Dexter 4:9
I forgot to mention last time that La Guerta and Batista decided to get back together. I only mention this because undoubtedly it’s going to come and bite them in the ass. Matthews threatened them with career ending consequences if they got back together after signing their affidavits, so I wonder which one won’t be around much longer…
This is the Thanksgiving episode, and Dexter is of course spying on Arthur and his family, watching them fight and Arthur kind of being a huge jerk. Honestly, Arthur reminds me of my own father. If you’re watching the show, I’m sure you can attest to that not being a good thing. Although I have no knowledge or evidence saying my father is a serial killer.
Unrelated, but Jonah reminds me of Hayden Christiansen. Not really looks wise, but just the way he talks. Anyway, Jonah is complaining to Dexter about the way Arthur treats the whole family, that he hits him and treats Sally and Becca really horribly. I’m sure none of us are surprised, since we’ve seen who Arthur really is, but I’m wondering why no one reports him for domestic abuse? I get that Sally won’t leave Arthur, but can’t DCFS come in and take the kids out of the situation?
Everyone is talking about their Thanksgiving plans, and it turns out both Batista and La Guerta are going to be working. I for one was glad to hear a mention of Batista’s kid, because they never talk about her! Deb is going to Dexter’s for the holiday, and ends up inviting Misuka to go with her. Even though these two are totally uncomfortable around each other when it comes to this, I am thinking…are they going to hook up?
For my Deb love of this episode, she punches Quinn and says he can toooooootally go to TG dinner at Christine’s. Deb is like me in a much prettier package, it’s great that she punches Quinn!
While going through TG traditions with Arthur, Dexter uncovers the coffin Arthur made a couple of episodes back when he was confused and going to kill himself. I loved the exchange between Dexter and Harry…
What kind of father keeps a coffin in his garage?
What kind of father keeps blood slides in his shed?
As soon as Dexter leaves the room, Arthur takes out some frustrations on Jonah and breaks his finger, which I just couldn’t watch. It looked horrible. They really have done a good job with this character, he is so creepy. In the meantime, Rita calls Dexter to say that Cody fell in the shed. Oh, and right before that, Becca tries to seduce Dexter. This family is a mess!
Dex is going to leave Arthur’s, but then sees Jonah’s new accident, and opts to stay in the hopes of preventing more violence. It is totally unsuccessful, and Dexter ends up dragging Arthur off Jonah with a belt. It was a seriously intense scene, and I have never seen Dexter that out of control. It was incredible!
Two questions arose for me in the whole exchange: Why is everyone in the Mitchell family so thankful for the house?; and if Jonah knows the truth about Arthur being a serial killer, why hasn’t he told anyone?
Back at the Morgan household, they discover there isn’t enough oven space, so Rita goes next door with Elliot the neighbor to use his two ovens. With Misuka watching, Elliot kisses Rita…who mostly backs away and says she’s not lonely with Dexter. This kind of hurts me, because I adore Dexter so much and I will be super sad if Rita leaves him, especially since he keeps saying how much she and the kids mean to him.
The big reveal at the end of the episode is that Arthur is actually Christine’s dad…
