WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Dexter: Original Sin episode 4.
Dexter: Original Sin‘s episode 4, “Fender Bender” reveals that one of Harry Morgan’s biggest mistakes is even harder to forgive. After a divisive Dexter: Original Sin premiere and a vintage double-episode release with episodes 2 & 3, the fourth of ten Dexter: Original episodes continues to make impressive and entertaining strides for the series. Dexter: Original Sin episode 4 reveals Dexter’s first big rookie mistake resulting in Mad-Dog making a break for it during the middle of Dexter’s pre-kill ritual.
The cast of Dexter: Original Sin is led by Patrick Gibson as the new titular protagonist alongside newcomers Molly Brown, Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Dexter: Original Sin episode 4 extends the great momentum of episode 3 after Dexter takes out his second killer, Tony Ferrer, and Nurse Mary in the premiere episode. New episodes of Dexter: Original Sin release every Friday exclusively on Paramount+.
Harry Scrubbing Dexter From Laura Moser’s Files Makes Him Lying To Dexter His Entire Life Even Worse
Harry was trying to protect Dexter from the dark reality of his mother’s death
Dexter: Original Sin episode 4 confirms that Harry never told Dexter the truth about what happened to his mother, Laura Moser. It might have been easier for Dexter to deal with his emotions, trauma, and violent urges if he had found out earlier. However, this was not the case. In fact, Harry kept so many secrets from Dexter throughout his life in regards to Laura, he essentially made it nearly impossible for Dexter to discover on his own, which by comparison is even worse.
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We know in the original series that Camilla eventually destroyed those files on Laura Moser, but it’s even worse to see it all happen in Dexter: Original Sin. It’s clear that Harry was trying to protect Dexter from the dark truth of his own past. In Dexter’s case, especially as he started to act on his Dark Passenger in the prequel series, hiding the truth from Dexter did not seem to have a positive effect. Harry had the paternal instinct to bury it for Dexter’s protection but doing so did little for Dexter’s personal development.
Why Harry Really Never Told Dexter The Truth About Laura’s Death & The Shipping Container
He was likely worried it would spin Dexter out of his control
The most logical reason as to why Harry kept the truth about Laura Moser from Dexter is that he was worried it would have a negative effect on his psyche. Such a horrific act could alter Dexter’s entire life and worldview, especially if he had found out during his adolescent years. Learning about Laura’s gruesome death as a teenager or college student would have consumed Dexter to the point where he would have had to seek revenge, which would have completely thrown his life off course. As shown in Dexter: Original Sin, Harry steers Dexter towards vigilantism with great effort, which might have been even more difficult had Dexter learned of his mother’s true killers.
Dexter: Original Sin explores the origins of Dexter Morgan as he transitions from student to serial killer in 1991 Miami. Guided by his father, Dexter channels his dark urges through a moral code while starting a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.
- Release Date
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December 15, 2024
- Network
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Paramount+ with Showtime
- Character(s)
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Harry Morgan
, Dexter Morgan
, Debra Morgan
, Maria LaGuerta
, Vince Masuka
, Bobby Watt
, Angel Batista
, Aaron Spencer
, The Inner Voice of Dexter (voice)
, CSI Chief Tanya Martin - Producers
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Clyde Phillips
, Michael C. Hall
, Robert Lloyd Lewis
, Mary Leah Sutton
, Tony Hernandez
, Lilly Burns