The episode was just 'okay'. That is until the last 5 minutes where everything seemed to hit the fan. Only....it doesn't. Dexter is able to track down Freebo and do his thing, ya know....gut the evil and all that jazz. But the wrinkle in the situation is that Manuel who is hunting down Freebo as well shows up unannounced at the scene of the crime. So when Dex rolls out with a bloody knife, I wasn't sure what was gonna go down. I wasn't expecting Manuel to hug him and basically take the murder weapon from Dex so that he can cover it up. Now we are onto something good for Season 3.

Once again, it seems that Deb is getting the most interesting story lines this season, this time involving her being pursued by Internal Affairs to become a rat for them and spy on her department, more specifically on Quinn (Desmond Harrington). Not sure how this is gonna play out, but I know it's gonna have a kick ass resolution. Also interesting here was Angel getting caught up in a  p r o s t i t u t i o n  sting operation....as a john. What the  f u c k ! Lucky for him, the  H o o k e r /Detective Barbara Gianna (Kristin Dattilo) posing undercover was "sympathetic" and let him skate. Me thinks they are setting up a potential love connection between the two, especially after his "baring his soul" confession to her the next day at the precinct.

Dexter's marriage proposal was both funny and touching at the same time. Funny because he was using the exact same words that the nut-job had used in her confession earlier that day. Touching because he seemed to mean every word he said...even if he did have a "what the  f u c k  have I done now" look on his face at the end.

Riveting episode. Miguel helping Dexter break out a convicted Murderer from Prison for the sole purpose of serving their own brand of justice definitely had me on the edge of my seat. So many things that could go wrong from Point A to Point B. They manage to successfully free him and escape, but then there was the matter of who was going to do the deed. I really thought that Miguel would in fact get his hands "dirty" at the end. But Dexter, having found his first true friend that he can trust didn't want him to get in any deeper, took this one alone.

Along with all this was the saddest thing I've seen in quite some time. Camilla (Margo Martindale) has terminal cancer and is layed up in the hospital, waiting to die. Dexter's scenes with her, when she is talking about her late husband, was heartbreaking. Really sad.

So, Ramon is no longer a suspect in being the 'Skinner'. That leaves either Anton or Quinn. That's all I can think of that could be the killer. But then again, who's to say it's not a woman? Maybe Yuki, the I.A. agent is the killer........

Holy crap! I didn't think Miguel would actually go through with killing Billy Fleeter (Jeff Chase), but now that he has, Dexter has opened up a Pandora's Box. A few episodes back, I was thinking "what if" Miguel actually does the deed, where would the story go? I had to think in terms of how the season would wrap up and now I am convinced what the Season Finale will be. If I'm a betting man, I will say that Miguel gets the blood thirst and at first kills the "guilty" but the line becomes blurred and he will start to kill indiscriminately, i.e. those that don't meet "The Code" that Dexter lives by. Miguel will get so out of hand that Dexter will have no choice but to put down his only true friend. I'm sure the ending will be extremely emotional for the both of them.

The cliffhanger at the end of the episode was fantastic because it can go one of two ways: He kills Ellen Wolf (Anne Ramsay) or he bangs her. Them hooking up isn't entirely out of the question since he and his wife Sylvia Prado (Valerie Cruz) have been having marital problems of late. Also, Anton has gone missing. But I don't think he is the victim of the 'Skinner' even though they more or less fingered George King (Jesse Borrego) as the 'Skinner'. But then again, having Anton be the serial killer is just too close to The Ice Truck Killer, another one that Deb banged. Lightning can't strike her twice, right? Right?

 

Oh  f u c k !! This episode was  f u c k i n g  AWESOME!!!! The entire episode was a constant volley between Dexter and Miguel to see who could get leverage over the other now that their "partnership" is officially over. Getting to the standoff at the end was half the fun and I was sure that Dexter finally got the leverage to keep Miguel at bay. Boy, was I ever wrong. The ending was a whopper when it's revealed that Miguel and George King, Aka The Skinner are working together.  S h i t !!!

Deb has some serious issues when it comes to relationships. Duh! She is on the verge of becoming criminally insane and yet I still find her incredibly adorable. What is wrong with me? Bah! She's awesome. Looks like Masuka has a budding relationship in the works with Tammy, the hot Bachelor Party Planner. Maria (Lauren Vélez) finally got some good scenes to play with as she's starting to come apart, dealing with Ellen's murder.

Dexter getting kidnapped was an unexpected surprise. Can NOT wait to see where this goes!!!!!

Although the Season Final was a good one, it just didn't live up to my own hype of what it could and should have been. The entire season was just....Epic, and I was expecting the same here. The showdown between Dexter and The Skinner wasn't even a showdown. It just....ended. Although I did like the idea of Dex throwing The Skinner into an oncoming Police Car. It just would have been so much better if he wasn't already dead. Another thing about the Finale is that there really wasn't a cliffhanger. I wouldn't call Dex bleeding from his cast onto Rita's wedding dress much of a cliffhanger.

The scene between Dex and Ramon in jail was really good. It almost felt like Dex was sympathizing with him and becoming a...."friend" to him. Deb finally got her shield, which was cool, even if she is a bit on the crazy side. I'm looking forward to Season 4. I get to pick it up tomorrow at the Library as it's waiting for me right now. Wheeeeeeeee!!!!

Just got done watching Season 3 again as part of my Dexter marathon and was pleasantly surprise and happy that there was no dip even knowing what was coming. I gotta give props to Smits again, but more importantly I have to single out Margo Martindale is just continues to floor me in everything she does. It's very hard to get me to cry in anything on screen, but her two episodes just gets me choked up every time. It's very hard to watch and yet, watching her masterful acting is a thing of beauty. If for no other reason, rent Dexter just to see her performance, and of course check out Season 2 of Justified for her Emmy winning performance in that.

I still miss Erik King though. Such a bad ass. Such an awesome character. I just wish we could have gotten a few more seasons out of him. Sigh.