8.5/1012 votes#1 - Leech
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/2002
Clark's powers are transferred into a classmate during a freak juxtaposition of meteor and storm. Clark must deal with being normal for the first time, and his classmate Eric is unable to cope with the new powers. Can Clark stop Eric's rampage without his abilities?
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
8.5/1039 votes#2 - Lost Boys
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2009
Dexter finally believes he understands the beast known as Trinity. But when a ten-year old boy goes missing, Dexter is forced to question everything he’s learned up to this point.
Director: Keith Gordon
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
8.4/1035 votes#3 - Hop a Freighter
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/2010
Dexter must do damage control; Debra's speculation begins to take shape; Quinn becomes involved in a homicide.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
8.3/1038 votes#4 - Dirty Harry
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2009
Recent events spur Dexter into his own investigation of the Trinity killer. His motivations are now personal, and the clock is ticking. But the closer Dexter gets, the more he realizes that Trinity is unlike any monster he’s previously encountered. Meanwhile, Debra blames herself for events that were out of her control, and in so doing pushes away those closest to her. As LaGuerta and Batista close in on the Vacation Murderers, Batista realizes he can use Quinn’s relationship with a certain reporter to his advantage. And when Rita discovers a secret Dexter’s been keeping from her, she begins to realize just how little she knows about the man she married.
Director: Keith Gordon
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
8.3/1042 votes#5 - Left Turn Ahead
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/2007
Dexter must make a massive decision that will have an effect on all those he holds close. Lila meanwhile is back with a secret to blackmail Dexter.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
8.2/1063 votes#6 - Return to Sender
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2006
The Ice Truck Killer leaves a clue at the scene where Dexter has dispatched his latest victim, and Dexter is worried that someone might have witnessed his killing. Rita is trying to deal with her ex-husband.
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
8.0/1046 votes#7 - Go Your Own Way
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/2008
A series of chess-like moves ensues when Dexter and Miguel vie for the upper hand, with Miguel winning Rita's affection by presenting her with a lavish wedding gift. Elsewhere, Debra wonders if her relationship with Anton is worth the trouble.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
7.9/1037 votes#8 - 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: Tim Schlattmann
7.9/1035 votes#9 - First Blood
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2010
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.
Director: Romeo Tirone
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
7.9/1045 votes#10 - The Dark Defender
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2007
Dexter finds out that the man who killed his mother, right in front of him, is still alive. When he tells this to Lila, she suggests he face the man, as part of his road to addiction recovery. But then as his sponsor she insists on tagging along.
Director: Keith Gordon
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
7.8/1034 votes#11 - 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
7.8/1046 votes#12 - Turning Biminese
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2008
As Dexter struggles when Rita pushes to move in together before getting married, Miguel tells Dexter that a husband has murdered his two wives for a financial gain and gotten away with it. Dexter finds this to be the perfect candidate to get away and satisfy that dark urge which every man with relationship pressures go through. Dexter tracks the murderer to Bimini. While he is on the hunt, Rita disappears due to a medical emergency. Meanwhile, Debra works with Anton, her confidential informant to track down one of Freebo’s criminal confidants. But Oddly enough Debra finds herself attracted to Anton.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
7.3/1045 votes#13 - Scar Tissue
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 7/21/2013
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.
Director: Stefan Schwartz
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
6.5/1019 votes#14 - But I'm Not
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/25/2015
Barbie investigates Ben's claim that something strange is going on in Chester's Mill, but Eva surprises him with unexpected news. Meanwhile, Norrie and Hunter grow closer, and Christine advises Joe to move on.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
6.4/1050 votes#15 - Monkey in a Box
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 9/15/2013
Dexter is torn between fleeing the country with Hannah and Harrison, and taking Saxon out once and for all.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
6.3/1015 votes#16 - Plan B
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/13/2015
Big Jim and Julia devise plans to end Christine’s control over the town by initiating a life-or-death plot involving Barbie and Eva, while Joe and Norrie conduct research to better understand the Dome’s ultimate agenda. Meanwhile, Hunter finds more information about the true head of Aktaion, the nefarious private corporation that wants to harness the Dome’s energy.
Director: Eriq La Salle
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
6.3/107 votes#17 - Banana Heart Banana
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/10/2018
Bob Barnard leans in to his truth. Patty plans a charity roast in order to raise money for Dixie. Coralee comes up with a business idea.
Director: Elodie Keene
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
5.8/1014 votes#18 - The Enemy Within
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 9/10/2015
Series Finale: As the Dome in Chester's Mill comes down, the Resistance makes a final attempt to protect the outside world from the infected townspeople in the Kinship and their new queen.
Director: Peter Leto
Writer: Tim Schlattmann
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"Leech" is the best rated episode written by Tim Schlattmann. It scored 8.5/10 based on 12 votes. It was directed by Greg Beeman. It aired on 2/12/2002 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Lost Boys".