I loved the finale exactly how it was. Although the ending stole the show, that scene with Trinity right before was THE kill scene of the series if you ask me.
Especially when you go back and watch it in the context of Rita's death.
"it's already over."
I loved how it was written in that context even though the audience doesn't know she's dead yet.
But it was strong enough foreshadowing that I pretty much knew what he was talking about when he said it.
I'm just saying I've learned not to trust television. Heroes has ruined that for me.
Oh come onnnnn!
Dexter's writers are so much better than
Heroes' that it's like they're not even in the same profession, maybe not even the same species.
But what I said above about not being able to figure out how they can end this show happily? I just realized the solution is obvious and they told us at the end of the first season finale. Dexter needs to find people, or just one person, who can see him for who he is and accept him. The reason Rita died is not because Dexter is a serial killer but because he was
lying to her about that, and therefore when he realized that Trinity was on to him, he couldn't just race home and say, "hey honey, one of the guys I've been stalking has figured out my real name so grab the kids and hide out in the Keys till I hack him into small pieces, okay?"
He needs to be able to stop lying, and then we can have our happy ending. Deb and probably Harrison when he gets old enough could both accept him for who he is. Maybe Astor and Cody too. That should be enough.
I think the writers figured the people watching are smart enough to put the pieces together.
I just wish they'd give us enough credit for being able to make connections, like, Harrison in the pool of blood = Dexter in the pool of blood and Dexter carrying Harrison away = Harry carrying Dexter away. Because those damn flashback scenes during that intensely emotional experience were so obtrusive and ham-handed that they came close to spoiling the whole thing for me. I dunno, I think the writers have been doing more spell-it-out-for-the-dumb-audience moments lately than they did in S1 and S2. This is Showtime, not CBS! You don't need to treat us like morons!
Skipped season 3, which I wish Showtime on Demand still had all the older seasons still up. I watched season 4 episode 4 to episode 11 in a little more than a day.
