Logan tells Dexter that Harrison used Fentanyl, a dangerous opiate that is ravaging communities like Iron Lake across the country. Officer Logan is the first man on the scene and is able to get Harrison to a hospital in time. Audrey tries to help Harrison calm down, but he reveals that Dexter is going by a fake name before he passes out from an overdose. When Scott offers Harrison an oxy, things go from bad to worse for the spiraling teenager. Director Marcos Siega keeps the camera on a woozy Harrison’s face, not a new trick to convey a drug experience, but an effective one here. It’s a nice touch that shows father and son really do have the same affliction. The moment is echoed later in the episode when Dexter spots some blood while a cow is giving birth. While under the influence, a young girl asks Harrison to carve his initials into her foot, but the minute she begins to wince and bleed, Harrison starts to lose control. Harrison’s indignation drives him to a “kill list” party and the young “hero” decides to partake in some party drugs. “Why would I trust you? You’re the one living a lie,” Harrison pointedly tells Dexter, and it’s hard to argue with him. Harrison rightfully has a chip on his shoulder about Dexter abandoning him and Dex likely could have taken a lighter approach. When Dexter does confront Harrison over the knife and the conflicting story from Ethan, Harrison immediately gets defensive. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter, both combative and oddly tender. The debate is a great showcase for both Michael C. Ghost Deb pleads with Dexter not to confess, knowing that it will likely scar Harrison further or send him the wrong message. Being a monster in disguise is lonely, and Dexter hopes that a clean confession from Harrison will start a dialogue in which father and son can commiserate over their murderous urges. His fatherly instincts want to keep Harrison from going down a similar lonely, dangerous path that he traveled, but Dexter is also looking to share his Dark Passenger with another person that understands. While Dexter’s choice to confront Harrison over his “heroic act” is correct, his logic as to why he wants to certainly is warped. How the writers decide to deal with the episode’s final stinger will ultimately determine the success of this series and whether any lessons were learned from the show’s shaky past. Not only is Dexter possibly losing his grip on the newfound connection that he has with his son, but his entire assumed identity in Iron Lake appears to be in serious jeopardy. After last week’s season-best installment, “Runaway” is chock-full of close calls and game-changing reveals that will fundamentally change the second half of the show. If the first four episodes of Dexter: New Blood have been merely table setting, then “Runaway” is the episode in which the meal finally arrives. This Dexter: New Blood review contains spoilers.
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