It’s Thanksgiving, Dexter Morgan! Dexter offers up a Thanksgiving episode that (barring a few pointless, sidebar-story moments with the continuing Batista/LaGuerta romance) serves up a generous helping of tension and revelations.

Things start off with Dexter ruminating on how he can make Trinity disappear faster than a Thanksgiving Day turkey and hits upon a plan to invite himself to the Mitchell’s holiday dinner.  At the Mitchell residence, Dexter watches as Arthur and his teenage son argue.  Dexter/Kyle trails him and watches as Jonah takes a baseball bat to his sweet classic convertible, smashing the windows.  Jonah confesses to Kyle that he wishes his father had died.  Arthur hits Kyle and is a nightmare to his mother and sister, as well, and he’s running out of excuses to give to his coaches. Dexter/Kyle offers to go with Jonah to explain the car and act as a buffer at Thanksgiving dinner. Continue Reading