This Dexter: New Blood review contains spoilers.

Dexter: New Blood Episode 5

If the first four episodes of Dexter: New Blood have been merely table setting, then “Runaway” is the episode in which the meal finally arrives. After last week’s season-best installment, “Runaway” is chock-full of close calls and game-changing reveals that will fundamentally change the second half of the show. Not only is Dexter possibly losing his grip on the newfound connection that he has with his son, but his entire assumed identity in Iron Lake appears to be in serious jeopardy. How the writers decide to deal with the episode’s final stinger will ultimately determine the success of this series and whether any lessons were learned from the show’s shaky past.

While Dexter’s choice to confront Harrison over his “heroic act” is correct, his logic as to why he wants to certainly is warped. His...