Set during Dexter’s earliest days working alongside Miami Metro, Original Sin came packed with returning characters, tropes and Easter eggs aplenty for fans of the original show. “We had this canon of lore from nine seasons of the show from which to draw,

Is it even a Dexter finale without a bit of bloodshed, a big twist, and a setup for the next season? Of course not. Dexter: Original Sin took a page from the original series' book in its finale on Feb. 14, shaking up the show ahead of what we can only hope will be a second season (at time of press, Showtime had yet to confirm an official return).

The following contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Dexter: Original Sin. Miami’s serial kidnapper has met his match. In the season finale of Dexter: Original Sin, Dex follows Captain Spencer to a large container ship located a mere half-mile from the station.

Showrunner Clyde Phillips, who is currently working on 'Dexter: Resurrection,' just set up another season of the prequel series with that ending: "We didn't know everything going in, and still don't."

Original Sin ended on a high note over the weekend, measuring a finale audience that grew 27% over the December premiere. The finale tallied 2.68M global viewers on Paramount+ with Showtime, according to Paramount Global.

The original Dexter, which debuted in 2006 and ran for eight seasons, followed forensic analyst Dexter Morgan, who is also a serial killer, taking the lives of murderers in a vigi