Dexter Season 7 Ep 1 Review

So based on most of my posts on this board, it's apparent that I've been watching too many kids shows (Pokemon/Transformers is strangely addicting).  So I finally got to watching the season premier of Dexter!  HBO is for rich people, ProjectFreeTV is where it's at!

If you're unfamiliar with Dexter, it's a show about Dexter Morgan, a highly competent blood spatter analyst working for the Miami Metro Homicide division while moonlighting as a serial killer of other murderers.  Stemming from his past, Dexter struggles to contain his dark passenger by taking life, while at the same time absolving his corrupt morality by targeting those who had it coming.  In order to blend in and carry on with his desires, Dexter surrounds himself with carefully crafted facades to fool everyone around him, including his sister Debra and himself.

If you're a Dexter fanatic like myself, you've been gnawing at the bit to see what happens after the proverbial cat comes out of the closet, is wrapped in plastic, and murdered on Dexter's ritualistic alter.

The story telling is superb in the premier.  Writers have confirmed that Dexter will end after season 8, so the beginning of the end is nearing so I'm glad the writers are doing Dexter justice and bringing their A-game.

The episode begins with Dexter quickly spinning a web of lies around Debra.  Dexter has always been a good liar, but the whole set-up is just too "weird" and Debra is quick to point out inconsistencies.  In unscrupulous fashion, Dexter plays the son card (Harrison) to get Debra to go along for now.

Louis makes an appearance early on, and it's evident that he's getting on Dexter's nerves.  It's still unclear what Louis' relationship to Dexter is, but considering he obsessed with the mannequin hand of the "Ice Truck Killer" and had it care packaged to Dexter, we can assume he knows of the serial killer brothers.

With his sister bearing down on him, Dexter falls back to his old ways to regain some solace and control.  Seriously Dex?  In an international airport no less?  This was the only fault to the episode as it screams of Dexter wanting to be caught.

Laguerta makes a discovery that seems to be leading her down the path of clearing her old colleague Sgt. Doakes' name.  About time she do something other than being a bitch.

In the end, Dexter's lies were too much to handle and Debra confronts her brother in complete soul piercing lucidity for the genuine first time.

"Are you a...?"

Side note, I'm so impressed with Jennifer Carpenter's acting this episode.  Her character has made huge strides over the past couple seasons.  Part of that was by the writers' design, but her acting ability has become top notch and now she can truly stand on the same footing as her ex-husband Michael Hall.  Carpenter has also gotten hotter!  Far cry from her terrible performance in Quarantine yuck

Click here to watch the episode online!
Click here for the promo for Episode 2!