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The Best Episodes of Dexter Season 3

Every episode of Dexter Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dexter Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dexter Season 3 Episode 10 - Go Your Own Way
    9.0/10(12518 votes)

    S3:E10

    A series of chess-like moves ensues when Dexter and Miguel vie for the upper hand, with Miguel winning Rita's affection by presenting her with a lavish wedding gift. Debra wonders if her relationship with Anton is worth the trouble.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Tim Schlattmann

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  2. Dexter Season 3 Episode 11 - I Had a Dream
    8.9/10(12124 votes)

    S3:E11

    Dexter must find a way to get rid of Miguel despite the fact that his friend is a highly placed district attorney (and Dexter's best man); Rita discovers that Miguel has been seeing an old flame; Debra finds a new clue to the Skinner's identity.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writers:Lauren Gussis, Charles H. Eglee

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  3. Dexter Season 3 Episode 12 - Do You Take Dexter Morgan?
    8.8/10(12910 votes)

    S3:E12

    Dexter attempts to calm the unstable Ramon now that Miguel is out of the picture; Debra is about to receive her detective's shield but is blind-sided with information that could derail her promotion.

    Director:Keith Gordon
    Writer:Scott Buck

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  4. Dexter Season 3 Episode 9 - About Last Night
    8.7/10(11520 votes)

    S3:E9

    The friendship between Dexter and Miguel becomes strained even as Rita revolves to confront Miguel about his suspected infidelity; Debra searches furiously for Anton when it's revealed that he was abducted by the Skinner.

    Director:Tim Hunter
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dexter Season 3 Episode 8 - The Damage a Man Can Do
    8.5/10(11277 votes)

    S3:E8

    Dexter undertakes to teach Miguel the Code, but doesn't realize he's whetting his partner's thirst for blood; Debra is one step closer to finding the Skinner but a secret revealed about Anton sends him packing.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Scott Buck

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  6. Dexter Season 3 Episode 7 - Easy as Pie
    8.4/10(11479 votes)

    S3:E7

    Dexter begins working with Miguel but they quickly have differences in selecting a potential new victim; Rita discovers that Miguel's wife suspects him of an affair; an old friend of Dexter's asks for help in ending her life.

    Director:Steve Shill
    Writer:Lauren Gussis

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  7. Dexter Season 3 Episode 2 - Finding Freebo
    8.3/10(11741 votes)

    S3:E2

    Every cop in Miami is tasked with finding the fugitive Freebo, who is accused of killing the younger brother of Assistant D.A. Miguel Prado; Dexter and Rita move closer to making a big decision about their family.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Melissa Rosenberg

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  8. Dexter Season 3 Episode 5 - Turning Biminese
    8.3/10(11332 votes)

    S3:E5

    Dexter hears the story of a husband who has gotten away with murdering two wives for financial gain and tracks the man to Bimini, but Rita has a medical emergency while Dexter has disappeared.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Tim Schlattmann

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  9. Dexter Season 3 Episode 6 - Sí Se Puede
    8.1/10(11215 votes)

    S3:E6

    Dexter tests Miguel to see if he is on his dark-side job. Rita questions her career path after being fired from her job. Debra believes she in some way caused another homicide while working on her current case.

    Director:Ernest R. Dickerson
    Writer:Charles H. Eglee

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  10. Dexter Season 3 Episode 1 - Our Father
    8.0/10(12287 votes)

    S3:E1

    Dexter's life seems to be smoothly back on track, until he targets a dope dealer called "Freebo" who is also in the sights of Assistant D.A. Miguel Prado; Internal Affairs pressures Debra to rat on her new partner.

    Director:Keith Gordon
    Writer:Clyde Phillips

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  11. Dexter Season 3 Episode 3 - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
    8.0/10(11636 votes)

    S3:E3

    Dexter encounters a fellow predator - but this one is a pedophile; a murder is pinned on Freebo but Dexter knows the truth; Dexter struggles with the fact of his growing friendship with Miguel.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Scott Buck

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  12. Dexter Season 3 Episode 4 - All in the Family
    8.0/10(11556 votes)

    S3:E4

    Dexter scrambles to convince Rita that his marriage proposal is sincere and romantic; Miguel's vengeful brother Ramon searches desperately for their sibling's murderer, who was secretly killed by Dexter.

    Director:Keith Gordon
    Writers:James Manos Jr., Adam Fierro

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Go Your Own Way" is the best rated episode of Dexter season 3. It scored 9.0/10 from 12,518 votes. Directed by John Dahl and written by Tim Schlattmann, it aired on November 30, 2008. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "I Had a Dream".