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Dexter never expected to be seen while killing Boyd Fowler. His witness is none other than Lumen Pierce, the battered woman that unknown to the forensic expert, sees him doing it. Dexter must subdue the young woman, whose identity is unknown to him, but he realizes she had been the object of abuse by people that are connected to Boyd.

Dexter is having problems with Sonya, who suddenly feels she has been asked too much responsibility in taking care of the baby. The other development in today's chapter is that Sgt. Batista is forced to apologize to his co-worker from the beating he gave him. Maria is adamant about it. At the same time, Batista fears I.A. will not be too kind on him when they review his case.

Deb, on the other hand, has been getting comfortable in her relationship with Quinn, something her brother never suspects. Quinn is getting near to finding a link between Kyle Butler and Dexter.

A good episode directed by Milan Cheylov. Jim Leonard wrote this installment in which Julia Stiles, a welcome sight on anything she decides to grace us with her presence, shines as Lumen. Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrison, Lauren Velez, David Zayas and James Remar contribute to make this series one of the best on television.

This episode begins with Dexter, he just met a girl named Lumen at Body's house. Angel visits Sgt. Lopez at the hospital. Fuentes cuts trough Jandro's troath. Jandro got brought to the hospital. Lumen smashed Dexter. Lumen tries to escape but Dexter is chasing her. Maria suspended Quinn because he investigated The Trinity case without permission. Nice episode of Dexter Season 5, Dexter learned Lumen on another way then before.

Oh, it's so exciting to see where this season is heading ... :). I was skeptical after the first episode of this season, but now I think this season has the potential to become the best of them all. I don't know if this is the last season, if so, the writers are heading towards a blast finale. If there will be a succeeding season, this one will stage a perfect setup.

OK, many elements are taken from previous seasons: Deb is scared and disturbed, letting her judgment be clouded by her temper and impulse (seen before after the Lundy breakup / killing). Now Quinn is on Dexters heels (before it was Doakes). Batista has trouble with his women once again, the Dexter/Lumen alliance (before it was Dexter/Lila) etc.

What makes this episode (this season) work is the original mix of the new ideas with some of the old elements that worked well. The Deb/Quinn relationship is predestined to be fatal for both of them. Their emotional, personal and professional motives are so intertwined that the only result can be a total (lovely) mess. I see Quinn using Deb to come closer to Dexter, while Deb (who started the affair just as a soul-patch) falls in love wildly with him. Oh, and we know what happened to Doakes, so Quinn will have to be very careful ;). The Laguerta/Batista thing is also pretty messy (in a good way of course), they are both messing with their jobs and their emotions, it's possible one (or both) of them get kicked out of the department (aka series).

What also helps this season is, it doesn't take itself too serious. There are many funny moments, specially when Dex uses Harrison as bait ("better than donuts") for his "research". Apropos "research", I see the Dex/Lumen bond building an unholy alliance against her torturers but I don't think there'll be an affair between them (she is to disturbed/abused and HM, Julia Stiles just visually isn't on par with Dex' previous girls). And, last but not least, there is something about the babysitter that just feels "wrong" :). "Dexter" and women with strong European accents usually mean one thing: big trouble! I have a feeling where this side-thread might be going, but it's just speculation ;).

So, my friends, watch it and enjoy it. It's tense, it doesn't take itself too serious and it's as original as it ever was (and a bit more than that).

10 out of 10

(S5. E4) My Reaction / Review for Dexter Season 5 Episode 4 ''Beauty And The Beast'': Episode 3 was great and I gave it a rating of 9/10. Let's see if this one is better or worse. So the babysitter is gone, I don't blame her. Really curious about what Dex is going to do with that girl. He has to let her go eventually. Im glad that the babysitter decided to come back, she seems to be good for Harrison. Oh boy the girl escaped. Wow Quinn got so close to the truth about Kyle Butler aka Dexter. I wonder what does it mean when that girl said that it is not over? Could this mean more bad guys for Dexter to visit? Overall an amazing episode, my rating is 9/10.

Sometimes the plot devices employed to keep the story moving are just out of whack with common sense. In this episode it all came to a crash at the end.

Deborah and the cops go into an apartment looking for murderers in Miami, yet they're surprised by over ten illegals living in a one bedroom? It's Miami. There at least five cops in the raid, yet NONE support Deb when she goes through a gaping hole in the closet to an adjacent room to confront the suspect? Even after Baptista calls in for a "clear" and she doesn't answer? Where were the rest of them at? Certainly not surrounding the building because apparently a guy with a machete can just hop out the window and be gone. I'll cut Deb some slack for being a terrible shot since she was running on no sleep but not for being surprised by the outcome of her stand-off. She was tied up by (and romantically involved with) the Ice Truck Killer AND she's a cop! She should be a little more resilient to gritty crime.

Dexter figures out his new buddy is a runaway, leaves her in a state of medicated distress, AND leaves a bottle of pills near at hand. Later when she feigns suicide he's duped way too easily for a guy who was kidnapped and thrown in the trunk of a car not too long ago. Further, after she turns the tables on him and locks him in he simply busts the lock by shouldering the door? She didn't try to jimmy the door or escape through a window or anything before he came back? That lock was weak and it's doubtful Dex would have used a piece of crap lock or secured a latch somewhere anybody with a minimal amount of force could wrench it free.

The three dudes in the car note a deranged chick in the swamp, laugh, and then drive off? Really? WITHOUT looking in the rear view mirror to see the guy hiding step up to the side of the road and subdue her! No way.

But all that being said, I'm still a fan. I like the plot progression of this season so far. Julia Stiles is great, the dynamic between Dex and Deb is awesome, Quinn's whining about Kyle Butler is interesting enough (although it was a pretty huge leap I thought), and the internal affairs issue with Baptista is mildly entertaining. (Although any IA cop who would jeopardize his position for a hummer from a department chief is stupid. Like she's not just going to entrap him in order to take the heat off her husband. A guy who has already put a boy in blue in the hospital. That doesn't make a lot of sense.)

1. Dexter tries to save a witness 2. Nanny quits and returns 3. Quinn's unto Dexter

Dexter finds himself in a new situation - having a witness. He risks a lot trying to save her, which he probably wouldn't have done in the past. Looks like Dexter's trying to save her because of his guilt of not being able to save Rita. Quinn is on Dexters tails and it is reminiscent of Doakes in the earlier seasons. Will we get another face off and it'd be complicated because of a potential romance between Debra and Quinn? Season feels a little messy because there is no interesting main plot to hold everything down together.