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An Inconvenient Lie

  • Episode aired Oct 14, 2007
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 52m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
5.1K
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Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)
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Dexter's inability to deceive has him pursuing a slick liar as his next victim, while Rita believes he's concealing a drug problem and forces him into a 12-step program where he meets Lila, ... Read allDexter's inability to deceive has him pursuing a slick liar as his next victim, while Rita believes he's concealing a drug problem and forces him into a 12-step program where he meets Lila, a seductive new woman.Dexter's inability to deceive has him pursuing a slick liar as his next victim, while Rita believes he's concealing a drug problem and forces him into a 12-step program where he meets Lila, a seductive new woman.
IMDb RATING
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    • Tony Goldwyn
    • James Manos Jr.(developed for television by)
    • Jeff Lindsay(based on the novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by)
    • Melissa Rosenberg
  • Stars
    • Michael C. Hall
    • Julie Benz
    • Jennifer Carpenter
    • Tony Goldwyn
    • James Manos Jr.(developed for television by)
    • Jeff Lindsay(based on the novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by)
    • Melissa Rosenberg
  • Stars
    • Michael C. Hall
    • Julie Benz
    • Jennifer Carpenter
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Julie Benz in Dexter (2006)
    Keith Carradine and Geoff Pierson in Dexter (2006)
    C.S. Lee and Jennifer Carpenter in Dexter (2006)
    Julie Benz and Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)
    Julie Benz and Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)
    Julie Benz and Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)
    Jennifer Carpenter in Dexter (2006)
    Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)
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    Michael C. Hall
    Michael C. Hall
    • Dexter Morgan
    Julie Benz
    Julie Benz
    • Rita Bennett
    Jennifer Carpenter
    Jennifer Carpenter
    • Debra Morgan
    Erik King
    Erik King
    • Sgt. James Doakes
    C.S. Lee
    C.S. Lee
    • Vince Masuka
    Luna Lauren Velez
    Luna Lauren Velez
    • Det. Maria LaGuerta
    • (as Lauren Velez)
    David Zayas
    David Zayas
    • Det. Angel Batista
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Harry Morgan
    • (credit only)
    Geoff Pierson
    Geoff Pierson
    • Capt. Tom Matthews
    Judith Scott
    Judith Scott
    • Lt. Esme Pascal
    Don McManus
    Don McManus
    • Roger Hicks
    Jaime Murray
    Jaime Murray
    • Lila Tournay
    Keith Carradine
    Keith Carradine
    • Special Agent Frank Lundy
    Christina Robinson
    Christina Robinson
    • Astor Bennett
    Preston Bailey
    Preston Bailey
    • Cody Bennett
    Kristen Kerr
    Kristen Kerr
    • Allison
    Brooks Almy
    • Caroline
    Francisco Viana
    Francisco Viana
    • Det. Jake Simms
      • Tony Goldwyn
      • James Manos Jr.(developed for television by)
      • Jeff Lindsay(based on the novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by)
      • Melissa Rosenberg
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      First appearance of Jaime Murray as Lila Tournay.
    • Goofs
      When Lila first walks up to Dexter after the Narcotics Anonymous meeting she's shown with her right hand holding the strap of her purse and her left hand in her pocket. When the camera changes mid sentence both hands are holding each half of an already split Oreo cookie.
    • Quotes

      Dexter Morgan: I'm Dexter and I'm not sure what I am.

      Narcotics Anonymous Group: Hi, Dexter.

      Dexter Morgan: I just know there's something dark in me, and I hide it. I certainly don't talk about it, but it's there - always. This Dark Passenger. And when he's driving, I feel... alive, half sick with the thrill of complete wrongness. I don't fight him, I don't want to. He's all I've got. Nothing else could love me, not even... especially not me. Or is that just a lie the Dark Passenger tells me? Because lately, there are these moments when I feel connected to something else... someone. It's like the mask is slipping and things... people... who never mattered before, are suddenly starting to matter. It scares the hell out of me.

    • Connections
      References SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Blood Theme
      Written by Daniel Licht

      Performed by Daniel Licht

    User reviews8

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    8/10
    Back to form
    After being "all Jekyll and no Hyde" for a long time, Dexter has regained his lethal touch and quickly finds his old way of killing the ones that got away. I think the soul of the series returns in this episode, as Dexter returns to old habits. I think it is good scriptwriting that he still has to look out for the FBI agent and handle Doakes, who's still on his tail. This keeps the tension up.

    Debra finds herself surprisingly included in Agent Lundy's special task force assigned to hunting the "Bay Harbour Butcher" (Dexter), and the thought of having his own sister hunting him disturbs him. At the same time, she has to continue facing her own demons, and I like the way that the storyline is progressing there. Keith Carradine does a nice job portraying Agent Lundy, playing it straight and doing it well and with the weight required for the part. He's definitely one of the better recurring characters, and helps Debra find her way.

    Following the serious tone of the two first episodes of the season, this episode lightens up a bit. The black humour is back, and Vince Masuka gets a little more screen time, and he's hilarious as always, I like that.

    A major theme of this episode is Dexter's way of handling his addiction to murder, and that he actually can use his visits to the alcohol rehabilitation group in a good way.
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    • May 23, 2012

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    • Release date
      • October 14, 2007 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Marina del Rey, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Colleton Company
      • Clyde Phillips Productions
      • John Goldwyn Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 52 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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