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Dexter is tailed by FBI Agents and can not dispose Jimenez's body. When he finds that his blood slides have vanished from his apartment, he believes that Lundy has found his identity, but actually Doakes is the prime suspect. Meanwhile Lila meets Angel, Masuka and the other guys from Miami Metro and Dexter is worried with her. Agent Lundy puts Dexter under protection but he sneaks out from the surveillance of his apartment and travels to Everglades to get rid of Jimenez's body, but he has a huge surprise.

"Resistance Is Futile" is another awesome episode of this stunning series. Dexter is surprised by Doakes after moments of tension and reflections. Doakes is the perfect scapegoat for his situation but will Dexter break his code and kill an innocent man? I am anxiously looking forward to see the next episode. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Resistir é Inútil" ("Resisting is Useless")

This episode was so great it felt like a finale. While it all seems like it's going Dexter's way, in the very end Doakes manages to finally capture Dexter in the actual act of killing. But he's also committed some boneheaded moves that disallow him from looking totally innocent.

And to respond to the criticism Dexter "is a soap opera" you either like thrillers or you don't. By no means is it realistic or trying to be remotely like a show along the lines of The Wire. Enjoy some action for once.

Dex loses it when his slides are gone. When he goes into the police station, he cuffs his hands like he is handcuffed. Pretty crazy that he didn't do or say anything during that time. He had no doubts he was done.

Doakes doesn't tell Laguerta that he is pretty sure Dexter is the Butcher, so she isn't in danger, but you'd think Laguerta would have some clue of it being Dex, if it was someone in the department. Especially with him in charge of the evidence, putting Doakes in a bigger hole.

Doakes catches Dex, but doesn't fire his gun when Dex starts moving fast at him, like he would an unknown. He wants to bring him in, but could of knee capped him, like he said.

Laguerta is a cold hearted bitch, but when it comes to someone she cares about, it's quite the opposite. I really love the scenes between her and Lundy. He definitely puts her in her place, and in a respectful way.

Funny how much over acting these FBI agents and extras do without even having lines. Touching ties, facial reactions, over interest in something being said hehe.

Fantastic episode, intense from start to finish.

This episode begins with Dexter, he wakes up outside of Rita's house. Doakes traveled to Haïti, he visits Leonis. Dexter discovered that his blood tapes have been stolen. Dexter has been arrested by the FBI. Dexter opens his own blood tapes. But Doakes is the suspect. Doakes caught Dexter while he was transporting the body parts. Dexter strangles Doakes in the water. Dexter locked Doakes in a cage. Nice episode of Dexter Season 2, what a shocking end of this episode. Will Dexter kill Doakes?

My Reaction / Review for Dexter Season 2 Episode 9 ''Resistance Is Futile'' (S2. E9): Episode 8 was awesome and I gave it a rating of 9/10. Let's see if this one is better or worse. You ruined everything Dex, there is no going back now. The relationship between Deb and Lundy, ew, disgusting. Lila has become a huge problem for Dex, something needs to be done. Lol Dex thinks that Lundy found the slides? Lundy has the slides, damn, that's bad. Rita is about to forgive Dex for cheating, I wouldnt. Wow I didn't expect that Doakes would put a gps tracker on Dex's boat. Now the question is what Dex will do about the Doakes problem. Overall an amazing episode, my rating is 9.3/10.

Unfortunately, this is one question that the show has proved it's unable to answer.

You want to make a show about a vigilante serial killer? Fine. But if the best you can do to support that edgy foundation is pile one soap opera story arc on top of another one, you've missed the point -- and the power -- considerably. And that's exactly what is happening here.

The list of supporting characters is weak and spotty at best. So to "spice it up" they've introduced elements that would make a soap opera seem sappy. And that's a shame. Because this show had some major potential.

But as often happens with shows that are produced by/for major networks, the final result is so diluted, and so far afield from the original intent, that it's barely recognizable.

Resistance is futile? LOL. Compromising a show's value(s) results in a protracted effort -- in utter futility. You can introduce all the twists and turns you want -- it does not result in genuine drama. On the contrary -- it results in a convoluted melodramatic mess.

As far as this episode goes...there are plenty of twists and turns to keep one's interest. OTOH, there is also way too much filler. The relationship between Debra and Lundy is one of the low points of this series. And it drags the energy and the power of this episode down as well. While not the worst, it's clearly not one of the best either.