Dexter

Monkey in a Box - S8-E11

Stupidity: Dexter's decision not to kill Trinity when he had the chance eventually led to Rita's death, a mistake Dexter told Deb he would never make again. However, at the end of this episode, he decides to spare Oliver Saxon so Deb can arrest him. Dexter doesn't stay to ensure that Deb successfully has Saxon in custody, which leads to Saxon escaping his shackles with the unwitting help of Deputy Marshal Clayton, and shooting Deb before leaving the scene. Dexter therefore does make the same mistake again.

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Goodbye Miami - S8-E10

Stupidity: After Dexter tells Hannah that the U.S. Marshals have distributed her picture everywhere, she questions how she will be able to flee Miami for Argentina. Dexter reasons he and Harrison can leave with her because the authorities won't be looking for a woman traveling with her "husband and child." It doesn't matter who she is or isn't traveling with. If the authorities have shared her picture, she's going to be flagged when she goes through security at the airport, which Dexter should certainly know. This is made all the more egregious when she takes Harrison to the hospital later in the episode and is ID'd by the receptionist.

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Show generally

Stupidity: Dexter keeps evidence of his murders in his apartment, but never thinks to have any kind of security system such as motion detectors and cameras. This is especially egregious given that 1. The first rule of Dexter's code is to not get caught. 2. Sgt. Doakes broke into Dexter's apartment and found his blood slides, and very nearly used them to prove that Dexter is a serial killer, and 3. Dexter discovered that Stan Liddy bugged his apartment.

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Season 8 generally

Stupidity: Hannah spends the entirety of season 8 as a fugitive in hiding, but never thinks to make herself less conspicuous, such as dyeing or cutting her hair, or wearing disguises when she goes out in public.

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Dexter: I am a father, a son, a serial killer.

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My Bad - S5-E1

Trivia: When Dexter and Debra walk into her apartment, on the side of the fridge you see a take-out flyer that reads "killer menu."

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Father Knows Best - S1-E9

Question: The DNA test is a match, but later in the 2-3rd season we discover that Harry (foster father) had an affair with the real mother. Is Harry the real father and takes him but not his brother in because of that or not?

Answer: No, Harry is not the real father. While he did have an affair with Dexter's biological mother (Laura Moser), this was when she was his C.I. Dexter was already born at that point.

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