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Dexter: Resurrection’s<\/em> episode 9 features a dramatic showdown between Dexter Morgan and his former friend\/turned nemesis Angel Batista.<\/p>\n The emotional impact of that moment is likely a key reason why the episode, titled “Touched By An \u00c1ngel,” is now the highest-ranked<\/a> in franchise history on IMDb. Be forewarned that there will be spoilers for episode 9 in this article. The episode has a<\/a> 9.9 user rating on IMDb.<\/p>\n For multiple episodes, Dexter: Resurrection<\/em> has been setting up the final showdown between Morgan and his once-Miami Metro co-worker Batista, a retired police captain who is so certain that Dexter is the Bay Harbor Butcher that he travels to New York to relentlessly pursue the theory.<\/p>\n “All I can say right now for episode 9 of Dexter: Resurrection<\/em> is wow. I\u2019m speechless,” wrote one fan on X.<\/a><\/p>\n “Dexter resurrection continues to be the best show on TV right now, and episode 9 sent it to the top of my list this year without a doubt,” another fan wrote<\/a>. “I am heartbroken, in shock, and itching for that finale next week. I really didn’t think it would go like this. Wow is all I have to say.”<\/p>\n Batista encounters a team of skeptical New York police officers, who are far from convinced about his serial killer obsession. He plants a tracker in Dexter’s car, which, although eventually discovered, helps him monitor Dexter’s whereabouts. This leads to Batista spotting Dexter meeting with billionaire Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage).<\/p>\n Batista meets his fate when he goes to warn Prater that he is in danger, unaware that Prater is a collector of serial killers’ trophies. Batista ends up on a kill table in Prater’s vault, with Prater hoping to voyeuristically watch Dexter conduct a kill.<\/p>\n Instead, Dexter can’t bring himself to kill Batista, but Prater then shoots Batista and locks a dying Batista together with Dexter in the vault.<\/p>\n As Batista bleeds to death, he does not let Dexter off the hook in his final words, accusing him of being responsible for the deaths of Batista’s ex-wife, Maria LaGuerta, and police co-worker James Doakes.<\/p>\n Even though Dexter didn’t murder those people directly, Batista holds him responsible. That’s when the scene ends with a defiant “f*** you” from Batista, as he dies.<\/p>\n Dexter Morgan has convinced himself that he’s lived his life by a code, murdering only other killers, but the emotional impact of episode 9 is that it strips away this artifice from Dexter’s conscience, forcing him to come face-to-face with the evil space he actually occupies. Maybe he didn’t kill LaGuerta and Doakes with his own hand, but he played a dangerous game.<\/p>\n Not everyone loved the episode, though. Screenrant <\/em>declared<\/a> that Batista’s ending happened at too “rapid” a pace to be satisfying. Batista learned that Morgan was the Bay Harbor Butcher, but their conversation after that point was short, robbing fans of a lengthier catharsis and confrontation.<\/p>\n The episode also fleshes out Dexter’s relationship with his son Harrison, with whom he increasingly confides and is determined to protect. And it highlights a chilling encounter between Dexter and Prater’s security chief Charley (Uma Thurman) in a car.<\/p>\n Related: ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Season 2 May Happen, But ‘Original Sin’ Was Canceled<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Men’s Journal<\/a> on Aug 31, 2025, where it first appeared in the Entertainment<\/a> section. Add Men’s Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dexter: Resurrection’s episode 9 features a dramatic showdown between Dexter Morgan and his former friend\/turned nemesis Angel Batista. The emotional impact of that moment is likely a key reason why the episode, titled “Touched By An \u00c1ngel,” is now the highest-ranked in franchise history on IMDb. 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