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If I have learned anything from watching this show for three incredible seasons, it's not to second-guess the writing team behind the dark brilliance of each and every episode. What a roller-coaster ride it's been, but never as twisted, bumpy or unpredictable as Season Three, with this story arc featuring the dynamite Jimmy Smits as the deceptively sociopathic DA Miguel Prado.

Watching him go mano-a-mano with Michael C. Hall was like sitting in on a guitar duel between B.B. King and the late, great Bo Diddley, and I am sorry it had to end as all good things must. But DEX fans have certainly been gifted with the way this season of shocks and surprises has left our 'hero' - as a newly christened 'family man' - which is really the biggest surprise of all.

Is it really possible for him to remain in light while his "dark passenger" continues to go along for the ride? And what does the future hold for our vigilante serial killer, whose moonlighting work sometimes has a pesky and frightening way of following him home?

I don't know how closely the books have been followed at this point, but I know I'm hooked as long as this show is on, and I can't wait to start reading them.

So long until Season Four, Mr. Morgan. We hardly knew ye at Season One...and we're only starting to scratch the surface even now.

Miguel Prado is found dead in the MO of the Skinner. Dexter's house is destroyed by Ramon that is missing. Debra is promoted and receives her aimed detective shield. She snoops the past of Harry and is advised that some things are better left on the box. Dexter reads a letter of Rita's mother referring to the third charm and he discovers a hidden secret about Rita's past. The Skinner is chasing Dexter and captures him.

The conclusion of this excellent Third Season has no surprises, and Dexter satisfactorily resolves his issues with Ramon Prado and the Skinner. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Você Aceita Dexter Morgan..."(" Do You Accept Dexter Morgan…")

I left it quite a few months before I started out on season 3 of this show – perhaps a short amount of time for television viewers waiting the best part of a year and then a week between each episode, but notable for my viewing habits. The reason was that I had ended season 2 not liking Dexter (the character) all that much due to the death of Doakes (because as much as the last minute spin tried to put that death on someone else, it was down to him in all but the final deed). It was also better to leave a bit of a gap instead of wolfing all the season, but this was my main reason for doing so.

Starting without these feelings being fresh in my memory allowed me to get back into "liking" Dexter, or at least being on his side (which is what the show needs the viewer to be doing). This season sees Dexter targeting murder and dealer Freebo only for things to go wrong and an "innocent" to get killed instead. When this innocent turns out to be the brother of up and coming DA Miguel Prado, a high profile hunt for Freebo is launched, with Dexter knowing he must get to him first to prevent the truth coming out. His close involvement in the case gets the appreciation of Miguel and a sort of friendship develops between the two while Dexter's personal life/front take another change thanks to unforeseen developments with Rita.

This season long plot does what the previous season had done well, which is to have one overall narrative but to write it in such a way that it is almost possible to break it down into rough sections. So, for example, here the different sections as they relate to Dex can be seen to start with his hunt for Freebo, his new friendship and finally the fallout from that new friendship. The strength in the writing though is that these sections (and other sectional threads) all overlap really well so that the season does function as a well-flowing single narrative with many threads, all of which are engaging and develop independently but also combine to form a whole. This whole is surprisingly engaging and entertaining. I had my doubts as it went along specifically because the relationship with Miguel seems to take turns with a speed and ease that is a little unconvincing, however somehow it makes it work and as it gets more intense I forgot the wider niggles I had and instead got caught up in the drama.

The multiple threads are a good part of this. Some of them are part of the central thread (the skinner murders and Deb's dealings with Anton for example) while the many others serve to flesh out the characters and add to the sense of involvement the viewer has in the show. This gives the show an additional strength in the range of characters that it has and that it uses. Deb is much more interesting than in previous seasons as her plot involves romance, ambition and also the suggested corruption of her partner (which I assume we'll return to, since it doesn't really go anywhere of note in this season. Likewise Angel has plenty going on that is engaging and makes you feel for the character, while Laguerta's threads tend to support the central plot well. Rita continues to be on the edge of the total plot but is better used this season due to the nature of the narrative. The cast respond accordingly. Of course Hall continues to be the star with his roundly excellent turn – producing a working killer from could just have been an obvious turn in lesser hands. Carpenter rises to the improved material and I really liked her and her character this season. Zayas, Velez, Remar, Lee and others are all good while Benz continues to do what she does but the material doesn't give her much more than the obvious. Smits is a very good addition to the cast and despite the stretch in the material he convinces because he makes his character as real as he can, so that everything that transpires seems natural – he also works very well with Hall, which is a another biggie.

Season 3 of Dexter is another strong season from this consistently entertaining and engaging show. The quibbles from season 2 are addressed or avoided here and generally this season is hard to fault. The introduction of a baby into a film or TV formula usually indicates that ideas are running out and that the writers are looking for something new to trigger ongoing plots but after this season I don't think this is the case here and I look forward to season 4 when I get it as season 3 certainly shows no signs of fatigue.

Do You Take Dexter Morgan is about Dexter tying the knot and tying up loose ends.

A rather light episode for a season finale. I find Ramon Prado to be a weak character, he doesn't pose a threat to Dexter, as shown by the lack of questions asked when Ramon pulls a gun on him in front of everyone, he's just disregarded as a drunk psychotic. Considering Dexter was attacked by Doakes in front of everyone and involved in many other near death experiences. The fact that the characters around him can be so oblivious is a real problem that isn't addressed at this point in the series. Also does a character like Ramon never question what happens to Dexter in the future and look into it. George King was entertaining enough as a villain given the limited dialogue and screen time, I would of liked to have seen more of him, unfortunately Dexter dealt with him rather easily. The wedding is nice, in the finish to a great season of Dexter.

This episode begins with a dead Miguel Prado, he lays in the park. Miguel has been found by the police. Dexter says that Miguel was his best friend. Dexter killed two Prado brothers: Oscar & Miguel. Someone broke in to Dexter's house, his stuff has been trashed. Dexter got followed by King, but he got away. Ramon puts a gun to Dexter. Ramon got arrested by Debra and Angel. Dexter visits Ramon in jail. Dexter got punched down by King, Dexter got ubducted. Debra gets her Detective Shield from LaGuerta. Dexter woke up, he got tied up on a table. Anton kisses Debra, they are back together. Dexter got himself loose. Dexter killed King and thrown him in front of a police car. Dexter escaped. Dexter broke his arm when he cutted himself loose from the table. Dexter got married with Rita. . Amazing Season final of Dexter 3, what a way to end this Season. Dexter got married and it was a happy end again. But will it be an happy end next Season?

1. Debra is officially shielded 2. Rita is still lying 3. Ramon is schooled

Not as explosive finale as others but not bad. It's finally good to see Dexter get married. He also seemed to have sorted out the (imaginary) relationship with Harry because at some point it acted like his alter ego. He looks like he's at peace with Dexter himself as an identity and the old Dexter. This season overall was rather weak because the main "killer" was hardly impactful. We had Miguel who definitely was charismatic but he was difficult to see him standing up to Dexter. However, I did like the further exploration of themes in regards to isolation, connection and acceptance. Everyone has secrets and flaws and we just accept each other despite them. Dexter, Rita, Angel, LaGuerta, Debra, Quinn,, every major character touched on this theme at least briefly.

Solid season. Let's see what season 4 brings.

After a fantastic ending to the second season hopes were high for the third and yet again the writers and cast deliver. This time around the show focuses more heavily on Dexter's gradually character development and desire to be accepted by someone for who he really is.

This certainly makes season three different as many of the major developments involve Dexter's personal life but it is no less intense and and almost as entertaining as the first two seasons. Michael C. Hall's portrayal of the title character as he navigates through some very interesting territory is a pleasure. The rest of the cast shined brightly in season 3-although Batista's romance with the vice-cop seemed forced, and vanished as soon as the season ended.

My Reaction / Review for Dexter Season 3 Episode 12 ''Do You Take Dexter Morgan?'' (S3. E12) - season finale: Episode 11 was awesome and I gave it a rating of 8.6/10. Let's see if this one is better or worse. Goodbye Miguel. Will Ramon be Dex's next victim? No. George King is following Dex? That's not good. So will Deb become a detective or no? She did, nice! I know she slept with a CI but come on... King is still free, I cant believe it. Oh boy King has Dex, that's not good, I want a ritual killing for King, sadly Dex didnt have the time for a ritual killing. Yeah Dex show him whats up! Syl is dealing with Miguel's death better than I expected. My boy Dex is getting married, im emotional right now. What a beautiful episode! 10/10.