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Previously on Dexter: Sunshine and Frosty Swirl

• Wayne Randall tells Miami Metro he has new evidence on his 15-year-old killing spree, but really, he wants a few days in the sun before ultimately committing suicide. He makes a brief connection with Dexter when discussing how he’s come to terms with his punishment.
• Debra comes up with the genius idea to put Dexter into her own version of rehab, which is designed to stop his urge to kill. Clearly, Deb has no clue how deep Dexter’s desire to slash and dash former murders (and other heinous criminals) runs.
• The department begins making connections between Mike Anderson’s death and the Ukrainian Mob.
• Louis is revealed as nothing more than a sensitive kid who’s sole purpose for annoying Dexter is because his feelings were hurt. Homicidal Tendencies was a video game he worked so hard on, yet unkind words from Dexter was enough for him to throw it all away? Psh. Grow up Louis.

“I feel trapped, like there’s no escape and it’s not because I’m at the post office. She’s got me penned in like a caged animal, and an animal is never more dangerous than when it’s back into a corner.”

Has Quinn learned nothing from his previous romantic relationships?
Masuka may have bad luck with interns, but Quinn does even worse with the ladies. First, there was Yuki, who tried to get him fired. Then, he got involved with Christine, the Trinity Killer’s daughter. Finally, there was the crash and burn that was his love affair with Deb. Overall, you’d think he would know to keep work and play very far apart. Yet somehow, he’s once again managed to mix the two when he gets involved with Nadia, the stripper who has aspirations of starting a dog-walking business. Although she let him know that her bosses told her to get close to him, she’s still not to be trusted. She warns him to stay away from the Koshka Brotherhood, which was probably the only honest words to come out of her mouth. I don’t trust her. I don’t get how Quinn is foolish enough to trust her, but I guess he’s nothing if not consistently idiotic. I could see this ending with a dead Quinn before we make it to the eight season.

Why is Isaac so concerned about who killed Viktor?
As far as know now, Viktor was just one of Isaac’s associates. Initially, I thought he wanted to find Viktor to make sure he didn’t reveal anything about the Brotherhood. However, watching his interaction with Louis, it makes me think there relationship runs a little deeper. Maybe that’s his son? A close friend? A former lover? Who knows! I like that Isaac is creepy in a way that last year’s antagonist, Travis, never quite was. We learn he was sent to disciplinary school in England and we’ve seen that he doesn’t flinch when stabbing bouncer’s in the eye. This is the kind of stuff that makes him formidable and a quiet threat. I’m equal parts curious about who he is as and what he’s capable of doing. He met Dexter at the club, where they had a brief (and incredibly forced) interaction, and thanks to Louis, he knows Dexter’s name and place of employment. These guys move quick, so I’m betting he makes the connection between the guy he met and the name he was given by next episode and we’re on our way to the heart of this season.

Was Louis the Intern a complete waste as a character?
Well, Louis is dead. Louis is dead and the Ukranian mobsters killed him. His little game of cat and mouse with Dexter was his demise, but yet not at the hands of Dexter himself. I suppose once Dexter sent the ITK hand to Masuka, which got Louis fired, and then sent the video of the hooker to Jamie, which got Louis dumped (“It’s not cheating if you pay for it!”), it was apparent who the victor was in this little battle. But did it have to end like this?! Wouldn’t it have been much more interesting if Louis, Deb, LaGuerta AND the Koshka Brotherhood were all on Dexter’s trail one way or another? Couldn’t Louis have conceded defeat and worked his way into Dexter’s cold heart, serving as an assistant killer of sorts?! Damn you Dexter writers for dropping all these delicious bread crumbs and making me think Louis mattered, only to reveal that he was a brat with no real relevance. Thanks a lot.

Will Hannah be Dexter’s new Lumen or even better, his Lila?
Hannah (played by Yvonne Strahovski, Chuck) is Wayne’s former girlfriend. She would have been in jail too if she wasn’t a minor when they went on their crime spree, but the point of all this is that she’s not new to being a criminal. She may have started a new life, but she still has a “dark passenger” of her own or at least a little bit of darkness. In another forced interaction, we see that she has some weird energy/connection with Dexter. I’m excited about the potential here for two important reasons: I like Dexter in tortured romances (Lila was so much more fun and screwed up than Rita) and it’ll bring Deb’s feelings right back to the surface.

How long before Deb has her ‘first kill’?
Ray Speltzer, the mojito-making killer, was really fun to watch (I say that strictly from an entertainment stand-point). He’s the type of psychotic guy that wears helmets, sets up a creepy haunted house type scenario and follows rituals during his kills. He didn’t take the easy route and get his guest drunk, but instead let her know that she looked strong and planned to kill her using his own strength. How considerate. I’m glad he escaped because it means he has the potential to be Deb’s ‘first kill’. Not as a cop, but as Dexter’s sister who understands why he follows his own law. Were it not for her silly need to follow the actual law, Speltzer would be in jail now and another girl wouldn’t have been killed. Poor Deb, she’s never been a match for Dexter’s methodical genius, but as he pushes her further into the grey moral area, it’s clear she’s going to do something un-Deb like. Maybe it only happens once, but there’s no way she keeps doing things by the book knowing what she knows.

Other observations:

• Hannah’s greenhouse looked familiar to a scene from season six, but then again, all greenhouses tend to look similar.
• Bracelets equipped with GPS chips for their drug mules? Technology is amazing.
• Will we ever know why Louis drew on that ITK hand?
• The plastic giraffe, lighter and necklace wrapped in the t-shirt, was that about showing that killers love their trophies or is there more to it?

Next week on Dexter: Run