The Best Episodes of Dexter Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(20363 votes)

   #1 - Dexter

   S1:E110/1/2006

   Dexter's world is rocked when a rival serial murderer, dubbed the Ice Truck Killer by the media, privately contacts him and reveals that he knows Dexter's grisly secret. Meanwhile, Dexter's sister, Debra, is transferred to Homicide.

   Director:Michael Cuesta

   Writer:James Manos Jr.

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   Director:Michael Cuesta

   Writer:James Manos Jr.
2. 

   8.1/10(14547 votes)

   #2 - Crocodile

   S1:E210/8/2006

   The Miami Metro Police Department investigate the murder of an undercover officer, while Dexter stalks another victim. Debra discovers a piece of evidence in the Ice Truck Killer Case that helps her get a promotion.

   Director:Michael Cuesta

   Writer:Clyde Phillips

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   Director:Michael Cuesta

   Writer:Clyde Phillips
3. 

   8.2/10(13667 votes)

   #3 - Popping Cherry

   S1:E310/15/2006

   While LaGuerta focuses the department's attention on a potential suspect in the Ice Truck Killer Case, Debra continues to look elsewhere. Doakes pays a visit to drug lord, Carlos Guerrero. Flashbacks show Dexter killing his first human.

   Director:Michael Cuesta

   Writer:Daniel Cerone

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   Director:Michael Cuesta

   Writer:Daniel Cerone
4. 

   8.6/10(13332 votes)

   #4 - Let's Give the Boy a Hand

   S1:E410/22/2006

   The Ice Truck Killer's recent crime scenes send a secret message to Dexter Morgan, and lead him to remember his past.

   Director:Rob Lieberman

   Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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   Director:Rob Lieberman

   Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg
5. 

   8.4/10(12803 votes)

   #5 - Love American Style

   S1:E510/29/2006

   The Homicide Division is buzzing after The Ice Truck Killer's latest victim is found mutilated, while Dexter stalks a murderous human trafficker.

   Director:Rob Lieberman

   Writers:Kevin Maynard, Melissa Rosenberg

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   Director:Rob Lieberman

   Writers:Kevin Maynard, Melissa Rosenberg
6. 

   8.9/10(13771 votes)

   #6 - Return to Sender

   S1:E611/5/2006

   The Ice Truck Killer leaves a clue at the scene where Dexter has dispatched his latest victim, and Dexter is worried that someone might have witnessed his killing. Rita is trying to deal with her ex-husband.

   Director:Tony Goldwyn

   Writer:Tim Schlattmann

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   Director:Tony Goldwyn

   Writer:Tim Schlattmann
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7. 

   8.6/10(12573 votes)

   #7 - Circle of Friends

   S1:E711/12/2006

   Rita must deal with the return of her menacing, recently paroled husband, Paul Bennett. The Ice Truck Killer is supposedly identified, but Dexter is skeptical.

   Director:Steve Shill

   Writer:Daniel Cerone

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   Director:Steve Shill

   Writer:Daniel Cerone
8. 

   8.9/10(13888 votes)

   #8 - Shrink Wrap

   S1:E811/19/2006

   The strange suicide of a powerful woman leads Dexter to suspect her shrink of murder, but he gets a shock when a visit to the suspect opens up dark secrets from Dexter's past.

   Director:Tony Goldwyn

   Writers:Kevin Maynard, Lauren Gussis

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   Director:Tony Goldwyn

   Writers:Kevin Maynard, Lauren Gussis
9. 

   8.5/10(12365 votes)

   #9 - Father Knows Best

   S1:E911/26/2006

   While on a weekend getaway with Rita, his sister and her new beau, Dexter learns that his biological father, thought to be dead for 30 years, has just passed away, and that he's willed his son everything he owned.

   Director:Adam Davidson

   Writers:Kevin Maynard, Melissa Rosenberg

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   Director:Adam Davidson

   Writers:Kevin Maynard, Melissa Rosenberg
10. 

    9.1/10(14138 votes)

    #10 - Seeing Red

    S1:E1012/3/2006

    Dexter Morgan is sent to investigate a blood-soaked crime scene, and is gripped by a suppressed memory. Meanwhile, Rita is charged with assaulting Paul and could lose the children in a custody battle. Angel investigates a hunch regarding The Ice Truck Killer.

    Director:Michael Cuesta

    Writer:Kevin Maynard

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    Director:Michael Cuesta

    Writer:Kevin Maynard
11. 

    9.3/10(14935 votes)

    #11 - Truth Be Told

    S1:E1112/10/2006

    The Ice Truck Killer sets a trap for Dexter by kidnapping someone close to him; Dexter's increasingly odd behavior piques Doakes's interest.

    Director:Keith Gordon

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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    Director:Keith Gordon

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg
12. 

    9.6/10(25540 votes)

    #12 - Born Free

    S1:E1212/17/2006

    Dexter figures out who the Ice Truck Killer is, along with a dark secret from his troubled past. Meanwhile, La Guerta is replaced with a new boss and Angel figures out a way how to track the killer while he's still in hospital.

    Director:Michael Cuesta

    Writers:Daniel Cerone, Melissa Rosenberg

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    Director:Michael Cuesta

    Writers:Daniel Cerone, Melissa Rosenberg