The newDexterprequel series,Dexter: Original Sin, redid an iconic scene from the original series' first season, and it added an interesting new twist to Dexter’s first kill.Dexter: Original Sinseason 1, episode 1has already changed a few significant things about the shows that came before it. From revealing that Dexter survived theending ofDexter: New Bloodtoretconning Dexter’s trophies in the original series,Original Sinhasn’t been afraid to carve a new path for Dexter’s story. Most of those changes have been for the better, including one remake of an iconic moment inDexter’s first season.
Dexter’s backstory was scattered throughoutDexter’s eight seasons, but the first season had a few moments that fit withOriginal Sin’s timeline. SinceOriginal Sintakes place right as Dexter graduates college and begins working at Miami Metro, some parts of the original show, like thesix killsOriginal Sinwill likely depict, will be redone for the prequel series. One of those scenes was Dexter’s first victim, Nurse Mary, and Harry Morgan’s hospitalization.Original Sinchanged Nurse Mary’s death in a surprising way, but it only made Dexter’s first kill even better.
Dexter: Original Sin Redoing Nurse Mary’s Death Actually Reveals Her Victims & Serial Killing
Original Sin Explored The Victims Mary Killed & How She Got Away With Her Poisonings
In the original series, Dexter killed Nurse Mary rather easily. Harry discovered that she was poisoning him in the hospital, told Dexter about it, and Dexter snuck into Mary’s house to kill her.Dexterspread Nurse Mary’s death across a few flashbacks, so it didn’t dive too deeply into her backstory or previous victims before Harry.Original Sinalso stayed almost entirely faithful toDexter’s depiction of Nurse Mary’s death, down to including some of the exact same dialog from the original show.
Dexter: Original Sin Cast & Returning Character Guide
Dexter: Original Sin features a slate of new actors playing familiar characters from the original Dexter series and the return of Michael C. Hall.
Original Sin, however, also differed from the original show. It depicted much more of Nurse Mary, from the trophies of her previous victims to the method she used to kill them.When Dexter flipped through her file of obituaries, he revealed that Mary had killed at least three of her patients, and likely many more.Original Sinalso showed Dexter’s first independent investigation into a serial killer, and it even explained that she used potassium nitrate to avoid suspicion. Dexter even got to interrogate Mary’s reasoning for killing: she believed she was punishing people who didn’t value their lives enough to stay healthy.
Dexter: Original Sin Makes Nurse Mary’s Death Even Darker
Original Sin Showed That Dexter Brutally Fed Mary’s Corpse To Hungry Alligators
The biggest changesOriginal Sinmade to Nurse Mary’s death, however, were after Dexter actually did the deed.Since he didn’t have his boat at the time, Dexter took Mary’s body to the Everglades and fed her corpse to hungry alligators. The way Dexter disposed of Mary’s body made his first kill even darker. It’s hard to get darker than the image of alligators tearing a woman’s naked body to shreds. After all the morbidity the original series was known for, it’s surprising thatOriginal Sinwas able to make Dexter’s first kill even more disturbing.
The entire sequence of Dexter investigating and killing Nurse Mary was basically a miniature version of what a prequel should strive to do: honor the original while expanding upon the source material.
The wayOriginal Sinhandled Nurse Mary’s death is a excellent sign for the future of the prequel series. The entire sequence of Dexter investigating and killing her was basically a miniature version of what a prequel should strive to do: honor the original while expanding upon the source material.Original Sinclearly has a lot of love forDexter, but it also clearly understands the character enough to add to what viewers have already seen in a meaningful way. If the rest ofDexter: Original Sinis anything like Nurse Mary’s death, it should be very good.
Dexter: Original Sin
Cast
Dexter: Original Sin explores Dexter Morgan’s early years in 1991 Miami as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer. Guided by his father, Harry, Dexter crafts a moral code and navigates a forensics internship at Miami Metro Police, all while controlling his darker impulses.
Dexter
Dexter is a television series following Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter analyst for Miami Metro Police who secretly leads a dual life as a vigilante serial killer. Released in 2006, the show focuses on Dexter’s internal conflict as he hunts down criminals who elude justice within the legal system.
