Dexter
A Beautiful Day
TV Flash files “A Beautiful Day” as the first listed hour of season 8 — Dexter (2006–2013) on Showtime, season 8, episode 1, aired 2013-06-30, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E01: listed hour 85 of 96 in the Dexter guide, first listed hour of season 8. It aired 2013-06-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Surprise, Motherfucker!” (S07E12). Next is “Every Silver Lining...” (S08E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
It's now 6 months since Captain LaGuerta's death. Dexter is still working as a blood spatter expert but Deb has quit the force and is now working as a private investigator. She's also been avoiding Dexter as much as possible. Angel Batista is now the squad's Lieutenant and Tom Matthews is a Deputy Chief. Dexter is worried about Deb in general but even more so after he hears she hasn't been in touch with her new boss for two weeks. Metro homicide has a new case after a body is found on the beach. The man's skull has been sliced open and a small part of his brain ...
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Beautiful Day sit in the Dexter guide?
S08E01 is listed hour 85 of 96 — first listed hour of season 8, season 8 episode 1.
When did Dexter S08E01 air?
A Beautiful Day aired 2013-06-30 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Which Dexter seasons are the cleanest watch?
Early seasons, when the forensic case-of-week and the vigilante dread still share the same temperature. Hall's dual-life performance is the franchise.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Miami blood-spatter analyst by day, vigilante with a code by night: Michael C. Hall made Showtime's serial-killer POV a global export. Early seasons balance case-of-week and dread; later endings and revivals reopened every argument. Premium-cable antihero comfort food with a body count.
October 1, 2006, Showtime puts a blood-spatter analyst on the night like a network once put a cop on Monday: appointment pulp with better lighting and worse manners. Dexter Morgan moonlights as a vigilante bound by a code that lets the living room become co-conspirator. James Manos Jr. developed Jeff Lindsay's novels; Michael C. Hall — still carrying the quiet of *Six Feet Under* — made dual life look like a mid-tempo dance of charm and ice. Jennifer Carpenter's Debra, Julie Benz's Rita, Erik King's Doakes, a…
Filed against
- Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
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- Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan
Jennifer Carpenter’s Debra Morgan put a cop’s mouth on Dexter — Miami blood-spatter by day, vigilante with a code by night, Showtime serial-killer POV as a global export. Early seasons of case-and-dread; later endings reopened every…
- Julie Benz as Rita Bennett
Julie Benz’s Rita Bennett gave Dexter a civilian weather system — Miami blood-spatter analyst by day, vigilante with a code by night, Michael C. Hall’s Showtime serial-killer POV as a global export. Early seasons balancing case-of-week…
- Erik King as James Doakes
Erik King made Sgt. James Doakes the only man who smelled the code on Dexter — Miami blood-spatter by day, Showtime's vigilante POV, and a sergeant who treated Michael C. Hall's smile like a crime scene. TV Flash files him as 2000s…
- Lauren Velez as Maria LaGuerta
Lauren Velez's Maria LaGuerta ran Dexter's Miami from the lieutenant's chair — blood-spatter by day, vigilante code by night, Michael C. Hall as Showtime's serial-killer export. Early dread, later arguments, premium-cable antihero comfort…
- David Zayas as Angel Batista
David Zayas’s Angel Batista gave Dexter a badge with a heart — Miami blood-spatter by day, vigilante code by night, Michael C. Hall’s Showtime export. Early seasons balancing case-of-week and dread; Batista as the squad-room warmth the…