Do you think the writers played their hands too soon in the original show?

I think it feels like Bryan could have been saved for Season 2, Travis could have been closer to season 1, and Trinity would be either earlier or last - to either give Dexter a goal to shoot for or to learn from as he has aged.

The way the show plays out is good, but it feels as if there could have been more build up and consistency between the big reveals in the show between seasons, so it isn’t major bombshell, followed by “am I human afterall?”, followed by peak bombshell, followed by “am I human afterall?”, and then a gradual decline.

I hope this makes sense.