What I'm Watching: Dexter

Dexter: Season 3, Episode 7 "Easy as Pie" (B+)

This episode provides the opportunity to really get inside Miguel Prado's psyche. Up until now, he's been an intriguing character who seemed to sympathize with Dexter's notion of righteous killing. Now, Miguel really lets his anger boil up and lashes out at Dexter when our hero refuses to kill someone he isn't certain is guilty of unforgivable sins. The revelation that she is in fact noble is an important step for the show, and more importantly, something extremely relevant to the relationship between Dexter and Miguel. It had seemed as if they would become an avenging angel duo, but now perhaps they'll more likely keep each other in check. Deb's stupidity and naivete has become too much, as she can't decide who to trust and just keeps shooting her mouth off to anyone who will, or won't, listen. Dexter's final act for Camilla is moving, and she really has been a terrific recurring character for the series. Her telling Dexter that she knows about Rudy and understands Dexter should provide Dexter with appropriate closure. He now has three people in the world who at one point knew what he was (Miguel is the only surviving one), and hopefully that means he'll feel all the more compelled to share his motivations and feelings with Miguel.