We’ve been Dexter fans since the very beginning. And while we have been burned in the past by bad endings, horrible season choices, and more, through it all, we’ve endured though. So with the new season of Dexter Resurrection, we are more than willing to jump back into Dexter’s blood slides and talk about the series.
As always, our review is broken down by story, acting, and overall. So let’s jump on into it!
Story 6/10
Picking up where the last series, New Blood, left off, Dexter has been shot by his son and is dying in the snow, surprisingly caught at the end of the series. Now, in the new series, the Police Chief and ex-girlfriend of Dexter, grabs his body and throws it in her car, rushing to the hospital. The show states that due to the intense cold, it slowed his blood flow and prevented him from bleeding out. Now, Dexter awakes in the Hospital, having been in a coma for several months, dealing with chest pain, muscle atrophy, and other issues directly related to being shot in the chest.
While the previous antagonist/protagonist of New Blood has left, she does so with a present for Dexter, keeping the knowledge of what he was to herself, and having discovered that Sgt. Logan from New Blood apparently shot himself when he fired the gun, ricocheting the bullet into himself.
However, she couldn’t re-cork the issue of letting Angel Batista know that she believes the recently discovered alive Dexter Morgan was the Bay Harbor Butcher. So while Dexter is not shackled to his hospital bed, Angel is waiting for him with a torrent of questions about faking his death, and if he is the Bay Harbor Butcher.
Not too far away in New York City. However, Harrison finds himself in trouble at his new hotel job thanks to his PTSD from shooting his father, when a disgusting hotel guest forces Harrison into murdering him. However, when Harrison’s failed attempts to ditch the body leads the police to the hotels door, Dexter is more than willing to ditch Batista to help get Harrison out of this jam.
While in New York, however, Dexter urges lead him to his next serial killer, and unwillingly gets him caught up in a billionaire’s attempt to collect serial killers. While dealing with the serial killer’s club, he must also managing his relationship with Harrison and dealing with the fallout from Batista’s assumptions.
Acting 9/10
Speaking of top notch cast joining this season is Peter Dinklage as Leon Prater, the reclusive billionaire with a pension for serial killers. Peter Dinklage does an amazing job playing the unhinged and complicated role set before him. As for the collection of serial killers: Neil Patrick Harris, Krysten Ritter, David Dastmalchian, and Eric Stonestreet, all do a very interesting job portraying different types of serial killers, as Dexter cuts through their society.
It’s nice to see Jack Alcott, who plays Harrison Morgan, get another chance to play the character since New Blood did such a great job assassinating the character with its story. This time around Jack does a great job. Showcasing strife and torment that he’s going through without coming off way too oddly reactive. Also Emilia Suárez and Emily Kimball do a great job portraying two romantic interests for Harrison, showcasing his different wants and needs of life.
Dominic Fumusa, Kadia Saraf, and David Zayas all do a great job representing the police And they’re constantly nipping at the back of Dexter and Harrison’s neck as a journey to puts him directly in the crosshair of their Force and investigations.
However, my favorite standout from this season is Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, who plays Blessing. His positive energy, constant cheer, and love in the series stands out in a way that Angel originally did in the first series. While Angel is now much older, gruff and negative, Blessing takes the on his previous role and fully engages in with it, making him a grounding force within the show.
Overall 7/10
Dexter New Blood continued the series but was never really able to relive the energy of the first series, Dexter Original Sin captured the energy of the original series but didn’t present anything really truly new yet, Dexter Resurrection, however, not only creates something new but also connects to albeit the later seasons of the original show, but still the show as a whole. This makes it the best current Dexter Project.
Conner’s Final Thoughts
My first and foremost frustration with the series is in its social media. While I love tidbits of information behind the scenes with the podcast and talk show after the show, I am a little frustrated that on the day of the penultimate episode at 1:00 p.m., before I got home from my day, I got a notification on YouTube from the official Dexter Channel saying “Remembering a ______ (specific character)” who was still in the series! Alerting me and informing me of their death. I also got another alert at 7:00 a.m. on the day of the final episode alerting me to a surprise Cameo in the series. That really bothered me.
If you’re going to post such flagrant spoilers in social media, can you at least wait a day for the die hard fans to watch the series?
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