WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for Dexter: Original Sin season 1, episode 6!A line from teenage Deb inDexter: Original Sinseason 1, episode 6 oddly foreshadows Dexter Morgan’s divisive fate in the original series finale. WithDexter: Original Sin’s 1991 timelinebringing back many of the original characters as younger versions of themselves, the prequel features some intriguing moments of foreshadowing for later twists and tragedies in the main series. That even includes someset-up for where Dexter controversially landed in the 2013 series finale, though that fate was ultimately undone in the sequel showDexter: New Blood.
InDexter’s original series finale, Dexter murders serial killer Oliver Saxon after he shot Deb, who survives but suffers a blood clot after surgery that leaves her brain-dead. Dexter then mercifully unplugs his sister’s life support, buries Deb at sea, and drives his boat into a hurricane.The final moments reveal that Dexter survived, faked his death, and is living under an alias as a lumberjackin Oregon.Dexter’s “lumberjack ending” proved to be one of the most divisive TV finales of all time, yetOriginal Sinpays clever homage to it through a brief Dexter and Debra interaction.
Deb Compares Dexter To A Lumberjack In Original Sin Season 1 Episode 6
Dexter Ends Up Working As A Lumberjack After The Original Series Ending
Towards the beginning ofDexter: Original Sinseason 1, episode 6, Deb starts raiding Dexter’s closet to find him a good outfit to wear for their double date with Deb’s boyfriend Gio and Dexter’s girlfriend Sofia. Ultimately, Deb pulls out a flannel shirt and decides that it’ll be perfect to wear, since Sofia has “some kind of weird lumberjack fetish going on.” While Dex isn’t holding an axe quite yet,Debra comparing his outfit to a lumberjackis doubtlesslyOriginal Sin’s way of foreshadowing Dexter assuming that career in the original finale.
Dexter Subtly Foreshadowed The Original Show’s Controversial Ending In His Third On-Screen Kill
One of Dexter’s first targets in an early episode of the original series alluded to Dexter’s controversial outcome in the season 8 finale.
Tragically,Deb would never get to know the lumberjack version of Dexter. It wasDeb’s devastating deaththat contributed to Dexter’s decision to abandon his life, stop killing, and live under a new name while working as a lumberjack, as he recognized how his actions as the Bay Harbor Butcher had led to the demise of so many people he loved. However,Dexter: New Bloodrevealed that Dexter still kept his sister around during his lumberjack days, as Deb would replace Harry as the physical manifestation of his moral compass.
Deb’s Original Sin Lumberjack Line Makes Dexter’s Future Twist Even Weirder
Deb’s Line Sexualizes Dexter & His Future Career Before It Happens
While Deb comparing Dexter to a lumberjack inOriginal Sinis a sad reminder of his season 8 finale fate, the reference’s context puts an uncomfortable spin on it.When Deb talks about Dexter being lumberjack-like, she does so in a way that sexualizes him for the fantasies of her best friend, who’s only 17 years old whileDexter is already 20 inOriginal Sin. Additionally, while Dexter and Deb often crossed the boundaries of typical sister-brother dynamics in the main series, it’s odd to hear her sexualize him so strongly as teenagers inDexter: Original Sin.
New episodes ofDexter: Original Sinseason 1 release Fridays on Paramount+ with Showtime.
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.
