Disappointing Season; Honest Assesment (with no big spoilers)
This is an honest review for the person who is actually considering buying season 8 and has presumably seen one or more previous seasons. (no one starts on the final season, do they?) With a couple minor exceptions, I won't spoil anything.
It seems many of the other reviews have taken issue with the plot; love it or hate it. I'm here to tell you, it's irrelevant. Why? An implausible or unrealistic plot will always be trumped by character development. If the characters are believable, likeable, captivating, and have chemistry with one another, the show will be fun to watch, irrespective of the plot. Imagine this for a plot line: "Protagonist serial killer rescues stepsister after she falls in love with doctor who is also a serial killer and protagonist's brother." Plausible? Not a chance. But it doesn't matter- everyone agrees, season 1 was one of the most enjoyable to watch. It was all because of the characters. Great characters make the story captivating regardless of how...
IT'S REALLY HARD TO END REMARKABLE SHOWS
Yes, unfortunately it happened. "Dexter" came to an end. I've seen every one of the ninety-six episodes of the show (some of them several times, my personal favorite being episode #84) and I don't think it's fair to say that Season 8 was weak. It wasn't as strong as Seasons 1-4 or as Season 7 but we were introduced to some interesting, compelling characters (Dr. Vogel, for example) and to unexpected turns in the story. For me, Season 8 started falling appart in episode 94: The conclusion of the show was really disappointing. When I finished watching the last episode I realized that maybe it's just too hard to end a remarkable show with a bang. Look what happened at the conclusion of "Seinfeld" back in 1998. I have been imagining different scenarios for the ending of "Dexter" and I haven't been able to come up with one that I would have found completely satisfying (I always envisioned Dexter being killed on the last episode.) All I can say is that "Dexter" was indeed a remarkable...
From Walking in Full Sunlight...
...to drowning in pure darkness.
It's been six months since Debra murdered LaGuerta to save his brother. While Dexter is living the high life, free from all clouds of suspicion, Debra has quit the force and is now working as a bounty hunter.
Dexter's concluding words in the last season, "We all make up our own rules" takes centre stage.
With the one constant relationship, the one unconditional support in his life gone, Dexter's tenuous grip on familial support is gone. Dexter must step up to the plate lest his sister go off the deep end in more ways than a few.
The dark secrets behind Harry's Code are revealed. Dexter is fleshed out in profound, minute detail.
Perhaps the strongest component of this powerful finale are the sheer quantity of challenging moral dilemmas the characters and viewers are confronted with. Without spoiling anything, I'll simply finish by saying that there is more here than in a thousand introductory ethics...
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