The first episode, "Are You...?" , is arguably the best in the show’s later years. Deb doesn’t faint. She doesn’t call the cops. She throws up. The visceral horror on Jennifer Carpenter’s face as she realizes her brother is the serial killer she has been chasing for years is the show's acting peak.
The final standoff in the shipping yard is claustrophobic and brutal. Deb has a gun pointed at LaGuerta. Dexter has a gun pointed at a cop. LaGuerta is begging Deb to remember her training. temporada dexter 7
What makes Sirko brilliant is his motivation. Dexter killed his lover, Viktor. This makes Sirko the mirror image of Dexter—a killer who only kills for love. Their scenes together (especially the bar scene where Sirko admits his sexuality and his pain) are written like a neo-noir thriller. For a few episodes, you actually root for the mobster to catch our "hero." The first episode, "Are You