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I cannot remember the details that led to this opinion, but I remember preferring the first season of Dexter to the novel that it was based on. I think that was the only season that was even close to a direct adaptation of the novels, but I liked the changes that were made.
Oh damn
I could not disagree more. The show's decision to ground everything in the "real world" changed Dexter from an avenging angel to a person with emotional/psychological problems that are actually pretty far removed from reality.
The conceit of a "dark passenger" that identified evil, rather than just Dexter's subjective decisions or evidence-based judgements brought Dexter into a certainty that is missing in the show, and ultimately planted the seeds of doom for the series. Once Dexter is ambivalent it's over.
IMO
Really? Time for a re-read.
Just checked and you are mistaken. Book one chapter one is full of references. Starts in the third paragraph.
Oh, he didn't die at the end of the first book? Or did we just think he died, but he came back later or something?
Ah, I just looked into it, and I was probably confusing that with LaGuerta's death in the novel yet prominent role in the TV series.