The show starsPatrick Gibson(The OA) as 20-year-old Dexter Morgan, a budding antihero.
Thanks to the flashbacks in the original series,audiences have already seen a lot of Dexters childhood.
Before jumping in toDexter:Original Sin, heres what to remember about Dexter’s backstory.
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What Is ‘The Code of Harry’ in ‘Dexter’?
Dexter and his older brother Brian were orphaned when Dexter was just a baby.
After their biological mother, Laura Moser, was murdered, the brothers were separated.
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The cop on the case,Harry Morgan, adopted Dexter.
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In the pilot, Harry talks to Dexter about a neighborhood dog named Buddy whos gone missing.
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Dexter admits to killing Buddy, explaining that his barking was keeping his sick mother from sleeping.
Later, Harry gets Dexter to admit that hes harboring a desire to kill humans.
But, just as important, he also taught him social norms.
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Harry didnt want Dexter to blindly conform, though.
He told him that the police always remember bullies.
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Patrick Dempsey join a stacked cast in the Dexter prequel series.
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
What Is the ‘Dark Passenger’ in ‘Dexter’?
Dexter uses the termdark passengerto refer to his need to kill.
In the lore of the show, its understood that the dark passenger is a result of his trauma.
So, Harry watched out for signs that Dexter might be different.
Debra believed Harry was treating her differently because of her gender, which may have been partially true.
Dexter always said that if he was able to care about anyone, he would care about her.
Which Episode Has Dexter’s First Kill?
TheDexterSeason 1episodePopping Cherry reveals why Dexter killed his first victim.
He made the jump to killing people when Harry was in the hospital with heart disease.
Dexter discovered that Harry’s nurse was improperly treating him with morphine.
He realized Nurse Mary was a serial killer who had gone uncaught.
She justified her killings with the idea that she was simply taking her patients' pain away.
It is unclear if this first kill iswhatDexter: Original Sinwill expand on.
The flashbacks throughoutDextergive the character a fascinating backstory.
Dexteris available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.
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