by Chris Snellgrove
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when Dexter: Original Sin was announced, fans collectively groaned. After all, the original Ayman The show ended with an infamous episode, and prequels to popular IPs have been running for a long time. However, just as the main character was planning his next kill, I spent some time thinking about the possibilities for a series focusing on the early years of Dexter Morgan's transformation into Miami's most bizarre serial killer. She reached a conclusion as shocking as Rita's sudden death in Season 4: because of her complex traditions and unanswered questions, Ayman It may be the only TV show that really needs an introduction.
The story of Dexter Breakwell
What is this Ayman A prequel about, exactly? Dexter: Original Sin The film takes place in the 1990s and focuses on how the protagonist (Patrick Gibson) becomes a serial killer who follows a strict moral code imposed by his father (Christian Slater). Michael C. Hall will return to provide the narration as the adult Dexter, and it's almost impossible to avoid comparing this show to NCIS: Originswhich is also set in the 1990s, features various actors playing familiar characters, and contains voiceovers from Mark Harmon as the adult Agent Gibbs.
This comparison is a great starting point for discussing why Ayman It's the only show that actually needs to get an advance introduction. The basic problem in NCIS: Origins is that although he divides his time between weekly procedural cases and Gibbs' character development, he doesn't really offer viewers anything new. We get new badass characters doing the same thing as their more attractive counterparts every week in the original NCISAnd much of the above characterization is just a dramatic retelling of events that fans have already heard about.
The reason we need a Dexter Prequel
Why, then, I think Ayman It needs more introduction NCIS Or any other offer? For one thing, there's still a lot about the title character's crazy story that we could use more nuance about. For example, Dexter's cop father discovers that his son has an unstoppable urge to kill and uses him as a weapon against bad guys. We only know the broad outlines of how this works, but it could be very enlightening to see how this father (played by throwback icon Christian Slater, no less) develops a crazy solution to an unimaginable problem.
As a big fan of the original Ayman (Except for that terrible ending), I also hope the prequel delves more into how our favorite blood spatter analyst effectively infiltrates the police and hides his murderous activities from the people whose entire mission is to catch killers like him. It's part of the charm of the original show, but the idea of a prolific serial killer hiding among the cops is insanely unrealistic. This is likely Ayman The prequel can help explain how our son pulled it off even as he charts his relationship with fan-favorite supporting characters like Batista and Masuka.
Learn to be a better killer
Finally, A Ayman The Prequel can help pinpoint all the early mistakes made by the young killer that force him to camouflage himself better in the future. For example, his romantic involvement with Rita in the original show was partly driven by his need to fit in and not appear to be what he really is: a nerdy, single white man also known as many real-life serial killers. For longtime fans, it might be fun to see the early mistakes our hero makes to become the confident killer of the original TV show.
Television is full of soap operas, but even the best ones are technically unnecessary: You'd better call Saulfor example, is the gold standard, but it's mostly a deep dive into the minors Very bad It is the character rather than the show that helps us understand the original series better. Likewise, fantasy fare such as Dragon House or Power rings It offers some interesting lore, but none of it seems to require viewing to better understand, respectively, the game of thrones Lord of the Rings show or movies.
Ayman It is officially the only show that needs a prior introduction to help us decipher its main character and fully understand the previous series. We can all see how successful that is when… Dexter: Original Sin First offers on Friday the 13th on Paramount+. With showrunner Clyde Phillips (who helmed the first four seasons of the original series). Ayman), this prequel series should not be boring.
