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The Best Episodes of Dexter Season 2

Every episode of Dexter Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dexter Season 2!

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...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:Showtime

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"It's Alive!" is the best rated episode of "Dexter" season 2. It scored 8.6/10 based on 7430 votes. Directed by Tony Goldwyn and written by Daniel Cerone, it aired on 9/30/2007. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Waiting to Exhale".

  • It's Alive!
    8.6/107,430 votes

    #1 - It's Alive!

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2007

    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.

    Director: Tony Goldwyn

    Writer: Daniel Cerone

  • Waiting to Exhale
    8.4/106,825 votes

    #2 - Waiting to Exhale

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2007

    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.

    Director: Marcos Siega

    Writer: Clyde Phillips

  • An Inconvenient Lie
    8.6/106,778 votes

    #3 - An Inconvenient Lie

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2007

    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.

    Director: Tony Goldwyn

    Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

  • See-Through
    8.3/106,507 votes

    #4 - See-Through

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2007

    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.

    Director: Nick Gomez

    Writer: Scott Buck

  • The Dark Defender
    8.6/106,704 votes

    #5 - The Dark Defender

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2007

    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.

    Director: Keith Gordon

    Writer: Tim Schlattmann

  • Dex, Lies, and Videotape
    8.5/106,515 votes

    #6 - Dex, Lies, and Videotape

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2007

    A copy-cat killer follows the lead of the "Bay Harbor Butcher." Dexter must destroy an incriminating surveillance video.

    Director: Nick Gomez

    Writer: Lauren Gussis

  • That Night, a Forest Grew
    8.7/106,640 votes

    #7 - That Night, a Forest Grew

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2007

    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.

    Director: Jeremy Podeswa

    Writer: Daniel Cerone

  • Morning Comes
    9.0/107,060 votes

    #8 - Morning Comes

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2007

    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.

    Director: Keith Gordon

    Writer: Scott Buck

  • Resistance is Futile
    9.4/108,270 votes

    #9 - Resistance is Futile

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2007

    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.

    Director: Marcos Siega

    Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

  • There's Something About Harry
    8.9/106,797 votes

    #10 - There's Something About Harry

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2007

    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.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Scott Reynolds

  • Left Turn Ahead
    9.0/106,839 votes

    #11 - Left Turn Ahead

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/2007

    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.

    Director: Marcos Siega

    Writer: Tim Schlattmann, Scott Buck

  • The British Invasion
    9.2/108,314 votes

    #12 - The British Invasion

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2007

    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.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Daniel Cerone, Melissa Rosenberg