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Chara Fiebig
Dexter is an American television drama that was broadcast on the premium cable channel Showtime from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013.[1] A total of 96 episodes of Dexter were broadcast over eight seasons.
The series is based on characters created by Jeff Lindsay for his "Dexter" series of novels, and follows the life of Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a Miami Metro Police Department blood pattern analyst with a double life.[2] While investigating murders in the homicide division, Dexter hunts and kills murderers and criminals who have escaped the justice system.[2] Although the first season is based on the events of Darkly Dreaming Dexter, the series's subsequent seasons do not follow the novels in the series.[3] Departing from the narrative of Lindsay's second Dexter novel Dearly Devoted Dexter, the show's writer Daniel Cerone said that the writers "didn't see the opportunity in the second book" to adapt it.[3]
In October 2020, it was announced that Dexter would return with a 10-episode limited series titled Dexter: New Blood, starring Michael C. Hall in his original role, with Clyde Phillips returning as showrunner.[24] It premiered on November 7, 2021, and concluded on January 9, 2022.[25]
In 2009, Showtime started releasing an animated Dexter webseries.[116][117] Each story is told in several two-minute chapters, the first three of which were written by series writer and producer Lauren Gussis, and premiered in 2009.[118][119][120] More episodes were released in 2010 and 2011.[121][122]
Season 1: Individualism. In the beginning Dexter followed Harry's code to the letter and never really let his own feelings get in the way. He never really questioned a way of life that came from within. Brian represented the antithesis of Harry's code; he was a free spirit with no rules. By the end of the season, Dexter's strict adherence to Harry's teachings ended up costing him his brother, "the only one he ever wanted to let go".
Season 3: Trust. This mostly goes hand-in-hand with friendship, but it extends beyond that somewhat. There were parallels drawn between Dexter's relationships with Miguel and Rita. Friendship and marriage are ultimately built on the same foundation of trust.
Season 4: Responsibility. With family comes a great need for responsibility and priority (see also care, neglect, nurturing). Dexter eventually learned the hard way that you can't just make perfunctory appearances and not expect things that have been built up to degrade. (On a side note I think this was eventually illustrated in a clumsy way with the twist ending, but at least the point was clear.)
Season 5: Altruism. Story-wise it was sort of an extension of the last season because Dexter was dealing with guilt over his brief and neglectful marriage. The things he did for Lumen were essentially an act of contrition. He couldn't make things right with Rita, so he took in a battered and broken individual and selflessly took on her own darkness. He might have hunted these same individuals had he not met Lumen, but in the end he took his hands off the steering wheel and let her solve her own brief taking-on of the "Dark Passenger".
Season 6: Faith. Dexter never really takes on a spiritual side, but he gains a respect for the concept of faith. He didn't start to question whether there was a "God" per se, but Brother Sam was able to help him discover a capacity to trust that things will work out when they lie outside your control. Control is important to Dexter, so when Harrison was in the hospital, he felt helpless because there was literally nothing he could do but wait. Travis represented the dark side of faith by taking his Lord's name in vain. He was a person who chose to interpret mere words in a radical, concrete fashion, absolving himself of responsibility by saying this is "how it's supposed to be", while missing the bigger picture unlike Sam. Ironically, Dexter found himself hoisted by own petard when he decided to faithfully disregard the minute possibility that Debra would visit him at the church.
Season 7: Love. Pretty obvious so far, though I don't mean that in a bad way. The dangers of love make good and bad people alike suspend rationality and integrity; Debra's love for Dexter is great enough that it drives her to cover for his heinous crimes; Dexter can't bring himself to take out Hannah despite fitting his code quite well; Isaak chooses to pursue a frivolous vendetta, ignoring the fact that Viktor, objectively, committed some terrible acts. More on this one as the season churns on...
I would argue that, if EnormousHatred's theory is correct - and I wouldn't doubt it - there's a an arc on the discovery for human empathy. Individualism being his status quo, possession a natural step to follow which ended with a need to settle hence "trust" (the first positive step). Everything else leads towards a more empathic character BUT his nature cannot be denied hence why a conflict between his new self and his old dark passenger can lead to one ultimate altruistic act - sacrifice.
Maybe Dexter was completely human this whole time and Harry was fooled into turning Dexter into a guinea pig for Vogel. Dexter was brainwashed from a toddler until his first kill at 19. His father is shown throughout the show commenting and questioning Dexter's motives and methods, this could be how the viewer is made aware of this. Maybe Dexter could love normally but was taught to believe otherwise. The more time he spent in his "cover life", Dexter realized that it was actually what he wanted and could make for himself. The last season sums this pretty well. The scene where he heads right into the hurricane on the Slice of Life could symbolize a cleansing, or "baptism" and he is born again into a new life. (Previous seasons of the show depict Dexter trying to grasp religion and faith.) Dexter's boat was destroyed, as was his former self that had been created and his life was reset to a location and scenario painted with past events that would have stayed with him. #1 chainsaws (what he was taught "made" him who he was) #2 mountains (last conversation with Deb she discussed climbing them)... which leads into the last scene of Dexter working as a lumberjack in the mountains. Maybe he struggled to shore before landing in Oregon and had amnesia, not letting him remember his old life but a few clues as to who he was/where he belonged...
"Dexter" is one of the few shows to beat those odds. After almost three seasons away from the Showtime drama, I'm back on board, and if you'd given up too, you might want to think about heading back to Miami.
(In case you're worried about being lost, well, don't be. The "Previously on 'Dexter'" segment in the Season 7 premiere, which Showtime is rerunning frequently, will tell you everything you need to know. And this post, by the way, does not contain spoilers regarding Dexter's new season, though it does discuss the big revelation of the show's Season 6 finale.)
I'm actually glad I exited "Dexter" a third of the way through Season 4; I don't bear the scars of those who put up with Season 5 and 6, which were, by all accounts, increasingly repetitive and formulaic. Even before that, the show -- which I'd found original and heartbreaking in its first two seasons -- seemed to have settled into a rut, which consisted of giving guest actors showy parts and getting secret serial killer Dexter Morgan out of one rote jam after another. Dexter himself seemed less exotic and alien over time, and the idea of watching a somewhat regular guy whose hobby was murdering people never appealed to me.
But a lost, lonely soul who wonders if he'll ever be a real boy? That concept was at the core of "Dexter" best moments, and this season has found much better ways of getting at the show's more evocative themes. Letting Dexter's sister Deb in on his horrible secret has allowed the show to let go of the tiresome Big Bads and focus on the Big Bad that has been at the center of the show since Day 1. Structurally, the whole thing feels fresh again, and even if I have doubts about how the writers will wring two worthy seasons out of the new dynamics (Showtime has committed to airing at least one more season), the three 2012 episodes I've seen efficiently pulled me back in.
Despite generally enjoying those hours, there's a ceiling on how good "Dexter" can be these days. I've lived with this character (and characters like him) for so long that Dexter's quest to align his broken morality with that of normal people will never have the emotional impact it had when the show first arrived. Dexter's plight just isn't as intense as it once was, now that you can buy blood-slide keychains and Ice Truck Killer thumb drives (yep, it's shaped like a severed thumb). And though things feel fresher than they have in a long time, "Dexter" still has a fair amount of obvious symbolism, predictable plotting and unsubtle storytelling. But all those things are much easier to take, thanks to the way the show shook up the status quo at the end of last season.
For one thing, Deb's gruesome discovery goes a long way toward redeeming Dexter's sister as a character, and it gives Jennifer Carpenter some excellent material to play. Carpenter was a diamond in the rough when "Dexter" began, all flailing gawkiness and raw, unpolished technique. But over "Dexter's" seven-season run, she's become a much more accomplished actress, and in the next two episodes, as she struggles to come to terms with Harry's Code and the knowledge she's loved a monster all her life, her natural intensity is put to vivid use.
The shift also gives new immediacy and heft to Dexter's desire to give up the burden of his Dark Passenger. Being able to be honest with Deb allows Dexter to finally exhale -- a note that the ever-subtle Michael C. Hall plays beautifully -- and to wonder whether he might be able to stop killing. Dexter has viewed his off-duty job of "taking out the trash" through the lens of Harry's Code for so long that seeing his serial-killer career through Deb's eyes is a shock. And it's a welcome one, not just for him but for viewers tired of the conceit that a guy who worked for the police would get away with this many murders for this long.
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