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Dexter: The Complete Third Season |  | Actor: Michael C. Hall
Studio: Showtime / Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  232 reviews
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Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 629 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 097368938045
UPC: 097368938045
EAN: 0097368938045
ASIN: B0015ABRE2
Release Date: August 18, 2009
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Product Description
Dexter is an American television drama series that airs on American premium channel Showtime. Set in Miami, the series centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a serial killer governed by a strict moral code who works for the Miami Metro Police Department as a blood spatter analyst.
Showtime's breakout hit series Dexter, about a lovable psychopath, a serial killer who targets only the scummiest of the scum, hits its stride in season 3. Dexter Morgan, played with nuance and glee by the outstanding Michael C. Hall, begins the season somewhat chastened by the events of the previous season--where whiffs of his secret life became known to others and he was nearly found out. "I need to find out what it's like just to be normal. If that's something that's even possible for me," he muses, as he tries to settle in to domestic life with girlfriend Rita (the baby-voiced Julie Benz) and her kids. Yet Dexter is soon back to his compulsion for seeking out criminals who've somehow escaped traditional justice. Hall, one of TV's most talented actors, manages to make Dexter's off-kilter moral compass totally believable, if not quite sympathetic. The rest of the cast is stellar, including Dex's sister, Debra, played by Jennifer Carpenter as the seemingly more combustible Morgan--a hot-tempered Miami detective in the same division where Dexter toils in the background as a blood-spatter specialist. Deb wears her heart on her sleeve, as a cop and a sister, and her deep love for her brother is a key part of what makes Dexter so human. (And Carpenter's chemistry with Hall is amped by the fact that in real life, the actors are married.) Season 3's breakout guest star is the amazing Jimmy Smits, who plays District Attorney Miguel Prado, a polished pillar of the community, an ambitious politician--and a guy with a secret every bit as dark as Dexter's. As Miguel and Dexter peel away each other's unsavory layers, Dexter tries to tamp down Miguel's blistering desire for revenge, and Miguel begins leading a double life--one that could threaten Dexter's life and family as much as the growing list of bad guys in Miguel's crosshairs. The other main star of Dexter is the city of Miami, its teeming beauty and corruption celebrated in equal measure, and its blistering sun shot without tempering. The city is so integral, visually and viscerally, that it's impossible to think of Dexter being shot anywhere else. The set's best extras--engaging interviews with cast members Hall, Benz, Carpenter, Lauren Vélez (Lt. Maria Laguerta) and David Zayas (Det. Angel Batista)--must be watched on a computer, for reasons that are unclear. Still, the interviews are must-sees for all Dexter fans. It's a killer season. --A.T. Hurley
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 A wonderful series to share with your friends August 29, 2010
Timothy B. Riley (San Antonio, TX USA)
I viewed the third season of Dexter on cable when it was first shown (as I did the previous 2). I am a HUGE Dexter fan, he seems like an everyman's Hannibal Lextor. Even though I can access all of the Dexter seasons on my DVR I have purchased all of these DVD collections in order to share the dark wonders of Dexter with friends and family. One of my friends has blown through the first 2 seasons in 3 days and is working on season three right now (she blames me for what she calls "her Dexter jones"). A great series and a very good value. Get 'em, watch 'em and share 'em!
Would you really want to waste your life between his hands? August 26, 2010
Jacques COULARDEAU (OLLIERGUES France)
There is little to add after season 1 and season 2. It is going to still be the same. Well you did not read the books properly then or you did not watch the first two seasons properly. This one is entirely new and yet still the same. That's the miracle of this series: it seems to rejuvenate itself by getting older. So what's new that is not so new after all. First he got his Rita girlfriend pregnant. No surprise since he went to it bareback and there never was the slightest innuendo or plain detail about covering up before going out. Sooner or later with a woman who already has two kids! And of course she forgot the pill one night or something like that. Bound to happen, Sir. And it did happen. But you should see the fertile dog who is kind of wailing and whimpering in front of the reality he loves and desires more than anything else, but he can't admit it even to himself. It is true, morning sickness and all the rest on Rita's side, and the rest is a lot, like buying a new home, a wedding dress, choose between chocolate or hazelnut for the wedding cake, buying an engagement ring and all the rest, that can give you a vertigo. It is true an engagement ring looks like the receipt you get from the parking machine that gives you one hour's parking time, but well that is generally done, isn't it? New and not so new is his sister who falls in love with a local black singer, details in the series, look for them. This time he is not from Philadelphia or even farther away, and he is not the age of her father. It is true he is black, and he is a little bit wrapped up, but that's only muscle, isn't it? No, no, she is not getting that old yet and maybe in next season we'll have another family affair. Ah! Those Dexters! Quite new is the fact that Dexter gets a partner. In other words, parallel to his wife to be he gets some kind of professional attraction to some one of the same sex who is not a cop. But how can that work? Dexter is a solitary animal, like a spider, and it eats its partners after the dual carriageway trip, that spidery and long-legged insect that is not an insect. So how is the spider going to accept a partnership and yet keep his plate clean and his little secret night adventures for himself. And what about after the marriage? Well that will be for next season. You already know I guess, but I prefer waiting for the DVD. You can already pre-order it, with one click at Amazon if you are trustworthy, financially I mean. But as they say the apprentice gets always worse than the sorcerer. Remember Fantazia? You're going to say that is such a cliché. But it is so effective, but well at times we dream of the reverse, but then I am told it becomes a serial killer, not a serial justice cleanser. And then you do have some more details about the various polices that fight for a tidbit of macadam here and there, the Vice Squad, the Miami Dade Police Department and the Miami Sheriff's office. A little more about grossness but this time in a way with some reserve. There is a little bit less blood. That's maybe a good thing for the audience and the watching rates, but it takes some real gross horror out of the series. Dexter is becoming more civilized in a way. No real blood display like a bed floating in blood or a blood shower when opening the toilet door. But this season is definitely growing up to something that is or should be disquieting. Killing is becoming some kind of hobby, not a possession, not a deep impulse, not at all, just something you have to do everyday like washing your teeth or brushing your feet, or the reverse. No public outcry at the latest victims. No outcry at all at the disappearing hoodlums, or district attorney as for that. Though I must say the skinner is by far the vest invention in that season. It holds us firmly from the beginning to the end including the kidnaping. But hush, you are going to give away a spoiler. So enjoy it all in one go. It's only about ten hours of TV. A good nice night with some booze and peanuts, not too much popcorn though, especially since the price of cereal products is going to go up this year after the forest fires in Russia.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, University Paris 8 Saint Denis, University Paris 12 Créteil, CEGID
 Not QUITE as goood as season 1 and 2 August 8, 2010
BrotherSpider (The Order of the Eternal Broken Nose)
Dexter season 3 was fantastic. i JUST finished it (8/8/10) and am eagerly awaiting season 4.
in this season dexter gets a best friend in assistent DA Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits) and teaches him his craft. Unfortunately Miguel doesn't have the Code of Harry to guide him and he takes Dexter's newly taught craft and distorts it.
through out this season Dexter's dad shows up as a Jimminy Cricket sort of conscience to show dexter his errors. Most of the time Dex decides not to follow his advice.
This was a great season, as the previous two, but really Dexter was never in danger of getting caught and sent to the electric chair. The edge of season two wasn't there. don't get me wrong, i love this show. and i am sorry I had to find it here and not on Showtime. THIS is the show i wish all shows could be. there is very dark humor in it, just enough suspence too keep you coming back.
Season four comes out in a couple weeks (less actually) and i will be watching it with antisipation, I can't wait.
Dexter Finds a Friend July 25, 2010
Kasey G
*THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*
The plots this season were more all over the map than in previous years. That's not to say "Dexter" has become stale--it hasn't.
After their rocky relationship in Season Two, Dexter and Rita get back together and he eventually pops the question. In the episodes leading up to the wedding, he sometimes questions his ability to be a good husband and parent, but in the Season Finale, a conversation with Harry and certain desperate circumstances convince Dexter he is more than ready and willing to be a family man.
Deb gets a new partner in the cocky but twitchy Quinn, who gives off suspicious vibes for most of the season. Deb jeopardizes her chances of finally getting her shield by sleeping with Quinn's Criminal Informant. Again, things in the romance department don't turn out easy for her. There is a nice scene between her and Dexter as the wedding day approaches and Dex asks her to stand up for him.
With Doakes out of the picture, Angel gets promoted AND gets a girlfriend. The latter comes about through some rather unusual circumstances.
Masuka isn't used nearly enough, and his big moment of the season comes in taking charge of the preparations for Dexter's bachelor party.
But Season Three isn't all about love and marriage.
Dexter's first kill of the season goes awry and he inadvertently ends up offing the kid brother of District Attorney Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits), who becomes the pivotal figure in Dex's life this 'go-round.
At first Dexter feels uncomfortable getting close and being pals with the man who's kid brother he murdered. But soon he relishes having his first real friend and the two bond until slowly Miguel discovers Dexter's tendencies and beliefs. It seems they are not so different from his own and he wants Dexter to become his partner in carrying out their special brand of justice.
By mid-season, Dexter realizes that Prado is even more blood-thirsty for justice than Dexter himself. Things begin to unravel in many ways once Dexter ceases to uphold "The Code".
The flashbacks with Harry are almost non-existent this season. Instead we see him pop up when Dexter needs his advice (I didn't care for the blurry filming technique they employed for this). Most of it is to warn and scold him about getting too close to Miguel, advice Dexter chooses to ignore until it's too late to tame the monster he helped create.
A serial killer known as The Skinner who keeps his victims under surveillance while tree-trimming is one of the continuing threads this season. However, this storyline did not have the same impact as the Ice Truck Killer or Bay Harbour Butcher of previous seasons, probably because Dexter really has no direct link with The Skinner. This diminishes some of the impact and suspense.
Kudos to Lauren Velez for bringing more layers to the complex role of Maria Laguerta. For a character I absoutely hated in the first half of Season One, she has come to be one of my favorites. During Season Three, Maria's loyalties are really put to the test, as is her trust. And despite her bad treatment of Deb in the past, there is a terrific moment at the end of the season that totally exonerates her.
Another good thing about this season is that Rita finally gets a backbone, making for a better character. But as the wedding approaches, Dexter discovers Rita, too, is hiding a secret about her past.
In conclusion, I will say this season went down much smoother and quicker than the first two. I was shocked when I put in the fourth disc to find we were already up to the Season Finale. So much had happened and at the same time it seemed like not enough had happened.
I will say that this is still my favorite current show along with "Weeds" and "Desperate Housewives", though both of those are starting to show their age. Thankfully, so far "Dexter" has not.
I appreciated having bonus episodes of "United States of Tara" on this set. It looks interesting and I may spring for that set if I find it on sale.
 Dexter lost his MO July 25, 2010
Corky
The first two seasons Dexter had a very strict code on how on he did things. He basically was a lone wolf without any attachments to anybody. This season all of his rules go out the window, he is basically influenced by everybody around him doing stuff that he would never do before. They modified his character too much to fit the story. They also made some of the other characters (Rita and Vince Masuka to name a couple) change too drastically to so they can fit the story line.
I love this show because all of the characters are so well defined but this season they toss the rules out of the window. I'm not too impressed by Jimmy Smits acting either especially when his accent comes and goes and his overacting gets annoying after awhile.
As you can tell I didn't like Season 3 that well but I still can't wait to see Season 4 though hopefully it will be better.
Update: I did just see Dexter 4 and it was way better than season 3. I hear 5 is going to be fantastic too.
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