• Network: Showtime
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 1, 2006
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critics What's this?

User Score

Generally favorable reviews- based on 264 Ratings

  • Summary: Mos Def, Colin Hanks and Edward James Olmos are the latest antagonists for Dexter, who wonders whether his son will inherit his murdering ways.
  • Genre(s): Drama, Suspense
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Oct 3, 2011
    91
    Dexter likewise remains in solid shape, with new characters generating some additional heat while its namesake keeps plying his trade.
  2. Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Sep 29, 2011
    70
    Mos Def, Colin Hanks and Edward James Olmos play characters with a religious bent in a season that doesn't yet feel as compelling as the one dominated by John Lithgow but allows Dexter to remain the way his fans most want him--alive and killing.
  3. Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Sep 30, 2011
    60
    It's just that creatively speaking, the current season looks like it's going to require a major late-act rescue.
  4. Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Oct 3, 2011
    60
    Oddly, though, it almost feels too light.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 53
  2. Negative: 4 out of 53
  1. Great season, not sure what all the hate is about, after 6 seasons it is still staying fresh.
    The killers are as interesting as ever, Definite
    ly Cannot wait for season 7 Expand
  2. Not as good as the other seasons. Leaned more towards religion and the difficult subject about God, but sometimes a show calls for uncomfortable topics. I enjoy the routine Dexter of previous seasons. This season was more complex and dealt with sensitive issues, especially incest and religion. Experimental! Expand
  3. The fist half of this season was amazing. BUT, the second half, with perhaps a few expectations was such a missed oppurtunity, and a big let down. Brother Sam was a great character though, and his story was great. Expand
  4. This season was unbelievably silly. Gone are the days where Dexter actively tries to not get caught. Now he just sort of wings it and manages to stay under the Miami Metro's radar. The only good subplot of the whole season got killed off halfway through, and while I like Colin Hanks, his part was horribly miscast. I don't know if I've just grown up since I first started watching the series or if it really has gone downhill, but I can say that I just didn't enjoy this season. Expand

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