How Dexter Morgan survived the end of New Blood

NOTICE! This article contains SPOILERS for Dexter: Original Sin season 1, episode 1!Although Dexter Morgan died tragically in Dexter: New Bloodis ending, the death of the vigilante serial killer has been officially retconned in Dexter: Original Sinopening scene. Based on Jeff Lindsay's best-selling series of novels, the dark drama Dexter quickly became a hit after its premiere in 2006, following Dexter Morgan over eight seasons as he evaded capture while serving as a vigilante serial killer. However, the original Dexter the series became famous for its divisive ending in 2013, which saw Dexter mercifully kill his sister Deb, abandon his son, drive his boat into a storm, and become a lumberjack under a new alias.

Given the show's enduring popularity Dexter got another chance to redeem its ending through a 2021 revival limited series titled New blood. Dexter begins killing again after a nearly decade-long hiatus, coinciding with his estranged son, Harrison, finding him under his new identity in New York. In New bloodAt the end of, Harrison discovers that Dexter murdered an innocent man outside of the Code. Taking matters into his own hands and blaming Dexter for his Dark Passenger, Harrison fatally shoots Dexter with his father's permission. However, the opening scene of the prequel Dexter: Original Sinreveals that Dexter actually survived.

Angela brought Dexter to the hospital after Harrison shot him at the end of New Blood

Dexter was rushed to the hospital and revived after new blood

The first minutes of Dexter: Original Sina prequel that goes back to 20-year-old Dexter's first deaths and beginnings in the Miami subway in 1991, takes place in the present day. Narrated by Michael C. Hall, who played Dexter Morgan in Dexter, New bloodand the next sequence Resurrection, Original sinopening scene pick up exactly where New blood stopped with Dexter Morgan bleeding in the snow. However, Original sin reveals that there is more to that scene than New blood not included.

In Dexter: Original SinIn the opening, a critically injured Dexter is rushed to the hospital in an Iron Lake police car, with a team of doctors working tirelessly to revive him. While his pulse was almost lost, the emergency room staff managed to bring Dexter back to life, confirming that he was not killed by HarrisonIt's a shot. However, it is likely that Harrison still thinks he killed his father, as New bloodHarrison's ending saw Harrison drive across the country after Angela let him leave the crime scene.

Since Original sin shows Dexter being taken to the hospital in a police car, it is implied that Angela Bishop, Dexter's ex-girlfriend and chief of police in Iron Lake, rushed him there. In the final moments of Dexter: New BloodAngela manipulated the crime scene to make it appear that she was the one who shot him, not Harrison, and reported the incident as a “officer-involved shooting.” Original sin now indicates that Angela had some hope for Dexter's survival after that moment, so she took him to the hospital and ultimately saved Harrison from being a murderer.

Dexter: Original Sin is based on Dexter's life flashing before his eyes as he dies

Dexter is in the hospital and recounts his first days as a serial killer

After revealing that Dexter Morgan is alive in the current timeline, Michael C. Hall's narration lays the groundwork for Original sinDexter's story – while also justifying Hall remaining the voice of Dexter's internal monologue throughout the series. Dexter's narration reveals that as he was dying, his entire life flashed before his eyes. He begins by taking the audience back to the moment of his birth, then moves forward to the day he realized he could no longer delay death.

Dexter: Original Sin ultimately becomes centered on Dexter recounting his life story around the time he became a serial killer. Original sin begins when Dexter turns 20 in 1991, starting from the moment he cuts into a corpse and realizes he needs blood to satisfy his Dark Passenger. As the adult Dexter lies dying in the hospital, he remembers the choices he and Harry made in the early 1990s that would ultimately culminate where he is today – exposed as the Butcher of Bay Harbor, shot by his son and clinging to life in the hospital. emergency room.

Why Dexter: Original Sin and Resurrection Undoed New Blood's Deadly Ending

Dexter remains too popular to be killed off forever with a divisive ending (twice)

Similar to Dexter: New Blood essentially going back to the end of the original show by having Dexter kill again, Original sin sets up the franchise's new sequel by undoing Dexter's death in New blood. Every time Dexter gets what appears to be a conclusive ending, Showtime returns with some bizarre twist to reverse it. Ultimately, the Dexter: Original Sin prequel and the next Dexter: Resurrection sequel is undoing Dexter's death because of how divisive New bloodwas the ending and how popular the franchise continues to be so many years later.

Dexter arguably got himself into a corner in 2006 by naming the series after the titular character; is a an almost impossible task to continue the franchise without Dexter Morgan himself at the helm. Plus, it's almost equally difficult to do this without Michael C. Hall being involved on-screen or through voice acting. Unless he becomes Harrison's Dark Passenger, à la Harry Morgan to Dexter himself, then you can't continue if Dexter Morgan is dead. However, considering how divisive the character has become in New bloodit would be a great risk to transport a Dexter spinoff behind Harrison's back.

Dexter being killed by Harrison in New blood faced a massive divide between audiences and critics, so in what is now expected after this franchise's controversial endings, Showtime decided to scrap it and give DexterAnother scene is ending. For having Dexter: Original Sin bring you back to life before Resurrection, fans can expect Michael C. Hall's Dexter Morgan to return to the small screen for longer than just a limited serieswhile also addressing and attempting to repair many of the unresolved histories, grievances, and divisive changes of Dexter: New Blood.

New episodes of Dexter: Original Sin release Fridays on Paramount+ with Showtime.

• Dexter: Original Sin explores the origins of Dexter Morgan as he transitions from student to serial killer in 1991 Miami. Guided by his father, Dexter channels his dark desires through a moral code as he begins a forensic internship at the Miami Metropolitan Police Department.

• Dexter: New Blood

  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 close-knit community reignite his Dark Passenger, challenging his efforts to leave his past behind.

• Dexter

  Based on the character created by author Jeff Lindsay, Showtime's Dexter follows the Miami Metropolitan Police Department's most skilled blood spatter analyst, Dexter Morgan, as he attempts to satisfy his Black Passenger's need to kill by hunting down criminals who have escaped justice. However, using the rules his adoptive father taught him to remain unknown, Dexter must walk the fine line of seemingly blending into society while continually feeding his dark desires. Dexter faces off against multiple serial killers as his facade slowly crumbles around him; With every problem solved by his Dark Passenger, another arises for his suburban paternal life. When Dexter takes things personally or feels the law is failing him, he takes matters into his own hands and even compromises his coworkers' investigations. Dexter aired on Showtime for eight seasons before receiving a mini-sequel called Dexter: New Bloodwhich began ten years after the events of the show. You can purchase each season for just $9.99 on Prime Day.