Dexter & Hannah’s Relationship Timeline

A look back at how the relationship between Dexter Morgan and Hannah McKay developed on Dexter. All episodes are now streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime.
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He's smart, he's good looking, and he's got a great sense of humor. He's Dexter Morgan, everyone's favorite serial killer. As a Miami forensics expert, he spends his days solving crimes, and nights committing them. But Dexter lives by a strict code of honor that is both his saving grace and lifelong burden. Torn between his deadly compulsion and his desire for true happiness, Dexter is a man in profound conflict with the world and himself. Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall stars in the hit SHOWTIME Original Series.
Starring: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King, Lauren Vélez, David Zayas, James Remar, C. S. Lee, Desmond Harrington, Aimee Garcia, & Geoff Pierson
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[@KoH4711]

Never understood how the writers justified having so many people being able to walk freely around the detective / forensic departments. It's more like a cafe than a police station.

[@johnjordan6736]

You’re watching a series about a serial killer with a social conscience and you’re worried about realism..🤡🤡🤡

[@JohnWall-lj1mx]

@@johnjordan6736Dexter doesn’t have a conscience tho he only goes after killers because Harry brainwashed him into doing exactly that + less risk since nobody is gonna miss them enough to look into them going missing

[@bluepower1177]

Bro it’s the teenage hangout. Were you guys NOT just walking around the police station to kill time?! 😂😂

[@captaincake4331]

I envy anyone who gets to watch Dexter for the first time. It's such a thrill!

[@stilesstilinski9640]

never watched this show maybe you're right.

[@irfaddafri8217]

yeah just skip last episode of the series... they absolutely destroyed a legacy with that episode

[@ralph-im-a-star-wars-wiggum]

Yes to this. I love this show. And the previous comment is absolutely correct. Either have Deb take him out or have the suicide be final. The series ended when it ended.

[@emilezoulette882]

it's such a fuckin' bore you mean, right ?

[@gauravgaur47]

I freaking know, right 😂😂😂 its a bliss tbh

[@wycliffe_ndiba]

I guess the sentiment has lasted for years. People REALLY didn't like her but I loved Yvonne's character SO MUCH. She was the calm of Dexter's stormy seas

[@Sniperboy5551]

I don’t know if I love her because of Chuck (another awesome show) or because she’s a gorgeous, talented actress. Probably both.

[@rixen8226]

@@Sniperboy5551 i do coz she is beautiful and has a really attractive voice and she really had an amazing chemistry with dex

[@tayinap4269]

I liked her a lot and she did a great job. I thought she was perfect for Dexter even more than Rita because he could be his total self with her.

[@joeyj5924]

I agree. I loved the chemistry.

[@toyotatim2521]

@@Sniperboy5551 Defo Chuck for me

[@Dom__x]

The only girl right for Dex. Loved her.

[@moonlit85]

No he didn't. New Blood tore that idea apart.

[@Sniperboy5551]

I agree, plus I just love Yvonne Strahovski

[@nathanjohnson3668]

New blood didn’t tear it up. It reinforced it. It was the only girl dex could be his true self with.

[@moonlit85]

@@nathanjohnson3668 no because in New Blood it revealed he didn't love Hannah.

[@michaelsieger9133]

The unrepentant murderer?

[@damonestephens8722]

She would have been a great captain marvel.

[@richardeicholtz4868]

Didn't realize how much Hannah hate there was. I loved her. IMO they were perfect for each other.

[@91bajaka]

To the point. One of the best ever chemistry seen on Netflix

[@sondrajackson7166]

I hated the ending of Dexter, I really wanted them to build a life together with the children.

[@wittyroark]

YVONNE looks absolutely stunning... irrespective of the role she plays.

[@davem3789]

Dexter got some decent looking women for being a serial killer.

[@uu99ful]

Agree 👍

[@Sniperboy5551]

TV show Ted Bundy, I guess. The good looking, smooth talking are the ones to be careful about.

[@albertwells8767]

Autistic rizz

[@daisylavender5275]

Well, he's a hot tamale himself. ❤🥰😍

[@jackchop1576]

This one's a serial killer just like he is.

[@ReviewsWithAL_]

Literally just started watching the show again, can't help it, so good!

[@casey475]

If only Dex driving into the hurricane was the end of it

[@user-kr7cx5sv4h]

They first kiss was so dramatic!

[@ahmedxkhan]

Keep it coming!!!!

[@NOL1FEK1NG]

She is gorgeous!

[@zaiohellgren9266]

gosh there wass so much more to te serie than what i could remember

[@MUsicplusSExisMUSE]

I loved their relationship and that he was able to love. He evolved. That was necessary, he couldn't be his older self for the next 30years. (If he deserved it is arguably)

[@moonlit85]

Clearly you haven't watched New Blood. The writing is horrendous.

[@MUsicplusSExisMUSE]

Of course I have. But I was speaking of this era a decade ago

[@moonlit85]

@@MUsicplusSExisMUSE I would be inclined to agree with you but the writers retconned the love he felt for Hannah away. They also removed the fact that Hannah taught him that the dark passenger was bullshit. It was a way to shift responsibility of his actions to an uncontrollable monster inside him. Yet here we are in New Blood, obsessed with his dark passenger. And also "I never really felt love, real love, until now."

[@andilea-mab4199]

Am I the only person who liked Hannah? I thought they were a perfect fit because Rita would have left Dexter if she knew

[@grovehoLP]

I had no idea about the hate either, I loved S7 and S8 mainly because she was so well written.

[@XX-qf5zj]

Ppl say she was a psychopath and even Evelyn thought so. But Evelyn was an effn hack like all her kin. In reality, she was a wild and impressionable girl who did evil things and didn’t see a way out when she realized she didn’t want the bad boy life after all like a lot of girls see. Due to her upbringing she is a sweet but selfish and manipulative woman. However, she doesn’t stay that way. She really starts to care for Dexter even more than herself and Dexter in turn begins to care for her and (already) his son more than himself and because he sees himself as an absolute destructive force leaves them together so they can survive and not go down with him. That was the magic. There is not a show like Dexter out there.

[@Stoicdexter]

I didn’t like her at all I was waiting for her to die

[@jackchop1576]

I liked her a lot.

[@nil7208]

Oh poor chuck!

[@surgesc8476]

Talking about he's a great actress playing the character as Sara Walker in Chuck

[@brutalhonesty5138]

Dexter really knows how to show a girl a good time!

[@erdicoskun5018]

Fix Dexter New Blood ending please

[@williamarcor251]

Dude, why do you keep posting this on every Dexter video? It what it is, it's not going to change, best to accept it and move on.

[@Redsdelight]

Dexter New Blood Ending was the fixing. Lol

[@ahmedxkhan]

Bahahhha dude u r funny

[@padzzz9377]

Privileged millenial didn’t like the ending😩😩 «Mommy! I need a hug!»😭😭😭😭

[@aerond7881]

Yvonne Strahovski is a really good actress but Hannah McKay was a poorly written character. And to be honest Dexter wasn't a better character at this point of the show. The cold serial killer simping over another serial killer (who tried to kill his sister) because she's a cute blondie, is a nonsense and whoever came with this idea destroyed the character

[@smooches358]

What season is this? I think I've seen S1 and S2 years ago, can't even remember anymore

[@iaf010]

She was perfect for Dexter. Its too bad Dexter and her character didnt have more episodes.

[@CroshVine]

I love them

[@dracolichens2607]

I really loved Dexter & Hannah i dont know why

[@realeyesrealizerealies]

@3:45 what a power move :D

[@jecmeister]

Chuck

[@Jack1986ZE]

Miranda Lawson is beautiful

[@user-ks2wr3gd2y]

Hannah is a very kind woman in Deutschland,the mother of Dexter

[@realMoMoPuFF]

They should have stopped with Lumen. Hannah was just a heartless psycho...

[@shadowvasya]

Don't fuck around

[@daisylavender5275]

Lumen was useless. 😂

[@realMoMoPuFF]

@@daisylavender5275 Why?

[@realMoMoPuFF]

@@shadowvasya What?

[@ghostlyblaze7793]

9:40 “I wanna take you out” “On a date?” “(Not what I meant but) that’ll work”

[@JoyAmin666]

he was in love with her from the 1st sight

[@codylowe1683]

I can't believe she cheated on Chuck with a serial killer

[@felipegrigio6606]

Dexter really dropped the ball by leaving her in Argentina with his kid. Awful ending. Never liked Hannah though.

[@Cayden-85]

Didn’t agree with the not liking Hannah part she was the best dexter girl

[@felipegrigio6606]

@@Cayden-85 Yeah, I am not saying she was bad herself, I do think she was the best girl for Dexter. I just don't like her (it's not hate), she doesn't "click" with me. Never found myself rooting for or against her. Edit: typo

[@anthonyfernandez82]

He should've been adopted by Batista

[@felipegrigio6606]

@@anthonyfernandez82 Damn right

[@Cayden-85]

@@felipegrigio6606 oh ok

[@braskevful5760]

I love the actress, but this timeline helped me realize how dumb and lunatic the whole plot with Hannah really was. Two people who kills for their own gain cant be in loving relationship especially after they both betrayed each other already in season 7. If they stayed together, it would be a blood bath, Even more stupid that he left his son with her after she tried to kill his sister. Even Lumen story was more believable than this...

[@iainreed9424]

Perhaps, but neither had a history of wise life choices.

[@braskevful5760]

@@iainreed9424 yea but at the ending the show wants us to kinda pity Dexter for sacrificing this bright future with Hannah, this dream life in Argentina but it would be a nightmare. He didnt sacrifice anything, just ran away from his son, his responsibility as a father.

[@beerussama7093]

Dexter 👿: “I wanna take you out…” Hannah: “On a date?” Dexter 😈: “That’ll work…”

[@Pro24zach]

I just realized why Desi Lydek gives me the creeps on TDS

[@Romial34]

Hannah was great, but I wonder what a future with Lila would have looked like.

[@adrianbredell1446]

She didn’t like children

[@Romial34]

@@adrianbredell1446 This was before Harrison and Rita though.

[@Dtibs82]

Thats YOUR story 😏 huh And.. Your stickin to it.. haah

[@RobertRectenwald-jw3bo]

Hannah or Lumen? I'm actually gonna vote Lumen. For Harrison.

[@neostar63]

They went to the effort of putting together this 30 min compilation, but couldn’t even give us a series finale that wasn’t garbage lol

[@brett7551]

That much xanax in water would be SO BITTER, she would have tasted it. Alprazolam is xanax.

[@kimanireid6111]

10:27 - 12:23 I watching whichever episode this scene is from all by myself then relatives started watching as well then the s*x scene came on and made things awkward on my end.

[@boomer2095]

I didn’t remember her character on the show right away, but she has got her American accent down tight. .

[@Guitarzan8]

Yvonne is one of just a few stunning actresses to me. Her shot without makeup at 21:00 is incredible beauty.

[@thesimulation9651]

Thats light make up not no make up

[@mericakbaba973]

Hannah might be the most beatiful girl in the world

[@johnhw4709]

maybe it’s just me but i was never a fan of hannah

[@bryangaydos6628]

Just you i think

[@Craigalicioususa]

I hated Hannah.... Lumen was soo much better for Dex. Hannah was manipulative to Dex constantly.

[@johnhw4709]

@@Craigalicioususa honestly couldn’t bring myself to like her after she killed that guy by poisoning him with his pen and trying to kill debra.

[@Craigalicioususa]

@johnhw4709 agreed...she was horrible to Dex she was just bad

[@lordfafa2476]

​@@CraigalicioususaWell, both were manipulating Dexter, But simply hannah was a worst person, starting with she being a serial killer of inocent people

[@m_christine1070]

Why didnt he join them?

[@LMGAries]

28:09

[@91bajaka]

Hannah’s pragmatic character, coupled with her true and selfless love, reminded me of the high family standards women in the US used to hold dear up until recently. Despite her morally ambiguous actions, driven by the need to defend herself, her dedication to family remains admirable. In this day and age, with the notion of family being torn apart, femininity under siege, her character may seem a vintage relic fading into oblivion to some, while to others, it embodies a beacon of hope. So it’s something definitely worth revisiting, rewatching and rethinking. Btw, one of the best ever chemistry seen on Netflix.

[@MsRuneGirl]

Hanna’s character doesn’t care about defending family for the sake of family. She doesn’t care about family values or traditionalism. She cares about her own security and happiness. To her, that means protecting her loved ones and ‘family’, but if her happiness was involved with another value or ideal, that ideal would be the ideal she protects. The ideal itself isn’t what she values but the pleasure and happiness she gains from it. Family is just a means to an end for her. She could just as easily tear a family down if it means preserving her own. Her femininity is also a weapon that she uses with full conscious self-awareness of the power she holds over other people. It’s a tool, nothing more. Dexter and Hanna are both characters written to suffer from a form of ASPD. As someone who intimately knows people who are clinically diagnosed with this disorder, I can tell you firsthand that it has absolutely nothing to do with family. Psychopaths are pragmatic, yes, but it’s all self-interested, the gratification of fulfilling their desires. If that means embodying an ideal, then that is what they will do, but not for the purpose of upholding high family standards or for the sake of gender politics. They wouldn’t concern themselves with something so pointless. Instead, it’s to fulfill and preserve their own wants and needs.

[@91bajaka]

​@@MsRuneGirl Thank you for sharing such nuanced, thought-provoking feedback and incisive analysis. I’ve learnt quite a bit from you. As someone unfamiliar with ASPD firsthand, your perspective on how it manifests in Hanna's behavior is genuinely valuable. Your observations per se regarding Hanna's prioritization of her own security and happiness, coupled with her strategic use of femininity, offer a compelling interpretation. I particularly appreciate your clarification that the pragmatism associated with ASPD is driven by self-interest. E.g. that family is a means to an end for Hanna, rather than an inherent value, aligns perfectly with your point about psychopaths prioritizing self-gratification over societal ideals. This distinction adds a crucial layer to the discussion. I appreciate you taking the time to share this!

[@perasima6533]

How I met your mother v2

[@Stoicdexter]

I really loved season 7 but Hannah was what ruined this season for me and there was no reason for her return in the next season so what’s the point of having her on the run just to come back while still being hunted down by the police I think season 7 would’ve been like the previous first 4 seasons if Hannah wasn’t in it the whole point of Dexter is that he’s a stoic and apathetic person not a guy who gets in every relationship every season besides s6 that’s what really made me mad and the fact he left his son in the care of someone who just tried to kill his sister and him they then got Dexter weirdly gaining feelings for her which I didn’t like also I missed when Dexter was just a emotionless character who didn’t care about anything really except for his prey and the hunt that’s what made Dexter so relatable as a character and he’s always so awkward and introverted but in s7-s8 they ruin the whole point of what makes Dexter such a really realistic and relatable character with giving Dexter feelings bullshit I wish the writers for s1-s4 stayed

[@JayredwaveFJB]

I wished Hanna was Dexter’s wife and mother of Harrison. Who never got killed by trinity. We didn’t need Rita she was a useless annoying character. Her 2 kids were even worse specifically the daughter after she turned 13 and was given the answer. To all of humanity most asked questions. But she didn’t want to give up any of the answers (spoiled little brat) Imagine a show with Hanna and dexters wife. The dynamic that would have had with Deb Then is they never killed of doakes. Dex would have had a permanent inside enemy at work. Could have been a crazier show than it was

[@ralph-im-a-star-wars-wiggum]

16:02 oh no! Michael c hall with a continuity error! I wonder if it was him or the script. Anyways I did not like Hannah in general. But I did understand the role she played in Dexter’s story. I guess I’ll call her a necessary evil. Like bilbo when he saw the ring in Rivendell and got all gollum over it. He, like Hannah, are what it looks like when you lose control. When desire goes too far. A reminder of why it’s so important to stay on task And I know. Y’all gonna pull Boromir out yo ass. But he came in clutch and redeemed himself. And for two halflings! And not even important ones! Amazing.

[@Sniperboy5551]

40% alprazolam? Alprazolam tablets are only like… 5% alprazolam and 95% binders.

[@thejesscen]

The weird Deb being in love with Dexter plot line >>> Hannah

[@sarahg2733]

She was annoying and how could Dexter leave his child with her. He should have left him with his granparents and siblings. Plus they ruined the ending to both Dexter shows.

[@gauravgaur47]

Both dexter shows ?? What do you mean by both ? Are there two ?? Dexter tv series ?

[@timliebhauser]

@@gauravgaur47Dude, Dexter New Blood came out 3 years ago. Come on

[@viseshseernam39]

sadly they edited the sex scene

[@claudiafelix3275]

Essa Rana estragou a série, muito chata as cenas com ela

[@bdawg5855]

Hannah:❌ Lumen:✅

[@user-xl1cz1br3e]

FIx your show!!! Worst ending ever

[@ReviewsWithAL_]

Agreed, both of them are!

[@weilacadda9361]

@@ReviewsWithAL_ new blood ending is even worse than the one we had....so sad

[@ReviewsWithAL_]

@@weilacadda9361 Really is. Wanted to see it carry on with Dexter and Harrison would have been good to see it go a few seasons

[@padzzz9377]

Oh no! Did they contact you and said they were sorry? Poor lil thing. It’s the least you deserve😉🤦🏻‍♂️

[@user-xl1cz1br3e]

@padzzz9377 bro i just wanted an early comment, cause i saw the vid 5 seconds after it came out

[@MWLA2]

Strongest season, finale was awful

[@v47gaming59]

Whenever hannah came in show it always became boring..

[@GuitarGuy057]

I paused this during the ad so it wouldn't get my view just so I could say "there's still time to delete this shit".

[@anthonyfernandez82]

She ruins these seasons for me tbh

[@googguy7773]

not just you, i love season 7, but her storyline was boring

[@v47gaming59]

Worst character Hannah. Totally boring .

[@SARANEEDYOURHELP3]

The only character who actually has the potential to separate DExter from Debra !

[@primus4895]

dont cry for views plz