Summary
Dexter: Original Sinended its first season last month in dramatic fashion, and the wait is now on to see if Paramount+ with Showtime pick it up for a sophomore season. Dexter’s origin story delved deep into Dexter’s past, and filed in the blanks about his mother, Laura Moser’s death, while also showing how Dexter began his killing career. However,there was no mention or appearance by Dr Evelyn Vogel, who helped create Harry’s code, butOriginal Sin’s showrunner, Clyde Phillips, recently opened up about why that was.
Dr. Evelyn Vogelwas played by Charlotte Rampling in the final season of the originalDexterseries, and she ended up being brutally killed by her son, Oliver Saxon (a.k.a. The Brain Surgeon). Before that, Vogel told Dexter that she worked with his adoptive father, Harry Morgan, to find a way to channel Dexter’s urges, sothere is some potential backstory to explore with her character inOriginal Sin.
Dexter: Original Sin Season 1
Starring
Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater, Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu, Reno Wilson, Patrick Dempsey, Joe Pantoliano, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Roby Attal and the voice of Michael C. Hall.
Created by
Directed By
Michael Lehmann
Clyde Phillips was typically candid about his decision to leave Dr. Evelyn Vogel out of the plans forthe first season ofDexter: Original Sin, and it makes sense, and doesn’t undo anything inthe originalDexterseries. In an interview withcomicbook.com, Phillips stated:
It actually never came up. When we sit in the writing room, particularly when you’re doing a thriller, you need to know what the ending is. You put that on the wall and put your nose against it and you walk backward. Let’s say you’re in a hotel hallway, and you walk backward and each room you’re passing is an episode until you get over here. Then we also have something which we call NPO, no particular order, scenes we want to see. We write them up on a board and about 35 or 40 percent of them get in like that ice truck going by, but we don’t know what episode it’s going in. We work in the ones that fit into the story, but story is king and character is king. So, Dr. Vogel isn’t even in my consciousness, honestly.
There is a chance that an idea involving Vogel might have been raised by someone in the writer’s room, but it didn’t make the cut. However,it could be insinuated from Clyde Phillips comments that he isn’t a huge fan of Vogel and that is why she wasn’t included inOriginal Sin.After all, Phillips left Dexter after the epic fourth season featuringthe Trinity Killer, and he had no part in creating the character of Vogel in the final season.
Original Sin Might Choose To Retcon The Vogel Character Or Introduce Her In A Future Season
Many fans think the character of Dr. Evelyn Vogel was a huge misstep in the Dexter-verse, because it lessened the impact of Harry Morgan creating the code thatDexter’s dark passengerwould follow. Harry’s code was initially conceived as his own idea, and a dark secret that only father and son knew about.Vogel’s introduction changed everything, and it’s highly likelyOriginal Sinwill leave her out of Dexter’s backstory altogether.Alternatively, she could be mentioned or appear in a future season ifOriginal Sinis renewed. Vogel could turn up inthe 1970’s flashbacksto show how Harry Morgan came to her for help with Dexter’s urges, or in the 1990s main timeline. If the latter option was chosen, Vogel wouldn’t be able to come into contact with Dexter, as the pair didn’t meet until much later on.
There are plenty more stories to tell about Dexter’s early years inOriginal Sin, but there are many more pressing issues than revisiting the character of Dr. Evelyn Vogel.Clyde Phillips has a clear idea of what Dexter and Harry’s relationship was like, and the intricacies of how they developed the code together. Introducing Vogel into the mix could be a classic case of two’s company, three’s a crowd.
