Dexter is back with a new revival series, and though the titular character has moved away, taken on a new identity and changed his ways since we last saw him in the season 8 finale, his “dark passenger” is bound to come out soon. And the Dexter: New Blood premiere proves that.
As fans of the Showtime series know, Dexter is very different than other fictional serial killers we’ve seen, as he was taught by his late father Harry to only murder people who are murderers themselves and somehow go unpunished by cheating the law. Although it’s risky, this generally works out for Dexter throughout the course of the original show, but by the season 8 finale, his life becomes far too heartbreaking for him to continue.
The final moments of the Dexter finale show us that he’s taken on a new life where he’s a lumberjack, abandoning his son Harrison and stepkids in the process. Now, thanks to Dexter: New Blood, we get to see what he’s been up to.
Spoilers ahead for Dexter: New Blood episode 1.
At the start of the premiere, which just aired on Showtime tonight, it’s been about 10 years since Dexter last killed someone. He lives in a small town in New York, goes by the name Jim Lindsay and is dating a police offer named Angela (Julia Jones). While it does really appear like Dexter is no longer the character we know, that changes by the end of the first episode.
Dexter meets a particularly rude person named Matt Caldwell (Steve M. Robertson), a rich guy from Wall Street who’s come to town to go hunting. Matt proves he loves to get under Dexter’s skin, and while Dexter is able to tolerate him, that only lasts so long.
It’s revealed that Matt was involved in a boating accident that killed five people, though the police were told that he was not driving the boat. Dexter finds out, however, that Matt was the one responsible and that he’s been paying his friend to lie about it.
Now that Dexter knows Matt is actually a murderer, it’s even harder for him to stay cool.
Does Matt die in Dexter: New Blood?
Their tension comes to a head while Dexter is out in the woods and connects with a beautiful deer. As he’s petting the animal, a gunshot is heard and we see the deer fall to the ground. It’s Matt, who illegally kills the deer and has no regrets about it.
Dexter is understandably furious and, as expected, he loses his temper. He hits Matt in the face with his gun, knocking him out. We then cut to Dexter preparing his iconic kill room back at his cabin. Matt is taped up to the table, and when he awakens he tries to explain himself.
Despite this, Dexter is able to see past Matt’s lies, of course, and he stabs him to death.
We’re back to Dexter being a killer again, and that’s not the only major life event he’s dealing with in the New Blood premiere. It’s up for speculation for now whether or not he’ll continue murdering people throughout the season, but there’s only one way to find out.
You can catch new episodes of Dexter: New Blood every Sunday at 9:00 p.m. on Showtime. Keep up with us at Hidden Remote for all of our coverage this season!
Does Dexter kill [SPOILER] in the Dexter: New Blood premiere?
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