Episode Rankings: Dexter

Having seen the entirety of Dexter, warts and all, I still think it was worth the watch. At its best, Dexter is a gripping character study of a serial killer with a fantastic main cast and strong acting from pretty much everyone involved. Seasons 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 were all absolutely fantastic. However, at its worst, we get a bizarre and dull Season 6, and the infamous final season, which started off really good and slowly spiraled into awfulness. Still glad I watched it though, and here's my ranking of its episodes:

1. Hungry Man (S4.09) - Worst Thanksgiving ever.
2. The Getaway (S4.12)
3. Resistance Is Futile (S2.09)
4. Born Free (S1.12)
5. Hello, Dexter Morgan (S4.11)
6. Surprise, Motherfucker (S7.12)
7. That Night, A Forest Grew (S2.07)
8. In The Beginning (S5.10)
9. Go Your Own Way (S3.10)
   
10. Are You...? (S7.01)
11. Left Turn Ahead (S2.11)
12. Lost Boys (S4.10)
13. Truth Be Told (S1.11)
14. My Bad (S5.01)
15. Do You Take Dexter Morgan? (S3.12)
16. The British Invasion (S2.12)
17. Shrink Wrap (S1.08)
    
18. Scar Tissue (S8.04)
19. Helter Skelter (S7.09)
20. Hop A Freighter (S5.11)
21. Dirty Harry (S4.05)
22. Nebraska (S6.07)
23. Seeing Red (S1.10)
24. Dex, Lies, And Videotape (S2.06)
25. Do You See What I See? (S7.11)
26. Return To Sender (S1.06)
27. There's Something About Harry (S2.10)
28. Sunshine And Frosty Swirl (S7.02)
29. A Beautiful Day (S8.01)
30. Take It! (S5.08)
31. It's Alive (S2.01)
32. About Last Night (S3.09)
33. What's Eating Dexter Morgan (S8.03)
34. Everything Is Illuminated (S5.06)
35. Run (S7.04)
36. Remains To Be Seen (S4.02)
37. Easy As Pie (S3.07)
38. An Inconvenient Lie (S2.03)
39. I Had A Dream (S3.11)
40. This Little Piggy (S8.05)
41. Father Knows Best (S1.09)
42. If I Had A Hammer (S4.06)
43. The Dark... Whatever (S7.10)
44. The Big One (S5.12)
45. Swim Deep (S7.05)
46. Every Single Lining (S8.02)
47. This Is The Way The World Ends (S6.12)
48. Waiting To Exhale (S2.02)
49. Dex Takes A Holiday (S4.04)
50. Circle Of Friends (S1.07)
51. Dexter (S1.01)
52. Practically Perfect (S5.03)
53. Morning Comes (S2.08)
54. Turning Biminese (S3.05)
55. Teenage Wasteland (S5.09)
56. The Damage A Man Can Do (S3.08)
57. Are We There Yet (S8.08)
58. Living The Dream (S4.01)
59. Buck The System (S7.03)
60. Love American Style (S1.05)
61. The Dark Defender (S2.05)
62. Our Father (S3.01)
63. Hello Bandit (S5.02)
64. Smokey And The Bandit (S6.03)
65. A Little Reflection (S8.06)
66. Road Kill (S4.08)
67. Chemistry (S7.07)
68. The Lion Sleeps Tonight (S3.03)
69. Beauty And The Beast (S5.04)
70. Popping Cherry (S1.03)
71. Finding Freebo (S3.02)
72. Just Let Go (S6.06)
73. Blinded By The Light (S4.03)
74. Circle Us (S5.07)
75. Slack Tide (S4.07)
76. Once Upon A Time (S6.02)
77. Do The Wrong Thing (S7.06)
78. See-Through (S2.04)
79. Let's Give The Boy A Hand (S1.04)
80. Argentina (S7.08)
81. Make Your Own Kind Of Music (S8.09)
82. All In The Family (S3.04)
83. Crocodile (S1.02)
84. Ricochet Rabbit (S6.10)
85. Si Se Puede (S3.06)
86. These Kinds Of Things (S6.01)
87. First Blood (S5.05)
88. A Horse Of A Different Color (S6.04)
89. Dress Code (S8.07)
90. Sin Of Omission (S6.08)
91. The Angel Of Death (S6.05)
92. Monkey In A Box (S8.11)
93. Get Gellar (S6.09) - Most predictable twist ever
94. Talk To The Hand (S6.11) - Eww, incest storyline!
95. Remember The Monsters (S8.12)
96. Goodbye, Miami (S8.10) - That goddamn treadmill...