It was extraordinarily frustrating to see Dexter throw his relationship with Rita away, but on rewatch and with all the identity crisis he’s been in the thralls of, I find it believable that he’d start to make rebellious decisions, the type of decisions that dismantle Harry’s idea of his life. Doesn’t make Dexter’s decisions any less frustrating, but I’m definitely far more sympathetic to his actions here than I have been on previous rewatches. My frustration aside, I’m actually very proud of Dexter for being honest with Rita at the end of this episode. Just unfortunate that for…complicated reasons, he can’t really do that very often. Still hope to see him pull his head out of his ass sooner than later. Also, seeing the continuously rising tension between Dexter and Doakes is super thrilling.