According to Dr. Pittman, Joe was in the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War, although there is no proof of this. For each victim, he ritually prepares a kill site that has some symbolic relevance to the killer (e.g., killing a boxer in a boxing ring or a gambler in a casino's storage shed). Upon discovering that Debra was brain dead after a stroke, caused by a victim that Dexter left for her to arrest shooting her, Dexter was visibly devastated. Since Harry's death, Dexter's only family is his sister Debra, Harry and Doris' biological daughter. Dexter subdues her and prepares to kill her, but stops when Hannah does not appear to fear him. [Dexter] Harry thought Dexter was his biological son I initially thought that Harry Morgan may be Dexter's biological father as well as adopted but then I was reminded of an episode in Season One where Dexter's father was identified with DNA confirmation. [43], Days later, Saxon shows up at Dexter's apartment and offers a truce: he will spare Dexter's family if Dexter will leave him alone. Probably because he's her biological father, I'm guessing that he and her biological mother who I'm going to say is Iris because while we don't know Olsen marital status I'm guessing one time he was and he had an affair with Iris and got her pregnant and that's why she ran away and hid at his chalet and gave birth to Audrey and probably because The killer begins leaving taunting clues for Dexter to draw him in personally. However due to the paternity test in the first season, we know that there is no way Harry can be Dexter's biological . In both the books and the show, Dexter selects his victims according to his adoptive father's code and kills them only after he has discovered enough evidence to prove their guilt. While driving home after killing his first victim in months, Dexter falls asleep at the wheel and has an accident, and the resultant short-term memory loss causes him to forget where his victim's body is. Hall reprised his role as Dexter in the miniseries Dexter: New Blood. In the TV show, Dexter keeps blood slides from all his victims neatly organized in a wooden filing box, which he hides inside his air conditioner. In Double Dexter, Dexter is seen by an anonymous Shadow while killing a victim in a secluded house. [70] In an affidavit filed in Ohio County court, police said Andrew stated that he "watches a show called Dexter on Showtime, about a serial killer, and he stated, 'I feel just like him.'". When Jonah and his mother discovered Jonah's sister, their mother blamed the children for their father's shortcomings. When a series of murders leads Miami Metro's Detective Anderson through a loop, Dexter is assigned to guard Jackie. Joseph Driscoll may not be his real name as Dexter found no records of his existence before age 30. Teen Felt Hunger To Kill", "Teen who strangled brother gets life in prison", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dexter_Morgan&oldid=1146299203, This page was last edited on 24 March 2023, at 01:01. This showed how far Dexter had truly fallen, as when he had killed Jonathan Farrow in the past, a man he had been convinced was a killer but was in fact innocent (of murder, but not of abuse), he had been wracked with guilt and had been ashamed of himself. At first Harry resists, but his wife Doris insists he contact the donor and Dexter receives a transfusion. Robert has lured Astor with promises of stardom, and she appears ready to help him to kill Dexter. He continues on with his life until he starts receiving threatening emails from the person who claims to have seen him over a pile of dead body parts. Related: Dexter: Where Does Kurt Hide The Bodies In New Blood? While Dexter is preoccupied with the Key West police, Crowley finally attacks Dexter by abducting Cody and Astor. When she overcomes her demons and becomes more amorous, however, Dexter considers ending the relationship, fearing that she will see him as he really is if they become a real couple. [64] Twitchell, an aspiring filmmaker, had adopted the persona "Dexter Morgan" on Facebook and made a movie that was similar to how Dexter operates in the TV show. Despite the blatant violation of the Code that was Logan's murder, Dexter showed absolutely no remorse or guilt, instead focused solely on escaping with his son Harrison, and he even tried to justify the murder to Harrison. He is the biological father of Dexter Morgan. Dexter cuts Lumen free and knocks Chase out. Deborah, meanwhile, disowns Dexter for cheating on Rita and putting Astor in danger, and decides to take custody of his children. He finds a greater understanding through Brother Sam (Mos Def, credited as Mos and later as yasiin bey), an ex-con and murderer whom Dexter once considered killing, who has since become a born-again Christian who counsels other ex-cons. The books give less detail about disposal, with Dexter usually improvising depending on the victim. Dexter is joined by Rita, Debra and Rudy for a weekend away when he learns that his biological father, whom he was told died thirty years ago, has just recently passed away and left him everything he owned, including his house. Debra is intent on arresting Hannah for the murder of Sal Price, a crime writer for whom Debra had feelings, and Dexter has trouble reconciling his feelings for his girlfriend with his responsibility to his adoptive sister. The first season of Dexter is an adaptation of Jeff Lindsay's first novel in a series of the same name, Darkly Dreaming Dexter.Subsequent seasons have featured original storylines. He acknowledges loyalty to family, particularly to his late adoptive father, saying: "If I were capable of love, how I would have loved Harry." On other occasions, he uses hammers, drills, and other power tools. Dexter escapes, however, and is rescued by a fishing boat carrying illegal immigrants bound for Florida. s1e9 "Father Knows Best" The scene in Dexter's biological fathers house when Deb gets the phone call about the DNA test results on his deceased biodad. In the finale episode, "Sins of the Father", Angela arrests Dexter for Matt's murder. [30], Dexter's romance with Hannah complicates his relationship with Debra, however. I'm what's wrong. Dexter then enlists Debra's help in subduing Saxon and prepares to kill him. In the case of his first victim in Dexter: New Blood, in which Dexter has not killed in almost 10 years, he still dismembers the body, but initially only buries the remains in plastic bags under a fire pit by his cabin. Dexter's trophy signature is to slice the victim's right cheek with a surgical scalpel to collect a small blood sample, which he preserves on a microscope slide. [32], Debra gets into a near-fatal car accident following a confrontation with Hannah, and insists to Dexter that Hannah poisoned her. Vogel, a specialist in the neuropathology of psychopaths, tells Dexter that she knew Harry, and helped him invent Dexter's "code" because she believes that psychopaths can play useful roles in society. The killer kidnaps Deborah and meets with Dexter in a storage container, and reveals their true connection: he is Brian, Dexter's biological brother. Dexter learns that Lila is in fact a sociopath who attends NA meetings to vicariously experience emotions she is incapable of feeling, and tells her to leave him alone. Dexter also discovers that the victim was not a murderer or even an attempted murderer, and leaves him feeling some semblance of guilt due to the fact he accidentally broke the Code and killed an innocent man. [59] Commenting that Hall was "adept at portraying repressives", Ginia Bellafonte of The New York Times said this vigilante operates on the "stylized libertarianism that sees institutional failure wherever it looks". Dexter is forced to take Doakes captive and sets about framing him. It has been a symbol of incarceration for decades and can show that the wearer has spent time behind bars. When Dexter reaches puberty, he realizes that he is uninterested in sex and needs instruction by his father on how to behave with women. That night, Dexter and Jackie have sex, and start a brief but intense affair. Driscoll met his death at the age of 60, when Rudy (Brian Moser) murdered him as a way to reconnect with his long-lost brother. He calls Debra so she can arrest Saxon, and says his goodbyes to her and Harry. Not knowing what else to say, Dexter replies that he is. Dexter kidnaps Zach, who admits that he enjoys killing and will do it again. Her biological parents have remained unknown until Legacy (when she discovered that Councillor Oralie is her biological mother). Dexter, assuming that Quinn is watching him, waits for him to return to the surveillance van. Dexter and Rita drive to Dade City to sort out Joe's house and sell it. [52], Kurt pays one of his truckers, Elric Kane (Shuler Hensley), to kidnap Dexter so he can kill him and Harrison, but Dexter manages to evade and kill him. Learning this new information, Dexter rejects Brian and reaffirms the "Code of Harry", leaving Jonah alive to forgive himself. Dexter leads her toward investigating Kurt as a serial killer in hopes that exposing his crimes will destroy his influence over Harrison. He took it upon himself to end her suffering, and in her final moments, admitted that he loved her, the first and only time he had ever said that to her. Dexter goes to her new job as a private investigator and learns that Debra is pursuing, and sleeping with, drug dealer Andrew Briggs (Rhys Coiro). With Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King. The season opens with a shocked, guilt-ridden Dexter clutching Harrison as the police respond to his call, in which Dexter says "It was me". He occasionally varies his methods to fit particular victims; he kills his brother (and fellow serial killer) Brian by cutting his throat with a dinner knife (with the manner of the death and Dexter's own hesitation at inflicting the wound causing pathologists to conclude that Brian killed himself);[5] he stabs gang lord Little Chino in the chest with a machete;[11] and he kills Santos Jimenezthe man who murdered his motherin the same manner in which his mother was killed, by dismembering him with a chainsaw. (Dexter told Dr. Pittman that Joe spent some time in prison because of his tattoo.). In his private life, Dexter maintains superficial relationships with his sister Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), his girlfriend Rita (Julie Benz), and Rita's children, Astor (Christina Robinson) and Cody (Daniel Goldman in season one, Preston Bailey in subsequent seasons) to appear normal. [69], Andrew Conley said the show inspired him to strangle his 10-year-old brother. Dexter learns that Joe Driscoll, his biological father who he assumed had been long dead, has only recently died and left all of his belongings to Dexter, including his house in Dade City. Dexter realizes that a friend of Sam's, Nick (Germaine De Leon), is responsible, and swears revenge. After retired Special Agent Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine) is murdered, Dexter begins his pursuit of the so-called "Trinity Killer", who has been committing ritualistic murders across the country for 30 years. [3], Meanwhile, after killing Oscar Prado in self-defense while attempting to murder a homicidal drug dealer named Freebo, Dexter forms an unlikely friendship with Oscar's brother, Miguel (Jimmy Smits), a popular assistant district attorney. Dexter's first "big bad," dubbed "The Ice Truck Killer," is also one of his most frightening, let alone the most personal since he is really his biological older brother, Brian Moser . Dexter refuses, but ends up inadvertently coming to Sirko's aid when one of his former henchmen attacks them both. Dexter follows a code of ethics taught to him in childhood by his adoptive father, Harry, which he refers to as "The Code" or "The Code of Harry" and hinges on two principles: He can only kill people after finding conclusive evidence that they are guilty of murder, and he must not get caught. The cartel tries to kill Dexter several times to get to Brian. While on suspension from the police force for being a 'person of interest' in a murder investigation, Dexter finally finds out who his Shadow is: Doug Crowley. Lila becomes obsessed with Dexter, believing he is her soulmate. Dexter sees that his luck has finally run out, and waits for the police to arrive. In other words, we learn more about Dexter's past and his biological father. The FBI, however, soon clear Dexter, as he was with the police at Mitchell's house at the time Rita was murdered. To that end, Dexter repeatedly puts off murdering Mitchell, thwarts police efforts to apprehend him, and even saves Mitchell's life when he attempts suicide. Harry, his adoptive father, knows someone who has the same blood type. Fearing the worst, Dexter goes in search of Robert, who had shown a suspicious interest in Astor. However, the body is cremated before Dexter can obtain proof. He "falls off the wagon", however, when he impulsively murders Matt Caldwell (Steve M. Roberts), an arrogant stockbroker who once killed five people and got away with it thanks to his family's wealth and political clout. Aside from Harry, Brian Moser was the first character who revealed he knew Dexter Morgan was a serial killer. Dexter spends the next day completely numb, unable to even fake any sort of emotion or grief. Female - An individual whose biological reproductive system is designed to produce ova. Dexter and Lumen then become lovers, before continuing their hunt for Chase. They renew their relationship, and plan to run away together to Argentina. [29] Dexter falls in love with Hannah, who helps him realize that his "Dark Passenger" does not control his life. For example, in the novels, Dexter continues his relationship with Rita because he realizes that Rita's children are exhibiting the same sociopathic tendencies he did at their age, and he tries to provide them with "guidance" similar to that which Harry provided him. Dexter persuades Brian to spare Deborah, and instead the two of them kill Lieutenant Maria LaGuerta (this does not occur in the TV series, in which LaGuertawhose first name is changed to "Maria"is a recurring character until her death at the end of the seventh season). In the final book of the series' Dexter is Dead; Dexter is in jail after being charged with Robert's crimesthanks to the corrupt Detective Anderson, who has falsified evidence and reports to make it seem that Dexter is guilty. She is typically seen in business dress becoming of a journalist and columnist. Rewatched the show a couple times and I didnt catch anything said about Dexter's biological father. [26], After weeks under Debra's surveillance, a stressed out Dexter kidnaps Louis Greene (Josh Cooke), a former coworker with a grudge against him, with the intent of killing him. In the novels, the method usually involves an extended "exploration" with various sharp knives; on the show, Dexter's favored method usually involves an immediately fatal wound to the chest, neck, or gut with a variety of weapons, usually a sharp knife. As Chase is about to kill them, Dexter frees himself with a knife he had stashed and immobilizes Chase by stabbing him through his foot and into the floor. Fearing for his family's safety, Dexter engineers Sirko's arrest, but Sirko is soon released on bail and resumes his vendetta. Dexter suspects that Saxon is the "Brain Surgeon" and warns Vogel, who tells him to stay out of it; Dexter is unaware that she is sheltering her son. By now, Dexter has embraced his role as stepfather to both children, but is annoyed when thoughts of themwondering if Cody had brushed his teeth before bed and if Astor had set out her Easter dress for picture day at her schooldistract him from hunting an intended victim. In a fit of emotion, he accidentally wrecks the stolen car he is driving, allowing Chase to take him prisoner. He saves one of Yates' victims and confronts the killer, who escapes. In 2009, he was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series or Drama. There, Harry gives Dexter his "permission" to kill his first human victim, a nurse who is murdering her patients with overdoses of morphine. She arrests Kurt for Iris' murder, but Kurt surprises her by saying that his late father, Roger, committed the crime. Debra is horrified, but resolves to help Dexter stop killing by moving in with him and keeping a constant eye on him. In one episode, the dump site and remains are inadvertently discovered by scuba divers, so he changes tactics, cutting the bodies into smaller pieces and dumping them further offshore, where they will be dispersed by the Gulf Stream. Dexter by Design opens in Paris, with Dexter and Rita on their honeymoon. [62] Paste ranked Dexter Morgan number 6 on their list of the 20 Best Characters of 2011.[63]. While he means that he killed her by letting Mitchell know his identity, the police interpret this as an admission of direct guilt. [61] He appeared in Comcast's list of TV's Most Intriguing Characters. It is never specified whether or not Joe Driscoll is Brian's father. [22] Dexter finds it increasingly difficult to keep concealing his secret life, which leads to conflict with Rita and Astor, who has entered adolescence. He is the biological father of Dexter Morgan. [12], Meanwhile, a serial killer of prostitutes appears in Miami, and Dexter notices that the killer is leaving hidden clues at the scene that have personal significance to Dexter. [2] At the story's outset, Dexter knows very little about his life prior to being adopted by Harry and Doris Morgan. [9] The injection is a tradition established with his first victim, the hospital nurse. Harry was Dexter Morgan 's adoptive father who taught him the Code of Harry, which enabled him to live freely as a serial killer. Variety said that "Michael C. Hall's portrayal of the title character remains a towering achievement, one that eclipses the show's other shortcomings and rough patches". Other times, Dexter incapacitates his target by using either his hands or a garrote to cut off blood flow to the brain. As intended, Kurt rushes back to his house, where Dexter incapacitates him and prepares a kill site in Kurt's own bunker. LaGuerta regains consciousness and urges Debra to kill Dexter. He tracked Joe down and accessed his house while disguised as a cable TV repairman. He also has two half-siblings, Astor and Cody . In 2007, Hall was honored with a Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama. Dexter likes children, finding them much more interesting than adults; accordingly, he treats victims who prey on children with particular wrath. The novel reintroduces Dexter's brother, Brian, who shows up unexpectedly at Dexter's doorstep and inserts himself into his brother's new family. [10] He uses the alias Patrick Bateman (the serial killer protagonist of Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho) to procure these tranquilizers. Horrified, Harrison says that Dexter's "code" is a lie he tells himself to justify the murders he enjoys committing, and that if not for him, Rita and Debra would be alive and he would have grown up normal and happy. When Dexter searches the house, however, he finds that Rita is dead, murdered by Robert. "Bay Harbor Butcher" redirects here. Dexter relents at the last minute, however, and calls Debra so she can talk him out of it, reassuring her that there is good in him after all. Dexter and Rita are his biological parents. While attempting to bond with Astor and Cody, he realizes that they both have "Dark Passengers" of their own, and he resolves to provide them with the same "guidance" that Harry had given him. This episode "Father Knows Best," has Dexter learning that his biological father recently passed away after being told he was dead for over thirty years. In a heightened emotional state, he runs to Rita's house for comfort, and they have sex. While Dexter disposes of Liddy's body, Lumen gets a call from Emily. Irma Holt, Joe's neighbor across the street, thought he was too young and healthy to die and how he was a nice man who would clean her gutters. Logan reaches for his gun and attempts to shoot Dexter, but misses. In Season 2, Episode 5 we learn that Dexter's adopted father Harry was engaged in an extramarital affair with Dexter's biological mother Laura Moser. Lila retaliates by framing Dexter's colleague and friend Angel Batista (David Zayas) for rape, though he is eventually cleared. Click here to take a fun quiz about the original run of, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Thinking quickly, Dexter tells Astor that Robert will be arrested and sent to prison, and is thus useless to her. In season five, after Rita is murdered, Dexter realizes that he genuinely loved her, and is devastated by losing her. Dexter adheres to Harry's code, however, causing a schism between his personalities. The Detroit Free Press gave season two of the series a 70/100 and said: "Hall invests strange, demented Dexter with real heart and humanity". Deb believes Joe Driscoll must have been unsavory which is why Harry did not want Dexter to know anything about him and she wants nothing to do with him and hopes Dexter would agree with her. He finds proof of Saxon's murders, which he turns over to the police so that Saxon will be forced to come after him before he leaves Miami. Dexter goes to the house to investigate, accompanied by Rita & Debra (with Rudy in tow). Dexter occasionally behaves in a way that suggests that he does feel some rudimentary human connection. Dexter Morgan was born on February 1, 1971. [53] At first, Dexter tells Harrison that he merely "confronts" murderers to make them stop killing, but Harrison eventually figures out that Dexter kills his victims. In 1976, Joe settled in Dade City, Florida, after buying his house outright with cash. Dexter kills Yates to keep him from harming Debra, and he and Debra reconcile. [34], Quinn calls Dexter to tell him that Debra has shown up at Miami Metro, blind drunk, and confessed to killing LaGuerta. The actual capture of his victims differs between the books and the show. (A flashback reveals that Kurt did indeed kill her, however.) To make matters worse, Miami-Metro Captain Maria LaGuerta (Lauren Velez) reopens the Bay Harbor Butcher case, convinced that Doakes was innocent and that Dexter is hiding something. They storm Raul's yacht and take the kids back. In the television series, Dexter is portrayed by Michael C. Hall. [45], After Saxon is arrested, Dexter kills him in his cell, and apparently convinces Quinn and Batista that he acted in self-defense (it is implied that they knew what really happened). At first, things seem perfectly routine; Dexter accompanies Jackie to the station each morning and returns with her to the hotel at night, but when the killer's identity is revealed to him, Dexter's "Dark Passenger" leads him out into the streets in pursuit. He is also horrified when he finds out that one of his potential victims is an abusive husband and father; Dexter vehemently insists he is nothing like that and would never hurt his family. Christine is slim, on the short side, with a heart-shaped face and long brown hair. Lila discovers the cabin in the Everglades where Dexter is holding Doakes and blows it up (with Doakes inside), to protect Dexter. Brian proposes that they begin to murder together, and leads Dexter to a bound and drugged Debra, suggests that she be their first kill. [58], Michael C. Hall's portrayal of Dexter Morgan has received critical acclaim and has won many awards. After weeks of testimony and evidence presented in court, Twitchell was found guilty of the planned and deliberate murder of 38-year-old Johnny Altinger on April 12, 2011. Marshall kidnaps Harrison to sacrifice him as the "lamb of God" during a solar eclipse, but Dexter rescues Harrison and takes Marshall to the old church. [51], When Angela finds the mummified corpse of her friend Iris, who disappeared 25 years earlier, she asks Dexter to analyze the remains, and tells him that she suspects Kurt of killing her. He sends Rita ahead and entraps Mitchell, who is trying to skip town. Dexter has sex with Samantha while under the influence of ecstasy, and tries to prevent Rita from finding out while helping Deborah solve the murders. When Dexter is 18, Harry is diagnosed with cancer and hospitalized. The second reason s that there is a theme of morality which is a big issue within police departments. His life appeared to start when he was 30-years-old. He has been nominated thrice for the Satellite Award for Best Actor Television Series: Drama (in 2006, 2008, and 2010) and won in 2007. For his performance as Dexter, Hall has received critical acclaim. Contents 1 History 2 Season One 3 Trivia Dexter and Lumen, trapped, remain silent. Dexter refuses to believe it at first, but he is suspicious enough to order a toxicology screen on Debra's water bottle. When victims awaken, they are naked and secured to a table with plastic wrap, and for stronger victims, duct tape. Much to Dexter's surprise, however, Debra turns the gun on LaGuerta, and shoots her dead. The novel ends with the Dark Passenger returning to Dexter on his wedding day. He questions the show's director, who confirms that Robert is a pedophile. [8] However, after Rita's death, Dexter became worse in many aspects. She then sees a connection between that proof and new evidence uncovered by Park on the Bay Harbor Butcher case, and realizes that Dexter is the killer.[54]. [49], Harrison is injured in a knife fight with another student, Ethan Williams (Christian Dell'Edera), whom he badly wounds. [13] As Harry had convinced Driscoll to donate the blood anonymously, Dexter had no idea from where it had come. The season ends with Dexter wondering what it would be like if everyone knew his secrets and imagining being celebrated outside the police station by an adoring crowd.[5]. She admits to killing El Sapo, and Dexter reluctantly covers up the crime. Using his training as a blood spatter analyst, Dexter reconstructs the fight and determines that Harrison stabbed Ethan unprovoked, and then inflicted a superficial stab wound upon himself to make it look like Ethan attacked him.

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