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Certification
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Sex & Nudity
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- Sometimes non-sexual nudity can appear in the aftermath of some killings. Slightly more frequent in season 4.
- A woman's breasts are seen in many separate scenes. Some are quick flashes and centered on comedy. Some are bodies.
- In season 7, there is a brief scene of sex, it's not graphic at all and cuts before anything gets serious. But some crime scenes do contain nudity.
- A woman removes her blouse to analyze her gunshot wound and catches Masuka staring at her breasts. She says: "Jesus! They're just tits Masuka!"
- An episode mentions rape. It is said that one of the killers has been found guilty of rape in his past. This is very brief and the act is never shown, only mentioned.
- Lots of breast scenes.
Violence & Gore
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- This show is moderately bloody, but extremely violent nonetheless.
- A lot of death occurs offscreen, but usually moderately bloody aftermaths are shown.
- The theme of serial killing plus the aftermath of acts of violence which feature many mutilated bodies are disturbing.
- The series also contains scenes of implied killings, and some viewers may find it disturbing that the protagonist attempts to seek justice through repeated murders, to a point of experiencing pleasure at his victims sufferings and even teaching the 'trade' to a friend.
- Apart from the narrative, there are some scenes of stabbings and gore.
Profanity
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- There are 996 uses of "fuck" and variations of it throughout the 8 season run.
- Frequent use of "shit" throughout. Infrequent uses of "cunt" and "cocksucker"
- The network TV edits dub over the strong language with words like "friggin".
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- There are some topics of the show that have to do with narcotics.
- Characters drink alcohol occasionally.
- Dexters Sister smokes cigarettes in a few episodes
- There are a few scenes of brief marijuana smoking, as well as some brief cocaine use. A character also abuses her Xanax prescription.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- In Season 6, Dexter and the forensics team investigate a serial killer who believes that he has been chosen by God to rid the world of sinners.
Spoilers
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- Season 6: With a crazy religious Christian named Travis who tries to end the world. The scenes are often in a dark church in a very creepy setting. At the end of the season there is a scene where Travis almost kills a small baby which is very disturbing.
- (Season 1)Throughout this season, Dexter is taunted by a serial killer, named the Ice Truck killer, who seems to know his real identity. He later finds out that the Ice Truck killer is his long lost brother. He does not remember him because his memory is suppressed due to the trauma of witnessing his mother being murdered. His brother wants Dexter to kill their foster sister. Dexter refuses and kills his brother instead.
- In Season 4, Dexter becomes obsessed with finding the trinity killer who has been committing murders in a fixed pattern in various states all over America in the past few years. Firstly, he kills a woman in a bathtub, then he forces a woman, who is a mother of two, to jump to her death, ending with the brutal beating of a man that leads to death. Dexter manages to trace the identity of the trinity killer and is surprised that he has a family and that he keeps up a good front. He decides to delay killing him as he thinks he can learn something from him. However, his delay in killing him costs him a great price.
- In Season 5, Dexter, who is devastated after Rita's murder, manages to get a nanny to look after his baby son while his two step-children goes to live with their maternal grandparents. While on leave, he turns his attention to killing a serial killer, Boyd Fowler, but his act is witnessed by one of the victims of the serial killer, Lumen. Later, Dexter manages to convince her that he will not harm her and learns from Lumen that besides Boyd, there were other men who raped her too. They became partners in crime, tracking down the men and killing them. In the process, Dexter and Lumen fall in love, but she leaves him eventually once she had avenged the men who raped her.
