A Horse of a Different Color (23 Oct. 2011)

Dexter is in awe of the latest display from the Doomsday killer: the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse made up of mannequins and human body parts. Testing confirms that the human parts all ... See full summary »

Director:

John Dahl

Writers:

James Manos Jr. (developer), Jeff Lindsay (novel),

Stars:

Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Lt. Debra Morgan
Desmond Harrington	...	Det. Joseph 'Joey' Quinn
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Lauren Vélez	...	Capt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Sgt. Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan
Colin Hanks	...	Travis Marshall
Mos Def	...	Brother Sam (as Mos)
Edward James Olmos	...	Professor James Gellar
Geoff Pierson	...	Deputy Chief Tom Matthews
Aimee Garcia	...	Jamie Batista
Billy Brown	...	Det. Mike Anderson
Brea Grant	...	Ryan Chambers
Evan George Kruntchev	...	Harrison Morgan

Storyline

Dexter is in awe of the latest display from the Doomsday killer: the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse made up of mannequins and human body parts. Testing confirms that the human parts all came from the same body. Deb Morgan, in her capacity as the new Lieutenant in homicide, holds her first press conference which she concludes did not go well. She is certainly very blunt. Meanwhile, Geller is unhappy with Travis' decision to go on a date with a pretty waitress. There's a price to pay for that. Dexter has a family crisis when Harrison has a burst appendix. Back in the lab, Masuka finally learns what Ryan has been up to.

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Plot Keywords:

mannequin | press conference | watching friend have sex | high heels | greenhouse | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Signal Hill, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Goldwyn Productions, Colleton Company, The, Devilina Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Dexter goes from the hospital to the crime scene, someone with sunglasses on can be seen when looking to the rear-view mirror.

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Quotes

Lt. Debra Morgan: Goddamn pantyhose! Has anyone ever died from crotch asphyxiation?

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Connections

References Miami Vice (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Spill the Wine"
(uncredited)
Written by Eric Burdon and War
Performed by Eric Burdon and War

User Reviews

awesome

To the reviewer before me, you are watching a show about a brutal serial killer who also works with the police and you complain about graphic violence? It's like watching The Walking Dead and complaining about zombies! why don't you watch Glee? No graphic violence there, I promise...

I think this episode was amazing. As always, the quality of the whole show is superb, the dialog, how events slowly unfold, the casting is great specially Brother Sam and Anderson, both really promising this season. The religious theme is a great choice considering Dexter's "hobby", and that Harrison is getting older and he can't let his dark passenger influence H's life.

I really like Debra as Lieutenant, everyone expects her to work fine at the job, since she always does, and is compromised to the extreme, but it is nice to see how she handles these challenges.