The eighth and final season of dexter premiered on june 30, 20. How the series finale of dexter was brilliant and why it sucked. I had fallen out of love with the showtime drama a few years back, feeling that the series was too afraid to change its status quo to remain interesting. Dexter is at its best when dex is scrambling to survive and season 2 felt like a potential final season storyline very early in the shows run. This season started off strong, then took a turn for the worse. Dexter producers explain finale, defend final season.
The first two seasons had focus problems so variable that my eyeballs felt sucked from my head. In my opinion the writers recklessly ruined the finale, making dexter forever unlikable as a character. Hall answers tons of fan questions on reddit the worst thing a fan said to me is that the finale of dexter sucked. Dexter sunshine and frosty swirl tv episode 2012 imdb.
In season 3, dexter was on his way to becoming more rounded as a human being, but there was still a big learning curve ahead of him. Both the thematic potential of dexter s newfound family and the parallels with his old family. Season 4 of dexter is one of the best out of the whole 8 season run. Like the premiere, dexter season 7s second episode, sunshine and frosty swirl, picks up where we left off. The buildup and crushing rejection of dexter s entire growth as a character for eight seasons. Dexter, following behind, uses this moment to quickly reveal some of the rules his dark passenger follows. Despite knowing hes being baited into a trap, dexter risks everything to make sure he doesnt fall into the same mistake again. Hall while struggling to cover up their involvement with the murder. How the series finale of dexter was brilliant and why it. After finishing the last episode of season 4 i was left with many emotions mostly being shock and sorrow. So i watched the dexter finale the other day, like every other fan who had desperately held on after years and years of continuous disappointment, and discovered that i should have probably quit back in. In the first piece of casting for the shows upcoming seventh season, dexter has tapped rome actor ray stevenson to join the ensemble in a major recurring role, tvline has learned exclusively. That season 6 ending however was done incredibly well and everyone was excited to see what season 7 would bring.
And he brings such a genuine sense of joy, and play to his work, working with him on the 4th season of dexter is one of the collaborative highlights of my career. Nicknamed the psychopath whisperer, she claims to have structured the code for him alongside harry. Dexter is pretty widely known as the worst tv series finale of all time, and michael c. The season follows dexter morgan, who is forced to deal with his past when he comes across dr. All others, proceed remember when deb falling in love with dexter seemed like the worst choice she could possibly make. Before i started watching it i had heard that it was best to stop watching after season 4, and a lot of my friends agreed that it went downhill, but i personally dont see anything wrong with season 5 and what ive seen of. After witnessing her brother kill, debra jennifer carpenter attempts to reconcile with dexter michael c. But, when judging a final season of a tv show, we have to ask ourselves. Reacting to dexters response to her serial killer question, deb races out of dexters apartment to throw up outside. The majority of people on twitter last night, hated the ending of dexter. To me, what started the shitshow that ended in season 8 was actually a single offcharacter choice in season 7 of debra not calling the police on him.
Travis marshall aka the doomsday killer is a character in season six of showtimes series dexter he committed biblicalthemed murders and worked at the miami cultural center as a conservator in papers and bindings for paintings, artifacts, etc. Being a huge dexter fan i was tuned into the finale much like everyone else did last night. For those of you who didnt catch the series final episode sunday night and well put the requisite spoiler alert here. There is a season 8 so obviously dexter still carries on killing people and getting away with it. Here is a synopsis of what happened in the episode.
The premiere episode of season 7 featured a flashback to debra and dexters childhood. The sixth season of dexter premiered on october 2, 2011 on the television cable network showtime, and consisted of 12 episodes. With maria laguerta, hector estrada and hannah mckay all out for blood, how did the serial killer with a code fare. If you have yet to watch dexters season finale, avert your eyes. On april 24, it was confirmed that ray stevenson would guest star in the upcoming season 7, and he would play the head of a ukrainian crime syndicate who arrives in miami determined to find out who killed one of his associates. Season 3 dexter helps family friend camilla kill herself as she is dying of cancer. Based on the final scene of season 6, this doesnt exactly come as a surprise. While the trinity killer may have ultimately forced dexters hand by killing his thenwife rita, this is the first time that dexter has concluded with so familiar characters involved in a single, shocking event, beautifully setting things up for dexter season 8, the. As laguerta closes in on dexter s secret, dexter struggles to protect himself, debra and the life hes built. The official dexter sucks now and has gone downhill.
The penultimate season of dexter is a good one, exploring the relationship between dexter and deb far more deeply. Were 9 episodes in and none of the major cast have died nor do they suspect dexter. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Why i will never get over that horrendous final season of. Deb learns the hard way how difficult it is to keep dexters secret. Imagine you are discussing your favorite show dexter on rdexter during the hiatus between season 7 and 8 and you are speculating what could happen. Before the season started, you said the core idea behind this finale has been in the works for years.
The big one in the season finale, dexters situation grows desperate when he discovers that lumens been set up. When a local convict claims he has new information regarding a 15yearold crime spree, miami metro sets out to unearth new evidence on the case. Set your dvrs now, or, if you have directv and can only see two weeks of. Did the dexter finale really suck, or do we just hate tv. Besides one of the stupidest kills in dexters history the airport kill in the middle of the day i have two words for you. Laguerta gets closer to pinning the bay harbor butcher killings on dexter.
Still, i was optimistic that this final hour would be a redemption of sorts, a fitting end to the story of dexter morgan and his sister. In the seventh season finale, dexter visits hannah in prison, and she admits to poisoning debra. Dexter has been up and down for a while, but nothing could have prepared us for a finale that bad. Dexter season 7 episode 2 sunshine and frosty swirl a 15year old case plays a key role on this episode of dexter, while deb tries to cure dexter of his dark passengers. My initial reaction to the finale went from tears, to confusion, and then to an epiphany with a smirk on my face. After watching the season 7 finale i had the thought that it seemed like perhaps the writers were expecting to end the show there, recording deb.
Its hard to fully process ones feelings about the end of a television series thats lasted as long as dexter has. But the challenges facing our favorite serial killer will not simply come in. I have now watched all 7 series of dexter and am obviously a fan. Season 1 miami metro thinks they have the ice truck killer, but dexter finds out its the wrong guy.
Watch all 12 dexter episodes from season 7,view pictures, get episode information and more. She would not react that way, she would trust the institution she devoted her life to, period. Season 4 season finale would not play on our dvd player in the living room, the bedroom, the kitchen, the car, or my childs fisher price dvd player it. However, my reaction was different than the majority of people on twitter. There are lots of twists and turns in season 7 and most of the time i did not predict what would happen next. Dexter is done, all thats necessary now is to dispose of all the plastic sheeting, and send the shows lifeless body to the deep six. On why season seven of dexter is thus far a failure. Another funny thing to think about, when considering season 3. Dexter comes clean to deb and finds true love with a fellow serial killer.
The dexter season 7 finale may not be the most shocking episode the series has seen, however it certainly is the most propound. Evelyn vogel, an expert on psychiatry who returns to miami. The 3 most common complaints about how dexter ended. Did the dexter finale really suck, or do we just hate tv show endings.
Im watching through dexter for the first time, and im nearly finished season 6. Hannah later manages to escape custody with a little help from arlene. Season 5 of sons of anarchy starts on september 8th, while season 7 of dexter starts on september 30th. Meanwhile, laguerta tries to bring dexter to justice, and confronts debra with a surveillance video implicating her in travis marshalls death. Season 2 lila, believed to be just eccentric, turns out to be positively insane as she burns down her apartment to keep dexter from leaving her.