Dexter 10/28

[NasEscobar]

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This episode however seemed to mark a turning point. It hammered away at Dexter's new need for external justification, righteous moral approval even, from his satisfaction at overhearing the guys in the booth at the very beginning of the episode, to the Dark Defender stuff, and finally to reassuring his sponsor that she did the right thing in offing the dealer boyfriend.

This was never on Dexter's mind and now it's all there is.

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One of the first season's episodes (perhaps the season finale?) ended with him day-dreaming that he was being honored with people thanking him and [censored].

He's always been human, I think he's just now is realizing he is.