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Critic Consensus: The Bay Harbor Butcher secures his nefarious spot among the great television anti-heroes in a taut second season that is both painfully suspenseful and darkly hilarious.
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Cast
as Dexter Morgan
as Debra Morgan
as Maria LaGuerta
as Sgt. Doakes
as Angel Batista
as Rita Bennett
as Masuka
as Harry Morgan
as Astor
as Capt. Matthews
as Cody
as Agent Frank Lundy
as Travis Marshall
as Brother Sam
as Prof. James Gellar
as Lila
as Cody
as Teenage Dexter
as Det. McNamara
as Young Dexter
as Gail
as Norberto Cervantes
as Young Dexter
as Carlos Guerrero
as Gabriel
as Little Chino
as Roger Hicks
as Sheriff Burns
as Eva
as Lenny Asher
as Jimenez
as Laura Moser
as Annoying Man
as Reynolds
as Det. Ramos
as Police Officer
as Marissa
as Droning Man
as Female Clerk
as Blue-Collar Guy
as Customs Officer
as Rudy
as Lawyer
as Paul Bennett
as Old Cuban Woman
as Tour-Boat Guide
as Joey
Critic Reviews for Dexter: Season 2
All Critics (12) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (0)
If there's a series on television right now that deserves to be mentioned as a successor to the ambition and dark brilliance of "The Sopranos," it's "Dexter."
"Dexter" secures a position near the top of another year's best list.
"Dexter" is a great show.
Right out of the gate, the first episode of Season Two delivers, with a wonderful bit of black comedy that exemplifies just how well the show has found and settled into its voice...
What makes Dexter such a likable character is that he only kills people who in his mind deserve to die -- murderers.
Rarely has an image of evil looked so delectably good.
Audience Reviews for Dexter: Season 2
Season 2 of the Dexter lightens the mood of the previous season in exchange for more dramatic plot twists. Character tensions and issues from the last season are carried into Season 2 and new personal crises are layered on to the supporting cast. Dexter, Season 2, expands the universe the first season set out by better integrating the main supporting cast into the title character's dramatic nexus. Michael C Hall continues to give a powerhouse performance holding the audience's attention and tying together the greater universe of the show. The supporting characters gain more interesting back stories and carry more of the weight on the show. The banter and scripting between the main police station characters is still lively and engaging. These little details help keep an emotionally charged rollercoaster show more grounded and engaging. Plot twists and shocks are all well and good but they quickly lose their value when you stop caring about the characters. You do not care about characters simply because they are in danger, you care about them because they are recognizable and believable in some meaningful way. Dexter turns the car more down the shocking twists route of story telling. It does surprisingly still work very well. The added potential love interest for Dexter was generally weak, the lower point of the season. Deborah Morgan really begins to come into her own as one of the shows more interesting and variable characters.
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Super Reviewer
Season 2 took a different approach to the show, making it more about Dexter learning about his past and reconsidering if he wanted to continue being a serial killer. It was still good to watch but the subplots were unnecessary.
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