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Go Your Own Way - S3-E10

Trivia: When Dexter and Rita return home from their date, Deb tells Rita that her daughter, Astor, nearly made it through Saw and Saw II while she was babysitting her, which elicits a concerned look from Rita before Deb states she was joking. Julie Benz, who plays Rita, appeared in Saw V, which was released 5 weeks before this episode first aired.

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Season 1 generally

Trivia: "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" - the novel on which season 1 is based - is actually significantly shorter than the season in terms of storytelling. In fact, roughly half the events described in the novel take place in the very first episode.

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Season 4 generally

Trivia: John Lithgow revealed in an interview with GQ that he initially turned down the role of Arthur Mitchell, a.k.a. the Trinity Killer. He was convinced to change his mind by his agent and his lawyer. He ended up winning an Emmy for the role, so he definitely made the right choice.

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Season 1 generally

Trivia: Some notable differences between season 1 and "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" - the first novel in the series of books that the show is based on - are that Deb and LaGuerta both discover Dexter's secret by the end, which doesn't occur in the show until seasons 6 and 7, respectively. LaGuerta is also killed by Brian, a.k.a. the Ice Truck Killer, whose true identity isn't revealed until the last chapter, and he is also referred to as the Tamiami Slasher. He also escapes at the end of the novel.

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Swim Deep - S7-E5

Trivia: When Dexter is looking at Isaak Sirko's file on his laptop, the top picture on the column of three is a screenshot of Ray Stevenson in Punisher: War Zone. (00:23:58)

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Trivia: In this show, Christian Camargo plays Dexter's older brother. In real life, Michael C. Hall is 5 months older than Camargo.

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Morning Comes - S2-E8

Trivia: When Deb is telling Dexter that she has a date with Lundy that night, she remarks that he is 20 years older than her. In real life, Keith Carradine is 31 years older than Jennifer Carpenter. (00:22:30)

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