If there hadnt been such intense backlash to the debra having feelings for dexter plot, what direction do u think the writers were planning to go? Would they actually have gone full debster incest? A part of me kind of thinks dexters feelings for hannah were originally meant for deb bc it felt soo ooc for him and so forced ( like how am i supposed to believe he wouldn’t have killed her after she tried to kill deb)
Also i just find it kind of funny when ppl act like dex didnt have non platonic feelings for deb, its just so obvious to me he did, which it felt like they doubled down on in new blood. Its so boring the majority of fans act squeamish with the incest (not even blood related) when its a show about killing people, get a grip
I think s7 would have gone similarly but I do think they would have gone full sexual incest in s8. I think they were still playing with the possibility in s7 leaving their options open. As for Hannah the end of s7 felt like they were setting Hannah up to be an antagonist so maybe they would have gone that direction with her in s8.
They absolutely doubled down on Dex having feelings for Deb in New Blood. In the original show they chickened out and made his feelings ambiguous. You can interpret his love for her as romantic or familial in the original but in New Blood the Dex/Deb stuff is so blatant I'm reluctant to even call it subtext. And it's all in his head so its all him. I think they had a bit more creative freedom with New Blood.
