Methadone for Dexter Fans

Aaaahh poor Dexter, can’t seem to get a break.  The first episode he was fraught by fatigue due to baby Harrison.  Now there’s a vandal in his new neighbourhood which has his neighbour’s panties in a bunch all going vigilante to find the culprit.  They install high intesity security lights (hence the episode title) and organise a neighbourhood watch group every night.  This does not make Dexter’s night duties any simpler.  He is desperately, perhaps even a little too hard, trying to get in good with his neighbours as it is perfect for his camouflage.  But now that they are cramping his nightly activities what’s he to do?

Believing the vandal to be Jesse, son of a neighbour named  Andy, Dexter attempts to scare him as Jesse leaves his house.  Just as Dexter is about to pounce he is chased by the neighbourhood watch patrol blazing their flashlights.  His plan foiled and more than humiliated to be chased like a street punk, Dexter manages to escape.  Astor takes a shine to Jesse, the ‘badboy’ teenager who Dexter believes is the neighbourhood vandal.  Dexter manages to embarass poor Astor as she tries to get close to Jesse.  Fortunately Astor forgives Dexter for being ‘dumb’ and things are smoothed over.  After taking another chance to find the vandal, Dexter discovers that its actually Jesse’s father, Andy who has been terrorising the neighbourhood.  Dexter scares the crap outta him and it looks like that family will be leaving town.

As the Trinity Killer takes his 2nd victim for the show, Lundy explains how he works.  His first victim is a young woman bled to death in a bath.  The 2nd is a married mother of two falling from a height and the 3rd is a man bludgeoned to death.  The first two have taken place, the third will probably be next week in the episode entitled “Dex Takes a Holiday”.  There is even some conjecture that Trinity’s next victim will be a big character in the series.  Quinn, Lundy, Deb’s lover Briggs maybe?  Briggs is my guess, he’s become a bit of  a ‘nothing’ character on the show.  Sure he was the skinner victim back in season 3, and had a few romantic issues with Deb of course… But now they’re just shagging and Deb is even wishing he was’nt around so much.  So who do you think the Trinity Killer will take next?

We are now seeing more of the Trinity Killer, and gaining some more insight into his motivations.  He certainly has some mother issues, when he kills his 2nd victim, he looks at her body smashed up on the ground and cries ‘Mommy’, just loud enough for us to hear.  I have a feeling that the 2nd victims are always something to do with his mother, the first (young woman bleeding to death in the bath), is related to a lover of his and perhaps the 3rd is Daddy?

I do enjoy the comparision between Trinity and our hero Dexter.  Dexter the one who fakes a normal life all the way through to blend in and according to Dexter’s theory, Trinity who is a complete loner and does’nt even try to maintain friendships or a ‘normal’ life.  Could Dexter begin to crave the life of a loner rather than his extraordinary efforts to maintain a seemingly tedious family life?

Miss the episode?  You can watch Dexter S04E03 Blinded by the Light here.

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The second episode shoots off from last week’s premiere with a view of flashing lights and our hero, Dexter, trapped in his van.  Concsious in the ambulance, but suffering from a bout of amnesia Dexter fears that Benito Gomez is still in his car, in neatly wrapped pieces.  Dexter must take care of his remains before someone finds them. Keeping viewers in delicious suspense we follow Dexter after he refuses Doctor’s orders to stay in for observation.

Suffering from concussion and memory loss, Dexter attempts to retrace his steps to locate the remains of Benny Gomez before someone else does.  Harry makes many appearances during these scenes, hammering home that he is “spinning too many plates”.  Something’s got to give.

Desperate in his search, Dexter hopes that no one is murdered today, so he can focus on finding his lost luggage.  Naturally, Dexter has no luck and is forced to investigate another “Vacation Murders” crime scene.  Where he also spots Quinn pocketing cash from the murder victims home, Quinn knows he was spotted, but it’s too late. With time running out to find Gomez, Harry assists and Dexter finally realises he must go to the beginning of the night… the boxing ring where he finds the remains of Gomez stashed in a boxing bag.

Quinn quickly changes tone towards Dexter knowing that he was seen grabbing the cash.  Dexter with no time and no patience blows up at Quinn, yelling “I have a life, you have a life.  Let’s just leave it at that.” Leaving Quinn literally speechless.

Also Rita discovers that Dexter lied about the severity of the accident, meets him at the Miami Metro and demands that he be cut some slack from his work duties.  Dexter explains that all the members in the office work the same, and that’s the way it is.

Meanwhile Lundy & Deb meet to discuss the Lisa Bell Case which is part of the ‘Trinity Killer” investigation.   Conversation turns personal as both exclaim that they are happy and that nothing will happen between them.

With the day wrapped up, so to speak, Dexter relaxes in bed, finally able to get some sleep, as his eyes close, inches away from sleep… “Waahh waaahh waaahhhh” Baby Harrison cries…. “Fuck.”

All in all a pretty good episode, not quite as enthralling as the premiere.  I did really enjoy watching Dexter retrace his steps, tired and concussed.  Wondering; Did I do the smart thing or did I do something dumb and leave the body somewhere I should’nt?   Hardly turning into his overly-potty-mouth sister, but did anyone else notice that Dexter swore twice?  I wonder if this is part of a plotline where Dexter’s mask keeps slipping as his life becomes more complicated?

Rita is becoming quite an annoyance to me, in the first episode she’s ultra demanding on Dexter.  I mean, she’s regularly mentioned previously that she managed to raise two kids ‘all on her own’.  Now when she discovered that Dex’s accident was’nt so minor, she’s all up in his butt about how much his work is pressuring him!  Pah!

Next week’s episode “Blinded by the Light” will surely be interesting.  Dexter’s Dark Passenger will be hampered by a local effort in his neighbourhood to curb vandalism, added to this Rita insists on driving him anywhere.

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