All in the Family 

Dexter scrambles to convince Rita that his marriage proposal is sincere and romantic; Miguel's vengeful brother Ramon searches desperately for their sibling's murderer.

Director:

Keith Gordon

Writers:

James Manos Jr. (developed for television by), Jeff Lindsay (based on the novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by)

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	...	Debra Morgan
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Luna Lauren Velez	...	Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Sgt. Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan (credit only)
Jimmy Smits	...	ADA Miguel Prado
Desmond Harrington	...	Det. Joseph 'Joey' Quinn
David Ramsey	...	Anton Briggs
Valerie Cruz	...	Sylvia Prado
Anne Ramsay	...	Ellen Wolf
Jason Manuel Olazabal	...	Ramon Prado
Liza Lapira	...	Det. Yuki Amado
Kristin Dattilo	...	Det. Barbara Gianna

Storyline

After a failed marriage proposal, Dexter attempts to convince Rita that he wants more than a financial merger and fatherhood. He wants a family with Rita. Deb lands a new case. Miguel's brother, Ramon, is dead set on finding Oscar's murderer, which worries Dexter and Miguel.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage proposal | hotel | blood | internal affairs | death | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Goofs

Many of the Florida license places say "Dade" at the bottom of them. Im reality, Florida doesn't reference the counties on their places they all usually just say "Florida".

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dexter Morgan: [thinking while watching kids play] Role playing. Such an important part of growing up. When we were kids, whatever role Deb assigned me - evil monster, treacherous Nazi, horrible alien - I played them to perfection.

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Connections

References Taken (2002)

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Soundtracks

Letters From Cuba
(uncredited)
Written & Performed by Gilberto Ramirez
Published by Goodnight Kiss Music
Courtesy of Panda Digital & MS-Pro

User Reviews

Dexter the Family Man!

This is the fourth episode of the third season of Dexter and it's a really good one and the tension picks up as we see the imminent collision between Dexter's personal life and his family life. This film has some good bout of black comedy, but it also has some surprising emotional moments. I nearly choked up at one of the scenes toward the end. But this episode is focused on Dexter trying to become a family man.

In this episode, "All in the Family," Dexter and Rita tell the kids about Rita's pregnancy, but Astor is far from impressed and furthermore, Rita rejects Dexter's marriage proposal. Meanwhile, Miguel's brother Ramon is not happy with the police, and Miguel suggests that they tell him about Freebo's death. Batista is almost caught in a police prostitution sting and Debra is not pleased about how her partner, Quinn is handling the investigation.

Overall, this is a great episode and I like how Dexter tries his best to incorporate himself as a family man but comes across as really awkward. But however that final scene left me with two...perhaps somewhat moist eyes. I rate this episode 9/10.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clyde Phillips Productions, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

54 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1