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'''Living the Dream''' is the first of twelve episodes in [[Season Four]] and the '''thirty-seventh''' episode in the '''''[[DEXTER]]''''' television series. The episode first aired on '''September 27, 2009'''. The season premiere had an approximate of 1.9 million viewers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/29/dexter-californication-hit-series-highs-on-showtime/28820/|title=''Dexter'', ''Californication'' hit series highs on Showtime|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=September 29, 2009|accessdate=July 24, 2011}}</ref>
  
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[[Adrienne Barbeau]]: [[Suzanna Coffey]]<br>
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[[Courtney Ford]]: [[Christine Hill]]<br>
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[[Lisa Darr]]: [[Benny's Lawyer]]<br>
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[[Jerry O'Donnell]]: [[Flashdrive Detective]]<br>
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[[Keith Carradine]]: [[Frank Lundy]]
   
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==Synopsis==
  
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[[Christina Robinson]]: [[Astor Bennett]]<br>
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In this episode, [[Dexter Morgan|Dexter]] moves to [[Rita Bennett|Rita]]'s new house to live with his family and his new baby boy "[[Harrison Morgan|Harrison]]" who cries all night. His sleep deprivation puts both his day job and his nighttime hunting in jeopardy. It also makes a return of FBI Agent [[Frank Lundy]], who comes back in town to capture a serial killer, "[[Trinity Killer|The Trinity Killer]]", who he can't even prove exists.
  
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[[Preston Bailey]]: [[Cody Bennett]]<br>
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[[Tasia Sherel]]: [[Francis]]<br>
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[[Rick Peters]]: [[Elliot Larson]]<br>
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[[Kelly Huddleston]]: [[Lisa Bell]]<br>
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[[James Ingersoll]]: [[Broward Co. Deputy Sheriff|Cop]]<br>
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[[Gino Aquino]]: [[Benito Gomez]]<br>
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[[Mylinda Royer]]: [[Widow (Benny's Hearing)|Widow]]
   
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Dexter seems to have it all: he and Rita are happily married and now have a baby boy. With a new baby, he is not getting much sleep these days. Baby Harrison cries all night. Rita also robs him of a rare chance to knit up the raveled sleeve of care by preparing a night of sex play. Dexter's sleep deprivation puts his work in jeopardy.
  
   
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It leads him to make a serious error in court leading to the release of a violent killer "Benito Gomez". The family man Dexter promises to hunt Benny down. Maybe that's for the best. His Dark Passenger is calling, and this killer is now available for Dexter to hunt. Dexter has been working on a case with the same pattern - a young woman is found in her own bathtub having bled to death after her femoral artery was cut. The killer cleans the crime scene meticulously, the only evidence found is from a very similar killing that took place in the same house many years ago. He's surprised when former FBI Agent Frank Lundy, now retired, drops in and tells him about the Trinity Killer, a serial killer on the loose who has been killing people for years and starts claiming a new victim in a bloody bathtub again in Miami. Lundy seems to know a little about the killer's M.O. He is convinced this new bathtub murder is the start of a new threesome of murders.
  
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[[Scott Buck]]<br>
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[[Charles H. Eglee]]<br>
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[[Clyde Phillips]]<br>
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"'''Living the Dream"''' is the first of twelve episodes in [[Season Four]] of '''''[[Dexter (show)|DEXTER]]''''', and the '''thirty-seventh''' overall episode of the series. It first aired '''27 September 2009''' on [[Showtime]].
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The season premiere had an approximate 1.9 million viewers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/29/dexter-californication-hit-series-highs-on-showtime/28820/|title=''Dexter'', ''Californication'' hit series highs on Showtime|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=September 29, 2009|accessdate=July 24, 2011}}</ref>
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== Summary ==
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[[Dexter Morgan|Dexter]] moves to [[Rita Morgan|Rita]]'s [[Rita and Dexter's House|new house]] to live with his family and his new baby boy "[[Harrison Morgan|Harrison]]" who cries all night.
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His sleep deprivation leads him to make a serious error in court leading to the release of a violent killer "[[Benito Gomez]]." The family man Dexter promises to hunt Benny down. Maybe that's for the best. His Dark Passenger is calling, and this killer is now available for Dexter to hunt. Dexter has been working on a case with the same pattern - a young woman is found in her own bathtub having bled to death after her femoral artery was cut. The killer cleans the crime scene meticulously, the only evidence found is from a very similar killing that took place in the same house many years ago. He's surprised when former FBI Agent [[Frank Lundy]], now retired, drops in and tells him about [[Arthur Mitchell|The Trinity Killer]], a serial killer on the loose who has been killing people for years and starts claiming a new victim in a bloody bathtub again in Miami. Lundy seems to know a little about the killer's M.O. He is convinced this new bathtub murder is the start of a new set of three murders.
   
 
Quinn is furious that Dexter let Gomez off the hook, showing him graphic pictures of the victims. Later he is still giving Dexter a hard time. Outside the crime scene, Quinn talks with Christine Hill, an attractive reporter. He gives her his phone number.
  
Quinn is furious that Dexter let Gomez off the hook, showing him graphic pictures of the victims. Later he is still giving Dexter a hard time. Outside the crime scene, Quinn talks with Christine Hill, an attractive reporter. He gives her his phone number.
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After his failure, Dexter finds a new grab spot for Gomez. He goes to Gomez' trailer park home and takes him when he answers the door. In the boxing ring Dexter collects Gomez' blood and prepares for the kill. Just then Rita calls, needing him to pick up ear medicine for the baby. Dexter quickly kills Gomez and sloppily dismantles the body. On his way from the scene with Gomez in the trunk, Dexter falls asleep behind the wheel. He sees a vision of Harry trying to warn him to wake up, but it is too late. He loses control of the vehicle and it flips over several times.
  
After his failure, Dexter finds a new grab spot for Gomez. He goes to Gomez' trailer park home and takes him when he answers the door. In the boxing ring Dexter collects Gomez' blood and prepares for the kill. Just then Rita calls, needing him to pick up ear medicine for the baby. Dexter quickly kills Gomez and sloppily dismantles the body. On his way from the scene with Gomez in the trunk, Dexter falls asleep behind the wheel. He sees a vision of Harry trying to warn him to wake up, but it is too late. He loses control of the vehicle and it flips over several times.
   
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*[[Michael C. Hall]]: [[Dexter Morgan]]
  
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*[[Julie Benz]]: [[Rita Bennett]]
  
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*[[Jennifer Carpenter]]: [[Debra Morgan]]
  
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*[[Desmond Harrington]]: [[Joey Quinn]]
  
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*[[C.S. Lee]]: [[Vince Masuka]]
  
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*[[Lauren Velez]]: [[Maria LaGuerta]]
  
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*[[David Zayas]]: [[Angel Batista]]
  
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*[[James Remar]]: [[Harry Morgan]] (In vision)<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1444418] Internet Movie Database Website, ordered by opening credit</ref>
  
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*[[John Lithgow]] : [[Arthur Mitchell]]
  
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*[[David Ramsey]] : [[Anton Briggs]]
  
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*Adrienne Barbeau : Suzanna Coffey
  
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*[[Courtney Ford]] : [[Christine Hill]]
  
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*Lisa Darr : Benny's Lawyer
  
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*Jerry O'Donnell : Flashdrive Detective
  
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*[[Keith Carradine]] : [[Frank Lundy]]
  
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*[[Christina Robinson]] : [[Astor Bennett]]
  
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*[[Preston Bailey]] : [[Cody Bennett]]
  
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*[[Tasia Sherel]] : [[Francis]]
  
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*[[Rick Peters]] : [[Elliott]]
  
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*Kelly Huddleston : [[Lisa Bell]]
  
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*Alexander Lewis : Marty
  
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-Dexter's point of view to his life as family man (sarcasm)
 
-The title of this episode is a possible reference to [[Season Three]] episode [[Episode 311: I Had a Dream|I Had a Dream]]
  
-The title of this episode is a possible reference to [[Season Three]] episode [[Episode 311: I Had a Dream|I Had a Dream]]
 
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"Living the Dream" is the first of twelve episodes in Season Four of DEXTER, and the thirty-seventh overall episode of the series. It first aired 27 September 2009 on Showtime.

The season premiere had an approximate 1.9 million viewers.[1]

Summary

Dexter moves to Rita's new house to live with his family and his new baby boy "Harrison" who cries all night.

His sleep deprivation leads him to make a serious error in court leading to the release of a violent killer "Benito Gomez." The family man Dexter promises to hunt Benny down. Maybe that's for the best. His Dark Passenger is calling, and this killer is now available for Dexter to hunt. Dexter has been working on a case with the same pattern - a young woman is found in her own bathtub having bled to death after her femoral artery was cut. The killer cleans the crime scene meticulously, the only evidence found is from a very similar killing that took place in the same house many years ago. He's surprised when former FBI Agent Frank Lundy, now retired, drops in and tells him about The Trinity Killer, a serial killer on the loose who has been killing people for years and starts claiming a new victim in a bloody bathtub again in Miami. Lundy seems to know a little about the killer's M.O. He is convinced this new bathtub murder is the start of a new set of three murders.

Quinn is furious that Dexter let Gomez off the hook, showing him graphic pictures of the victims. Later he is still giving Dexter a hard time. Outside the crime scene, Quinn talks with Christine Hill, an attractive reporter. He gives her his phone number.

Later Dexter prepares the kill room for Gomez, a former boxer who he plans to kill in an old boxing ring. While waiting for Gomez to leave the bar so as to take him to the kill room, he falls asleep in his car. A cop gives him a field sobriety test which lets Gomez get away.

Debra is shocked to see Lundy back in town. She speaks with Lundy briefly and he congratulates her on making detective. She is still in a relationship with Anton but Lundy's return has shaken her somewhat. She is also still pursuing her father's former confidential informants to see if he had an affair with any of them.

The Miami Metro is chasing a honeymoon murderer. Angel and Maria labor to conceal their new relationship. They spend some time together. They are having a secret love affair while the annoying and the inconvenient Vince Masuka insists in inviting Angel to go to strip-clubs with him.

After his failure, Dexter finds a new grab spot for Gomez. He goes to Gomez' trailer park home and takes him when he answers the door. In the boxing ring Dexter collects Gomez' blood and prepares for the kill. Just then Rita calls, needing him to pick up ear medicine for the baby. Dexter quickly kills Gomez and sloppily dismantles the body. On his way from the scene with Gomez in the trunk, Dexter falls asleep behind the wheel. He sees a vision of Harry trying to warn him to wake up, but it is too late. He loses control of the vehicle and it flips over several times.

Trivia

  • In the beginning of this episode, there's a self-parody of the title sequence.
Dexter_Intro_on_Showtime_-_An_Alternate_Version
Extra Information
Title Meaning:
Living the Dream -Dexter's point of view to his life as family man (sarcasm)

-The title of this episode is a possible reference to Season Three episode I Had a Dream

Trivia
There's a self-parody of the title sequence.
Quotes
"Wanna know a secret? Daddy kills people. Real bad people" - Dexter, to his son


Gallery

The Episodes of Dexter

Episode 101: Dexter Episode 102: Crocodile Episode 103: Popping Cherry
Episode 104: Let's Give the Boy a Hand Episode 105: Love American Style Episode 106: Return to Sender
Episode 107: Circle of Friends Episode 108: Shrink Wrap Episode 109: Father Knows Best
Episode 110: Seeing Red Episode 111: Truth Be Told Episode 112: Born Free

Episode 201: It's Alive! Episode 202: Waiting to Exhale Episode 203: An Inconvenient Lie
Episode 204: See-Through Episode 205: The Dark Defender Episode 206: Dex, Lies, and Videotape
Episode 207: That Night, a Forest Grew Episode 208: Morning Comes Episode 209: Resistance Is Futile
Episode 210: There's Something About Harry Episode 211: Left Turn Ahead Episode 212: The British Invasion

Episode 301: Our Father Episode 302: Finding Freebo Episode 303: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Episode 304: All in the Family Episode 305: Turning Biminese Episode 306: Sí Se Puede
Episode 307: Easy as Pie Episode 308: The Damage a Man Can Do Episode 309: About Last Night
Episode 310: Go Your Own Way Episode 311: I Had a Dream Episode 312: Do You Take Dexter Morgan?

Episode 401: Living the Dream Episode 402: Remains to Be Seen Episode 403: Blinded by the Light
Episode 404: Dex Takes a Holiday Episode 405: Dirty Harry Episode 406: If I Had a Hammer
Episode 407: Slack Tide Episode 408: Road Kill Episode 409: Hungry Man
Episode 410: Lost Boys Episode 411: Hello, Dexter Morgan Episode 412: The Getaway

Episode 501: My Bad Episode 502: Hello, Bandit Episode 503: Practically Perfect
Episode 504: Beauty and the Beast Episode 505: First Blood Episode 506: Everything Is Illumenated
Episode 507: Circle Us Episode 508: Take It! Episode 509: Teenage Wasteland
Episode 510: In the Beginning Episode 511: Hop a Freighter Episode 512: The Big One

Episode 601: Those Kinds of Things Episode 602: Once Upon a Time... Episode 603: Smokey and the Bandit
Episode 604: A Horse of a Different Color Episode 605: The Angel of Death Episode 606: Just Let Go
Episode 607: Nebraska Episode 608: Sin of Omission Episode 609: Get Gellar
Episode 610: Ricochet Rabbit Episode 611: Talk to the Hand Episode 612: This is the Way the World Ends

Episode 701: Are You...? Episode 702: Sunshine and Frosty Swirl Episode 703: Buck the System
Episode 704: Run Episode 705: Swim Deep Episode 706: Do the Wrong Thing
Episode 707: Chemistry Episode 708: Argentina Episode 709: Helter Skelter
Episode 710: The Dark... Whatever Episode 711: Do You See What I See? Episode 712: Surprise, Motherfucker!

Episode 801: A Beautiful Day Episode 802: Every Silver Lining... Episode 803: What's Eating Dexter Morgan?
Episode 804: Scar Tissue Episode 805: This Little Piggy Episode 806: A Little Reflection
Episode 807: Dress Code Episode 808: Are We There Yet? Episode 809: Make Your Own Kind of Music
Episode 810: Goodbye Miami Episode 811: Monkey in a Box Episode 812: Remember the Monsters?

New Blood Episode 101: Cold Snap New Blood Episode 102: Storm of Fuck New Blood Episode 103: Smoke Signals
New Blood Episode 104: H is for Hero New Blood Episode 105: Runaway New Blood Episode 106: Too Many Tuna Sandwiches
New Blood Episode 107: Skin of Her Teeth New Blood Episode 108: Unfair Game New Blood Episode 109: The Family Business
New Blood Episode 110: Sins of the Father

References

  1. ↑ Seidman, Robert (September 29, 2009). "Dexter, Californication hit series highs on Showtime". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/29/dexter-californication-hit-series-highs-on-showtime/28820/. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
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