 2, Laura Moser's hair was changed from blonde to brown, and Rita's appearance becomes less and less motherly.
Protectiveness The one thing that is undeniable about Dexter is the protectiveness he feels for Rita and her kids. We first see this when Paul comes back into the picture, and Dexter immediately feels threatened. Interestingly enough, the two times we see Dexter become violent on impulse is in regards to Rita. The first time is when Paul threatens her and calls her a "skinny bitch." Dexter responds by taking a frying pan and hitting him in the head with it. The expression on his face tells us that he didn't expect ot react that way, and in his narration he states: "This is why Harry said 'don't get emotionally involved.'" Well, for a guy who claims to have no emotions, he certainly did. The second time is when one of Dexter's victims - Roger Hicks - insults Rita as he's strapped to the death table. Dexter becomes so enraged that he kills him on the spot yelling: "DON'T. . .talk that way about my girlfriend." Again, by the look on his face, it is obvious that Dexter is surprised at his own emtional outburst, and the realization that Rita acutally means something to him is enough to make him go back to the NA meetings. There are many examples of Dexter's protectiveness for Rita. In season 2 he says: "Before, I would have done anything to protect Rita." When Dexter finds out that Lila snuck into Rita's house, he ends the reltionship with a warning: "Stay away from Rita, stay away from me. Or you will meet the monster."	Protectiveness Rita is not as meek or as mild as one would think. When it comes to her loved ones, she can be quite the mama bear. With Dexter, she seems more protective of his reputation, insisting that he is not like Paul. She also tries to protect him by keeping him away from her serious problems, as we see when Paul's drug dealer comes by to collect his bill, she tells Dexter to not get involved. When Paul and Paul's sponser, Bob, try to accuse Dexter of setting Paul up, she remains by Dexter's side. And she defends Dexter when her mother expresses her dislike for him.	In episode 2x07, we see Lila lighting her apartment on fire, dystroying everything. In episode 1x03, we see Rita watering plants, giving them life. Also, the one time Rita is seen lighting something on fire is when she is lighting the candels on Astor's birthday cake, a sign to celebrate life. Lila often wears dark, bold colors, while Rita wears bright, pastel colors. The only time Dexter ever admits to having regrets is when he loses Rita. "I feel. . .such regret, which is rare for me. Not that I don't mess up, I do, just never stupendiously. I had you, and them (the kids) and I had us." - Dexter to Rita Add Your Own Dexter/Rita Trivia!