Hello Bandit: Dexter

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Dexter hasn’t always had the easiest time restraining himself. Killing probably feels pretty good – experiencing the total domination of another person. A bad guy at that. But last week, Dexter killed some yokel in a bathroom with what looked like some weapon Batman might carry around. And this week, it looked like the show’s namesake was going to stick it to his neighbor. Granted, the guy tried to make out with  Dex’ dead wife, but he already got punched in the face.

Condescending to a mass murderer, though, isn’t ever a good idea.

As the season begins to actually take shape, the living situation with Deb and Dexter is beginning to parallel that of a few years back after she was engaged to the Bay Harbor Butcher (well, not the actual butcher, but almost). That scenario didn’t wind up being beneficial for anyone. And this time around, with a baby in-tow, doesn’t seem to be working out too well either.

Deb winds up spending some time at Quinn’s even after she disavowed the sexual triste from the first episode. Being pushed into spending time over there, though, probably points to the relationship being revisited in the future. Deb’s apartment being vacated – mostly – by the end of this episode might mean the return to something akin to normalcy.

The biggest problem with all of this, even after Astor and Cody leave with their grandparents, concerns Dex’ son. He’s still on leave of some sort from work here, but where’s that little kid gonna go after he heads back into the splatter lab? Deb can’t watch him and Dex has no other relatives. That seems like a pretty big whole to fill – even with daycare.

Best Moment: Hearing Dexter talk to an infant is pretty much continuously entertaining. Of course he’d use the opportunity to get out some ideas he’s not able to express elsewhere. Question is, though, will that kid be negatively affected by all this in the future?

Notes: Cody’s going to want to come down and visit occasionally. That, at some point, is going to involve Dexter dealing with domesticity while still killing or defending himself from others.

Rating: 4.0 (This particular episode felt like it had a great deal of movement. And even if we didn’t get any until the end, when Astor and Cody leave, the kinetic power of the writing worked well enough.)