Warning! The next incorporates spoilers for the Dexter: Resurrection episode “Name Me Pink,” so stream it with a Paramount+ subscription or learn at your personal threat!
Dexter: Resurrection simply launched one in every of my favourite storylines for the franchise ever, and eventually revealed the storyline that introduced such a stellar, all-star solid collectively to hitch Michael C. Corridor. Peter Dinklage made his huge debut as billionaire philanthropist Leon Prater, and revealed to “Pink” that he secretly runs a society for serial killers to community and share their darkish secrets and techniques.
Neil Patrick Harris, Krysten Ritter, Eric Stonestreet, and David Dastmalchian all made their method into the story as infamous serial killers, introduced collectively by Prater for mysterious causes we nonetheless do not totally perceive as an viewers, a minimum of past appeasing his bloodlust. One the one hand, I am psyched as a result of I can see this storyline getting in a variety of enjoyable and completely different instructions, however however, I’ve issues after a kind of main visitor stars has already been killed off.
The Potential For Dexter: Resurrection’s Killer Membership Storyline Has Me Thrilled
The Dexter universe has been rising with the prequel working alongside the continuation, and I feel it might explode in an analogous multi-timeline style because the John Wick franchise’s future, all tied to this serial killer faction. We now have a stacked solid of personable and extremely lethal murderers to combine it up with after Pink’s demise, and whereas Dexter would not essentially jive with most criminals, it appears there is likely to be a minimum of one which follows a “code” that he can abide by.
Think about if this season ends with Dexter enlisting or instructing different serial killers on this sordid circle about Harry’s “code,” resulting in some twisted Darkish Passenger-infused model of the Avengers? It is a wild concept to contemplate, but in addition a attainable one, provided that it would not appear as if Leon Prater himself is a serial killer. Would he be against Dexter instructing the remainder of this group methods to adhere to his particular model of justice? (Or, maybe, different teams of misguided killers.)
Honestly, it appears doubtless that the majority of Dex’s present colleagues have their very own quirks that drive their urge to kill, and will not want further steering. The titular character desires justice served, however others like Lowell merely wish to retrieve others’ tattoos in order that he can take a look at them. Mia Lapierre, however, is likely to be simpler to mildew into one thing of an equal, assuming Dexter ever has the prospect to disclose he is really the Bay Harbor Butcher to her.
I might additionally see a situation the place Dexter has to hunt these serial killers down, and this turns into an extended arc that is drawn out by way of a number of seasons of the collection. He is already taken down some terrible of us prior to now, so I might like to see him spend a season pursuing and eliminating every particular person in Prater’s particular membership and nonetheless keep away from detection from his benefactor.
Lowell’s Early Exit Has Me Involved This Story Is Transferring Manner Too Quick
Sadly, I do not assume Dexter Resurrection plans on maintaining this colourful solid of killers on the collection for the lengthy haul. Dexter killed off Neil Patrick Harris’ Lowell earlier than the top of the episode, the place this new storyline was launched. It is led me to imagine different newcomer actors like Eric Stonestreet and Krysten Ritter (each of whom have been blown away by the followers) will not be on the collection for lengthy, both.
It is a disgrace, as a result of I’d kill to see a season centered solely round Eric Stonestreet’s ponytail killer, and him having the thriving household life that Dexter all the time wished with Rita. I am additionally 100% all-in on no matter is occurring with David Dastmalchian’s killer, who seems to be essentially the most cryptic of the bunch.
I ought to state that we don’t know what the general plan for Dexter: Resurrection is, and the way this entire factor will shake out now that Dexter has already damaged the foundations of the serial killer membership. It is attainable that was a one-and-done assembly, and it will be Prater vs. Dexter from right here on out, and he’ll go after a few of these different killers at a later date.
There’s additionally part of me that wishes Dexter to embrace the neighborhood of getting different serial killers to speak to. I feel that was a great way of additional illustrating that he is not particular person, which I’ve famous each New Blood and Resurrection have illustrated a bit up to now.
Dexter: Resurrection streams new episodes on Paramount+ on Fridays, with Showtime broadcasting the episode on Sundays at 8:00 p.m. ET. I am able to see the place the remainder of this season heads, and am holding out hope it is the setup for a for much longer story arc than I at present anticipate.