I loved the original Dexter show despite its varying quality at times, so I was very excited for the comeback. I had thought of possible ways a Season 9 could've gone and so far this revival has satisfied those ideas enough, but to be honest, with it only being 10 episodes I was a bit worried with how slowly the plot was moving. I also felt the writing was a bit forced in areas, which reminded me of some of the weaker elements of the original show, but so far they haven't gone too far. Thankfully this episode really seems to finally set up the endgame for the season, which looks to be very satisfying. We got a great Kurt and Dexter confrontation, Kurt's sad origin, suspicion arousing for everyone, best music and cinematography yet, plus a perfectly used cameo at the end, with an interesting cliff hanger. The cinematography especially is better than the original show ever was. I really appreciate how many small details have actually been set up in the past episodes, which I didn't expect. It really feels like it's strengthening the whole storyline more and more as it goes on. The acting has also been really good from the leads, love the Deb hallucinations, I think Harrison is really good, but Dexter and Kurt are really the stars here. Awesome job to the great Michael C Hall and Clancy Brown. If these last 3 episodes are the best I can definitely see this revival being one of the better "seasons" of the show, though I think it's too late to match its peak. I was hoping this revival would explore Dexter's character more deeply in a way that changes how we view the original series, which maybe that was too much to ask, but who knows it could happen still, there's been some really interesting teases. Regardless this was a really great episode which reignited my excitement for the series again. So far every episode has been as good or better than the last, so that's a good sign. All the storylines seem to finally start converging and I really can't wait!
