Key Takeaways
- Each episode of Original Sin may tease the Resurrection timeline.
- The full trailer confirms present-day scenes are in the prequel series.
- The final episode of Original Sin could show Dexter on the run after recovering from his injuries.
Dexter: Original Sin is set to air on December 13 on Paramount+ with Showtime, and the 10 episode prequel series will see Patrick Gibson take on the role of young Dexter as he begins an internship at Miami Metro Homicide. Michael C. Hall will also return as the ‘inner voice of Dexter, but he will also make a physical appearance.
It was revealed in the recent trailer that the narration would be present day Dexter as his life flashed before his eyes, while fighting for his life. It hasn’t been confirmed if Michael C. Hall’s role in Original Sin will be more than a cameo, but it would be a good idea to feature present timeline scenes in each episode to tease the upcoming events in the sequel series,Resurrection.
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Each Episode of Original Sin Could Feature A Tease Of The Resurrection Timeline
In the beginning, there was blood and a code I learned from my father. It was simple: kill the bad guys who escaped justice. Don’t get caught myself. So I got myself a job, and it brought the blood to me, while honing my skills with help from the people around me. Learning my code was just the beginning. Bringing it to life for the first time is a whole new story.
Dexter: Original Sin‘s full trailer opened with Dexter Morgan bleeding out, and fans freaked out with excitement as they realized the present timeline would crossover with the prequel series. It hasn’t been confirmed, but it would make sense if the series opened with present day events, before going back to explore the 90s timeline, with Michael C. Hall’s narration accompanying it. However, a good idea might be to feature present day scenes in each episode, to slowly tease the viewer of upcoming events ahead of the premiere of Dexter: Resurrection in the summer of 2025. In fact, if all ten episodes of Original Sin started with present day Dexter, it could essentially add up to the equivalent of a whole episode’s worth of story. This would allow Resurrection to get straight into action without having to feature Dexter slowly recovering from his injuries for the duration of one or more episodes.
It looks like the present day scenes might have been inspired by the technique used in Better Call Saul, to tease Saul Goodman’s post-Breaking Bad timeline, while primarily telling the Jimmy McGill era prequel story. Each season teased the future timeline in the first episode of the series, before transporting back to the past. Original Sin could do something slightly different, by just featuring a tease in every episode, especially as it will directly lead into Resurrection a few months later, as opposed to Better Call Saul‘s slow burn over many seasons.
The Final Episode of Original Sin Could Tease Dexter On The Run After Recovering From His Life Threatening Injuries
It really is like they say. Your life flashes before your eyes.
In the present day, Dexter appears to be recounting his early years in Original Sin, while technically dead, after his teenage son, Harrison, shot him in the chest. However, Dexter is actually alive during the events of Resurrection. No fan wants to see the first half of the series with Dexter in recovery after his injuries, so Original Sin‘s finale could feature a potential scene showing Dexter fully resurrected, and escaping from his hospital bed, to return to his dark passenger ways. It would be a good way to set up Resurrection, and build excitement for the future of the Dexter-verse.
The marketing team are clearly pushing Michael C. Hall’s return as ‘the inner voice of Dexter’. A recent promotional poster included a split image of both Hall and Patrick Gibson’s iterations of the character, almost like they were sharing top billing in Original Sin. So, maybe this suggests Michael C. Hall’s role in the prequel series is much bigger than fans initially thought. Of course, his dulcit tones will most likely feature in every episode, but it’s also plausible he’ll appear physically in every episode too.
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