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‘Dexter: Original Sin’ Boss on That First Kill, and Why the Prequel Series Reveals Dexter Is [SPOILER] After ‘New Blood’
'Dexter: Original Sin' creator Clyde Phillips on the opening moment revelations, restaging Dexter's first kill, Harry's future and 'Dexter: Resurrection.'
The formative moment for the killer with a code unfurled rather hastily in Episode 3 of the first season, when a shaggy haired Dexter struggles to subdue but eventually kills the nurse trying to poison his hospitalized father. This leads to the familiar scene of Mary coming home to her living room lined in plastic wrap, where a flailing Dexter pounces on her and eventually restrains her to his signature table. But showrunner Clyde Phillips, who served in the same role for Seasons 1-4 of the original series and “New Blood,” tells Variety the context of young Dexter’s state of mind was key in deepening the scene from what audiences already knew.
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