Sometimes a kid just winds up suffering for the choices of his father.
Unfair Game was very intense, and it basically involved two major events unfolding.
Dexter had the sequence with his kidnapper, which saw him escape, get wounded, and then
there was a long chase that ended with Dexter taking out his would-be assailant.
Meanwhile, Kurt was lulling Harrison into a false sense of security with designs to
murder him.
But the two events ultimately collided, and Dexter barely managed to save Harrison.
Kurt was ideally planning to murder Harrison in front of Dexter, but Kurt had more trouble
coping with an incoming target than an outgoing one.
Kurt flees the scene and lives to see another day.
Harrison and Dexter have a bonding moment, and then Dexter finally seems willing to open
up to Harrison about who he really is, even making mention of nut job Harry’s code.
We are now 80% through Dexter: New Blood, and perhaps I’m stubborn, but I honestly
still remain unconvinced that Harrison even has a dark passenger in the same context as
Dexter.
Dexter most certainly believes Harrison has the same type of dark passenger, and maybe
I’m wrong and he does.
The evidence for such has hardly been overwhelming, however, and it largely stems on Dexter’s
interpretation of the blood when Harrison had his encounter with Ethan.
To be sure, Dexter has always proven to be profoundly proficient when it comes to breaking
down blood at a crime scene.
But at the very end of the episode, Dexter confirms something that was only previously
suggested:
This is all I had to do.
This is all I ever wanted.
Maybe if I’m being honest, maybe this is all I ever wanted too.
Is it possible that Dexter was only seeing what he wanted to see?
And that there is an alternate explanation for his interpretation of events?
Beyond Dexter admitting this was what he wanted, Harrison having a dark passenger, Dexter has
otherwise been very rusty and way off his game.
Too many tuna sandwiches.
No doubt this is the result of his 10 year period of abstaining from his favorite pastime.
But the fact of the matter is, we’re 80% done, and beyond Dexter’s interpretation
of what went down with Ethan, the entire theme surrounding Harrison and whether he actually
has a dark passenger has been deliberately ambiguous.
Harrison clearly has some resentment, anger, and dark tendencies because of being abandoned
by his father.
But that does not necessarily mean he’s a cold-blooded murderer like his father.
At the end of the day, what I believe Harrison really wants is exactly what he revealed to
Kurt - he wanted to have a father-son bond with his old man, and he wanted to know why
his old man faked his own death.
Harrison assumes that it was to get away from him, but if Dexter follows through on what
he started, Harrison will soon learn that his Dad is a serial killer who receives pleasure
from violently killing people.
Indeed, Harrison will learn that Dexter is a totally sick bastard.
Whether I’m right or wrong about Harrison NOT having a dark passenger in the same context
as his old man, it looks like Dexter is on the verge of making the same mistake nut job
Harry made before him, which would renew the cycle of child abuse Harry bestowed upon Dexter.
The idea that Dexter even wants to share the code with Harrison is, in itself, a violation
of that very code because it inherently increases the chances of Dexter being exposed.
But beyond that, if Dexter is hoping to become a mentor to Harrison the way Harry did for
him, then Dexter will prove to be just as bad a Dad as was nut job Harry.
It defeats the entire purpose of him going into seclusion to begin with!
If I am right, and Harrison does NOT have a dark passenger in the same context as Dexter,
then I truly believe that Harrison will die, right in front of Dexter, just like the majestic
white buck before him, and just like what almost transpired when Kurt was ready to shoot
the young lad.
If I am incorrect, and Harrison does indeed have a dark passenger like his monster of
an old man, well - then I’m beginning to think the theory of Harrison killing Dexter
at the end might have legs.
A lot of people have proposed such a scenario from very early on in the season, and if Dexter
teaches Harrison the code, well what better way to make his nut job father proud than
by killing him for fitting the code.
Exactly as Dexter himself did to his own biological brother, Brian Moser, the Ice Truck Killer
way back in Season 1.
Meanwhile, as this big suspenseful drama played out between Kurt and Harrison, and Dexter
and the henchman, Chief Angela Bishop was proving to be a total rock star in the mold
of Frank Lundy himself.
Indeed, she was proving to be an even bigger rock star, because unlike Lundy, Angela has
seemingly solved the big puzzle.
All I imagine it will take is a conversation with Molly and/or a conversation with Batista,
and Dexter is toast.
The Bay Harbor Butcher storyline was always the best story in the series, at least in
my humble opinion.
Starting with Season 2, which was an absolute powerhouse, easily my favorite Season in the
franchise, and even again in Season 7 when the storyline was resurrected by the cunning
mind of LaGuerta.
Therefore it seems rather fitting that Dexter’s ultimate demise would once again resurrect
that story.
And the clues that things were heading in this direction have been there all season
long.
And just a quick note on a lot of fans being perturbed that the Bay Harbor Butcher was
connected with ketamine rather than M99 - there might be more to this than meets the eye.
In other words, a valid explanation for the discrepancy might yet be revealed, and I do
not believe this inherently means that the writers are trying to get one over on us.
It remains to be seen whether this discrepancy will be addressed, but at this point I’m
willing to give the creative team the benefit of the doubt.
While I still do believe that Angela Bishop will be the one who ultimately brings an end
to Dexter’s murderous ways, that’s another area where I might well be incorrect.
But I still believe that Angela will either take Dexter down or take him in, and I think
this flows with the idea that Harrison is doomed to die and that he does not have a
dark passenger like Dexter.
But of course, there is always the chance that Angela might overlook the fact that she
was dating a monster serial killer, and that she may want to use his unique blend of skills
to take Kurt out as revenge for Iris.
But that would feel like a major betrayal of Angela’s character as it has been presented
thus far.
It remains a compelling possibility, however.
The problem here is, if Angela turns a blind eye towards Dexter’s murdering ways, then
it will also be a betrayal of how Dexter New Blood was pitched.
The whole idea they sold is that this limited series would provide closure and give us fans
a proper ending we deserve.
If Angela turns a blind eye, we basically end up where we ended up at the end of Season
8.
With Dexter persevering and not getting caught, or killed.
But we already had that ending, and most people hated the lumberjack ending.
So I have a very hard time imagining the show ending without Dexter suffering more serious
consequences when they close out the franchise.
Assuming they close it out, because that was the plan, right?
I do believe Kurt dies at the end, and that Dexter will slay one final monster before
all is said and done.
As for Harrison, I think his fate boils down to whether or not he really has a dark passenger,
but the common theme all season long has been that Harrison has to die.
There needs to be consequences for Dexter outright ignoring the lesson he supposedly
learned when Deb and Rita died.
All season long, Dexter’s inner monolog struggles with Deb have emphasized the theme
that Dexter inherently endangers Harrison simply by being around him.
Case in point, Kurt was ready to shoot him dead BECAUSE Harrison is too close to Dexter.
And if the consequences do not result in Harrison dying, then surely they must result in Dexter
dying at the hands of his son.
A monster of his own creation.
But I still think being exposed as the Bay Harbor Butcher is the end game here.
Because the series was always building towards what would happen when Dexter’s loved ones
would find out that he was a monster.
Granted, he doesn’t have many loved ones left, and Harrison’s fate remains unknown,
but it would be poetic if this new Deb lookalike, Chief Angela Bishop, succeeded where the real
Deb failed.
Will Chief Angela Bishop be the hero who either murders or arrests Dexter in the end?
I believe she will be the big hero, and I have since early on in the season, but what
do you think?
WIll Chief Angela Bishop be Dexter Morgan’s ultimate conqueror?
Please share your thoughts in the comment section.
Thanks for watching everyone, I hope you enjoyed, and have a wonderful night.
So there’s nothing to suggest that Jasper’s death was anything other than an accidental
overdose.
Well not unless someone put a gun to his head and made him snort a line.
A connection.
A real connection with your Dad.
Hmm?
Yeah.
I don’t know.
Whatever blood bond most fathers have with their kids, it’s not there.
I was born in blood just like you.
I had the same violent urges when I was your age.
Like you, I didn’t know how to deal with them.
Sometimes a kid just winds up suffering for the choices of his father.
But my Dad taught me a code, a way to channel those urges.
Damn it Dexter!
There are consequences to everything you do in life.
Lose control, become powerless, and it’s over.
Did you hear that?
30 bags.
Do you know what that means?
It means there might be a new mass murderer out there way worse than the Ice Truck Killer.
Your instincts were dead on.
They’re always dead on when it comes to killers, why is that?
I’ll just go get that report.
I’m watching you.
You performed blood work that directly led to Rodrigo walking free.
I ask myself how the hell did that happen?
The Bay Harbor Butcher took blood slides from his victims.
Dexter is a blood spatter analyst.
And Doakes always thought there was something off about Dexter.
You’re connected to this.
I don’t know how, but I’m going to find out and some of what I find is gonna stick
to yo’ ass.
First Kurt is creepy, and now Jim.
If he wasn’t your boyfriend, I would totally do a deep dive.
I was just looking more closely at the dates of James’s Special Forces missions and–we
have a positive idea on the body.
And there may be an additional date which puts him out of the country.
The burn victim is Sergeant Doakes.
He said Doakes was out of the country doing some classified shit when some of the BHB
killings took place.
Why is Dexter in handcuffs?
I have proof he’s the Bay Harbor Butcher.
Doakes is the Bay Harbor Butcher, have you lost your mind?
It’s all over the station.
You tried to frame Dexter.
You know that’s not true.
Do I?
Jesus f’ing Christ, you’re The Bay Harbor Butcher.
I really hate that name.
I always knew there was something with you.
But this shit?
What can I say, you were right about me.
You wanna make a change Morgan, now’s the time.
All you gotta do is let me out of here.
It’s over man.
It is over when I say it is!
What if Doakes was onto him?
Jesus, what if Dexter is the real Bay Harbor Butcher?
What if he isn’t?
End it now.
Take responsibility for who you are, man.
We’ll go to the station together, I’ll help you.
We found definitive proof in that boathouse that Doakes was the Bay Harbor Butcher, and
that despite me advising you to cease and desist, you continued on this reckless course.
Then we discovered the link.
They had all committed crimes they had gotten away with.
The Bay Harbor Butcher could still be out there, still feeling all butchery.
Are you The Bay Harbor Butcher?
This isn’t the place to talk about this.
Deb?
He did this.
He’s The Bay Harbor Butcher.
He has to be.
You’re a good cop.
You’re a good person.
You’re not like him.
Put him down!
Dex?
Next to his own severed head, a head that at this time has no name.
I know his name.
Is there any progress on putting up that stop sign over by Lewis’s package store?
That’s an accident waiting to happen.
Surprise, Motherf**ker!