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Easy As Pie (Dexter)
"Easy as Pie" is the seventh episode of the third season of the American crime drama television series ''Dexter''. It is the 31st overall episode of the series and was written by co-producer Lauren Gussis, and was directed by Steve Shill. It originally aired on Showtime on November 9, 2008. Set in Miami, the series centers on Dexter Morgan, a forensic technician specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department, who leads a secret parallel life as a vigilante serial killer, hunting down murderers who have not been adequately punished by the justice system due to corruption or legal technicalities. In the episode, Dexter is pressured by Miguel in targeting Ellen Wolf, while Camilla's condition worsens. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.83 million household viewers and gained a 0.4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter (TV Series)
''Dexter'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on Showtime (TV network), Showtime from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013. Set in Miami, the series centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a forensic technician specializing in blood spatter analysis for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department, who leads a secret parallel life as a Vigilantism, vigilante serial killer, hunting down murderers inadequately punished by the justice system due to corruption or legal technicalities. The show's first season was derived from the novel ''Darkly Dreaming Dexter'' (2004), the first in Dexter Morgan, a series of novels by Jeff Lindsay (writer), Jeff Lindsay. It was adapted for television by James Manos Jr., who wrote the first episode. The series enjoyed mostly positive reviews throughout its run. The first four seasons were widely praised, but reception dropped considerably as the series progressed, with the Dexter season 8, final season and especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. Most crime drama focuses on criminal investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and Mystery fiction, mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction and science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has several subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hardboiled, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. History Proto-science and crime fictions have been composed across history, and in this category can be placed texts as varied as the Epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia, the Mahabharata from History of India, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Carpenter
Jennifer Carpenter (born December 7, 1979) is an American actress. Her early film roles include the cult comedy ''White Chicks'' (2004) and the supernatural horror '' The Exorcism of Emily Rose'' (2005), with the latter establishing her as a scream queen. She rose to prominence for playing Debra Morgan in the crime drama series ''Dexter'' (2006–2013), which she reprised in the miniseries '' Dexter: New Blood'' (2021–2022). Her accolades include an MTV Movie Award and a Saturn Award, and nominations for a Critics' Choice Television Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Carpenter's television roles beyond ''Dexter'' include Rebecca Harris in the comedy drama series '' Limitless'' (2015–2016) and Erica Shephard in the drama series '' The Enemy Within'' (2019). Her film roles include Angela Vidal in the found footage horror film ''Quarantine'' (2008) and Sonya Blade in the direct-to-video ''Mortal Kombat'' films '' Scorpion's Revenge'' (2020) and '' Battle of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Morgan
Debra Morgan (spelled Deborah in the novels) is a fictional character created by Jeff Lindsay (writer), Jeff Lindsay for his ''Dexter'' book series. In Lindsay's novels, she first appeared in ''Darkly Dreaming Dexter'' and was featured in every novel in the series. In the Dexter (TV series), television series based on Lindsay's books, she is mainly portrayed by Jennifer Carpenter in ''Dexter'' and ''Dexter: New Blood, New Blood'', and as a younger version of herself by Molly Brown (actress), Molly Brown in ''Dexter: Original Sin, Original Sin''. Debra is the adoptive sister of the series' antihero protagonist Dexter Morgan. Character history Early life Debra was born to List of Dexter characters#Doris Morgan, Doris (Kathrin Lautner Middleton) and Harry Morgan (Dexter), Harry Morgan (James Remar) on December 7, 1979. She is the sister to Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), whom Harry legally adopted after initially fostering Dexter immediately after rescuing him from the scene o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Zayas
David Zayas (born August 15, 1962) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for his roles as Angel Batista on the Showtime series ''Dexter'' and Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama series '' Oz''. Early life Zayas was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and raised in The Bronx, New York. Career Zayas joined the United States Air Force at age 19 and was a police officer with the New York City Police Department for almost 15 years. His experience as a police officer allowed him to develop as a character actor, leading to a series of acting jobs on television and film, mainly playing law enforcement officers, but playing characters on the other side of the law, as well, such as Enrique Morales on HBO's long-running prison-drama '' Oz''. Zayas was a main cast member of ''Dexter'' for all of its eight seasons. Zayas has been a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company since 1992, a New York City-based traveling actors group. He branched out into television and film projects, and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Batista
Angelo "Angel" Juan Marcos Batista (; Spanish ) is a fictional character in the Showtime (TV network), Showtime television series ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'' and the novels by Jeff Lindsay (writer), Jeff Lindsay upon which it is based. He is portrayed in the television series by David Zayas (''Dexter,'' and ''Dexter: New Blood, New Blood''), and as the younger version of Batista by James Martinez (actor), James Martinez (''Dexter: Original Sin, Original Sin''). Batista spends much of the original series as a Sergeant before being promoted to Lieutenant in the Dexter season 8, final season. Character biography Angelo "Angel" Juan Marcos Batista is a Detective in Miami Metro Police Department's Homicide Division. He works closely with Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) during cases, often teaming up with him for his expert advice on serial killers. He also functions as friend and mentor to Detective Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter), Dexter's foster sister. Angel is portrayed as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael C
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Julie Benz
Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Darla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel (1999 TV series), Angel'' (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'' (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award for Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Best Supporting Actress and the 2009 Saturn Award for Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television, Best Supporting Actress. Benz has also starred in the television series ''Roswell (TV series), Roswell'' (1999–2000), ''Desperate Housewives'' (2010), ''No Ordinary Family'' (2010–2011), ''A Gifted Man'' (2011–2012), ''Defiance (TV series), Defiance'' (2013–2015), ''Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), Hawaii Five-0'' (2015–2017), ''Training Day (TV series), Training Day'' (2017) and ''Love, Victor'' (2021). Her film credits include ''Jawbreaker (film), Jawbreake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Bennett
Rita Ann Morgan (''née'' Brandon; previously Ackerman and Bennett) is a fictional character created by Jeff Lindsay for his book series about a vigilante serial killer named Dexter Morgan. She also appeared in the television series ''Dexter'', based on Lindsay's books. She was the girlfriend and later wife of Dexter in both media. Portrayed by Julie Benz, Rita was a series regular in the first four seasons. The character made her last television appearance in 2010; she was a special guest star in ''Dexter'' season five opener entitled " My Bad". The character appeared in seven of the eight ''Dexter'' novels. In the novels, Dexter initially considers Rita little more than part of his disguise as a normal human being, and the perfect cover for his secret life as a serial killer. He later admits to growing quite fond of Rita, whom he married in the third book, '' Dexter in the Dark''. In the television series, Rita is portrayed as a loving and caring mother who is emotionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers. Headquartered in New York City, it is best known for the Nielsen ratings, an audience measurement system of television viewership that for years has been the deciding factor in canceling or renewing television shows by television networks. As of August 2024, it is the primary part of Nielsen Holdings. NMR began as a division of ACNielsen, a marketing research firm founded in 1923. In 1996, NMR was split off into an independent company, and in 1999, was purchased by the Dutch conglomerate VNU. In 2001, VNU also purchased ACNielsen, thereby bringing both companies under the same corporate umbrella for years. NMR is also a sister company to Nielsen//NetRatings, which measures Internet and digital media audiences. VNU was reorganized and renamed the Nielsen Company in 2007. NMR was separated again from Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) is a forensic discipline focused on analyzing Blood residue, bloodstains left at known, or suspected crime scenes through visual pattern recognition and physics-based assessments. This is done with the purpose of drawing inferences about the nature, timing and other details of the crime. At its core, BPA revolves around recognizing and categorizing bloodstain patterns, a task essential for reconstructing events in crimes or accidents, verifying statements made during investigations, resolving uncertainties about involvement in a crime, identifying areas with a high likelihood of offender movement for prioritized DNA sampling, and discerning between homicides, suicides, and accidents. Since the late 1950s, BPA experts have claimed to be able to use biology, physics, and mathematical calculations to reconstruct with accuracy events at a crime scene, and these claims have been accepted by the criminal justice system in the US. Bloodstain pattern anal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Morgan
Dexter Morgan (born Dexter Moser), also known as The Bay Harbor Butcher, is a fictional serial killer and the antihero protagonist of the ''Dexter'' book series written by Jeff Lindsay (writer), Jeff Lindsay, as well as the Dexter (TV series), television series of the same name. Dexter is mainly portrayed by Michael C. Hall in the original series and by Patrick Gibson (actor), Patrick Gibson in ''Dexter: Original Sin, Original Sin''. In both the novels and the first television series, Dexter is a highly intelligent forensic science, forensic Bloodstain pattern analysis, blood spatter analyst who works for the fictitious Miami-Metro Police Department. In his spare time, he is a Vigilantism, vigilante serial killer who targets other murderers who have evaded the justice system. Dexter follows a code of ethics taught to him in childhood by his adoptive father, Harry Morgan (Dexter), Harry, which he refers to as "The Code" or "The Code of Harry" and hinges on two principles: He can onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
