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Erick Estrada · 09-26-2013, 07:33 AM

I think people are being overly hard on the ending but the writers didn't do themselves any favours here. The final season seemed like a collaboration of too many cooks in the kitchen like they couldn't agree how the show should end and eventually were rushed into a conclusion. I thought the last episode had some very strong parts such at Deb and Dexter's moments together as well as Hannah and Harrison becoming family. I also liked how Dexter faded back into his darkness rather than went happily ever after. Thought it was fitting that the show ended on a bit of a downer note given the subject matter and the fact that the main character is in fact a bad person.

The negatives were that the whole Masuka and daughter story line never went anywhere. Outside of her being cute and getting to see her tits it was a pointless storyline. I know even the best shows like Breaking Bad have hightly unlikely events but pulling the plug on a hospital patient and then just carting her out of the hospital? I know they only had 60 minutes to work with but surely they could have thought of something better. The whole season was just different because Dexter wasn't the Dexter we had become used to and the overly contrived plot got overly messy without enough time to tie up all the loose ends.

Overall it's good that the show ended as like many other good shows it outlasted it's welcome but it's also a little sad in that the show has become my fall Sunday night ritual beginning with the same familiar but excellent introduction of Dexter getting ready in the morning followed some pretty good characters and entertainment over the years. Yeah it didn't end well but when it was good it was some of the best TV I have seen in a long time as there's never been anything remotely close to the premises of a serial killer being the main character/anti-hero. When's the last time so many people liked and rallied behind a character that was essentially a very bad person? It didn't end that well but it was a really good run and I will miss it.

09-26-2013, 07:33 AM	#2013
Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	I think people are being overly hard on the ending but the writers didn't do themselves any favours here. The final season seemed like a collaboration of too many cooks in the kitchen like they couldn't agree how the show should end and eventually were rushed into a conclusion. I thought the last episode had some very strong parts such at Deb and Dexter's moments together as well as Hannah and Harrison becoming family. I also liked how Dexter faded back into his darkness rather than went happily ever after. Thought it was fitting that the show ended on a bit of a downer note given the subject matter and the fact that the main character is in fact a bad person. The negatives were that the whole Masuka and daughter story line never went anywhere. Outside of her being cute and getting to see her tits it was a pointless storyline. I know even the best shows like Breaking Bad have hightly unlikely events but pulling the plug on a hospital patient and then just carting her out of the hospital? I know they only had 60 minutes to work with but surely they could have thought of something better. The whole season was just different because Dexter wasn't the Dexter we had become used to and the overly contrived plot got overly messy without enough time to tie up all the loose ends. Overall it's good that the show ended as like many other good shows it outlasted it's welcome but it's also a little sad in that the show has become my fall Sunday night ritual beginning with the same familiar but excellent introduction of Dexter getting ready in the morning followed some pretty good characters and entertainment over the years. Yeah it didn't end well but when it was good it was some of the best TV I have seen in a long time as there's never been anything remotely close to the premises of a serial killer being the main character/anti-hero. When's the last time so many people liked and rallied behind a character that was essentially a very bad person? It didn't end that well but it was a really good run and I will miss it. Last edited by Erick Estrada; 09-26-2013 at 07:35 AM.