Don't read if you haven't watched it yet.....
I wanted to see what some of the thoughts were on Dexter's finale. I'm not one to really tear apart finales. I actually like the Sopranos finale so if that helps with perspective. I was very underwhelmed with Dexter's finale. I thought the writers made some poor decisions by have Deb's death off-screen. I did not like how quickly Dexter on a whim decides he doesn't want to kill anymore. I liked Dexter taking Deb out to water to place her as his last victim. However, I don't know if u just toss a loved in the water with out weights when she could've had an honorable police funeral. I did make a joke about Dex heading out to the Hurricane in his boat to my wife as a goofy ending so I was a little taken out of that scene. Also, with this series taking place over 5-7 yrs this was the first mention of a hurricane or a scene with a hurricane as the back drop that I can recall. A little too convenient. Another annoyance was the fact that Hannah did nothing to hide her appearance and was totally sticking out in her designer dresses.
Overall, I thought the last season was pretty solid but the finale seemed out of place and disjointed.
Likes:
Quinn realizing Dexter was holding back all this time after the kill on camera. That was good nod
Brain Surgeon killer's smugness and creepy eyes
Harry's disappearance for the last episode
Elway not succeeding in capturing Hannah
Dislikes:
Deb's offscreen death
Lumberjack Dexter
Dumping of Deb's body in the ocean
Dexter killing the brain surgeon on video
Hurricane as the crutch
Dexter's parenting skills
No mention of Rita
I'm looking to see what others are thinking about this episode or season. More importantly, I'm really looking forward to the Breaking Bad finale this weekend.