Shrink Wrap (Dexter episode)

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“Shrink Wrap”
Dexter episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 8
Written by	Lauren Gussis
Directed by	Tony Goldwyn
Production no.	108
Original airdate	November 19, 2006
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"Shrink Wrap" is the 8th episode of the Showtime series Dexter and first aired on 2006-11-19.

[edit] Plot

Dexter becomes suspicious when he discerns a pattern of recent deaths of powerful women by suicide. He discovers that all the women have consulted the same therapist, Dr. Emmett Meridian, and Dexter visits him under the pseudonym "Sean Ellis". The therapist actually helps Dexter with his intimacy issues, allowing him to have intercourse with Rita. During his therapy appointment Dexter notes that the therapist is surreptitiously recording his sessions. At night, Dexter breaks into the therapist's office, erases the video of his session, and reviews the videos of the sessions of the dead women, discovering that the therapist has used both drugs and psychology to induce them to commit suicide. Dexter books another appointment as Sean, confronts and subdues the therapist, and kills him.

Neil Perry confesses he is not the Ice Truck Killer after he freaks out at the sight of a severed head. Dexter sends the real Ice Truck Killer a message via Craig's List. Dexter's sister Debra brings her relationship with the prosthetist, Rudy, into the open. Rudy is revealed as the Ice Truck Killer when he responds to Dexter's message via e-mail, and then walks into his freezer of body parts, blood, and sliced Barbie dolls.

[edit] Guest Stars

• Geoff Pierson as Captain Tom Astor
• C. S. Lee as Vince Masuka
• Mark Pellegrino as Paul
• Christian Camargo as Rudy
• Sam Witwer as Neil Perry
• Tony Goldwyn as Dr. Emmett Meridian
• Mark Matkevich as Alex
• Milauna Jemai as Co-ed
• Kyle Lupo

[edit] Trivia

• The therapist in this episode is played by the director, Tony Goldwyn.
• Dexter uses the email address frozenbarbie@hotmail.com to communicate with The Ice Truck Killer via Craig's list.
• When Rudy is viewing the ad Dexter posted on Craig's list, the email address temporarily changes to frozenbarbie@hotmail.web. When he replies to it, it changes back to frozenbarbie@hotmail.com.
• The episode sparked numerous fans to post ads on Craigs list, using the names Ken and Barbie.
• While removing blood from Dr. Meridian's cheek, the level of blood inside the pipette changes. When collecting the blood he barely fills the tip and then removes it from his face. When placing it on the slide the pipette is nearly full.
• The song that Deb is singing and dancing to is "Make Me Lose Control" by Eric Carmen.
• The pseudonym Sean Ellis may be an homage to Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho. Dexter had previously used the pseudonym Patrick Bateman, from American Psycho, on his DEA registration.