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The Best Episodes of Dexter Season 6

Every episode of Dexter Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dexter Season 6!

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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 have slipped through the cracks of justice.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dexter Season 6 Episode 12 - This Is the Way the World Ends
    9.1/10(14895 votes)

    S6:E12

    Dexter and the Homicide Division race against a lunar eclipse to catch the Doomsday Killers before their final gruesome act. Debra struggles with, but finally faces up to, a new emotional reality.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writers:Wendy West, Scott Buck

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  2. Dexter Season 6 Episode 6 - Just Let Go
    8.4/10(10219 votes)

    S6:E6

    Dexter is caught up in a very personal case that awakens the needs of his Dark Passenger; Debra feels overwhelmed by her new Lieutenant duties, made all the more complicated when she finds out Quinn slept with a witness in the Doomsday case.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Jace Richdale

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  3. Dexter Season 6 Episode 9 - Get Gellar
    8.4/10(10343 votes)

    S6:E9

    Dexter receives help from an unexpected source while hunting the Doomsday Killers and staying one step ahead of Homicide; Debra discovers something new about herself in therapy.

    Director:Seith Mann
    Writer:Karen Campbell

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  4. Dexter Season 6 Episode 1 - Those Kinds of Things
    8.3/10(11350 votes)

    S6:E1

    Dexter Morgan attends his 20th high school reunion to hunt a former Prom King. Everything's going perfectly for Dexter until Homicide comes up against a gruesome, faith-inspired murder. It leaves Dexter asking some bigger, spiritual questions about what to pass on to his son.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Scott Buck

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  5. Dexter Season 6 Episode 4 - A Horse of a Different Color
    8.3/10(9881 votes)

    S6:E4

    Much to his own surprise, an emergency with Harrison and a new tableau from Gellar and Travis has Dexter leaning on Brother Sam and an unexpected winged messenger for support as he questions the idea of faith; with proof of a religiously motivated killer, Homicide hunts for a zealot, with Debra giving her first official press conference.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Lauren Gussis

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  6. Dexter Season 6 Episode 11 - Talk to the Hand
    8.2/10(9903 votes)

    S6:E11

    Dexter finds that in order to catch the Doomsday Killers, he must create a macabre tableau of his own; Debra's battle with LaGuerta over the case of the dead call girl boils over, and her therapist makes an unnerving suggestion.

    Director:Ernest R. Dickerson
    Writers:Manny Coto, Tim Schlattmann

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  7. Dexter Season 6 Episode 3 - Smokey and the Bandit
    8.0/10(9867 votes)

    S6:E3

    Dexter is confronted with a sobering glimpse of his own potential future when a serial killer from his past makes a startling reappearance; Debra is uncomfortable in her new job; Travis struggles to keep his mentor happy, as he and Gellar prepare a new twisted tableau, ensuring Debra's next task will be a daunting one.

    Director:Stefan Schwartz
    Writer:Manny Coto

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  8. Dexter Season 6 Episode 2 - Once Upon a Time...
    7.9/10(10473 votes)

    S6:E2

    To solve a mysterious and macabre murder, Homicide brings in Brother Sam, a minister with a criminal past. But when Dexter meets Brother Sam, he doesn't recognize a man of God, but a fellow killer who might have found a cover even better than his own.

    Director:SJ Clarkson
    Writer:Tim Schlattmann

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  9. Dexter Season 6 Episode 10 - Ricochet Rabbit
    7.9/10(9946 votes)

    S6:E10

    Dexter tries to figure out the Doomsday Killers' next victim before it's too late; Debra has a strong reaction to a crime scene, which leads her to the realization that she leans too heavily on her brother.

    Director:Michael Lehmann
    Writers:Jace Richdale, Lauren Gussis, Scott Reynolds

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  10. Dexter Season 6 Episode 5 - The Angel of Death
    7.8/10(9965 votes)

    S6:E5

    With the help of his newfound friend Brother Sam, Dexter wonders if there is light within him to counter the darkness, while the search for the Doomsday Killers takes him in a new direction; Batista and Quinn pay a visit to the university where Professor Gellar taught; due to departmental regulations following the shooting, Debra is forced to begin therapy.

    Director:SJ Clarkson
    Writer:Scott Reynolds

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  11. Dexter Season 6 Episode 7 - Nebraska
    7.8/10(11888 votes)

    S6:E7

    Dexter finds himself teamed up with a fellow Dark Passenger when he takes a road trip to Nebraska to tie up some loose ends from the past; Debra deals with the complications of her promotion as she leads the Doomsday investigation.

    Director:Romeo Tirone
    Writer:Wendy West

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  12. Dexter Season 6 Episode 8 - Sin of Omission
    7.7/10(9815 votes)

    S6:E8

    Dexter uses lessons he learned from Brother Sam to follow up on some new Doomsday leads; Debra butts heads with LaGuerta over the case of a dead call girl.

    Director:Ernest R. Dickerson
    Writer:Arika Lisanne Mittman

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"This Is the Way the World Ends" is the best rated episode of "Dexter" season 6. It scored 9.1/10 based on 14895 votes. Directed by John Dahl and written by Wendy West, Scott Buck, it aired on 12/18/2011. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Just Let Go".