Flaming The Cabin

The British Invasion - In a show of solidarity with Dexter, Lila blows up the cabin with Doakes still inside. Dexter figures this out and tries to con Lila into her own death, but she gets wise and kidnaps Rita's kids. She then locks them in her apartment with Dexter and sets the whole thing ablaze, but everyone gets out unscathed. Dexter finds her in Paris and slams a knife into her chest. Also, Dex and Rita are fully back together, Lundy and Deb are going to try to make it work long-distance, and everyone is fully convinced that Doakes was indeed the Bay Harbor Butcher. Everyone but LaGuerta, of course.

To Burn Out Or Fade Away

Left Turn Ahead - Dexter's world is crumbling, and he lets Doakes talk him into turning himself in, so he starts making arrangements. Lila presses charges against Angel for the "rape," but Deb, after obtaining Lila's real identity, tries to run her out of town. Deb also comes to the rescue with Dex, convincing him to follow through with framing Doakes. That might be impossible, though, because Lila's used Dex's GPS to locate the cabin, and now it's anyone's game.

Dex 'n' Doakes 'n' Doakes 'n' Dex, Partez-Two?

There's Something About Harry - Doakes is still stuck in the cage. Dexter drugs him in a plan to murder him, but Doakes drops a little nugget about Harry that makes Dexter decide to frame him instead. Lundy makes Deb insecure about their relationship, and LaGuerta is grasping at straws to find a piece of evidence to prove that Doakes isn't the BHB. Rita and Dexter's relationship is on the mend, and Lila is so upset that she takes roofies and stages a date rape with Angel (unbeknownst to him, of course).

Man On The Run

Resistance Is Futile - As Jimenez's body continues to rot in the Everglades, Dexter's faced with the very real possibility that he's totally screwed, seeing as how his blood-slides are missing. Turns out that the Feds discovered them not in his AC unit, but in Doakes's car, making the Sergeant their prime suspect. All sorts of craziness ensues.

Blast From The Past

Morning Comes - The BHB investigation gets another major bump when Deb, Angel, and Lundy discover that the killer is definitely in their own camp. Dexter figures out that Lila started the fire herself, and becomes distant, which makes her freak out and call Jimenez, who tries to kill him at the bowling alley. Dexter makes a point of tracking his ass down and killing him, and gets a disturbed call from Rita that someone broke into her house. It was totally Lila, so Dex gives her the what-for.

Fanning The Flames

That Night, A Forest Grew - Dexter sets Doakes up for a fall, but the fallout may be more than he can handle. He also sends a rambling manifesto to the department to mess with the BHB investigation, but Lundy eventually catches on to its purpose. Rita finally kicks her mother out, and I wish I could say the same about Dexter with Lila. Unfortunately, he ends up getting only more entrenched in her nonsense. And by "nonsense," I'm of course referring to her genitals.

Dex And The Maiden

Dex, Lies, and Videotape - Doakes is back on Dexter's trail after finding out that his NA involvement may be a crock. Dexter finds a way to make the footage of him at the marina disappear. Lila comes to dinner and botches everything for Dexter with Rita, and then they do the humpty dance. Masuka is bugging Lundy, who opts for Dexter as his forensics guy, making Deb insecure, what with all her daddy issues. Oh, yeah. Dexter kills another guy, but only because he's imitating him...poorly.

Dex And Redemption

The Dark Defender - Deb's inherent mistrust of her new boyfriend leads her to snoop around and almost kill the relationship. And Dex finds out that Harry might actually have been his real father. Yikes!

The Opposite Dex

See-Through - Things with Dex's NA sponsor get weird, then okay again. Turns out Harry might have been kind of a jerk. Deb beds a boxer. Rita's mom is in town, and she's a sharp one. Doakes kills another guy. LaGuerta's the one Pascal's fiancé is cheating on her with. Dex finds a way to slow down the investigation into his misdeeds, or so he thinks. All this among a growing public support for the BHB.

Death Of A Salesman

An Inconvenient Lie - Dexter gives Narcotics Anonymous a try and eventually finds it's not so bad. Deb gets on Lundy's task force and hates it, but she eventually finds it's not so bad. Doakes finds out Dex is in NA, which somehow makes him feel like he's been too harsh on our main man. Dexter tracks down a murderous car salesman, buys a minivan from him, then stabs him in the hearty area.

The Old Dexter Thread

Spoiler Discussion: Behind the Air Conditioner

2-12: "The British Invasion" 2007.12.16

Dexter in the Media

2-9: "Resistance is Futile" 2007.11.25

2-10: "There's Something About Harry" 2007.12.02

2-8: "Morning Comes" 2007.11.18

2-7: "That Night, a Forest Grew" 2007.11.11

Nitpicks / Questions about Dexter

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