Dexter 4:3
While Trinity is taking his second victim in Miami, Dexter is dealing with a vandal and overly attentive neighborhood watch. Not the most ideal conditions for a serial killer! He also gets in trouble with Rita for not telling the full truth about his accident – that he got a concussion and isn’t allowed to drive for ten days. Ruh roh!
I generally watch each Dexter episode twice, so this was my second watching of this episode. One of the numerous things I love about this show is that it manages to build such anxiety for me. I mean, we all knew what would happen with Tarla Grant anyway, yet even on the second watching, my heart was racing in the lead up to her jumping off the building. I am also really liking John Lithgow as Trinity, he’s so creepy and good for the role!
I am wondering if there is any personal connection for Trinity with the warehouse he uses for Tarla – like did his own mother kill herself there? It’s hard to know where Trinity grew up, since he’s such a wanderer, but it would be interesting if he has true connections to these specific locations. And I’m curious if they would be able to catch him if they were to find the spot of ashes he left. In this kind of situation, would they even have the ability to find his real identity? He’s probably taken a lot of pains to hide himself and not make public records.
Naturally, I had some favorite parts of this episode, the best one being when a neighbor says he’s busting Dexter’s chops, and Dexter says, “My chops are busted!” Maybe it’s better when you actually see it in the show.
It’s great that Lundy is picking up a bit on Deb’s vocab, using the word “douche”. Love it!
Quinn also makes the obvious mistake of telling his reporter not girlfriend more specific details about the cases they’re working on. I can see some bad stuff happening as a result of this, which will undoubtedly spill over into the rest of the season. I mean, what is she thinking? You know she’s going to print it, but with the suspicion that a serial killer is loose in the city, you would think she wouldn’t print everything. Maybe this is why I’m not a reporter.
