Dexter: New Blood

Watched this recently after going through the original 8 seasons and was pleasantly surprised. Expected a disney-fied experience, but was as dark and as funny as the original seasons. Although a lot of people appear to have really dislikes the ending, I actually loved it.

The cast were all excellent, even the younger actors (and let's be honest, 99.7% of kids in shows are either very annoying or very very annoying😁); the twists as the story unfolded were all pretty good if a little predictable; and the setting, in the snow really made it stand out from the Miami based original.

If you liked the originals, this is more of the same, with snow and a proper ending.

I really enjoyed the first two episodes. I liked how Dexter's missing inner dialogue, that is very essential to the character, provides the necessary insights into how he has managed to suppress his dark passenger for so many years. Dexter was always good at creating a fake persona that to other people appeared like a "regular" person, so it makes perfect sense that he has managed to blend in so easily. I have read several reviews saying that they hate Debra being Dexter's new guide and that every scene with her is uncomfortable, to me that's kinda the point. She symbolizes everything bad that has happened because of Dexter's darkness. "Harry" as a guide functioned as a reminder of the rules he was taught, he got Dexter to only kill bad people, but that's not the role "Debra" is intended to fill. You are supposed to find her presence unbearable because that's how Dexter feels too.

Overall I think it will be a great season, the writing is good and the actors, especially Michael C. Hall, are excellent.

I've read a bunch of the negative review, and let me start by saying: I'm not sure what more they want?

This is Dexter as it used to be. Its quirky, dark and not very realistic. But you could apply that to the entire series, and if you do - Dexter isn't for you. But if you loved Dexter, you're going to love this just as much, is is everything we ever wanted - cant wait to see more!

Dexter: New Blood quickly felt like Dexter again. I was enjoying it more and more until the last 10-15 minutes of the final episode. I can't believe they did it again. They freaking did it again... Once more they ruined it with the ending.

It's a damn shame, because this had so much potential.

I missed Dexter so much and was so excited to hear that it was getting revived for this series. Dexter is easily one of my favorite shows of all-time and one of the few shows I can watch all the way through several times over without getting bored. Dexter: New Blood is actually a pretty good show right up until the ending. The ending to the original was pretty bad but this ending is actually worse. I'm not one of those people who thinks a bad ending ruins the whole series for me, as long as the series was good overall then I don't downgrade the entire series because of one bad show. But if there's any exception to that it's this show. The ending really is that bad. I'd still recommend this to any Dexter fans just to see Michael C. Hall back as Dexter. That's worth watching alone and again, the show itself is pretty good. Just be prepared to be disappointed at the ending.