Season 5

Dexter mourns his devastating loss while barely escaping detection by his sister, her partner-turned-boyfriend Quinn, and disgraced former cop Liddy (Peter Weller); he also reluctantly provides his advice and guidance to Lumen (Julia Stiles), a near-victim of a serial killer and his abusive accomplices who sets out to get lethal revenge on those who kidnapped her.
My Bad
Episode 1: My Bad

Original Air Date: Sep 26, 2010

In the Season 5 premiere, Dexter reels from Rita's murder and makes a choice that will affect everyone's lives; Quinn stirs up trouble by suggesting that Rita's death doesn't fit Trinity's profile and offers much-needed support to Debra.

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Hello Bandit
Episode 2: Hello Bandit

Original Air Date: Oct 3, 2010

Dexter tries to focus his energy on his kids and fight his dark urges, but a shocking discovery puts him on the trail of a new victim; Debra hosts her brother and his children but finds herself squeezed out of her own place, and ends up on Quinn's doorstep.

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Practically Perfect
Episode 3: Practically Perfect

Original Air Date: Oct 10, 2010

In an effort to create more free time to stalk and kill victims, Dexter hires a nanny; Debra is annoyed by her new partner, a rookie with her own theories on a bizarre double homicide; Quinn pursues the theory that Trinity did not kill Rita.

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Beauty And The Beast
Episode 4: Beauty And The Beast

Original Air Date: Oct 17, 2010

Dexter finds himself in a strange situation when, instead of taking a life, he has to save one; Deb has a scary confrontation with a key suspect in the Santa Muerte murder cases; Quinn continues following up on the strange similarities between 'Kyle Butler' and Dexter Morgan.

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First Blood
Episode 5: First Blood

Original Air Date: Oct 24, 2010

When Dexter is saddled with an unwanted conspirator, he is forced to make some hard decisions about her fate; meanwhile, Dexter wonders if Rita's death has awakened a darkness inside Harrison; due to Quinn's recent suspension, Debra works the Santa Muerte case alone, leaving Quinn time to enlist an old friend to look into Dexter.

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Everything Is Illumenated
Episode 6: Everything Is Illumenated

Original Air Date: Oct 31, 2010

Trying to get his life back on track, Dexter hunts a new target, but is distracted and drawn into a precarious situation while helping his troubled acquaintance; Batista discovers an interesting lead in the Santa Muerte murder cases; Quinn learns some new information about Dexter from a questionable source.

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Circle Us
Episode 7: Circle Us

Original Air Date: Nov 7, 2010

While helping Lumen, Dexter finds himself on a collision course with Debra and the rest of Homicide when he is called to investigate a horrifying crime scene; the Santa Muerte case leads to a violent standoff between Debra and the killers.

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Take It!
Episode 8: Take It!

Original Air Date: Nov 14, 2010

While attending a self-help seminar, Dexter and Lumen vet and stalk a violent killer; Debra gets into some unexpected trouble from the fallout of the Santa Muerte case, forcing Batista to make a difficult decision.

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Teenage Wasteland
Episode 9: Teenage Wasteland

Original Air Date: Nov 21, 2010

While in the midst of hunting down their next victim, Dexter and Lumen are surprised by the return of an unannounced guest; Debra is assigned to the file room, but still manages to uncover new evidence in the Barrel Girl case.

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In The Beginning
Episode 10: In The Beginning

Original Air Date: Nov 28, 2010

Dexter discovers a possible ally in the pursuit of Lumen's former captors, but he and Lumen are forced to step down when homicide uncovers evidence linked to one of their prior victims; Debra identifies two more suspects in the Barrel Girls case.

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Hop A Freighter
Episode 11: Hop A Freighter

Original Air Date: Dec 5, 2010

Dexter is forced to do damage control after he concedes that someone outside of Miami Metro has taken an interest in him and Lumen; Debra's speculation on the missing Barrel Girl suspects begins to take shape; Quinn becomes more involved in a homicide than he'd like to be.

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The Big One
Episode 12: The Big One

Original Air Date: Dec 12, 2010

In the Season 5 finale, Dexter realizes that he and Lumen are being lured into a trap and risks everything to escape; Debra lets her personal feelings overwhelm her instincts in the Barrel Girls case; Quinn needs help that only Dexter can provide.

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8 Seasons, 96 Episodes

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  • Season 8

    Dexter learns more about his dark origins from Dr. Evelyn Vogel, an old family friend, and is reunited with Hannah; Deb suffers the consequences of loving her brother despite everything; Masuka learns he has a daughter.

    Season 8
  • Season 7

    Dexter comes clean to Deb and finds true love with a fellow serial killer; Deb learns the hard way how difficult it is to keep Dexter's secret; LaGuerta gets closer to pinning the Bay Harbor Butcher killings on Dexter.

    Season 7
  • Season 6

    Dexter stalks the Doomsday Killer, a vicious, deluded, religious fanatic who displays his victims in grisly, Biblical-themed tableaux; Deb reconsiders her relationship with Dexter; Quinn jeopardizes his partnership with Batista.

    Season 6
  • Season 5

    Dexter grieves his loss and tries to stay one step ahead of a suspicious Quinn and his own sister, while reluctantly guiding a near-victim (Julia Stiles) of a serial killer who sets out to get lethal revenge.

    Season 5
  • Season 4

    Dexter has become a husband and father, and finds a potential mentor in a macabre serial killer known as Trinity (Emmy winning guest star John Lithgow) who lives a familiar double life as a suburban family man.

    Season 4
  • Season 3

    Dexter befriends an assistant District Attorney (Jimmy Smits) who becomes increasingly and disturbingly helpful in Dexter's secret pastime; Debra gets a new partner, Joey Quinn (Desmond Harrington).

    Season 3
  • Season 2

    Dexter tries to sabotage his department's investigation into his killings and hooks up with an obsessed pyromaniac; traumatized Debra dates the FBI agent assigned to the case; Rita urges Dexter to join a treatment program for addicts.

    Season 2
  • Season 1

    Dexter hunts the Ice Truck Killer, whose gruesome crimes indicate knowledge of Dexter's true identity, triggering hidden memories; Dexter's sister Debra joins Homicide; Rita's ex-boyfriend is paroled.

    Season 1
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