8.9/1041 votes#1 - Hello, Dexter Morgan
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/2009
Miami Metro is just one step away from discovering the identity of the Trinity Killer. And Dexter can't let that happen. Dexter must take drastic action to buy himself time to deal with Trinity in his own fashion. Arthur, who still can't understand why Dexter didn't simply turn him in, begins his own bloody investigation into Kyle Butler.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Lauren Gussis
8.8/1012 votes#2 - The English Teacher
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 4/19/2020
Saul begs Tasneem for any intel she can get on where Jalal might be hiding. An unlikely ally helps Carrie find a lead on the rumored Kremlin spy.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: N/A
8.7/1061 votes#3 - Born Free
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/2006
Dexter figures out who the Ice Truck Killer is, along with a dark secret from his troubled past. Meanwhile, La Guerta is replaced with a new boss and Angel figures out a way how to track the killer while he's still in hospital.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Daniel Cerone
8.5/1018 votes#4 - The Choice
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2012
Carrie is faced with a pivotal decision, while Brody meets with Faber to contemplate the future of the family. Meanwhile, Saul undertakes a secret assignment; and Quinn has a decision to make that may prove to be a game-changer.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.4/108 votes#5 - Static
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 8/14/2005
As David's fears take over, Keith tries to protect him--and the boys; Billy attends to his sister; Claire goes on a drunken harassment spree and pushes Ted away; Rico pushes for a talk about the business; George tries to help Ruth with Maya; Nate urges Brenda to embrace a taboo; and Vanessa sees the future in a funeral home.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Craig Wright
8.4/1027 votes#6 - Marine One
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2011
While Carrie is near catatonic and confined to bed, Saul investigates the unsettling implications of her timeline; Walker secures a perch for his mission; Brody makes his final preparations for the Vice President's policy summit at the State Department.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.4/1010 votes#7 - The Conversation
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/10/2016
Chuck goes in search of Axe and an explosive confrontation.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Brian Koppelman
8.4/1013 votes#8 - Pseudo-Addiction
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2021
Sky-high OxyContin sales are threatened by reports of abuse, prosecutors investigate a claim central to OxyContin marketing, and Finnix begins to question the safety of the drug.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Jessica Mecklenburg
8.3/106 votes#9 - Someone Else's Eyes
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/28/2002
Ruth continues to help an injured Nikolai recover, but her patience is tested when she discovers just how he broke his legs. Brenda's escapades help her to write, but her feelings about being engaged grow more muddled--especially after Billy's release from the hospital.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alan Ball
8.3/1058 votes#10 - Seeing Red
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2006
The Ice Truck Killer prepares a crime scene for Dexter: a hotel room all covered in his previous victim's blood. But Dexter does not appreciate this gift, because his childhood memories hunt him.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Kevin Maynard
8.2/108 votes#11 - You Never Know
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2003
David and Rico are at odds over doing business with the family of a deceased telemarketer, Claire finds she has more in common with a fellow art student named Russell than with Phil, and Ruth meets a new friend, Bettina. Meanwhile, David and Keith get a taste of a different kind of family life and Carol continues to make life miserable for Lisa.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Scott Buck
8.2/1026 votes#12 - The Weekend
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2011
The relationship between Carrie and Brody becomes more complicated when they head into the countryside for the weekend, while Mike and Jessica face the fallout of the truth about their relationship, and Saul catches Aileen on the run to Mexico.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.1/1013 votes#13 - The 5th Vital Sign
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2021
Doctor Finnix begins to taper Betsy off OxyContin, Bridget sees the toll the drug is taking on communities, Rick and Randy investigate the world of “pain societies”, and with sales climbing, Richard Sackler makes bigger plans for his new drug.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Danny Strong
8.0/109 votes#14 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2010
Tom Selleck stars as Frank Reagan, the New York Chief of Police. Frank's eldest son Danny is a seasoned detective, family man, and Iraqi War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Robin Green
8.0/10117 votes#15 - Dexter
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2006
Dexter Morgan, a Miami Metro Police Department blood spatter analyst, is living a double life. After his day job with the police department, Dexter moonlights as a serial killer, hunting and killing criminals who slip through the justice system. Dexter's sister, Debra, a vice squad officer, pulls Dexter into her world when another serial killer is killing prostitutes and leaving their bloodless bodies dismembered in various locations around Miami. Meanwhile, Dexter hunts a man who made snuff videos and killed a mother of two.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: James Manos, Jr.
7.9/1016 votes#16 - A Suitable Donor
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2016
After Jimmy Pritchard is killed in a robbery at his son's home, Pritchard is brought back to life in the body of a younger man by a billionaire and a bioengineer.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Rand Ravich
7.8/109 votes#17 - Falling into Place
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 6/13/2004
In an attempt to honor Lisa's last wishes, Nate finds himself at odds with her family. Meanwhile, David and Keith look for 'genuinely new' ways to start over; Federico seeks out a priest for absolution; Vanessa gets tired of Angelica; Brenda does 'the neighbor thing' with Joe; and Ruth sings the praises of her new husband George.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Craig Wright
7.8/1023 votes#18 - Beirut is Back
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2012
Fatima tells Carrie about a meeting her husband - a Hezbollah commander - will be having in Beirut with Abu Nazir, and Carrie and Saul call Estes to tell him and to request a special forces team to capture Nazir.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Chip Johannessen
7.8/108 votes#19 - The Night Flynn Sent the Cops on the Ice
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/16/2019
In early ‘90s Boston, racism is endemic and crime is widespread. Jackie Rohr, a renowned FBI agent whose methods are not exactly by the book, does not mind the status quo. But Decourcy Ward, the new Assistant District Attorney in town, wants to uproot the corrupt system. The two form an unlikely, and obligatory, alliance to take down a gang of armored truck robbers from Charlestown.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Chuck MacLean
7.7/1018 votes#20 - Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/13/2009
Bon Temps reaches a fever pitch as Maryann prepares for her ultimate bestial sacrifice, conscripting Sookie to be Maid of Honor at the bloody nuptials. Meanwhile, Sophie-Anne warns Eric to keep the lid on Bill's inquisitiveness; Jason leads Andy into the heroic abyss; and Hoyt struggles with Maxine's endless stream of insults. Deliberating on what may be his final move to save Sookie and the town, Sam places his trust, and his life, in a most unlikely ally
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alexander Woo
7.7/1072 votes#21 - Popping Cherry
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2006
"The Ice Truck Killer" strikes again and new homicide officer Debra is assigned the case, but she gets reprimanded for violating the chain of command; flashbacks offer insight into Dexter's homicidal tendencies and take him back to his first time "taking out the garbage"; Doakes gets on the bad side of a drug kingpin.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Daniel Cerone
7.7/1078 votes#22 - Crocodile
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2006
As Dexter stalks his next victim, a drunk driver who is about to be acquitted for vehicular homicide that resulted in the death of a teenage boy, the Ice Truck Killer strikes again and later gets in touch with Dexter. Meanwhile, when a cop is found murdered, Dexter helps Doakes and Debra investigate a crime boss who they believe is responsible.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Clyde Phillips
7.5/1023 votes#23 - The Smile
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2012
Brody has been elected to Congress. A woman named Roya comes to see him, and asks him to steal a list of homeland targets from Estes's office safe. Carrie is working with the CIA again because Fatima, an informant married to a man working for Abu Nazir, tells Saul that she'll only speak to Carrie. Estes goes to pick up Carrie at her sister's house, and then she's sent to Cyprus, where she's prepped for a brief mission in Lebanon.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.4/107 votes#24 - Driving Mr. Mossback
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/24/2002
Nate brings Claire to his old stomping ground in Seattle to help him retrieve the body of a man who feared flying. There, they stay with Lisa, a woman who still carries a torch for Nate.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Rick Cleveland
7.4/1049 votes#25 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2011
After missing and presumed dead for eight years, Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody is rescued in Iraq, and returns home to his family. But CIA agent Carrie Mathison suspects he might have been turned by his terrorist captors, and believes he could be part of a plan to attack America.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alex Gansa
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"Hello, Dexter Morgan" is the best rated episode directed by Michael Cuesta. It scored 8.9/10 based on 41 votes. It was written by Lauren Gussis. It aired on 12/6/2009 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The English Teacher".