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Critic Reviews
The GuardianNov 8, 2021
New Blood has plenty of direction. It promises to tell a self-contained story, stripped of the flabby camp that came to define it, and to tell it well. This is a leaner, hungrier Dexter than we are used to, and it’s a little bit thrilling to have him back. Maybe I’m a glutton for punishment, but I’m all in.
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RogerEbert.comNov 5, 2021
Ultimately, though, the appeal of “New Blood” comes down to Hall and Carpenter, who chew, gnaw, and bite into their dialogue, and who thoughtfully find the layers of contrasting motivations and shared sympathies between their characters. ... “New Blood” comes to life in their hands.
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TV Guide MagazineNov 1, 2021
A clever and suspensefully compelling resurrection of one of the great and grisliest antiheroes of all time. [25 Oct - 7 Nov 2021, p.9]
Nov 4, 2021
Nov 4, 2021
Even with its plot holes (everyone seems to greet the abrupt arrival of Jim’s not-previously-mentioned son with a remarkable lack of curiosity), “Dexter: New Blood” is made with care. Solid performances from Hall, Alcott, Carpenter, Jones and Clancy Brown as a town businessman who’s clearly keeping some secrets, pump energy into the series.
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Nov 8, 2021
Familiar habits are a comfort, even the bloody ones, which mean it's probably sufficient that Dexter Morgan's limited series misadventures are at least as entertaining and those driving better past arcs. As to whether the story can maintain its edge through the finish, consider us wary.
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Nov 3, 2021
Based on four episodes, it can be said that Dexter: New Blood is neither as bad as seasons six through eight nor as good as seasons one through four. It’s a story about a man trying to move on and find a place in a new world, frustratingly told within a show that seems determined to pretend that nothing in the television landscape has changed at all.
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IndieWireNov 1, 2021
“Dexter” is still “Dexter,” and Dexter is still Dexter. ... Many of the ensuing story beats will feel familiar, even soothing. Watching Dexter scramble (rather expertly) to cover his tracks is still engrossing. ... Other hallmarks aren’t so welcome. Supporting characters are thinly sketched. Nods to local customs and indigenous people seem superficial so far. The show’s disdain for journalists is alive and well.
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PolygonNov 10, 2021
Nov 5, 2021
We’re introduced to a few intriguing subplots, including the arrival of a true-crime podcasting star named Molly (Jamie Chung) and the mysterious machinations of Matt’s father, who is played by ever-reliable character actor Clancy Brown. Mostly, though, “Dexter: New Blood” could use a transfusion of excitement and edge.
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Nov 5, 2021
It seems unlikely that the resuscitated "Dexter" will inspire any crimes or even much passion, although the first episode is engaging precisely because it doesn't give fans what they presumably want. ... As a manifestation of his guilty conscience, Jim's dead sister, Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), becomes an increasingly shrill presence.
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Nov 3, 2021
Unfortunately, while “Dexter: New Blood” helps replace the bad taste of the original series finale, outside of some exterior components, it doesn’t do much to redefine much about “Dexter.” ... “Dexter: New Blood” is still “Dexter,” though, so all the strengths are there as well as all the weaknesses.
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Nov 4, 2021
What we don’t get, in the four competent but redundant episodes screened for critics, is the “new”: any hint of a fresh creative impulse in a series that had worn itself out years before it left the air. ... Sanguinary and superfluous, “New Blood” ends up being an example of the worst traits of two different TV eras at once.
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Nov 4, 2021
The new episodes do not return the show to its early prestige by any measure; they bring us back to the looser storytelling of the later years. They contain any number of questionable leaps. ... Sure, Deb is as foul-mouthed as ever, which can be humorous. But the scenes are abrasive and, since we understand Dexter so well at this point, unnecessary.
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