See-Through (21 Oct. 2007)

Rita feels threatened when she meets Dexter's new NA sponsor, Lila. She also deals with a visit from her estranged mother. Elsewhere, Dexter continues to try to throw the persistent FBI Agent Lundy off his trail.

Director:

Nick Gomez

Writers:

James Manos Jr. (developed for television by), Jeff Lindsay (novel),

Stars:

Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz	...	Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Off. Debra Morgan
Erik King	...	Sgt. James Doakes
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Lauren Vélez	...	Det. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Det. Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan
Geoff Pierson	...	Capt. Tom Matthews
JoBeth Williams	...	Gail Brandon
Judith Scott	...	Lt. Esme Pascal
Dominic Janes	...	Young Dexter
John Marshall Jones	...	Curtis Barnes
Bertila Damas	...	Soto's Widow
Albie Selznick	...	Psychiatrist

Storyline

Dexter begins to have second thoughts about Lila's suitability as an NA sponsor and Rita encourages him to find someone else, preferably male. While the investigation into the Bay Harbor Butcher continues, Dexter hears that his forensic colleague Vince may have come up with a way to identify where the killer moored his boat. Dexter's attempt to destroy the evidence doesn't quite go as planned. Debra finally hooks up with the man she has been ogling at her gym. Dexter meets Rita's mom who is in town visiting. She tells Rita that there is no doubt in her mind that Dexter is hiding something.

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Plot Keywords:

algae | gym | estranged mother | boat | decomposition | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Colleton Company, The, Clyde Phillips Productions, John Goldwyn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The actor playing teenage Dexter has a dark mole just to the right an even with with mouth. Adult Dexter has no mole any where near his mouth. Growing up would not move a mole around his face to another location.

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Quotes

Dexter Morgan: [voiceover] I've always been good with parents. The key is to simply think of them as aliens from a distant universe.

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Soundtracks

"Long Way Home"
(uncredited)
Written by Jonathan Licht
Performed by Jonathan Licht

User Reviews

Paranoid and Feeling Under Siege

After three weeks of Agent Lundy's investigation of the Bay Harbor Butcher, Dexter is feeling paranoid and visits his N.A. sponsor Lila seeking support. The jealous and nervous Rita questions whether Lilia would be the suitable sponsor for Dexter and suggests him to break up with Lila while preparing her home for the visit of her estranged mother. Meanwhile, the housewife Alicia Barnes is executed with three shots by her husband Curtis and Sergeant Doakes recognizes him from the Special Operations. Masuka finds diatoms of eukaryotic algae in the corpse and invites marine biologists to help to locate the marina where the killer might have moored his boat and Dexter tries to destroy the evidences sabotaging the refrigerator. Pascal has a meltdown in the precinct and Captain Matthews reassigns the Machiavellian Maria back in charge of homicide. Agent Lundy suggests Debra to have a social appointment. Doakes goes to the Blue Wing Marina to meet Curtis Barnes in the "SS Fubar" and the former military asks him to stall the investigation.

"See-Through" is another engaging episode of Dexter. Now he is paranoid and felling under siege with the whole investigation of the Bay Harbor Butcher. When his attempt to destroy the corpses fails, Dexter feel insecure. It is funny to see the population supporting the vigilante serial-killer when they discover that he has just executed criminals. Rita's mother seems to be another problem to Dexter. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Transparente" ("Transparent")