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The Best Episodes of Dexter Season 1

Every episode of Dexter Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dexter Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Dexter Season 1

Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who...

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  1. Background image for Dexter
    8.6/10(19.0k votes)

    #1 - Dexter

    S1:E1

    Dexter's world is rocked when a rival serial murderer, dubbed the Ice Truck Killer by the media, privately contacts him and reveals that he knows Dexter's grisly secret. Meanwhile, Dexter's sister, Debra, is transferred to Homicide.

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  2. Background image for Crocodile
    8.1/10(13.5k votes)

    #2 - Crocodile

    S1:E2

    The Miami Metro Police Department investigate the murder of an undercover officer, while Dexter stalks another victim. Debra discovers a piece of evidence in the Ice Truck Killer Case that helps her get a promotion.

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  3. Background image for Popping Cherry
    8.2/10(12.7k votes)

    #3 - Popping Cherry

    S1:E3

    While LaGuerta focuses the department's attention on a potential suspect in the Ice Truck Killer Case, Debra continues to look elsewhere. Doakes pays a visit to drug lord, Carlos Guerrero. Flashbacks show Dexter killing his first human.

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  4. Background image for Let's Give the Boy a Hand
    8.6/10(12.4k votes)

    #4 - Let's Give the Boy a Hand

    S1:E4

    The Ice Truck Killer's recent crime scenes send a secret message to Dexter Morgan, and lead him to remember his past.

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  5. Background image for Love American Style
    8.4/10(11.9k votes)

    #5 - Love American Style

    S1:E5

    The Homicide Division is buzzing after The Ice Truck Killer's latest victim is found mutilated, while Dexter stalks a murderous human trafficker.

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  6. Background image for Return to Sender
    8.9/10(12.8k votes)

    #6 - Return to Sender

    S1:E6

    The Ice Truck Killer leaves a clue at the scene where Dexter has dispatched his latest victim, and Dexter is worried that someone might have witnessed his killing. Rita is trying to deal with her ex-husband.

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  8. Background image for Circle of Friends
    8.6/10(11.7k votes)

    #7 - Circle of Friends

    S1:E7

    Rita must deal with the return of her menacing, recently paroled husband, Paul Bennett. The Ice Truck Killer is supposedly identified, but Dexter is skeptical.

    Director:Steve Shill
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  9. Background image for Shrink Wrap
    8.9/10(12.9k votes)

    #8 - Shrink Wrap

    S1:E8

    The strange suicide of a powerful woman leads Dexter to suspect her shrink of murder, but he gets a shock when a visit to the suspect opens up dark secrets from Dexter's past.

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  10. Background image for Father Knows Best
    8.5/10(11.4k votes)

    #9 - Father Knows Best

    S1:E9

    While on a weekend getaway with Rita, his sister and her new beau, Dexter learns that his biological father, thought to be dead for 30 years, has just passed away, and that he's willed his son everything he owned.

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  11. Background image for Seeing Red
    9.1/10(13.1k votes)

    #10 - Seeing Red

    S1:E10

    Dexter Morgan is sent to investigate a blood-soaked crime scene, and is gripped by a suppressed memory. Meanwhile, Rita is charged with assaulting Paul and could lose the children in a custody battle. Angel investigates a hunch regarding The Ice Truck Killer.

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  12. Background image for Truth Be Told
    9.3/10(13.8k votes)

    #11 - Truth Be Told

    S1:E11

    The Ice Truck Killer sets a trap for Dexter by kidnapping someone close to him; Dexter's increasingly odd behavior piques Doakes's interest.

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  13. Background image for Born Free
    9.6/10(23.5k votes)

    #12 - Born Free

    S1:E12

    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Dexter" is the best rated episode of "Dexter" season 1. It scored 8.6/10 based on 18995 votes. Directed by Michael Cuesta and written by James Manos Jr., it aired on 10/1/2006. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Crocodile".