WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for Dexter: Original Sin season 1, episode 8!AsDexter: Original Sinexplores the origins of various aspects of Dexter Morgan’s M.O., the show seems to haveretconnedDexter’s backstoryof his iconic boat. WhenDexterseason 1 introduces the titular killer, he reveals thathe takes his boat,Slice of Life, out on the bay in a secluded area to dump his victims’ bodies in the ocean. After wrapping the body parts in trash bags, Dexter brings them out on the boat at night, weighs them down, and flees, with this burial ground eventually earning him his “Bay Harbor Butcher” nickname.
AfterTony Ferrer’s arm is recoveredfrom Alligator Alley, Dexter recognizes he needs a new burial spot. As ofOriginal Sinseason 1, episode 8, Dexter is technically without a boat of his own, but that doesn’t stop him from getting the idea to hide his victims’ bodies in the ocean. Thankfully,Miami Metro’s Camilla Figg tells Dexter he’s welcome to use their boat whenever he wants, an offer he takes up to retrieve Deb from Bimini. However, while on the boat, Dexter confirms the ocean is the perfect graveyard, with Camilla’sSlice of Pieoffering him the necessary transportation.
Dexter: Original Sin Hints At Retconning Where Dexter Got The Slice Of Life Boat
WhileDexter: Original Sinimplies that Camilla’sSlice of Pieboat will one day be given to Dexter and renamedSlice of Life, the franchise had already revealed a different origin for his boat back in 2009. In theDexter: Early Cutsweb seriesepisodes about his victim Gene Marshall,it was revealed that Dexter bought the boat from Marshall’s psychiatrist.The psychiatrist’s boat was originally namedSlice of Heaven, but Dexter rebranded itSlice of Life.
Camilla’s boat being namedSlice of PieinOriginal Sinis a callback to her love of key lime pie inDexterseason 3.
Dexter: Original Sinappears to be erasing that backstory entirely, instead makingSlice of Life’s previous owner his family friend Camilla Figg. Since the boat still belongs to Camilla inOriginal Sin’s timeline,Dexter will likely just continue to borrow it when he needs to dump a body before Camilla eventually gives it to him. However, he’ll need to start pretending to develop a bigger fishing hobby to justify why he needs Camilla’s boat so often.
Dexter’s New Boat Origin Solves A Complaint From The Original Series
Original Sin Hints At How Dexter Really Afforded The Boat
Considering he was living on a forensic analyst’s salary and seemingly hadn’t come into any money,the idea that Dexter could afford a nice boat and pay to dock it at a Miami marina was a nitpickthroughout the original series. However, theproblem of Dexter affording his boatcan now be explained by the notion that it will likely be gifted to him by Camilla. Whether Camilla and her husband give theSlice of Pieto Dexter for free or at a much cheaper price inDexter: Original Sin, his ability to afford the boat makes much more sense.
New episodes ofDexter: Original Sinseason 1 release Fridays on Paramount+ with Showtime.
