Dexter: Resurrection Episode 9 Review

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS forward for Dexter: Resurrection episode 9.

Dexter: Resurrection episode 9, “Touched By An Ángel,” wraps up a number of series-long storylines as one key character will get caught within the crossfire of Dexter’s duplicitous serial killer persona. Prater’s discovery about Harrison on the finish of Resurrection episode 8 rapidly led him to find Dexter’s true id, which made him much more excited to be within the presence of the Bay Harbor Butcher.

Prater offers Dexter the last word take a look at (and present, in his standpoint) by providing Angel Batista to him on a pre-set kill desk. Dexter could not deliver himself to kill Batista, although he may have justified it by the primary rule of Harry’s Code, “Do not get caught.” Regardless, Batista is shot a number of occasions within the again by Prater, making him the newest member of Miami Metro PD to die due to Dexter’s actions.

Some Handy Story Developments Deflate Resurrection’s Nice Stress

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Just a few early developments in Dexter: Resurrection episode 9 had me questioning the place this episode was going. I discovered it complicated that the subway scene would minimize away with out Angel confronting Harrison. Dexter slipped away, however Harrison was nonetheless there and would probably have noticed Angel in the identical subway automotive. There ought to have been some sort of encounter between them after their earlier dialog about Harrison taking place a “darkish path.”

I used to be additionally stunned that Harrison did not discover the bizarre room service request suspicious, contemplating all the things that Dexter had advised him about Prater and Ronald Schmidt. I perceive that Harrison was simply following his lodge supervisor’s orders, but it surely felt like a shortsighted resolution each for his character and from a inventive standpoint. Uma Thurman is improbable because the ice-cold Charley in that scene, however Harrison received out of that pickle a bit too conveniently.

I really feel like a greater model of occasions might have included Charley holding Elsa hostage to get the data on Dexter she wanted. It would not have taken her lengthy to determine that Harrison and Elsa have been co-workers in addition to good buddies, and it will have given Elsa an even bigger objective within the sequence apart from Harrison’s failed love curiosity and the hyperlink to the black mould landlord situation that almost received Dexter caught in Resurrection episode 8.

Studying Charley’s ex-military backstory and the state of affairs together with her mom that introduced her to Prater added some much-needed context in Resurrection. It is a aid that Charley is just the employed hand and isn’t really a part of Prater’s sicko membership. Batista getting uncovered by Detective Wallace for impersonating a cop was the second most tragic scene for his character, however I am nonetheless not sure why he selected to retire earlier than going after Dexter, realizing he’d lose his means to implement the legislation if he had the possibility to guide him.

Dexter: Resurrection episode 9 finally feels prefer it performed it secure throughout a season that took so many phenomenal dangers with the franchise, most of which have paid off. Dexter taking out Prater’s serial killer membership one after the other was extremely entertaining, however as soon as they have been gone, it felt just like the sequence wasn’t left with a lot else to arrange a climactic finale. Luckily, there’s nonetheless one episode left to find out Resurrection’s destiny. At this level, we may have one other New Blood on our palms.

Angel’s Dying Was Inevitable However In the end Dissatisfying

David Zayas as Angel Batista in Dexter Resurrection, episode 8, season 1 — David Zayas as Angel Batista in Dexter: Resurrection, episode 8, season 1.

The scenes main as much as Angel’s dying in Dexter: Resurrection episode 9 failed to attain the dramatic buildup {that a} character along with his franchise legacy deserves. Batista received stripped of his badge and wound up useless inside lower than 20 minutes of display screen time. His closing moments with Dexter did not actually ship the emotional punch that I had hoped it will have as a result of all the things occurred at such a fast tempo that all of it felt too heavy-handed.

I am all for Pulp Fiction references, however the “Keep cool. Keep very cool,” line from Thurman threw me off. It felt too tongue-in-cheek and misplaced for such a important second within the Dexter franchise. Whereas it is not a direct quote, it is unattainable not to think about Samuel L. Jackson’s Jules screaming, “Be cool!” in Pulp Fiction, which is one in all Thurman’s most iconic films. Possibly if Charley had mentioned it at one other level within the sequence, it will have landed higher, but it surely was simply not the appropriate time for it and finally got here off as foolish.

Issues actually started to collapse the second Dexter freed Batista. For the primary time ever, I needed Dexter’s interior monologue had given it a relaxation throughout that scene and simply let the motion play out. The “We have been companions as soon as. Possibly we might be companions once more.” line was severe overkill on the voiceover.

Batista was additionally wildly one-dimensional in his closing scene, echoing the identical phrases about avenging Doakes and Maria he had been saying all season. This was an actual alternative for him to talk to Dexter personally about betraying his belief and friendship, maybe with a closing line that would have modified Dexter perpetually.

The Batista dying scene was sadly anticlimactic and rushed, with out a lot of a buildup or showdown. In spite of everything this, we’re left with a “Dexter Morgan… f**okay you,” and a tearful Dexter earlier than a “Mad World” outro. It really works and it is high-quality, however after what was among the finest Dexter seasons of all time, I used to be simply hoping for one thing extra thrilling and satisfying. Dexter will probably kill Prater within the finale, and maybe Batista’s dying will encourage Quinn to go after Dex in Dexter: Resurrection season 2, if it does not get “un-renewed” like Original Sin.