Dexter: Season 5

TV-MA

2010

Created by James Manos Jr.
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12 episodes
Thriller

In a role that earned him multiple Emmy nominations, Michael C. Hall is Dexter Morgan—a blood spatter pattern analyst who... More

In a role that earned him multiple Emmy nominations, Michael C. Hall is Dexter Morgan—a blood spatter pattern analyst who secretly quenches his thirst for murder by killing the criminals that slip past the law.

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Where to watch Dexter: Season 5

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Dexter: Season 5 episodes

My Bad

Dexter must make a choice; Quinn stirs up trouble for... More Dexter but supports Deb.

Hello, Bandit

Dexter tries to focus on the children and fight his... More dark urges; Debra ends up on Quinn's doorstep.

Practically Perfect

Dexter hires a nanny; Debra is annoyed with her new... More partner; Quinn continues to investigate Rita's murder.

Beauty And The Beast

Dexter must save a life; Deb has a confrontation with... More a key suspect; Quinn follows up on the similarities between Dexter and Kyle Butler.

First Blood

Dexter is saddled with an unwanted conspirator; Dexter worries about... More how Rita's death will affect Harrison; Deb works alone; Quinn enlists an old friend's help.

Everything Is Illumenated

Dexter is drawn into a precarious situation; Batista discovers an... More interesting lead; Quinn gets information about Dexter from a questionable source.

Circle Us

Dexter is called to investigate a horrifying crime scene; the... More Santa Muerte case leads to a violent standoff between Debra and the Santa Muerte killers.

Take It!

Dexter and Lumen vet and stalk a violent killer; Debra... More gets into some unexpected trouble from the fallout of the Santa Muerte case

Teenage Wasteland

Dexter and Lumen hunt for their next victim; Debra uncovers... More new evidence in the Barrel Girl case

In The Beginning

Homicide uncovers some key evidence linked to one of Dexter's... More and Lumen's prior victims; Debra identifies two more suspects in the case.

Hop a Freighter

Dexter must do damage control; Debra's speculation begins to take... More shape; Quinn becomes involved in a homicide.

The Big One

Dexter's situation grows desperate when he discovers that Lumen's been... More set up. Despite knowing he's being baited into a trap, Dexter risks everything to make sure he doesn't fall into the same mistake again. In the Barrel Girls case, Debra lets her personal feelings lead her instincts once she concludes that vigilantes are more than just a theory. Quinn finds himself in a troublesome situation, which only Dexter can help him out of.

Dexter: Season 5 | Ratings & Reviews

84_%25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
85_%63 reviews
Audience score rating

"Nicely dark and gutsy."

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A.V. Club

"Few series are more adept at consistently keeping their audience off balance as to what happens next."

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Variety

"Dexter will continue to hang comfortably in the middle, using a charismatic lead to provoke the sort of "How will he get out of this one?" situations that keep an audience glued to each episode."

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Slant Magazine

"John Lithgow had been such a gas as Arthur Mitchell, that his Emmy-winning performance presented the series with a new challenge: How to top the delirious, full-blast, witty evil that Trinity embodied?"

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Entertainment Weekly

"It's good to have Dexter back. It manages to be brutal, tragic, sad, beautiful and funny all at the same time."

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The Guardian

"I actually liked Julia Stiles' Lumen... But where Season 5 faltered was in its endgame."

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IGN

"An entertaining, if inevitably disappointing follow up to last season."

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We Got This Covered

"I have no idea where the season arc is headed. I haven't really, truly felt either of these things since season two, which belongs in the pantheon of high-tension TV."

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