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The Showtime series also stars Johnny Sequoyah, Alano Miller, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Carpenter returning as Dexter's new conscience in Debra Morgan, David Zayas reprising his role as Angel Batista, Frederic Lehne, and Jamie Chung.Īhead of the show's finale, "Sins of the Father," Collider had the chance to speak with Phillips about the most pivotal moments in the episode this week, as well as how the Dexter revival series even came together in the first place. But when his now-teenaged son Harrison ( Jack Alcott) shows up on his front porch seemingly out of the blue, Dexter is forced to reconcile with the possibility that his long-dormant "Dark Passenger" might not only be awakened once more - but could be filling his own son with the same killer tendencies that still plague him even after all this time. The revival show, which is set 10 years after the Season 8 finale, "Remember the Monsters?", picks up with Dexter having moved to the small upstate town of Iron Lake, New York and living under the fake name of Jim Lindsay, working for a hunting supply store and even dating the local chief of police Angela Bishop ( Julia Jones).
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Hall returning to reprise his award-winning role as serial killer Dexter Morgan. Topflight guest stars like Keith Carradine, John Lithgow and Jimmy Smits fueled excellent season-long arcs.īut when Dexter moped in the finale that his life had been "a trail of blood and body parts" and branded as "a foolish dream" the notion of a happy life, the series, like Dexter, surrendered without cause.Editor's note: The below interview contains spoilers for Episode 10 of Dexter: New Blood, "Sins of the Father."įrom Dexter showrunner Clyde Phillips and director Marcos Siega, Dexter: New Blood serves as a continuation of the original series, with Michael C. Hall in the title role and Jennifer Carpenter as feisty, foul-mouthed Deb.

The "Dexter" ensemble was terrific, particularly Michael C. But the show was never afraid to take chances, most notably at the end of Season 6, when Deb discovered to her horror that the murderer she'd been chasing for years was none other than her own brother, and that henceforth she would be a party to his crimes. In short, Dexter has copped out.ĭuring its run, the series had its ups and downs, its great seasons and its forgettable ones. Just self-imposed exile.ĭexter has deserted his girlfriend and son as well as the city of Miami, which presumably could still benefit from his pest-control services. He receives no redemption, nor comeuppance, after his eight seasons of social deviancy.

Thus does the series end with no suggestion of how Dexter is handling his murderous impulses in this new Paul Bunyan setting. In the closing moments, a bushy-bearded Dexter is found in what appears to be a lumber camp in the Great Northwest, haunted and alone worlds apart from sundrenched Miami. "I can't let that happen to Hannah and Harrison. "I destroy everyone I love," he said in a narrative voiceover. Then, after turning off Deb's respirator on the sly ("I can't leave you like this") he sneaked her body from the hospital and buried her at sea before wrecking his boat and faking his own death. Grief-stricken and guilt-ridden for not protecting her, Dexter finished off Saxon. She was left in a coma with no hope of recovery.

Saxon shot Deb as she attempted to arrest him. Would he feel compelled to settle one last score, eliminating a serial murderer named Saxon, before he took his grateful leave? Or would he trust Deb and fellow Miami officers to see justice done?īy the end of the hour, Hannah (Yvonne Strahovski) and young Harrison were safe in Buenos Aires waiting for Dexter to join them.īut back in Miami, things had gone tragically awry. Could Dexter tear himself away from Miami with his young son to start a radiant new life in Argentina with his lady love, a sexy reformed murderer who needed to flee before local authorities nabbed her?
