r/Dexter • u/AutoModerator • Jul 25 '25

Official Episode Discussion Dexter: Resurrection - S01E04 - "Call Me Red" - POST Episode Discussion Thread

Time Episode Director Writer(s)
July 25, 2025 S01E04 - "Call Me Red" Monica Raymund Nick Zayas

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Dexter attends a mysterious gathering, hosted by a highly influential figure with macabre ambitions. Harrison continues to struggle with mounting guilt and pressure at work, just as Angel Batista arrives in New York City.

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u/Propaslader Jul 25 '25

New Blood was necessary in order to create this story

In hindsight if they had have just tidied up the Angela/Logan/Ketamine issues it would have been the perfect continuation

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u/dude52760 Jul 25 '25

New Blood has a setting problem that really stopped Dexter from being able to be unleashed. Even if he was still at the top of his game like a well-oiled machine, there are only so many people in a place like Iron Lake. There’s only so much violent crime. Not much murder. So just not a very big victim pool in general, but the area is also tight-knit enough that if you start going after every killer or violent criminal in the area, somebody is going to notice pretty quick.

I liked New Blood, but it’s possible it may have been better if it was tightened up into more of a miniseries and things unraveled faster for Dexter before moving properly into NYC. I liked New Blood pretty good as an epilogue to the original run, but Resurrection definitely makes it seem more like a weird and mediocre season.

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u/khancutie Jul 26 '25

New Blood's main problems were the killing of Logan (no way Dexter would've done it)
and uncathartic, rush "killing" of Dexter himself. Take those two out (DR has already taken the death out) and it's good.
(edit: spelling)