A whole season of Dexter being on the run with a manhunt full of his old friends from miami metro and other characters we know would have been so insane I cannot comprehend why they didn't decide to go down that route.
Because that's a risky choice that would have taken good writers to pull off and they didn't have that. So for all later seasons they went a conservative route with a shitty story that doesn't commit to anything and that's why they were trash.
The scene in the bar with Dexter & Issac in season seven is the single greatest explanation of the character ever. It perfectly describes who he is and what his motivation is.
This might be an unpopular opinion but I think Season 5 is very underrated. I love the idea of Dexter saving someone and helping them get their revenge.
I appreciate your dedication. These reviews are amazing. I am STILL upset about the ending. I hope anyone involved in the production of New Blood finds your channel.
These popular TV shows should always get a few hardcore fans to be in the writers room. They always tend to come up with better and more coherent storylines. Seriously Showtime shouldve just picked a few RU-vidrs like Cody, Sean chandler and Jeremy jahns to help the writers out. A good example is Cobra Kai which is a show that is actually written by a few hardcore fans.
Dexter has one of his monologue "thinking" moments and then Doakes says "Stop grining like a f**ing psycho and get back to work!" was one of my favorite scenes with Doakes.
I love the first episode of S6, when Dexter goes to his high school reunion just to kill one of his classmates. Dark humor very reminiscent of the first season. And they should've had Brother Sam in the show for at least the entire season.
Season 5 is very underrated imo and personally is my favorite season. I always liked Lumen, Dexter hooking up with Lumen makes more sense than whatever that supposed to be with Hannah in S7..... Lumen and Dexter had a chemistry, a bond and a connection. And Julia Stiles did a such a great job with the role.
@@JohnDonovan1968 I felt like the connection between Hannah and Dexter was so forced and manufactured. I agree that Lumen and Dexter had real chemistry. I felt like she was the only one who really accepted him for who he was. They did a real diservice to the character and Dexter with that idiotic Season 5 ending.
I respected that with New Blood they tried a different style and tone, but they didn’t replace it with anything equally compelling. The original run had such a unique flavor to it with the quirky humor, iconic musical score, consistent narration, little bouts of surrealism. Then New Blood just kinda looks and feels like any other “prestige” cable show nowadays. It made Dexter not feel special anymore.
I was thinking the same as well. They brought Dexter back for a revival and completely changed everything. Got rid of all the core elements of the OG show we loved and replaced it with Dexter being an idiot, Harrison and Dexter arguing all the time and pointless high school/teenager bullsh't. Seriously the original run never had any teenage filler and New Blood had so much of it was really frustrating. Even all the side characters were sh't no one measures up to Deb, Batista, Masuka, Doakes, Matthews heck even Quinn and Laguerta lol. The small town was really boring and should not have been the setting of the show. I get it they can't do it in Miami but I reckon LA would've been a good setting for the revival. That city has so many people that no one notices so its easy to hide and make a new identity there whilst doing his Dexter thing.
A lot of sub-plots in OG Dexter also weren't particularly compelling. I mean, did people REALLY care about that guy Deb dated in Season 3, for example? Or Batista and LaGuerta's romance drama?
@@ThePreciseClimber yea but it was such a small plot going on in the show nobody cared especially when dexter would be hunting down the big bad for the season you would honestly forget about the small details as for new blood that was it’s plot that stupid boring pointless filler bullshit that nobody wanted to watch with the teenage drama and all that like wtf are we watching.
@@nn-hx8oe ikr I don’t understand how anyone can say season 5 is a great season to me season 5 is where it dropped the ball for dexter they had this 4 great seasons all intense and interesting to watch and setup a crazy ending for season 4 with Rita being killed it was so suspicious it should have been what got Miami metro to start looking in on dexter and instead of it being a dragged out 8season show it could have been just 6 with season 5 being what happens after Rita died and why trinity would choose her when she wasn’t his normal ritual victim(kills in 4s) and everybody starts wondering where the hell dexter goes when he says he’s “working late” and they finally realize he’s the bay harbor butcher and season 6 is the full manhunt trying to track him down and eventually kill him with the electric chair. That would put it up there with breaking bad as one of the best shows ever.
My brother got me into Dexter 2 months ago and I finished the first 8 seasons right when New Blood wrapped up. I’m loving all of the Dexter content your putting out and I pretty much agree with your feelings on the seasons
Michael is a phenomenal actor, but he was clearly physically & mentally tired of Dexter’s character. The character is so emotionally, physically & psychologically charged, that I completely understand why he wanted to just get rid of him.
I love Cody’s passion for this show it really is one of the best! This has been one of my favorite videos he’s made since I started watching the channel! Awesome review Cody I totally agree on the list 💯🤘🏼
@@ARBLACKx if only new blood was a cobra Kai type revival with true fans as the writers we could’ve gotten something better guess we may never know.... I still bet they try to set Harrison up as a killer in a spin-off with dexter in his head guiding him which sounds interesting but would have to be done properly!
@@nosidam1989 yeah exactly. Theres literally no divisiveness with Cobra Kai because the hardcore fans are behind that show and they know exactly what the audience wants. Definitely not the case with Dexter which seems like its made by people who just want to piss everyone off. IMO A harrison spin-off shouldve been done after 3 seasons of New Blood. He needed way more character development and time with Dexter so that the fans can get on board with him before warranting his own spin-off. In an ideal world season 2 of New Blood has Dexter and Harrison in LA as a dark vigilante duo killing people and then season 3 is the manhunt one where Dexter gets caught and is put on trial. And then they couldve done the Harrison spin-off.
While I agree that adding the ''Deb in love with Dexter'' storyline in season 6 was unnecessary, actually it made sense. For me at least. I always suspected that there was something more behind their relationship other than regular brother-sister love. Jennifer Carpenter, revealed to Red Carpet News TV she always knew Deb was in love with Dexter on some level, so she played it like that from the start. I noticed the signs. Just a few examples that came to mind now: In season 2 Deb described to Dexter how loud she could be during sex while Dexter was embarrassed by the subject; In season 3 after Deb got a new hairstyle and Dexter praised it, telling her it was ''beautiful'' Deb suddenly became all shy if not blushed, BUT the most hilarious scene was when in season 2 Deb walked into the room where Dexter lay naked on the bed after he just had sex with Lila and had to cover himself quickly, because Deb stood there and talked - Dexter even asked: ''Deb, did knocking occur to you?'' :D
I was completely surprised and shocked when it happened. I scoffed when the psychiatrist insinuated it, only for it to be true. It wasn't a deal breaker for me, but on the first watch that storyline bugged me. I initially believed and I still do, that they added it to justify Deb not turning Dexter in, which bugs me because it wasn't necessary. I don't believe for a second that this was the intention all along, but as a hypothetical lets say that it was... I guarantee that the reasoning behind it was... how she could justify not turning him in after finding out who he was. It serves no other purpose besides that and that purpose wasn't necessary. She even let the surviving barrel girl and her vigilante partner go, which is essentially the same principle. On rewatched that storyline doesn't detract from the show.
@@dinglbarry1275 people blow that story line up like it was an entire season long. It was literally about 25 minutes of plot that motivated Dep to track dexter down at the church and led to her discovering his killing.
@@bjt-lz1jl - I’m not against Deb being in love with Dexter, if it was necessary to drive a particular storyline forward, but it’s perplexing given that the future storyline would be the same either way. Deb already proved that she wouldn’t turn Dexter in the moment she let the two unbeknownst to her vigilante killers go at the end of season 5. Then finding out that her father was aware of it and helped create it is just one more reason. In all actuality the notion of Deb even contemplating turning Dexter in seems far fetched. In general people tend to rationalize things when it comes to themselves and the people they care about. A true dilemma for her would be if she found out that Dexter was merely a serial killer killing random people, but killing bad people would be easy for her to rationalize given everything. And sure it only consumed a very small portion of the story, which once again is baffling since the idea of having your lead and second lead character of s TV series pronounce their love for the other after 6 seasons (siblings or not). That’s a cornerstone moment of any show, regardless of how it’s utilized beyond that. As I said this doesn’t negatively impact the overall show for me… I consider it a miner misstep that I overlook and even now accept as I watch the series a gazillion times around.
When Rita’s like I hope they catch the bay harbor butcher today I hope they hurt him have a good day. Dexters inner dialogue was like make up your mind
You're the first person I've seen talk about how season 5 should have ended and I actually love that idea! That would have been so interesting and could have led to some different but interesting storylines
9. New Blood- Good season but the final episode ruined it for me. 8. Season 6- I was spoiled to the big reveal that Colin Hanks's character had already killed his professor and was pretending to be him after I watched episode 2. So it tainted the season for me but I still enjoyed it. 7. Season 8- Didn't like what they did with Harry's code but Charlotte Rampling was a good addition for the most part. 6. Season 7- Great season with a great main plot as well as a awesome side story for Quinn. 5. Season 3- Miguel was a solid villain and friend for Dexter. Love Dexter's daydream when he realizes Miguel used him and he destroys his office. Very funny. 4. Season 1- Perfect start to the show. Brian Moser was a unique character among Dexter's enemies. The way he planted clues only Dexter would see. 3. Season 5- I love season 5 I think it's a perfect follow up to season 4 with Dexter trying to find a reason to keep going after Rita's tragic death. He thinks about leaving Miami and becoming a full time killer in another city but finds reasons to stay. 2. Season 4- Just an awesome season start to finish. 1. Season 2- Perfect season for me. Doakes may have been the good guy in their rivalry but I think he is Dexter's biggest enemy. Every other villain for the most part Dexter has had a friendly relationship with them at some point Trinity, Miguel. But Doakes has always disliked and suspected Dexter, they've never gotten along. Which just makes Dexter's victory over him even better.
Regarding season 6, even if you got spoiled, I doubt you experienced the season any different from most viewers. That was so obvious and most people figured that part out right away.
Love your reviews/analyses of Dexter! I pretty much agree with your rankings. I think the first four episodes are fantastic. There's nothing like season one with Dexter cruising in his car in Miami and the way his whole backstory unfolded along with the ice truck killer. I love origin stories, and Dexter's is so compelling. It's a bummer that New Blood didn't deliver...
Honestly what really irritated me on the ending was the writers saying that no one would guess it and Clyde Phillips saying "It would blow minds". That just brought my expectations through the roof which made Dexter: New Blood's ending worse than S8 in my opinion.
He really should never have said that. By saying something like that you turn the most unexpected ending into the most expected ending. When you say something like that, people will automatically rule out the obvious endings and start expecting some twist shock value and in this case, it was super obvious. The biggest problem though is not the ending itself but how we got there and how disconnected it felt.
Something nobody seems to talk about season 8 is how dour all the characters are. Dexter's act as a generic happy go lucky guy whose just nice and helpful doesn't really fit the serious demeanor of the people closest to him. Everyone in the first 7 series had quite bright and colourful personalities, all very unique people (which makes Dexter's generic personality more fitting.)
My Ranking: 9: Season 8 - 7/10 8: Season 6 - 8/10 7: Season 5 - 8.5/10 6: Dexter: New Blood - 8.5/10 5: Season 3 - 9.5/10 4: Season 7 - 9.5/10 3: Season 1 - 10/10 2: Season 4 - 10/10 1: Season 2 - 10/10 The pacing of dexter new blood was like 1-------2-------3------4-----5-----678910AHHHHHH
the ending of 9...so upsetting that my brain decided to dream another extra episode that ended the show in a better way. and my dream was better written than that last episode LMAO
Joey agreed with Dexter doing it, angel understood. The scene where they confront him you can tell that because he killed Deb they wanted the guy to die, and because Dexter did make it look like self defense they supported him doing it
My list is pretty much the same as yours, except I have New Blood ahead of Season 6. The Doomsday stuff was just too much for me, I was not surprised that the professor was already dead, and the whole Deb/Dexter "relationship" thing just put me off. As for New Blood, I actually didn't mind the very end -- not that it was awesome, but I understood why it had to end that way. Also, the next to last episode, The Family Business, was one of the best Dexter episodes in the entire series. Overall that's enough for me to put NB ahead of S6.
To me Dexter was really at its best in its first two seasons. The first season is just so intriguing that it’s hard to turn away from. Season two ramps up the tension and has a lot of moments where you wonder how he’s going to get away with things. After that I still enjoy the show, but I think especially in hindsight knowing how things play out I enjoy the seasons less. Season three is fun because of Miguel, but overall is a bit of a dip in quality. As much as I like season four it kind of is really the beginning of the end. Trinity is great, but this is really kind of the point with the show where looking at the remaining seasons you realize how much of a nosedive the show takes. The remaining seasons aren’t the best. Season five has its moments. I agree if Deb had found out about Dexter this season it would have made it better. Season six onwards I don’t care much about. I still will watch those seasons of the show if it’s on, but the show lost itself at the end and just was never able to reach its heights again. Every time I thought it might redeem itself it found a way to fuck something up continually.
I was only disappointed with season 5 because it’s as if Dexter went and moved on from Rita’s death in the very first episode. I felt that this should have been the season that his anger and regret of not killing Trinity sooner gets the best of him and he starts becoming a much less neat monster. His ritual starts becoming more hasty, he’s not cleaning up after himself like he used too (sort of like new blood), cracks of the Bay Harbor Butcher are starting to seep through that Miami metro starts catching wind. And this would eventually lead to Deb at the end of the season, finding out who he is.
I think thats what the show was implying if he didn't find lumen to help. I mean u saw where he murdered A random dude in a bathroom because of the grief over rita. Lumen was his light so to speak, hell her name is reference to light.
@@joshwhite557 yea I understand that and your right. I just wanted a different scenario where he is on his own and to not have another girlfriend so soon to solve his problems.
I love every season, there are some I don’t like as much as others but for me, no season is bad. This is one of my all time favorite shows that I’ve consumed over a dozen times. I love new blood too, I watched it 3 times in a row and thought the ending was chill. My favorite seasons are #1 trinity and #2 Miguel Prado season
Why did Angela connect Dexter to the bay harbor butcher when Miami metro never discovered that he used drugs? Why did Angela say “ketamine used by the bay harbor butcher” when Dexter used M99? Why did Dexter kill Logan when it was obvious that they had no evidence and he had a perfect cover story thanks to Kurt being stupid (he saw Kurt kill Matt, investigated as a forensics guy and Harrison was threatened so he couldn’t share)? Why did Harrison get offended by coach logans death when he knew him for 2 weeks and hardly interacted with him? Why was that enough to kill his father?
My full listing from best to worst: 1 - SE02 (it escalates the conflicts of season one in a brilliant way, and Doakes is a legend) 2 - SE04 (close second, mainly because of Trinity, Lithgow's performance was just fantastic and the twist at the end was devastating) 3 - SE01 (it sets up the show in the best way possible, carefully indroducing each character, Dexter relationship with Brian was very compelling) 4 - SE03 (kind of a downgrade from SE02, but still entretained the hell out me with the whole "Dexter gets a friend" storyline) 5 - SE05 (a season that had alot to live up to after what many people would consider the most shocking main character death on a TV show, but they pulled it off nicely, giving a satisfying resolution to the whole drama of Rita's death, and indroducing a great new character, Lumen) 6 - SE07 (really can't understand why people think this season is so good, dispite having some nice moments, it just felt like a bad fan fic) 7 - SE09 (New Blood) (it felt even more superflous than the last 3 seasons of the show's original run, and an even dumber ending, i wont put it bellow seasons 6 and 8 because the first 3 episodes had some really nice moments) 8 - SE06 (don't know what the hell they were thinking LOL, only good ep. was the one with Brian) 9 - SE08 (absolute dogshit, every single episode, it made me wish they had cancelled the show after season 5)
I agree with almost all your rankings. I also agree that ranking the first four seasons is almost impossible because they’re all so good. My favorite season is 1. The whole origin story of Dexter, the childhood flashbacks, the interesting camera angles, the dark comedy, the introduction of the characters,…. They were all so good in season 1. My second favorite season is 4. It’s a phenomenal season. I loved it. Then season 3, then 2. I really appreciate your insights. And you articulate them so well. Great job!
31:44-The face to face we got with Trinity in whatever episode it was in was so good. I felt the same way about that face to face as i did with the face-to-face we got after 20 years with Michael Myers and Lauri Strode at the door with through the glass!
Rewatching for the first time and showing my daughter this insane show. Watched in when it first came out and have forgotten so many details - it’s been a fun rewatch with her!
I consider the first 5 seasons really good. Most say the first 4 seasons but I didn't really feel a drop in quality until S6. I got into the show just as S4 ended. New Blood should have had more urgency and not treated like another season of Dexter focusing on the big bad. Maybe the story line of season 2 with the focus of S7. I dunno anymore... My ranking is 9) S8 8) S6 7) S7 6) New Blood (hated the direction at the end) 5) S5 (basically tied with S3) 4) S3 3) S2 2) S1 1) S4
Season 7 was easily the most underrated/surprising season. Other than season 4, it's easily my favourite. The whole dynamic between Dexter and Deb once she finds out his secret and how she comes to help him out, the dilemma between doing the right thing and helping out Dexter who she loves. Epic 👏
I agree... I loved that season just because of them. How they navigated that relationship now that Deb was aware of who Dexter really was... And how that changed everything for her... I thought it was great writing overall.. Not everything was perfect about it, but for the most part... I loved that season...
I know I’m late brother but I think you watched the whole series at least 10 times because you definitely know the in and outs and you got it spot on!! You’re amazing
Season 7 is very VERY underrated. The Spelzer scenes were exciting, and his death scene was probably my favorite of all time for humor reasons (my most rewatched scene in Dexter series, beside Masuka's Season 5 crime scene analysis of storage container double murder scene). Sirko was absolutely mesmerizing and bad-ass at the same time, and that cat & mouse game between him and Dexter was brilliant from both ends. And Hanna was my favorite of all the women in Dexter's life- the most calm and centered, most understanding, most intelligent, and least whiny/annoying.
Completely respect your ranking! You made soooo many good points!! You can tell you love Dexter and you were just as emotionally invested in the show as I was! 😂 After season 8, I felt like I got dumped!! I was absolutely heartbroken by the original ending!! I was depressed for DAYS at the end of season 8! I was so guarded watching New Blood!! 😂😂😂
Can we please discuss how Harrison in New Blood didn’t look AT ALL like he did as a kid?? The kid was blonde, but the teen had brown hair that you could tell was natural and not dyed. I could never really see him as Harrison!
Yeah and i think it did not made sense Dexter 's son with Rita being so pale, blonde and bright blue eyed like those baby twin actors that played Harrison. Sure Rita was blonde but her eyes were not bright blue and Dexter also did not had blue eyes and blonde hair 😅
Great review! I personally loved S7 first, because it was so intense back in 2013 or when it was released. After rewatch, I realized it's really bad season :D It feels very rushed, like Debra finding out Dexter killed Travis in one episode, that he's BHB in the next episode and then accepted it's ok, because he killed Spiltzer in the next... like what... you can't do such a story parkour :D And the season also changed what Dexter's Dark Passanger is... it was some sort of hobby before, but suddenly it's heroin-like addiction and when he stops, he suddenly have fantasies about murdering people... what..? Since when it does work like that. I wouldn't mind if there was a season when he would decide to stop killing and realize it's an addiction, but it has to be his decision, not Debra telling him to do so. Hannah didn't work for me neither, because I think he had much better chemistry with Lumen. S6 - I hated the religious things... I wouldn't mind if we have a season where Dexter explores religion and his own beliefs, but it has to be one of the first ones... Not after his wife was murdeded and such... It felt unrealistic he would even try to understand religion after all that bad things that happened to him. S2 - not bad season, but it should have happened so much later that Dexter is exposed S5 - is great IMO. They got rid of the previous storylines quickly (children, Rita's dead) and focused on the Barrel gang... it felt too quick, but overall it was great. I love how he found the one barrel and then raised the flashlight to reveal there is a whole collection of them in the pond. It always gives me chills... and the chemistry with Lumen was very natural. Great season... people hate it, but I love it. S1 - is the best... I think it's even better than S4 in my opinion... The story is very complex, each episode is like a little storyline, like it's own small story and Dexter learns something new in each episode. The fact it looks like boring criminal investigation in the first episode, but then boom.. it's personal, the killer knows about Dexter!... and then how he threw the human head on his car... ha ha. Each plot-twist is delivered in a very smart way... side stories are interesting too for most parts and eventually connects the mains story dots... for example the psychologist plot is a side story but eventually it helps Dexter to remember what happened to him in the container. I also love it's based on the first book, but they made great changes, when they cut bad ideas from the book and used their own, better ones. Also the first book was full of strange dreams that Dexter had about his brother and I like they cut it for the show. S1 is simply 10/10
I pretty much feel the same way about the seasons the way you do. My rankings are slightly different but I just remember watching each season or episode for the first time as they came out I really enjoyed them. But when I rewatched them all again seasons 1,2,4 and 7 were easily my favorites.
6:35 Dexter not killing for a decade and being sloppy because of it, Kurt's storyline, exploring Harrison's urges was good until they went from "He's like Dexter" to "Oh no he's normal and is just angry at his dad for abandoning him" despite framing Ethan for a school shooting as an excuse to attack him, breaking the wrestling team bully's arm and going after him and his friends with a razor proving otherwise. I liked episode 9 with Dexter teaching Harrison the Code with the flashback to an unseen Miami kill of Dexter's and the like but imaginary Deb, Harrison spending most of his screentime being whiny and defensive whenever Dexter tried to talk to him, Angela seemingly having 2 personalities where one was a great cop who solved the Bay Harbour Butcher case and the other being an idiot who couldn't solve a murder case she'd been obsessed with for 25 years that her best friend was the first victim of and when she finally had Kurt, the killer himself dead to rights she believed a sob story he told and let him go, Audrey just existing to be Harrison's girlfriend and nothing else and the ending sucked.
I'm kind of shocked that people didn't like New Blood... I just finished binging every season for the first time, and was blown away by how good the last season was. The storyline was great, the villain was great, the tension was strong throughout, I didn't think the pacing was wrong, the setting was incredible - honestly it's up there with season 1,2 and 4 for me.
28:31 Which makes the fact that the Bay Harbour Butcher case wasn't solved by an experienced FBI agent, a former Special Forces operative turned cop or Dexter's own adopted sister but by a random New York cop who couldn't solve a 25 year old case even stupider.
I pretty much agree 100% with your list. The only thing I'd probably change is I'd put new blood above season 6. Loved New blood as I was watching it but with the ending and sitting back and thinking about it I've lost alot of that love for it already. Sucks that we got let down by an ending of such a good show twice!
Honestly from worst to best I’d rank them 8, 9, 6, 3, 1, 5, 2, 7, 4 I found season 7 to be more intense than the Lundy investigation on the cop side, very interesting with the dynamic between Deb and Dexter, Isaak Sirko honestly rivaling Trinity in terms of how interesting he was as an antagonist albeit with less of a dynamic with Dexter. If the Romance between Dexter and Hannah was a bit more organic I’d rank it number 1 but i found it weirdly forced initially. I was absolutely shocked he would let her go as i didn’t see any chemistry between them beforehand apart from the 1 scene leading up to it. A bigger twist than Doomsday tbh.
Sirko was awesome though I really loved Lundy too. Apples and oranges to me really. But yeah couldn't agree more about Hannah and the lack of chemistry btwn them but I feel like it's more coming from her end b/c I think Michael C Hall had pretty solid chemistry with the rest of his leading ladies (w/ the exception of Angela maybe). Hannah just had all the charisma of a wet sponge IMO 🧽 😒
16K views and only 1K likes... unforgivable. You've got some kickass content! All of you who hated the New Blood finale, you're my "Blood Brothers and Sisters"
I agree for the most part... A couple things I will say, #1 I agree that the last 5 minutes of New Blood were really bad... It might be a worse ending than season 8.… But, the rest of the season was pretty entertaining... I personally rank it above season 6,7 and 8... But I understand where you are coming from #2 Season 5 might actually be my favorite... I know I am probably alone here... But the thing I absolutely love about Dexter is that he's basically Batman that kills people in this sick serial killer ritual... And season 5 is really the only one where you can 100% say "Dexter is the hero"... Maybe you can claim that about season 1 and Deb being the "damsel in destress"... But it is because of Dexter... I don't know... Season 5 is just as good in my eyes as 1-4, it may even be a little better than the rest 🤷 #3 your top 2 seasons are probably most people's choices as top 2 also... I don't hate them, but I don't entirely agree either... Lila is annoying (not because she kills Doakes either)... And as far as Season 4 goes, Arthur Mitchell is annoying... And season 4 is where I actually had to take a break the first time through... First of all, I think I found Arthur Mitchell to be extremely creepy (and also annoying)... The whole getting into the bathtub with them, and that scene with the woman on the roof, were extremely disturbing... And I think I was going through a bad break up at the time and was heart broken and it didn't seem like the best show for me to be watching at the time 😝
My Ranking: 1. Season 1 2. Season 4 3. Season 7 (Top 3 are all interchangeable) 4. Season 2 (Loved it but Epis 8-11 Were Dragged out a Bit) 5. Season 5 (UNDERRATED ASFFFFFFFF So Twisted Too) 6. Season 3 (Purely Carried By Miguel by far worst villain) 7. Season 8 (I Know Boo Me But Except the Finale It was Good imo) 8. Season 9 (The same as 8 but a even worst ending) 9. Season 6 (The twist was cool but that was it)
I don't even know if I can choose for top fave- season 1 or 4. Both are fantastic and set a high bar for any season to follow. Both Arthur/Trinity and Rudy/Brian/Ice Truck were equally fantastic as the lead villain. Season 1 had novelty on its side while 4 had the depth of Dexter evolving. The storylines were equally great. It's so hard to choose. I might just go with 1 if for no other reason than you get to learn who Dexter is, where he comes from, and his complex life with fresh virgin eyes. Although season 4 DID have the Kruger and ex-boxer kill scenes...
To me: Season 4: Jon Lithgow Season 1: Overall coherent and well paced Season 6: Love the themes and the creativity Season 2: Well executed and thought provoking Season 9: Loved the relationships Season 3: Liked the Family themes but was uninterested in the bad guys Season 7: All over the place Season 5: Disliked both the relationships and the bad guys Season 8: Incoherent and washy motives
Seasons 6, 8 and New Blood ARE the only objectively BAD seasons in the show, season 5 had some really great episodes and season 7 was pretty watchable thanks to Isaac.
It's way better, idk why anyone says differently. The original ending was horrible. Of course, new blood isn't the ending now either, but still, much better.
I think my personal favourite season has to be SE02, i was completely hooked on it from start to finish. Lundy was so badass in that season and every episode it seemed like he was closing in on Dexter only to end up being outsmarted by him, not to mention Doakes going completely off the rails, and Lila was so sexy and chaotic too. All those conflicts surrouding Dexter were exciting as hell to watch. Sure the last episode was kinda dumb, with Lila killing Doakes instead of letting Dexter decide, but the season was SO GREAT up until that point that i was able to forgive the lazy writting at the end.
Ratings are a major factor regarding every aspect of a show. Dexter didn't start to get really popular (2 million plus viewers per week) until Season 4. You really get the sense that was suppose to be the end, maybe one more season. But the Showtime execs were like, "Nope. It's a hit. Give us three more of these bad boys" That's why so many of the compelling arcs are early on.
The New Blood ending is way better on paper, but was the ONLY season that NEEDED 12 episodes, if they spread it out more, paced the final moments better, not wasting Angel and added more context to Harrisons decision then it would've been ok.
I really enjoyed your opinions in this video! Thanks for it! I view New Blood as an alternative ending. Given that the timeline is botched. Harrison would’ve been something like 12 going on 13 according to Dexter Wiki Fandom. New Blood takes place late 2021 and he is born April 2009. Plus in earlier seasons Dexter has said things along the lines of; “I’d rather everyone found out what I am then my family dead.” and “I don’t want darkness for Harrison.” S 6 is my least favorite, but I like Deb finding out about Dexter in the end. 7 is ok, I like Deb knowing and having to deal. 8 has it’s moments, but I don’t like that Vogel was part of making “the code”. Also unnecessary for Deb to be killed of. 1-5 are my favorites. But I feel it’s a shame Rita dies, I know many people don’t like her. But I feel like she grounds the series. I would have liked either a big manhunt at the end or Dexter somehow really turning over a new leaf for Harrison, being rid of “the dark passenger”-like Lumen was.
Even worse. People act like Dexter is Ted Bundy and he needs to be brought to, "justice" seemingly forgetting that what makes Dexter likable in the first place is he only kills people who deserve it.
I actually didn’t think Dexter started going downhill to after the “RUN” episode in season 7 episode 4. After that, Hannah McKay’s existence caused me to like the show way less
This list is on point and your New Blood argument was exactly how I felt. They should have left Dex alive and had him on the run, setting up for a season 2, but nope. Bloody idiots. I've never hated a finale so much before.
I just finally finished Dexter it’s excellent series I started to watch again here’s my ranking 1. Season 4 ( I only it’s overrated but it’s the best season) 2. Season 2 3. Season 7 4. Season 5 5. Season 1 6. Season 6 7. Season 3 8. Season 9 9. Season 8 All the seasons were interesting to watch I highly recommend
After watching all the seasons of Dexter i can finally watch this. And Yeah, i agree. I think season 5 and 6 is also pretty great. First 4 seasons is like picking the favourite kid. Great ranking brother
22:08 Dexter and Miguel was the only good "Dexter teaches someone the Code" storyline. Season 8's Zach Hamilton was a waste of time since the Brain Surgeon killed him about 1 episode later and Harrison went from wanting to learn it to suddenly wanting to kill Dexter for his out of character killing of Logan.
There isn't a single season of this show that I flat out dislike, but there are certainly flawed seasons and there are certain seasons that I don't enjoy as much as others. 9. New Blood- Although I was very pleased to see Dexter come back, I'm very mixed on this season overall. Some good things, but also some bad things, and as someone who defends certain elements of season 8, I was one of the very few who didn't see a reason for this season to exist. If you aren't going to improve upon what came before, which in my opinion, the ending of this season didn't feel like an improvement at all, it makes this season feel more disposable and possibly the most disposable of the entire series. Also, I missed the classic Dexter elements from the original show that this new reboot just didn't have nearly enough of. 8. Season 8- a very disappointing season overall, but still not one that I necessarily dislike. I think The Brain Surgeon is a decent villain that I don't think people give credit for. It feels a lot like a season 7 in the way that it has multiple story threads going throughout, but it's just executed not as good as it was in the previous season. Deb's death should have been written much better, I will agree with everyone on that point. But Dexter ending up in self exile feels like a more fitting end for his character in my opinion. It had a bit more ambiguity to it than just definitively killing him or capturing him. Despite New Blood having some good qualities and despite how flawed this season is, I'm more prone to rewatch season 8 more and be more satisfied with the ending. 7. Season 5- this is a decent season about Dexter overcoming his grief and trying to redeem himself after not saving Rita. But I'm not really a fan of Jordan Chase as a villain, he's one of the more forgettable adversaries if you ask me. Also, there are certain story elements that just feel like they're resolved by the end and carry no weight into the later seasons. But it's still solid enough. 6. Season 6- a weird, yet oddly interesting season. I think the doomsday killer is more interesting than Chase, the kills are very bizarre, the ending of Deb finding out Dex's secret is a great way to wrap everything up. Deb supposedly being in love with Dexter is just wrong and completely unnecessary. It drops this season down several spots just for that reason alone. But it seems I like this season more than most. 5. Season 7- despite being a bit scatterbrained and having several different story threads, it somehow still works. I love this season despite it's few flaws. Deb coming to terms with Dexter I've always thought was fantastic, Hannah was a nice addition, Ray Stevenson's character I really enjoyed as this villain who eventually turns into a friend of sorts for Dexter. Laguerta finally discovering the true Bay Harbor Butcher was intense and very heartbreaking, especially for Deb. All in all, very good. 4. Season 3- Miguel Prado is one of my favorite characters on this show. His friendship then his rivalry with Dexter was awesome. The Skinner was a bit of a dud, but the whole story revolving around Dex and Miguel was such a great experience that it's easy to overlook it. Love this one. 3. Season 2- this should have been the final season, but nonetheless, this season was really great. The whole investigation into the Bay Harbor Butcher was gripping from start to finish. I can confirm Lundy is most definitely a god (love that character). Lyla is a great addition and very charming, but yet very deadly. The confrontation with Doakes is intense and very engaging. Nothing really negative to say about this one. 2. Season 4- I know this is a lot of people's favorite season, but it's not quite mine, it's very close though. The Trinity Killer is definitely the best villain on the show. John Lithgow gives one of the best performances I've ever seen. Seeing Dexter in a new element as a husband and a father is very interesting and has a lot of great moments throughout. The ending is absolutely gut wrenching and tragic for sure. It's an awesome season, no doubt. I'm just a bit more partial to the season that started it all. 1. Season 1- I absolutely love this introduction to one of my favorite characters. It's darkly comedic tone is so refreshing and I think the tone is nailed perfectly here . All the characters are so entertaining and so well fleshed out here. The Ice Truck Killer toying with Dexter and finally being revealed as his long lost brother was genius. This is the most emotional season for me personally, with Dex being forced to kill his own brother is heartbreaking and Michael C. Hall in that scene is mesmerising. God, I love this first season so much, I've rewatched it numerous times, more than any other. It's on the my top 10 favorite TV seasons of all time and it's easily my number 1.
3 things. 1. MCH probably agreed to return only and if only his character died. 2. Showtime got cheap (for whatever reason, which is crazy considering Dexter is EASILY their most popular IP) only gave them 1 season to wrap things up. 3. The writing team played it safe. I just don't know why. Out of all the things they could have done, they played it very safe at the end and it just fizzled out. Because of these 3 things I will always reconsider rewatching Dexter. Early seasons will always reign supreme but man S8 & NB just go so far away from the original quality the original seasons used to have it is unfathomable how we got here.
Is it bad I prefer eighth season to new blood? Like you said.. everything about that finale ruined a lot of new blood. It would have been above eight season if not for the last bit of the finale of new blood 💀
My personal ranking would be 8, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 1, 3, 2. But it’s very much subjective. 4 is amazing but personally it’s not as enjoyable for me to rewatch. Maybe because it’s so intense and the ending so devastating. Not sure. But John Lithgow is perfectly terrifying and truly I love seasons 1-4 so much it was difficult to rank them.
Yeah watching season 4 for the first time is an unmatchable experience - watching it with hindsight is quite depressing. Sort of like the first Red Dead Redemption lol.
