Dexter was always a show that had plenty of plot holes, but it was usually so entertaining that it was pretty easy to ignore them. This last season was so boring though that it was hard to overlook the issues. What was the point of Masuka's daughter? Why role did the Captain play in the series? They made it seem like he may know more about Dexter then the others did by having him protect Dexter, and talking about his past with Harry. Then he protects Zach Hamilton and his family. Surely he's not just an idiot who keeps accidentally protecting serial killers, is he? Apparantely he was since nothing else ever happened with that storyline.
I also liked how Dexter murders Saxton, a guy he would have motive to kill, and then his detective buddies tell him not to worry about the investigation and to have fun on his trip. It's not like he's been accused of being a murderer before, right?
Anyways, as others said, Dexter had about 4-5 seasons of great material, but it was stretched out too long and had a crappy ending. They never should have had the final conflict of the series happen with Saxon, a guy who appeared in about 6 episodes. The series should have wrapped up near the LaGuerta part. That would have felt much more like an end to the series, with the threat of Dexter being caught being the main theme.
In the end it just seemed like they never really had a plan on how to end the show. They used the same script of Dexter vs another killer every season until people got bored, and then they just ended it.
Dexter went from being a show I would tell people is a must-watch, to being one that I'm not even sure I'd recommend at all.
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