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Dexter “Are We There Yet?” Recap – Episode 08.08

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ANALYSIS

Before seeing this episode, I’d had it described to me as “average, but with a heck of a plot twist.” I can see why it was described that way, but I enjoyed it more than that phrase implies.

This episode really was playing with the idea of Dexter’s little “family of killers.” Zack was his young son, Hannah his wife, and Vogel was his mother figure. It’s never more apparent than during the amusing dinner scene back at Vogel’s apartment. Vogel was like the mother taking the time to survey her son’s girlfriend, and I did like that dynamic a great deal. Vogel’s grandmotherly lines towards Zack were amusing enough to make me smile. Dexter was also serving as a father teaching Zack what to and not to do on a kill.

However, I do feel like the writing was very weak for this episode. It didn’t seem to make sense to me that Dexter would ask Hannah to stay in Miami, especially not after he learns that the Brain Surgeon is alive and well. If anything it just gets more dangerous for her. This really could have and should have been a good ending for Hannah’s part in Dexter’s story, but judging from the previews for next episode, we’ll have to wait at least one more for it to wrap up.

The plot twist was very surprising, and I’m glad to see that the Brain Surgeon’s story isn’t over. I also like that we still don’t know who it is. This gives it a very “big” feel to the villain. Maybe he will end up being one of Dexter’s greatest adversaries after all. In fact, I’ll admit that this twist did actually enhance my overall opinion of the episode.

On a side note, I really don’t like Dora Madison Burge’s acting. She’s felt very false and wooden over the past few episodes since her debut, and she’s hasn’t grown on me very much at all. The character seems interesting, but her portrayal really doesn’t add anything.

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