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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Dexter: Resurrection 1.1-1.2: The Imposter

Dexter: Resurrection debuted on Paramount Plus Premium/Showtime yesterday with two outstanding episodes which scored on many levels:

[Spoilers ahead ...]

My favorite was the introduction a Dexter imposter: a serial killer in New York City who calls hims the "dark passenger" because he preys on taxi-drivers. Dexter (Michael C. Hall is still perfect in the role he defined), in town to help/save his son Harrison, is a "multi-tasker" -- as he tells his father Harry, whom Dexter once again carries around inside his brain -- and he can't help wanting to get his namesake on the table, a guy who's really not at all like Dexter, who only goes after killers, preferably serial, not hard-working cabbies.
As a point that deserves its own bullet, the imposter wears a hoodie that prevents people taking his photograph. First I hadn't heard of that, but it's real, and it shows a TV series about serial killers can have all kinds of educational benefits.
It was great to see Batista, now a captain, back in action, and now one of Dexter's worst enemies. And David Zayas looks better than ever!
Harrison kills his first badguy, a rapist. Dexter takes pride in how good his son is in their father-and-son trade.
Uma Thurman has some kind of nefarious role in this story, and it's always good to see her on the screen.
The music was excellent. Ok, my favorite song in these two episodes was "Stayin' Alive", and the Bee Gees never sounded better.
The song was played by Claudette Wallace, a police detective investigating the killing of the rapist killed by Harrison, and my favorite new character. She's played by Kadia Safia, who looks familiar because she was also in The Better Sister and Law & Order: SVU.
And in addition to Harry, it was also great to see The Trinity Killer, Miguel Prado, and Doakes -- or at least their ghosts -- come to see Dexter in his hospital room. Just like Batista, they all were looking good.

See you next week with my review of the next episode.

See also Dexter: Original Sin 1.1: Activation of the Code ... 1.2-1.3: "The Finger Is Missing" ... 1.4: The Role of Luck in Dexter's Profession and Life ... 1.5: Revelations and Relations ... 1.6: On the Strong, Non-Serial-Killer Parts of the Show ... 1.7: First Big Shocker ... 1.8: Dexter's Discovery ... 1.9: Brian's Story ... Season 1 Finale: Satisfying