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Deb has got to get her head out of her butt and quit being so needy and emotional. She keeps acting all bipolar like that and no one is gonna want her.

Rita you're my girl! You grab Dexter and claim him as yours, defend him to the end and give him a sloppy kiss. He needs it right now. *MUAH* "

"What a great episode!!

A lot happened, and a lot didn't happen .... which still leaves me wanting more!!! I can't believe there's only two more episodes left!

I'm glad Doakes is still alive though. If he has to go down for the murders, its better he does it alive. I started to feel so sorry for him in this last episode at the way the poor guy hasn't really done anything really to deserve being framed. But I just kept thinking to myself Dex can't go down otherwise there will be no hopes for a season three. I have no Idea what Dex is going to do with the Doakes story.

What was up with Lila and drugging herself? I thought she was going to Drug Angel and go do something to Rita, but what a spin... I have no idea what she is planning. Perhaps she is just falling apart. I've never liked her since she appeared in season 2.

We see a lot of Dexter's emotional side, which he never shows, but I could see that half the episode he did look troubled and had emotion written all over his face.

I felt sad that he feels responsible for Harry's Suicide. But Harry knew what he was getting himself into, and Dexter was just a boy when he started teaching Dexter the code. No wonder Harry felt that he could not live with himself after seeing what the code really meant. Dexter has been living by this code his whole life in order not to get caught, only to find out that Harry in the end did not agree with it, and could not live to see Dexter grow into a serial killer.

Dexter has been connecting to the people around him, emotionally, breaking the code here and there with Rita and the kids. He was only supposed to have a relationship to "fit in", but found himself discovering feelings and normal day to day personal interactions. This has lead him to doubt the code many times. Perhaps this will lead him to stop killing, once Doakes is framed, or perhaps wonder if he should turn himself in."

"Something has been really bothering me continuity wise about this episode. It says earlier in the series that Dexter's first kill was a nurse overdosing her patients. But here, Dexter kills someone before Harry is even in the hospital? Doesn't quite add up. Plus, I'm not sure that Harry killed himself at all. It wouldn't surprise me if Captain Matthews had some underhanded deal in all of this. After all, if he had killed Harry, he would want to cover it up as well. It doesn't seem to quite add up; just the way Cpt Matthews went about it all makes me think he has something to hide...

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"I believe Lila is drugging herself, and is going to claim that Angel drugged and raped her (she bought the date rape drug afterall). I think she just wants to get Dexter's attention anyway possible, and is probably going to blackmail Dexter (something along the lines of "If you promise to love me, I'll drop the charges on Angel" or something like that). As much as Dexter hates to admit it, he cares for people around him, even Angel, and wouldn't want to see them hurt.

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"I hope that in the 2 episodes that will come the following will happend:
- Doakes gets out free without any one suspecting him for being the Bay Harbor Butcher.
- Lila dies in the course of the action.
- Angel not in any trouble
- Dexter captured at the season finale by his own will because he realises the issues that he has.

With the fact of Dexter being captured, it will restore order and the story line will be credible, lets avoid making the same misstakes like prison break or heroes where you squize in an uncessary season just to make some money out of it.
This way Season 3 of Dexter, can be his few days before execution, we could get more insite on his past, character, we could see the way Debroah, Rita and her kids develops. And maybe another serial killer could come up where the police will need Dexters help who knows?!
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"The way they've set it up, and if you watch Deb's scenes carefully, I believe that in the end, Deb will kill Doakes before he has a chance to tell anyone anything.

People keep reiterating to her about "if you had a loved one, wouldnt you do anything for them? To protect them?" When Dexter has his FBI detail removed, she was upset and convinced that Doakes is a killer who hates him. I have a feeling after all she's been through, and she has yet to take a life that we've seen, Doakes will be the first person she has to shoot in the line of duty.

I think before Doakes has any chance of getting out the truth, Deb will shoot him, still believing that he's out to kill or harm Dexter. The Butcher will fall on him, and Lundy and crew will have to close the case as all other leads will dry up.

In this way, Dexter will not be directly responsible for Doakes' death, and it sets up the next season for Dexter to deal with his new emotions, while Deb takes a darker path, trying to deal with the fact that she killed someone, not just in the line of duty, because deep down she wanted to kill him, she convinced herself that she would HAVE to kill Doakes because he was a threat, because she wants to save Dexter, because she wants to be the cop her father never let her be, and to resolve her feelings of fear and helplessness she felt with the Ice Truck Killer.

It also sets dexter up to get back to business, further explore the mystery of his past and his father, and to analyze his 'code'.

at least thats what i think. I also think Lila will be Dexter's first kill to protect his loved ones, but that doesnt fit his code, a sign that everything he once new and held dear is breaking down. Without the code, once it's broken, Dexter will walk a precipice, between being a Dark Avenger.. and becoming a Monster.

at least thats what i think :)"