Comments on: Dexter – Did Breaking Bad’s final season ruin Dexter’s?

By: Photogeek

Photogeek — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:44:38 +0000

I just finished watching the Dexter finale. I thought that twelve monkeys could have written a more coherent finale. The season held out some hope but the more they introduced these characters that had did not enhance the storyline the more more I had the sinking feeling that my years of watching were for nothing. The numerous holes in this season have been clearly outlined in the comments I have read. But the most insulting thing the writers did was set this finale as a sequel. Rather than be true to the characters and create a decent and fulfilling story they opted to leave the door open for a sequel. I’ll never watch a sequel after this massive cheat.

By: Ronald Hill

Ronald Hill — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 00:36:47 +0000

So I can say I didn’t start watching Dexter until season 6 and I’ve never seen Breaking Bad. That having been said, I thought this season was terrible. There were a couple of standout episodes, but between characters introduced for no reason, and a couple of episodes that really didn’t accomplish anything (thinking of episode 10), and I felt like the finale did Deb wrong and gave Dexter a non-conclusion. I think I understand Dexter’s motivations that led to those outcomes, but still, it felt *almost* as bad as a “everything was just a dream” ending, like the writers want to remind everyone not to miss the show, since they don’t want to write it anymore.
I had always meant to watch the show, as it was on my Netflix queue, but my interest was piqued after listening to Fresh Air’s interview with Michael C. Hall prior to season 6. Terry Gross asked Hall if they had an ending planned to the show, and he explained he felt like they would only be able to carry the concept a couple more seasons, and had a pretty good idea of how they wanted the show to end. Pressed a little more, he admitted that he thought it would be boring to see Dexter on trial, so we knew that option was already out. This left death or getting away with it.

By: Paul Miller

Paul Miller — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 01:56:42 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. Breaking Bad and Dexter are two shows I’ve watched from the beginning and it’s been really hard not to compare their final seasons as the weeks have gone by. BB’s final season has been nothing short of amazing. I still can’t believe they started part 2 of the season with the Walt-Hank confrontation…I thought for sure that would drag out for a few episodes (Dexter certainly would have). But they knew they had a limited amount of time and didn’t want to waste any of it on filler. Compare that to Dexter. The whole initial Brain Surgeon Killer storyline where they thought they caught him, but oh no, he was just dating Cassie for a bit. The Zach storyline (darn, he’s dead…are we supposed to care?). Dexter’s instant love for Dr Vogel and his need to protect her. Deb hating Dexter, trying to kill them both, then loving Dexter. Masuka’s daughter!!! Maybe that’s for a spin off, but honestly I think it was an excuse to show breasts for a few seconds, cause that’s why people watch Dexter…nudity.

There was no clear storyline this season. It jumped around all over. Dexter needs to win Deb back, now he needs to save Vogel, now he needs to help Hannah, now he loves Hannah. Pick a lane and develop it…this is the end! And how about some consequences? BB is thinning the herd this season, but there was only one major death in Dexter from the original players. And how could Dexter not kill Saxon when Saxon knows everything about Dexter? That’s the first rule of the code. Don’t get caught! There was no clear motivation for any character. That’s why BB seems so far ahead of Dexter. Their characters make choices that you understand…they may not be the right choice to make (run, Jesse, run), but you know why they made them.

I’m going to miss Dexter…but i’m going to miss the John Lithgow season…not the last 3. Oh, and Maria’s right! Why didn’t Hannah change anything about her appearance??? Walter White at least let his hair grow back in.

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:47:54 +0000

I don’t watch Breaking Bad and I still think Dexter’s season sucked! haha

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The end… mixed feelings about it. It gave the kind of powerful scenes we’ve been wanting the whole season (Deb and Dex) while still forcing the whole Hannah Argentina crap down our throats.
As for Deb, it was like, they just decided to redo the whole Trinity killing angle.
-Deb gets gunned down on her side by T’s daughter (who also kills Lundy).
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-Deb gets gunned down on her side by V’s son (he even killed the other male law enforced next to Deb too!).

-Dex blames himself for the death of Rita because he had the opportunity to let T die and he stopped it.
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-Dex blames himself for the harm/dearh of Deb because he had the opportunity to kill … wait, where have i seen this before!

We’ve explored those guilt feelings before, cmon writers, you can do better than that!
It was powerful that Dex was the one to let Deb go, but I really feel like Deb deserved a much more heroic death than what she got. I mean, for god’s sake, Saxon seemed to feel absolutely no pain in his arm, guy was driving, shooting, cutting tongues like usual!

As for the loose ends. Like… where to start… Masuka’s daughter; the bloody stuffed animals they kept showing to us just to disappear; Hannah leaving Dex in the middle of nowhere for no reason whatsoever other than to show she has enough upper body strength to carry his unconscious body to the car; Deb and the jewels guy and whatever happened to that investigation; Quinn and Deb are suddenly still in love with each other (wait.. what… how… when…? ); and so on.

It honestly feels like the writers were going in one direction then due to producers/focus groups/whatever they decided to change the script half way and thus all the plot lines introduced in the first half of the season were dropped out cold and they had to rush with all the new stuff.

Also, most of the final episode centering on Hannah and the airport, really? The woman can’t even buy brown dye and sunglasses, give me a break!