Netflixs dark family drama bloodline comes to an end with john kyle chandler facing the son of his older brother danny ben mendelsohn, whom john killed back in the shows first season. Last nights dexter series finale made us so angry we almost threw. As the closing scene faded from my television screen, my reaction wasnt. Yes, the last truly great season of this weird and uneven show was. When asked how he reacted when he read the final scene, in which dexter. The eighth and final season of dexter was an abomination marring a once respectable. When coming out in full force for the final veep season premiere, the consensus among the cast and writers seemed to be that the ending was one that selina, certainly, and all the characters deserved. At least on shows like lost and dexter that took a crap on their viewers in the end, bellisario wasnt working toward a finale. Dexter ending explained and alternate ending revealed.
After eight seasons and a legion of devoted fans, dexter s series finale was bound to draw mixed reactions. There are few shows that suffer from as much controversy as showtimes dexter when it comes to the series finale. Why dexters finale is the worst of all time screen rant. The last episode of quantum leap that aired mirror image. Dexter producers explain finale, defend final season. Dexter, showtimes popular tv series, has an infamous finale. Dexter series finale branded lamest ending in recent tv. All others, proceed remember when deb falling in love with dexter seemed like the worst choice she could possibly make. Dexter producer john goldwyn says that showtime wouldnt let the writers kill off dexter in the finale. Five months later, and were still not over the dramatic, traumatizing merlin series finale. Dexter ended its 8 season run on showtime last night, going up against the emmy. The dexter ending is considered one of the worst tv finales of all time. Nothing ruins a great story quite like a terrible, unsatisfying ending.
The final episode of dexter will go down in history as one of the most controversial, if not the most hated, finales of a show. Well, that definitely wasnt the ending anyone was expecting. Throughout its eight season run on showtime, dexter has always been about death, so its only natural that the shows sept. This final season seemed to be headed in a great direction, and then everything they did didnt even really seem to matter in the end.
If you have yet to watch dexter s season finale, avert your eyes. But a lukewarm final season and an even more disappointing series finale. Read on to find out why were convinced bbcs merlin is damn near impossible to get over. Dexter is pretty widely known as the worst tv series finale of all time, and michael c. What happened to miamis most loveable serial killer. Did the dexter finale really suck, or do we just hate tv. After what has been a slow, boring final season, dexter s season finale. And once dexter had dispatched arthur with the sharp end of a hammer, an impeccable touch we got the dexter ending wed wanted. She ended up in a vegetative state, having been shot in the stomach by oliver saxon, dexters lastminute nemesis and the son of his mentor evelyn vogel, at the end. While breaking bad finished with an incredible finale that tied up all loose ends providing viewers with a sense of closure showtimes dexter ended the series. Dexter should have been exposed somehow, or killed, or sacrificed.
By the ending of dexter s eighth and final season, he is empty. Learn more about how dexter ended and how fans and cast members reacted to the finale. The eighth and final novel in the dexter series, dexter is dead, now in bookstores, picks up from the end of the previous book, with the titular vigilante serial killer under arrest and facing a. During a reddit ama, the actor took a moment to address why the creative decision was made to keep the famed serial killer alive at the end of the drama. For those of you who didnt catch the series final episode sunday night and well put the requisite spoiler alert here.
With largely pisspoor new characters, killers and plot development, dexter spiraled downward into a finale that defied not just odds but main character dexter morgans m. The eighth and final season of dexter was an abomination marring a oncerespectable tv series. The original dexter theme song, im glad they switched to the quirky music instead. He has come to terms with the fact that its not safe for him to be around people especially not innocent people he loves. Hall is finally opening up about dexter s universallypanned series finale, and he feels your pain. The amazon prime video series end also suggests some big cast shakeups for season 2, with revelations about several characters. What i took from dexter as a series was when youve delivered such amazing tv as the end of season four represented, you shouldnt go on. But critics and fans alike have branded the highly anticipated ending as disappointing. Its more the quality dropoff particularly in the final season with unrealistic. In the final episode of the series dexter, we see that dexter actually survives, and is living somewhere and works as a woodsman, presumably a lumberjack.
We break down the finale and ending of the hbo series the outsider, as well as what that credits scene means for a potential season 2. Ive been a huge fan of dexter throughout all eight seasons. Here, the worst series finales of some of the best shows. Heres a reminder of how that fateful season 4 ended. The final season was beyond terrible and the finale was a joke. Maisels finale a year later, season 3ender a jewish girl walks into the apollo.
The dexter season 4 finale is still the best finale of all. The ending of hunters is chock full of insane revelations, upsetting plot twists, and radical revisionist history. Dexters final episode wasnt that bad, but it came close. A look back at the disappointing quantum leap finale. Though dexter was considered one of the best crime shows of the late 2000s, the shows popularity took a huge dip in its later seasons.
Before the season started, you said the core idea behind this finale has been in the works for years. What sums up the entire journey was the scene on balcony of his apartment before going on the boat to put deb down thats horrible to say. The terrible end of our once beloved dexter the atlantic. Dexter finished its eight season run tonight with a series finale that is certain to rankle. The first few seasons were pretty solid, but visibly, the content of the show started to diminish after the fourth season. The darkly dreaming dexter lays to rest once and for all in a bitterly disappointing final season that is so hesitant to punish its antihero for his misdeeds. What happened at the end of hunters and what it means for season 2. The dexter series finale was unbelievably awful dexter has been up and down for a while, but nothing could have prepared us for a finale that bad. Showrunner scott buck stands by his ending, saying.