Dexter: The Complete Final Season

They showed up on time and played well. Great season of Dexter. Just trying to fill out my collection of this show.

I truly enjoyed the final 5th season which kept me guessing how it would end. I was very satisfied with this entire DVD 5 season series. Very good movie mystery from start to finish.

Gotta have them all

Dexter is a character that is easy to fall in love with. Both well-written and well acted, this may be the first serial killer you have ever rooted for. This series is about a vigilante serial killer who chooses to use his "darkness" for good...killing only people who do bad things (usually people who have somehow gotten away with murder). The story line over the entire series is about Dexter's quest to fit in and feel "normal" despite his unusual secret. He is a blood splatter analyst for the Miami police department, where his sister is also a homicide detective. Both of which make for an interesting show.All of the writing and acting is exceptional in this series for both lead and supporting characters. It has action, suspense and comedy, and one of the characters uses alot of profanity (which strangely enough is an endearing part of her character and part of the comedic aspect). It is not derogatory or offensive to any certain group, but if you are unable to appreciate artfully strung together four-letter words and other combinations thereof, you may not like at least a line or two of the scenes that character is in.Considering this series is about a serial "killer" who is obsessed with blood, it really isn't a gory series at all. I would say that the suspense and drama are balanced with a light-heartedness that makes it easy to watch. Not so much for the kiddies, obviously, but most adults will find this show enjoyable.

All good things must eventually come to an end. I felt like this last season bowed out gracefully and still had me wishing the story would continue on for many years more. (I am a diehard fan, so I am biased I suppose when I see all the reviews voicing disappointment in this finale.) If you love Dexter in general, I don't see how anyone could avoid watching this last season, no matter what anyone else has to say. It certainly didn't deter me. I won't add any spoilers but I will say that true to "Dexter" form, there was at least one real shocker in this season that left me feeling numb and empty, which is not always a bad thing. (In order to feel a void, there had to be something to fill it to begin with.) Watch and decide for yourself!

Is it one of the best seasons of Dexter? Oh, heck no. But is it really as bad as everyone is making it out to be? NO. I just think most people today only want to see movies/TV shows with lots of action and thrills, with as little dialogue as possible. Which is a shame. It's as if people only have the mental energy to 'see' and not 'think'. Yes, this season was a chatty one, and in my honest opinion, I felt it was refreshing and eye opening. I mean, we have 7 seasons of lots of entertaining kills and suspense, so what is wrong with 1 season of Dexter battling with his emotions (cont.) but actually TALKING about it? I loved how they dove into the psychology behind Dexter and Debra and their relationship. I was hooked until the very end, and in the back of my mind, I couldn't believe how poorly people responded to this season. Can I understand why people hated the series finale? Yeah, I can.*Spoiler Alert*I was actually okay with the execution of Dexter's and Debra's goodbye. I bawled my eyes out. I can't recall the last time I cried so hard. Honestly, as much as I hated that Debra died, I found it fitting, because of LaGuerta's death. Now, I know deep inside Debra was a good person, and she didn't deserve to die. But... neither did LaGuerta. So, it was unfortunate but... it balanced it out, in my honest opinion. PLUS, it is one of the tragic, but expected, consequences of being a serial killer and having those you love close to you. I could also dive into Dexter's and Debra's actions, and lack thereof, and their consequences but that would take forever. For example, had Debra never mentioned anything about Hannah... or had Dexter just went ahead and killed The Brain Surgeon... Blah, blah, blah. You get the picture. That's life. You do something or don't do something, ANYTHING can happen.I was okay with Dexter driving his boat into the hurricane. I was expecting him to die, and I was honestly hoping for that to happen. He had went through so much emotional, mental and physical turmoil. Plus, a lot of good people died, all being tied somehow to Dexter. So, it made sense for him to die, or least to stay far away, so that nothing bad would follow him, because eventually Hannah and Harrison would receive the same fatal fate as Debra's. (More on that in a bit.)My issues with the series finale is that they didn't really close anything up with the rest of the beloved characters. They were just sort of left hanging in the air with no real conclusion or resolution. It was like, "Ok, well, that sucks for them." and then onward to this and that. I feel the characters deserve more respect than that. A more concrete finality. I mean, yeah, Debra just died and they're thinking Dexter is dead, too. ...but that's it. Moving on, apparently. I wanted to know: What will be in their future? In that time period, what do they let go of? What do they hold onto? What are they gonna do? Or at least try to do? Even the slightest indication would have been better than nothing.Also, we learn that Dexter survived the hurricane. Ok, fine. Sure. Whatever. So he ends up being a lumberjack in Oregon. I'm on the fence about it, actually. It feels really random, in my honest opinion. They couldn't have thought of Dexter doing anything else? But... I do understand Dexter wanting to be in isolation and staying as far away as possible from those he cared about. It was a sad, tragic ending for him. Well, everyone basically. Honestly, though, I think he should have just died in the hurricane. He should have died and be with Debra in the ocean. But that's just me.I know, it's a crappy review but... it's wicked late and I'm wicked tired and I'm just writing what stuck out the most for me. I do think it was a great season, not the best, and that the series finale definitely needed more work. I just think people are really upset because, well, it's the final episode. There is no turning back. They can't do another season and fix their mistakes. It's done. But... looking at the entire series as a whole, looking at it big picture wise, it is a spectacular show and I gladly own every single season with pride. I LOVE this show. So sad to see it go... :(

It is so hard to write about 'Dexter' without spoiling it, but I aim to do so by only writing in general terms.I am amazed to see the disappointment in this season from many fans of the series ... I don't get it. The fans and the disappointment, that is. I loved this season and was just as captured by it, as by the previous seasons - which means that I just HAVE TO see it to the end, when the first episode has begun. No turning back!The themes exploring Dexters relation to the humanity within himself - I found them very interesting and engaging. And the new (and old) characters (re-)introduced to enlighten and give life to that conflict (having humanity or not) was spot on!I am always at the tip of my seat with excitement watching `Dexter', but this is the first season that squeezed out a tear. Of course you keep guessing where it is all going - with many options open - and the near-end didn't hit me so hard, because of it being unexpected, but the whole; having earned happiness entails having earned vulnerability and hurt ... well, that got to me.And so it is no surprise, that `the rebirth of Dexter' cannot be understood as a simple, one-sided subject. But I find it cathartic. A reminder of life's fragile beauty & sacrifices of divine, paradoxical depths ...