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Throwing stones here is useless. Nothing makes any sense outside of some form of extreme mental illness breaking the most sacred barriers of trust. It's that devastating. It is a very personal story that affected the most vulnerable children also tearing at least one family apart. There are waves of shock, disgust, anger, with few answers as to why in this case. Healing after devastation like this is the hard part which will forever be ongoing. That includes the perpetrator who is obviously mentally so bent, in an almost impossible way that's impossible to come back from without lifelong intense therapy and the miracle of God's Grace. I get some solace seeing the main victim, Lauren, is embracing that Grace.

This is a shocking story with a twist the viewer will never guess without prior knowledge of this insidious stalking crime. A truly bizarre crime story that will leave the viewer puzzled seeking more answers how anything like this can be reality. A good overview told in logical sequence yet frustrating for what we don't know and can't understand.

Dexter was one of the top TV series since, well, TV. I'd say in retrospect, I feel Dexter New Blood fell flat for me, your mileage may vary? So, I'd have like to seen a different one and with a title like Resurrection it is exactly what the character needs if there is to be yet more in the saga.

They say you can't go back so NYC seems like another city Dexter could get back to business in. But, he's no longer what I'd call a ghost killer. His name now carries baggage. Did I mention Harrison, his son, has begun his own "taking out the trash" in NYC? I kind of cringed when the young adult Harrison was introduced in New Blood and I'm not over that. Dexter works best at a little distance from everyone and I always felt like Dexter having any relationship other than with Deb put him in awkward danger. I better get used to awkward danger I guess. Five episodes in and I better get on board with Harrison this time.

Dexter in NYC is having to get back to using his real name courtesy of Miami PD detective Batista. Yep, Batista came to Alaska and found one part of what he was looking for which was the living breathing Dexter Morgan. Though he'd rather not believe it, Batista has come to the conclusion Dexter is a serial killer whose collateral damage beyond eliminating scum crossed a blue line. This all comes to a head as there is a murder in NYC with the same MO as The Bay Harbor Killer and Batista isn't going with it being a coincidence. Batista, finding that Harrison is actually a potential person of interest in the NYC dismemberment killing only adds fire to his suspicions. Oh, it would be remiss to not mention we do have Dexter getting down to his "Dark Passenger" tendencies as he immediately sets out not only to protect Harrison, but to eliminate a nasty cabbie killer whom the press unfortunately dubbed "The Dark Passenger" himself. Gotta say among all that is going on in this new Dexter series the best part is having Dexter returning to his core 'code".

Early on it seems the potential here is already spades above the New Blood attempt. The further this goes toward the original and away from the dreadful New Blood the better. We're getting some A-Listers playing some entertaining roles with Peter Dinklage and Uma Thurmon on board. Personally I would like to see Dexter get in to a comfortable groove like he was in Miami where he takes out the trash and isn't always teetering on destruction either self-induced or existential. You know like he's always a step ahead and in control. For me it's the Dexter I find most interesting.

I do feel despite all the initial mine fields he has to navigate he is showing he can get to that "in control" spot. I like that he's both listening to Harry and shutting Harry down as it, at least to me, signals he's getting his old groove back. We'll see and, so far, I'm hooked to watch.