Originally, I had written that scene to show Dexter pulling his hand away from Deb. Hall in Dexter: New Blood finale Showtime With his dying breath after he’s shot he says, “You did good.” It’s absolution for what Harrison’s done. He gives Harrison permission and tells him where to shoot him. Remember when he tells Deb in the second season that if he were capable of love, she would be the one. When Dexter says, “I’ve never felt real love until now,” that’s a huge breakthrough. And Dexter was either going to get shot in the front or in the back. Harrison could’ve done a number of things. People who, if Dexter wasn’t who he was, would still be alive. When Harrison yells at Dexter and tells him, “Open your eyes and see what you’ve done.” He has those flashbacks of all the innocent people who died because of him like Doakes (Erik King), Deb ( Jennifer Carpenter) and LaGuerta (Luna Lauren Velez). How does that help Dexter accept his fate? Hall and Luna Lauren Velez as Maria LaGuerta in Dexter (Season 7, episode 12) Randy Tepper/ShowtimeĭEADLINE: Harrison helps Dexter realize he has become the evil he wanted to rid the world of. Dexter was only taking out bad guys because that was his code. Think of every time we take out one of these bad guys how many lives we’re saving, that this bad person is not going to kill. He brings this youthful, optimistic innocence, that he and his dad are basically Batman and Robin. Look at that takedown of Dexter in the end, what’s in Harrison is that he has to kill this man.Īlso, Harrison brings a different perspective to the vigilantism of it all than Dexter did, which was kind of surprising to Dexter. PHILLIPS: Harrison is such a complicated character and he has within him the seeds of the dark passenger. I have a lot of things going on but I would drop everything for this and say yes in one second.ĭEADLINE: What would a continuation look like? If they ask me if I’d like to make a continuation of this, I would say yes. It’s up to Showtime to make the call to me if they want more. When people start bingeing this after the finale, I’m confident the numbers will continue to go up. PHILLIPS: As I mentioned, this show is a huge asset. Do you want to tell more of it in a continuation? Dexter is dead.ĭEADLINE: Harrison shared parts of his life in New Blood but there’s still so much we don’t know about him. Here, there is no question that this is the finale of Dexter. PHILLIPS: I have three words for you: Dexter is dead. Can you confirm so there is no doubt left? We’re ready for anything.ĭEADLINE: In the finale, Dexter is shot by Harrison and he is bleeding out, but the viewer doesn’t see he’s definitely dead. Some people think Harrison killed Hannah. Some people think that Harrison isn’t really Harrison and that the person we see killed the real Harrison. Some people have guessed exactly what’s going to happen. Some people said it’s the worst thing they’ve ever seen. Some people say the end of Season 8 was great. Maybe I have too much time on my hands? But everyone has a different sort of opinion. You should know that I lurk a lot on social media. I’m so humbled by that.ĭEADLINE: Knowing how strongly fans feel about this series, there will be some who will hate the finality that Dexter’s death will bring. The numbers have been exploding for Showtime, I think we’re their No. With the bad taste that the original finale left in everybody’s mouth, we had this rare opportunity to redeem the show and to give the audience the respect it deserves, the authenticity it deserves, and the gratitude for sticking with us. PHILLIPS: How often does a show get to do a second finale? I think the answer is never. Hall) and Harrison (Jack Alcott) in Dexter: New Blood ShowtimeĭEADLINE: How do you feel New Blood completed Dexter’s story? Michael gave me a big hug and told me, “I’m in.” He knew how this would end. We met after I received a call from Showtime president Gary Levine who told me they were interested in revisiting this. So early on when I went to go and speak with Michael, it was about two and a half years ago in early July 2019, I told him my ideas. And I think there’s a certain truth in this storytelling, in authenticity in the storytelling. To see him get caught time and time again and get out of it at a time and time again is a disservice to the audience. We knew this had to happen, and I think it had to happen for the audience as much as for the character.
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Phillips spoke with Deadline about whether death was the only conclusion on the table for Dexter, the status of a possible continuation, and what happens to Chief Angela Bishop (Julia Jones) after the show ends.ĭEADLINE: Did Dexter have to die at the end of New Blood or did you have other ideas?ĬLYDE PHILLIPS: Yes.
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'Dexter: New Blood' Finale Wraps Up Serial Killer's Story