Dexter

2006 • Showtime
4.8
4.89K reviews
TV-MA
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Season 5 episodes (12)

1 My Bad
9/26/10
In the season five premiere, Dexter reels from Rita's murder and makes a choice that will affect everyone's lives. Quinn stirs up trouble by suggesting that Rita's death doesn't fit Trinity's profile.
2 Hello Bandit
10/2/10
Dexter tries to focus his energy on his kids and fight his dark urges, but a shocking discovery puts him on the trail of a new victim.
3 Practically Perfect
10/10/10
Dexter finds himself in a strange new world when he attempts to hire a nanny for Harrison so he can continue to stalk and kill his next victim. Meanwhile, things heat up for Dexter when Quinn notices strange similarities between Trinity Killer suspect, Kyle Butler and Dexter Morgan.
4 Beauty And The Beast
10/17/10
Dexter finds himself in a strange situation when, instead of taking a life, he has to save one. Debra has a scary confrontation with a key suspect in the Santa Muerte murder cases.
5 First Blood
10/24/10
When Dexter is saddled with an unwanted conspirator, he is forced to make some hard decisions about her fate. Meanwhile, Dexter wonders if Rita's death has awakened a darkness inside Harrison.
6 Everything Is Illumenated
10/31/10
Trying to get his life back on track, Dexter hunts a new target, but is distracted and drawn into a precarious situation while helping his troubled acquaintance.
7 Circle Us
11/7/10
While helping Lumen, Dexter finds himself on a collision course with Debra and the rest of Homicide when he is called to investigate a horrifying crime scene.
8 Take It
11/14/10
While attending a self-help seminar, Dexter and Lumen vet and stalk a violent killer. Debra gets into some unexpected trouble from the fallout of the Santa Muerte case, forcing Batista to make a difficult decision.
9 Teenage Wasteland
11/21/10
While in the midst of hunting down their next victim, Dexter and Lumen are surprised by the return of an unannounced guest.
10 In The Beginning
11/28/10
Just as Dexter discovers a possible ally in the pursuit of Lumen's former captors, he and Lumen are forced to step down as Homicide uncovers some key evidence linked to one of their prior victims.
11 Hop a Freighter
12/5/10
Dexter and Lumen's plans are momentarily thwarted when Dexter is forced to do damage control after he concedes that someone, outside of Miami Metro, has taken an interest in them.
12 The Big One
12/12/10
In the season finale, Dexter's situation grows desperate when he discovers that Lumen has been set up. Despite knowing he's being baited into a trap, Dexter risks everything to make sure he doesn't fall into the same mistake again.

About this show

Dexter Morgan, Miami Metro Police Department blood spatter analyst, has a double life. When he's not helping the Homicide Division solve murders, he spends his time hunting and killing bad guys that slip through the justice system.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
4.89K reviews
Clint Byrne
November 26, 2013
The final episodes. The writers didn't explore the characters and choices in meaningful ways. The show had all the opportunity to end amazing but feel short, forgot to be daring, and really forgot the characters. Too bad. Overall I enjoyed the show. Sometimes the writers made stupid decisions, and stayed safe. I think they forgot at times that the show was about a serial killer. The first seasons are filled with technical flaws but the last season the camera work and production value grows. Watch it.
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A Google user
October 2, 2017
This show was an example of how you can have a mix bag of good and bad writers. There was one season that it was really not consistent with the character and the ending also it was not consistent again with what he learn. Basically during the whole show keeps sparing the life the the killers, and later they come back to haunt him in some way. I feel they tried to be over dramatic over the end. A perfect example of mixed writing.
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Maclaine
August 2, 2020
It's spectacular. Running from 2006 to 2013 with 8 amazing seasons. You never bore of it. And nothing is expected. Everything hits you emotionally and makes you really root or feel bad for the characters. Dexter is an interesting take on a serial killer who might also be a good guy. Only killing other criminals. The ending was...confusing. And not a good way to wrap up the show. So if you're expecting a nice little ending with no lose ends you're not gonna get that. But it's worth the watch!
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