Dexter Season 3 Starring Michael C Hall

Dexter Seems To Have Found a Kindred Spirit in DA Miguel Prado

Sep 1, 2009

Dexter returns to doing what he does best. His Code evolves to serve his own wishes, but trouble is never far away and finds him after he kills a stranger in self defence

Dexter Season 3 shakes up the previous formula from the last two seasons. Revelations made during the previous season regarding Dexter’s father Harry have provoked Dexter into rewriting his Code to match his own desires and not those of his father. A new killer, the ‘skinner’, a person who skins his victims alive is now the focus of attention for Miami Metro’s finest.

Rita (Julie Benz), Dexter’s long term girlfriend, reveals that she is now pregnant with his child and she intends to keep the baby because she is a good mother. Dexter (the magnificent Michael C Hall) proposes and the remaining series for the two of them focuses on their plans for the wedding and Dexter preparing himself for the prospect of fatherhood.

Dexter meanwhile, during one of his night time activities, accidently kills a stranger in self-defence. He is left reeling by the fact that he has just done something spontaneous, and that he may have murdered someone innocent. His problems further escalate when he meets the stranger’s brother, Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits) a prominent assistant district attorney and old flame of Lt. LaGuerta. Fortunately Miguel doesn’t suspect Dexter, instead he suspects a drug dealer man nicknamed ‘Freebo’. But he seems to be fascinated by Dexter and catches him moments after he has dispatched Freebo. Miguel seems to want to be nothing more than to be Dexter’s friend, even giving him evidence that can tie him to Freebo’s death.

What follows is the slow introduction of Miguel Prado into Dexter’s world. The friendship seems to be developing to a mutual beneficial partnership, so much so that Dexter asks Miguel to be his best man. Unfortunately, Miguel proves to be unstable and both men square up to one another as each tries to keep ahead of the other

In the wake of Season 2 Lt. Maria LaGuerta (Lauren Vélez), has promoted Angel Batista (David Zayas) to sergeant, and lab tech Vince Masuka (C.S. Lee) has a paper he wrote on the Bay Harbour Butcher published. They are joined by new character Det. Joseph "Joey" Quinn (Desmond Harrington) a friendly officer who is under investigation by Internal Affairs agent Yuki Amado (Liza Lapira) for unknown reasons.

Dexter’s New Code

Now that Dexter is not confining himself to his previous Code he is able to expand his repertoire of victims. There is an especially great moment when a man approaches Astor (one of Rita’s two children from her previous marriage) in a supermarket and Dexter immediately recognises another ‘predator’. He warns the man off but after spotting him taking photos of Astor on the beach decides that whilst he is not a killer he is sufficiently bad enough to fit into his revised Code.

The Skinner is not as threatening as the Ice Truck Killer was and has no connection to, or knowledge of Dexter’s activities. Dexter Season 3 really looks into Dexter’s evolution away from the rigid structure of the Code he has held so dear for so long. He is very soon no longer going to be so free, he loves Astor and Cody (Rita’s other child) like he is their father, and will soon be Rita’s husband.

Regrettably after the break neck pace of Dexter Season 1 and Season 2, Season 3 is a little slower. Miguel is a fine addition to the characters and the audience will really want to believe (as Dexter does) that Miami’s best loved serial killer will not have to bear the burden of his duel life alone any longer.

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