Dexter: Resurrection and the Conspiracy Comfort Fantasy — First Impressions
Dexter: Resurrection and the Conspiracy Comfort Fantasy — First Impressions Now, if you’re reading this and you haven’t finished New Blood —what are you doing? Go watch it. Don’t get mad at me for spoilers, you’ve been warned. Before we jump into Dexter: Resurrection , let’s do a quick recap of New Blood . After faking his death, Dexter reappears in small-town Iron Lake, New York, living under a new identity and trying to be normal. Spoiler: it doesn’t work. Old habits die hard (pun intended), and Dexter eventually goes back to his old ways—this time while reconnecting with his teenage son, Harrison. Things spiral fast, and it all leads to a brutal ending where Harrison kills Dexter in what’s supposed to be a tragic but redemptive finale. …or so we thought. I went into Dexter: Resurrection curious about how the show would justify bringing Dexter back (again). Two episodes in, I’m noticing something unsettling beneath the glossy murder montages: this reboot leans heavily on the idea ...