The Best Episodes of Dexter Season 4

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(70 votes)

   #1 - Living the Dream

   S4:E19/27/2009

   Dexter sleeplessly struggles to balance his new family life with his dark, murderous drive for a fresh victim, and his busier-than-ever forensic career pursuing a new target, "The Trinity Killer."

   Director:Marcos Siega

   Writer:Clyde Phillips

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   Director:Marcos Siega

   Writer:Clyde Phillips
2. 

   8.0/10(60 votes)

   #2 - Remains to Be Seen

   S4:E210/4/2009

   Dexter realizes that he has carelessly misplaced crucial evidence that could expose his dark side to the world, while helping to investigate new slayings that Agent Frank Lundy insists are the work of Trinity.

   Director:Brian Kirk

   Writer:Charles H. Eglee

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   Director:Brian Kirk

   Writer:Charles H. Eglee
3. 

   7.6/10(58 votes)

   #3 - Blinded by the Light

   S4:E310/11/2009

   Dexter is hampered by his neighborhood's increased vigilance due to vandalism, his temporary inability to drive himself anywhere, and his admiration for the killing technique of the artful Trinity Killer.

   Director:Marcos Siega

   Writer:Scott Buck

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   Director:Marcos Siega

   Writer:Scott Buck
4. 

   8.6/10(59 votes)

   #4 - Dex Takes a Holiday

   S4:E410/18/2009

   Rita goes to a wedding with the kids, allowing Dexter to have his own little vacation. He does what he does best when alone, hunt, and goes after an officer with a dark secret.

   Director:John Dahl

   Writers:Wendy West, Melissa Rosenberg

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   Director:John Dahl

   Writers:Wendy West, Melissa Rosenberg
5. 

   8.4/10(59 votes)

   #5 - Dirty Harry

   S4:E510/25/2009

   Dexter is inspired to investigate the Trinity Killer on his own, while Debra blames herself for an event that was out of her control, and Rita realizes how little she knows her husband after discovering one of his secrets.

   Director:Keith Gordon

   Writer:Tim Schlattmann

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   Director:Keith Gordon

   Writer:Tim Schlattmann
6. 

   8.1/10(57 votes)

   #6 - If I Had a Hammer

   S4:E611/1/2009

   Dexter doubles his efforts to stay ahead of the official Trinity investigation, and receives relationship advice about the friction between himself and Rita from a most unexpected source.

   Director:Romeo Tirone

   Writer:Lauren Gussis

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   Director:Romeo Tirone

   Writer:Lauren Gussis
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7. 

   8.0/10(58 votes)

   #7 - Slack Tide

   S4:E711/8/2009

   Dexter finally strikes a balance between family, career and his secret life, but is thwarted in his pursuit of his next victim, while Debra expresses a renewed and unwelcome interest in their father's checkered past. Miami Metro Homicide tries to solve the Model Killer Case.

   Director:Tim Hunter

   Writer:Scott Buck

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   Director:Tim Hunter

   Writer:Scott Buck
8. 

   8.2/10(58 votes)

   #8 - Road Kill

   S4:E811/15/2009

   Dexter wonders if his father's Code is truly the right path, and hopes to get answers by accompanying Trinity on an out-of-town road trip to Tampa; Debra discovers that her single-minded pursuit of Trinity has blinded her to the true identity of her assailant.

   Director:Ernest R. Dickerson

   Writers:Melissa Rosenberg, Scott Reynolds

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   Director:Ernest R. Dickerson

   Writers:Melissa Rosenberg, Scott Reynolds
9. 

   8.7/10(63 votes)

   #9 - Hungry Man

   S4:E911/22/2009

   Dexter learns more about Arthur's bizarre and twisted world, while Rita has her hands full preparing Thanksgiving dinner for a full house, Debra uses the holiday to further investigate Trinity, and Batista gets closure on an old case.

   Director:John Dahl

   Writer:Wendy West

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   Director:John Dahl

   Writer:Wendy West
10. 

    8.5/10(60 votes)

    #10 - Lost Boys

    S4:E1011/29/2009

    The disappearance of a ten-year-old boy forces Dexter to question his assumptions about Trinity, while Cody defends one of Dexter's lies and Masuka is unable to face what he witnessed on Thanksgiving.

    Director:Keith Gordon

    Writers:Charles H. Eglee, Tim Schlattmann

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    Director:Keith Gordon

    Writers:Charles H. Eglee, Tim Schlattmann
11. 

    9.0/10(64 votes)

    #11 - Hello, Dexter Morgan

    S4:E1112/6/2009

    Dexter must buy time to protect himself when Debra's investigation brings the department one step away from identifying Arthur as the Trinity Killer; Rita confides in Dexter, but is disappointed in the result.

    Director:Michael Cuesta

    Writers:Scott Buck, James Manos Jr., Lauren Gussis

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    Director:Michael Cuesta

    Writers:Scott Buck, James Manos Jr., Lauren Gussis
12. 

    9.1/10(78 votes)

    #12 - The Getaway

    S4:E1212/13/2009

    Dexter and Arthur are on a collision course.

    Director:Steve Shill

    Writers:Wendy West, Melissa Rosenberg, Scott Reynolds

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    Director:Steve Shill

    Writers:Wendy West, Melissa Rosenberg, Scott Reynolds