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The Worst Episodes of Dexter

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The Worst Episodes of Dexter

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...

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  1. Background image for Remember the Monsters?
    5.2/10(86 votes)

    #1 - Remember the Monsters?

    S8:E12

    Dexter is faced with impossible odds as a brewing hurricane makes its way towards Miami.

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  2. Background image for Goodbye Miami
    6.5/10(58 votes)

    #2 - Goodbye Miami

    S8:E10

    Dexter enlists Dr. Vogel's help to lure the Brain Surgeon to a location in order to get him on the table. Later, an important person in Dexter's life is murdered before his eyes.

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  3. Background image for Monkey in a Box
    6.5/10(61 votes)

    #3 - Monkey in a Box

    S8:E11

    Dexter is torn between fleeing the country with Hannah and Harrison, and taking Saxon out once and for all.

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  4. Background image for Make Your Own Kind of Music
    6.9/10(55 votes)

    #4 - Make Your Own Kind of Music

    S8:E9

    Dexter investigates a murder that hits close to home. Meanwhile, Dr. Vogel gets the surprise of her life when someone from her past returns.

    Director:John Dahl
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  5. Background image for A Little Reflection
    7.1/10(58 votes)

    #5 - A Little Reflection

    S8:E6

    Dexter monitors a young psychopath to see if he is suited for his table. Dexter and Debra finally get back to normal, but are surprised by his ex, Hannah.

    Director:John Dahl
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  6. Background image for Every Silver Lining...
    7.2/10(59 votes)

    #6 - Every Silver Lining...

    S8:E2

    Miami Metro continues their hunt for the Brain Surgeon, while Dr. Vogel enlists Dexter to do her bidding based on her own personal experience with her previous patients. Debra continues to track down her PI case and has to take matters into her own hands.

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  8. Background image for Dress Code
    7.2/10(56 votes)

    #7 - Dress Code

    S8:E7

    Dexter hunts down Hannah to figure out why she’s back in Miami. Dexter also takes on a protégé and starts teaching him the Code.

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  9. Background image for This Little Piggy
    7.3/10(56 votes)

    #8 - This Little Piggy

    S8:E5

    Dr. Vogel gets abducted by the Brain Surgeon, while Dexter and Debra try and rescue her. Masuka finds out he has a daughter.

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  10. Background image for Are We There Yet?
    7.3/10(56 votes)

    #9 - Are We There Yet?

    S8:E8

    Dexter tracks down his protégé in the belief that he murdered his neighbor. Meanwhile, Dexter tries to help Hannah escape the country.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Wendy West
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  11. Background image for Scar Tissue
    7.4/10(56 votes)

    #10 - Scar Tissue

    S8:E4

    Dexter tracks down another potential serial killer from Dr. Vogel’s list. Quinn celebrates his passing of the Sergeant’s exam by defending Debra’s honor in a fight. Dr. Vogel begins treating Debra for her PTSD.

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  12. Background image for Nebraska
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    #11 - Nebraska

    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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  13. Background image for Sin of Omission
    7.5/10(47 votes)

    #12 - Sin of Omission

    S6:E8

    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.

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  14. Background image for What's Eating Dexter Morgan?
    7.5/10(56 votes)

    #13 - What's Eating Dexter Morgan?

    S8:E3

    Dexter continues his manhunt for the Brain Surgeon. Dr. Vogel tries to prove to Dexter that he’s perfect as a psychopath. Debra’s PTSD kicks in and she makes a desperate plea to confess to LaGuerta’s murder.

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  15. Background image for Our Father
    7.6/10(55 votes)

    #14 - Our Father

    S3:E1

    Dexter has put his life back together but things may fall apart soon. His new victim is also being targeted by Assistant District Attorney Miguel Prado. Deb has to decide how to handle Internal Affairs, as they want her to turn on her new partner.

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  16. Background image for Sí Se Puede
    7.6/10(59 votes)

    #15 - Sí Se Puede

    S3:E6

    Dexter tests Miguel to see if he is on his dark-side job. Rita questions her career path after being fired from her job. Debra believes she in some way caused another homicide while working on her current case.

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  17. Background image for Ricochet Rabbit
    7.6/10(47 votes)

    #16 - Ricochet Rabbit

    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.

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  18. Background image for Do the Wrong Thing
    7.6/10(50 votes)

    #17 - Do the Wrong Thing

    S7:E6

    Debra gets to know a local crime writer who's dug up some incriminating dirt on Hannah McKay (Dexter's newest obsession). Quinn gets an offer he tries to refuse and Batista is drawn to a new business opportunity. LaGuerta keeps digging into the Bay Harbor Butcher case.

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  19. Background image for Finding Freebo
    7.7/10(64 votes)

    #18 - Finding Freebo

    S3:E2

    Debra and the homicide unit, Dexter and ADA Miguel Prado are all searching for the same serial killer, who is responsible for the death of Prado's younger brother. Meanwhile at home, Dexter is faced with a decision to make concerning Rita and her kid

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  20. Background image for All in the Family
    7.7/10(59 votes)

    #19 - All in the Family

    S3:E4

    Dexter scrambles to convince Rita that his marriage proposal is sincere and romantic. Miguel's vengeful brother Ramon searches desperately for their sibling's murderer, who was secretly killed by Dexter.

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  21. Background image for First Blood
    7.7/10(47 votes)

    #20 - First Blood

    S5:E5

    Dexter is saddled with an unwanted conspirator; Dexter worries about how Rita's death will affect Harrison; Deb works alone; Quinn enlists an old friend's help.

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  22. Background image for Those Kinds of Things
    7.7/10(50 votes)

    #21 - Those Kinds of Things

    S6:E1

    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
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  23. Background image for Once Upon a Time...
    7.7/10(44 votes)

    #22 - Once Upon a Time...

    S6:E2

    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.

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  24. Background image for The Angel of Death
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    #23 - The Angel of Death

    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.

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  25. Background image for Crocodile
    7.8/10(100 votes)

    #24 - Crocodile

    S1:E2

    As Dexter stalks his next victim, a drunk driver who is about to be acquitted for vehicular homicide that resulted in the death of a teenage boy, the Ice Truck Killer strikes again and later gets in touch with Dexter. Meanwhile, when a cop is found murdered, Dexter helps Doakes and Debra investigate a crime boss who they believe is responsible.

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  26. Background image for Popping Cherry
    7.8/10(94 votes)

    #25 - Popping Cherry

    S1:E3

    "The Ice Truck Killer" strikes again and new homicide officer Debra is assigned the case, but she gets reprimanded for violating the chain of command; flashbacks offer insight into Dexter's homicidal tendencies and take him back to his first time "taking out the garbage"; Doakes gets on the bad side of a drug kingpin.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Remember the Monsters?" is the worst rated episode of "Dexter". It scored 5.2/10 based on 86 votes. Directed by Steve Shill and written by Scott Buck, Manny Coto, it aired on 9/22/2013. This episode scored 1.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Goodbye Miami".