While the saga’s continuation withDexter: Resurrectionis certainly an exciting prospect, the upcoming sequel show highlights an issue with the original series thatDexter: New Bloodrepeated. Screen Rant learned of Michael C. Hall’s return as Dexter Morgan atSan Diego Comic-Con2024, and speculation soon began regarding what the new show’s story would be. While it could be viewed as the franchise gaining new life,one huge aspect ofDexter’s lore needs to be addressedin the coming sequel before the story can progress.
It was also revealed at SDCC that Hall would be part of thecast ofDexter: Original Sin, providing the voiceover for the prequel series that follows the title character’s younger years. Although Dexter will be played by Patrick Morgan inOriginal Sin, it’s good to know the franchise is remaining consistent by having the leader of theoriginalDextercastinvolved. Strangely, despite being set before the originalDextershow,Original Sinarguably has fewer restrictions thanResurrection. As such,Resurrectionhas an embarrassing admission to make afterNew Blood.
Dexter’s Original Series Ending Explained: Why Dexter Chooses That Controversial Lumberjack Fate
The ending of the original Dexter series has left viewers divided for over a decade, although it did set up the sequel series Dexter: New Blood.
Dexter: Resurrection Confirms Showtime Knows New Blood Messed Up Its Ending
New Blood’s ending was poorly received due to the nature of Dexter’s death
Dexter’s apparent death at the end ofNew Bloodwas clearly meant to be the franchise’s true ending. If the original show had included a finale that had been less divisive, it’s possibleNew Bloodwouldn’t have happened at all. However, the 10-episode miniseries gave showrunner Clyde Phillips the opportunity to try and improve uponDexter’s first ending. Unfortunately, viewers were equally unhappy withNew Blood’s final episode, with the franchise protagonist being gunned down by his son. WithDexter: Resurrectionnow confirmed,the franchise is admitting it wasted its second chance to give Dexter his best ending.
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Dexter: Resurrection
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By almost any real-world logic,Hall’s character would be incredibly unlikely to survive the events ofNew Blood’s final episode. He’s shown bleeding out into the show in vacant, snowy woodland. However, the writers have apparently decided Dexter Morgan has near-superhuman resilience when it comes to gunshot wounds. It’s great that Dexter’s story will seemingly continue, but bringing him back forResurrectionmakes the now-retconned decision to have Harrison kill him inNew Bloodseem even more like a massive mistake. In short, it’s a bold move to undo such a blatant death scene just because it was poorly received.
(ViaVariety) Hall has teased in an interview that it’s “Really cold out there,” suggesting the sub-zero temperatures inNew Bloodwill aid in Dexter’s survival.
Can Dexter Really Fix Its Finale The Third Time Around?
Dexter: Resurrection needs to get it right
Not many shows get a second chance to fix an underwhelming ending, and even fewer get a third.There are only a few possibilities for how the story ends for a character like Dexter Morgan. The first is that he escapes the law and survives, which is howDexterends. The second is that his misdeeds catch up to him, and he’s killed, which is howNew Blood Ends. UnlessResurrectionconcluded open-endedly, it’s tough to imagine a finale that would please everybody - especially given how polarizing the last two attempts to end the saga have been.
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Dexter: Resurrection needs to address a big part of the saga’s story that New Blood ignores, and it would arguably make sense for it to do so.
The nature of Dexter’s escape or death may have been the problem in the past. Perhaps his victory has to be absolute, or his death has to be more poetic. It could be there is some kind of middle ground that could arise during the writing process. The third time is usually the charm, andit’s tough to imagine a fourth attempt to end Dexter’s story being greenlitafterDexter: Resurrection, or the mistakes made inDexter: New Bloodwill only become even more prominent.
Dexter: New Blood
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Set a decade after his disappearance, Dexter: New Blood follows Dexter Morgan living under a new identity in Iron Lake, New York. Despite his attempts to embrace a peaceful life, unforeseen events in the tight-knit community reignite his Dark Passenger, challenging his efforts to leave his past behind.
