The Best Episodes of Dexter Season 6

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(59 votes)

   #1 - Those Kinds of Things

   S6:E110/2/2011

   Dexter attends his high school reunion to hunt a former Prom King; an investigation into a faith-based murder causes Dexter to ask some spiritual questions; Debra becomes an unexpected hero.

   Director:John Dahl

   Writer:Scott Buck

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   Director:John Dahl

   Writer:Scott Buck
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   7.7/10(51 votes)

   #2 - Once Upon a Time...

   S6:E210/9/2011

   Brother Sam, a minister with a criminal history, is brought in by the homicide department to help solve a macabre murder, but Dexter sees him for what he really is, and it's definitely not a man of God. Elsewhere, Debra's sudden hero status elicits a pair of surprising proposals.

   Director:S.J. Clarkson

   Writer:Tim Schlattmann

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   Director:S.J. Clarkson

   Writer:Tim Schlattmann
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   7.7/10(51 votes)

   #3 - Smokey and the Bandit

   S6:E310/16/2011

   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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   Director:Stefan Schwartz

   Writer:Manny Coto
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   7.9/10(52 votes)

   #4 - A Horse of a Different Color

   S6:E410/23/2011

   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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   Director:John Dahl

   Writer:Lauren Gussis
5. 

   7.6/10(52 votes)

   #5 - The Angel of Death

   S6:E510/30/2011

   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:S.J. Clarkson

   Writer:Scott Reynolds

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   Director:S.J. Clarkson

   Writer:Scott Reynolds
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   7.9/10(54 votes)

   #6 - Just Let Go

   S6:E611/6/2011

   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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   Director:John Dahl

   Writer:Jace Richdale
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   7.4/10(55 votes)

   #7 - Nebraska

   S6:E711/13/2011

   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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   Director:Romeo Tirone

   Writer:Wendy West
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   7.3/10(55 votes)

   #8 - Sin of Omission

   S6:E811/20/2011

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

   Director:Ernest R. Dickerson

   Writer:Arika Lisanne Mittman

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   Director:Ernest R. Dickerson

   Writer:Arika Lisanne Mittman
9. 

   8.0/10(54 votes)

   #9 - Get Gellar

   S6:E911/27/2011

   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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   Director:Seith Mann

   Writer:Karen Campbell
10. 

    7.5/10(54 votes)

    #10 - Ricochet Rabbit

    S6:E1012/4/2011

    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:Scott Reynolds, Jace Richdale, Lauren Gussis

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    Director:Michael Lehmann

    Writers:Scott Reynolds, Jace Richdale, Lauren Gussis
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    7.8/10(53 votes)

    #11 - Talk to the Hand

    S6:E1112/11/2011

    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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    Director:Ernest R. Dickerson

    Writers:Manny Coto, Tim Schlattmann
12. 

    8.3/10(55 votes)

    #12 - This Is the Way the World Ends

    S6:E1212/18/2011

    Dexter and Homicide race against a lunar eclipse to catch the Doomsday Killers before their final gruesome act; Debra struggles with a new emotional reality.

    Director:John Dahl

    Writers:Scott Buck, Wendy West

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    Director:John Dahl

    Writers:Scott Buck, Wendy West