I Had a Dream (Dexter)
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| "I Had a Dream" | |
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| Dexter episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Marcos Siega |
| Written by | |
| Cinematography by | Romeo Tirone |
| Editing by | Stewart Schill |
| Original release date | December 7, 2008 |
| Running time | 51 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"I Had a Dream" is the eleventh episode of the third season of the American crime drama television series Dexter. It is the 35th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Charles H. Eglee and co-producer Lauren Gussis, and was directed by Marcos Siega. It originally aired on Showtime on December 7, 2008.
Set in Miami, the series centers on Dexter Morgan, a forensic technician specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department, who leads a secret parallel life as a vigilante serial killer, hunting down murderers who have not been adequately punished by the justice system due to corruption or legal technicalities. In the episode, Dexter tries to stop Miguel from going after LaGuerta, while Debra and Joey close in on catching George King.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.34 million household viewers and gained a 0.7 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received critical acclaim, who praised the closure to Miguel's story arc.
Kidnapped in the trunk of a car, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) believes Ramón is his kidnapper. He releases himself, and when the trunk opens, he punches the stranger. However, it is revealed to be Masuka (C. S. Lee), who took him to his bachelor party at a bar. As the party continues, Miguel (Jimmy Smits) arrives to deliver a speech as Dexter's best man.
Dexter considers killing Miguel on his wedding day, but decides that he can blame him on George King (Jesse Borrego) instead. As Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) asks him for advice while dealing with Anton (David Ramsey), Dexter reveals that Harry (James Remar) had an affair with an informant, not revealing it was Laura Moser. Debra initially refuses to believe it, but is disappointed to realize it is true. That night, Dexter watches Miguel meeting with LaGuerta (Lauren Vélez) at her house, and witnesses LaGuerta checking Miguel's car, as a similar car was seen near Ellen Wolf's house on the night of the murder. As he leaves, Miguel finds evidence that she sneaked in.
LaGuerta retrieves some hair from Miguel's car and asks Dexter to run a blood test under her name. This sends an alert to Miguel, realizing that LaGuerta continues investigating Ellen's case. The hair is identified as Ellen's, but Dexter does not want to disclose this to LaGuerta, as he wants to kill Miguel himself. However, she finds the report with Wolf's DNA, and hesitates over pursuing Miguel. Discovering that King has been using Anton's change to make phone calls, Debra and Quinn (Desmond Harrington) track him to a house, where he has been hiding out. King escapes, wounding Quinn in the process.
Dexter and Debra once again discuss Harry's affair, and Dexter uses the opportunity to ask her to be his best man at the wedding, which she accepts. Realizing that Miguel plans to kill LaGuerta, Dexter sets up a trap, tricking him into thinking he is meeting LaGuerta to reveal Ellen's murder. He sedates Miguel, and takes him to Ellen's house for the kill table. Miguel tries to get Dexter to understand him, calling himself Dexter's brother. Dexter reveals that he killed Miguel's brother, just like he killed Oscar. As Miguel angrily insults him, Dexter kills Miguel by strangling him with a wire.
Production
Development
The episode was written by executive producer Charles H. Eglee and co-producer Lauren Gussis, and was directed by Marcos Siega. This was Eglee's second writing credit, Gussis' fourth writing credit, and Siega's seventh directing credit.[1]
