How Dexter: Resurrection Sets Up Season 2 and Beyond

Dexter: Resurrection‘s season finale has finally aired and surprisingly, it ties up a lot of loose ends, but there are a few threads left dangling for Season 2. For a show that has ended twice and been so divisive over the years, it is somewhat surprising that Dexter: Resurrection has managed to be almost unanimously beloved. It’s a show that has given fans pretty much everything they wanted. It is classic Dexter in so many ways while still keeping things fresh and exciting. It also took some fairly big swings, even though many saw them coming early on in the season.

Spoilers for Dexter: Resurrection’s finale below!

Dexter: Resurrection killed off beloved and iconic characters from the past, but it wasn’t met with much controversy. Given this is a franchise that has really upset fans in the past, it is a bit surprising things have gone over so smoothly with everyone, but that’s all anyone can hope for. It’s arguably the first time in a long time that fans have felt this hopeful for the franchise, even though Dexter: New Blood was praised during its initial run and only started to get some backlash with the premiere of its finale. However, it doesn’t seem like anyone is going to be review bombing this season. With all of that said, let’s dive into how Dexter: Resurrection sets up Season 2 and potentially even more than that.

Dexter: Resurrection Episode 10 Sets Up a Big Future for the Show

Dexter: Resurrection‘s first season wraps things up quite nicely, so if this were to really be the end of the show, there wouldn’t be any major cliffhangers. However, the show does set the stage for more murders and drama. For starters, Al got away in a previous episode of Dexter: Resurrection. It’s the first time anyone has really escaped Dexter like this. While it seemed unlikely that would be permanent, some fans may be surprised to see he didn’t return at all for the rest of the season.

After being trapped in Prater’s vault, Dexter discovers a bunch of files with various serial killers that Prater has been keeping tabs on. When he escapes, he stuffs a bunch of these files into a bag despite Harry’s pleas to leave them. Dexter seems to suggest that he wants the files so he can take them all down himself, however he does leave a few of these files behind.

One of the ones he does manage to hold on to belongs to Al. It seems highly likely that Dexter will track Al down to Wisconsin and finish the job. Al doesn’t necessarily seem like someone you’d set a whole season around, though. It would make more sense to treat this as a one-off episode or some kind of two-parter to open Season 2 with, sort of like the Nebraska episode from Season 6 where Dexter travels to the Midwest to confront Jonah Mitchell.

Al’s not the only killer that Dexter has his sights set on, though. Dexter grabbed a bunch of random files, many of which we don’t have specific details on. It seems unlikely that all of these people are in New York, though some of them are as one is based out of Yonkers, New York. Is it possible that future seasons of Dexter: Resurrection will take us to other states or maybe even countries? It’s hard to say, but it would certainly keep things fresh and interesting.

In theory, they could keep this show going for years just based on all of the files that Dexter has. It’ll be interesting to see how much higher his body count rises, but it’s evident there are big plans for the future. It has been stated by writer and producer Scott Reynolds that they’ve mapped out three seasons of Dexter: Resurrection with room for more if Michael C. Hall is interested, but it’s unclear what exactly those stories will be.

Beyond that, the season is wrapped up quite nicely. Charley exits the show alive, but it doesn’t seem like her character would have much reason to return now that Prater is dead and she had severed ties with him. Harrison is in a happy relationship. Batista is dead and dealt with. Detective Wallace finds the identity of the New York Ripper, which will almost certainly lead to an immediate arrest rather than a season long conflict with that character. There is a possibility that Joey Quinn returns in Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 given he’s aware that Batista was in New York and will catch wind of his death. Whether that leads him to Dexter remains to be seen, though.

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