dark defender dark defender fifth episode second season seventeenth overall episode american television drama series aired october showtime united_states episode written directed episode investigates crime scene comic book store sees poster dark defender character inspired crimes guise bay harbor butcher currently investigation police department dreams dark defender saved mother life young anonymous sponsor encourages seek closure confronting mother killers sister suspects new boyfriend write book engagement season ice truck killer inspired set homicide case comic book store realized snow globe desk easily murder weapon visited comic book artist draw render poster dark defender comic book writer rodriguez studio arranged cameo appearances episode episode filmed los_angeles california set miami florida dark defender praised critics nominated writers guild america award script episode submitted sample episode determine nominees outstanding drama series 60th primetime emmy awards nominated series didn win plot drinking coffee sister called murder scene comic book store talking witness victim head snow globe sees poster dark defender killer based later meeting falls asleep dreams death mother dream enters cargo container killed dressed dark defender beats mother murderers ground saving tells sponsor dream tells confront seek closure travel naples florida men alive running tavern having warned girlfriend mother leave children tells going away visiting room goes bar waits patrons left tries explain feels takes baseball bat threatens beat response brutally beats revealing past boys left mother blood tells mother killed informant adoptive father police officer lover punches close killing phones tells use thinking use drugs urges leave inside returns leaving unconscious bar falls asleep lap distraught completely drained morning comes tells went rehab dating man introduced drug addicted boyfriend broke set house fire getting high later find boyfriend inside house burned alive asks thinks bad deserved die agrees tells okay insecure relationship fiancé ice kidnapped tried kill looks mail sees sent book titled ice princess number publishers assumes book angrily breaks discussing break fbi special agent gives background check run revealing children writer realizes ice princess children book visits morning suspects hiding announces staying miami live realizes protect secrets begins cleaning boat night black light detect blood unaware marina believe bay harbor butcher keeping boat marina production thought write comic book store homicide storyline picked snow globe office thought wow thing easily murder weapon weight edge writers wanted use actual globe allow character snow globe episode art department custom snow globe superhero ultimately names including sea king king seas legal reasons trademark copyright issue finding superhero based judge justice considered final choice dark defender said little generic clear said dark defender homage batman dark knight returns featured series novels television series based poster dark defender drawn smile resemble poster rendered comic artist previously worked screenplay development 20th century fox visited rodriguez studio los_angeles discuss art comic book writer thought including things bit special add credibility played dead comic book rodriguez played prime suspect murder dark defender character lent series highly stylized victims second season scenes marina keeps boat filmed bay marina wilmington neighborhood spite miami setting episode opens coffee bar filmed bay floating barge california set comic book store discuss homicide case standing village car park film stake reception ign called dark defender satisfying episode thought far cast crew good job tension seen season impressed discoveries birth mother adoptive father called romance successful storyline writing los_angeles_times called episode standout parts past explored stated regular viewers episode real knockout unfamiliar viewers bit look pretty squad believed revelation affair harry certainly shocking moment episode thought brilliant moments season far going mom killers guide called monologue moving thought confrontation mother killer best shot scenes series praised razor sharp sense humor seen episode thought season bland series remains daring television confrontation named hall best scene variety critic short seasons film quarterly called dark defender season intriguing episode compared batman identities butcher victims revealed murderers public status comic book anti hero disappearing night like clark fucking kent fbi describes butcher like personal batman batman comparison prefers violate batman killing live outside law human puts contradictions visiting comic book shop find transformed superhero poster butcher dark defender protector city predators simultaneously share territory break law hopes helping society describes half sick thrill complete dark passenger inside takes command nominated work episode category dark defender submitted primetime emmy awards judging panel determine nominees outstanding drama series award candidates series nominated award episode unsuccessfully submitted outstanding writing drama series
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