Everything Is Illumenated

From the beginning its the funniest episode... well hope to see more episodes like this one.

One actress to rule them all, Julia Stiles. Each fictional goddess should have her shrine and Lumen is no exception. This sixth installment was a turning point. The decisive moment when we have to choose between entering her temple, with the risk of never getting out of it, and running for our miserable lives. When Lumen decided to stay in Miami it was obvious she would inevitably stumble upon our favorite daddy. So as expected the story was driven by her and Dex. The way it was developed was both refreshing and exciting. Their intense run was full of wit and puzzling contradictions. Moreover their growing relationship puts the monster we all know in a completely different light. I even spotted a possible reference to Descartes and his famous rule on slicing things up to gain control or solve a complex problem more easily. The compartment metaphora was as smart as the others and should deepen the layered vision you have of the show. From the serial killer to the father Dex personality is composed of so many mirrors that it's hard to keep up. Everything is Illumenated severely tested his multi-tasking ability and the writers kept surfing on the edgy wave summoned in the past season. Master Masuka was also back with his vicious wisdom and non sense theories. The guy deserves his own talk show ! An other guilty pleasure was the baby. Good or evil ? The recurring joke about him was just irresistibly wicked ! Last but not least the ending duration and velocity were perfect. It successfully packed up all events in a nice wooden box, ready to be opened as a Pandora and unleash its cataclysmic fury. The controversial reference to Rita was heartbreaking and perfectly executed. You should specially be moved by the contrast between the cold floor where the characters are sat down and the ambivalent warmth of the dialogs. Lumen.

Lumen changes her appearance wearing black wig and make-up on her face. Meanwhile Dexter captures the homosexual serial-killer Lance Robinson and when he is ready to kill him, he receives a phone call from Lumen telling that she is in Miami and has just killed one of the men that raped her. Dexter injects a drug in Lance, puts him in the trunk of his truck and heads to the warehouse where Lumen is. Soon he realizes that the man was not dead and has vanished. Debra prepares and operation with the other cops in the nightclub to ambush the Fuentes brothers. However they are summoned to the warehouse to investigate a call from prostitutes that had overheard shots in the area. Dexter is also requested to go and he needs to find Lumen's victim first. When Lance flees from his truck and the police arrive at the spot, his situation is extremely complicated.

"Everything Is Illumenated" is a great episode that combined black humor with drama and thriller. Lumen shots the man in a hunch and Dexter is concerned with the possibility that her victim is an innocent man. But the situation is resolved thanks to the flamboyant Masuka. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Tudo por Lumen" ("Everything for Lumen")

Absolutly the most hillarios episopde of all Dexters Mazuka rules the crime scene "Ok I know what happened here"