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Dexter never has a happy ending

I'm watching Dexter for the second time of my life with my wife (my first time was when the series was airing and I watched year over year) but I don't plan on watching past season 4. Perhaps watching season 5 and then skipping to season 7 and just telling my wife that Deb founds about Dexter being a killer and to forget season 6 exists but then comes season 8 and.. yikes!

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So if we stop at season 4... no happy ending. If we go to season 8 no happy ending... perhaps season 5 can be a bittersweet ending? where would you stop watching?

Posted Jul 15, 2019, 7:00 PM UTC

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shelly0112•

Why tell her to stop watching. Sure the show lost some torque but if she is enjoying it let her follow it to the conclusion. Ask her if she wants spoilers or if she wants to decide what she likes for herself.

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yanislavcho•

With Deb driving the car into the lake and drowning herself and Dexter.

She was honest to God the second best cop after Doakes and it makes no sense for her to allow, or even encourage Dexter to get away with everything and have a happy ending. So as much as Rita's death was a shock, yet understandable, the Double Morgan suicide seems poetic and fitting with the show's dark tone and everything we know about Dexter, Deb and Harry.

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evenblackercoffee•

it makes no sense for her to allow, or even encourage Dexter to get away with everything

yeah because loving your brother who's always been there for you definitely helps you with wanting him in prison.

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yanislavcho•

Just watch Season 7 again. The entire premise of that season is Debra compromising herself for Dexter.

Sure, Dexter did save Deb from Brian. But then he got her co-worker killed (Doakes), he got her sister in-law killed (Rita), he forced her to cover up multiple crimes (Travis/Victor/Isaak) and finally he put her in an impossible situation, where she had to shoot her captain (LaGuerta).

The only reason Dexter survived Season 8 is because the writers twisted themselves into a pretzel to justify Debra forgiving him for everything. ... hurr, durr, "The family that kill together, stays together."

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evenblackercoffee•

Dexter never asked or forced Debra to do anything. She wanted to do it. To protect him.

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yanislavcho•

Yes, because making your sister kill either you or your captain (otherwise you kill said captain yourself) is not forcing her at all.

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RoadFlowerVIP•

Why bother if you're only interested in happy endings

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plotholefinder•

I always liked to pretend that Season 7 ended with Deb shooting Dexter. I guess this isn't a "happy ending" for Dexter, but I don't really think he deserved a happy ending, especially as he breaks code more and more often in Season 7. So if you can tell your wife to pretend Season 7 ends differently- Dexter is dead, LaGuerta exonerates Deb for saving her from Dexter, Deb takes custody of Harrison, then I think that's a good ending point. Also, I agree Season 6 is skippable.

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