[61] He appeared in Comcast's list of TV's Most Intriguing Characters. When a series of murders leads Miami Metro's Detective Anderson through a loop, Dexter is assigned to guard Jackie. Click here to take a fun quiz about the original run of, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. By the end of the book, he has begun training Astor and Cody to be careful, efficient killers, with great success: when the novel's antagonist, a Moloch-worshipping cult leader, kidnaps the three of them, Cody saves Dexter's life by killing one of his henchmen. Upon getting to know Mitchell, however, Dexter realizes that he misjudged him; after spending Thanksgiving with the Mitchell family, Dexter learns that his would-be mentor is an abusive tyrant whose family is terrified of him. Chase brings Dexter to the building in which he is holding Lumen. These developments leave Dexter in the clear. At the age of 60, Joe met his demise when Brian Moser schemed to reconnect with his long-lost brother, Dexter. According to Dr. Pittman, Joe was in the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War, although there is no proof of this. [5][6] When Dexter was two years old, he witnessed his mother's brutal murder at the hands of three drug dealers. He then takes the bags out on his boat, the Slice of Life, and dumps them overboard into the ocean at a defined location; in the TV series, his dumping ground is a small oceanic trench just offshore. The killer begins leaving taunting clues for Dexter to draw him in personally. Dexter kills Fowler, only to find Fowler's latest kidnapping and rape victim, a young blonde woman named Lumen Pierce (Julia Stiles), who is still alive. Later, Dexter realizes the Dark Passenger is related to Moloch, a Middle Eastern deity worshiped in Biblical times. [22] Once Dexter finds the killer, however, he is shocked to discover that "Trinity" is actually Arthur Mitchell (John Lithgow), a family man and pillar of his community. Dexter is happy to have a child of his own, but his responsibilities as a new father leave him too exhausted to kill. Prado gradually discerns that Dexter is a serial killer, and they begin to murder together according to Dexter's "code". Prado offers Dexter Freebo's bloody shirt as proof that he will not reveal Dexter's secret. He had also planned to do the same to the man who ordered his mothers murder, Hector Estrada, but was prevented from doing so since Estrada was being used as bait against Dexter: he eventually kills Estrada simply by stabbing him in the heart. Dexter also had an older brother, named Brian. Vogel tells Dexter that she had a son, Daniel, who as a teenager murdered his younger brother Richard before apparently dying in a fire. In the novels, he keeps them in a rosewood box on his bookcase. He also has two half-siblings, Astor and Cody . The main event for the Miami Police Department is related to the appearance of cooked, partially eaten bodies and the disappearance of a teenaged girl, Samantha. Harry tells Dexter that this act is the first human thing he has seen Dexter do since Rita's death.[8]. Dexter's biological father Joe Driscoll was the first victim to truly goad Dexter into digging into his origins, as the next logical step would be for Dexter to remember their biological mother, Laura Moser, whose death turned the boys into the killers they became. [31], LaGuerta has Dexter arrested for the Bay Harbor Butcher murders, but Dexter is released thanks to evidence he had tampered with to throw her off his trail. Around this time, Harry discovers that Dexter has been killing neighborhood pets and realizes that the boy has an innate need to kill. Fearing for his family's safety, Dexter engineers Sirko's arrest, but Sirko is soon released on bail and resumes his vendetta. If he has not already done so, he confronts them with narrative evidence of their crimes. While he would make a makeshift blood slide from his first victim after ten years in New Blood, he did not keep the blood slide, proclaiming that he was an 'evolving monster' and did not need trophies, not taking a blood slide from any of his ensuing victims either. Moments later, he finds Jackie's dead body in her trailer. Lumen finds it hard trust Dexter, but comes to realize he means her no harm. However, the body is cremated before Dexter can obtain proof. Paste ranked Dexter Morgan number 6 on their list of the 20 Best Characters of 2011[1] In addition, Hall was awarded with a Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama in 2007, and was nominated five times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. [7], Dexter pretends to want to run away with Lila, but she soon discovers that he intends to kill her. [46] Over Debra's objections, Dexter once again becomes a father to the boy, who quickly becomes a popular student and star of his school's wrestling team, and befriends Angela's adopted daughter, Audrey (Johnny Sequoyah). Rita soon figures out that Dexter has been lying to her and concludes that Dexter is a heroin addict; Dexter vaguely confesses to having "an addiction" in order to hide his real secret. [8] However, after Rita's death, Dexter became worse in many aspects. When Dexter goes to rescue Debra, he finally recognizes Rudy as his long-lost brother, Brian Moser. In the novel, Brian escapes Miami, but returns in Dexter Is Delicious. He has been nominated thrice for the Satellite Award for Best Actor Television Series: Drama (in 2006, 2008, and 2010) and won in 2007. He tracked Joe down and accessed his house while disguised as a cable TV repairman. Suddenly, Dexter gets a panicked phone call from Rita: Astor has disappeared. I was pretty sure it was Harry. The FBI, however, soon clear Dexter, as he was with the police at Mitchell's house at the time Rita was murdered. Female - An individual whose biological reproductive system is designed to produce ova. Dexter searches Harrison's room and finds a bloody straight razorthe same kind of blade that Arthur Mitchell used to kill Ritaand realizes that his son has inherited his homicidal tendencies. Debra was born to Doris (Kathrin Lautner Middleton) and Harry Morgan ( James Remar) on December 7, 1979. Angry and hurt, Dexter decides to kill Prado.[17]. It is never specified whether or not Joe Driscoll is Brian's father. After debating whether or not to kill her (and thus eliminate a potential witness), Dexter gives in to his better nature and decides to protect her. (Flashback) Dexter is young and, having injured himself, is in the hospital after. He was nominated five times for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012), and won in 2010. "This is fate." Just 109, but yes, you're right. The paternity test proves that Joe Driscoll is Dexter's biological father. He is the biological father of Dexter Morgan. Rudy picks him up and convinces him not to throw them away. Harrison reveals that he remembers seeing Mitchell kill Rita, and that he has been consumed with a violent rage ever since. Her first call is specifically to Dexter Morgan, not Jim Lindsay. [33], The eighth season opens six months later, with Dexter growing increasingly worried about Debra, who has quit the police force and spiraled into depression and self-destructive behavior. He tracks Chase to the camp where the rape club had started. Dexter and Rita drive to Dade City to sort out Joe's house and sell it. Joshua Alston with Newsweek mentioned the character, along with Tony Soprano and Jack Bauer, as an example of the growing popularity of antiheroes. Hall reprised his role as Dexter in the miniseries Dexter: New Blood. [47], At the same time, a now teenage Harrison (Jack Alcott) comes back into Dexter's life, having tracked him to Iron Lake. That night, Dexter and Jackie have sex, and start a brief but intense affair. . It comes back a match which surprises Dexter and upsets Deb. The next day, Dexter learns that it was in fact Farrow's assistant that had been killing the models, and he is left shaken and guilt ridden with the fact that he had murdered an innocent man. When Jonah and his mother discovered Jonah's sister, their mother blamed the children for their father's shortcomings. The first novel implies that Harry chose not to adopt Brian because he was older and more likely to be traumatized; in the TV program, both Brian and Tom Matthews, Harry's best friend and former superior, state this to be true. Ultimately, he dismembers the bodies into several pieces, stows them and the plastic sheeting in garbage bags, and weighs the bags down with rocks and seals them with duct tape. Dexter subdues her and prepares to kill her, but stops when Hannah does not appear to fear him. [51], Meanwhile, true crime podcaster Molly Park (Jamie Chung) arrives in town to do a story about Matt Caldwell, and Dexter discovers that she did a series on the Bay Harbor Butcher. [12], Meanwhile, a serial killer of prostitutes appears in Miami, and Dexter notices that the killer is leaving hidden clues at the scene that have personal significance to Dexter. After a few failed marriage proposals, Dexter proposes again by mimicking a declaration of love from one of his victims. Her biological parents have remained unknown until Legacy (when she discovered that Councillor Oralie is her biological mother). In the final episode of the series, it is revealed that Dexter made a plan with his girlfriend and fellow serial killer Hannah McKay to run away together to Argentina. [27], Dexter escapes Debra's watch long enough to dispose of Ray Speltzer (Matt Gerald), a brutal serial killer who had evaded prison on a technicality, and Debra comes to understand why Dexter kills. After he leaves, however, Saxon escapes his bindings and shoots Debra in the stomach. Dexter Morgan was born on February 1, 1971. Dexter reflects on all the innocent people in his life who have died because of him, and finally sees that he can never be the good man and father that he wants to be. As the countdown to the new year begins, Dexter wonders if this is the "beginning of the end". Doakes' pursuit forces Dexter to spend more time with Rita and her children. When Dexter reaches puberty, he realizes that he is uninterested in sex and needs instruction by his father on how to behave with women. [58], Michael C. Hall's portrayal of Dexter Morgan has received critical acclaim and has won many awards. Realizing that no way exists to take down Crowley with Doakes on his tail, he enlists the help of his brother, Brian, and finally thinks that his problems have been taken care of. When Prado deviates from the code to murder a rival defense attorney, it sets off a game of competing leverage and blackmail between the two men. The Hollywood Reporter noted that "Hall is brilliant at conveying the subtle complexity of Dexter". Harry is Dexter Morgan 's adoptive father, now deceased. Harry Morgan, Dexter's adoptive father and a former homicide detective, was first to spot Dexter's passion for human vivisection and helped his son channel his homicidal impulses into a more constructive pursuit: vigilante justice. Dexter also had an older brother, named Brian. Dexter tearfully slits Brian's throat, staging the crime scene to make it look like Brian committed suicide. Her biological father is Arthur Mitchell aka The Trinity Killer. Rita begins . After a moment's hesitation, Harrison shoots Dexter in the chest with the hunting rifle Dexter gave him for Christmas. Dexter reluctantly saves her and gets a closer look at what he correctly suspects to be Kurt's killing ground. He liked playing hide and seek with his mother and big brother, whom he called "Biney" because he was unable to pronounce "Brian." After weeks of testimony and evidence presented in court, Twitchell was found guilty of the planned and deliberate murder of 38-year-old Johnny Altinger on April 12, 2011. During his pursuit of Trinity, Dexter targets a photographer, Jonathan Farrow (Greg Ellis) who is accused of murder, targeting him after he seemingly threatens Debra. The novel reintroduces Dexter's brother, Brian, who shows up unexpectedly at Dexter's doorstep and inserts himself into his brother's new family. [51], When Angela finds the mummified corpse of her friend Iris, who disappeared 25 years earlier, she asks Dexter to analyze the remains, and tells him that she suspects Kurt of killing her. After being forced to accept Gellar's death, Marshall begins to target Dexter, managing to capture him and enact the lake of fire. Dexter initially thinks it's some some sort of mistake because he believes that his bio dad died when he was a child. Joseph Driscoll may not be his real name as Dexter found no records of his existence before age 30. For each victim, he ritually prepares a kill site that has some symbolic relevance to the killer (e.g., killing a boxer in a boxing ring or a gambler in a casino's storage shed). As such, he never discovers Rudy's involvement. Doakes and Dexter are soon forced to work together to stop "Dr. Danco", a psychopathic surgeon who removes his victims' limbs and sensory organs, leaving them in a state of living death. A scuffle ensues, in which Dexter kills Briggs. After getting into a violent altercation with Mitchell, Dexter insists that they are nothing alike and thinks he may be able to silence his Dark Passenger permanently.[23]. Dexter kills Raul and sets a bomb so no evidence is left, then jumps off the boat into the water and sinks into the ocean. In one episode, the dump site and remains are inadvertently discovered by scuba divers, so he changes tactics, cutting the bodies into smaller pieces and dumping them further offshore, where they will be dispersed by the Gulf Stream. Dexter travels to the house with Rita. The first season of Dexter is an adaptation of Jeff Lindsay's first novel in a series of the same name, Darkly Dreaming Dexter.Subsequent seasons have featured original storylines. He "falls off the wagon", however, when he impulsively murders Matt Caldwell (Steve M. Roberts), an arrogant stockbroker who once killed five people and got away with it thanks to his family's wealth and political clout. Dexter and Lumen then become lovers, before continuing their hunt for Chase. Dexter kidnaps Zach, who admits that he enjoys killing and will do it again. While Dexter tries to find and dispose of this Shadow, he quickly finds out that this person is much more capable than he initially suspected. He realizes he cannot help Debra and asks Vogel to treat her. Marshall kidnaps Harrison to sacrifice him as the "lamb of God" during a solar eclipse, but Dexter rescues Harrison and takes Marshall to the old church. Moments later, however, she suffers a major stroke that leaves her in a persistent vegetative state. During the debut's season finale, Brian is revealed to be Dexter Morgan 's biological older brother and the son of Laura Moser. Eventually, the police find the body and close the case. Dexter and Deborah repair their relationship, and team up with Brian to save Astor and Cody. The next day, Lumen tells Dexter that she no longer feels the need to kill, and they cannot be together because Dexter's homicidal urges will never leave him. Rudy accessed Driscoll's house while disguised as a cable repairman. Fearing the worst, Dexter goes in search of Robert, who had shown a suspicious interest in Astor. I remember the earlier episodes establishing that Harry was having affairs with multiple informants, one of whom was Dexter's mom, but was there Press J to jump to the feed. Eventually, Dexter and Brian find out their lawyer sold them out to the cartel, so they kill him and the cartel's members who were sent to kill them, save for one, whom they torture to find out where Raul is holding Cody and Astor. [44], In the series finale, "Remember the Monsters? I therefore adapted my theory. [12] However, during a therapy session with one of his intended victims, psychologist Emmett Meridian (Tony Goldwyn), Dexter is put into a state of deep relaxation, wherein he sees a frightening image of a small boy sitting in a pool of blood. Table of Contents show. Moments later, Angela arrives at the scene and allows Harrison to escape. Distracted, Angela leaves the station to go to Kurt's cabin. When it is discovered that Ethan was indeed planning to kill several of his classmates, Harrison is hailed as a hero, but Dexter doubts his story. Dexter's trophy signature is to slice the victim's right cheek with a surgical scalpel to collect a small blood sample, which he preserves on a microscope slide. Harry, his adoptive father, knows someone who has the same blood type. When he returns home, Dexter makes arrangements for Rita and him to take a belated honeymoon. On a few occasions, Dexter has even resorted to killing with his bare hands, having drowned a victim as well as having snapped necks. [10] He uses the alias Patrick Bateman (the serial killer protagonist of Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho) to procure these tranquilizers. Dexter doubts that Driscoll is his father, but while cleaning, discovers a thank-you card that he sent his blood donor as a child, as Dexter has a rare blood type (AB-). Character biography [ edit] In the novels [ edit] When Kurt is released, he tries to intimidate Dexter by hinting that he knows he killed Matt, and Dexter realizes that he will have to kill Kurt to protect Harrison and himself. After extracting a sample, he discovers that the blood belongs to Emily Birch (Angela Bettis), the rape club's first victim. Harrison sees blood on Dexter's face, however, and figures out that he killed Logan, Harrison's wrestling coach who had been a friend and mentor to him. She appears to accept it, but in subsequent books feels torn between her duties as a police officer and her loyalty to Dexter, whom she loves as her real brother. He continues on with his life until he starts receiving threatening emails from the person who claims to have seen him over a pile of dead body parts. Dexter eventually finds a vial of blood that Chase wears around his neck. [13] The show reveals to the viewer that Rudy murdered Driscoll with an injection of insulin designed to mimic a heart attack.[13]. Traditionally a "family includes a married father and mother and kids -- either biological or adopted" (Hater: 2014) When comparing this definition to the texts an show more content In the case of Dexter, this is his step father who created a code to help control Dexter's dark side and focus on using it for good. He calls Debra so she can arrest Saxon, and says his goodbyes to her and Harry. Variety said that "Michael C. Hall's portrayal of the title character remains a towering achievement, one that eclipses the show's other shortcomings and rough patches". He finds proof of Saxon's murders, which he turns over to the police so that Saxon will be forced to come after him before he leaves Miami. [34], Quinn calls Dexter to tell him that Debra has shown up at Miami Metro, blind drunk, and confessed to killing LaGuerta. Dexter with his father Joe Driscoll, as he's driving The known events in Dexter's early life occurred at his mother's house, before he was three years old. A memory surfaces from his past. Dexter goes to the house to investigate, accompanied by Rita & Debra (with Rudy in tow). [35], Dexter meets Dr. Evelyn Vogel (Charlotte Rampling), a neuropsychiatrist consulting with Miami Metro about a serial killer dubbed "the Brain Surgeon" who removes parts of his victims' brains. In 2006, the first novel was adapted into the Showtime TV series Dexter and its companion web series Dexter: Early Cuts. Brian convinces Dexter to go after Arthur Mitchell's son Jonah (Brando Eaton), who appears to have also become a killer. The sight triggers a panic attack and calls up several memories of himself as a child sitting in blood. The following day, Debra asks Dexter to take a drive with her so they can talk. While working a crime scene where police have found another body matching the pattern of Jackie's obsessed fan, Dexter notices a man fitting the description in a kayak out in the bay watching the scene. [49] Dexter tells her the truth about faking his deathwhile leaving out that he is a serial killerbut she breaks up with him regardless. mary davis sos band obituary, if loving you is wrong cast salaries,

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