Dexter (Season 8)

[JayBee74]

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Lem from The Shield.

Kenny Johnson (Lem) has a lot of charisma. I wish he had a steadier gig, because I've liked him in everything he's been in, even this rather generic law enforcement role on Dexter. His tussles with Tig on SOA were classic. His final scene with Shane in The Shield was epic.

[Ed26]

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i just want this show to end.

[JayBee74]

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i just want this show to end.

Yeah, I'm trying to stay optimistic, but I found myself daydreaming during much of this episode. Hannah's return was tolerable, but her staying was intolerable. That's only one criticism.

I'm looking more forward to how they wrap this up then the journey to get there.

[BlueNGold]

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i just want this show to end.

I've been going back through from the beginning and it was kind of bittersweet seeing season 2 thinking that was what this season could have been.

Speaking of which, I used to always rank season 1 ahead of 2 (with 4 being the best) but I'm starting to think season 2 was better than the first.

[DrJones]

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I've been going back through from the beginning and it was kind of bittersweet seeing season 2 thinking that was what this season could have been.

Speaking of which, I used to always rank season 1 ahead of 2 (with 4 being the best) but I'm starting to think season 2 was better than the first.

2 was my favourite season. I miss Doakes.

My season ranking:

2
1
4

7

3
5

8 (subject to change)

6

[BlueNGold]

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1, 2 and 4 are definitely the top tier. 7 is arguably in there as well. This is the must watch/defining seasons tier.

I'm about to re-watch 3 this week. I remember it not being as bad as everyone likes to say but it's definitely in the second tier of seasons. 5 and possibly 8 are in there as well. I'd consider this the watchable but skippable tier. Of course these final episodes of 8 will determine where it falls into.

And then 6 is in the third tier by itself, aka the it's probably best you just skip this season tier.

[LakerFan56]

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If I were to rate the seasons I would rate them 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5 with 8 being the worst (I skipped season 6). I liked Jimmy Smits's character a lot, even more than Lithgow's. The show has gotten more stale because they use the same plot devices over and over again, like Dexter getting an ally or potential ally, but then that ally turning on him. This season, I think most of us knew Dr. Vogel was going to turn on Dexter at some point.

[JayBee74]

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Dexter and Ray Donavan are off this week. Labor Day marathons for both:

DexRay Marathons

[ps3veron]

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Kenny Johnson (Lem) has a lot of charisma. I wish he had a steadier gig, because I've liked him in everything he's been in, even this rather generic law enforcement role on Dexter. His tussles with Tig on SOA were classic. His final scene with Shane in The Shield was epic.

Do you guys remember him from Pensacola back in the day? He played Burner. Good to see him back but this season really is a snore fest!

[XxJustAguessxX]

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Great episode.

[BlueNGold]

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Great episode.

For this season, maybe. For the show overall? Terrible.

What pisses me off is all these random characters that were literally just introduced this season are such key pieces to Dexter's final puzzle so to speak. Daniel, Elway, Vogel, U.S. Marshal guy whose name I'm forgetting, etc.

What was even the point of LaGuerta's death when there's been almost literally no fallout from it? Why not give all these side characters that have been on the show for every (or nearly every) season something significant to actually do instead of throwing together some bull**** side stories that amount to just about nothing?

The Dexter fan in me keeps holding out hope that this is all going to be worth it, but at this point I think it's just about time to admit that they blew it. And they blew it ****ing horribly.

[LakerFan56]

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For this season, maybe. For the show overall? Terrible.

What pisses me off is all these random characters that were literally just introduced this season are such key pieces to Dexter's final puzzle so to speak. Daniel, Elway, Vogel, U.S. Marshal guy whose name I'm forgetting, etc.

What was even the point of LaGuerta's death when there's been almost literally no fallout from it? Why not give all these side characters that have been on the show for every (or nearly every) season something significant to actually do instead of throwing together some bull**** side stories that amount to just about nothing?

The Dexter fan in me keeps holding out hope that this is all going to be worth it, but at this point I think it's just about time to admit that they blew it. And they blew it ****ing horribly.

I completely agree. The problem with Dexter the last few seasons is that they go through characters too quickly and the pay off isn't really there. Like when Zack died, it didn't have the impact I felt it should. Whereas on Breaking Bad, when someone dies it feels like a much bigger deal. Then there's always some arbitrary villain thrown in. Dexter does give the characters who been there throughout the series these side plots but they feel like filler. I would have tuned out this season if this weren't the last season.

[BlueNGold]

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Not an actual show spoiler, just a funny made-up series ending.

Spoiler

[HealyMonster]

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For this season, maybe. For the show overall? Terrible.

What pisses me off is all these random characters that were literally just introduced this season are such key pieces to Dexter's final puzzle so to speak. Daniel, Elway, Vogel, U.S. Marshal guy whose name I'm forgetting, etc.

What was even the point of LaGuerta's death when there's been almost literally no fallout from it? Why not give all these side characters that have been on the show for every (or nearly every) season something significant to actually do instead of throwing together some bull**** side stories that amount to just about nothing?

The Dexter fan in me keeps holding out hope that this is all going to be worth it, but at this point I think it's just about time to admit that they blew it. And they blew it ****ing horribly.

Spoliered just in case

Spoiler

My things is, there is what, 2 episodes left? In my opinion, most of the show has surrounded "Dexter not getting caught"
A majority of the story lines have revolved around someone getting suspicious, and Dexter making it out 1 step ahead of them.

You would think that the show would somehow have a grand finale of this idea. OK, they dont seem to be going that route, in fact, Dexter hasnt really killed many people this season, what 2 right? He takes on a protege, who gets killed, heck, we only just found out who his "nemesis" is, and really shots have just been fired this last episode when dude killed Vogul.

So the ending of the show seems to boil down to Dexter getting revenge for Vogul, and more or less this "going to argentina" with hanna thing that popped up out of the blue halfway through the season. The deb/dexter thing, wrapped up quickly.

I just dont get a sense that there is a culmination of Dexter going on, and it feels like its just another season, and there may be some incident that happens in the last 10 minutes of the finale that ices the show, but it would most likely be forced.

IDK, just thoughts, ive never been "really into" Dexter, and I just recently got pink eye and have been couched for a few days so I caught up, if that hadn't happened I wouldn't be current, but it just feels like the payoff for watching the show for so long won't be worth it.

[BlueNGold]

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Spoliered just in case

Spoiler

My things is, there is what, 2 episodes left? In my opinion, most of the show has surrounded "Dexter not getting caught"
A majority of the story lines have revolved around someone getting suspicious, and Dexter making it out 1 step ahead of them.

You would think that the show would somehow have a grand finale of this idea. OK, they dont seem to be going that route, in fact, Dexter hasnt really killed many people this season, what 2 right? He takes on a protege, who gets killed, heck, we only just found out who his "nemesis" is, and really shots have just been fired this last episode when dude killed Vogul.

So the ending of the show seems to boil down to Dexter getting revenge for Vogul, and more or less this "going to argentina" with hanna thing that popped up out of the blue halfway through the season. The deb/dexter thing, wrapped up quickly.

I just dont get a sense that there is a culmination of Dexter going on, and it feels like its just another season, and there may be some incident that happens in the last 10 minutes of the finale that ices the show, but it would most likely be forced.

IDK, just thoughts, ive never been "really into" Dexter, and I just recently got pink eye and have been couched for a few days so I caught up, if that hadn't happened I wouldn't be current, but it just feels like the payoff for watching the show for so long won't be worth it.

Dexter and Hannah going to Argentina was something they talked about last season, so that's one thing that actually didn't just suddenly develop this season.

Here's what Michael C. Hall has said about the finale:

“I don’t think the ending will leave any huge questions in the air like The Sopranos did in terms of ‘What was the next frame?’ or ‘Where are we headed?’” he said. “There will be some interpretation left for people to debate about…There will be a pretty broad spectrum in the response: Some people will be satisfied, some people will wish it had gone down differently, some people will be both of those things.”

Another thing the actor mentioned was that perhaps the second season – namely the “Hunt for the Bay Harbor Butcher” storyline – raised the stakes a bit too much; something that many of us felt back when we watched it. that it had a “final season” feeling to it. “We definitely spent a good amount of storytelling capital in that second season,” he said. “The second season starts, and bloop! The bodies surface! But yeah, that’s something that could’ve happened later in the game.”