The Multiple Ways that Yvonne Strahovski Owned "Do the Wrong Thing"

Let's just get some basics out of the way:

1. Yvonne Strahovski is an actress.  A damn good one.
2. Dexter is show on premium cable.  Premium cable.  You were warned.

Yvonne Strahovski owned this episode.

From start to finish, this was her time to shine; to show multiple aspects of Hannah McKay; to show the world that she was not a one-note actress.  And boy, did she ever!

Do you even remember any of the other plot lines?

No, you don't.  Don't even pretend that you do.

So the Hannah & Dexter scenes/moments that I thought were awesome:

1. The delicate dance between Hannah and Dexter is simply mesmerizing.  It's easy to understand why Dexter is obsessed with Hannah.  We're obsessed with her, too!  We want to know more about her almost as much as Dexter!  (Personally, I don't think that she is guilty of any of the things that Dexter does, but I am willing to let it play out however the writers see fit.)
2. The stubborn strength that Hannah shows in keeping it all together.  She knows her weaknesses, but she is not a victim.  She's not an aggressor either.  She's something else all together.  And Yvonne is playing that balance with a grace and poise that looks simple, but is really rather difficult.
3. The "a plant" line.  Nailed it.  Pure comedy.  (Didn't expect anything less, but still.  Two words, so much subtext.)
4. The look on Hannah's face as they drove up to Santa's Holiday Adventure amusement park.  She looked like a kid at Christmas (no pun intended).  I actually was happy for her; that she finally got to see the snow, check something off of her list of desires.
5. The hand-holding as they were walking through the amusement park.   I actually giggled a bit.  It was just so sweet, so cute. 
6. The defiance in "Do what you gotta do."  Ugh!  Just so.....!

For those of you who are still upset about THAT scene, I just have one last thing to say:

- Sis