In the season one finale, dexter follows the clues left for him by the ice truck killer in an effort to rescue his kidnapped loved one, while ritas ex tries to convince her that dexter is too. This season has been in a steep nosedive for so long, it wasnt like dexter was going to right its course in its final hour. The series finale was the best dexter episode in years. Throughout its eightseason run on showtime, dexter has always been about death, so its only natural that the shows sept. Dexter producer john goldwyn says that showtime wouldnt let the writers kill off dexter in the finale. Through seasons 58 dexter slowly began to realise that whatever he does ends up in harming someone, whether purposely or not. A flabby, flaccid, manipulative, horrible cop out of an ending uproxx music. After what has been a slow, boring final season, dexters season finale delivered drama and excitement not found in other episodes this season. The episode, which originally aired on september 22, 20, was written by scott buck and manny coto, and directed by steve shill. If you have yet to watch dexters season finale, avert your eyes. But i thought my expectations were low enough that, while the finale would disappoint me given that dexter started off with so much promise, it wouldnt stun me. With so few episodes to go now, when im watching dexter, my concentration is.
Season 8 premieres sunday june 30th, at 9pm only on showtime. Throughout season 8 there has never been a sense of closure for one of the most loved tv series of all time, and this episode follows. Dexter had been running on creative fumes the past few seasons, and sunday nights series finale despite its emotional flourishes merely underscored that this was a series well. After eight seasons and a legion of devoted fans, dexters series finale was bound to draw mixed reactions. The shows writers convened during february and march 2009 to brainstorm ideas for the fourth season, and filming was scheduled to begin in june 2009. Dexter finished its eightseason run tonight with a series finale that is certain to rankle. Though the finale was completely shocking and unexpected, it will live in our minds for weeks to come. The ending was perfect if you followed the story that was in the background.
While breaking bad finished with an incredible finale that tied up all loose ends providing viewers with a sense of closure showtimes dexter ended the series. The eighth and final season of dexter premiered on june 30, 20. On may 27, 2009, showtime announced that john lithgow would guest star in all 12 episodes as miamis latest and deadliest serial. The final season is the last season of the showtime series dexter. The fifth season of dexter premiered on september 26, 2010, and consisted of 12 episodes. Ive been a huge fan of dexter throughout all eight seasons. With largely pisspoor new characters, killers and plot development, dexter spiraled downward into a. The finale of dexter has aired and we say goodbye sniff to our favorite characters.
Dexter series finale branded lamest ending in recent tv. This season also deals with a new serial killer in miami who removes pieces of the victims brains, and with debra, who is trying to deal with what she has done in the past season. While there are no solid plans for dexter season 9, it feels somewhat inevitable. Read at your own risk by far the most likely one floating around. The trouble is that dexter has grown and changed and wants more than mere survival. So was the series finale remember the monsters a satisfying conclusion to a season that has skidded off. The season focuses on how dexter comes to terms with the aftermath of the season 4 finale, stopping a group of serial rapists and avoiding a corrupt cop who learns his deadly secret. Meanwhile, miami metro investigates the murder of a man whos had pieces of his brain removed. Dexter recap season 7 episode 12 finale surprise motherfucker.
The series finale met a mixed and polarized response, although. The season is tied directly to season seven, with each season covering a part of one large arc. Based on jeff lindsays novels darkly dreaming dexter and dearly devoted dexter this crime thriller follows dexter. The eighth and final season of dexter was an abomination marring a oncerespectable tv series. It is the 12th episode of the eighth season, and the 96th episode of the series overall. 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. The dexter finale leaves billy feeling depressed, but not because the shows now finished for good.
Before season 8, this was the season that was looked at as the most wheelspinning, stalling run of episodes the show had ever produced. Season 8 has been anticlimatic all season but i was still pulling for an amazing ending which never came. Dexter has been up and down for a while, but nothing could have prepared us for a finale that bad. This story contains spoilers from sundays season seven finale of dexter. The dexter series finale is the dumbest thing youll ever see. Season eight premiered on 30 june 20, which is the first season to do so as all other. The final season of dexter will be one of the most anticipated endings to a television series of all time, and already we are getting comments about what could happen in the dexter season 8. Dexter ending explained and alternate ending revealed. The season follows dexter morgan, who is forced to deal with his past when he comes across dr.
Watch the finale before reading, spoilers abound rating3 well folks, dexter is officially over. I have seen that season 8 will be the final season and i think thats probably the right call. Before the season started, you said the core idea behind this finale has been in the works for years. Harrison is got his little monkey from the box and tells dexter he wants some oreos. Hall is still managing life as a dad, brother and serial killer. Angel, who appears to want the season to end as badly as i do, seems to just say fuk it that will do as an excuse and lets dexter go without taking a statement or questioning him in any way. Six months after laguertas death, dexter michael c. Harrison has a rolling panda suitcase that my sisters boyfriend would absolutely love. Nicknamed the psychopath whisperer, she claims to have structured the code for him alongside harry. Dexter season 8 will of course be the final season, and with september 15 earmarked as the date for the dexter season 8 finale, weve gotten word of. Showrunner scott buck stands by his ending, saying. Showrunner scott buck did a bunch of postfinale interviews where he stated that dexter having to live with all the damage hed done was a bigger punishment than him dying. Watch season 8 of dexter on, where you can stream episodes of your favorite original series, movies, documentaries, boxing matches, standup comedy, and more. Here is a synopsis of what happened in the episode.
Dexter and debra now have a bond deeper than the affection they share as. We appreciate the sentiment, but when you take into account the sad state of the entire final season of dexter, and the finales series of events. This season focuses more on winding everything down with the story lines, filling some holes in the history of dexter and how things came to be with him, and of course building up to the ending. After eight seasons of blood and fun, showtimes dexter ended sunday night on a. Granted, there was no way for remember the monsters to be good. This final season seemed to be headed in a great direction, and then everything they did didnt even really seem to matter in the end.
The series closes with a surprisingly lovely, bold, and moving hour. Elsewhere, deb takes a job as a private investigator, and masuka learns that he has a daughter. Despite later seasons disappointing many, the character himself still has a big fanbase. Its hard to fully process ones feelings about the end of a television series thats lasted as long as dexter has. On october 21, 2008, showtime commissioned a fourth and fifth season of dexter, each consisting of 12 episodes. Not even with season 8, but since after season 4, you took dexter and who he was, cut it into pieces, wrapped it. September marked the end for two of the most popular dramas on television. Evelyn vogel, an expert on psychiatry who returns to miami. So was the series finale remember the monsters a satisfying conclusion to a season that has skidded off the rails, or does it end in the same haphazard fashion. I was excited for the end, but ultimately, i was really disappointed with what they gave us.
Season 2 was probably my overall favorite, dokes and his interactions with dexter really made it great. He couldnt allow harrison to grow up to become another dexter. All others, proceed remember when deb falling in love with dexter seemed like the worst choice she could possibly make. All season eight episodes can end without a true wtf moment, and here it followed the death of daniel. Dexter is becoming more reflective and more human but it is messing up harrys code, his plan for survival.
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