Dexter: Resurrection’s first season has come to an finish, and whereas the ending was satisfying, there’s one thing unlucky about it: it appears too closing. Dexter: Resurrection hasn’t formally been renewed for a second season. Whereas creator Clyde Phillips has been clear about his intention to make a multi-season sequence, the inexperienced mild hasn’t been given but by Paramount+.
With Paramount+ having unexpectedly canceled the prequel sequence Dexter: Authentic Sin after it was presumably renewed, the way forward for Dexter: Resurrection hangs within the stability. And Episode 10, “And Justice For All…,” gives a finality that’s sadly satisfying, wrapping issues up just a little too properly for somebody like me who’s hoping for extra.
How ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Wraps up the Story
The sense you get in watching the ultimate episode of Dexter: Resurrection Season 1 is that the story has come to an finish. Overarching storylines wrap up with a pink bow, Dexter even taking his personal little parting present: a collection of serial killer recordsdata to work via. There’s no main cliffhanger, and no dangling carrot that signifies the inevitability of a second season.
Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage) is gone, lastly making his technique to Dexter’s desk. With Lowell (Neil Patrick Harris), Mia (Krysten Ritter), and Gareth (David Dastmalchian) gone as properly, Charley (Uma Thurman) is gone however not useless, which places an finish to the serial killer membership. Angel Batista (David Zayas) has tragically died, which implies there’s nobody left on Dexter’s tail. Harrison (Jack Alcott) has plans to attend college and even turn into a police officer. He has a brand new girlfriend, and with suspicion not pointed in his course, his life is lastly wanting up.
The largest wrap-ups come for Dexter and the New York Ripper case that loomed over all the season. After eliminating Leon, framing him for Angel’s loss of life, and exposing who Leon really is, Dexter tied up each free finish he had in New York.
In the meantime, in strategically leaving some recordsdata in Leon’s museum, Dexter has unintentionally (or purposely) helped Detective Claudia (Kadia Saraf) and distracted her with the one case that has haunted her for years. With the police discovering each the New York Ripper’s homicide weapon hanging on the wall of the museum, together with Leon’s file for the killer that clearly states his title, Claudia is shocked with a way of reduction. She is going to seemingly arrest this man and use all this damning proof in opposition to him to take him down. What’s extra, the Ripper’s file wasn’t the one one Dexter left, which implies Claudia shall be busy paying visits to many extra serial killers as properly, who don’t know they’ve simply been outed. She’ll seemingly overlook all about Dexter and Harrison.
Seeing Dexter sail away with the recordsdata he took, together with Al’s (Eric Stonestreet), makes it straightforward to think about what he’ll do subsequent. He has a fantastically vetted listing of victims ripe for killing, able to get proper again to his outdated methods. He’s embracing his Darkish Passenger in a manner he by no means had earlier than, recognizing it’s who he’s, not one thing to battle. So long as he retains others shut, like Harrison and even Blessing (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine), Dexter can stability these darkish urges with a way of humanity, or at the very least the façade of being a “regular” particular person. That facet of him is important, not solely to hide his actions but additionally to remind him why he follows The Code.
It is a great technique to finish the sequence, besides followers don’t need it to finish. Even with this satisfying closure, a lot of the story stays untold, and followers nonetheless crave extra of the beloved vigilante killer.
How ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ May Proceed
There are many alternatives to proceed the sequence. First, the present ought to discover Dexter’s work as he navigates his manner via these recordsdata, taking out killers one after the other throughout New York and doubtlessly all over the world as if he’s finishing a to-do listing. Seeing him stability his nightly proclivities along with his day by day life as a “regular” member of society is on the coronary heart of all the sequence. So, whereas it could sound repetitive, it’s a system that works and that followers wish to proceed seeing. Chief amongst these kills is Al, the one remaining killer from Leon’s serial killer membership. Since Al is in Wisconsin, not removed from the place Lumen (Julia Stiles) lived in Minnesota, a reunion may very well be a possible future storyline.
The New York Ripper storyline nonetheless calls for a extra satisfying decision, as followers have been dissatisfied by the anticlimactic reveal. Who’s the New York Ripper past Don Framt? Understanding the title performs splendidly into the concept that this infamous killer is simply one other common Joe, in all probability residing an on a regular basis life beneath the radar, simply as Dexter has all these years. Nonetheless, followers have been hoping for a much bigger storyline involving the mysterious persona. Whether or not it’s exhibiting Claudia looking him down or revealing that Don Framt is an alias and the Ripper is definitely somebody followers already know (Dexter already proved, in any case, that each Leon and Charley may very well be fooled), the story wants extra.
From Charley’s disappearance to what’s going to seemingly be an epic fallout from the invention of Leon (and a hunt for him since he’s presumed to be on the run and never useless), together with Harrison’s future as a possible scholar of the legislation, there are nonetheless loads of angles to take. What occurs when Joey Quinn (Desmond Harrington) finds out about Angel’s loss of life, and can he ever study that Dexter is alive? It’s far too neat to not contain him once more, given how the character is the final remaining particular person from Dexter’s outdated life who is aware of he’s a killer, even when Joey has by no means overtly admitted this truth to others, together with himself.
Why ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Should Proceed
It was already a brutal blow to followers when Dexter: Authentic Sin was canceled. Some speculate it was to maintain assets firmly centered on Dexter: Resurrection, which has turn into a large hit, extra standard and higher reviewed than the prequel. The present has resurrected (pun meant) probably the greatest characters ever on tv and breathed new life right into a present that has now turn into a franchise.
There’s a lot depth to the character, ethical ambiguity in our emotions whereas watching it. Dexter is, certainly, a psychopath. He hunts, taunts, and kills individuals. He dismembers their our bodies like he’s carving a Sunday roast. He baggage them up and dumps them within the river like he’s taking out the trash. However he additionally fastidiously vets his victims. He makes certain they’re heinous individuals who do downright evil issues. He rids the world of those individuals, enjoying decide, jury, and executioner.
Does he have the appropriate to try this? No. Does each life have worth? Maybe. It’s these difficult questions that followers like to ponder whereas watching. Let’s not overlook that it’s additionally extremely entertaining to observe how artful Dexter is at evading seize, stalking individuals, and getting himself out of seemingly unimaginable conditions. His fast pondering and resourcefulness are second to none, and it’s fascinating to see how the writers frequently discover methods for him to flee.
We’re not finished with Dexter simply but. As he says so pointedly whereas breaking the fourth wall for the primary time in any of the exhibits, he’s precisely who he must be, and “precisely who you need me to be.” How may we not wish to proceed that journey alongside him? He’s virtually calling us to hitch him. Dexter: Resurrection is streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime.
Dexter: Resurrection
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July 13, 2025
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Paramount+ with Showtime
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Marcos Siega