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Harry's role

Flashbacks throughout the series show Harry (who died several years previously) instructing Dexter on how to masquerade with typical human behavior, how to cover his tracks after a kill, and even how to stranglehold a target to knock them out and capture them.

My memory is porous, but I'm confident that it's a great exaggeration to say that flashbacks to lessons in technique occur "throughout the series". Flashbacks of any kind are less frequent than the conversations with Harry's ghost. Is it clear what Dexter thinks of these conversations? He knows they're not real; does he see them as manifestations of his madness, or is he merely imagining (in a format made convenient for the audience) what Harry might say?

Sometimes the ghost appears when others are present. I forget, do others hear what Dexter says to Harry? —Tamfang (talk) 04:17, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have just started watching the series, but it does not seem like Dexter considers himself at all mad (unless this appears later). Looks like he is just remembering conversations with his foster father and these "flashbacks" provide the viewer an explanation of his childhood.Cosainsé (talk) 03:29, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sex?

The article says: "This suits Dexter, who believes getting intimate will reveal his darker side to Rita." I thought that Dexter is just not interested in sex? Then it's his lack of interest, not the fear of being exposed, that that makes Rita a suitable partner for him. Am I wrong?Cosainsé (talk) 03:36, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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 Sometimes the ghost appears when others are present.  I forget, do others hear what Dexter says to Harry? —[[User:Tamfang|Tamfang]] ([[User talk:Tamfang|talk]]) 04:17, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
 :I have just started watching the series, but it does not seem like Dexter considers himself at all mad (unless this appears later). Looks like he is just remembering conversations with his foster father and these "flashbacks" provide the viewer an explanation of his childhood.[[User:Cosainsé|Cosainsé]] ([[User talk:Cosainsé|talk]]) 03:29, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
+== Sex? ==
+The article says: "This suits Dexter, who believes getting intimate will reveal his darker side to Rita." I thought that Dexter is just not interested in sex? Then it's his lack of interest, not the fear of being exposed, that that makes Rita a suitable partner for him. Am I wrong?[[User:Cosainsé|Cosainsé]] ([[User talk:Cosainsé|talk]]) 03:36, 16 February 2013 (UTC)