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"The British Invasion"
Dexter episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 12
Directed bySteve Shill
Story byDaniel Cerone
Melissa Rosenberg
Teleplay byDaniel Cerone
Production code212[1]
Original air dateDecember 16, 2007 (2007-12-16)
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"The British Invasion" is the twelfth

Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine
).

"The British Invasion" was filmed in early November 2007. Doakes's death, according to Dexter's writers, was premeditated from the show's

Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Short Form Television. The episode was included in TV Guide's 100 Greatest TV Episodes at no. 49.[3]

Plot

Using

Lundy's task force determines Doakes's location, and Dexter has to race his colleagues to reach the cabin first. When he arrives, he discovers that it has been destroyed and initially believes it to be a miracle. The next morning, the police find Doakes' body, while Dexter embraces his freedom. He visits Rita
's house, where they reconcile after having sex.

With all of the evidence pointing to Doakes as the Bay Harbor Butcher, the case is closed. LaGuerta, grieving the loss of her former partner, is in denial over Doakes' incrimination and tries to collect donations for his memorial service. Debra remains determined not to let the end of the Bay Harbor Butcher case break up her relationship with Lundy, but their plans for a vacation are crushed when Lundy is called to Oregon to work on another murder case. Masuka tells Dexter the gas in the cabin was turned on while the stove was lit. When Dexter sees his own GPS while cataloging evidence, he realizes that Lila must have found the cabin. He meets with her at the aquarium and tells her that he, like her, has no emotion and lives a life devoid of feeling. They form plans to leave Miami together, though Dexter secretly intends to kill her.

The next day, Dexter visits Lila's apartment, only to find Debra there trying to persuade Lila to leave town. When Dexter is forced to lie about running away in front of Debra, a bitter Lila then leaves with what she recognizes as Dexter's bag of murder equipment. Lila goes to Rita's house and drugs the babysitter so that she can abduct Astor and Cody. When Dexter realizes they are missing and goes to confront Lila, she lights another fire and locks the three of them inside her apartment. Rita calls Debra for her help, prompting her to skip her flight with Lundy to help with finding the children. Dexter manages to free Astor and Cody through a small window and eventually rams down a thin wall to escape. Sometime later, Dexter tracks Lila to Paris and kills her in her hotel room. Back in Miami, he attends Doakes's memorial service with LaGuerta. Debra and Angel are awarded for their work on the Bay Harbor Butcher case.

Production

Dexter staff writers Daniel Cerone and Melissa Rosenberg were initially planning to write the script of the finale together. They were in the process of developing the story, however, when Rosenberg was hired to write the film adaptation of the novel Twilight. She described Cerone as "incredibly understanding" when she asked him to write the teleplay himself, though they had both worked on the episode's story.[4]

The writers planned from the

Clyde Phillips said that Doakes "always had a shelf life because of the collision course [with Dexter]", while executive producer Sara Colleton believed it would be unrealistic to keep Doakes on for a third season without having him discover that Dexter is a murderer.[5] Rosenberg said that risks had to be taken on the show, and Doakes was "too good to not kill".[2] The character was killed to prevent recycling of used ideas, so that the writers would "stay aggressive and on top of it rather than repeat ourselves", according to Phillips.[5] Erik King, who plays Doakes, mentioned the difficulty in killing Doakes off the show because Dexter could not murder an innocent man, and so Lila was Doakes' killer.[6]

Filming of "The British Invasion" concluded production on the second season, and ended in early November 2007.

Los Angeles, California
. [8] A "skeleton crew" flew to France to film scenes of Lila walking the streets of Paris.[5]

Reception

"The British Invasion" drew 1.4 million viewers on its first broadcast, a 14 percent improvement from the

first season finale, "Born Free".[9] It was Dexter's most-watched episode until the airing of the third-season finale, "Do You Take Dexter Morgan?".[9][10]

"The British Invasion" received positive to mixed reviews from critics. Eric Goldman of

TV Squad's Keith McDuffee thought that "The British Invasion" was unsurprising and predictable but enjoyable nonetheless.[13] Zap2it reviewer Daniel Fienberg felt that the episode was disappointing in comparison to the first-season finale, "Born Free". He was displeased with the unheroic circumstances of Doakes's death, the lack of direction in LaGuerta's character arc and the abrupt end to Debra and Lundy's relationship.[14] DVD Verdict's Adam Arseneau called the finale "preposterous" but still "one of the most entertaining cable show finales in recent memory".[15]

Cinematographer

Outstanding Supporting Actor (C. S. Lee).[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c Goldman, Eric (17 December 2007). "Dexter: "The British Invasion" Review". IGN. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b White, Cindy (April 17, 2008). "What's In Store For Dexter?". IGN. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Rev/Views: TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes". Rev-views.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  4. Premiere. Archived from the original
    on May 31, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d O'Neil, Tom (December 17, 2007). "Tuned In Journal: 'Dexter,' Doakes and endings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  6. ^ Kubicek, John (December 17, 2007). "Exclusive Interview: 'Dexter' Star Erik King, Part 2". BuddyTV. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  7. FEARnet
    . Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  8. ^ "Dexter (TV Series) The British Invasion (2007) Filming Locations". IMDb. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  9. ^ a b Nordyke, Kimberly; Gough, Paul J. (December 19, 2007). ""Dexter" kills in second-season finale". Reuters. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  10. ^ Martin, Denise (December 16, 2008). "'Dexter' finale makes off with killer ratings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  11. ^ Tobias, Scott (December 16, 2007). "The British Invasion". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  12. ^ Paige, Paula (December 17, 2007). "The British Invasion". TV Guide. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  13. TV Squad
    . Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  14. ^ Fienberg, Daniel (December 16, 2007). "Finalewatch '07: 'Dexter'". Zap2it. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  15. ^ Arseneau, Adam (May 18, 2009). "Dexter: The Second Season (Blu-Ray)". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  16. ^ "Complete 2008 Nominations List". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 17, 2008. Archived from the original on July 18, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  17. ^ "2008 Golden Reel Award Nominees: Television". Motion Picture Sound Editors. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  18. ^ O'Neil, Tom (May 5, 2008). "Emmy episodes: 'Californication,' 'Dexter,' 'Weeds,' 'The Tudors'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 13, 2009.

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