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"Mandy Gelling-Potharst gives "Dexter: New Blood - Season 1" a 9.5."
Written by Mandy Gelling-Potharst on 4 July 2023.
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Dexter: New Blood - Season 1
In 2013, the Showtime series Dexter came to an end. The ending, according to some, was nothing at all, to say the least. I immediately said: "There will be a sequel to that."
And that sequel came eight years later. With Dexter: New Blood, the series with the nicest, nicest and bloodiest serial killer Dexter Morgan had to end. Did the makers manage to complete the series Dexter or is it back to the writing table. For me, Dexter: New Blood marked the end of an era and in this review, I'd like to take you to Iron Lake without spoilers.
Ten years after Hurricane Laura, we find the presumed dead Miami blood spatter analyst in a small town in upstate New York. He lives there as Jim Lindsay and seems to be able to control his Dark Passenger. He does get some help from a very important person from his past life. Lindsay has an affair with local sheriff Angela Bishop (Julia Jones, Goliath) and works at Fred's Fish & Game.
![Dexter: New Blood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/yWg0dnY0c8STXnAUd1qWudPD4lI.jpg)
Is Dexter: New Blood worth seeing? It is, definitely. The series manages to hit the right note again and Hall as Lindsay/Morgan has not lost any of his charm. Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) is also still the moral compass that tries to keep Dexter on the right path. Both actors know how to get into the skin of their characters in a great way. But Alcott as Harrison also convinces me as the son of Dexter. The resemblance is occasionally frightening.
Will there be a second season? I hope not.
Spoiler! If you haven't watched the series yet, stop reading now!
Dexter Morgan got a dignified and just ending and I'd like to keep it that way. Although there is certainly room for more. But the series is called Dexter and not Harrison. So let everyone in Iron Lake - and Harrison - live happily ever after.
9 points for Dexter and an extra half point for Jim.![Video on youtube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZvImJz6hRl0/maxresdefault.jpg)
And that sequel came eight years later. With Dexter: New Blood, the series with the nicest, nicest and bloodiest serial killer Dexter Morgan had to end. Did the makers manage to complete the series Dexter or is it back to the writing table. For me, Dexter: New Blood marked the end of an era and in this review, I'd like to take you to Iron Lake without spoilers.
Ten years after Hurricane Laura, we find the presumed dead Miami blood spatter analyst in a small town in upstate New York. He lives there as Jim Lindsay and seems to be able to control his Dark Passenger. He does get some help from a very important person from his past life. Lindsay has an affair with local sheriff Angela Bishop (Julia Jones, Goliath) and works at Fred's Fish & Game.
When his son Harrison (Jack Alcott, The Good Lord Bird) shows up, it's the starting signal for Dexter/Jim's carefully constructed house of cards to collapse. All the ingredients for a great season are present. Michael C. Hall delivers another excellent Dexter, who has clearly hit a dead end. Because a long-shall-he-live for Dexter would be utterly absurd and not befitting the Bay Harbor Butcher either.We’re talking about my son. There’s nothing more personal than that.
![Dexter: New Blood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/yWg0dnY0c8STXnAUd1qWudPD4lI.jpg)
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But a long-shall-he-live for Jim Lindsay is certainly possible. That's only possible if Jim can keep control of Dexter's Dark Passenger. Iron Lake works very well as a small town where everyone knows each other and especially interacts with each other. Dexter: New Blood is sometimes a bit predictable here and there. Especially when we start seeing more of Kurt Caldwell (Clancy Brown, Carnivàle) who goes looking for his son Matt (Steve M. Robertson, Channel Zero).Sorry about the mess. I’m out of practice.
Is Dexter: New Blood worth seeing? It is, definitely. The series manages to hit the right note again and Hall as Lindsay/Morgan has not lost any of his charm. Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) is also still the moral compass that tries to keep Dexter on the right path. Both actors know how to get into the skin of their characters in a great way. But Alcott as Harrison also convinces me as the son of Dexter. The resemblance is occasionally frightening.
Will there be a second season? I hope not.
Spoiler! If you haven't watched the series yet, stop reading now!
Dexter Morgan got a dignified and just ending and I'd like to keep it that way. Although there is certainly room for more. But the series is called Dexter and not Harrison. So let everyone in Iron Lake - and Harrison - live happily ever after.
9 points for Dexter and an extra half point for Jim.
![Video on youtube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZvImJz6hRl0/maxresdefault.jpg)
About author, Mandy Gelling-Potharst
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Mandy (1966) has been writing reviews, news and columns since 2013. In the meantime, writing and contributing ideas for MijnSerie has become a major hobby that she does not want to stop for the time being. She also made a weekly radio column on Roulette FM between 2016 and 2018 for the program Ochtend Oostrom with Peter Oostrom. From January 2019, the two started working together again by creating a MySeries Podcast once a month. And since September 2018 she is content manager. From March 1, 2020 she will be editor-in-chief of MijnSerie. The genre of series she watches is now so extensive that she can't say which genre, besides horror/thriller and everything about Sherlock Holmes, she likes best. All genres have something that appeals to her. She is always open to good tips about series that she does not yet have on her watch or wish list
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