One of the episode’s most underrated sequences is the Thanksgiving dinner at Dexter’s house. His sister, Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter), now a homicide detective, tries to keep the family together. Astor and Cody are back, resentful and grieving. Batista, LaGuerta, and Masuka drop by.
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The episode ends with Dexter’s voiceover, quieter than usual: “I thought the darkness was mine alone. But tonight, I saw it in someone else’s eyes. And for the first time, I didn’t feel so alone in the cold.” One of the episode’s most underrated sequences is
By Episode 6 of Season 5, Dexter’s “code” is barely recognizable. Harry’s ghost (James Remar) appears less frequently. Dexter is acting on instinct. When he kills Harmon, he does so not because Harmon meets the code (he does—he’s a murderer), but because Dexter wants to. This emotional kill signals a dangerous evolution. If Dexter can kill for revenge, what stops him from killing for any reason? Batista, LaGuerta, and Masuka drop by