Ep 1. Cold Snap

Dexter: New Blood season 1 episode 1, named Cold Snap, begins with Dexter Morgan, played by Michael C. Hall, living under a new identity as Jim Lindsay in the small town of Iron Lake, New York. Dexter works as a salesman at a hunting and fishing store, and his only confidante is his girlfriend, Angela, played by Julia Jones.

The episode starts with Dexter going on a hunting trip with his new friend and co-worker, Matt, played by Clancy Brown. They have a conversation about a recent murder that occurred in the small town. While on the hunting trip, Dexter's instincts start to kick in, and he feels the urge to kill his prey, but he tries to control his impulses.

Later in the episode, a trucker named Kurt Caldwell, played by Clancy Brown, enters the store and Dexter recognizes him as the man who killed a young woman, whose body was recently found frozen. Dexter becomes curious about Kurt and starts investigating him.

Meanwhile, Dexter's teenage son, Harrison, played by Jack Alcott, arrives in town unexpectedly, and Dexter is surprised and uneasy about his presence. Harrison is angry and resentful towards his father, who abandoned him when he was a child, and gives him a hard time about his new life in Iron Lake.

As the episode progresses, the relationship between Dexter and Harrison becomes more strained, and Dexter starts to address some of his past mistakes as a father.

The episode culminates with a tense confrontation between Dexter and Kurt Caldwell, where Dexter’s true nature as a serial killer is exposed. The meeting sets off a chain reaction of events that threaten to expose Dexter's identity and unravel his peaceful life in Iron Lake.

Overall, Cold Snap is a thrilling, suspenseful episode that sets the stage for a new chapter in the Dexter story. It explores the complexities of Dexter's character as he tries to navigate a new life and confront his past at the same time. The episode introduces new characters and a new setting, but it still maintains the dark, gritty tone of the original show, promising fans more of the same edge-of-your-seat excitement that made Dexter such a hit in the first place.