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!
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.
Season 6 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Dexter" season 6 is "Those Kinds of Things", rated 8.4/10 from 6210 user votes. It was directed by John Dahl and written by Scott Buck. "Those Kinds of Things" aired on 10/2/2011 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Once Upon a Time...".
8.4/10 6,210 votes#1 - Those Kinds of Things
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2011
Dexter shows up at his 20th high-school reunion with the intention of confronting the former prom king. Elsewhere, an investigation into a heinous murder with religious overtones leads Dexter to ponder spiritual matters and wonder about his son's legacy. And an unexpected situation results in Debra becoming a hero.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Scott Buck
7.9/10 5,115 votes#2 - Once Upon a Time...
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2011
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: N/A
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
8.0/10 4,949 votes#3 - Smokey and the Bandit
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2011
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: N/A
Writer: Manny Coto
8.3/10 4,994 votes#4 - A Horse of a Different Color
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2011
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
7.9/10 4,893 votes#5 - The Angel of Death
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2011
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: N/A
Writer: Scott Reynolds
8.4/10 5,027 votes#6 - Just Let Go
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2011
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
7.7/10 5,432 votes#7 - Nebraska
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2011
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
7.7/10 4,806 votes#8 - Sin of Omission
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2011
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 5,203 votes#9 - Get Gellar
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2011
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: N/A
7.9/10 4,790 votes#10 - Ricochet Rabbit
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2011
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
Writer: Jace Richdale, Lauren Gussis, Scott Reynolds
8.2/10 4,935 votes#11 - Talk to the Hand
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2011
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: N/A
Writer: Manny Coto, Tim Schlattmann
9.1/10 7,626 votes#12 - This is the Way the World Ends
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2011
In the Season 6 finale, 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
Writer: Scott Buck, Wendy West