Author: Chris Snelgrove Published
Dexter and how I Met Your Mother These are two completely different shows, but have something unfortunate in common: each series ends so poorly that it retroactively ruins what came before it, making it difficult for fans to rewatch even the greatest episodes . DexterThe ending was so bad I’m hesitant to check out the surprisingly good follow-up series new blood. But once I did that, then it expanded Bloodthirsty Forensic: Original Sin (prequel’s huge ratings), I decided now was the perfect time to watch the original Dexter Show The Bloody Magic of Work on Netflix.
What you need to know about Dexter
if you have never seen Dexter Until then, you should check out its wild premise (taken directly from Jeff Lindsay’s Bloody Forensic novel) before adding it to your Netflix queue. Our protagonist is a forensic expert with the Miami Police Department, and he has a shocking secret: he is a serial killer, driven by the violent impulses of the “dark passenger” ever since he saw his mother brutally murdered. Raised by a cop who trained his adopted son to kill only bad guys, Dexter must now live a double life as both a mild-mannered blood-spatter analyst and a ruthless vigilante murderer.
Dexter (unlike many shows on Netflix) features a great cast, including Michael C. Hall (also best known for under six feet) won a Golden Globe for his performance. Other great actors include Julie Benz buffy and Angel fame) as Dexter’s love interest and Jennifer Carpenter (horror fans will learn from quarantine and The Exorcism of Emily Rose) as his loud-mouthed sister. Without going into spoilers, subsequent seasons would feature some great guest stars, including Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos, John Lithgow, and more.
If the cast Dexter Rather than inspiring you to open your Netflix account, you might be interested in how many awards and nominations this show about a bizarre killer has received. The show was nominated for 24 Primetime Emmy Awards and won two of them, just like it was nominated for 10 Golden Globe Awards and won two statues. As for Hall, he personally won a Golden Globe, a Satellite Award, a Saturn Award and one of the Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance in “Dexter.”
In most cases, Dexter It impressed critics and fans long before it hit Netflix. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show has a positive rating of 71% and an audience rating (via popcorn meter) of 81%. It goes to show that, despite the show’s legendary horrific ending, most people who watched it felt it was more than the sum of its parts, and that the show was surpassed in creativity and deft execution for much of its eight seasons The stumbling.
Best time to revisit
add, new blood I really tried my best to save the bizarre ending of the original drama. original sin It turns out to be a clever prequel, adding some tense context to our title killer’s earliest adventures. Overall, these two follow-up shows did something I once thought was impossible: made me interested in the original show, despite its extremely flawed ending. Now that Dexter Now streaming on Netflix, I’ve always enjoyed revisiting one of premium cable’s most daring and gory creations.
you will find Dexter Do you find it rewarding when you watch (or re-watch) it on Netflix, or would you rather throw this series into the Gulf Stream? You won’t know until you press play. If you’re like me, you can expect an opening title sequence (the kind that won a Creative Arts Emmy Award) that will no way Makes you want to skip the introduction.
