TV Series Postmortem: Dexter: New Blood (Spoilers)

Dexter: New Blood was a limited series event that brought back the popular show Dexter to basically retcon its original series ending. This time, the series creator, Clyde Phillips, who had exited the original series by the time it wrapped up, came up with the concept for the series and was highly involved in its development. 

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The original series ended with Dexter shipping Harrison off with Hannah as she fled the country because he was very close to getting caught. He managed to steal Deb's body from the hospital and raced out to sea, dumping her and then driving his boat into the hurricane that was hitting Miami. He manages to survive and ends up in Oregon as the series fades to black. When New Blood picks up, Dexter is living under a fake name (Jim Lindsey) and living in upstate New York in the fictitious town of Iron Lake. Harrison manages to track him down and in the end, his girlfriend, who happens to be the police chief of Iron Lake, discovers who he really is, including that he was the Bay Harbor Butcher, and contacts Bautista to tell him Dexter is still alive. Bautista leaves Miami to come to Iron Lake, but Dexter escapes from jail, killing one of the deputies at which point Harrison confronts Dexter and ends up killing him.

A lot of people went apeshit over the fact that Dexter died at the end of the series, mainly because it was Harrison that killed him. I am okay with the fact that Dexter died, but I would have much preferred Bautista to be more involved (actually get there and confront Dexter) and possibly be the one to end up shooting him (hopefully after he learned that Deb killed LaGuerta to protect Dexter's secret). I think Dexter needed to face consequences more directly tied to the original series than he ever received. My preferred ending, which would have allowed for another season of the show, would be for Dexter to be caught and extradited to Miami where he would go on trial, but then need to assist the cops in solving another serial killer case (in a Hannibal Lecter-like role in Silence of the Lambs). Then he could either be executed or killed when he tries to escape, or something along those lines. I think that kind of ending would have been more satisfying to long-term fans of the series. Although, I do think some fans would never accept Dexter facing any real consequences and would want him to always keep getting away.