Dexter S08E01- The beginning of the end

Dexter's Season 7 finale left us with a few questions:  How were Deb and Dexter going to cover up Laguerta's murder?  How would Deb react to what she had done?  Are they lovers or siblings?

Season 8, the show's final season, got off to a great start.  It answered some questions for us but left us with others.  We also get introduced to a potential big bad, or at the very least a very intriguing character.

There wasn't much focus on the cover up of the murder, it seems as if it was generally accepted that Laguerta and Estrada had killed each other and there appeared to be no blow back to Deb or Dexter.  Even the signed warrants Laguerta had in Season 7 were torn up by Angel when he was going through her things, dismissed as part of her "witch hunt" for Dexter.  Oh, Laguerta's murder inspired Angel to not retire so he is back on the force.

Turns out we will have to wait for the resolution of the siblings vs lovers quandary because Deb HATES Dexter.  They have been out of contact for quite a while.  Deb has taken up employment with a private security firm which is run by an ex Miami Metro cop.  She is hard core under cover trying to bring in a dangerous thief.  We see Deb snorting coke and screwing the guy so we're not exactly sure at first just how far down the rabbit hole she has gone.

Dexter is obsessed with finding Deb and trying to repair his relationship with her.  He tries to convince her that she needs him but it is clear that it is he who needs her.  They have some pretty intense exchanges in the episode.  Deb at one point says to Dexter," You made me compromise everything about myself that I care about and I hate you for it.  I shot the wrong person that night."  WOW, leave it to Deb to bring the heat like that.

Of course, while all that is going on there is a new killer in town who removed part of the victim's brain, the part that controls empathy.  I'm sure that will come to be important but it also serves as a vehicle to introduce a new character, Dr. Evelyn Vogel, a Neuro-Psychologist who offers to help on the case and takes quite an interest in Dexter.  It isn't clear if she is friend or foe but I can't wait to find out.

Deb gets in over her head with Andrew Briggs, the bail jumping thief who is trying to fence his stolen goods. Turns out Briggs stole from the mob and the fence is actually a hit man.  Dexter goes to "save" Deb but ends up killing briggs, much to Deb's dismay.

Oh, and Joey Quinn is screwing Jamie (Angel's sister/Dexter's nanny).  Well, they try, seems like they keep getting interrupted but as long as we keep getting to see Jamie nekked I couldn't care less.

Are Dexter and Deb going to be okay?  Will Hanna come back for Dexter and if so what will that mean?  Who is Dr. Vogel an what does she really want with Dexter?  Are Joey and Jamie ever going to get to do it?  I can't wait to find out!