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The Dexter Season 3 DVD brings home all 12 episodes of the Showtime drama’s 2008 season. Michael C. Hall stars as Dexter Morgan, who forms an unlikely friendship with prosecutor Miguel Prado, played by Emmy-nominated Jimmy Smits, in the third season. It is in stock and dispatched within 2 business days. Add it to your cart today.
| Format | DVD |
|---|---|
| Discs | 4 |
| Studio | Showtime / Paramount |
| Released | August 18, 2009 |
| Run time | 10 hours and 29 minutes |
| Condition | Not specified |
| Availability | In stock |
The Dexter Season 3 DVD collects all 12 episodes of the Showtime drama's third season, which aired from September 28 to December 14, 2008. Michael C. Hall returns as Dexter Morgan, and Jimmy Smits joins the cast as Assistant District Attorney Miguel Prado.
This is a DVD, so it plays in standard US DVD players and in Blu-ray players, which also read DVDs.
Season 3 opens with Dexter killing a man in self-defense. The dead man's brother is Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits), a prominent Miami prosecutor, and Dexter soon finds himself in an unlikely friendship with him. Miguel is a powerful figure in the Miami justice system, the very system Dexter works around.
At home, Rita (Julie Benz) learns she is pregnant, giving Dexter a new family responsibility to balance with his secret. Meanwhile, his sister Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) investigates a serial killer known as "The Skinner," hoping the case will earn her a promotion to detective.
Desmond Harrington joins the main cast as Det. Joey Quinn, who moves from narcotics to homicide and becomes Debra's partner. Lauren Vélez, David Zayas and James Remar also return.
The Season 3 premiere drew 1.22 million US viewers, which made it Showtime's highest-rated drama season premiere since Nielsen began compiling those ratings in 2004. The season scored 78 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 13 reviews.
Jimmy Smits and Michael C. Hall both received Emmy nominations for their roles, and the series was nominated for the Emmy for Best Drama. The Dexter Season Three set is a strong pick for fans of Smits and for anyone following the show in order.
Catch up with Dexter: Season 2 or continue with Dexter: Season 4, featuring John Lithgow. For the whole run in one box, see Dexter: The Complete Series + Dexter: New Blood, or browse our TV series collection. For episode details, read the Wikipedia article on Dexter Season 3.
Dexter Season 3 DVD: Questions Buyers Ask
How many episodes are in Dexter Season 3?
All 12 episodes that aired on Showtime from September to December 2008.
Who does Jimmy Smits play?
He plays Miguel Prado, a Miami assistant district attorney who befriends Dexter.
Will it play in my US DVD player?
Yes. It is a DVD, so it plays in standard US DVD players and in Blu-ray players.
Who is the Skinner?
The Skinner is the serial killer Debra investigates this season while hoping to make detective.
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Deborah A. Jackson –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
CSI move over–Here’s Dexter!
CSI Las Vegas was my favorite show until ‘Dexter’ came along. The writer’s of Dexter make the viewer think ‘deeply’ about the characters. They are definitely not superficial fly by night characters, especially Dexter. He consistently says ‘he has no feelings’, but he REALLY does. I enjoy watching Dexter evolve into a person who really does have a conscience and cares deeply for Rita, her children, Deborah, and his colleagues on the force. The show makes the viewer wonder what they would do if they were Dexter, and I love that part of the storyline.
Although we are rooting for a serial killer, we are rooting for a serial killer who ONLY kills those who have murdered innocent people. Dexter is a super hero in his right. He just doesn’t wear a super hero’s outfit, like Batman or Superman. Bottom line, Dexter is doing a good service by getting rid of bad people who escape the confines of the justice system. Keep the season’s coming! I am an addicted fan of the show–Dexter (Michael C. Hall). He will not disappoint current viewers or new viewers–try watching an episode–you will be hooked! Can’t wait for season 4!
Kindle Customer Abby –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Just gets better and better…
I watched season 3 on video on demand from showtime. It was great watching the whole season straight through without waiting a week in between each one. I’m not sure I could have waited between shows to know what happened! The show gets better and better all the time. This season had Dexter making friends with the assistant DA who was played by Jimmy Smits. It begins with Dexter killing his brother kind of by accident but of course the d.a. doesn’t know that part and wants him to find the killer since he shows such a talent for helping out in that department. Interesting concept, huh. Find the killer when you are the killer! Does this deter Dexter from becoming his friend anyway? Not a bit. This season also has Rita pregnant. Will Dexter do the right thing and marry her? Or better yet, SHOULD he marry her? I mean what is going to happen when there is a little Dexter around? Will big Dexter take him to soccer games or to the shooting range? It will be interesting seeing what kind of daddy Dexter makes! Jimmy Smit plays his role well and it’s funny watching poor old Dexter trying to become a friend to someone when the concept is so alien to him. But we want him to have a friend as bad as he wants one, because we truly like Dexter. He tries so hard to do the right thing by his friends and if it meant turning himself in rather than killing a friend, then we believe that is what he would do. He almost had to do that at the end of last season when Doaks figured out what he was…but one of the women who loved Dexter took care of the problem for him. Those women of his will always take care of Dexter when they can. And now that he’s marrying one of them, she can’t testify against him if she ever figures out what he is (not much chance of that since she considers him a great guy). But guess what…that thought has not crossed his mind yet. He’s very naive where women are concerned. That just makes you like him more and you want those women there to protect him since you can’t! Watch it, you’ll love it!
KaseyG –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Dexter Finds a Friend
*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.