"Dexter" Let's Give the Boy a Hand (2006)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Robert Lieberman

Writers:

Drew Z. Greenberg (written by)
Jeff Lindsay (novel)

TV Series:

"Dexter" (2006)

Original Air Date:

22 October 2006 (Season 1, Episode 4)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The mysterious Ice Truck Killer escalates his killing spree by leaving body parts of his latest victim at sites that relate to memories from Dexter's childhood, leading Dexter him to confront his dark personal history.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Halloween | Anniversary | Barking Dog | Camera

Cast

Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz	...	Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Debra Morgan
Erik King	...	Sergeant James Doakes
Lauren Vélez	...	Lt. Maria Laguerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan
Geoffrey Pierson	...	Captain Tom Matthews (as Geoff Pierson)
Rudolf Martin	...	Carlos Guerrero
Gina Hecht	...	Mrs. Tucci
Brad William Henke	...	Tony Tucci
Scott William Winters	...	Detective McNamara
Dominic Janes	...	Young Dexter
Erin Daniels	...	Rita's Neighbor
Monique Gabriela Curnen	...	Yelina

Runtime:

58 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Japan:Unrated | Japan:R-15 (DVD rating)

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The cooler used to hold the camera on the beach when Harry is taking a picture of the family was a Coleman 5 Day, which weren't available at the time.

Quotes:

Dexter Morgan: People think it's fun to pretend your a monster. Me I spend my life pretending I'm not.

Movie Connections:

References Tomb Raider (1996) (VG)

A Sick and Dark Game with Dexter's Recollections

Dexter secretly recognizes in the arrangement of body parts in a different style left by the Ice Truck Killer that he has studied his pictures with his family in his childhood and adolescence and is playing with his recollections in a sick and dark game rebuilding his past. The body parts are identified and belongs to security guard Tony Tucci; the arrogant Lt. Laguerta tries to comfort Tucci's mother after her accusations to her son in television. Angel tries to find an appropriate gift for his wife while Sergeant Dokes is chased by Guerrero's gang. Meanwhile a barking dog from Rita's next door careless and cynical neighbor is upsetting Rita and her children; near Halloween, she makes a move to resolve the situation.

In "Let's Give the Boy a Hand", the plot evolutes and Dexter's past is disclosed a little more through glimpses of his memories with his stepfather and his family. The human attitude of the arrogant Lt. Laguerta is a plot point in the story. The relationship of Angel with his wife was a great surprise, as well as the surprising rescue of Sgt. Dokes. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Vamos Dar uma Mão ao Menino" ("Let's Give the Boy a Hand")