The two ongoing Dexter shows right now – Dexter: Original Sin and Dexter: Resurrection – are essentially telling the same story as each other. The newest addition to the ever-growing list of Dexter shows, Dexter: Resurrection, is a mix of everything that came before it. From returning characters to continuing the story of New Blood, Resurrection feels like the next chapter in more ways than one.

While it is a continuation of the original series and New Blood, Resurrection actually feels a lot closer to Original Sin. The two were marketed together, and since Original Sin season 2 has been confirmed, their futures are also intertwined. It’s more than just the posters and advertisements, however, as Resurrection is telling the same story as Original Sin, just with different characters.

Dexter: Original Sin & Resurrection Are Both About The Origins Of A Serial Killer

Original Sin & Resurrection Both Focus On The Father-Son Relationships That Turned Dexter & Harrison Into Killers

Even though there have only been two episodes of Dexter: Resurrection so far, it’s clear to see that both Original Sin and Resurrection are telling stories about the origins of a serial killer. Original Sin is obviously about Dexter’s first kills as a young adult. Harrison actually had Resurrection‘s first kill, not Dexter, which indicates he’s starting to become a serial killer.

Ryan Foster (Bryan Lillis) is also Harrison’s first official kill. He only wounded Ethan back in Iron Lake, and he clearly didn’t actually kill Dexter at the end of Dexter: New Blood. Now, however, it looks like Harrison is following in Dexter’s footsteps in Resurrection, even going so far as to develop his own code that lets him kill people like Ryan.

Both Original Sin and Resurrection also share a huge theme: fatherhood. Original Sin is essentially the story of how Harry’s choices pigeonholed Dexter into becoming a serial killer. Meanwhile, Resurrection is already shaping up to be a story of Dexter teaching his son how to avoid the same mistakes he made as a young man. We now get to see how Dexter applies Harry’s teachings to Harrison.

The young Dexter (Patrick Gibson) is also eerily reminiscent of Harrison. Both of them are dipping their toes into the water and trying to figure out how they like killing best. They’re also both going through growing pains – Dexter with his alligator disposal site and Harrison with his garbage bags – and relying on their fathers’ advice. They both even deal with the same moral inspiration: to protect the victims of other criminals.

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Telling the same story but switching from Dexter to Harrison is honestly a brilliant move. Original Sin added so much insight into Dexter’s upbringing and his relationship with Harry, and now we get to see how that influences his relationship with Harrison in Resurrection. It also highlights both the similarities and differences between Dexter and Harrison and makes their dynamic even more interesting.

Harrison Becoming A Killer Has A Huge Difference From Dexter

Dexter Never Showed The Same Remorse For Any Of His Victims That Harrison Does

As similar as Harrison in Dexter: Resurrection and Dexter in Original Sin are, there’s still one key difference between the two: Harrison has already shown remorse. Even as a young man, Dexter never regretted killing his victims, but Harrison is having hallucinations and nightmares of both Ryan and Dexter, who he thinks he killed. Harrison, evidently, isn’t as cold-blooded as his father.

Harrison’s remorse also sets up a big storyline for Resurrection to follow in the future. Harrison may not even want to be a serial killer, certainly not as much as Dexter did. Even if he does decide to follow in his father’s footsteps, however, he’ll likely end up being a very different serial killer. It also seems that Dexter isn’t the only one who will be haunted by ghosts in Dexter: Resurrection.