Here is a synopsis of what happened in the episode. Lost, which premiered 15 years ago today 22 september, has the most misunderstood of all time. Evelyn vogel, an expert on psychiatry who returns to miami. Some fans clearly hoped for a humdinger final season dexter pitted against a serial killer spectacularly to eclipse all those encountered before. The majority of people on twitter last night, hated the ending of dexter. 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.
For a long time dating back to the third season, ive wondered whether dexter was actually a good show. Why dexters finale is the worst of all time screen rant. In the very last scene of the series, dexter wakes up, phillips explained. Beck elizabeth lail, the object of joes penn badgley obsession. Dexter season 4 finale spoilers and photos season 4. The humanization of dexter has been something we have been waiting for since the fifth season. The season follows dexter morgan, who is forced to deal with his past when he comes across dr. For those of you who didnt catch the series final episode sunday night and well put the requisite spoiler alert here. Nicknamed the psychopath whisperer, she claims to have structured the code for him alongside harry. Instead all is far more subdued, far more personal. The popular crime and mystery show aired its last episode over six years ago. The series finale was the best dexter episode in years. Dexter, showtimes popular tv series, has an infamous finale.
Next season, they pretty much have to go down, and that will be fascinating to watch. Showrunner scott buck stands by his ending, saying. In other ways, the book and tv series are very different, tho i guess its not out of the realm of possibility that some of the book twists will appear in the tv series one in particular id say is inevitable but not till. When deborah died, dexter dropped his plans of spending the rest of his life with hannah and harrison for the much more logical idea of driving his boat into the eye of a hurricane about to hit miami. A bad final season or a terrible ending will hurt game of thrones artistic merits, and it will lower its standing in the pantheon of great television show, but it wont destroy its legacy. Did the dexter finale really suck, or do we just hate tv. Its not the most original ending, in theory, as many fans suspected that. Its hard to imagine dexter and deb getting out of next season as a happygolucky sibling vigilante team. Sep 23, 20 but a fan gripe was the season had dexter dispatching new threats like in a typical season rather than a sense of that the show was arcing toward a finale with dexs world unraveling. Once the actual episode began, we were immediately taken. Dexter ending explained and alternate ending revealed. Hall shares his thoughts on that dexter finale, addresses fan theory posted on monday, december 8th, 2014 by angie han we already know what all of you thought of that dexter finale. Dexter finished its eightseason run tonight with a series finale that is.
Hall, a forensic technician specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis for the fictional miami metro police department, who leads a secret parallel life as a vigilante serial killer, hunting down. Dexters alternate ending would have killed dexter screen rant. Remember how, after last season ended, everyone had so many theories about the final run. Dexter is pretty widely known as the worst tv series finale of all time, and michael c.
The first season of dexter is an adaptation of jeff lindsays first novel in a series of the same name, darkly dreaming dexter. Sister debra is alarmingly in free fall after recent events, dexter desperately striving to bring her back to normality. Dexter s final episode wasnt that bad, but it came close. The eighth and final season of dexter premiered on june 30, 20. We felt like we were earning our way toward that ending all season long. After what has been a slow, boring final season, dexter s season finale delivered drama and excitement not found in. Dec 04, 2014 the eighth and final season of dexter was an abomination marring a oncerespectable tv series. Jan 07, 20 the countdown to dexters endgame has begun. Jul 14, 2015 the eighth and final novel in the dexter series, dexter is dead, now in bookstores, picks up from the end of the previous book, with the titular vigilante serial killer under arrest and facing a. Deb needs an urgent rare organ transplant to survive. So did dexter fans, who, witnessing this showtime drama end in a heap, were subjected to the lamest series finale since seinfeld. Many believed the series was past its prime, but fans stuck with it. This whole final season has been shot through with the sense that dexter is not as smart as he seems, and that is a betrayal of the character we spent seven seasons getting to. This caused a lot of people to scratch their heads on why.
A something crazy is going to happen and b we have no idea what that crazy thing is. Two weeks after james gandolfinis death and at the start of a summer that will see the series finales of dexter and breaking bad, it feels like a tv era is coming to an end. By the end of season eight, fans were begging for the show to end. Dexter had mentioned to jaimie when handing off harrison that he had to work on a crime scene for deb. Dexter producers explain finale, defend final season. The showtime thriller will introduce two major recurring characters in its upcoming eighth and likely final season and both could spell trouble. The internet came up with the perfect ending to dexter. But watching both final season, i found myself dissapointed with dexter and absolutely floored with breaking bad. Dexter will wind up getting killed on his own table. The 3 most common complaints about how dexter ended. Ive been a huge fan of dexter throughout all eight seasons.
So i think deb mustve dropped by dexters after talking to her therapist. However, my reaction was different than the majority of people on twitter. Its been well over a year since showtimes hit series dexter aired its final episode, and some fans are still upset with the shows controversial ending. Jul 22, 20 the tea leaves throughout the season have been pointing to the death of dexter in the finale, and this theory meshes with that. When coming out in full force for the final veep season premiere, the consensus among the cast and writers seemed to be that the ending was one that selina, certainly, and all the characters deserved. Deb asked dex earlier in the episode to do a final forensic sweep of the church. Dexters series finale almost took an alternate route where dexter, the. Set in miami, the series centers on dexter morgan michael c. Hall is finally opening up about dexters universallypanned series finale, and he feels your pain. But by the end of dexter, his story is far more complicated. Do not read on if you havent seen the season 8 premiere of dexter, titled a beautiful day.
The presumed understanding is that they had to scramble to partially rewrite season 8 then rush through the filming and editing process. The dexter star discusses that finale, a dexter fan theory, and his new stanley. The darkly dreaming dexter lays to rest once and for all in a bitterly disappointing final season that is so hesitant to punish its antihero for his misdeeds. Dexters relationship with lumen could have played the same role as hannahs relationship in the last two seasons. I was excited for the end, but ultimately, i was really disappointed with what they gave us. Why game of thrones final season was always destined to fail. According to the shows own mythology, theyve crossed a line. The ending of the season, as far as joe and beck are concerned, was telegraphed from the beginning. Rethinking the ending to dexter spoilers the season finale of dexter had him abandoning his exwife and kid, and becoming a lumberjack. Watch all of s1 before reading the first book in the series darkly dreaming dexter since it spoils some of the s1 twists. Bbs final season is possibly the best final season of any show i have seen.
Additionally, no one would be shocked if, at the end of that fifth season, we had seen debra discover dexters secret. The eighth and final novel in the dexter series, dexter is dead, now in bookstores, picks up from the end of the previous book, with the titular vigilante serial killer under arrest and facing a. This is one of the things that weighs heaviest on dexter, and it was one of the main themes of the series finale. Sep, 20 remember how, after last season ended, everyone had so many theories about the final run. This season aired from october 1, 2006 to december 17, 2006, and follows dexters investigation of the ice truck killer. Theory what if dexters ending was intentionally terrible. With largely pisspoor new characters, killers and plot development, dexter spiraled downward into a. The writers managed to tie up everything and nothing all at once.
Subsequent seasons have featured original storylines. September marked the end for two of the most popular dramas on television. Theres been speculation about dexter ending for awhile but this is the first time. For its final season, weiss and benioffs assistant gursimran sandhu was promoted to staff writer, while vanessa taylor was the shows sole female producer when she. Mar 05, 20 theres been speculation about dexter ending for awhile but this is the first time. Hall as dexter morgan in dexter season 8, episode 12. Being a huge dexter fan i was tuned into the finale much like everyone else did last night. Dec, 2009 check out some spoilers and photos of the season 4 finale of dexter the getaway season 4 episode 12 that aired this sunday december 2009 at 9pm on showtime. Dexter is pretty widely known as the worst tv series finale of all. Why game of thrones final season was always destined to. Dexter, the twisted tale of a serial killer with a moral code, was a massive ratings hit for showtime.
Dexter is an american crime drama mystery television series that aired on showtime from october 1, 2006, to september 22, 20. Upon its airing in 2010, the divisive twoparter sent a large sector of disappointed fans away with. Some story lines, like masukas relationship with his daughter and. Given what dexter had been through, hall explained, and his. Like a bad ending can completely ruin an otherwise good film or book, a tv shows final episode can leave such a bad taste in ones mouth that it can change ones perspective on the entire. Dexter began its final season sunday night as the tv landscape found itself at an antihero crossroads. Introduced in the first episode, dexter, this serial killer targets prostitutes and leaves.
My initial reaction to the finale went from tears, to confusion, and then to an epiphany with a smirk on my face. After what has been a slow, boring final season, dexter s season. As harry warned dexter, laguerta didnt even come close to fitting the code. Dexter might have left behind a trail of blood and body parts, as the character observes in the finale, but tvwise, the series cast a long shadow. The first season of lifetimes stalker drama you ended in the way that the story completely telegraphed from the start. Dexter series finale major spoilers posted by darkufo at july 19, 20 22 comments cancelled shows. One word unfair it was an unfair, abrupt end to a series so well written. Freddy kreugers disturbing backstory finally explained duration. The 10 most disappointing tv finales, according to angry fans. The internet came up with the perfect ending to dexter uproxx. Would a bad final season change game of thrones legacy. Dexter season 4 finale spoilers and photos season 4 episode.
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