Dexter: Original Sin
admonition ! This article contains SPOILERS for Dexter : Original Sin time of year 1 , episode 4.Episode 4 ofDexter : Original Sincontinued theDexterprequel series ' apace developing story , and it include just as much romance as it did execution . There were already a peck of individual thread forOriginal Sinto follow , but the new sequence usher in even more . Almost every extremity of thecast ofDexter : Original Sinhas some character of bother brewing , from Harry Morgan ’s ( Christian Slater ) heart health to Dexter ’s ( Patrick Gibson ) bud life as a successive slayer . Even though there were so many dissimilar characters that needed attention , Dexter : Original Sinepisode 4 managed to get to them all .
Original Sinepisode 4 saw Jimmy Powell ’s snatch escalate to a execution investigation , Deb ( Molly Brown ) and Harry ’s line of reasoning escalate into a fighting , and Dexter ’s consecutive Orcinus orca grow pains escalate into a full - on crisis . As the characters ' situations get more dire , it can be hard to keep up with everything come about inOriginal sinfulness . Some viewers might postulate a recap of everything that happened in the Morgan family ’s and Miami Metro ’s drama .
10Jimmy Powell’s Body Was Found Hanging From An Overpass
Dexter Was Disturbed By The Sight Of A Murdered Child
Judge Powell ’s kidnapped son , Jimmy , was finally found inDexter : Original Sinepisode 4 , though not in the agency Miami Metro was hop-skip to recover him . Jimmy was found drained , hang by a rope off an overpass . When they took the trunk down , Harry Morgan noticed that Dexter was visibly disturb by run across a utter fry , and he send him to another criminal offense scene . Harry also seemed a snatch relieved that something was able to rattle Dexter , as it would have been more concerning if he was n’t broken about a murdered child .
Despite having a body to examine , the detectives still did n’t have many leads pointing them to the killer . They still think it might have been the cartel , though they were mazed that the kidnappers never volunteer any need or a ransom and put Jimmy ’s organic structure on presentation . Tanya Martin ’s ( Sarah Michelle Gellar ) probe also only disclose a few things , like the fact that Jimmy was kill somewhere else , that he had prepackaged meal , and that his finger was cauterized with a cigarette light . For now , Miami Metro has no idea who killed Jimmy Powell .
9Dexter Helped Maria LaGuerta Investigate A Prostitute’s Murder
Dexter Also Started Doing His Blood Spatter Presentations
Not all of Miami Metro was preoccupied with Jimmy Powell ’s slaying , however . Captain Spencer ( Patrick Dempsey ) post Maria LaGuerta ( Christina Milian ) to look into a murdered prostitute named Blake Kirsten as punishment for verbalize to the press . Harry also sent Dexter along , to get him away from the slew of Jimmy ’s body . At the crime scene , Dexter deduce that whoever killed Blake did so to watch the living enfeeble out of his eyes , not to rob him . Later , Dexter did the first of his famous blood spatter presentations from the original series with two Cucumis melo cantalupensis and packets of ketchup .
Maria LaGuerta was played by Luna Lauren Velez inDexterand by Christina Milian inDexter : Original Sin .
While Maria and Dexter did n’t find Blake ’s killer yet , there were a few positive from their investigation . She has n’t completely warm up up to him yet , but Maria was fond of Dexter at the beginning of the original show . If Dexter ’s forensics work helps Maria regain Blake ’s killer , it could help explicate why they had such a good relationship . Dexter also got a chance to show off his forensics skills in front of a fairly big crowd that pucker outside the elbow room , which should help him blend in even more at Miami Metro .
8Harry Babysat Laura Moser’s Sons, Dexter & Brian
Laura’s Babysitter Canceled On The Same Day She Was Supposed To Meet Zenny Hernandez
In one of Harry Morgan ’s flashbacks to his time in Narcotics , he got a chance to babysit Laura Moser ’s ( Brittany Allen ) Logos , Dexter and Brian . Laura was supposed to meet with a eminent rate member ofHector Estrada ’s cartel , but her babysitter call off at the last arcminute . To free her up for her criminal informant body of work , Harry offered to watch her boy . It was n’t as easy as it should have been , however , as Harry lost Dexter for a moment and had a flashback toJunior Morgan ’s demise inOriginal Sinbefore discover him .
Brian Moser , Dexter ’s brother , appeared in Dexter : Original Sin , but the prequel show did n’t explain just how important Brian is to the Morgan home .
There were also a few interesting reveals from Harry ’s fourth dimension babysitting . Dexter ’s biological brother Brian Moser was pulling the tail off lizard , which is a hint at his psychopathic tendency . Harry also found out that Dexter run off because he was trying to make unnecessary one of the lizard ' aliveness , which demonstrate he was once a compassionate child before Laura ’s death . Harry , Brian , and Dexter even had a funeral for the lizards before Harry put them to bottom by read stories to them .
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7Deb Had A Fight With Harry After Not Being Able To Take The Truck To The Beach
Debra Feels Like Harry Is Too Preoccupied With Dexter & Doesn’t Care About Her Life
Debra ( Molly Brown ) and Harry have been fighting throughoutOriginal sine , but the recent episode added even more fuel to the flame of their arguing . Deb wanted to use the family hand truck to take her volleyball game team to the beach , but Harry read it without telling her . As a result , the squad drive with Tiff instead , and Deb and Sofia ( Raquel Justice ) stop up purchasing cocaine . Later that Nox , Deb flew off the handle at her father for not letting her take the motortruck , and the situation only got more tense after Harry tell her about Jimmy Powell ’s murder and accused her of being high-pitched .
Debra Morgan is one of the in effect character across the Dexter shows , but Original Sin has accomplished the telling labor of build her even better .
The fight over the truck is just a sign of a with child story brewing beneath the surface ofOriginal Sin . Harry and Deb are lento ramble aside , mostly because Deb conceive her Padre care Dexter more than her . Deb ’s complaints are n’t without cause : Dexter ’s life sentence as a serial killer has been demanding most of Harry ’s attention , and he did n’t even know that Deb was voted captain of her team . Unless Harry build a serious change in his precedence , his relationship with Deb may never reclaim .
Dexter: Original Sin explores the origins of Dexter Morgan as he transitions from student to serial killer in 1991 Miami. Guided by his father, Dexter channels his dark urges through a moral code while starting a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.
6Captain Spencer’s Ex-Wife Fought With Him About Their Son, Nicky
Spencer’s Family Drama Could Lead To A Shakeup At Miami Metro
While the detectives of Miami Metro were discourse Jimmy Powell ’s murder , Captain Spencer ’s ex - married woman , Becca ( Amanda Brooks ) , impose him with their son , Nicky . The two speedily got into a het argument about who should take Nicky to his soccer game , andOriginal Sinrevealed that Becca chicane on Spencer with a man named Nelson , who is now her fiancé . While they were fighting about Spencer ’s commitment to his work and lack of interest in Nicky ’s life , Dexter took the chance to connect with Nicky , require about the game he was playing , and extend him a candy bar .
Original sinning could be setting Nicky up to become the next victim of whoever defeat Jimmy Powell , as he is also the Logos of a prominent Miami official who ’s baffling on crime .
Spencer ’s fight with his x - wife could be set up up some major change at Miami Metro . Captain Spencer did n’t appear in the originalDexter , which likely mean he ’ll have to take leave the show at some point to make room for Captain Matthews . His matrimonial problem and the standoff his piece of work has on his time with Nicky may be enough to eventually excuse why Spencer leaves the department . instead , Original Sincould be set Nicky up to become the next dupe of whoever killed Jimmy Powell , as he is also the boy of a big Miami official who ’s rugged on crime .
5Dexter Had A Heart-To-Heart With Officer Clark Sanders
Sanders' Brother Was Killed As A Teenager, & He Convinced Dexter To Let His Emotions Out
When Harry broadcast Dexter away from Jimmy Powell ’s criminal offence conniption , Dexter met Officer Clark Sanders ( Aaron Jennings ) . The two began talking about how rattled Dexter was by Jimmy ’s corpse , and they had a wholesome conversation together . Sanders say Dexter that it ’s not good to bottle up emotions , and that he should either talk about his feelings or do something about them . smoother mentioned that he saw a minor get frivol away in front of his house when he was a stripling , which inspired him to become a detective , but Dexter took his advice to mean that he should kill another murderer .
Dexter : Original Sin time of year 1 ’s episode take viewer through the early solar day of Dexter Morgan ’s sequent violent death , building up to the awaited close .
by and by in the instalment , Dexter chance upon that the male child Sanders had seen dice was actually his blood brother . The two then shared a little turn more about themselves , and Dexter even mentioned that only a few hoi polloi really sleep together him . It seems like sander could be Dexter ’s first real friend at Miami Metro , though he wo n’t be able to full open up up to the officer . It ’s also worth mention that Sanders was n’t in the originalDexter , which means Dexter might not have his first supporter for longsighted .
4Dexter Convinced Harry To Let Him Kill A Mob Hit Man After Investigating His Sailing Business
Mad-Dog Supposedly Killed 200 People But Was Never Convicted
Emboldened by Sanders ' advice to do something about the things that tump over him , Dexter decided to see his third dupe . The soul he take start by the nickname Mad - Dog ( Joe Pantoliano ) , a professional killer and hit human race for the mob across the United States . He brought the cold lawsuit to Harry , but he wanted Dexter to test beyond a doubt that Mad - Dog really had stamp out those people . So , Dexter run into Mad - Dog at his navigation charter company and inspected his star sign , finally finding a shredded moving-picture show of his next fair game , Omar Reyes .
Dexter : Original Sin will take plaza in 1991 Miami , fifteen years before the kickoff of the original serial and roughly 30 years before New Blood .
Reyes was a witness in a RICO case , and someone hired Mad - Dog to kill him . Dexter used that fact to convince Harry to let him kill Mad - Dog , and after his father agreed , Dexter planned to kill him on their fishing trip . When other passengers arrived , Dexter had to pivot man , and he decided to question Mad - Dog about his study with " foreclosures . " It seemed like Dexter was trying to understand how someone could pop innocent men , woman , and kid , but he only cope to see red Mad - Dog .
3Debra Met Gio Martino At A Club & Went On A Date With Him
Gio’s Ambiguous Job & High Income Seem Like Bad News For Deb
As part of her rebellion against Harry , Debra and Sofia went out to a guild to company for the night . While they were there , Deb crash a private party and commence drinking their expensive liquor . That ’s when she meet Gio Martino ( Isaac Gonzalez Rossi ) , a handsome businessman who Deb thought was an comptroller . The next day , Deb call Gio up and belong back to his apartment in his expensive car . When they got there , Gio reject to give details about what he did for oeuvre , and he pop making out with Deb .
It ’s too early to tell how Deb ’s kinship with Gio will flirt out , but it does n’t look bright .
Though Deb seems more than happy to be date Gio , he could very easily be a risky influence on her . Gio ’s reluctance to talk about his line seems to indicate that he ’s some kind of criminal , which could end up putting Deb in some variety of danger . Even if Gio is n’t a crook , Deb ’s determination to drop the night at a stranger ’s apartment will almost certainly bulge another fight between her and Harry , which could hurt their human relationship even more . It ’s too early to distinguish how Deb ’s relationship with Gio will recreate out , but it does n’t look bright .
2Harry & Laura Started A Romantic Relationship After His Babysitting
Harry Tried To Resist Laura, But He’s Now Cheating On His Wife, Doris Morgan
Harry ’s metre spent babysitting for Laura did n’t finish with bedtime stories , however . One of his flashbacks revealed that when Laura get home from her get together , she invite Harry to stick the Nox with her . Though he initially resist , Harry ended up osculate Laura passionately , and the two begin a romantic human relationship . While the originalDexterdid already reveal that Harry had an affair with Laura , Original Sinshows that it was much more than a elementary fling for both of them . Their affair also means that Harry cheated on his wife , Doris .
Showtime ’s Original Sin search the life of Dexter Morgan in the early 1990s , and now the prequel serial has rack up a season 2 replenishment .
Interestingly , the origins of Harry and Laura ’s romance also recontextualizes an important part ofDexter . Now thatOriginal Sinhas raise that Harry conform to and actually babysat Dexter while he was a toddler , it ’s a lot easier to empathise why Harry take over Dexter . Original Sinalso showed that Harry and Laura were n’t just having chance sex activity and actually had tone for one another , which does n’t excuse his cheating on Doris , but does avail explain it . Unfortunately , Harry and Laura ’s family relationship is heading towards tragedy , as Laura is going to be murdered by Estrada and his gentleman’s gentleman .
1Dexter Tried To Kill Mad-Dog, But He Was Hit By A Car Instead
Mad-Dog’s Public Death Will Definitely Cause Problems For Dexter
At the final stage ofDexter : Original Sinepisode 4 , Dexter attacked Mad - Dog in his house by whop him over the psyche with a guitar . While the attain man was unconscious , Dexter prepared his killing room , and for the first time , he displayed pictures of Mad - Dog ’s victims along the wall . Unfortunately , while Dexter was undressing him , Mad - Dog ignite up and was able to fight Dexter off long enough to start head for the hills down the street and get hit by a railcar . It ’s not clear if Mad - Dog is still alive , but even if he is drained , the car accident is going to have major ramifications onOriginal wickedness .
Episode #
Episode Title
Release Date & Time On Paramount+ With Showtime
Release Date & Time On Showtime
1
" And in the Beginning … "
December 13 , 2024 @ 12:01 am ET
December 15 , 2024 @ 10 postmortem ET
2
" Kid in a Candy Store "
December 20 , 2024 @ 12:01 am ET
December 22 , 2024 @ 10 pm ET
3
" Miami Vice "
December 22 , 2024 @ 11 pm ET
4
" Fender Bender "
December 27 , 2024 @ 12:01 am ET
December 29 , 2024 @ 10 pm ET
5
" F is for F***-Up "
January 3 , 2025 @ 12:01 am ET
January 5 , 2025 @ 10 premier ET
6
" The Joy of Killing "
January 10 , 2025 @ 12:01 am ET
January 12 , 2025 @ 10 pm ET
7
" The Big Bad Body Problem "
January 24 , 2025 @ 12:01 am ET
January 26 , 2025 @ 10 pm ET
8
" Business and Pleasure "
January 31 , 2025 @ 12:01 am ET
February 2 , 2025 @ 10 pm ET
9
" Blood movement "
February 7 , 2025 @ 12:01 am ET
February 9 , 2025 @ 10 pm ET
10
" Code Blues "
February 14 , 2025 @ 12:01 am ET
February 16 , 2025 @ 10 post-mortem examination ET
Mad - Dog ’s apparent death could jeopardise to expose Dexter as a serial killer . Dexter is going to have a very hard meter explaining why Mad - Dog was running through the street in his underclothing in the middle of the night to whoever was driving the motorcar . Even if he can convince the driver that nothing illegal was happening , he ’s also going to have to somehow share with Mad - Dog himself . If Mad - Dog survive , that think of keeping him from waking up in the hospital and sashay Dexter as a killer , and if he pass away , it means somehow disposing of a dead body someone else already bonk exists .
Even though Dexter : Original Sin time of year 1 is n’t even halfway done , the show is already upping the stake considerably .
Even thoughDexter : Original Sinseason 1 is n’t even halfway done , the show is already up the wager substantially . Mad - Dog ’s railway car accident , fuse with the evidence that did n’t get destroyed in the Everglades inOriginal Sinepisodes 2 and 3 , are threatening to put Dexter in prison . Meanwhile , Harry and Deb ’s relationship is heading towards disaster , and there ’s a killer loose in Miami that no one can describe yet . If the difference ofDexter : Original Sinkeeps up this pace , the relief of the season is trusted to be thrilling .
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Dexter : Original Sin explore the origins of Dexter Morgan as he transitions from student to serial sea wolf in 1991 Miami . Guided by his father , Dexter channels his coloured urges through a moral codification while starting a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department .
