Season 8 final season for Dexter?
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The show hasn't been the same since the end of season two, and it really fell to pieces in seasons five and six. Having a definite direction is a good sign for the final two seasons, but I have little faith in the writing staff at this point, so it will be a wait and see game for me.
That's definitely a good thing. I never expected it to go 8 seasons at all.
It's already a little long in the tooth.
banzaiduck
Lieutenant
You're being kind.
If we're judging the show's direction by last year, it's jumped the shark.
Last season outright sucked.
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I liked season 6 pretty well. Season 5 was the one I didn't like.
banzaiduck
Lieutenant
You know what, I'd like to make a revision to my earlier statement
The last 2 seasons outright sucked.
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Season 5 I mostly enjoyed, but season 6 was downright boring, which with a show like Dexter never should've been a problem. What a colossal waste of Edward James Olmos. Given the ending, I'll be moderately interested to see how they're going to pull off two more seasons, though.
I've rewatched the first 2 seasons a few times, but I don't have any interest to ever do the same for the rest. Even those first two suffer from the same problem that got worse and worse each year---everyone except Dexter himself is painfully dull, except maybe Arthur. I still miss James "FUCK YOU!" Doakes.
I've rewatched the first 2 seasons a few times, but I don't have any interest to ever do the same for the rest. Even those first two suffer from the same problem that got worse and worse each year---everyone except Dexter himself is painfully dull, except maybe Arthur. I still miss James "FUCK YOU!" Doakes.
I liked last year. I liked Debra's storyline and the weird build-up we have going on with the lab assistant. I can't WAIT to see the reaction Deb has to the final moments of last season.
The only storyline that I really didn't care for is the one with Lumen; that meandered all over the place. I liked that the collapse of that relationship made him more determined than ever to remain separate and detached, but how we got to that place seemed too haphazard. I think, perhaps, it was a bit too much like the relationship with the Jimmy Smits character; there, however, the jeopardy was more tangible.
Still, I love Dexter. I love the layers of story-telling that goes on. I like how there is the public nice-guy Dexter and the Dexter that is the narrator and vigilante serial-killer. But there's also the way Dex sees and describes himself--a monster, a powerful "dark" force with no emotion--but the audience sees something even Dex doesn't see---that he DOES care. He loves his son, he worries when his sister is unhappy, he's bothered when his friends suffer.
Yes, as a series, it's uneven; some episodes are purely "set-up" and it tends to drag, but when it pays off, I think it pays off very well. Michael C. Hall is so wonderful as Dexter that I enjoy even the not-so-great episodes. Your mileage, of course, may vary.
The only storyline that I really didn't care for is the one with Lumen; that meandered all over the place. I liked that the collapse of that relationship made him more determined than ever to remain separate and detached, but how we got to that place seemed too haphazard. I think, perhaps, it was a bit too much like the relationship with the Jimmy Smits character; there, however, the jeopardy was more tangible.
Still, I love Dexter. I love the layers of story-telling that goes on. I like how there is the public nice-guy Dexter and the Dexter that is the narrator and vigilante serial-killer. But there's also the way Dex sees and describes himself--a monster, a powerful "dark" force with no emotion--but the audience sees something even Dex doesn't see---that he DOES care. He loves his son, he worries when his sister is unhappy, he's bothered when his friends suffer.
Yes, as a series, it's uneven; some episodes are purely "set-up" and it tends to drag, but when it pays off, I think it pays off very well. Michael C. Hall is so wonderful as Dexter that I enjoy even the not-so-great episodes. Your mileage, of course, may vary.
