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Dark Defender to Lumberjack: ‘Dexter’ in retrospect

Homeland, Ep. 3.02: “Uh… Oh… Ah…” is another exercise in constraint

Masters of Sex, Ep. 1.02: “Race to Space” has fun toying with storytelling modes and gender politics

Ray Donovan 1.12 “Same Exactly” closes its first season in predictable fashion

Ray Donovan, Ep 1.11 “Bucky F**n’ Dent” pulls out of a slump with a thrilling bottle episode

Dexter Ep 8.11 ‘Monkey in a Box’ inane nonsense defiling the corpse of a great

Ray Donovan, Ep. 1.10 “Fite Nite” begins its endgame without a drop of believability

Dexter Ep 8.10 ‘Goodbye Miami’ another infuriating slump of form & final nail in the coffin

Ray Donovan, Ep 1.09 “Road Trip” displays a fundamental lack of motivation

Ray Donovan, Ep 1.08 “Bridget” ekes out a win despite a lack of structure

Dexter Ep 8.08 ‘Are We There Yet?’ a sharp and clever late comeback in quality

Ray Donovan, Ep 1.07 “New Birthday” pushes its lead character in the right direction

Dexter Ep 8.07 ‘Dress Code’ an improvement in form but still a rushed job

Dexter Ep 8.06 ‘A Little Reflection’ tedious filler with soap opera levels of absurdity

Ray Donovan, Ep 1.05 “The Golem” is a dreary, predictable mess

Dexter Ep 8.05 ‘This Little Piggy’ Infuriating and yet maddeningly promising

Ray Donovan, Ep 1.04 “Black Cadillac” achieves depth during a downward spiral

Dexter Ep 8.04 ‘Scar Tissue’ thoughtful, insightful & a worrying headscratcher

Ray Donovan Ep 1.03 “Twerk” both rises and sinks as the show unravels

Dexter Ep 08.03 ‘What’s Eating Dexter Morgan?’ thematically intelligent and thoughtful

Ray Donovan, Ep 1.02 “A Mouth is a Mouth” is like the pilot episode but with added homophobia

Dexter Ep.8.02: ‘Every Silver Lining’ a huge risk that opens doors

Dexter ep 8.01 ‘A Beautiful Day’ a complex and confident, if light, season opener