New Blood Finally Gave Dexter The Walter White Finale He Deserved 10 Years Ago

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Even hardened Dexter fans likely rolled their eyes when news broke that the long-defunct series was getting a reboot. Dexter: New Blood was a ten-part series set years after the original show came to an end. Before I go any further, (although honestly, this should have been clear already), the following will be incredibly spoiler-heavy. If you haven't watched New Blood through to the finale, and you don't want the ending spoiled, go watch it now and come back later. The same goes for Breaking Bad, but you've had eight years. C'mon.

Now only those who have watched New Blood remain, I'm assuming you were all very happy with Dexter's return, and ultimately, his ending. Having the serial killer definitively killed, and effectively on his own terms, rather than sail into a hurricane leaving everything in limbo was a far more satisfying ending. Not just the ending that we, the fans, deserved, but also the one Dexter himself deserved for so many reasons.

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As I watched Dexter try and fail to convince his son Harrison to make an escape with him, I couldn't help but draw up a comparison to Breaking Bad. The biggest similarity of all between Dexter and Walter White is their respective motives. Dexter has spent his life attempting to satisfy his “dark passenger”. The only way to do that is by killing people, so he just kills people who have done wrong but escaped the wrath of the law. Now, killing people is bad, I shouldn't need to tell you that. But just like Harrison struggles with it in New Blood when he discovers his dad's dark secret, you're kind of left thinking, “well, how many people would die if Dexter wasn't taking the law into his own hands?”.

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