About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of Arthur's character in Dexter and the uncertainty surrounding his origin story.

We accepted Arthur's origin story in the beginning. Clearly, we are not so sure by the time we get to the end of this episode of PCM.

Topics covered

• Dexter
• character analysis
• narrative structure
• origin stories
• TV series discussion

Keywords

• Dexter
• Arthur
• origin story
• Slack Tide
• Road Kill
• Hungry Man
• character development

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dexter, Slack Tide, Road Kill, Hungry Man

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