Dexter 4:4
We open with Trinity harassing some guy at a bar, and once again I wonder what the personal connection is between Trinity and these particular killings. He’s got his ritual, obviously, what with the same killings over and over again, and they have to mean something. I especially noticed the connection between the jumping woman and the bludgeoned man having two children. What does this mean?
In the meantime, Deb and Lundy are working on trying to find the next Trinity location, to hopefully prevent the next person from being killed. And also fighting their lingering feelings for each other. Deb says to Lundy “Don’t make me come up with thought bubbles to put over those silent looks of yours…” I am in a real tough spot with this one, as Deb must be, cuz I do like her boyfriend Anton but I also totally love Lundy.
They believe they find the sight, and since Lundy is always on the case, he is outside of the very building where Trinity does indeed intend to take his next victim. And just as I worried, Trinity recognizes Lundy because Quinn’s reporter girlfriend puts his picture in the paper. They have an encounter in which Trinity drops a ton of keys, what looks like a janitors set. Lundy returns them to him, and I wonder, are these the keys Trinity is going to need to get into the building? Lundy thinks the guy is suspicious, and makes a note of it.
Dexter has a couple of days alone, as Rita and the kids have gone to a wedding for one of her cousins. He uses the time to hunt down a police officer who killed her entire family to escape the life she no longer wanted. This struck me as weird, because I understand the desire to start a new life, but I never thought to kill anyone to do it. Anyway, they get into a fight at Dexter’s house and it made me wonder – how does Dexter stay in such good shape to be able to defeat a cop in a physical altercation? We never see him going to the gym. Does dismembering bodies really keep his arms looking like that?
The police lady is apparently obsessed with rape, she mentions it a couple of times, including when she is all saranwrapped down for Dexter to kill her. He says “What is it with you and rape? No one’s raping anyone!” I found it to be hilarious, especially his facial expression and hand gestures. You should watch and see what you think yourself.
I don’t think I’m going to be spoiling anything for anyone, but if you aren’t caught up on the season, I do not recommend you continue reading…
The episode ends with Deb going to Lundy’s hotel room and they sleep with each other. I can’t blame her, he is hot. As he’s walking her out to her car, they’re both shot by someone we never see. And as someone who is a big fan of Lundy, I was pretty devastated to see this happen. I adore him, and I’m going to miss him.
I also have some mixed feelings about this, because as a viewer we know that Lundy’s death was a direct result of the article the reporter lady wrote. While I stand for truth in journalism, seeing something like this also makes me think there is a line that shouldn’t be crossed. Yes, it’s news that a former FBI agent is in town, but it’s also jeopardizing an investigation to say he’s there at all. I’m sure things like this happen in real life sometimes, so I just wonder what the real life scenario is, and are there consequences for over zealous reporters?
