Dexter Morgan is alive. And you know what? That might be the best twist this show has ever pulled.
After the chilly and final-feeling New Blood, Dexter: Resurrection returns with something that feels audacious in all the right ways. Michael C. Hall steps back into the blood-spattered shoes of everyone’s favorite morally complicated forensic expert with ease, and the vibe is clear from the jump, this is a show that remembers how to be fun again.
We open in a hospital, with Dexter comatose and haunted by ghosts of seasons past. It’s a literal trip through his subconscious that brings back big faces — Arthur Mitchell, Miguel Prado, Doakes, and of course, Harry — and reorients us to who Dexter is now. And more importantly, who he’s trying to be. The episode plays it smart by letting those ghosts walk him (and us) through some much-needed soul searching. It doesn’t try to undo New Blood, it reframes it.
The whole setup here is clean and quick. Dexter’s past is legally erased (and then restored, thanks to an old friend), his ex is out of the picture, and the Dark Passenger isn’t just whispering anymore, it’s calling collect.
The big emotional hook? Harrison. Again. But this time, it’s not about forcing fatherhood — it’s about trying to clean up after the damage already done. And the stakes? They’re not just internal. Batista is back, and he is not buying Dexter’s good-guy routine, even if he plays nice.
By the time Uma Thurman shows up in a black coat delivering a cryptic message to some unknown killer, it’s clear we’re building toward something wild. But this pilot keeps things grounded where it counts, in Dexter’s head, in Dexter’s guilt, and in that creeping sense that maybe he’s not done being who he is.
This is Dexter reborn. And for once, it feels like the show is too.
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