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Actor: Michael C. Hall
Brand: Paramount
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 629 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-08-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PAR
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Condition: New
Format: Blu-ray
AC-3; Color; Dolby; Dubbed; Subtitled; Widescreen

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Movie Review: Questioning the nature of good and evil continues
Summary: 5 Stars

After the climaxes that ended Season Two, Dexter's impending marriage and child, you could be excused for believing Dexter would turn over a new leaf. Having narrowly missed being caught in Season Two you would assume Dexter would change his ways, but right from the start of the first episode it's clear that isn't going to happen. Dexter's first kill also sets in motion the events of Season Three. But rather than killing based on his code, Dexter accidentally kills in self-defense. The killing draws in powerful Assistant District Attorney Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits) and his volatile deputy sheriff brother Ramon (played to intense perfection by Jason Manuel Olazabal). As with seasons one and two plot twists abound against the backdrop of Dexter's impending nuptials. Pressure mounts for Dexter to give up his freedom and his apartment. He's now questioning the wisdom of the code his father Harry taught him. Are his days of vengeance coming to an end?

As with previous seasons the other cast members are more fully flushed out including a budding romance for Detective Batista (played with great warmth and honesty by David Zayas). Dexter's sister Deb (the superbly foul-mouthed Jennifer Carpenter, Michael C. Hall's real life wife) is drawn to a confidential informant who may help her earn her detective's shield or blow her chances for it. At the same time there's complications with Deb's partner Detective Quinn and an Internal Affairs agent Yuki Amado who needs Deb's help investigating Quinn. A new serial killer, the Skinner, emerges to distract the detectives. In a change from seasons one and two the focus shifts to the rest of this wonderful ensemble cast and away from a heavy emphasis on Dexter. Yet the central plot remains the burgeoning relationship between Dexter and Miguel as both jockey for power and control as events unfold. There's little surprise in the outcome of this lethal pas de duex and in that respect "Dexter" falls into the trap of becoming too formulaic. But end of the Skinner and the role Dexter plays is a true "didn't see that coming" moment that shows the writers are still on top of their game. Dexter manages to slip away again, untroubled and undetected. But now that he's married what does the future hold? After nearly being killed will Dexter give up the code and the killings? And what will Deb do as she slowly learns more about her father's and Dexter's pasts?

"Dexter" is one of the most tautly scripted, well directed and superbly casted shows on television, and a delight to watch. Season Three was interesting to watch for the examination of the degrees of good and evil. Miguel's unnuanced form of vigilante justice was an interesting counterpoint Dexter's reasoned icy logic for killing that is clearly a metaphor for our own society's debate over justice and Manichean concepts of good and evil. "Dexter" continues to delight in poking holes in our concepts of good and evil by getting us to root for a serial killer. It will be interesting to see if Dexter's conversion from lone wolf to nurturing husband and father will change that.

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Summary of Dexter: The Third Season [Blu-ray]

Dexter is back and more killer than ever. The Emmy-nominated Showtime Original Series (Best Drama Series, Lead Actor in a Drama Series) returns for an all-new season ? and this time Dexter?s got a new take on taking life. Having faced some of his darkest demons, Dexter?s ready to put the past behind him. Now, with family life, a day job catching killers and an uncontrollable urge to do away with the ones that get away, Dexter?s got his work cut out for him. And when a high-profile case sides him with powerful Assistant DA Miguel Prado (special guest star Jimmy Smits), the pressure might be too great for even our beloved Dexter to hack.

Showtime's breakout hit series Dexter, about a lovable psychopath, a serial killer who targets only the scummiest of the scum, hits its stride in season 3. Dexter Morgan, played with nuance and glee by the outstanding Michael C. Hall, begins the season somewhat chastened by the events of the previous season--where whiffs of his secret life became known to others and he was nearly found out. "I need to find out what it's like just to be normal. If that's something that's even possible for me," he muses, as he tries to settle in to domestic life with girlfriend Rita (the baby-voiced Julie Benz) and her kids.

Yet Dexter is soon back to his compulsion for seeking out criminals who've somehow escaped traditional justice. Hall, one of TV's most talented actors, manages to make Dexter's off-kilter moral compass totally believable, if not quite sympathetic. The rest of the cast is stellar, including Dex's sister, Debra, played by Jennifer Carpenter as the seemingly more combustible Morgan--a hot-tempered Miami detective in the same division where Dexter toils in the background as a blood-spatter specialist. Deb wears her heart on her sleeve, as a cop and a sister, and her deep love for her brother is a key part of what makes Dexter so human. (And Carpenter's chemistry with Hall is amped by the fact that in real life, the actors are married.)

Season 3's breakout guest star is the amazing Jimmy Smits, who plays District Attorney Miguel Prado, a polished pillar of the community, an ambitious politician--and a guy with a secret every bit as dark as Dexter's. As Miguel and Dexter peel away each other's unsavory layers, Dexter tries to tamp down Miguel's blistering desire for revenge, and Miguel begins leading a double life--one that could threaten Dexter's life and family as much as the growing list of bad guys in Miguel's crosshairs. The other main star of Dexter is the city of Miami, its teeming beauty and corruption celebrated in equal measure, and its blistering sun shot without tempering. The city is so integral, visually and viscerally, that it's impossible to think of Dexter being shot anywhere else. The set's best extras--engaging interviews with cast members Hall, Benz, Carpenter, Lauren Vélez (Lt. Maria Laguerta) and David Zayas (Det. Angel Batista)--must be watched on a computer, for reasons that are unclear. Still, the interviews are must-sees for all Dexter fans. It's a killer season. --A.T. Hurley

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