The Dark... Whatever (2 Dec. 2012)

There is another victim of the phantom arsonist, the fifth in two weeks. Dexter thinks has a pretty good idea who is behind it. He is frustrated because he promised Deb not to interfere in ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Lehmann

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
Yvonne Strahovski	...	Hannah McKay
Geoff Pierson	...	Tom Matthews
Aimee Garcia	...	Jamie Batista
Jason Gedrick	...	George Novikov
Jim Beaver	...	Clint McKay
Katia Winter	...	Nadia
Luke Andrew Kruntchev	...	Harrison Morgan
Francisco Viana	...	Det. Jake Simms

Storyline

There is another victim of the phantom arsonist, the fifth in two weeks. Dexter thinks has a pretty good idea who is behind it. He is frustrated because he promised Deb not to interfere in police cases. He tries to explain his dark passenger to Hannah but they're interrupted by a man peeking through the window - who turns out to be Hannah's father who has just been released from prison. He wasn't a very good father - he once left her alone in a motel room for three days while he went off to play poker. He seems to have reformed but after she refuses him a loan he turns particularly nasty. Dexter knows how to make things right. Captain LaGuerta tells her old boss, Tom Matthews, that she suspects Dexter is the Bay Harbor Butcher. When he tells her the Ice Truck Killer was Dexter's brother, she knows she's right, even though Matthews disagrees. Quinn goes after Nadia's boss, George Novikov, when he decides to send her out of State to work in another club.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Goldwyn Productions, Colleton Company, The, Devilina Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Dexter and Hannah were talking over the breakfast the next morning when Hannah had ruff patch with her father. Dexter said " I should get to work" and pick up a piece of Fruit from bowl with his left hand. But when camera turns to Hannah showing Dexter putting his left in his pants pocket.

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Quotes

Dexter Morgan: So, he still talk to you. This Bobby the one who tells you to set this fires.
Joseph Jansen: No. That would make me crazy. AND I NOT FUCKING CRAZY. But I only hurt people because of Bobby.
Dexter Morgan: No. You're the one who's setting those fires. You're the one whose burning people alive. You can't blame on something that happening to you when you are a kid. You're not a kid anymore. It's time for you to take responsability...
[Dexter thinks for a second]
Dexter Morgan: Fuck!

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Soundtracks

"Bam Bam"
(uncredited)
Written by Sister Nancy
Performed by Sister Nancy

User Reviews

Great episode

I won't drag out a long review, but I can't believe nobody bragged about the Jim Beaver guest appearance aka Bobby Singer on CW's Supernatural. What I found ironic was the whole "Bobby"/"It's Bobby" phrase in the same episode, I wonder if there was an intentional kickback to Supernatural.

The episode itself delivered, with a new element of murder not dabbled in much on the show, arson. Also nice to see the Dex and Deb's relationship slowly ironing out. Looking forward to seeing how the whole Bay Harbor Butcher reinvestigation pans out.

All in all a great episode and looking forward to the rest of the season.