Those Kinds of Things
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| "Those Kinds of Things" | |
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| Dexter episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | John Dahl |
| Written by | Scott Buck |
| Cinematography by | Alan Caso |
| Editing by | Louis Cioffi |
| Original release date | October 2, 2011 |
| Running time | 54 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Those Kinds of Things" is the first episode of the sixth season of the American crime drama television series Dexter. It is the 61st overall episode of the series and was written by showrunner Scott Buck, and was directed by John Dahl. It originally aired on Showtime on October 2, 2011.
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 attends his 20-year high school reunion to hunt his next victim, while two new serial killers emerge.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.19 million household viewers and gained a 1.1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, although some criticized the writing and new character development.
Dexter (Michael C. Hall) is shown writhing in pain. He calls 911 and requests paramedics for what he says is a stab wound. It turns out that it was all a part of his plan to trap two specific paramedics who have been letting patients die so that their organs can be harvested and sold for huge profits on the local black market. Dexter then charges up a defibrillator and shocks each paramedic until they're both dead.
A year after Rita's death, Dexter's life is back to normal, or at least as normal as his life gets. Batista's sister Jamie (Aimee Garcia) has become Harrison's babysitter, and she takes care of Harrison whenever Dexter is away from home. Dexter and Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) visit a Catholic pre-school which they plan on having Harrison attend.
Back at Miami Metro, LaGuerta (Lauren Vélez) is promoted to captain. It is revealed that LaGuerta blackmailed Deputy Chief Matthews (Geoff Pierson), whose name was on a prostitute's ledger, to give her the promotion. Masuka (C. S. Lee) has taken up the responsibility of teaching a group of forensic science students, eventually hiring Ryan Chambers (Brea Grant) as his intern. Batista (David Zayas) and Laguerta have divorced, but remain friends. Meanwhile, Dexter attends his high school reunion on the suspicion that the high school quarterback had murdered his wife, whom Dexter remembers fondly (she had been one of the few people to treat Dexter with kindness during high school), and is surprised to find himself getting along with his former classmates, with Trisha Billings (Kristen Miller), a very attractive woman who used to copy Dexter's answers in class, giving him a "thank you" in the form of oral sex. After obtaining the quarterback's blood and finding a perfect DNA match from the wife's murder scene records (from underneath her fingernails), Dexter realizes his instincts were right all along. He later traps the man, is not impressed with his rationalizations for the murder, and kills him.
Quinn (Desmond Harrington) prepares to propose to Debra, only to be interrupted by a shooter in the restaurant. Debra exchanges fire with the perpetrator and then tackles him, making her a local hero.
This episode introduces the season's primary antagonists, Travis Marshall (Colin Hanks) and Professor Gellar (Edward James Olmos), two serial killers who base their murders on passages from the Book of Revelation; they believe they have been chosen by God to bring about the apocalypse. They kill a fruit vendor, replace his intestines with snakes, and stitch him with a symbol of alpha and omega.
Production
Development
The episode was written by showrunner Scott Buck, and was directed by John Dahl. This was Buck's 13th writing credit, and Dahl's eighth directing credit.[1]
