First Blood
- Episode aired Oct 24, 2010
- TV-MA
- 50m
When Dexter is saddled with an unwanted conspirator, he is forced to make some hard decisions about her fate; Dexter wonders if Rita's death has awakened a darkness inside Harrison; Quinn en... Read allWhen Dexter is saddled with an unwanted conspirator, he is forced to make some hard decisions about her fate; Dexter wonders if Rita's death has awakened a darkness inside Harrison; Quinn enlists an old friend to look into Dexter.When Dexter is saddled with an unwanted conspirator, he is forced to make some hard decisions about her fate; Dexter wonders if Rita's death has awakened a darkness inside Harrison; Quinn enlists an old friend to look into Dexter.
- Lt. Maria LaGuerta
- (as Lauren Velez)
- Michael Angelo
- (as Katherine Moennig)
- Second Mom
- (as Henreé Alyse)
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Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen Dexter goes to Lumen's hotel to talk to her, someone or something is bunching up the curtain in the corner of the window by the door and Dexter even appears to react to it slightly. But when he enters the room there is nobody there and nothing present that would have caused the curtain to do that.
- Quotes
Sgt. Angel Batista: [asking whether or not Deb would sleep with McCourt] Would you ever...
Det. Debra Morgan: I would rather put out a campfire with my face.
- ConnectionsReferences First Blood (1982)
As for the rest it was wicked as usual but I couldn't help noticing a few mistakes and inaccuracies. In the third episode I already noticed that what Jennifer Carpenter said about a corpse wasn't compatible with Deb's development. She knows her investigation can lead to innocent people being killed so she should be more careful. Still her chemistry with Masuka was excellent and I really enjoyed their slightly underground story. The filming was also quite expressive, front Carpenter and back tattoo. Shame on sexy TV ! Otherwise these funny moments couldn't hide an other major issue. In fact I'm starting to question the writing because it's getting clumsy. In season 4 after Dex stang Trinity and had to go back to the police station the last escaped and didn't go back to his vehicle. It wouldn't have been secure and logical. In First Blood a similar event occurred but its development went the other way, the wrong one. Game over, insert coin ! We should also question LaGuerta and the other detectives behavior regarding Dexter. Quinn is on his tail but what about her ? Has she forgotten about Doakes ? I don't ! So I wonder if she'll wake up anytime soon because for the moment this season has far too many plot holes. Julia Stiles is convincing and touching as Lumen Pierce but even an ivory beauty can't hide the seams of the rag she wears. So I really hope the writers will pay more attention to these details in the upcoming episodes because I like to think that most viewers are as demanding as I am.
Still the dual contents should be deep and fascinating enough to captivate your soul. From the rainbow baby to the predictable but twisted ending there were plenty of bitter sweet ingredients. One disturbing scene with Lumen was also quite intense and long enough to rise my heartbeat rate in a split second ! Last but not least the mirroring pattern used to develop Dex and Lumen is intriguing. Indeed it's like if they were enduring the same painful journey, life, but with opposite experiences of it. In fact it's quite interesting that the writers have decided to play with the fairytale ambivalence. What if Lumen was the Beast ? Does Dex want to become a Beauty ? I can't wait to get answers and of course ask more questions !
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- Oct 24, 2010
Details
- Runtime50 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1