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The Dexter Season 4 DVD brings home all 12 episodes of the Showtime drama’s 2009 season. Michael C. Hall stars as Dexter Morgan, now a husband and new father, with John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell, the Trinity Killer. Both actors won Golden Globes for it. In stock and dispatched within 2 business days. Add it to your cart today.
| Format | DVD |
|---|---|
| Discs | 4 |
| Studio | Showtime / Paramount |
| Released | August 17, 2010 |
| Run time | 10 hours and 32 minutes |
| Condition | Not specified |
| Availability | In stock |
The Dexter Season 4 DVD collects all 12 episodes of the Showtime drama's fourth season, which aired from September 27 to December 13, 2009. Michael C. Hall stars as Dexter Morgan, and John Lithgow guest stars in every episode as the Trinity Killer, a role that won him a Golden Globe.
This is a DVD, so it plays in standard US DVD players and in Blu-ray players, which also read DVDs.
Season 4 finds Dexter settling into family life with his wife Rita (Julie Benz), her two children and their new baby, Harrison. Keeping up a double life gets harder when there is a newborn at home, and the strain starts to show at work and with his family.
Retired FBI agent Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine) returns to Miami on the trail of the "Trinity Killer," a long-active serial killer who follows a specific pattern. Dexter soon becomes personally drawn into the hunt.
John Lithgow plays Arthur Mitchell, the Trinity Killer, in all 12 episodes. Critics singled out his performance; Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker called it "so creepy I'm still not over it."
The fourth season received critical acclaim and is often considered by critics to be the best season of the series. At the 2010 Golden Globes, Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow both won for their work this season.
If you only own one season of the show, the Dexter Season Four set is a strong choice. Still, it builds on earlier seasons, so it is best watched after Seasons 1 to 3. Owning it on disc means you can revisit the Trinity storyline any time, with no streaming service required.
Catch up with Dexter: Season 3 or continue with Dexter: Season 5. 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 4.
Dexter Season 4 DVD: Questions Buyers Ask
How many episodes are in Dexter Season 4?
All 12 episodes that aired on Showtime from September to December 2009.
Who plays the Trinity Killer?
John Lithgow plays Arthur Mitchell, the Trinity Killer, in all 12 episodes.
Did this season win any awards?
Yes. Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow both won Golden Globes in 2010 for this season.
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.
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ericpat37 –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Stacey Spencer –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
The Best Dexter Yet
Season 4 is the best Dexter yet. Nearly every episode is a cliff-hanger. How they managed that over and over is genius. Poor Dexter finds himself in more and more situations requiring him to act “normal”. Having a family is taking its toll, and nearly costs him everything. There’s tension between Dexter and Rita, Dexter and Quinn. He’s making enemies right and left.
This season’s bad guy was sheer genius as well, first for being cast, as well as his acting (which is no great surprise – he’s just amazing). His first scene involves no dialogue at all, and is absolutely chilling.
I can’t recommend this season highly enough. But if you haven’t experienced Dexter before, do yourself a favor. Start from Season 1 and watch them all in order. You’ll see the evolution of one of the greatest characters ever written (which I think far surpasses any of the Dexter books) and experience one of the best shows on TV. Ever.
Greenbird –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Dexter-It just keeps getting better!
This whole series has me hooked.. I have to buy the season and then find a block of time that I can sit down and watch the season all at once. It took me a day and 1/2. I will watch the first week and then I have to watch the next week right away. We are always left with so many unanswered questions. I can’t wait for season 5. The last program to capture my attention like this was the Tutors. Season 4 of Dexter had a couple of “Wow! I didn’t see that one coming” moments for me. This is hard to do because I am very good at figuring out the plot line before anyone else. I write my guesses down and I am usually right or very close to right. Debra’s weeping in the parking lot brought me to tears. It was such a powerful performance. She is great. The secret daughter;that was another surprise moment. Rita, I didn’t see that coming until the phone rang. Oh! what an ending. John Lithgow is the scariest man in TV and Movies, when casted that way. The writers are doing a great job with the Lindsay material. I can’t believe I missed the books for so long. I’m reading them now.
barry –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Best season of Dexter and great on blu ray
For me DEXTER is without a doubt the best show on television. Its acting, writing, directing and producing are so above anything else on tv. The mere fact that the main character is a serial killer we root for is the first thing to tell you how great the show is. Episodes are shown and stories told all with the voice-over of Dexter, who is so expertly played by Michael C. Hall. We hear all his feelings and thoughts as he chooses the actionsd he must take. Through these voice-overs and flashbacks to his father we learn all about how he developed as a person and why he has such a difficult time with emotions and needs to take the actions he does. This season is by far the best thus far. We are introduced to the Trinity Killer, aka Arthur Mitchell, right away in the first episode. This character is superbly played by John Lithgow and the cat and mouse game that takes place between the Trinity killer and Dexter is at the edge of your seat tv at its best. Dexter puts himself into Arthur’s personal life and the results are spellbinding. All other main characters are fully fleshed out and loose no substancce while this major story line takes place. Rita, Debra and all are given great plots as well. This season is so full of twists and turns that to give away any more of the plot would be a sin for viewers who have not seen it.
And as for the blu ray. Wow, wow, wow. DEXTER is the only series that I buy on blu ray. Many shows are now on blu ray but the quality is often not much better than that of the dvd. With DEXTER it far surpasses the dvd and takes full advantage of all blu ray has to offer. Much of the audio is front speaker driven but all audio works perfectly. Dexter’s voice-overs are strong and clear. They possess a very haunting quality and you feel as if you are truly in Dexter’s mind. All music and action noise fully uses all other speakers for full effect. Back speakers will often have you jumping out of your skin. And the picture – if you love DEXTER you owe it to yourself to see it on blu ray. Colors, clarity and black/white ratio are all amazing. The Miami shots are so crystal clear. Ripples in water, facial close-ups, everything is better than you can imagine. This is blu ray video at its best.
DEXTER is a series that has definitely grown with each season. Cable series have only 12 episodes and DEXTER manages to provide awe inspiring plots each season while character development never misses a step. I highly recommend DEXTER, particularly on blu ray and particularly this season. A +++
Judy K. Polhemus –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Surely I’m Dexter’s Number One fan!
“Dexter: The Fourth Season” came in last week. I wanted to watch one episode at a time, but sooner than one per week as TV viewers must do to get their fix of Dexter. I lost. I watched the four-set DVD series in two days. That’s how enticing/intriguing/thrilling/demanding the series is. The viewer HAS to know what happens next.
Anyone reading reviews of any season of Dexter knows how fanatic Dexter’s fans are. The episode in Season Four which ends with a car crash was just about the cruelest cut of all for those fans! Who in their sane mind (among Dexter fans) could live an entire week not knowing what happens next? So, of course, I hit the play button. Had to know!!
And good ol’ Frank Lundy, the FBI-serial-killer hunter returns to this season and adds such a rich dimension to the story. The episode which ends with Lundy and Deb (Dexter’s sister) forces another must-know, must-watch next episode. From that point on, NOT watching the series was no longer an option. So we had a Dexter marathon at my house in those two days. I even dreamed about Dexter (the series, not the man–although, let it be said, Michael C. Hall is an attractive man).
A prominent feature of this fourth season is Dexter’s devoted wife. However, with the advent of a crying baby, she develops into a control freak–or perhaps this trait of control has always been present, providing proof positive that Dexter loves this woman and his family, that he is, indeed, connected despite his Dark Passenger, Perhaps with time he can boot DP, but, of course, the season finale precludes any such event. In fact, the finale perhaps foreshadows a partner in some future day. After all, many serial killers are successful for years and years.
Thus enters Arthur (John Lithgow), hiding behind the schoolteacher/deacon facade. Other reviewers strongly praise Lithgow’s performance. I will, as well, but won’t single him out. He joins a cast of equally powerful actors portraying equally evil killers. He does skilfully portray the chameleon facade of the psychopathic killer, even showing us the origin and root cause of his behavior. Unlike Dexter, Arthur does not have a benevolent father instructing him in ways of discovery avoidance. In fact, his drunken, destructive, abusive father pounds Arthur literally and figuratively into the makings of a serial killer.
The season finale is catastrophic and so unexpected, showing that history CAN repeat itself. I’m thinking maybe I will add Showtime to my television programming. I’m not sure I want to wait another year just to get the entire season in one package. Maybe the serial wait is not so bad.