There are two newDextershows in development: the prequel seriesDexter: Original Sinand the sequelDexter: Resurrection.

Dexter’s blood slides were a major problem, but they weren’t actually a plot hole.

This idea also fits with real life, as many known serial killers collect some kind of trophy.

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In short, Dexter’s obsession over blood outweighed his reliance on the Code of Harry.

The more important explanation for Dexter’s blood slides is that he was obsessed with blood.

Blood defined everything from his career to his trophies.

Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) in front of a collage of blood slides on a pink background

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In short,Dexter’s obsession over blood outweighed his reliance on the Code of Harry.

He told Alex “A trophy.

My father wouldn’t approve, but what can I say?

Collage of Miguel, Harry, and Brian in Dexter

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You inspired me.”

The blood slides also do quite a bit of work in givingDexterits suspense.

On a deeper level, Dexter’s blood slides reveal something important about his character.

Michael C. Hall as a young Dexter Morgan next to a watercolor painting of Dexter’s face in Dexter Early Cuts

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Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan softly smirking in front of crime scene tape

Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) grinning at a blood slide in Dexter season 1, episode 1

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