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Dexter Season 2 |
| Dexter Season 2 : |
| The second season of Dexter premiered on September 30 2007 and ended on December 16 2007. It's Alive the season premiere attracted 1.09 million viewers in the United States making Dexter the first Showtime series to attract more than a million viewers with a season premiere. The season finale The British Invasion attracted 1.4 million viewers making it the program's most-watched episode until the airing of the season three finale Do You Take Dexter Morgan?. Including digital video recorder usage season two was watched by an average of 2.4 million viewers on a weekly basis through 11 full weeks outperforming season one by 21%. The season received universal acclaim from critics and was praised as one of the best shows on TV this decade by the Chicago Sun-Times while Variety considers Hall's portrayal of the title character as a towering achievement one that eclipses the show's other shortcomings and rough patches; the aggregate site Metacritic scored the season at 85 out of 100 based on 11 reviews. In the season the bodies of Dexter's victims are uncovered and an investigation is launched in Dexter's own department to find the killer dubbed the Bay Harbor Butcher. During this time Debra struggles to recover after surviving Ice Truck Killer's attempts to murder her and Rita sends Dexter to Narcotics Anonymous meetings when she suspects that he has an addiction. Sergeant James Doakes stalks Dexter suspecting that he is connected with the Ice Truck Killer killings. Three new characters are introduced: Keith Carradine appears as Special Agent Frank Lundy an FBI agent who heads the Bay Harbor Butcher investigation JoBeth Williams as Rita's mother Gail and Jaime Murray as Lila Tournay Dexter's Narcotics Anonymous sponsor. |
| Episode 1 - [It's Alive!] |
| Details : Things are really beginning to heat up for Dexter: Doakes' suspicions about him are growing his victims are escaping and his body dump site has been found. Meanwhile Paul is troubling Rita over the missing shoe and Debra is going through trauma over the Ice Truck killer incident. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Max Gail | Preston Bailey | Ron Roggé | Glenn Plummer | Christina Robinson | Mark Pellegrino as Paul Bennett | Devon Graye as Teenage Dexter | Judith Scott as Esme Pascal | Director : Tony Goldwyn | Writer : Daniel Cerone | |
| Air Date : Sep. 30, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Waiting To Exhale] |
| Details : Dexter is finding it hard to have closure on killing his brother. There is a new FBI agent to head the Bay Harbor Butcher case. Debra is finding it tough to put the past behind her. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Preston Bailey | Geoff Pierson as Thomas Matthews | George Tovar | Julia Vera | Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy | Christian Camargo | Judith Scott as Esme Pascal | Writer : Clyde Phillips | Director : Marcos Siega | |
| Air Date : Oct. 07, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [An Inconvenient Lie] |
| Details : Dexter sets his sights on a new victim: a murderer so repulsive it seems only fitting that he's a used-car salesman. Dexter's been unable to lie to Rita about his midnight activities which has her thinking that he's a drug addict. She's threatened to leave him if he doesn't commit to a 12-step program to deal with his supposed addiction. While in this recovery though Dexter meets a sexy mysterious woman named Lila. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Preston Bailey | Geoff Pierson as Thomas Matthews | Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy | Jaime Murray as Lila Tournay | Judith Scott as Esme Pascal | Writer : Melissa Rosenberg | Director : Tony Goldwyn | |
| Air Date : Oct. 14, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [See-Through] |
| Details : Rita's estranged mother visits and senses something is wrong with Dexter. Masuka thinks he's developed a lead in the Bay Harbor Butcher case which has Dexter concerned. Angel's interrogation of a witness crosses a line. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : JoBeth Williams as Gail Brandon | Preston Bailey | Kiko Ellsworth | Geoff Pierson as Thomas Matthews | Jaime Murray as Lila Tournay | Judith Scott as Esme Pascal | Writer : Scott Buck | Director : Nick Gomez | |
| Air Date : Oct. 21, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [The Dark Defender] |
| Details : Dexter finds out that the man who killed his mother right in front of him is still alive. When he tells this to Lila she suggests he face the man as part of his road to addiction recovery. But then as his sponsor she insists on tagging along. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : JoBeth Williams as Gail Brandon | Preston Bailey | Tony Amendola | Jim Hanks | Sage Kirkpatrick | Christina Robinson | Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy | Jaime Murray as Lila Tournay | Director : Keith Gordon | Writer : Tim Schlattmann | |
| Air Date : Oct. 28, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Dex Lies And Videotape] |
| Details : A copy-cat killer follows the lead of the Bay Harbor Butcher. Dexter must destroy an incriminating surveillance video. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy | Director : Nick Gomez | Writer : Lauren Gussis | |
| Air Date : Nov. 04, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [That Night A Forest Grew] |
| Details : Dexter manages to get Doakes off his back. He devises a plan to get the police in another direction. Lila and Dex's relationship intensifies and he has some interaction with Rita and the kids. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : JoBeth Williams as Gail Brandon | Jaime Murray | Preston Bailey | Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy | Neil Ironfield as Cody's Classmate (uncredited) | Director : Jeremy Podeswa | Writer : Daniel Cerone | |
| Air Date : Nov. 11, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Morning Comes] |
| Details : Dexter is attacked by the man who murdered his mother. Meanwhile Lila wants to get closer to Dex and Debra and Lundy close in on the Bay Harbor Butcher. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jaime Murray | Preston Bailey | Tony Amendola | Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy | Writer : Scott Buck | Director : Keith Gordon | |
| Air Date : Nov. 18, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Resistance Is Futile] |
| Details : Dexter realizes it won't be easy to end things completely with Lila. Dexter tries to stay ahead of the investigations as the manhunt for the Bay Harbor Butcher intensifies. An enemy of Dexter figures out his secret. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jaime Murray | Preston Bailey | Geoff Pierson as Thomas Matthews | Devon Graye as Teenage Dexter | Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy | Writer : Melissa Rosenberg | Director : Marcos Siega | |
| Air Date : Nov. 25, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [There's Something About Harry] |
| Details : Doakes follows Dexter to his next crime scene and shocks him with a revelation about Harry. The Bay Harbor Butcher task force feels they are zeroing in on their man. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jaime Murray | Geoff Pierson as Thomas Matthews | Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy | Director : Steve Shill | Writer : Scott Reynolds | |
| Air Date : Dec. 02, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [Left Turn Ahead] |
| Details : Dexter must make a massive decision that will have an effect on all those he holds close. Lila meanwhile is back with a secret to blackmail Dexter. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jaime Murray | Preston Bailey | Tony Colitti | Geoff Pierson as Thomas Matthews | Jonathan Banks | Cedric Duplechain | Gilbert Saldivar | Christina Robinson | Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy | Writer : Scott Buck | Director : Marcos Siega | Writer : Tim Schlattmann | |
| Air Date : Dec. 09, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [The British Invasion] |
| Details : Lila Tournay finds Sgt. James Doakes imprisoned in an Everglades cabin and learns from him that her object of affection Dexter Morgan is the serial killer known as the Bay Harbor Butcher. She decides to help Dexter and kills Doakes by setting the cabin on fire. Meanwhile Dexter's sister Debra questions whether her career is more important than her relationship with FBI Special Agent Frank Lundy. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jaime Murray | Preston Bailey | Geoff Pierson as Thomas Matthews | Jonathan Banks | Darryl Sivad | Christina Robinson | Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy | Writer : Melissa Rosenberg | Director : Steve Shill | Writer : Daniel Cerone | |
| Air Date : Dec. 16, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |