Should you watch Dexter: Original Sin?
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Dexter: Original Sin
Series · 2024
In 1991 Miami, Dexter Morgan transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry, he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcements' radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.
The sides of Dexter: Original Sin
- A young Dexter Morgan in 1991 Miami
- A father teaching his son a killer's Code
- A forensics internship at Miami Metro
Dexter: Original Sin is good for you if…
- you like rooting for a serial killer who only kills killers.
- you enjoy Dexter's dry inner voice narrating murder.
- you like a killer working inside the police that hunts him.
Dexter: Original Sin is bad for you if…
- you can't stand blood and bodies on screen.
- you need a story where nobody would get away with this for long.
About: the father's code · identity · justice
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