Dexter: Resurrection - Dexter’s episode 5 move might cost him, here’s why

Dexter: Resurrection Episode 5 was about choices. Not small choices, but big ones. These are the kind that keep you up at night.

The show has been getting deeper each week, and Episode 5 just dropped one of the most surprising moves yet. Instead of following his deadly code, Dexter went into civilian mode for once. He didn’t kill. Instead, he called the cops.

To quickly rewind, Dexter met up with Mia, a.k.a. Lady Vengeance, only to find out she doesn’t exactly have a code. She targets whoever she feels like, not just predators.

When she picked a random rideshare driver as their next victim, Dexter came to a pause and had to rethink every single thing about her. He realized that she was way off his moral map.

That’s where things took a sharp left. Instead of killing her, like his code demands, he called the cops. He also planted Ryan Foster’s watch in her apartment to frame her for his murder.

Dexter: Resurrection - Episode 5 move might cost him

Dexter's decision to hand Mia over to the police instead of taking her out himself feels familiar. Perhaps, a little too familiar.

If you’re hearing deja vu alarms, you’re not alone. In Season 8, Dexter let Oliver Saxon walk into police custody instead of serving up his brand of justice. That noble choice ended with Deb’s death. And that regret gnawed at Dexter for quite some time. So why repeat the mistake in Dexter: Resurrection?

On the surface, this feels like Dexter trying to do the “right” thing in Dexter: Resurrection. But this isn't about redemption. This is about hesitation. Maybe he has a soft corner for Mia or even a sliver of emotional conflict.

Lady Vengeance is everything the code rejects. She kills innocents and enjoys it, but Dexter couldn’t bring himself to end her. Is he getting softer? Is he slipping? Either way, he handed her over to the cops.

And ruins are already knocking in Dexter: Resurrection. Charley (Uma Thurman) had already visited Mia behind bars, saying things like that prison won’t hold her for long. So Mia might get out, connect the dots, and realize it was Dexter who sold her out. A woman who kills for revenge won’t exactly send him a thank-you card. She’ll want payback.

Meanwhile, Leon Prater (played by Peter Dinklage) continues to lurk in that unsettling grey area between ally and threat in Dexter: Resurrection. The guy is basically an encyclopedia of serial killer lore, and he even talks about the Trinity Killer. So, how does he not know about Dexter Morgan, who was the husband of Trinity’s final victim?

Something’s off. Either Leon’s playing dumb, or he’s playing a very long and dangerous game. And Dexter might already be on his list.

If history decides to repeat itself, like it so often does, then someone Dexter loves might be in the crosshairs again. Dexter: Resurrection Episode 5's decision might actually be the opening move in a very personal endgame.

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