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Dexter Finale

With the break up of the show's two biggest stars in real life....things could get real interesting on the set....off camera.
 
I actually think Archie's idea of moving Dexter to a new city would be a good way to keep things fresh. The supporting cast is getting boring. Most of them are flat-out unlikeable. In a way, it's too bad they didn't get divorced early on in the season -- the writers could have used the Lumen thing to trigger a move, or they could have actually been badass and had Deb pull back that plastic sheet. I was actually surprised they didn't -- the Dexter writers usually try to go for the unexpected event, and that Deb tension has been hovering there for a long time.

In any event, I enjoyed this season a great deal; it felt heavily like a Burke novel, which is a good thing. (That's Vachss, not James Lee, for those of you who like crime novels.) I liked Lumen.

Next season really needs to pit Dexter and Deb against each other. It's time, for so many reasons...
 
Chad Feldheimer said:
The finale was disappointing.

Plot holes that I didn't get:
A) How did Quinn get cleared in Liddy's murder? The blood on his shoe was not the only evidence against him (fingerprints, checked out equipment in his name, phone records to Liddy). Did they just blame it on Jordan?
B) How did Dexter just happen to hide a 10 inch knife out of Jordan's view and not hurt himself after Jordan ties him up and then kicks him down the stairs.
C) How did Deb solve the barrel girls case if Jordan was still "missing"? I guess they assumed it was Jordan because that place was the same place in the videos of the gang rapes? Not explained very well and then wouldn't they investigate who is knocking off the rapists/killers rather than just calling it solved?
D) What ever happened with the Trinity investigation? I guess they just gave up on that for no apparent reason?
E) The stolen car Dexter wrecks... whatever happened with that? Surely they had to find that.
F) Deb's bullet from when she fires the warning shot at Dexter & Lumen.... Nothing?
G) Not really a plot hole but kind of dumb is how Lumen just leaves at the end with really as no big deal. 2 minutes to clear it up. Where did she go? Did she go back to her family?

Dexter is usually better at cleaning up the loose ends. But the end of this season seemed rushed and incomplete. It was a very good season until the end.
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I agree with all of this.
 
NYC would be a great setting for Dexter. They could almost go in a whole new direction with him there.


I was reading an article about how that some of the original writers were not there for this season. I did think the writing did feel a bit "off". It seemed less dark and a lot more "cheesy" lines and scenes.
 
Was it me, or was Vince missing a lot this season too...hes a funny guy he should be in it more.

I really like the idea of moving somewhere else...unfortunately if he does Deb is going with him.
 
Liddy was my favorite character this season, I'd say the show peaked at about episode 9-10. Than the finale sucked because Liddy was dead! OK that wasn't the only reason. As Chad said too many Plot holes that didn't make sense.
 
This show is very entertaining but awfully dumb when it comes down to it. Chad pointed out many a reason and I'll add one more for the show in general. Security cameras. You're telling me that at every one of Dexter's murder scenes over the year, there's never been a security camera that's gotten footage of him at the scene or in the process of killing a person. Just flat out dumb. We're in the 21st century. But I guess that warehouse where the two dudes were found dead together doesn't care for security cameras. Or the hotel where Jordan's one henchman kicked in the adjacent door, and began kickin' the crap out of Lumen. I guess they don't have security on the floor or anywhere else in the hotel. Stupid.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
This show is very entertaining but awfully dumb when it comes down to it. Chad pointed out many a reason and I'll add one more for the show in general. Security cameras. You're telling me that at every one of Dexter's murder scenes over the year, there's never been a security camera that's gotten footage of him at the scene or in the process of killing a person. Just flat out dumb. We're in the 21st century. But I guess that warehouse where the two dudes were found dead together doesn't care for security cameras. Or the hotel where Jordan's one henchman kicked in the adjacent door, and began kickin' the crap out of Lumen. I guess they don't have security on the floor or anywhere else in the hotel. Stupid.
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One other thought was wouldn't Liddy have some more backup copies of the surveillance of Lumen & Dexter in his apt/house? I mean he was trying to get his career back with that stuff. Wouldn't the homicide check his apt immediately for clues and perhaps stumble upon what he was working on (totally possible he might have not had that stuff out in the open in his apt but somewhere).

They could have gotten around the plot holes. None of them were really too dumb to explain but that's just it they didn't bother explaining them at all.
 
Chad Feldheimer said:
They could have gotten around the plot holes. None of them were really too dumb to explain but that's just it they didn't bother explaining them at all.
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Agreed with your original plot holes, and this.

Hated Lumen this season, and finished the finale with a "huh... wat?" kinda feeling.
 
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