Dexter season 4
| Dexter season 4 | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| File:Dexter season 4 DVD.png DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release | September 27 – December 13, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
On October 21, 2008, Showtime commissioned a fourth and fifth season of Dexter, each consisting of 12 episodes.[1] The show's writers convened during February and March 2009 to brainstorm ideas for the fourth season, and filming was scheduled to begin in June 2009.[2] On May 27, 2009, Showtime announced that John Lithgow would guest star in all 12 episodes as Miami's latest and deadliest serial killer, and Keith Carradine would return as Lundy.[3] The fourth season premiered on September 27, 2009, and focused on Dexter trying to find a way to balance his family life, now that his son is born, and his "extra-curricular" activities.[4] The season received positive reviews before airing, including one from Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly, who saw the fourth season as being "bloody promising".[5] The season opener was leaked to the Internet ahead of schedule in late August 2009.[6]
Season 4 of Dexter premiered in the UK on the FX channel on August 20, 2010.[7]
Plot
Dexter is now a family man, and Rita has given birth to a baby boy named Harrison. The family has moved to the suburbs, where Dexter struggles to reconcile his new life with his killing urges. Special Agent Frank Lundy returns to hunt down the "Trinity Killer" (John Lithgow) who he believes always murders three people in a very specific sequence: a young woman in a bathtub, an older mother of two falling to her death, and a father of two bludgeoned to death.
Lundy begins working with Debra and shortly after, an unseen assailant shoots them both, killing Lundy. Afterwards, Debra is barred from working the Trinity case because the shooting is suspected to be the work of Trinity, making Debra a victim. Debra eventually discovers that Trinity was not the shooter, and she is put in charge of the case. Meanwhile, LaGuerta and Batista have renewed their relationship and, in danger of losing their jobs, decide to marry. They call Dexter in to have him be their witness.
While investigating Lundy's data about Trinity, Dexter determines Lundy was killed because he had determined when and where Trinity would claim his third victim. Dexter stakes out the building, and witnesses Trinity bludgeoning a man on a security camera. Dexter follows Trinity to his home, where he is surprised to discover that Trinity is a family man named Arthur Mitchell. Using the alias Kyle Butler, Dexter attends the same church as Arthur and eventually befriends him by helping him at the "Four Walls, One Heart" charity organization. While investigating the reasons behind Trinity's crimes, Dexter learns how he manages to reconcile his family life with his killing urges and utilizes that knowledge to deal with his own issues.
Dexter visits Arthur at his home and discovers that he will be traveling to Tampa on another building project, which could be the start of another cycle. Dexter decides to make the trip with Trinity to ensure this does not happen. On the way, Arthur takes Dexter to his childhood home and reveals that at the age of ten, he spied on his older sister in the shower out of innocent curiosity. Startled by his presence, she slipped, shattering the glass shower door and cutting open her femoral artery, causing her to bleed to death. His mother committed suicide and his father died soon after. Dexter realizes that Trinity compulsively murders groups of people that bear resemblance to those in his family, recreating their deaths each time.
During Thanksgiving at Trinity's home, Dexter learns that Arthur has been terrorizing his family, locking his daughter away in her bedroom and physically abusing his son. After Arthur attacks his son, Dexter is forced to restrain him. Arthur then goes to see a reporter who has been snooping around the Miami Metro Police Department, Christine Hill, who is revealed to be his illegitimate daughter.
Later Trinity kidnaps a boy while being pursued by Dexter. Dexter does some research and finds out that Trinity's pattern begins with the abduction and murder of a ten year old boy first; revealing Trinity's pattern actually cycles in groups of four with the boys always disappearing five days before the first bathtub death. Dexter locates where Trinity is holding the boy and arrives just in time to save him as Arthur escapes.
Debra begins to investigate and eventually arrests Hill after finding that she is Trinity’s daughter. However, Hill is released due to a lack of evidence. Hill secretly contacts Arthur, but he refuses to help her and instead forbids further contact. Arthur also reveals his disdain for her having killed Lundy, which she did to protect her father. Realizing the error of her ways, Hill confesses to Debra. Distraught, Hill seeks forgiveness from Debra, which the latter refuses to provide. Hill then pulls out a gun and commits suicide in front of Debra.
One of Harry's old informants takes Deb to the house of Laura Moser. Debra immediately recognizes the house as the home of Brian Moser, the Ice Truck Killer. After piecing together Dexter's connection to Brian and Laura, Deb reveals this information to Dexter, explaining that Laura was his mother and Brian his brother. Dexter feigns surprise, stating that Brian must have tried to get to him through Deb.
Dexter decides that he must draw police attention away from Trinity, so he finds a man whom he can kill and pin the blame on. He then plants evidence and kills the man. Arthur lures Dexter to an arcade where he previously stalked victims and follows Dexter back to the police station, where he learns Dexter's true identity. Soon after, Dexter tails Trinity, but sideswipes a car on the way. Dexter captures and drugs Trinity, but the driver of the damaged car has found Dexter's car, called the police, and in the ensuing confrontation, Dexter is taken in by the police for leaving the scene of an accident and fighting with the driver in the presence of the police. By the time Dexter is released due to cell overcrowding, Trinity is gone from where Dexter had left his unconscious body.
Dexter eventually tracks down Arthur, capturing and bringing him to the bomb shelter where he held the missing boy. Dexter kills him with a hammer and dumps the body. He returns home and picks up a message from Rita. After listening to the message, he decides to call her back. He hears Rita's phone ring from within the house and soon after, he hears Harrison crying. He rushes to the bathroom, where he finds Harrison sitting on the tile floor in a pool of blood while Rita lies dead in the bathtub, having been murdered in the same fashion as the Trinity killings.
Cast
Main cast
- Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
- Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan
- Julie Benz as Rita Bennett
- Lauren Vélez as Maria LaGuerta
- David Zayas as Angel Batista
- C.S. Lee as Vince Masuka
- Desmond Harrington as Joey Quinn
- James Remar as Harry Morgan
Recurring cast
- John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell, the Trinity Killer (12 episodes)
- Preston Bailey as Cody Bennett (11 episodes)
- Courtney Ford as Christine Hill (11 episodes)
- Christina Robinson as Astor Bennett (10 episodes)
- Brando Eaton as Jonah Mitchell (6 episodes)
- Rick Peters as Elliot (6 episodes)
- Julia Campbell as Sally Mitchell (5 episodes)
- Vanessa Marano as Becca Mitchell (5 episodes)
- David Ramsey as Anton Briggs (5 episodes)
- Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy (4 episodes)
- Geoff Pierson as Tom Matthews (4 episodes)
Episodes
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | "Living the Dream" | Marcos Siega | Clyde Phillips | September 27, 2009 |
| 38 | 2 | "Remains to Be Seen" | Brian Kirk | Charles H. Eglee | October 4, 2009 |
| 39 | 3 | "Blinded by the Light" | Marcos Siega | Scott Buck | October 11, 2009 |
| 40 | 4 | "Dex Takes a Holiday" | John Dahl | Melissa Rosenberg & Wendy West | October 18, 2009 |
| 41 | 5 | "Dirty Harry" | Keith Gordon | Tim Schlattmann | October 25, 2009 |
| 42 | 6 | "If I Had a Hammer" | Romeo Tirone | Lauren Gussis | November 1, 2009 |
| 43 | 7 | "Slack Tide" | Tim Hunter | Scott Buck | November 8, 2009 |
| 44 | 8 | "Road Kill" | Ernest Dickerson | Melissa Rosenberg & Scott Reynolds | November 15, 2009 |
| 45 | 9 | "Hungry Man" | John Dahl | Wendy West | November 22, 2009 |
| 46 | 10 | "Lost Boys" | Keith Gordon | Charles H. Eglee & Tim Schlattmann | November 29, 2009 |
| 47 | 11 | "Hello, Dexter Morgan" | SJ Clarkson | Scott Buck & Lauren Gussis | December 6, 2009 |
| 48 | 12 | "The Getaway" | Steve Shill | Teleplay by: Wendy West & Melissa Rosenberg Story by: Scott Reynolds & Melissa Rosenberg | December 13, 2009 |
References
- ^ Goldman, Eric (2008-10-21). "Dexter Keeps Killing". IGN. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ Ahlborn, Kate (2008-10-24). "Q&A: Dexter Executive Producer Sara Colleton". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ Fowler, Matt (2009-05-27). "Big Dexter Casting News". IGN. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ Staff (2009-06-26). "Dexter's Got A Killer New Teaser Poster". IGN. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ 2:49 p.m. ET (2009-04-30). "'Dexter' new season looks bloody promising- msnbc.com". MSNBC. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ French, Dan (2009-08-20). "Dexter', 'Mad Men' episodes leaked". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ http://fxuk.com/shows/dexter
