{"id":289797,"date":"2025-02-02T20:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T01:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvobsessive.com\/?p=289797"},"modified":"2026-08-14T03:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T03:33:14","slug":"dexter-original-sin-episode-8-goes-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrevas.com\/?p=289797","title":{"rendered":"Dexter: Original Sin Episode 8 Goes Big"},"content":{"rendered":"

After last week\u2019s disappointing<\/a> episode, Dexter: Original Sin Episode 8\u00a0<\/strong>made up for it. A lot of slow moving plots gained momentum, connections are being made and a real sense of urgency has set in. We\u2019re about to get into heavy spoiler territory so if you haven\u2019t seen this episode yet (written by<\/em>\u00a0Mary Leah Sutton & Johanna Ramm and directed by Monica Raymund), proceed with caution.
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Patrick Dempsey is a marvelous actor. I typically think that every time he\u2019s on the screen, but this week, he really got to showcase it. He\u2019s a terrific villain, too. After all those years of being a heartthrob, it\u2019s nice to see his bad side. It\u2019s been painfully obvious all season long that Dempsey was the Big Bad, but now that the audience gets to see him lean into it, it\u2019s a treat.<\/p>\n

Dexter: Original Sin <\/em>Episode 8 started off with Dempsey\u2019s Captain Aaron Spencer drugging his own son, gently removing his basketball jersey and then consoling him. The boy said \u201cDad?\u201d before passing out, after which Dempsey unmasked, confirming his identity as the kidnapper and likely murderer of the judge\u2019s son earlier in the season.<\/p>\n

We would soon find out that Captain Spencer had given Dexter a multitude of cold cases to work, confirming Dexter\u2019s suspicion that Spencer knew Dexter was onto him. Dexter attempted to tell Harry that he suspected Spencer was behind his own son\u2019s kidnapping, which Harry quickly dismissed, even lashing out at Dexter.<\/p>\n

Deb, fresh off her school suspension, was with her mysterious boyfriend Gio. His apartment was quite luxurious and when he told Deb that he had to take his boat to an island for business, it was apparent that we would be learning more about his real identity. While we didn\u2019t get full fledged confirmation that Gino\u2019s dad is in the cartel, he\u2019s obviously involved with some level of organized crime. He\u2019s engaged and he lashed out at Deb when she got a little too nosey.<\/p>\n

This all felt neat and tidy, a conclusion to this story. Which means that Gio likely isn\u2019t going to be a bigger player in this narrative. His plot function at this point seems to be a bad boyfriend for Deb to illustrate her emotional turmoil and longing for connection rather than Gio being a criminal Dexter will one day face. He still might, but as of now, it seems like Gio was just the first of many men to break Deb\u2019s heart. Well, second if you count her father.<\/p>\n

Big Brother<\/h2>\n

A large focus of Dexter: Original Sin <\/em>Episode 8was Harry and Maria\u2019s road trip to try and hunt down the serial killer they believe they\u2019re after. The story took a nice twist with the realization that a psychiatrist was murdered. His patient list revealed that Brian Moser was previously a patient. Harry looked into Brian\u2019s file and put two and two together that another victim was once Brian\u2019s nurse. Could Brian be killing off anyone that knows about his past? It would be an interesting origin story of sorts for Dexter\u2019s big brother. The file also included a note about Brian knowing about Harry and his mother\u2019s affair and that he \u201cwanted to be with Dexter.\u201d<\/p>\n

As our stories begin to converse, one can\u2019t help but wonder if Harry is a potential victim for Brian. We\u2019ve always been told that Harry dies of a heart attack, but that\u2019s not to say that Brian doesn\u2019t play a role in this. With two episodes left to go in the season, it feels like a safe bet that we will see Brian Moser soon. Could Harry\u2019s days be numbered? Narratively, it seems likely.<\/p>\n

Maria uncovering that Harry took Brian Moser\u2019s file could also become a wrinkle of sorts. This could be the beginning of Maria as a political force in the department, if she chooses to take Harry down. With Spencer already suspicious of Dexter, if Maria comes to him with evidence that Harry stole a file, Spencer might be quick to weaponize that information to protect himself.<\/p>\n

Born In Blood<\/h2>\n

Dexter: Original Sin <\/em>Episode 8 would be the episode where the show finally pulled the trigger on the dangling Laura Moser story. We\u2019ve known her death at the hands of the cartel was coming. This was an ending we\u2019ve known since the beginning. But here we are. We see Laura and both of her sons get ripped from their home and taken to a storage container, exactly where we know her end will be met.<\/p>\n

We do not see Laura die. We see another man get cut up with a chainsaw, while Laura holds her sons close. She\u2019s already begged for their lives to be spared. Dexter\u2019s eyes are wide open as blood spills across the container from this other man. The last thing we hear is Laura saying, \u201cClose your eyes Dexter,\u201d as the camera zooms in on his wide open eyes.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible, but not likely, that this story continues into the next episode, but this was the \u201cBorn in Blood\u201d moment we\u2019ve been promised. Dexter and Brian next to their mother as she\u2019s murdered. Murdered because Harry Morgan kept her as an undercover informant for too long, in too dangerous of a situation. A sick cycle of violence happens between these two families. Laura dies because of Harry. Brian dies at the hands of Dexter eventually. Deb dies because of Dexter. Possibly Harry dies because of Brian. Or maybe Dexter. That remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

He Can See Darkness<\/h2>\n

The last story to track this week was Dexter tailing Captain Spencer. Dex follows him, as he delivers a bag (with the basketball jersey he removed from his son) and cash to a street criminal, who took the bag to a cartel stash house. This would later turn into an anonymous tip coming in that the boy was at this stash house, which prompted a large shoot out, with the people in the house and one cop dying.<\/p>\n

We still don\u2019t know exactly why Spencer had one child killed and kidnapped his own son. We do know that he\u2019s hellbent on blaming this on the cartel. Now we can see that he\u2019s willing to let innocent police officers and people die as part of whatever he\u2019s doing here. Is he that upset over the cartel escaping justice that he\u2019s willing to barter innocent lives to build a case against them? Has the cartel wronged him in other ways?<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t know why Captain Spencer is doing these things, but Dexter now knows that Spencer is behind it all. Harry might not believe Dexter, but I don\u2019t think Dexter cares or even feels like he needs Harry\u2019s approval at this point. Dexter says he saw the darkness in Aaron Spencer and he\u2019s ready to inflict justice.<\/p>\n

Quick Hits<\/h2>\n
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  • Can people on social media quit asking when Season 8\u2019s Dr. Vogel is going to appear in the prequel? We all want to forget about Season 8!<\/li>\n
  • Maria was seen kissing a man with no explanation. It could be Miguel Prada, although it likely would just be a cool Easter Egg and not really of any narrative importance.<\/li>\n
  • I can’t shake this feeling that this season is going to end with Deb telling Dexter that she\u2019s going to become a cop. This is because I see about a 2% chance that Harry survives this season.<\/li>\n
  • A few weeks ago I speculated that Captain Spencer and Brian might be working together. Molly Brown\u2019s public comments about a bigger twist coming make me want to double down on this prediction. If this is true, Harry\u2019s chances of survival drop to 0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Until next week\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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