Which season of Dexter is your favorite? Is it Season 1, where we're first introduced to Dexter Morgan? Or Season 2, when divers accidentally uncover Dexter's underwater burial ground? Or maybe you love Season 3, when Dexter's romantic life gets a little more complicated with a wedding and a baby on the way. Every season of Dexter is great, and the show definitely has some seriously passionate fans. It's no surprise that there are often arguments over which is the best season of Dexter.
Vote up the best seasons of Dexter below, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comment section. The fourth season of Dexter premiered on September 27, , and contains 12 episodes.
The first season of Dexter premiered on October 1, , and contains 12 episodes. This series is inspired by the Dexter book series by Jeff Lindsay, which follows a police blood expert who kills murderers.
The second season of Dexter premiered on September 30, , and contains 12 episodes. The seventh season of Dexter premiered on September 30, , and contains 12 episodes.
This season, Dexter and Deb's relationship evolves as she now knows the truth about her brother. This season features several unforgettable episodes including "Are You?
The fifth season of Dexter premiered on September 26, , and contains 12 episodes. The third season of Dexter premiered on September 28, , and contains 12 episodes. During this season, Dexter works with a partner, assistant district attorney Miguel Prado guest star, Jimmy Smits.
The sixth season of Dexter premiered on October 2, and contains 12 episodes. In other words, he is not being a complete bastard on purpose. He really needs some introspection and -- unfortunately -- never seems to get it, as I recall.
But it also makes him a flawed and interesting character given the fact that he tries so hard to be good only to fail again and again. As for Masuka, he was one of my favorite characters because he was an adorable perve. He said disgusting things but usually only toward women who he knew well, was friends with, and didn't mind his jokes mainly Deb.
A lot men don't respect those boundaries, but Masuka actually did. It was also nice to see his completely sexualized view of women challenged in later seasons when he meets his daughter and has to come to terms with the fact that she might encounter men like him.
All in all, these were good characters. They were completely human and flawed and -- ironically enough -- actually made Dexter the serial killer look like a better man. If only Season 2 hadn't ruined that dynamic by making Dexter cheat on Rita in a pointless subplot that was more about gaining ratings with raunchy scenes than telling a story. That's another thing I loved about the first season: the sex was there for a reason. The actors and actresses weren't exploited or treated like free porn.
We didn't really see their bodies, just their faces as they went through the motions. The point of the sex scenes in Season 1 were to tell a story -- not titillate the male audience by objectifying women. For instance, Deb's sex scene with Rudy was there to show how Rudy was manipulating her and how she was so desperate to fall in love. It was there to build tension because it was shown right before the audience was told who Rudy really was. The other good example is the scene where Dexter finally sleeps with Rita.
It was very beautiful how he opened up to her, and it was all a part of him -- this serial killer -- becoming a human being and learning to connect with other humans. It was beautiful. It wasn't about gratuitous sex and ratings. And it was part of what made Season 1 so damn good.
Then there's Maria LaGuerta, the lieutenant and later captain of the force, who is a politician if I ever saw one. Having thought about this years after the show's end, I now appreciate and understand LaGuerta on a better level. She's actually a good cop. The problem is that I was seeing her through Deb's eyes, and -- because she resents LaGuerta -- Deb sees her as an incompetent moron.
The truth is, LaGuerta is flawed because she allows herself to get in over her head playing the game. She always gets swept up in politics, but she could be such a good cop if she didn't. And many instances in Season 1 as well as later seasons made this clear to me. In fact, LaGuerta was such a good cop that she almost exposed Dexter a few seasons before the show ended. LaGuerta's resentment toward Deb -- but not her treatment of Deb -- is also understandable. Deb is pretty privileged in almost every way.
I'm not just talking about race, either, though LaGuerta is shown to have to deal with anti-Cuban racism in the work place while Deb does not. Because Deb had a relatively easy life and because her father was friends with most everyone in the department, she has an unfair advantage over the other cops. As a result, she will never have to work hard, while someone like LaGuerta had to claw her way tooth and nail to the top of the department. I think this is the reason why LaGuerta is so hard on Deb: she wants to force Deb to work for her promotions rather than skating by on head pats from higher ups who knew her dad.
This is understandable, but LaGuerta's cruel treatment of Deb is not. What's more, Deb only seems to validate LaGuerta's feelings when she later bypasses a direct order and runs to her father's old friend, thinking she'll get by on favoritism. It shows that Deb is perfectly willing to use her privileges instead of working hard and finding some clever way to get what she needs, and she is rightfully told off for it by Matthews, the deputy chief.
In other words, Deb is a spoiled little girl, completely unaware of her privilege but perfectly willing to use it to her advantage. LaGuerta's resentment of her is not irrational. But again, she didn't have to be so mean to Deb, either. It's especially telling that Dexter has the same privileges, but LaGuerta is nice to him, always defending him from Doakes and even flirting with him. So LaGuerta's actions and feelings toward Deb can be summed up as a result of a society that pushes racial discrimination creating a situation where LaGuerta would have to work harder as a Cuban woman and misogyny creating an environment where women are pitted against each other.
Now that I'm older and understand these issues better, it's easier to see that LaGuerta is just human and flawed. When the show first came out, though, I hated her. Doakes might be the most competent cop on the force, but he half-asses his work because he hates Dexter, hates talking to him, hates looking at him, and wants nothing to do with him. Doakes is a black ops veteran, which is why he has an uncanny ability to sense mentally disturbed and dangerous people.
This puts him on Dexter's trail early on, and because he's so rude to Dexter -- who we, the audience, are supposed to be rooting for -- we are supposed to feel annoyed by him. Especially when the second season went more into his past. Hilariously enough, Season 1 paints Doakes as a huge hypocrite. In one episode, Doakes chases down and outright kills a man, forsaking law and regulation to gun him down in cold blood. The audience has his sympathy because we later find out the man was a monster beyond belief who got away with having committed sickening crimes on Haiti.
What Doakes did in gunning down an unarmed man really isn't that different from what Dexter does. However, in regards to which season was the most bone-chilling with lasting impressions that would haunt audiences forever, only one season crawled under people's skins and has remained there ever since.
In honor of the upcoming revival for the Showtime monster hit, let's unravel Dexter 's all-time greatest season. Chronologically speaking, Dexter 's debut is a worthy contender for best season. Originally adapted from the Darkly Dreaming Dexter novels, Season 1 slashed audiences with a wickedly unique premise: a forensic blood spatter analyst who secretly moonlights as a serial killer.
The premiere season focused on Dexter balancing a double life -- that of a Batman-type antihero capturing and killing criminals of deserving justice and a household family man settling down with his girlfriend Rita and her two children. By marrying Dexter's sick actions with his heartfelt relationship, Season 1 is brimming with blood-soaked twists. While not the greatest, it certainly comes close. Unanimously scored as the highest-rated among critics, Season 2 of Dexter could obviously be considered the greatest.
With Dexter's secret kills spilling out into the news, Season 2 saw the antihero being tracked by his suspicious co-worker Lt. In an immensely suspenseful game of cat and mouse, the feud between Dexter and Doakes boils down to an unforgettable nail-biting climax. Coinciding with the intensity, Dexter's complex relationship with Rita is also challenged by Lila, a vivacious woman who teaches Dexter to be more open with his tortured identity.
Although a seductive sophomore outing, Season 2 just falls shy of the top. While Season 3 slowed down the suspense, it also explored Dexter's morality -- both in where he drew the line in killing, as well as how seriously he wanted to commit to his family. By deciding to marry and have a baby with Rita, Dexter truly exposed himself emotionally for the first time, further cementing his humanity.
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