Dexter: Original Sin(2024)
"They're catching killers. He's about to become one."
Overview
In 1991 Miami, Dexter Morgan transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry, he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcements' radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.
Clyde Phillips
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Jeff Lindsay
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“Masuka is a wild card. He’s very unpredictable.”
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Imagine the amount of serial killers that would be running around free, had it not been for Dexter.
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“He oversees everything that happens with every investigation.”
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“He’s in love with love. He’s very romantic- he’s a lover, he’s a ladies man but to a fault.”
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“She expects greatness in her department.”
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“How I get into Deb… the easiest way is when I have line that has f*ck in it.”
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“I don’t know anyone who doesn’t root for Dexter”
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“Bobby is a moral compass.”
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“She’s here to solve cases that are not especially highlighted. She knows where there is a void.”
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Written on December 14, 2024
The unimaginative and rather cheesily titled "Dexter Original Sin" is, unlike the original series, about as subtle as a meat clever.
The sense of light, sophisticated handling associated with the original series, is largely absent.Instead, the treatment is over the top, at times bordering on the ridiculous. We see Dexter looking at a girly mag but no he's really fawning over news cuttings of serial killer Ted Bundy wedged between its pristine pages. Oh and his sister ends up passed out drunk at a party about to be raped but after Dexter intercedes to save her, she can still apparently "take care of herself". Clearly, as we have just seen, that's not true.
Its this kind of low brow, unintelligent nonsense, with a dash of woke BS, that sinks this series to the bottom. As is so often the case too, its a shame, as its a decent cast who have come together for this bloody debacle.
In summary, all the trappings of success can't make up for the absence of a well crafted, intelligent, believable story. I adored the original Dexter because its everything, this lifeless facsimile, is not. An emphatic pass from me.
