Does Dexter believe in God?

For the first time, Dexter, an atheist who bases his actions on a logical, deductive approach, faces faith; the killers are acting in the name of their own distorted version of Christian faith, and believe to be completely justified.
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Is there any truth to Dexter?

Dexter: New Blood's Runaway Killer is one of the show's most villainous characters yet, and is actually based on the true story of a notorious real-life serial killer.
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What caused Dexter to kill?

His strong homicidal urges originated from when he was traumatized at age three by watching the brutal chainsaw murder of his mother, Laura Moser. That event made Dexter feel as if he was "born in blood" as a "monster." At age twenty, be began to kill and cut up his victims, similar to the way his mother had died.
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Is Dexter Morgan a good guy?

Overall, Dexter is a villain protagonist as opposed to traditionally "good" ones. While he does have an anti-heroic attitude on killing only criminals who are likely to kill again, it's not out of the goodness of his heart nor is it to make the world a better place.
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What kind of character is Dexter?

Personality...

detached, emotionless, intelligent, methodical, and violent. If you can get past his murderous nature (and that's a big “if”), it is clear that he does feel protective of his wife, children, and family, planning all of his moves so no harm will come to them. In other words, he's a caring serial killer.
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What mental illness did Dexter have?

Dexter is a paradigm "secret schizoid" (that is, someone suffering from Schizoid Personality Disorder who hides it very well). ASPD is about inability to conform, manipulation, and impulsive aggression; SPD is about coldness, detachment, and complete lack of interest in normal human interaction.
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Is Dexter a sociopath or psychopath?

Other than the traits from PCL – R, Dexter Morgan is a psychopath because of what he does for a living. Dexter Morgan conceals himself from the world because he is a serial killer, an organized serial killer as he calls himself a neat monster.
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Is Dexter truly evil?

Dexter is evil. He even admits to it. The Dark Passenger drives Dexter to commit evil acts and its only the Code of Harry that prevents him from killing anyone just to appease his evil companion. We've seen what happens when he lets go of his training and gives in to his emotions.
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Is Dexter sadistic?

Dexter's murders and cruelties are not taboo and even fail to take away his likability but the show's audience would likely not tolerate sexual violence or more explicit sadism. Dexter seems perfectly clean and asexual unless he happens to 'fall in love' with one of the attractive women that surround him.
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What does Dexter do with the plastic?

After Dexter completes the kill, he usually dismembers the body and puts the parts inside several black trash bags. The victim's possessions and plastic sheeting are stuffed into additional trash bags. Then, he carefully and thoroughly cleans up the area.
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Is Dexter based on Ted Bundy?

“It allows us to examine the good and evil in all of us,” she said. “He's not a Ted Bundy character. You want to hope that there's a part of him that can be redeemed.” John Goldwyn, another of the show's executive producers , said, “We think of it as provocative.” Over the course of the season, Mr.
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Is Dexter a serial killer or vigilante?

In both the novels and the TV series, Dexter is a forensic blood spatter analyst who works for the fictitious Miami-Metro Police Department. In his spare time, he is a vigilante serial killer who targets other murderers who have evaded the justice system.
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Did everyone know Dexter was a serial killer?

Debra Morgan finds out Dexter's secret.

Despite Dexter Morgan's secrecy, there were characters who became aware that he was a serial killer, or suspected him of murder. By the end of Dexter: New Blood, only four were still alive, with eight being directly murdered by Dexter.
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How many kills does Dexter have?

Dexter – aka the “Bay Harbor Butcher” – was responsible for about 140 kills before he vowed to stop in the series finale (although eventually he returns to killing in Dexter: New Blood). Dexter's kill count includes kills that stand out more than others because of the meaning they had for him personally.
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Would Dexter have gotten the death penalty?

Federal court stops execution of Dexter Johnson within 24 hours of his scheduled death. In his recent appeals, Johnson has claimed he is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty. He was convicted of a double murder in Harris County that took place in 2006.
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Does Batista find out about Dexter?

In the series finale, "Sins of the Father", Batista is contacted by Bishop, who suspects Dexter of being the Bay Harbor Butcher, and sends him a picture of her and Morgan together dated a month prior. Batista realizes that Dexter is alive and heads to Iron Lake with LaGuerta's old files on the Butcher case.
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What is Dexter's favorite food?

Lindsay's Dexter is a charming forensic blood-splatter analyst with the Miami-Dade Police Department. He loves fishing, Philip Glass, guayaberas, doughnuts -- and killing other sociopaths.
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Is Dexter crazy?

After all, Dexter is ultimately a sociopath, meaning that he doesn't really experience emotions the same way that a normal person might. This makes Harry's point about Dexter's emotional attachments rather moot.
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Is Dexter a sympathetic character?

What all is said and done, Dexter comes out looking just as unsympathetic as he might be sympathetic. This is due to many of his actions being fueled by personal desire, yet he displayed a discernible level of positive character development along the way.
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Who is the best villain in Dexter?

Dexter: 15 Best Villains In The Series, Ranked
  • 8 Jordan Chase (Season 5)
  • 7 Christine Hill (Season 4)
  • 6 Santos Jimenez (Season 2)
  • 5 Kurt Caldwell (Dexter: New Blood)
  • 4 Travis Marshall (Season 6)
  • 3 Arthur Mitchell (Season 3)
  • 2 Brian Moser (Season 1)
  • 1 James Doakes (Seasons 1&2)
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Is Dexter an anti hero?

Dexter Morgan is the anti-heroic protagonist who appeared in Jeff Lindsay's Dexter novel series, as well as the television series of the same name and it's revival, Dexter: New Blood.
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How accurate is Dexter forensics?

By comparison, what happens in Dexter isn't realistic and doesn't make sense. "The elaborate stringing job done on the arterial spurt pattern did not match reality. There were no individual drops, there was no pattern to reconstruct, and all of the drops you could see were traveling downward," Shen explains.
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Is Dexter on the spectrum?

Serial killers are opportunists and profilers: they look for a certain type of victim and grab them when they can. As an autism spectrum hero, Dexter has to follow his principles in a systematic way that has meaning for him.
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Can Dexter feel emotion?

Dexter was a stoic individual for much of the series, with the times he did show emotions being a fabrication as a way to blend in with others. Later on, however, he felt that having emotions empowered him to separate right from wrong and that it didn't feel bad to be emotional either.
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Can psychopaths love?

According to Perpetua Neo, a psychologist and therapist who specializes in people with DTP traits, the answer is no. "Narcissists, psychopaths, and sociopaths do not have a sense of empathy," she told Business Insider. "They do not and will not develop a sense of empathy, so they can never really love anyone."
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