The Doakes storyline came to an end in "Let's Give the Boy a Hand", and though its conclusion was satisfying and surprising, I can't help but feel that it was out of place in a show like Dexter. It played like a cop crime series, and while Dexter greatly involves crime and cops, it just was too disconnected from the Ice Truck Killer story. Luckily, that story got all the more interesting in this episode, as Tony Tucci was revealed to be not a suspect, but a captive of the killer. This leads to some good character development for Lt. LaGuerta (Lauren Veléz), as she tries to reassure Tucci's mother that they will find her son. This episode also greatly fleshes out the importance of the Code of Harry to Dexter, as upon finding a horribly mutilated Tucci begging for death, he refuses to kill an innocent man. It also shows that he does, in a way, care for Debra, as he tips her off for the credit. A better episode than the previous two, "Let's Give the Boy a Hand" makes the Ice Truck Killer all the more mysterious and horrifying.
Review of Let's Give the Boy a Hand
