Plot; The personal connection between Dexter and the so-called Ice Truck Killer becomes clearer.
This episode uses flashbacks perhaps more extensively than any previous episode, and to good effect. The relationship between a young Dexter and his adoptive Father really shines a light on what it is exactly that makes Dexter tick. W/8 episodes left in this first season, there really aren't any startling reveals, but the desire to know the identity of the season's big bad and his motivations only increases.
Secondary characters also get more than just token developments, w/one getting a side plot that is completely personal and has no connection to the bigger story at large and another that will have direct repercussions for Dexter himself. It's all good stuff, and serves to give the side players another dimension.
This episode uses flashbacks perhaps more extensively than any previous episode, and to good effect. The relationship between a young Dexter and his adoptive Father really shines a light on what it is exactly that makes Dexter tick. W/8 episodes left in this first season, there really aren't any startling reveals, but the desire to know the identity of the season's big bad and his motivations only increases.
Secondary characters also get more than just token developments, w/one getting a side plot that is completely personal and has no connection to the bigger story at large and another that will have direct repercussions for Dexter himself. It's all good stuff, and serves to give the side players another dimension.