Did it hurt? Yes. But as Dexter himself might say (if he had any feelings), it was the right kind of hurt. It was the hurt of an ending that finally, after all these years, has a sharp, clean edge.

So, when Dexter: New Blood was announced, the stakes were astronomical. Creator Clyde Phillips (who left the original show after season 4) promised a "second shot" at an ending. He promised it would be "brutal" and "inevitable." And on that freezing night in the fictional town of Iron Lake, New York, we got it.

Warning: Major spoilers for Dexter: New Blood (Episode 10: "Sins of the Father") and the original Dexter series below.

Harrison’s line cuts to the bone: "I know who I am. I'm not like you. I don't have a dark passenger. I have a dark rider. And I can control it." Then comes the moment that broke the internet. As Dexter realizes he cannot manipulate his son, he does the only noble thing left. He asks for it. He tells Harrison to shoot him. He claims it’s what "Deb would have wanted"—to stop the cycle of violence.

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Did it hurt? Yes. But as Dexter himself might say (if he had any feelings), it was the right kind of hurt. It was the hurt of an ending that finally, after all these years, has a sharp, clean edge.

Warning: Major spoilers for Dexter: New Blood (Episode 10: "Sins of the Father") and the original Dexter series below. Did it hurt