Unlike some of the previous episodes "Return To Sender" really nailed it. For the first time Dexter was careless and there was a witness -- a small child who had been hiding in the trunk of a car in the junk yard where the murders took place.
The Ice Truck Killer is still toying with Dexter, but that really took a back seat in this episode. The real suspense throughout -- the one that kept me on the edge of my seat -- had to do with Dexter's vulnerability. And it was palpable.
"Return To Sender" also develops the early childhood-to-current relationship between Dexter and Debbie. It also showed a more tender side of Lt. Laguerta -- as she interacted with the boy/eye witness.
Additionally Doakes ends up bringing Debbie to dinner at his mother's house where she meets his sisters as well. I can't say it showed a more tender side of Doakes, but it did manage to show a more human side.
If all of the rest of the episodes are this good, the series has turned the corner. It remains to be seen.
The Ice Truck Killer is still toying with Dexter, but that really took a back seat in this episode. The real suspense throughout -- the one that kept me on the edge of my seat -- had to do with Dexter's vulnerability. And it was palpable.
"Return To Sender" also develops the early childhood-to-current relationship between Dexter and Debbie. It also showed a more tender side of Lt. Laguerta -- as she interacted with the boy/eye witness.
Additionally Doakes ends up bringing Debbie to dinner at his mother's house where she meets his sisters as well. I can't say it showed a more tender side of Doakes, but it did manage to show a more human side.
If all of the rest of the episodes are this good, the series has turned the corner. It remains to be seen.