Debra Morgan, “There might be a new mass murderer out there, way worse than the Ice Truck Killer“.

Finally! A season premiere worth the wait!

Everything seems to be falling apart for Dexter. He hasn’t been able to quench his thirst for murder for 36 or so days since he killed his brother, because Doakes keeps following him. And when he finally did get around to kill some blind guy, he flaked. He can’t get himself to plunge the knife into his victim. He was so agitated that he can’t even “perform” for Rita.

He tried to kill somebody again after tricking Doakes on leaving him alone. This time it was a mountain of a man, that he had to use two doses of that paralyzing syringe. But he underestimated the strength of the huge guy. The guy escaped from the duck tape Dexter used to bind him. And to top it all off, when he got home, he found out that his dumping spot was discovered by treasure hunters! The spot where he gets rid of his victims and the instruments he used to off them.

Finally Dexter felt alive.

At first I couldn’t see the connection between the episode title “It’s Alive” with the episode storyline. But as I was writing it, I had a light bulb moment. It’s a reference to his heart. As a teenager he almost jumped off a building just to feel alive, to feel his heart beating fast. And when his dumping spot was all over the news, he finally experienced it.

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