Dexter should’ve stayed dead

To make it clear to “Dexter” fans right off the bat, I have watched and enjoyed, to some degree, every iteration of the franchise: the original series which started in 2006, “Dexter: New Blood,” “Dexter: Original Sin,” “Someone’s in the Kitchen With Dexter.” And there was a time within those many years when I would have agreed, without hesitation, that its namesake was the best thing about it, but that is just no longer the case.

The entire premise of “Dexter: Resurrection” backs the franchise...