Nebraska (13 Nov. 2011)

Having avenged Brother Sam's death, Dexter gets some bad news from Deb - it appears the Trinity Killer has returned to kill his wife and daughter, leaving his son Jonah as the only survivor... See full summary »

Director:

Romeo Tirone

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
Edward James Olmos	...	Professor James Gellar
Christian Camargo	...	Brian Moser
Aimee Garcia	...	Jamie Batista
Billy Brown	...	Det. Mike Anderson
Molly Parker	...	Lisa Marshall
Josh Cooke	...	Louis Greene
Brando Eaton	...	Jonah Mitchell

Storyline

Having avenged Brother Sam's death, Dexter gets some bad news from Deb - it appears the Trinity Killer has returned to kill his wife and daughter, leaving his son Jonah as the only survivor. Dexter knows that Trinity is lying in pieces at the bottom of the ocean and immediately suspects that Jonah may have taken over where his father left off. He sets off for Nebraska to confront Jonah accompanied by someone from his past. When he confirms Jonah's role in the deaths, Dexter clearly has a choice to make. Back in Miami, the team gets a significant lead when they locate the girl Travis released. But with Dexter unavailable, the squad are missing a key expert to analyze what they've found. Travis stays with his sister and seemingly ends his relationship with Gellar. Captain Laguerta embarrasses Debra at a meeting.

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Plot Keywords:

cornfield | presentation | police uniform | crossword puzzle | stealing a gun | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Castaic, 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?

Trivia

Though this episode is entitled Nebraska, the American Gothic scene recreated by the pull-back shot immediately following Dexter's first roadtrip kill features the Dibble House, in Eldon, Iowa.

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Goofs

Dexter's gloves disappear after he ends his phone call with Debra while on the boat. He is wearing black latex gloves while he is on the phone. He ends the call, turns around and when advancing the throttle at the helm of the boat, he is no longer wearing gloves.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Dexter Morgan: [voiceover] I've been lost before; after Rita died, after Lumen left. But now I've been... found. Brian Moser, my dead brother. It's been a long time since I've seen him.
Rudy Cooper: Too long.
[tossing a body bag to Dexter]
Rudy Cooper: Here, catch. You used to love to play, why the long face?
Dexter Morgan: Brother Sam had hoped I'd be able to forgive Nick for shooting him.
Rudy Cooper: Because you don't turn the other cheek, you slice it. Brother Sam doesn't know you like brother Brian does.

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Connections

References Gilligan's Island (1964)

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Soundtracks

"Dexter Main Title"
(uncredited)
Written by Rolfe Kent
Performed by Rolfe Kent

User Reviews

Latest Episode was the worst one ever

I agree with the previous mailshadow review, or some user name like that. This episode made no sense in the flow of the show, and completely disregarded all of Dexter's rules that he has carefully followed every other episode. Since when does he drive and fire a gun at the same time while flying down the highway? It would be cool if he did these things to gain his brother's trust and then backstabbed him later in the episode, but his brother is dead and always has been. Totally stupid story line and they made it last the entire episode. I can only hope and pray that when his brother "vanished" at the end of the episode he will also vanish from the rest of this season and series. That character, actor and story line all do nothing for me. Does anyone else predict Professor Geller to kidnap Travis's sister? I smell that one coming. Also, does Geller kill Travis because he is so weak, or will Travis help turn in Geller? That's about it - I'm tired. This week's episode better redeem a somewhat promising season, otherwise I am going to start losing faith in these writers.