"And like clockwork, the second "act" of this season of Dexter comes to a close and it leaves us with a huge development Dexter's going to have to deal with for the final act.

I've got to say, I've always been a big fan of Harry, even when he became a jerk during season two, and now I'm glad he's the voice of wisdom again (even if Dexter doesn't listen to him). Is there anyone out there who thinks this relationship with Miguel is going to end well?

I felt it was painfully obvious that Anton would get caught by "The Skinner" just be the way him and Deb looked at each other and made plans for the next morning (or whatever). They said what they said, and then I thought, "Oh! He's gone". My prediction (as much as I wish it wasn't true) is that Anton will make it out of this alive, although he'll be badly disfigured, and that he and Deb will settle down for a serious and healthy relationship, and that we'll see him next season (a lot like the Chutsky character and Deb in the Dexter novels).

Where was Masuka this episode? I'm not the biggest Masuka fan, but that man is on the payroll. Make him work for his money!

And I said it before and I'll say again. Where's the ghost of Doakes!? Erik King teased to it at the Emmys, and I expect him to live up to his word.

What I'm wondering is if the issue of Dexter being the real "Bay Harbor Butcher" will ever come up? He won't show Miguel how he disposes of the bodies, or take some blood of his slide collection, and I'm guessing that's so he doesn't make the connection. I would like to see if Miguel may try to black mail Dexter with this information.

And before anybody says anything, I think the exchange at the end with Rita about her having a "monster" inside was just for fun. I don't think ANYTHING will come of it."

"Dexter needs to listen to Harry! What is he thinking? I can't believe he's showing Miguel everything he does basically except for cutting up & disposing of the body. But you can tell he wants to show him that! Does Dex actually think that Miguel is his bestest friend? No, this is not going to end well. Especially after they showed Miguel end up at Ellen's house. First he's trying to get Dex to agree to kill her and now it shows that they are connected. Are they setting up Dex for the kill?
The whole Anton thing was way too predictable which makes me wonder if that whole thing was a set up, too. I saw Anton on next week's previews so he is still alive. I think that Quinn & Anton set that up together. Deb,Deb,Deb...I think she's being used again because it is just so easy.
So Mario the tree trimmer is scared to death of his boss. So, is the boss the skinner, or is the boss working for the skinner? I think that everybody is working for Miguel Prado, myself.
Zizzy, I would actually like to see the ghost of Doakes myself, but I think that many people disagree with us. Oh, well!
Masuka's character is great, but I don't think that they use him as much as they should.
I think that the BHB will indeed come up again because I really don't think that it was resolved in everybody else's mind last season as to whether Doakes really was the killer or not.
Rita was quite the monster herself tonight, huh? lol But, I think that it was just raging hormones.
Okay, I have to think on this one some more."

"And like clockwork, the second "act" of this season of Dexter comes to a close and it leaves us with a huge development Dexter's going to have to deal with for the final act.

I've got to say, I've always been a big fan of Harry, even when he became a jerk during season two, and now I'm glad he's the voice of wisdom again (even if Dexter doesn't listen to him). Is there anyone out there who thinks this relationship with Miguel is going to end well?

I felt it was painfully obvious that Anton would get caught by "The Skinner" just be the way him and Deb looked at each other and made plans for the next morning (or whatever). They said what they said, and then I thought, "Oh! He's gone". My prediction (as much as I wish it wasn't true) is that Anton will make it out of this alive, although he'll be badly disfigured, and that he and Deb will settle down for a serious and healthy relationship, and that we'll see him next season (a lot like the Chutsky character and Deb in the Dexter novels).

Where was Masuka this episode? I'm not the biggest Masuka fan, but that man is on the payroll. Make him work for his money!

And I said it before and I'll say again. Where's the ghost of Doakes!? Erik King teased to it at the Emmys, and I expect him to live up to his word.

What I'm wondering is if the issue of Dexter being the real "Bay Harbor Butcher" will ever come up? He won't show Miguel how he disposes of the bodies, or take some blood of his slide collection, and I'm guessing that's so he doesn't make the connection. I would like to see if Miguel may try to black mail Dexter with this information.

And before anybody says anything, I think the exchange at the end with Rita about her having a "monster" inside was just for fun. I don't think ANYTHING will come of it."

"I don't think the problem is that he "got off" from killing. Dexter seems to get off on it himself. Most of the time, the moment of the kill is almost an orgasm for him. The problem is more that miguel has only been learning the code for a day or two, whereas Dex had it worked into him for years as a kid. "

"-- harry is a prude.
-- no, the relationship with miguel will not end well.
-- i think there is an equal chance that anton is in cahoots with the skinner, or is the skinner, than there is he will be disfigured and make it out alive. all those options total 50%, and the other 50% is that he will die.
-- the ghost of dokes will come when dexter has to kill miguel.
-- that dexter was the bay harbor butcher might come up between him and miguel. they alluded to that theme when dexter was asked how many times he had done this before. but i am certain if it does, miguel will be proud of dexter. he probably knows half the victims and thought they just disappeared. and i imagine miguel knows better than to blackmail dexter.
-- i think the "monster" was her hormones making her crazy, not a reference to "a darkness within her" or dexter's progeny."

"And like clockwork, the second "act" of this season of Dexter comes to a close and it leaves us with a huge development Dexter's going to have to deal with for the final act.

I've got to say, I've always been a big fan of Harry, even when he became a jerk during season two, and now I'm glad he's the voice of wisdom again (even if Dexter doesn't listen to him). Is there anyone out there who thinks this relationship with Miguel is going to end well?

I felt it was painfully obvious that Anton would get caught by "The Skinner" just be the way him and Deb looked at each other and made plans for the next morning (or whatever). They said what they said, and then I thought, "Oh! He's gone". My prediction (as much as I wish it wasn't true) is that Anton will make it out of this alive, although he'll be badly disfigured, and that he and Deb will settle down for a serious and healthy relationship, and that we'll see him next season (a lot like the Chutsky character and Deb in the Dexter novels).

Where was Masuka this episode? I'm not the biggest Masuka fan, but that man is on the payroll. Make him work for his money!

And I said it before and I'll say again. Where's the ghost of Doakes!? Erik King teased to it at the Emmys, and I expect him to live up to his word.

What I'm wondering is if the issue of Dexter being the real "Bay Harbor Butcher" will ever come up? He won't show Miguel how he disposes of the bodies, or take some blood of his slide collection, and I'm guessing that's so he doesn't make the connection. I would like to see if Miguel may try to black mail Dexter with this information.

And before anybody says anything, I think the exchange at the end with Rita about her having a "monster" inside was just for fun. I don't think ANYTHING will come of it."

"I've got to agree with you on the Doakes issue. I would love to see his ghost come out with Harry's like a voice of reason. I don't think Ritas comment meant anything either. I'm still not certain that Miguel will kill Ellen. He did after all admit that Dex was right about her and seemed to let it go. I wonder if it was just a tease by playing just the right parts of the preview to keep our interest and make it appear that way. Perhaps her disappearance pertains to a case or something. I don't know, but what I do know is that Sil is a walking time bomb. Something is going to happen to her if she starts getting too close. "