There is no denying that Dexter’s series finale is one, if not the worst series finales of all time. The series was one of my favorite throughout its run, however the finale left me fully regretting ever investing a single second in the series. With the upcoming reboot of the series, we may be on the verge of the finale being rectified.
While speaking during Showtime’s TCA executive panel, Showtime’s President of Entertainment Gary Levine admitted that the original ending didn’t hit the mark.
Dexter is a jewel in the crown of Showtime and we didn’t do it justice in the end. That has always been a burr under my saddle. We’ve always wanted to see if there was a way to do it right and it took a long time to figure out what that was. It took a long time for Michael [C. Hall] to be willing to revisit the role. We’re thrilled to get [Clive] Phillips back. We finally got to a place that I just can’t wait to show the world.
“We call it a limited series but the rules say it can’t be a limited series if it’s coming from something that was on the air for a long time. So we call it a special event here. For me, it’s a revisiting of Dexter and a proper finale for a brilliant season.”
Along with this news regarding the finale, fans now know how Deb will be returning to the series. During Showtime’s TCA presentation for Dexter: New Blood, Jennifer Carpenter revealed that Debra will be taking over the role of Dexter’s Dark Passenger, something many fans had already suspected.
I love the concept of the Dark Passenger and being invited into Dexter’s psyche. I feel like sometimes the Dark Passenger and the passenger is almost directly behind the wheel and it was an opportunity not to be an angel or devil on his shoulder, but to jerk the wheel to the left or right against his will. And to manipulate him, to navigate him, to abuse him, to save him. I felt like it was something entirely different than some sort of ghost entity.
“Harry was like Dexter’s north star in his consistent point of view, whereas Deb, in the context of this world, is coming from everywhere,” Hall said. “In that, she’s an internalized character for Dexter that represents just how far he’s come or how far he’s fallen— internally reeling and without a compass in a sense as much as he’d like to have one.”
