Our Father (Dexter)

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"Our Father"
Clyde Phillips
Production code301[1]
Original air dateSeptember 28, 2008 (2008-09-28)
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"Our Father" is the

Clyde Phillips and directed by Keith Gordon. In the episode, which takes place several months after the second-season finale, Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) mistakenly kills an innocent man but forms a friendship with the man's brother, well-known assistant district attorney Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits). Dexter's sister Debra (Jennifer Carpenter
), meanwhile, has turned over a new leaf in her life and is determined to become a detective.

To carry the remainder of the third season, Dexter's writers introduced Miguel as a new character so that his relationship with Dexter could serve as a "central arc". In order to allow them to explore Dexter's psychological and emotional reactions, the writers revealed Dexter's girlfriend Rita Bennett (Julie Benz) to be pregnant. They also had Dexter kill an innocent person to develop the ongoing theme of rebellion despite initially rejecting the idea of Dexter killing "somebody who doesn't deserve it". Filming of the episode began in early June in Los Angeles, California at Sunset Gower Studios, though a small crew flew to Miami, Florida, where the show is set, to film short pieces of Dexter, which were integrated into "Our Father" and other episodes. The episode brought in 1.22 million viewers, an improvement from second season's premiere and finale, and attracted mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

Several months after the deaths of

code
" and killing an innocent person.

Dexter is called to the scene the following day and discovers that the man was Oscar Prado, the brother of prominent

Miguel Prado. Miguel seeks an explanation and consolation from Dexter, and invites him to Oscar's wake. Dexter attends, leaving his sister Debra alone on their dead father's birthday. He begins to question Harry's code and whether his loyalty is necessary. At the Miami-Metro PD, Det. Angel Batista is promoted to a sergeant. Det. Joey Quinn (Desmond Harrington), recently transferred to the department, is being investigated by Internal Affairs. Sgt. Yuki Amado (Liza Lapira
) asks Debra repeatedly to keep an eye on Quinn, but Debra declines even when she discovers that "snitching" may earn her a detective's shield.

Debra discovers from one of Quinn's

pregnant
.

Production

Jimmy Smits joined the cast because Miguel was dissimilar to his previous roles

Dexter's writing staff began meeting in March 2008 to brainstorm ideas for the third season's storylines.

show runner Daniel Cerone said that by not doing so, they were "protecting the character". He thought that it was "very important for the show that he does kill people who deserve it".[8] Phillips said that "We don't want him knowingly killing somebody who doesn't deserve it out of impulse or something, but we have explored the notion of his having killed someone without properly vetting that person and perhaps making a mistake."[8]

Production was scheduled to commence in late May,[9] but was delayed until early June.[10] A small crew flew to Miami with Hall and, according to producer Sara Colleton, filmed "a lot of pieces—not just Dexter walking in and out of his door or car, but also scenes that we know we'll need and can use", before returning to the show's permanent sets at Sunset Gower Studios in Los Angeles.[11][12]

Reception

"Our Father" brought in 1.22 million viewers, a 20 percent improvement on both the second season's premiere and finale, and Showtime's highest-rated drama

ratings for premium networks.[13][14] In the United Kingdom, the episode was the ninth most-watched program in its timeslot with 194,000 viewers and an audience share of 1.2 percent, a significant decline from "It's Alive!", the second-season premiere.[15]

"Our Father" received mixed reviews from critics; some thought that it was dull, though Smits' performance received widespread critical acclaim. Alan Sepinwall of

Zap2it, said that the combination of Hall and Smits was "as good as TV acting gets" and that, in comparison to the second season's opening, "the show's creative team appears to have done it again".[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c Fowler, Matt (September 26, 2008). "Dexter: "Our Father" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  2. ^ White, Cindy (April 17, 2008). "What's In Store For Dexter?". IGN. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  3. ^ Ahlborn, Kate (December 23, 2008). "Serial Murder by Committee: Planning a Season of Dexter". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  4. ^ a b c Strauss, Gary (September 26, 2008). "'Dexter' aims for emotional development". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  5. ^ Lyford, Kathy (December 11, 2007). "Dexter Q&A: "Dexter is so hungry for human connection"". Variety. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  6. ^ Catlin, Roger (June 5, 2008). "Smits to Dexter". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  7. ^ Schneider, Michael (June 5, 2008). "Jimmy Smits joins cast of Dexter". Variety. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  8. ^ a b Goldman, Eric (July 17, 2007). "Dexter Gets Ready for Another Killer Season". IGN. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  9. ^ Layne, Staci (December 14, 2007). "Jennifer Carpenter Talks Dexter". Horror.com. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  10. ^ Samuels, Clark; Weeks, Chris (June 5, 2008). "Jimmy Smits Joins Killer Cast of Dexter". People. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  11. ^ Ahlborn, Kate (October 24, 2008). "Q&A: Dexter Executive Producer Sara Colleton". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  12. ^ Buckman, Adam (November 25, 2007). "Killer 'Dexter'". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  13. ^ Mittovich, Matt (October 2, 2008). "Ratings:d Dexter Slays Last Season's Premiere". TV Guide. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  14. ^ Weprin, Alex (September 1, 2008). "Dexter Premiere Draws New Blood". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  15. ^ Wilkes, Neil (April 27, 2009). "New 'Dexter' draws 194,000 for FX". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  16. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (September 28, 2008). "Dexter, "Our Father": Killer cravings". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  17. ^ Romei, Stephen (January 22, 2009). "Getting blunt after all that slicing and dicing". The Australian. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  18. ^ Zulkey, Claire (September 29, 2008). "'Dexter': Another view to a kill". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  19. ^ Ellis, Ray (September 29, 2008). "TV Review: Dexter - "Our Father"". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  20. ^ Goodman, Tim (September 26, 2008). "'Dexter' takes a stab at normalcy". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  21. TV Squad
    . Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  22. ^ Paige, Paula (September 29, 2008). "Our Father". TV Guide. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  23. Zap2it. Archived from the original
    on November 3, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-22.

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