What's Eating Dexter Morgan?

"What's Eating Dexter Morgan?"
Dexter episode
Episode no.Season 8
Episode 3
Directed byErnest Dickerson
Written byLauren Gussis
Original air dateJuly 14, 2013 (2013-07-14)
Running time50 minutes
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"What's Eating Dexter Morgan?" is the third episode of the eighth season of the Showtime television series Dexter. The episode originally aired on July 14, 2013. It was directed by Ernest Dickerson and written by executive producer Lauren Gussis, who have both worked on the series for several years.

In the episode, the protagonist and titular serial killer Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) and Dr. Evelyn Vogel (special guest star Charlotte Rampling) continue to track the "Brain Surgeon" serial killer, which leads Dexter to a cannibal killer. Meanwhile, Dexter's sister Debra Morgan's (Jennifer Carpenter) mounting guilt over killing María LaGuerta to protect Dexter in the previous season begins to consume her.

The episode received mixed reviews, with reviewers critical of its "meandering" pace but praising Deb's character arc and Carpenter's performance.