Talk:Dexter Morgan/@comment-76.125.74.14-20111031024543/@comment-1405841-20111031033726

The show specifically makes note of the murders happening on October 3rd, 1973. If Dexter was 38, that means he would have been born the VERY same year. Dexter later states the year when questioning Camilla Figg, asking why no where in the reports was there mention of a 3 year old boy.

HOWEVER, you DO bring up an excellent point on the mere fact about the high school reunion. According to Dexter's age stated in Season 1 (at the time of the murders, then add the fact that it's 2006 during the Ice Truck Killer investigation), his reunion should have been MUCH earlier. 86', 87' makes a lot more sense than 91'. I know I myself graduated at the age of 18, but a lot of people I know were 17 upon graduation.

@ Rusecue, I have the first Dexter novel so I'll go ahead and check the date of the massacre. Funny thing is I never finished reading it ;>_> for shame that I haven't, I skimmed through looking for dates. Apparently Dexter doesn't even find out about the Massacre until Biney tells him the story. He does however say that Dexter was three at the time and Brian was four, so there's already a year difference missing between the show (which has Brian at two years older than his brother) and the books. Like you said before, if Dexter was born before October 3rd then being born in 1970 makes more sense than 1969, even with rounding it'd still be a little off (say his birthday was in December so he was still three at the time, even though he'd turn four that same year).

It would have been a pretty big mess up from Season One if the date they slung all over the season as 1973 is in fact meant to be 76...or it could just be a very strong inconsistency in the new writing for Season 6. His actual high school reunion, the 20 year one, should have been back in Season 1 or Two. If anything, this would be closer to his 25th reunion. Though everything about the high school says "Class of 91"...nice find Wikia contributor.

Edit: Alright, 71. 70 or 71, I really wish they would just confirm a damn year. I mean yes, if Dexter's birthday was October 4th then he'd be three the next day so why not. EITHER WAY THE HIGH SCHOOL REUNION EFFS EVERYTHING UP! Dexter was no dummy, we all know that so graduating at 21-23 just does not make sense for his character. Unless he was trying to look like the ultimate slacker...and I doubt that sincerely, Harry probably wouldn't have been too fond of that in the slightest.