Damn, yeah, thats too bad, I’ve heard people quite liked the show (and it also originally got renewed, but they changed their mind??)
Damn, anyway, I’m sure if @Heisenberg were here he’d say something like this:
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Dexter Ressurection episode 10 review:
Prater is a pussy 10/10
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The ending of Resurrection was brilliant. The entire time I had the feeling that this show was engaging, exciting, and fun, exactly what people wanted. But it was also loose. It didn’t really take itself that seriously, compared to New Blood. People complained that Dexter used ketamine in Iron Lake? They made a super cheesy scene where a doctor from Miami calls him and tells him that he’s “glad (Dexter’s) practicing again” (poorly paraphrased roll with it) so they can reestablish that he’s now using M99 again.
But they knew what they were doing. “I’m exactly who I need to be. Exactly who you want me to be.”
The writers for this show are the same writers for New Blood. They had a clear distaste for how not just the ending was received, but the general tone of the entire show (season?).Harrison was too whiny and complained too much, they changed him completely. Now he’s supportive and helps his dad when he needs him, because as Scott Reynolds said on Final Cut Dexter has been the opposite of who he was in Iron Lake. So is Harry. Ghost Deb berated Dexter, mocked him, critiqued him without filter, went as far as to tell him he should have been imprisoned or institutionalized. She said directly that what Harry did to Dexter was child abuse. But in Resurrection, Harry is supportive and has Dexter’s back and only critiques him when he feels that he’s not being smart. The audience hated the pressure put on Dexter by his subconcious, so they took it away. They did this in almost every regard. Whatever people hated about the dark, harsh direction they took New Blood in, they changed it. And they didn’t care about making it cheap, because they knew the people at large didn’t give a shit. Absolutely nobody missed how hilarious it is that Angela just waived Dexter for Logan’s death, but most people were perfectly fine with just moving past it. Why wouldn’t they be? The people that watch this show are fans, and most fans hated how that whole scenario played out. So they just brush it aside and move on to a more exciting story that people actually want to see. Because that’s all that matters. What the people fucking want. And that’s what they got. And they got it good.
I can’t wait for season two.
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Glad people are enjoying the Season Finale. They really landed it well. Definitely looking forward to Season 2.
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For fans for the Splinter Cell franchise, don’t worry. We made an animated TV show without the original voice cast and lots of shooting 
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Watch this series last night, this is a masterpiece.
- The one shot cinematography
- The Subject
- The Performance of every cast (especially the kid)
10/10 I can say.
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Ooh, I heard about this, and I think I saw an interview with the old guy before the show came out. Sounds really cool and ambitious.
Each episode is a one shot, with no or maybe mininal cuts at least.
They filmed multiple takes of each episode and rehearsed it all weeks beforehand like it was a play. Good job, actors, very cool!
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I enjoy the antics of Matt Berry. I also enjoy the sheer charisma of Natasha Lyonne.
This is going to be a VERY fun combo, I think! 
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Black Rabbit on Netflix!
Jude Law plays a 1/3 owner and the general manager of a swanky restaurant in Manhattan and Jason Bateman plays his total screw up of a brother who seems to always cause trouble. It’s a show where nearly every characters life is falling apart or is on the brink of falling apart as they struggle to achieve their goals. It’s raw and gritty and very sad, but I loved it.
Worth your time.
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Yes, these are continuous single take episodes.
The drone shot at the end of Episode 2 was the best part.
The British filmmakers are specialist in entire one shot takes 
. 1917 is another awesome film.
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So, the Dexter franchise has given us a double gut-punch while I was away. First, the cancellation of Original Sin, and the almost certain cancellation of the rumored Trinity spinoff as well. Idiotic management shakeups as the broligarchs and corporate masters continue to consolidate their power with all these fucking mergers, and as a result, the new boneheads in charge don’t want a shared Dexter universe and instead just want to focus on Resurrection. Everyone, from fans to cast, was ready for a season 2, which was already approved, and then they Thanos-snapped that shit out of existence. There’s still some minor hope that, due to the amazing reception Resurrection has received and the public outcry and petitions, that they may change their minds. I’m not holding my breath, but the odds are not zero, so we’ll see.
And then, Resurrection did what we all feared - and kinda knew - it was gonna do and showed that death. Major blow, and clearly a story decision, not the actor’s. There’s still hallucinations of course, but we lost a G.
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The Original Sin cancellation is bewildering, it was their second most streamed show after Resurrection. And with the way season 1 ended, he was basically in the final form of becoming the apex predator we know him as. It was going to be so good, and it would have done great in terms of viewers. Especially after the success of Resurrection. I’ve signed both fan petitions that I’m aware of, but per the word of the showrunner it’s not likely to help.
I would love to discuss Resurrection further but for some reason it seems like you can’t blur spoilers anymore.
Oh okay, thanks.
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I’m late to this but I’m glad you enjoyed this show. Stephen Graham is one of the UK’s best authentic actors in my opinion and their ability to do a single take continuously provides a really unique experience for us viewers to really feel like we’re there. The show also highlights a big issue in our society in the UK relating to knife crime and the dangers of becoming radicalised into a single-minded toxic view which ultimately could lead to violence.
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Monster: The Ed Gein Story.
I really don’t know how to feel about this one.
Episode 2 is kinda where it lost me cause it interjects Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho, Anthony Perkins closeted homosexuality, and this weird analysis of Geins crimes influencing the film down to how it weighs on Perkins cause of his own “issues of becoming a Monster”.
It’s really jarring, polarizing in a way that just sucks, and I’m gonna just push through this.
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As Dexter has become more popular again I binged all seasons and currently I’m quite obsessed with it consuming everything related to it. I see that there are other fans here as well so I’m just going to share my opinions about each season, ranking them from best to worst.
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Season 4 - The best writing and the best antagonist. Not really a surprising pick for the first place, everyone knows how amazing this season is. The Thanksgiving dinner scene is probably my favorite Dexter scene. This one also has some of the saddest moments in the series. If I have to find something bad about every season, in this one it would be the neighborhood vandal episode as it’s not really interesting or necessary.
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Resurrection - With this one Dexter is after 16 years back at the peak of television. Top tier villain, great lineup of interesting killers for Dexter to go after and many interesting turns of events. There are no bad episodes, my only complaint would be how Dexter got away with the killing of Logan. Obviously self defense, huh? Did Joey Quinn write this shit? Yeah, the ending of New Blood is bad and it had to be salvaged somehow. The future is set up nicely, can’t wait for more. Hoping it’s not cancelled like Original Sin.
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Season 1 - Flawlessly establishes who Dexter is and what made him like that. The best twist in the series and the villain is almost as creepy as Trinity. Shame that Doakes wasn’t in the series for very long but he makes every scene he’s in really good. This one also doesn’t have much to whine about. There’s the “young” Dexter in a wig, which is funny but in reality just lazy production.
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Season 3 - I am a season three defender and that’s a hill I’m ready to die on. Miguel is one of my favorite characters and he heavily carries the season with one of the best plotlines. The Skinner is…whatever, but he’s mostly not an antagonist to Dexter. The cops just needed someone to pursue here. Here we also get introduced to Quinn and while he’s no Doakes, I still like the guy.
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Season 2 - I’m probably the only person ever to put this one below season three and that’s just because of the Bri’ish titty vampire. The Bay Harbor Butcher plotline is a brilliant cat and mouse series of events with the most intense moments there are. However, Lila is almost as insufferable as the podcast lady in New Blood and I don’t care about any of her scenes. Shame to have her ruin a significant part of an otherwise excellent season.
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Season 7 - The second half of the original series is kinda goofy and has lost the vibe of the first four seasons, but they still offer entertainment and season seven is the best of the bunch. Deb is great in this season and Angel and Quinn get some of their better moments as well. Sirko is a very good different kind of a villain, even though he should have lived longer. I’m just not a big fan of Hannah, definitely Dexter’s worst love interest.
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Season 5 - Obviously not the same quality after season four but still a solid one. The villains are the most evil ones in the series and it’s nice to see them get what they deserve. Most of them aren’t that memorable, but Jordan Chase is very underrated and I’ve always liked Jonny Lee Miller who really fits the role. Lumen is probably the most fitting love interest for Dexter, both being trauma victims who became vigilantes, but I feel like all this happened too fast after Rita’s death.
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Season 6 - Gonna say it, DDK is underrated as well. His crime scenes are insane and I didn’t see the twist coming, even though many people say it’s very predictable. Oh and shout-out to the funniest and most wholesome Dexter scene that is the Hammer Time scene. The problem here is that nothing really advances Dexter’s overall plotline before the very last seconds of the season.
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New Blood - I like Harrison’s character development and the villain is pretty good. The other characters just aren’t that interesting. The ending is the worst part here. Dexter kills an innocent cop (self-defense lol), doesn’t reunite with Angel (which was heavily teased, but didn’t happen until Resurrection) and decides to make his son kill him (why make him do that bruh). It all just feels extremely rushed.
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Original Sin - I can’t help it but this one was just rather boring? The Brian plotline was the most interesting part and even that wasn’t that engrossing. The villain is absolutely ridiculous. “Yeah my wife cheated on me, I will now proceed to kill the boy I raised as my own son as well as another unrelated kid.” On a positive note, the casting is incredible. Even though most of them don’t look like the original characters, the mannerisms are on point. I only disagree with Harry’s casting. Oh and where’s Matthews?
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Season 8 - A light-year below any other season and the only one that’s actual garbage. It’s apparent that the writers didn’t give a poopoo anymore. Horrible characters and plotlines (was including Masuka’s daughter really necessary) and a legendarily atrocious ending. I can’t believe this is a part of the same series as the other seasons. As bad as the last episode is, I have to say that Quinn is great in it and his line “It’s obviously self-defense” is probably the greatest thing he’s said.
My biggest issue with Resurrection - aside from the fact that Deb isn’t in it anywhere - is that it very clearly takes place only a few months after New Blood - this is openly stated - and during the events of New Blood, Harrison was 15 years old. Now, it’s possible his birthday happened since then, and he could be newly 16 now. However, consider that he has a GED already (how’d he do that so quickly), that he’s working in a fancy hotel in defiance of child labor laws (how’d he provide ID to the manager), and he’s actively having sex with a woman who very clearly must be in her early 20s in order to not only already be enrolled in a university but to have already begun a study major to be a crime investigator. Regardless of anyone’s moral stances, according to New York’s age of consent laws, she is committing statutory rape by having sex with Harrison, making her actions a felony. She is a felony rapist, despite pursuing a career in law enforcement. And Dexter, who worked with the cops and knows all about what constitutes breaking the law, is ok with this. Word behind the scenes is that the writers are treating Harrison - aka, pretending - as if he is 18 instead of 15/16, even though New Blood made it clear that he was 15, and Resurrection makes it clear that we are only a few months downstream from that. The notion is idiotic; if Harrison were retconned to be 18, he’d have been born a year before the first season of the original series even began. So the writers are actively showing statutory rape of a minor multiple times onscreen, but we’re supposed to either not realize it, or think it’s cool because the younger character is male. This needs to be addressed in future seasons, if any.
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It sounds like, despite stating it’s only a gap of a few months, the writers forgot this and thought they were setting it a few years later. Weird though, because as a writer, the timeline is one of the key things you keep an eye on, so you don’t play yourself with temporal issues like this!
To be fair, Dexter having to go through physical therapy after he woke up from his coma seems more like something coming from years of inactivity rather than just a few months. I’m no doctor, so I don’t know how accurate that is, but yeah, it seems more like they’re operating on a timeline of years passing instead of the explicitly stated months.