Dexter 4:5

This episode picks up immediately after the end of the last one, with Deb being rushed off in an ambulance and Lundy laying dead in a parking lot.  I am Jack’s television induced sadness.

At the hospital, Deb tells Anton that she slept with Lundy.  As much as I do adore Lundy, I feel bad for Anton.  I thought he was really good for Deb, plus I like their relationship and the way it evolved from him being a CI to Deb’s boyfriend.

Also, La Guerta makes the decision to tell Matthews about her relationship with Batista, because they’re supposed to make official disclosure when you’re dating in department.  Cept Matthews thinks their relationship is going to be a problem and decides to transfer Batista out of homicide.  It’s interesting to me, since he and La Guerta had problems before, that he decides to transfer Batista and not her.

Deb calls Dexter to the parking lot where she and Lundy were shot, and possibly calls him “Frank” for the first time ever.  This was a really difficult and touching scene for me to watch.  Knowing Deb’s history: how she ended up dating a serial killer in the first season; then not trusting anyone for awhile until she dates Lundy; he leaves and she doesn’t hear from him for over two years; then she finally gets a good guy in Anton and Lundy shows back up.  Her past is so tragic because we’ve seen it and I think it’s probably a good metaphor for a lot of the relationship mistakes most of us make.  Minus the dating a serial killer.  I will admit that while I was sad about Lundy being shot, I didn’t cry then.  I did cry, both times I watched this episode, when Deb melts down in the parking lot.

Rita also discovers in this episode that Dexter has kept his apartment, even though he told her he got rid of it.  She thinks he’s hiding things from her, which he is and we all know it, but it’s not what she thinks.  Even though I really do love Dexter, he can be frustrating at times because I don’t know why he doesn’t just tell her something along the lines of he is having a hard time adjusting to their new life since he lived alone for so long.  Or that he needs a place to go and concentrate to get work done.  There are plenty of things he could tell her!

Trinity also completes his kill cycle in this one, bludgeoning a man in the office building Lundy met him in front of.  Dexter sees the whole thing, and follows Trinity home.  To everyone’s surprise, Trinity actually has a family and an entire life, which is the complete opposite of Dexter and Lundy’s theories of him being a lone wolf.

I’ve been a big fan of this series since it started, and even though I believe I mentioned last season that I felt it didn’t give itself enough time to wrap up, I have thoroughly enjoyed each season.  So I don’t want to speak tooooo quickly, but I am going so far as to say this might be my favorite season yet.  I love the villain, love the new aspects of Dexter’s life, and I can’t wait to watch each new episode.