Dexter: New Blood

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Season 1
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 7, 2021
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7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 52 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 9 out of 52
  3. Negative: 8 out of 52

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  1. sub2seanranklin
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    oh please what a lame excuse for dexter 3 episodes in and is boring as s**t. episode 2 is one of the only tv episodes that has 0 redeeming qualities to it. The first episode was only exciting cause it was a brand new start. just finished episode 3 and it was boring as s**t, harrison doesnt belong in the show he makes it boring with his sh***y side story line with the garbage clicheoh please what a lame excuse for dexter 3 episodes in and is boring as s**t. episode 2 is one of the only tv episodes that has 0 redeeming qualities to it. The first episode was only exciting cause it was a brand new start. just finished episode 3 and it was boring as s**t, harrison doesnt belong in the show he makes it boring with his sh***y side story line with the garbage cliche highschool drama. come on, dexter killed a person almost every episode please dont bother. also i made an account just to make this review. yup im done with dexter now. after finishing the episode it was just pretty predictable what was going to happen with harrison and i thought it was pretty clear in the first episode that kurt was the other killer, i mean did the writer expect us not to predict that? and another thing wrong with new blood is that harrison found dexter, i mean dexter hasn't used the name "dexter morgan" in 10 years so there are no records of how dexter got to iron lake any where and plus hannah didn't know he was going to iron lake so she couldnt have told harrison to go there. Theres literally no way how harrison could've found dexter and they still haven't explained how dexter survived the hurricane. episode 5 has definitely been the better episode by far but thats not saying much, dexter has made way to many mistakes which is out of character for him and it still focuses on harrison to much, its called dexter not harrison. dexter shouldn't be dating the cop or know anyone from iron lake it was really stupid of him to do that and they still haven't explained how dexter survived the hurricane and how harrison found him cause again it would literally be impossible for harrison to find him, i hate harrison's actor so much. also explain this kurt crap already, the only reason why people like this is cause they're blind sided by nostalgia and can't realize how bad this new season really is and how many flaws there are.… Expand
  2. AngryShark92
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    I really wanted to be proven wrong, but when I noticed the political feats of the first episode, I was worried about this series’ trajectory. I thought politics would get in the way of competent writing as it so often does these days, and it seems as though it was indirectly linked to its downfall.

    After seeing the diversity checklist in the first episode (gay couple, amputee,    I really wanted to be proven wrong, but when I noticed the political feats of the first episode, I was worried about this series’ trajectory. I thought politics would get in the way of competent writing as it so often does these days, and it seems as though it was indirectly linked to its downfall.

    After seeing the diversity checklist in the first episode (gay couple, amputee, indigenous female chief, competent black officer, moronic white male, climate change, anti-billionaire/capitalism), I figured it was just the virtue signaling that every terrible writer nowadays likes to throw in for pandering, and that it would all be overcome by a decent series. I truly hoped that it would not get worse, but I cannot help but think that it is the reason why the writing went the way it did.

    The characters are awful, and the actors are all pretty disappointing. Angela, has almost no flaws outside of being a mediocre adoptive mother, Audrey and Harrison are stereotypical angsty teens with limited emotional range, Logan, again is flawless, Mr. Krabs (Kurt Caldwell) is very dull and wooden, and Molly Park is just incredibly annoying and sums up every leftist influencer stereotype you can think of. None of these characters are particularly interesting, which is why it is sad to see them get more screen time than Dexter does.

    The subplot for Audrey and Harrison (melodramatic school issues) is entirely useless, it does not do anything for the actual plot, so why is it even included? Angela’s history again, is entirely irrelevant, it connects for one episode and doesn’t really mean much because you can predict what happens ahead of time. As for Kurt, not too interesting as an antagonist I must say, he’s no Ice Truck Killer, or Trinity, he’s just a generic bad guy to oppose Dexter. None of these subplots add anything to the show and they are the reason for the boredom of filler in the middle episodes.

    In the original series, almost every episode (if not advancing the main plot) was either a different potential target for Dexter which usually had a good backstory, or was about the personal/professional lives of the surrounding characters that linked back to the main plot. In New Blood, none of the side stories have anything to do with the plot or have any meaningful exposition to enrich the characters, it just felt like filler.

    Now, the reason I mention that politics would potentially ruin the show is because of how the story would have to be manipulated to cast certain characters in a better light. Starting off, every evil or incompetent character in this show is a white male, not surprising for this day and age, but it makes things more predictable.

    Angela, who they remind you is of indigenous descent and a single-mother, is absolutely impeccable, she was able to piece together so many vague clues with zero context to put together the whole picture of Dexter’s past, partly because he has suddenly become incompetent in his “trade” he has applied for decades, and made several mistakes, which is way off character, and I honestly think partly because she is a token female minority character in a day and age where they are the best at everything. You can hate my politics all you want, but it just seems really convenient that all of this evidence, including Molly’s monologues on the BHB, seem to get pieced together so easily. Especially when Dexter is so good at covering his tracks and having the foresight to prevent these types of issues, and so Dexter had to be toned down.

    The problem with that is you have to literally emasculate and dumb-down the beloved title character to make all of this seem possible and plausible. The Dexter in this show, is not the same Dexter from the original series. This version is boring, weak, and watered down. The version everybody wanted to see was the cold, calculated, dark-humored, intellectual sociopath of old. It made sense that he was “dull” in the first episode, but this a guy who has fooled family, friends, colleagues, and specialized investigators for well over 2 decades, and has fooled this current group for over 2 years. It’s just a shame what they did to him, and how this whole plot played out.

    + Wanted to put Michael C Hall here, but even he doesn’t look like he is enjoying this

    - Terrible writing
    - Terrible acting
    - Terrible casting
    - Terrible ending
    - Boring antagonist
    - Annoying characters
    - Horrendously slow pacing
    - Ruined Dexter as a character
    - Incredibly predictable
    - Too many inconsistencies
    - Harrison’s entire arc is truly irrelevant

    My score is a zero, they ruined Dexter, end of story.    … Expand
  3. JackFlynn
    Nov 8, 2021
    5
    DIversity Dexter for all you shiny critical theorists. I'll bet the writers rooms are super duper fun & just really swell.
  4. UncleWillard
    Nov 7, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. That's a lot for the season opener. Poor Jim, we hardly got to knew ye. Just enough to get in all the diversity hires. Indigenous police "chief"/lover, check. Wheelchair-bound dispatcher/receptionist who line dances with artificial legs whose probably plucky, check. Gay boss, check, married to probably Episcopalian minister, check. Harrison shows up to connect Jim to Dexter, but even with all that set up, we didn't really get a lot of Jim before Dexter came back. Too much happened in the first episode, and that makes me nervous.… Expand
  5. metacritiqueur
    Jan 11, 2022
    1
    Tout allait bien jusqu'au dernier épisode. Ils avaient réussi à mettre en place une relation père-fils acceptable. Dexter aurait pu former Harrison, mais les showrunners ont cédé à la facilité et la bêtise. Le seul à même de comprendre et d'aider Harrison devait donc mourir ? N'importe quoi !

    Donc là, le gamin est venu pour retrouver son père, le tuer, et repartir fonder une vie "normale"    Tout allait bien jusqu'au dernier épisode. Ils avaient réussi à mettre en place une relation père-fils acceptable. Dexter aurait pu former Harrison, mais les showrunners ont cédé à la facilité et la bêtise. Le seul à même de comprendre et d'aider Harrison devait donc mourir ? N'importe quoi !

    Donc là, le gamin est venu pour retrouver son père, le tuer, et repartir fonder une vie "normale" comme si de rien n'était ? Sans remords, et alors que la veille il partageait enfin son mal être qu'il a en commun avec un père qu'il a cherché des années ? Aucune logique chez les scénaristes en bout de course.

    Une série de plus dont la fin est bâclée.    … Expand
  6. Barlosthecrit
    Nov 25, 2021
    9
    Most of the bad reviews here are just people complaining about the showing having minorities. At least to hide your racism/homophobia next time.
  7. Hreed
    Nov 12, 2021
    9
    So far so good. To the people complaining about the diversity, grow up snowflakes!!!
  8. infin
    Jan 16, 2022
    10
    This season of Dexter is as good as the best moments of the previous show. Michael C. Hall is on point, still as terrifying and likeable as ever. I hope the show returns for the long run.
  9. MetacriticOnur
    Jan 10, 2022
    8
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  10. jdinalt
    Nov 29, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is Dexter's redemption, just finished the 4th ep and holy ***** what a twisty turn this series is, I don't understand the negative reviews, stuff needs to happen for the main story line to progress. Also they are just complaining about 1 person in a wheelchair and straight up racism/homophobia.

    Anyway, if you ignored the last season (which was terrible) like me, this seems to be a fresh start for dexter, I hope it gets to continue. Again, it's not about the story in one episode but the arc of the series, which so far has been awesome    … Expand
  11. kruegerb
    Dec 7, 2021
    7
    I was surprised to see Dexter return to TV. I think the show is pretty good but it's hard to live up to the original.

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61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Radio Times
    Reviewed by: Eammon Jacobs
    Dec 3, 2021
    80
    The Six Feet Under and Safe star slips perfectly back into the role. ... Overall, it’s brilliant to see Dexter back on our screens again and New Blood holds plenty of promise for what’s ahead.
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  2. Polygon
    Reviewed by: Joshua Rivera
    Nov 10, 2021
    51
    In repeating many of the familiar beats from the previous series, Dexter: New Blood demonstrates the same inertia Dexter and Dexter Morgan suffers from. Nothing has changed here. Some monsters are not that complicated. Maybe it’s foolish that we ever thought they were at all.
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  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Stuart Heritage
    Nov 8, 2021
    80
    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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