Dexter now lives in the fictional small town of Iron Lake, New York, hiding his identity under the name of Jim Lindsay, a local shopkeeper and having suppressed his killing urges.
Also, Harrison avoids a potential school shooting but Dexter is suspicious of his story, wondering if his son was involved in starting the attack.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.460 million household viewers and gained a 0.06 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Dexter (Michael C. Hall) talks with Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), questioning why Kurt (Clancy Brown) lied about Matt's state.
At school, Harrison (Jack Alcott) listens to an episode of Molly Park's (Jamie Chung) podcast, "Merry Fucking Kill," where she talks about Arthur Mitchell/Trinity Killer.
In November 2021, it was announced that the fourth episode of the revived series would be titled "H Is for Hero", and was directed by Sanford Bookstaver and written by supervising producer Tony Saltzman.
"[3] In its original American broadcast, "H Is for Hero" was seen by an estimated 0.460 million household viewers and gained a 0.06 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "'H is for Hero' transformed Harrison into a much more interesting, and potentially dangerous, addition to Dexter's life.
It raised a lot of questions and presented us with a potential endgame for the series that not only feels like an awesome 'full circle' arc, but also one that makes for a great companion for the first four seasons.
Club gave the episode an "A−" grade and wrote, "The reintroduction of Harrison puts New Blood in a position the Dexter franchise hasn't been in since the first season.
It's perfectly set up to explore the central theme of whether a monster, with proper care and feeding, can be assimilated into society and at what cost.
A confrontation between Dexter and Harrison feels imminent, but I'm also intrigued by how characters like Molly and Edward Olsen will fit in the grand scheme of things.