Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Dexter: Original Sin season 1, episode 8.Many of the characters from the original Dexter have already appeared in timeline inconsistencies in Original Sin simply because the prequel show wanted to include as many original characters as possible.

Though Original Sin went to great lengths to include as many Dexter characters as possible, it had to leave some of them out. Certain characters, like Rita Bennett (Julie Benz), couldn't meet Dexter until well after he became an adult, so it wouldn't make sense to recast them for Original Sin. Others, however, probably should have been active in 1991, either at Miami Metro or just in general, yet the prequel series hasn't included them yet. These nine Dexter characters are oddly missing from Original Sin season 1 so far.

9 Thomas Matthews

Played By: Geoff Pierson

Perhaps the most noticeably absent member of Miami Metro is Captain Thomas Matthews. In Original Sin, Captain Aaron Spencer (Patrick Dempsey) leads Miami Metro's homicide division, and he's largely taken over Matthews' role from the original show. Matthews was shown several times to be a long-time friend of Harry Morgan (Christian Slater), and it was implied that he acted as captain for years while Harry was around. Spencer fits both of those descriptions, as he was Harry's captain in narcotics back in the 1970s. It would be one thing to replace a character, but Matthews proved to be too important to do so.

Luckily, it looks like Original Sin already has a plan to introduce Captain Matthews to the show. Since Aaron Spencer is Original Sin's kidnapper, Dexter is almost certainly going to put him on his kill table in the near future. Once Spencer is dead, Miami Metro is going to need a new captain, and Matthews may prove to be his replacement. There would, however, still be the issue of finding a way to create a long and historied friendship between Matthews and Harry, but Original Sin would at least have a chance to solve that problem after it introduces him.

8 James Doakes

Played By: Erik King

Original Sin has changed the timeline of Dexter's early life considerably, which has made it hard to determine who could or couldn't be at Miami Metro already in 1991. While Dexter did frequently reference the fact that James Doakes was serving on a special forces squad before he became a homicide detective, there's no reason Original Sin couldn't have shifted his history around. Original Sin could have even included a scene showing Doakes' first days at Miami Metro, just as it did with Maria LaGuerta (Christina Milian).

Unlike other characters on this list, there's still a chance that James Doakes actually could the cast of Dexter: Original Sin. Since Bobby Watt (Reno Wilson) was recently shot in Original Sin episode 8, there will soon be an opening for a new detective at Miami Metro. Based on how many episodes remain in Original Sin season 1, the prequel show may let Doakes replace Bobby as a special introduction for the series finale. There's currently no word on Original Sin season 2, but if it does happen, Doakes' introduction would be the perfect setup.

7 Juan Ryness

Played By: Unknown

One of Dexter's most important victims was a man named Juan Ryness. Juan was either a pimp or a drug dealer, and he was actually one of the six kills Original Sin should have included, as he was directly shown to be one of Dexter's victims while Harry was still alive. In fact, Juan Ryness was the last victim Dexter took before Harry Morgan killed himself, and it was largely the reason for his suicide. Ryness had killed Harry's partner, Davey Sanchez, and Harry walked in on Dexter in the process of butchering Ryness' body.

Ryness had killed Harry's partner, Davey Sanchez, and Harry walked in on Dexter in the process of butchering Ryness' body.

Dexter deduced that Harry couldn't handle the reality that he turned his son into a monster, and overdosed on his heart medication as a result. Ryness is arguably the most important kill Dexter made as a young adult, but Original Sin seems to have already replaced him. After Original Sin revealed Aaron Spencer is the kidnapper, it seems that he'll be the kill that leads Harry to suicide, not Ryness. Spencer inadvertently got Harry's partner, Bobby Watt (Reno Wilson) shot in Original Sin, which was the same reason Dexter killed Juan Ryness in the original show.

6 Davey Sanchez

Played By: Unseen

Juan Ryness isn't the only part of Original Sin episode 8, and it looks like the prequel show is setting him up to die, and for his killer to be the cause of Harry's suicide.

Since he's been so thoroughly replaced by Bobby Watt, Davey Sanchez's absence doesn't really detract from Original Sin. Even if the show had used Davey instead of Bobby, really the only thing that would have changed is his name. Bobby is still Harry's beloved partner and friend, he's still going to die, and his death will have the same effect Davey's did. Aside from the name, Davey essentially is in Dexter: Original Sin. That does, however, call into question why the prequel show would bother to change only Davey's name, but it's too soon to tell if there's some bigger reason for the change.

5 Dr. Evelyn Vogel

Played By: Charlotte Rampling

One of the only characters Original Sin has outright ignored without leaving much room to introduce them in the future is Dr. Evelyn Vogel. Dr. Vogel was introduced in Dexter season 8 as a psychiatrist who worked with Harry Morgan to develop the Code of Harry and harness Dexter's "dark enger" as a force for justice. Because she worked with Harry to mold Dexter throughout his youth, Vogel should have already made an appearance in Original Sin. There's an entire videotape in Dexter season 8 of Harry confiding in Vogel just after Dexter's third kill, which simply didn't happen in Original Sin.

It's not entirely clear why Original Sin has cut Dr. Vogel, but there is quite a bit of room for speculation. Dexter season 8 and Vogel were both criticized by fans for weakening Harry's moral grayness and taking away some of the blame he bore for turning Dexter into a serial killer. Original Sin may have simply wanted to make Harry's story and moral dilemma more compelling, and it had to leave Vogel out to do so. Additionally, Clyde Phillips is the showrunner of Original Sin, and since he wasn't involved in Dexter season 8, he may just not be interested in shoehorning in someone else's creation.

4 Francis

Played By: Tasia Sherel

One of the more overlooked of the Miami Metro family, Francis, could have made an appearance in Original Sin. Francis was Miami Metro's record keeper who, curiously, worked in the basement of the building instead of the records room Camilla Figg worked in. It's not entirely clear when Francis began working for Miami Metro, but since she was working at the same time as Camilla in Dexter season 2, it's reasonable to assume her position would be open in 1991. Depending on her age, Francis may have even started working around the same time as Dexter did.

In Dexter, Francis' main function as a character was as a workaround for Camilla, who was personal friends with Harry and helped him keep his secrets out of Miami Metro's records.

Despite the fact Francis could have conceivably made an appearance in Original Sin, it's not a very big deal that she's been left out. In Dexter, Francis' main function as a character was as a workaround for Camilla, who was personal friends with Harry and helped him keep his secrets out of Miami Metro's records. Original Sin has no need for someone who can access files Camilla would have guarded, as Deb and Dexter didn't even begin investigating their father's dirty secrets until over a decade later. With Camilla in the cast, Francis would have been somewhat redundant.

3 Hannah McKay

Played By: Yvonne Strahovski

Hannah McKay, Dexter's eventual girlfriend and foster mother of Harrison, could have made a cameo appearance in Original Sin. Hannah and Dexter obviously couldn't have met in the prequel show, as they had their first encounter in Dexter season 7, but the former still could have been included. Hannah famously went on a joyride murder spree with her lover when she was 15 years old, and she spent a fair amount of time in a juvenile facility for her involvement. The timeline is a bit iffy, but since Original Sin has already made significant chronological changes, Hannah's murders could have taken place in 1991.

At most, Hannah could have been referenced in live coverage of a standoff or high-speed chase at the end of her murder spree.

Of course, to keep their first meeting intact, Original Sin wouldn't have been able to do much with Hannah McKay. At most, Hannah could have been referenced in live coverage of a standoff or high-speed chase at the end of her murder spree. Anything more than that, like having Dexter involved in the blood spatter analysis of one of Hannah's murders, would risk creating a massive plot hole in the original Dexter. All in all, a brief reference like that probably wouldn't have been worth it in Original Sin.

2 Unnamed Drug Dealer

Played By: Unseen

Another one of Dexter's victims who has been completely rewritten is the unnamed drug dealer he took as his third victim. In Dexter season 8, during a meeting with Dr. Vogel, Harry Morgan mentioned that Dexter had recently killed his third victim. He described the victim as a drug dealer who had also robbed and killed two college students, but he didn't give a name. Original Sin has already depicted Dexter's third kill in extreme detail, but his victim was Levi Reed (Jeff Daniel Philips), not an unnamed drug dealer.

Once again, the fact that Original Sin doesn't include the unnamed drug dealer isn't a major deficit. He was only important enough to be mentioned in ing in Dexter season 8, so there likely isn't anyone who was dying to learn more about him. That being said, it is odd that Original Sin would so blatantly disregard Dexter season 8 and not even attempt to make Levi Reed fit Harry's description. It wouldn't have been difficult to write Levi Reed as a murderous drug dealer, yet the show chose to make a fairly significant retcon anyway.

1 Joey Quinn

Played By: Desmond Harrington

The last Dexter character who could have appeared in Original Sin is Joey Quinn. Quinn ed the original show's cast in Dexter season 3, after Doakes' death, and the show gave a bit of backstory to explain his sudden arrival. As Dexter explained, before he transferred to homicide, Quinn was a narcotics officer at Miami Metro. The timeline is, again, a bit fuzzy and may require some changes, but since Original Sin has been focusing so heavily on the cartels and the drug trade, Quinn easily could have appeared. Quinn could have given some information about the Los Tigres cartel or even helped raid their safehouse.

If he had been included in Original Sin, Joey Quinn probably would have been a minor character, rather than a member of the show's main roster like Batista or LaGuerta. Luckily for fans of Quinn, he has a much better chance of appearing in the sequel show Dexter: Resurrection. Quinn was still alive at the end of the original Dexter, which means he could easily Batista and Angela in hunting down Dexter years after he slipped through his fingers. If that ends up happening, some of the Dexter characters missing from Dexter: Original Sin won't be as missed.

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  Dexter is a television series following Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter analyst for Miami Metro Police who secretly leads a dual life as a vigilante serial killer. Released in 2006, the show focuses on Dexter's internal conflict as he hunts down criminals who elude justice within the legal system.

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