Why was Dexter Morgan so rarely clean shaven?
Seems Dexter is shown with a five o'clock shadow (the beginning of a beard that shows up late in the afternoon on the face of a man who has not shaved since morning) most of the time.
I imagined there was symbolism in the decision to have him that way.
If that is true, I am curious to know what is the intention of this creative decision? Was there any explanation of why he is so rarely clean shaven?
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In an interview on the Scientific American podcast (at approx. 27.5 minutes) Michael C. Hall said he was clean shaven everyday working on Six Feet Under for years, and he was tired of shaving. He sold the idea of Dexter having stubble to the producers by saying "there is nothing Dexter hates more than to draw his own blood."
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There are many thoughts on why this could be the case. The most frequently discussed is that the intro is not actually one morning, but a representation of Dexter's morning routine with scenes taken from individual days. With this in mind, Dexter does not necessarily shave every day.
The other thoughts on this is that the opening montage never actually shows Dexter shaving his cheeks, maybe he's making sure he doesn't have a neck beard but keeps the rest as stubble...
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