Serial Killer Thriller Series on Netflix is ​​perfect to watch thanks to the new show

According to Chris Snellgrove
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Dexter and How I Met Your Mother are two completely different shows that have something unfortunate in common: each has a series finale so bad that it retroactively spoils what came before, making it hard for fans to revisit even the best episodes. DexterThe ending was so bad that I hesitated to watch the surprisingly decent sequel New blood. But I did it once and then I got out Dexter: Original Sin (the prequel was making its way through the ratings), I decided now was the perfect time to check out the original Dexter show work her bloody magic on Netflix.

What you should know about Dexter

If you’ve never watched Dexter before adding it to yours Netflix front. Our title character is a forensics specialist from the Miami Police Department who has a surprising secret: he is a serial killer who has been driven by the violent desires of his “Dark Passenger” ever since he saw his mother brutally murdered. Raised by a police officer who trained his adopted son to kill only bad people, Dexter must now lead a double life as a mild-mannered blood-spattered analyst and a ruthless vigilante killer.

Dexter (unlike many shows on Netflix) has a great cast, incl Michael C. Hall (otherwise best known for Six feet under), who won a Golden Globe for his strong performance. Other great members include Julie Benz (from Buffy and Angel fame) as Dexter’s love interest and Jennifer Carpenter (horror fans will know her from Quarantine and The Exorcism of Emily Rose) as his potty sister. And without going into spoilers, the later seasons bring great guest stars, including Jimmy Smits, Edward James OlmosJohn Lithgow and many others.

If there is a cast Dexter doesn’t inspire you to pull out your Netflix account, you might be wondering how many awards and nominations this show about a quirky killer has received. The show was nominated for an impressive 24 Primetime Emmy Awards and took home two of them, as well as being nominated for 10 Golden Globe Awards and taking home two statuettes. As for Hall, he personally took home one of those Golden Globes as well as Satellite, Saturn and Screen Actor’s Guild awards for his amazing performance as Dexter.

for the most part Dexter impressed critics and fans alike long before it hit Netflix. On Rotten tomatoesthe series has a critical rating of 71 percent and viewers gave it (via Popcornmeter) an 81 percent. This proves that even though the series has a legendarily terrible ending, most of those who watched it felt that it was more than the sum of its parts, and that its creativity and clever execution over most of its eight seasons outweighed the fact that the show it’s pretty epic. finish line at the end.

Right time to visit again

Plus, New blood really did his best to redeem the bizarre ending of the original show and Original sin It turns out to be a clever prequel that adds some crunchy context to our killer’s early adventures. Together, these two follow-up shows have done what I once thought was impossible: keep me interested in the original show despite its extremely flawed finale. And now this Dexter is on Netflix, I enjoyed re-watching one of premium cable’s boldest and bloodiest creations.

Can you find? Dexter as a reward for watching it (or again). on Netflixor is this a series you’d rather go throw in the gulf stream? You won’t know until you hit play. And if you’re like me, you can look forward to the opening title sequence (which won a Creative Arts Emmy, no less) that never you want to skip the introduction.