Dexter

Return to Sender - S1-E6

Trivia: (POSSIBLE SPOILER) When Masuka brings up the list of doctors authorized to get the M99, Dexter removes his alias note that Dexter's fake alias (used to get the M99 tranquilizer) is Dr. Patrick Bateman. Patrick Bateman is the lead character of "American Psycho". This was most likely an intentional "easter egg" of sorts within the show.

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My Bad - S5-E1

Trivia: When Dexter and Debra walk into her apartment, on the side of the fridge you see a take-out flyer that reads "killer menu."

Bishop73

Go Your Own Way - S3-E10

Trivia: When Dexter and Rita return home from their date, Deb tells Rita that her daughter, Astor, nearly made it through Saw and Saw II while she was babysitting her, which elicits a concerned look from Rita before Deb states she was joking. Julie Benz, who plays Rita, appeared in Saw V, which was released 5 weeks before this episode first aired.

Phaneron

Season 5 generally

Trivia: Michael C. Hall was wearing a wig during the whole fifth season after battling cancer until early 2010.

Season 1 generally

Trivia: "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" - the novel on which season 1 is based - is actually significantly shorter than the season in terms of storytelling. In fact, roughly half the events described in the novel take place in the very first episode.

Phaneron

Season 4 generally

Trivia: John Lithgow revealed in an interview with GQ that he initially turned down the role of Arthur Mitchell, a.k.a. the Trinity Killer. He was convinced to change his mind by his agent and his lawyer. He ended up winning an Emmy for the role, so he definitely made the right choice.

Phaneron

Season 1 generally

Trivia: Some notable differences between season 1 and "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" - the first novel in the series of books that the show is based on - are that Deb and LaGuerta both discover Dexter's secret by the end, which doesn't occur in the show until seasons 6 and 7, respectively. LaGuerta is also killed by Brian, a.k.a. the Ice Truck Killer, whose true identity isn't revealed until the last chapter, and he is also referred to as the Tamiami Slasher. He also escapes at the end of the novel.

Phaneron

Do You Take Dexter Morgan? - S3-E12

Other mistake: The marriage certificate for Rita's first marriage shows her date of birth as 04-19-1989 and Dexter states she married at 16. The marriage date is 08-16-1989, when she would have been 4 months old. She also would only be 17 at the start of the series (2006) if she was born in 1989. (00:13:45)

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Chemistry - S7-E7

Isaak Sirko: You didn't kill Victor out of vengeance. I have a feeling you're a different kind of animal. The question is...what kind are you, Dexter Morgan?
Dexter: The kind who hunted your friend down and strapped him to a board and put a plastic bag on his head and crushed his skull with a fire extinguisher. The kind who's gonna do the same thing to you, give or take the fire extinguisher.

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Father Knows Best - S1-E9

Question: The DNA test is a match, but later in the 2-3rd season we discover that Harry (foster father) had an affair with the real mother. Is Harry the real father and takes him but not his brother in because of that or not?

Answer: No, Harry is not the real father. While he did have an affair with Dexter's biological mother (Laura Moser), this was when she was his C.I. Dexter was already born at that point.

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