Dexter: Original Series/New Blood/Original Sin/Resurrection

[The Dark Knight]

So, this trailer doesn't give anything away for OS, but it does have a huge Resurrection tease: Original Sin will be framed as Dexter's life flashing before his eyes as he lay dying.

That's a neat touch. Seeing younger versions of the characters I grew up watching all those years ago is more exciting and emotional than I was expecting it to be. I think we're going to enjoy Original Sin quite a lot.

[Gotham Knight]

So, this trailer doesn't give anything away for OS, but it does have a huge Resurrection tease: Original Sin will be framed as Dexter's life flashing before his eyes as he lay dying.

That's a neat touch. Seeing younger versions of the characters I grew up watching all those years ago is more exciting and emotional than I was expecting it to be. I think we're going to enjoy Original Sin quite a lot.

I assumed that they'd overlap somehow. Same universe, title character, show-runner, but I didn't expect it quite this early and I must admit it is pretty clever. I wonder how they'll handle the framing in future seasons of OS as I'm sure the first season will end on Dexter waking up in the hospital. Will they dare to do something complex like parallel stories? Will a killer who escaped Dexter in the 90s resurface in the present day? Part 1 in OS to be continued in RES?

[Gotham Knight]

Sneak Peak.

The implication is that the series takes place right as Harry returns to work after his ordeal with the nurse. It also appears that we will get a replication of the scene where Dexter kills her.  You will remember that she was his first.

[thecolorsblend]

Apparently, I don't know as much about the Dexter canon as I thought I did.

Based on nothing, I assumed that Dexter and Harry never worked for Miami Metro at the same time, that Dexter's time in CSI predated Masuka's and that Angel Batista had only recently joined the homicide division maybe a two or three years (tops) before the first season.

Apparently, literally every single one of those things is wrong. It's not a big deal. But the backstory I imagined is simply mistaken, it seems.

Hall's voiceover works well. The clash with Gibson's voice is noticeable but not off-putting. Hall's Dexter has his "normie voice" and also his "Dark Passenger voice" and they're quite different from each other.

All in all, it looks like the faith that a lot of us had in OS is pretty well justified.

It's been forever since I last watched season 01. But there is a possible challenge going on with the canon. Iirc, Harry seeing Dexter's "handiwork" for the first time essentially drove him to suicide.

There's an argument that OS wouldn't be fulfilling its mandate if it didn't explore that storyline in greater depth. Thing is tho, the full significance of Harry's death has to be apparent to the audience but not to Dexter since he won't discover what happened until the first season of the main show.

It's not worth worrying too much about right now. But I am curious to see how that will work out.

[Gotham Knight]

Apparently, I don't know as much about the Dexter canon as I thought I did.

Based on nothing, I assumed that Dexter and Harry never worked for Miami Metro at the same time, that Dexter's time in CSI predated Masuka's and that Angel Batista had only recently joined the homicide division maybe a two or three years (tops) before the first season.

Apparently, literally every single one of those things is wrong. It's not a big deal. But the backstory I imagined is simply mistaken, it seems.

Hall's voiceover works well. The clash with Gibson's voice is noticeable but not off-putting. Hall's Dexter has his "normie voice" and also his "Dark Passenger voice" and they're quite different from each other.

All in all, it looks like the faith that a lot of us had in OS is pretty well justified.

It's been forever since I last watched season 01. But there is a possible challenge going on with the canon. Iirc, Harry seeing Dexter's "handiwork" for the first time essentially drove him to suicide.

There's an argument that OS wouldn't be fulfilling its mandate if it didn't explore that storyline in greater depth. Thing is tho, the full significance of Harry's death has to be apparent to the audience but not to Dexter since he won't discover what happened until the first season of the main show.

It's not worth worrying too much about right now. But I am curious to see how that will work out.

I'm curious how long Slater will be on the show if this goes to multiple seasons. From what I remember season 1 asserts that after Denise Crosby gets iced, Harry recovers and goes on for...was it another year or so? Then he commits suicide. I suppose it all depends on how time works on the show.

[The Dark Knight]

I assumed that they'd overlap somehow. Same universe, title character, show-runner, but I didn't expect it quite this early and I must admit it is pretty clever. I wonder how they'll handle the framing in future seasons of OS as I'm sure the first season will end on Dexter waking up in the hospital. Will they dare to do something complex like parallel stories? Will a killer who escaped Dexter in the 90s resurface in the present day? Part 1 in OS to be continued in RES?

I don't think that's out of the question. If current day Dexter truly survives being shot by Harrison, then hunting down a foe from long ago would serve as a rebirth. Going right back to the beginning and tying things up.

OS would be abandoning its post in being an origin story of sorts if it didn't dig deep into Dexter and his habits. I'm hoping they touch upon Dexter's trophy fascination by keeping the blood slides, especially Harry's reaction to that as it went against his code.

[Gotham Knight]

Well, the first episode is out and so far I love it. It feels like Dexter. The goal so far it seems is to add context, as even with the nurse, Dexter's first kill, there are things we didn't know, most especially that Dexter was a lot more proactive and aggressive, not merely a dutiful apprentice.

Oh and potential spoilers for Dexter: Resurrection: a 'leak' making the rounds is asserting that D:R will be set primarily in New York City. Peter Dinklage is rumored to be the series antagonist and will be working with a fixer played by Uma Thurman. Gillian Anderson was also said to be up for something, though it might have been the part Uma is playing. D:R starts shooting the first week of January and has been announced as airing in June so we'll find out soon.

[thecolorsblend]

I enjoyed the first episode of OS. I agree about adding context.

But is there some discontinuity going on here? It's been forever since I watched the first season of Dexter but wasn't there a flashback scene in the hospital with Harry, Dexter and Deb where Harry speaks in code and tells Dex to, you know, get started? And Deb asks what they're talking about?

I don't mind retcons. But it does feel like some contradictory stuff is going on around here.

[Gotham Knight]

I enjoyed the first episode of OS. I agree about adding context.

But is there some discontinuity going on here? It's been forever since I watched the first season of Dexter but wasn't there a flashback scene in the hospital with Harry, Dexter and Deb where Harry speaks in code and tells Dex to, you know, get started? And Deb asks what they're talking about?

I don't mind retcons. But it does feel like some contradictory stuff is going on around here.

You are correct, and in fact it seems to be the point they're trying to make. Dexter was not a reliable narrator. Apparently a brush with death is what has given us some clarity.

Also, the first episode did so well that they are running two this week in celebration.

[Gotham Knight]

I have some more information about how all this developed.

Firstly, the reason that New Blood ended up being truncated was because Michael C Hall was a hard one and done. Phillips only had him for one year. However, New Blood's finale was the most watched thing in Showtime's history, and as it turns out a sequel was ordered even before the merger with P+. Dexter Resurrection was written first and was Showtime's baby. It was the Paramount people who asked for Original Sin after the fact. Just a little nugget for thought.