"Dexter" The British Invasion (2007)

Director:

Steve Shill

Writers:

James Manos Jr. (developer)
Jeff Lindsay (novel)

TV Series:

"Dexter" (2006)

Original Air Date:

16 December 2007 (Season 2, Episode 12)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Lila makes a shocking discovery about Dexter and takes advantage of it in a desperate ploy to win him back - or rather, force him back.

Plot Keywords:

Explosion | Gas Explosion | Propane Gas | Propane | Bedroom

Cast

Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz	...	Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Debra Morgan
Erik King	...	Sergeant James Doakes
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Lauren Vélez	...	Lt. Maria Laguerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan
Geoffrey Pierson	...	Capt. Tom Matthews (as Geoff Pierson)
Jonathan Banks	...	FBI Deputy Director Max Adams
Jaime Murray	...	Lila Tournay
Keith Carradine	...	Special Agent Frank Lundy
Christina Robinson	...	Astor Bennett
Preston Bailey	...	Cody Bennett
Eli Goodman	...	Detective Weiss

Runtime:

51 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Japan:Unrated | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Aquarium of the Pacific - 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Colleton Company, The

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Dexter injects Lila with an epidural, she says she can't feel her "legs or body"; Dexter tells her he opted for the epidural instead of the sedative to save time. Yet when Dexter lifts her up, she swings her arm behind his head to support herself in his arms. Obviously the epidural was intended to render her arms useless as well, so she could not fight back, a theory supported by the intentional lack of movement with her other arm.

Quotes:

Dexter Morgan: [about the kids] The sex police are here.

Movie Connections:

References Sabotage (1936)

Dexter Season 2 "British Invasion" Season Finale **SPOILERS**and PLOT

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

An excellent ending to the second season of Dexter. the nice thing about this show is that it has many twists and turns but makes sure to cut off all loose ends.

************WARNING SPOILER BELOW****************************************

In the "British invasion" Dexter's problems are solved when Lila steals Dexter's Navigation system and finds the cabin hidden in the Florida Everglades where Sargent Doakes is being held captive. She breaks in and Doakes informs her that Dexter is the Bay Harbor Butcher. Lila in a delusional state feels that she now truly understands Dexter and wants to protect him. She leaves a gas line open and turns on the stove locking Doakes in the Cabin. Almost escaping Doakes is instead nearly all but incinerated by the huge explosion which destroys the cabin.

Dexter is relived by the instance but is unaware how it happened.

Dexter is given a new lease on life and begins to appreciate all that he could have lost should he have confessed or be caught as the true killer he is. Taking advantage of this renewed sense of freedom reconciles with Rita and they have an early morning romp before the kids stumble upon them to interrupt or as dexter put it "The Sex Police are here."

Later in examining charred evidence in the Forensics department from the Cabin explosion Dexter discovers his burned yet still recognizable Navigation unit that was taken from his car. Realizing that Lila could be the only person to take it he makes contact and arranges a meeting.

In this meeting Lila and Dexter profess their true fondness for each other and arrange to leave town the next day. Dexter has other plans.

Dexter hides in Lila's apartment waiting to "Remove" her when Deborah walks in almost becoming Dexter's victim on accident. She assumes that he was there to make sure she had left too when Lila walks in. Lila then sees Dexter's bag of tools and realizes what is going on. She grabs his bag and leaves telling Deborah that shes leaving town, and walks out.

Dexter leaves and tries to phone contact Lila to no avail.

Lila Pulls her jeep on the beach and looks at Dexter's tools. She then goes to Rita's home and knocks out the babysitter that was watching Astor and Cody.

Dexter returns to the Police station when Captain Astor tells Dexter that a woman called saying that she had specific knowledge to the Bay Harbor Butcher case and that Dexter has something to do with it. Realizing that Lila is trying to stall Dexter and he immediately rushes to Rita's house.

Upon arriving at Rita's house Dexter finds the children missing and the babysitter unconscious. Rita walks in and Dexter informs her that the children are missing and to call Deborah get get police searching for the children.

Dexter immediately goes to Lilas Loft and finds the children awaiting him who appear to be fine. Turning around Dexter sees Lila and she tells him that that essentially he "Screwed up". She grabs a lit standing candleabra and throws it to the ground igniting the curtains on fire. Lila runs out of the apartment shutting the steel doors and locking them closed with a chain. As the apartment engulfs in flames dexter kicks out two small windows and rushes the children through them to safety. once out he attempts to open the locked doors again with no luck. Gasping from smoke inhalation on the floor he remembers his father telling him that he will always be the way he is. Waking out of his daze he sees the lathe and plaster opening a hole in the wall as it burns. He jumps up wrapping himself in a blanket and rams the wall numerous times before flying through the wall to the outside entry way collapsing to the ground. Deborah grabs him and pats the flames away.

Dexter is sitting on a stretcher and asks Deborah how she knew to come to Lilas place and she stated that it was pretty obvious.

Lila is seen boarding a plane to Paris France.

Deb and Dex have a cute moment together stating that Deb is now taking care of Dex and not the latter.

Scene End. Black.

A tram or lift goes riding past the screen and the shot is taken to Lila opening the Door to her apartment in Paris. She checks her mail that has been slid trough the mail slot in the door and finds a Postcard that says "Greetings from Miami" on the front and a picture of Sargent Doakes on the back with no writing. Dexter leaps out from the shadows piercing Lilas spine with a needle. Lila tells dexter that she couldn't feel her legs or the rest of her body. He tells her thats why he did a spinal injection because he has a plane to catch.

He lays her on her and she tries to use reason and excuse to not do this but he tells her that she of all people always said how she understood him. He plunges a knife into her chest and waits for the life to leave her eyes. He seals her in a bag, and zips her up.

Black.

Impressive.