Is Dexter Morgan evil?

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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Is Dexter good person?

Dexter has no concept of good and evil. One must remember that Dexter kills evil people, not because of his own choosing, but because of the code drilled into him by his adopted father Harry(who probably did this to save Dexter from any future guilt, if he recovers.)
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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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Does Dexter like killing?

He wants to prevent anyone else from feeling a compulsion to his brand of justice. As Dexter well knows, the compulsion is tied to one's own psychological damage. His righteous killing is an addiction, as the show cleverly vocalized in Dexter's second-season Narcotics Anonymous attendance.
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Does Morgan find out about Dexter?

Debra Morgan finds out Dexter's secret.

It also does not include the many people who found out about Dexter just before he killed them, unless they already suspected him of murder.
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Who did Dexter leave his son with?

Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) arrives at the airport with his son Harrison (Jadon Wells) to leave for Argentina with Hannah McKay (Yvonne Strahovski), who is hiding in the women's bathroom from private detective Jacob Elway (Sean Patrick Flanery).
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How did Dexter get caught?

Before dinner, Angela sends the kids out for groceries. When Dexter goes in for a hug, she pulls a gun on him. The jig is finally up, as Logan storms in and cuffs him. Dexter is officially under arrest for Matt's murder… but not Kurt's.
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Does Dexter eat his victims?

Dexter generally disposed of his victims by dismembering them, putting the parts into black trash bags, and dropping the bags off his fishing boat into the ocean.
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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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Is Dexter a 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 James Bond an anti-hero?

Indeed, with his harsh code of personal ethics and occasional habit of doing the right thing (killing the bad guys) for the wrong reason (revenge), Bond fits the anti-hero archetype perfectly.
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Is Hawkeye a anti-hero?

Anti-Hero Complex: Hawkeye, Dexter and The Witcher.
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What is the appeal of Dexter?

The creepy appeal of “Dexter.” Most vigilante dramas plant their outrages up front—the murder of the architect's wife in “Death Wish,” for instance—to enlist our approval of the ensuing slaughter of punks and loiterers. Showtime's “Dexter” skips all that, daring us to turn away.
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Is Dexter based on a true story?

In Showtime's official Dexter: New Blood Wrap-Up Podcast, writer Scott Reynolds confirmed that the secluded hunting aspect of Kurt Caldwell's serial killer character is based on the true story of Robert Hansen.
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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 Morgan want?

Dexter Morgan just wants a friend. A comrade, a buddy, a pal, someone with a common interest in serial-murder-vigilantism. Instead of keeping them corked, Dexter needs a companion with which to share his true emotions and swap war stories. If he can swap spit with her, that makes it even better.
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Does Dexter believe in God?

This season is particularly interesting. 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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Who is the real Dexter killer?

Twitchell spent time turning the garage into a "kill room" before brutally beating and stabbing Altinger to death, after which he placed his body on a table and methodically dismembered him — all actions eerily reminiscent of the fictional Dexter character himself.
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What made Dexter a killer?

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Few know that he is a prolific serial killer because he has created a successful cover life. When Dexter was young, his adoptive father, Homicide Detective Harry Morgan, recognized that he was a budding psychopath.
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Why does Dexter cut the cheek?

6. Blood Trophy. Just before the murder, Dexter collects a trophy from his victim so that he can relive the experience. Dexter's trophy signature is to slice the victim's cheek with a surgical scalpel (usually when he/she is still alive, but sometimes postmortem) underneath the victim's right eye.
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Why did Dexter throw Deb in the ocean?

He also buried her at sea, dropping Debra into the sea to mark the end of his time in the life he'd made for himself. It was poetic justice that Dexter, who had experienced a thrill disposing of his victims in the exact same way, had to let go of his sister like this.
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Why does Dexter wrap his face?

Over time, however, he started to use less of the stuff, and not for any in-universe reason. It was actually because that wrapping the actors that tightly meant that people were being suffocated. Not just having it over their mouth, but totally covering their bodies meant their skin couldn't breathe.
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Does Rita find out about Dexter?

This is not revealed on the show.

The only two people who knew if Arthur had revealed Dexter's true identity to Rita are Arthur and Rita. Arthur was killed by Dexter shortly after he'd killed Rita, and he tells Dexter nothing that indicates he'd told her about him (nor does he leave any messages behind indicating it).
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Does Dexter stay in jail?

That ending was always death. The only way Dexter could ever truly be freed from his sins was to die. Being locked up in a jail cell would've been a fate worse than death for Dexter. Not only does he finally free himself in the Dexter: New Blood finale, but Dexter frees Harrison too.
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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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