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Dexter· Season 2

Dexter — Season 2

All 12 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

  1. 01

    September 30, 2007 · 1h

    It's Alive!8.1

    As a cool forensics expert with killer instincts, Dexter's got it made -- but he may be getting more recognition than he ever hoped for.

  2. 02

    October 7, 2007 · 1h

    Waiting to Exhale8.0

    A still-shaken Dexter continues stalking the monstrous Little Chino, while Debra struggles with her lingering demons.

  3. 03

    October 14, 2007 · 1h

    An Inconvenient Lie8.2

    Dexter's mysterious late-night activities attract the wrong kind of attention from Rita, who's convinced his vice of choice must be drugs.

  4. 04

    October 21, 2007 · 1h

    See-Through8.1

    To appease Rita, Dex gets a drug sponsor -- who proves too attractive for Rita's comfort. Meanwhile, he tries shaking off the tenacious Lundy.

  5. 05

    October 28, 2007 · 1h

    The Dark Defender8.2

    Dexter learns that one of the three men who murdered his mother is still alive and, thanks to the Witness Protection Program, running a pub in Naples, FL.

  6. 06

    November 4, 2007 · 1h

    Dex, Lies, and Videotape8.2

    The Bay Harbor Butcher now has a copycat, and Dexter must stop him before Agent Lundy puts the Butcher case entirely into the hands of the FBI.

  7. 07

    November 11, 2007 · 1h

    That Night, a Forest Grew8.4

    Dexter sends the Miami Tribune a 32-page manifesto designed purely to baffle and mislead the police. His scheming continues as he finally fights back against Sgt. Doakes.

  8. 08

    November 18, 2007 · 1h

    Morning Comes8.6

    Thanks to some deliberately bad blood work, Agent Lundy comes closer to uncovering the Bay Harbor Butcher.

  9. 09

    November 25, 2007 · 1h

    Resistance is Futile9.1

    Dexter is in shock when he realizes that his blood slides are gone. It seems that Agent Lundy really has him now; but there's more going on than he knows.

  10. 10

    December 2, 2007 · 1h

    There's Something About Harry8.7

    As Dexter keeps Doakes caged in Jimenez's cabin, Doakes reveals that he knows something about the death of Dexter's father. This clue leads Dexter to discover a shocking truth.

  11. 11

    December 9, 2007 · 1h

    Left Turn Ahead8.6

    Dexter decides that he needs to turn himself in, but gives himself a day to get his life together. Meanwhile, he leaves Doakes in his cage.

  12. 12

    December 16, 2007 · 1h

    The British Invasion8.8

    Lila makes a shocking discovery about Dexter and takes advantage of it in a desperate ploy to win him back, or rather, force him back.

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