Good review Cody. I want another Scream or Scream Girls TV season more than a movie. I bet the movie is going to be changed for the worse and be as bad as Scream 2.
I would give the season overall a 7/10. This was a good season and I would say more entertaining than seasons 5-8. BUT I agree the ending was rushed, and the complete missed opportunity with a dexter batista reunion pissed me off. Harrison should have been the one to kill him. dexter was never a good person. Especially to his son.
I feel like the writers used the death stranding excuse to justify their ending. They say only the "smart fans" will get it. That's the exact same excuse extreme fanboys of death stranding used to defend that game. Even the games creator says he has no idea what's going on in the game and he made it but any criticism of that game when it came out was met with attacks from rabid fans saying "yOu jUsT dOnT uNderStAnD iT" and basically said anyone who doesn't like it is just a hater who only plays call of duty. And the games creator made the metal gear solid games so like dexter he was riding high for a few years, dropped the ball with metal gear 5 and then dropped the ball again with death stranding. I feel like the writers trying to justify the God awful ending by saying anyone who doesn't like it just isn't smart enough to get it is the exact same defence for that game lol
This season nine reminded me of one of those infomercials on UA-cam that keep saying they're about to reveal the secret to some new miracle product but keep diverting into more drivel and never get to the point until the very end and you're pissed you sat thru all that shit!
I'm most angry that I was fooled into believing they'd set it right with this revival. Phillips had done so well with the first 4 seasons of the show. So I was excited. It's shocking that it was THIS bad. What's insane about the ending too is that they pretend that Harrison, who did all of this horrible stuff, is suddenly the moral conscience of the show.
Right. I agree. Angela didn’t seem conflicted by her feelings of love for Dexter. She began to hate him and was going to make sure he went down no matter what. There was no sadness.
That bothered me so much, it's like she was just a bot and switched from "girlfriend mode" to "cop mode". The explanation Dexter gave her as to why he lied, was perfectly reasonable (even though it wasn't the whole truth). It was understandable that she wanted to break up, but to stop feeling any kind of affection or lingering feelings for him just like that... humans don't work like that.
Here's the issue....dexter is at its best when he's avoiding getting caught, the tension is great when he manages to stay 1 step ahead, They used the bay harbour butcher storyline wayyyy to soon, but they almost had another chance at doing this storyline again and have dexter avoiding law enforcement and even batista....BUT they blew it yet again!
They could've just done the BHB storyline again. I always thought that the intensity of season 2 was just a taste of what the final season was going to be like and that it would be Deb leading the manhunt. Such a missed opportunity to not do it in season 8.
@@ARBLACKx such a missed opportunity! We can only dream. How could the writers not see what a great final season that would have been?!? Seems so obvious.
forreal kurt disappearing and dexter telling them about the bodies leaving the gas truck was a perfect cover story, angela wouldve hated herself for what she accused dexter of no needed to die, dexter shouldve died by another serial killer saving harrison, then being discovered as the Bay harbor butcher.
@@ARBLACKx I was think - why not have Deb come back? Maybe she wasn’t really ded. Then I remembered he dumped her body overboard. Even if everyone assumed he was ded - what a freakin’ weirdo. He stole his sister’s comatose body and sailed off with it? What?
With every series finale, I become more and more convinced that Breaking Bad having a satisfying ending after a pretty flawless run was lightening in a bottle.
@@webwude Have to watch the whole six feet under, but yeah i have heard the ending is among the best. The americans has a pretty damn great run with a pretty good finale too.
Can you believe instead of giving the fans a Batista-Dexter face off the writers decided to waste screentime and put in pointless scenes with Harrison and Audrey? like seriously wtf
It feels like it undermines both Dexter and Angela how she barely has a niggle of a feeling Kurt is a bad guy after a lifetime of trying to find what happened to her friend. Yet in 2 days she figures out Dexter was actually a famous serial killer in a case that is for all intents solved and closed? I think that and Harrison’s 180 at the end are the two things that tore down the potential of the limited series
I agree with your overall assessment of the series. The one thing I have to say that you didn't hit on was that the pilot was amazing! After watching it, I rewatched the original series pilot and the parallels were so clever and discerning. Then we went from this finely crafted script to a series full of episodes that feel like a collaboration between the CW and some kind of writer bot. Every scene with Harrison was like every other scene with Harrison and all Debra's scenes were nearly identical. That final scene was heartbreaking in all the wrong ways, to see a multi-dimension character I love killed by a two-dimensional johnny-come-lately was devastating.
Yep the premiere of New Blood was honestly one of the best episodes of the entire series. Such a good start and then it just went downhill. The original run of Dexter never had any annoying high school/teenager bullsh*t. New Blood had so much of it really pi**ed me off. This is the final season of the show why did the writers add all this pointless teenage filler? And then in the finale instead of having a scene between Batista and Dexter they decide to waste our time with scenes that have Harrison and Audrey instead. 2 characters no one gives a F about. I reckon New Blood is worse than season 8 at least that has side characters like Batista and Masuka that I'd prefer to watch.
@@ARBLACKx Clyde hires a lot of really young writers and it really shows in those annoying high school/teenager bullsh*t scenes. They probably also helped with the annoying podcast storyline that went nowhere.
37:57 Another thing I noticed is that as soon as Angela started investigating whether Dexter was the Bay Harbour Butcher it's like she forgot or lost interest in finding the girls even though she wondered where they were ever since she was a teenager when Iris disappeared having been killed by Kurt. After Kurt lied that his dad Roger had killed Iris she basically stopped investigating until Dexter told her about Kurt's bunker of bodies in the last episode.
@@TheMikster95 Sort of like Laguerta in the show's original run where the writers couldn't decide if she was a good person who put on the act of a hardass career woman or a total bitch who'd backstab anyone for a promotion.
She is a shit character that never would have been able to figure out the BHB case at all ... the fact that they kept dropping shit in her lap and zooming in on her face ... Felt like someone wanting to make a "girlboss"
This video was very cathartic for me. It's all the things I've been thinking about this season. Two things to add that also bug me about the finale: 1. Harrison is willing to kill his dad after Dexter just saved him 2 episodes ago from another serial killer and he has no hesitation or remorse? 2. The letter read at the end eludes to Dexter's dark urges and yet, Harrison acts as if he isn't aware of this fact about his father when he meets him. Also, the closing line "If Harrison doesn't show any dark tendencies, let me die so my son can live" - he showed dark tendencies so how is he "living" by killing his father? Now he's just a murderer and a runaway. (I assume it's set up as a possible spin off for Harrison but seriously...) 3. The fact Harrison smiles at the very end really bothered me if they're trying to make it look like he is the good guy and killed his father to break the cycle. Looks like he was happy he killed his father. Anyway, from one fan to another great video!
Harrison had watched Dexter pursuing the deer in the woods. He would have suspected already, at least from that point of curiosity onward, that his father was up to no good, even if he’d had no inkling of his father’s darkness before that.
For #3, the Harrison actor said in an interview that he wasn't smiling in a way to suggest that he was happy that he had just killed his father. His smile was a sense of relief. So, just wanted to clear that part up. I agree with #1 & 2 for sure.
Totally agree! For number 4. Dexter says he's never really felt love until now. Maybe I've misunterstood something but I always thought he did love Debra, that really bugged me.
@@CharmedNijntje yeah me too i always thought that deb death is the reason that is abandoned harrisson because someone that he really love die because of him,
It just all felt so rushed in the end after a masterful buildup. You want to show Dexter as a hypocrite who's no better than the people he kills? That's fine. You want Dexter to be killed by his own son? That's fine too. But the execution was so contrived. There was no reason for Dexter to freak out and kill Logan. He could've just waited until morning. All the evidence linking him to Matt's murder or the Bay Harbour Butcher are circumstantial. He could've easily pointed the finger at Kurt even mentioned how Harrison got the nail from one of Kurt's goons. Batasitia's presence wouldn't have changed anything he was the worst cop on the show. Also we needed more episodes of Dexter teaching Harrison the code. Not sure why the chose to focus so much time on the growing rift between the two then just rush through the actual teaching the code part.
Yes!! Wait til morning, let's say she goes to Kurt's and sees all the bodies. She could've let dexter off for killing Kurt and giving her that info! And then she could've somehow told batista she made a mistake
Totall!! Why did they waste our time with a new season? Seriously? Did MPH get a Broadway show or something and they were forced to end it this way? To me it showed total disrespect for the fans that paid their bills for so many years!
@@veronicacpage922 i dont think one person's scheduling conflict could possibly rush the entire production of a scripted tv show. bless your heart but the truth is the writers just arent as good as everyone thought.
Same. The scene in the diner with the jukebox is a great example of how good the acting is. It's funny when he reacts to the Runaway song and starts dancing, but then also super unsettling. a great actor. He perfectly embodied the "creepy/but nice" serial killer that can blend into society because they fool people into thinking they are normal. The locking them in a room thing was also very creepy, and felt like it could happen in real life. The scene with Chloe was very good too. heres a detail about the creation of Kurts character if you didn't know - :) ‘Dexter: New Blood’: Kurt Caldwell Was Inspired by a Real-Life Serial Killer - "In the Dexter: New Blood Wrap-Up podcast, Executive Producer Scott Reynolds states that Kurt is “kind of” based on an Alaskan serial killer named Robert Hansen. According to Screen Rant, Hansen operated out of a small town in Anchorage from 1971-1983. There he would pick up sex workers and take them back to his isolated cabin, where Hansen would rape them, then set them free in the surrounding woods. An armed Hansen would then hunt them down and kill them. There are definitely some similarities between Kurt and Hansen. Both preyed on transient women, though Hansen mostly targeted sex workers, while Kurt went after young runaways passing through the area. Due to the transient lifestyle of their victims, both Kurt and Hansen’s crimes weren’t noticed as the work of a serial killer for quite some time. However, it’s notable that Kurt’s crimes are clearly not sexually motivated. He becomes almost disgusted when Chloe takes her shirt off while on camera. Interestingly, Screen Rant also points out that the way Angela discovers Iris’ body could have been inspired by Hansen’s case. Angela finds Iris in a cave buried under a pile of rocks. Similarly, one of Hansen’s first victims was discovered buried under rocks in a gravel pit. "
@@chillfox420 I had seen that story of the Alaska killer and his plane before I started watching dexter. It gave the show a nice touch of authenticity. Too bad it was all for nothing.
The last Dexter/Harrison talk was literally like that: - come with me - I won't, you killed Logan - than I will go alone, I don't want to be executed - but you deserve it - Oh, yes, exactly! Shot me WTF was that?
Great review. I agree, especially with Angela. Her whole story bothers me the most. Of all the people to catch Dexter and figure him out . . . Choosing someone we've known for five minutes and most of us don't care for, doesn't feel satisfying, Especially since she finds out so easily and it all kinda falls into her lap. Plus, she knew Dexter for years and "loved him", it made it hard to believe she wouldn't feel conflicted, uncertain, angry, sad ect about believing/knowing him to be a killer. She takes what she learns and just turns on him without any inner turmoil. It's hard to swallow, especially given her ' evidence ' is sloppy at best and likely wouldn't hold up in court But we as an Audience our supposed to believe she has such a strong ' gut sense ' she just knows it's true but that same gut sense is also so weak that she falls for Kurt's bullshit story and just drops the biggest lead she's had, in the biggest case of her whole career ??? What ?? It's frustrating and the more you think about the season as a whole the more frustrating it gets 🤦🤬
You are totally spot on about the Angela character, even if your partner is a serial killer you don't just go off them so suddenly. You also have to remember that there is no real payoff as nobody really knows the extent of Dexter's crimes. I mean it's pretty certain that he killed that good cop but there's not really any concrete evidence to say he killed Kurts son or is the bay harbour butcher.
@@fantasiazplatkamiThere was this girl I used to like and I found out her grandads brother was the biggest serial killer of all time but it didn't put me off her lol
I mean they weren't married. She dated him for a bit, and to find out he wasn't who he said he was. And if that wasn't enough found out he's an infamous serial killer. I think most would be too hurt to care anymore.
Yep the only curse being he can’t be with anybody he can get close with if he was stay a killer forever because they will either find out who he is and disowned him or contact the police or they will get killed like Rita or deb and others being hurt in the process being his son or any future girlfriends who he cares for
I spent years imaging my own ending after the season 8 finale. Never thought I’d see the day where I wish the Season 8 finale was the definitive ending compared to New Blood’s.
@@dombird7053 so having hope that an ending will be brilliant and knock your socks off is on us? Interesting take. If I go into a bar expecting a shot, and get served a turd In a glass. Is it my fault for expecting not a turd in a glass?
I enjoyed the season, and even with its plot holes I was having a great time..but the second Dexter killed Logan (36:45 in the finale) is when the series truly lost me
Agreed dex knows how to easily choke someone unconscious and I feel like Dexter would just choke him out and then get the keys. That would make more sense anyway
@@ajax3748 YUUUUPPPPP. The moment I heard logan's neck snap I was like no way... and not a "I'm so immersed in the story this character's death hurt" no way but a "really? Why the fuck would you do that?". Idk dexter just seemed more sloppy this time... and not sloppy as in he's rusty after not killing for a decade but sloppy as in stupid. Sure it makes sense that he'd be physically weaker and slower than before bc hes not as young but what he lacked in physical prowess he should have still had in mental capacity and experience. I refuse to believe dexter would've have killed him firstly bc he knows that Logan meant a lot to his son, 2nd he just taught Harrison the code and spent the whole time trying to avoid turning him into a monster that kills whoever, and 3rd they were literally gonna leave right after dexter escaped! What's the point in killing him? The moment dexter grabbed Logan, whether he lived or died ppl were gonna find out he assaulted him to escape so like just ko him, his body drops in the the exact same place, grab the keys and run!!!
I was loving the season even with its faults, probably because I just loved the character so much that I just could put all that aside. But him dying legit ruined my day and im still bummed days later
he needed to die so Harrison could have a shot at a normal life. their dialogue before the heart shot was great too. sweet ending to a fun season and show.
@@_nisty neither of them leave him with a normal life. if he was sad to kill his dad and believe him somehow, it would add to his trauma. or if he killed his dad in cold blood and was happy about, which it looked like, he's still fucked up lol him and his dad shouldve went their separate ways, that would be normal.
I don't have faith in shows ending well anymore, especially since GoT. Better Call Saul may end up being the only exception. I had such high hopes for Dexter when I heard it was the original show runner of the best seasons. Yet here I am disappointed once again The Walking Dead is another show I was super into at one point as well but it's already let me down so much already I doubt they can make any kind of satisfying conclusion. We may never see a damn near perfect series ever again at this rate.
As much as I hate the ending of season 8, I've ultimately decided that I like that ending better than New Blood's ending---not because Dexter dies in this new season, but because Dexter was still Dexter. Aside from initial confirmation of Harrison having his own dark tendencies, there did not seem to be a reason for this season. The writers even turned away from developing the plot of Harrison coming to terms with his own dark actions (ruining the lives of a classmate and his parents). Now all of a sudden, Harrison is "good" enough to talk his father into accepting his fate, and he drives off into the sunset, getting away with his own crimes? Bullsh*t. Dexter might as well have died in the damned hurricane!
Lol I know right? What was that little smile he gives when he’s driving away? Like wtf? Talk about tone deaf. Kid just killed his father that he’s been searching for over the past 10 years, and he’s smiling after shooting him in the heart? Give me a break! Season was a mess.
100% agree. Have you read the books? I highly recommend doing so. It’s different enough to keep you Interested. You can get it as a complete set from Amazon.
@@ryanrich06 not only searching for his dad for 10 yrs but u killed your bc he killed your wrestling coach this poor writing is an insult too us fans....
You know what would be a good idea? Watch the premier episode since it was actually pretty solid, then someone should just edit together Dexter clips of Kurt all the way to the end where it's he who kills Dex. I'd be A-ok with that as my headcanon ending. *Oh yeah, also edit out the last bit of the premier where Dexter tells Harrison the truth. Just let him be sent away.
What makes the Ketamine deal even more dumb it was often used as a party drug so both of those drug dealers could have very well injected themselves with it. Drug dealers having drugs in their system wouldn't get Dexter to freak out to kill Logan dooming any chance he had. There was tons of bad writing and plot holes we looked past happy to have the show back and get a proper ending.
I think the announcement was supposed to be a season 2 but the backlash put a hold on that. There is no way the big announcement was just gonna be a blu ray release lol. This whole thing felt like Michael C. Hall was tired of being asked about Dexter coming back and he wanted it done.
totally agree with mch wanting out just disappointed he didn't respect his fans enough to make his death more understandable & meaningful & not so darned rushed.
ive never heard of an actor so bothered that he actually return, just to fuck with his fans. if he wants to be done, simply don't do it again, like a normal person.
@@001spring but the way they did it was terrible. It made no sense. Walter white died at the end of breaking bad and it made sense for the show and I think pretty much all the fans are fine with that ending even tho we all loved walter white. But the way they killed dexter was dumb and made no sense, which is why everyone is so mad. The writing was terrible.
@@amandakrause9394 Yeah, imo it could have been a lot better. The more I reflect on it, the more I dislike the way it was executed. It felt rushed. Imo, the last episode should have been at least 90min or they should have had 12 episodes. Let him get arrested at the end of episode 9 and then have him try to explain his way out of it and have scenes with Batista. I disagree that the writing was terrible.....season 8, now that was Terrible writing. New Blood as a whole, I really enjoyed. It wasn't better than seasons 1-4, but I enjoyed it. Im trying not to allow the last half of episode 10 change that.
Spot on man. The first half of the season seemingly just felt wasted and irrelevant. Everything that was built up was pissed down the can in the last 15 minutes. How on earth could they not get this right? Sad to see that it broke showtime records too because now the writers will feel validated.
44:05 Yeah imaginary Deb was the worst part of the series to me. I know she was supposed to represent Dexter being pissed at himself for killing Matt after a decade of not killing and not wanting to drag Harrison into his world at first but it's like they told Jennifer Carpenter "OK when you and Michael are in scenes together Deb's just gonna be constantly angry at Dexter and nothing else." There were times in the original show when the Harry talks got repetitive but he was never as annoying as New Blood Deb.
Dexter did know that he was saving innocent lives, it was mentioned multiple times in the original run. They just wanted to demonize his character in New Blood. 😒 I hated it, with a burning passion.
@@dombird7053 it’s the same as the punisher. Yet everyone loves the punisher. They kill bad people if we can even call them people. The worst of the worst scumbags get put down for good.
14:30 true, Kurt is a mix of all the best villains in the show. Not only trinity and the barrel girls, he also got some ice truck killer vibes, there is a scene where we can see Kurt draining blood pretty much the same way he did.
What pissed me off in the finale is that dexter gives her closure about the missing girls that kurt killed and it should have been let me walk and i tell you the secret but no. Also having dexter kill logan, the whole situation left me unsatisfied…
The season was good for me for the first 9 episodes. I was enjoying it more than I enjoyed the Chucky show. The finale just ruined it. I think Kurt Caldwell was the best new character the season brought to the Dexter franchise.
Anyone can try to defend the finale of Harrison killing Dexter giving him his fate ( and I applaud them), but I guarantee no one will have a good rebuttal for the way this show handled Batista's arc if you can even call it an arc. I call it a complete waste and missed opportunity for what could have been a closure filled moment.
It's like the writers just planted him there to drive up ratings for the show and then bought him back in the finale to keep people tuned in, the whole season feels like it wasn't to give a better ending but really to just set up a continuation with Harrison. They wouldn't kill dexter years ago because he was too profitable but now they have someone to replace him, only problem is Harrison as a character is awful, him and Audrey are the worst 2 characters in the entire series and nobody will watch a continuation with Harrison
I agree on most of this review. I felt the ending was unearned. Harrison was unlikeable the whole series. Every time he was on screen I hoped it would be short. I honestly thought Logan was going to be a Kurt lackey. Its the only way I could see Angela not figuring it out that he was a killer sooner. But other thoughts: - We have seen Dexter knock someone out with a chokehold before. No need for him to give Logan a chance for anything bad to happen. - Kurt was a good villain but his son being a screw-up seemed weird. With all of his dark desires, you'd think he would have gotten his son to grow up more disciplined. Keep the spotlight off him. - Quiet small ny town would be a lot harder to get away with some things makes sense. Miami had so much going on at all times that stuff behind the scenes would be less noticable. Final shot of the episode should have been Dexter in his jail cell waiting for a lawyer (or to be released) and Batista walks in, stops, they lock eyes and he and says,"Dexter." (The same way he greeted him for 8 seasons)
One thing that pissed me off ... How the hell did Kurt find those screws... who the hell digs through the bottom or hell was there a camera that proved Dexter put him there ? Like how the hell would Kurt really know ...other than the odd coincidence of Dexter giving him a ride.
Kurt mentioned at one point that he knew the flakes coming down from the sky were ashes, not snow. But how he made the leap to knowing they were his son's ashes, and that Dexter/Jim was responsible, I have no clue. Just another lazy leap of logic by the writers. I loved OG Dexter, but this show was shit.
@@tquasa07 also don't forget that the writers wasted screentime in the finale by having scenes with Harrison and Audrey (2 characters no one gives a F about) and decided to NOT have any between Batista and Dexter.
what’s also hilarious about iris being found in the cave is that the body is still even identifiable. they explain it away by saying the cold kept the body in tact but that would mean that for over a decade this town has existed in a permanent winter lmfao
What also made that hilarious and maddening at the same time is that Angela had just kicked Dexter to the curb and was pretty much disgusted with him for hiding his true identity from her, but then she called him and she’s like I need you. And we used to see the same thing with Rita she would be so annoyed with Dexter and want to take a break from him but then her toilet would clog up and then she call him and say Dexter I need you. And then to have Angela start investigating the one person who actually helped you with your iris discovery, it made no sense. Instead of saying hey, this Dexter guy could actually be -of-use to me possibly in solving my missing girls case that I haven’t been able to solve in 20 something years in this town of 2500 people, she decides to make him the criminal instead
Something that really annoyed is that we are expected to believe that Harrison remembers his mom's murder when he was barely a toddler when it happened. It's was just not believable for me, specially since in the previous seasons he's shown to be pretty un-traumatised, cheerful and well adjusted as a child.
I'm not undecided. I'll take lumberjack ending over schizophrenic son murders him with Dexter's blessing. P.S. Dexter killed the only truly innocent person ever because he wasn't willing to face the death penalty, only to tell his son he needs to die. Congruency was mia this season.
I will say, I liked the aspect of Angela calling out Dexter, but I didn’t like that after I think episode 7, they ignored that part of the story up until the end of episode 9
I think this ending was worse than the first one. The first ending just felt a little goofy and had a wtf feeling to it. The new ending actually makes me a feel kinda angry like something was taken from me I get annoyed about it every-time I think about it.
I hated how Batista remembered Harrison's name. Boy was like his nephew, I'm surprised Harrison's back story of the foster care in Miami didn't include Jamie or Batista or obv Astor or Cody
I thought Baptista retired long time ago to open a restaurant because he was sick of homicide. In the episode before the finale, Dexter comes to the rescue of his son before the laser targets his back. He turns and shoots at the truck, leaves three bullet holes in the windshield and nobody notices this as he drives his truck around town.
The ending should've been Dexter taking the bullet for Harrison and getting killed by Kurt in front of him. Then Harrison would have the chance to kill Kurt or to turn him over. They could've just ended it like that with room for a new season with Harrison where he either followed his father's footsteps and became a killer, or he breaks this cycle and turns Kurt in and keeps his hands clean. In future seasons they could've used Harrison wanting to join the police academy to become a police officer like Logan. Trying to bring justice the right way and not Dexter's way.
The ending wasn't perfect, but it's vastly preferable to the last one. A complicated issue for me is that the show is leaning into the idea that Dexter never cared about innocent people. That it was only window dressing, a story he tells himself, to hide the truth; that he enjoys the power he has over his victims. That ultimatly, he's no different from Kurt. Feeding an urge. As a stand-alone series, this works fine, even with the fumbling final episode. He killed Max because Max killed 'MY DEER' (a symbol of his innocence?), he saved Molly so he could fuck with Kurt, and he killed Kurt for his own satisfaction, regardless of his given reasons. He didn't even really care about how Harrison felt about moving town. However, it also asks us to throw the majority of Dexter's humanity under the bus. Especially from Seasons 1-8. Apparently he never felt true love until Harrison put him out of his misery. Harry, Deb, Rita, her kids, Lumen, Hannah. His friends at Miami Metro. Even his cat and mouse with Doakes. All those moments of sincerity, were actually false. The middle ground is a bit more meta. One thing that bothered me about post Season 4 Dexter, is he grew increasingly arrogant, flippant, sloppy, and selfish. Any idea that he was a tortured soul just trying to do the best he could, slowly redeveloping his humanity, was fading away. And in a sense, I got this feeling of warring sides of Dexter within New Blood. The side that had genuine humanity, and the side that would do anything tto get what he wanted. It was hard to tell which was driving him at first, but the latter slowly took over. He's pretty smarmy and despicable in that final episode. And in a moment of lucidity, he accepts that he's gone too far. That he has to abide the code, and give up his life. At least it was on his terms, and with someone he loved. I guess my main issue is the implication that Harrison is the only person he's felt 'true' love for. It's pretty dismissive of the story, characters, and intentions of the previous seasons. --------------- One nitpick of your review, I think the victim he hid in the cave was his first kill. It was sloppy and unplanned. It probably wasn't until stewing on it that he developed his habbit, and rationale for doing so.
This review is awesome brother! My wife and I watched the entire season and at the end were both like WTF?! You’re not serious, right?! Sigh. Been 3 days and I’m still so bothered.
Actually, I think the only way his death would have been satisfying is if he was killed by a killer in a battle for life and death, and they both end up killing each other, or the son trying to save his dad's life, but ultimately fail in time to save him. This would have ended Dexter properly and then make Harrison more likable and give the season an appropriate send off. As far as Batista, he would still be there and maybe even be involved in chasing him or something right up to the point of that death scene. Still have a send off and talk to Dexter before he dies. Imagine that conversation?!
100% agree, this season was just unsatisfying and didn't need to be made. Was so happy to se Dexter again, and the new environment and struggles, but they missed the mark with just about every other character except Kurt.
Cody! Love that I found you. Thanks for helping me through the grieving process 😂 I’m still so pissed my dude. I’ll keep watching and let you know if you aren’t saying anything I would echo a million times over. Much love and respect, new friend!
What bothers me, they even get dexter to say: “their case won’t hold up” Angela heading off to kurts trophy room. Then he goes off and kills you know who and it Made no sense.
I agree with you the creator didn’t understand the character as much as we do here’s a factual question could a different writer who does not share the same view of dexter the same way as the creator does but does seem to understand where dexter’s role fits in society could he have done a better job sure he’s monster only killing for cravings but seems to do well at finding his prey being other killers who weren’t caught such as the trinity killer
I agree with you. The creator didn’t understand the character as much as we do. Here’s a factual question; could a different writer, who does not share the same view of dexter the same way as the creator does, but does seem to understand where dexter’s role fits in society, could he have done a better job? Sure, he’s a monster only killing for his cravings but seems to do well at finding his prey being other killers who weren’t caught, such as the trinity killer. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Your comment is easier to read this way. :)
I have the same feelings as you about this! My favorite character of all time and I now feel pissed it got bad lazy writing to go out when there was so much potential.
a brilliant and definitive analysis..and I whole heartedly agree! Just a thought......... if the final scene was Harrison driving away...and talking to his own"spiritual advisor" who was maybe someone who Harrison knew from when he was a toddler.... and who desired Dexters demise, and the conversation was such as " you did it exactly as we planned it Harrison" ..that would have been a totally off the wall ending...that we could have accepted????? not sure which character the spirit would have been....(maybe Harrisons own version of Deb??) . I think this would have mitigated the change in Harrisons character...suggesting he was faking everything all along...... just to kill the father he hated.... and satisfying Debs wanting Dexters life to be ended...so he couldnt damage anyone else. If this was the end game.... the writers could have had a montage at the end.... showing Harrisons deceits...... that would have been a brilliant story line..and a total surprise
Wow -- you could have read my mind and written my Season Review for me ---- your observations and comments are 99.9% EXACTLY the same points and opinions I had. Side Note -- Unless I missed something, Angela never seems to have any appreciation to Dexter for him helping her to "solve" the 20 year murder cases she has been obsessed over....... and ..... Unless I am mistaken, as this story ended , Angela still has NO CLUE that Kurt is dead ---- so she will spend the rest of her life hunting for him. As you and I both observed ... THIS would have been the key for Dexter to orchestrate his escape once again. He could have easily used this as the bargaining chip or "dangling carrot" to throw off Angela and help her "find Kurt" --- such that he could get free before Batista showed up.
Thank you for bringing up how embarrassingly bad it was when Batista was already walking away and decided to still mention the name "Harrison" to the female cop he barely just met, wow was that horrible.
You hit the nail on the head with your first negative being my biggest issue even though I personally loathed the entire season. I feel that the fan service/sameness complaints about the recent Star Wars trilogy were a huge catalyst in causing lot of the rampant reboots lately to completely deviate from their source material so much so that the shows are basically unrecognizable. This show made many changes just for the sake of it being its own entity and other than containing Dexter it retains literally none of what made the series special. Another example of this happening is Star Trek Picard which was equally unrecognizable as a continuation of its source material and was perhaps even more abysmal to boot. Maybe after another 5-10 years of rebooting Hollywood will finally find that happy medium.
Yeah there was no need to drastically the change the look of the whole show. I get it they cant put him in Miami but LA wouldve been a good alternative.
I loved that Showtime was bringing Dexter back as a Series. Dexter is everybody’s Favorite Serial Killer. He is out there protecting Iron lake I really really wish there is a way to bring Dexter. R I P Dexter Morgan
I was not happy with this episode or the show's direction because I wanted to see Dexter Morgan try to live a normal life after his past, trying to connect with his son Harrison, and many others. Also what I missed the most in this Dexter New Blood was how Harry Morgan didn't show to help guide Dexter and try to help him understand life as a human. Also I didn't like on how Deb Morgan appeared as a vision to Dexter because she was harsh on Dexter all the time instead of trying to help guide Dexter on this new life. Also I thought that he being exposed as a Bay Harbor butcher was too fast.
@@CodyLeachYT looking forward to all the rest of the Dexter stuff you have coming up. Im very much on the same page as you. Im still pissed off about it too. I wish MCH would have wanted to do a few more episodes. 10 wasn’t enough to finalize this properly.
So the purpose of this season was to erase the disappointment of the last season, only to turn itself even more disappointing? How Game of Thrones finale wasn't enough for TV makers to learn how not to end a show is beyond me
This finale definitely gave me GoT vibes. Like, here are the plot points that need to happen, and instead of making a story that makes sense that leads from each plot point to the next, they just cram it all in and it makes no sense at all! If their ultimate plan was to kill off dexter, there’s a way to do it so it would make sense and the fans would like it, or at least be okay with it. But everything about how they killed him was ridiculous. Can’t believe they messed it up so bad TWICE!
They needed a legal consultant on that show. Angela had absolutely nothing that would make anyone reopen the Bay Harbor butcher cases and she certainly didn't have enough for an extradition.
First, your reviews are amazing and I enjoy them immensely. Secondly, for those who are praising the finale as a poetic end for Dexter, I would ask you to go rewatch the S7 finale again and then ask yourself how the S9 finale is any more poignant than that episode. Dexter told Deb to kill him because she was a good person and he loved her and was willing to sacrifice himself so she didn't have to live with his dark passenger as well. So his request for Harrison to kill him is no more meaningful than it was when he did it the first time. It's almost as if the writers for S9 read a synopsis for all the previous episodes and then tried to write this season without the details of the original series.
Can’t believe i just watched an hour video review on a show!! Its a great video and A*s ending for such a great show I was so disgusted by that lazy ending. thank you so much for the video
I can't see how they can write, then film, then watch this ending and feel it's a fitting send off is the biggest twist shocker of them all. It doesn't even make sense character development wise, like how does killing his father (his 1st kill) a step in the right direction for his mental stability? But it's ok, he re-read his letter to Hannah, while non-chalantly driving away in Dexter's truck.
The worst part of the endig for me - aside of Miss Sherlock Holmes' BHB investigation, and Logan's inexplicable death - was the last and final confrontation between Dexter and Harrison, it was downright embarrassing. Harrison was b*thing about being left the whole season, who wanted to hear him bring up his abandonment issue AGAIN even in his last conversation with his dad?? And he needed to kill his dad and then read his letter one more time to finally understand WHY it happened on the first place? And we are supposed to think the kid is smart (has Dexter's brain, according to ghost Deb)? Who wanted to hear Dexter saying ''I'm sorry'' for the millionth time? Dexter was the majestic white buck?? It didn't feel like that. Some of Dexter's victims had a better death. This was a disgrace. Totally anticlimactic, predictable and just a big fat NO. Dexter as the main character of the story should have had the most epic, most memorable and jaw-dropping tear-jerker of a DEATH in the history of the show,, instead he was shot as a f*cking dog in the middle of a snowy, empty f*cking forest by his insuffereble, angsty-angry, turncoat, emo-punk teen son who then contently drove off to the f*cking sunset.
Angel being one of the most likable, relatable, and kind characters from Miami would’ve been the perfect person to crack the case. He never suspected Dexter for a second and that’s why him finally solving it would’ve been the greatest ending. To be honest a great way to fix the original ending from season eight is to just add “ tonight‘s the night“ over the final shot of Dexter looking into the camera.
I watched your review of the series finale and man I literaly no joke actualy cried, I shed tear because of this ending. I respected Dexter so much since he had never killed an innocent (Laguerta and Doakes were not killed by Dexter, who asked Debra to shoot him instead of Laguerta so I don't consider him to have killed her). Then he out of nowhere in the last episode just goes and kills Logan. That right there just made me die inside the entire point of this tv show was that we had a ''good and moral'' serial killer and then out of nowhere he kills an innocent out of desperation? He knew that he had raised enough doubt about him being a killer and that he would probably not get caught but then he still kills Logan anyways... Oh man my heart is so heavy I am so dissapointed at that ending they could have done like 20 different better endings and they just chose to end everything in about 30 minutes? Everything that has been building up for years just ended like that in 30 minutes with him doing a stupid thing and just getting shot by his son like wtf man how do you take like a decade of building up the character and developing and just kill it all in 30 minutes? I can't even think of this anymore so I will just stop writing. Thank you for the review I agree with all you said.
Thank you for the part at the end about fundamentally changing the character to get to a forced destination that doesn't work. So well said! That's my absolute biggest grievance with this finale. I sincerely feel disrespected by the writers.
Idk why Dexter and Harrison didn't hold Audrey hostage, and force Angela to delete files from the cloud, their computers, and destroy the physical reports of anything related to Matt Caldwell and the drug dealers. Audrey shouldn't have been comfortable being around Harrison again after the wrestling incident. Even better. It should have been Logan that gave Molly to Kurt. He was still heartbroken, and seemed too defensive of Kurt. Maybe have Ethan's dad suspect that his son was telling the truth, and wounds either Dexter or Harrison. At some point, Matt Caldwell's rifle and the rifle Dexter gave Harrison come into play. Batista dies via axe, as foreshadowed in episode 4.
I also like how it was just a a contrast between New York and Miami. Change of scenery was cool because I actually live next to the City of Long Beach which is where a lot of the scenes were shot. So it was really cool to see the opposite. I'm used to the sunshine and palm trees so I appreciated seeing something else.
Dexter told Harrison that they should go to California because it's warm like Miami without the humidity so there's no reason to believe Dexter wouldn't have done that in the first place. Snow is nice to look at but it's a pain in the neck to live in a cold, snowy climate and it bothered me that Dexter didn't seem to mind being in a cold climate.
If there’s anyone out there not happy with the ending there’s a 3rd option to see if that suits you i the Book series. You can get it as a complete set from Amazon. It’s different enough to keep you interested. New antagonist, different relationships. Doakes has a very different fate…highly recommend!
Hank vs Walt’s “IT WAS YOU! ALL ALONG IT WAS YOU!” That’s pay off. Not David Zayas guest starring from his couch. The only way I can accept this ending is that somehow after all that Batista exposes Dexter and exonerates Doakes. The fact that they dangled he’s a killer and he’ll get caught for 9 seasons and never actually do that storyline is fucking insane. Breaking Bad literally did the same thing but it’s all in the execution; big character dies because of the protagonist, they go into exile, they return and get some glory before going down by their own hand / own blood. Only difference is, Walter White actually was exposed. That’s pay off. Petition to have Vince G. write every finale.
Agreed, If they woulda pulled off a worthy ending, I’d call Dexter an equal of breaking bad. All they did was confirm breaking bad is the goat and it’s a shame Cus dex is more likeable than Walt Him killing logan was stupid and Harrison went from a whiny kind for 8 episodes, to forming a bond with Dexter, to suddenly doing a complete turn and killing dex because of “coach” even tho Harrison himself is far from innocent. They outdid themselves Cus this shit has so many inconsistencies and bad pay off that it makes the season 8 ending look better. Harrison could have at least killed Dexter with some remorse and said thanks for saving me from Kurt and again now. 2 lines of dialogue and that woulda made a significant enough difference for me.
If Masuka and Quinn are still working at Miami Metro and Batista tells them Quinn will probably think to himself "So that's why he killed Liddy and helped get the blood off my shoe and also why him killing Saxon was so suspicious."
@@Xehanort10 Sadly we’re left to speculate rather than finally seeing the one in built storyline this show flirted with three times and never delivered on.
All great points! One problem is the previous seasons had 12 episodes. This season had only 10 episodes. They unfortunately had to rush like they just wanted out.
I’ve listen to quite a few podcasts with certain people that were onset, editor writer cinematographer etc. and they said that all of the Scripps, all 10 episodes were already written before locations and things were found. So they knew they were only doing 10 episodes and they knew the ending already. Which makes it even more hard to believe that they thought that this was a good script with all the holes they had in it
you have a really great point about kurt caldwell being a hodge podge of old dexter characters, that really opened my eyes. i think it’s understandable that they went that route to make it feel like “old dexter” but now that you say it it does make me wonder what could’ve been if they gave clancy brown even more to work with
Man i love you. I'm so angry and wanna say everything that i think about it to everyone so they could understand how bad it is and you are my relief! I agree with 100 percents of what you are saying. Thank You.
This video was excellent. Thanks. People who tell me the end was necessary I am like.. maybe but what if instead of Harrison shooting him aliens came down and told him he was from a serial killer world and they were taking him back. Silly and poorly executed endings are the problem.
Season nine should’ve ended with Batista coming face-to-face with Dexter. Like somehow Batista should’ve been coming into town maybe looking for the sheriff woman and as he is roaming through a certain building or whatever like a store he comes face-to-face with Dexter and that’s how the season ends
1:08 killed like a dog in the middle of the woods (BY HIS SON) 💔. I cried, I cried HARD! The show Dexter pull me out of a bad break up, I started watching it with my best friend then a lot of things happened in my life but Dexter was the show that always gave me comfort, so yeah, you can say that Dexter was more than a show to me I really grew to love Dexter. I know we can’t always get what we want, that’s life, you think is going to be all nice and fuzzy, next thing you know the most loved character dies like a dog 💔 ugh! I mean you are right they could have done a better job, plus 10 episodes!? Wtf is that? Is too short. It reminded me of Game of Thrones where they rushed everything. RIP DEXTER MORGAN you’ll live forever in my heart as the best serial killer 🖤
If you enjoyed this season review, please check out my rant on the finale itself.
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Good review Cody. I want another Scream or Scream Girls TV season more than a movie. I bet the movie is going to be changed for the worse and be as bad as Scream 2.
I would give the season overall a 7/10. This was a good season and I would say more entertaining than seasons 5-8. BUT I agree the ending was rushed, and the complete missed opportunity with a dexter batista reunion pissed me off. Harrison should have been the one to kill him. dexter was never a good person. Especially to his son.
I feel like the writers used the death stranding excuse to justify their ending. They say only the "smart fans" will get it. That's the exact same excuse extreme fanboys of death stranding used to defend that game. Even the games creator says he has no idea what's going on in the game and he made it but any criticism of that game when it came out was met with attacks from rabid fans saying "yOu jUsT dOnT uNderStAnD iT" and basically said anyone who doesn't like it is just a hater who only plays call of duty. And the games creator made the metal gear solid games so like dexter he was riding high for a few years, dropped the ball with metal gear 5 and then dropped the ball again with death stranding. I feel like the writers trying to justify the God awful ending by saying anyone who doesn't like it just isn't smart enough to get it is the exact same defence for that game lol
This season nine reminded me of one of those infomercials on UA-cam that keep saying they're about to reveal the secret to some new miracle product but keep diverting into more drivel and never get to the point until the very end and you're pissed you sat thru all that shit!
Spot on, dude 👍
No hate. But for everyone who defends this ending just remember that… Bautista is STILL on the way with his Laguerta papers. Smh
Infuriating
Imagine if Batista had confronted him in the cell.
@@GarryWilliams555 we'll have to unfortunately
The ending wasn't bad...
@@jeremyduke4938 it was. So much potential. So many better endings teased, thats the problem
I'm most angry that I was fooled into believing they'd set it right with this revival. Phillips had done so well with the first 4 seasons of the show. So I was excited. It's shocking that it was THIS bad. What's insane about the ending too is that they pretend that Harrison, who did all of this horrible stuff, is suddenly the moral conscience of the show.
He’s a fucking kid.
The season was good. The last episode....not so much.
@@esava44 Agreed. Season was solid until the trash ending. I'm pissed that Mary got killed off screen tho.
Agree. I’m so pissed !
@@chriswilson1968 such an annoying and unnecessary character
Right. I agree. Angela didn’t seem conflicted by her feelings of love for Dexter. She began to hate him and was going to make sure he went down no matter what. There was no sadness.
Yeah like why the he'll did she hate him so much made no since just Like most everything else in that final half of episode
That bothered me so much, it's like she was just a bot and switched from "girlfriend mode" to "cop mode". The explanation Dexter gave her as to why he lied, was perfectly reasonable (even though it wasn't the whole truth). It was understandable that she wanted to break up, but to stop feeling any kind of affection or lingering feelings for him just like that... humans don't work like that.
Angela is psychopath and serial killer confirmed XD
@@Vario69 🤣
She never really cared at all whatsoever.
Here's the issue....dexter is at its best when he's avoiding getting caught, the tension is great when he manages to stay 1 step ahead, They used the bay harbour butcher storyline wayyyy to soon, but they almost had another chance at doing this storyline again and have dexter avoiding law enforcement and even batista....BUT they blew it yet again!
They could've just done the BHB storyline again. I always thought that the intensity of season 2 was just a taste of what the final season was going to be like and that it would be Deb leading the manhunt. Such a missed opportunity to not do it in season 8.
@@ARBLACKx such a missed opportunity! We can only dream. How could the writers not see what a great final season that would have been?!? Seems so obvious.
forreal kurt disappearing and dexter telling them about the bodies leaving the gas truck was a perfect cover story, angela wouldve hated herself for what she accused dexter of no needed to die, dexter shouldve died by another serial killer saving harrison, then being discovered as the Bay harbor butcher.
What have you had as a s2 Gillian I've been pondering it for awhile now as well
@@ARBLACKx I was think - why not have Deb come back? Maybe she wasn’t really ded. Then I remembered he dumped her body overboard.
Even if everyone assumed he was ded - what a freakin’ weirdo. He stole his sister’s comatose body and sailed off with it? What?
With every series finale, I become more and more convinced that Breaking Bad having a satisfying ending after a pretty flawless run was lightening in a bottle.
Check out the ending of Six Feet Under. From my point of view one of the best endings ever.
@@webwude Have to watch the whole six feet under, but yeah i have heard the ending is among the best. The americans has a pretty damn great run with a pretty good finale too.
Mr Robot the only other one I can think of.
Lightning*⚡️✌🏻
Idk. I think Better Call Saul and, as someone mentioned, Mr. Robot had pretty solid endings too
Imagine angel say “did you kill lagutia “ and Dexter is like no “Debra did!” And Angel freak out. Wow that moment would have been crazy.
Facts!
Ohhhhhhhhhhh. Why the fuck did they not do that?!!!! Dexter is sooooo good at getting away with shit. Fine observation👍👍
Can you believe instead of giving the fans a Batista-Dexter face off the writers decided to waste screentime and put in pointless scenes with Harrison and Audrey? like seriously wtf
lagutia
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Huh??? Who is Angel
It feels like it undermines both Dexter and Angela how she barely has a niggle of a feeling Kurt is a bad guy after a lifetime of trying to find what happened to her friend. Yet in 2 days she figures out Dexter was actually a famous serial killer in a case that is for all intents solved and closed? I think that and Harrison’s 180 at the end are the two things that tore down the potential of the limited series
Thank you !
Niggle? Only we can use that word
The finale is currently rated a 4.5 on IMDb, which is LOWER than season 8’s finale (4.6). Wow.
My son pointed that out too. Good season until last 10 mins. Crap ending that didn’t add up.
I agree with your overall assessment of the series. The one thing I have to say that you didn't hit on was that the pilot was amazing! After watching it, I rewatched the original series pilot and the parallels were so clever and discerning. Then we went from this finely crafted script to a series full of episodes that feel like a collaboration between the CW and some kind of writer bot. Every scene with Harrison was like every other scene with Harrison and all Debra's scenes were nearly identical.
That final scene was heartbreaking in all the wrong ways, to see a multi-dimension character I love killed by a two-dimensional johnny-come-lately was devastating.
I 100% agree. The 1st episode was really good.
@@pacermusicmaker7930 That's a healthy reaction and a great idea. I think I'll do the same.
Yep the premiere of New Blood was honestly one of the best episodes of the entire series. Such a good start and then it just went downhill. The original run of Dexter never had any annoying high school/teenager bullsh*t. New Blood had so much of it really pi**ed me off. This is the final season of the show why did the writers add all this pointless teenage filler? And then in the finale instead of having a scene between Batista and Dexter they decide to waste our time with scenes that have Harrison and Audrey instead. 2 characters no one gives a F about. I reckon New Blood is worse than season 8 at least that has side characters like Batista and Masuka that I'd prefer to watch.
@@ARBLACKx Clyde hires a lot of really young writers and it really shows in those annoying high school/teenager bullsh*t scenes. They probably also helped with the annoying podcast storyline that went nowhere.
@@nysockexchange2204 yes Gen Z was written all over the series while it should have been for millennials and older
37:57 Another thing I noticed is that as soon as Angela started investigating whether Dexter was the Bay Harbour Butcher it's like she forgot or lost interest in finding the girls even though she wondered where they were ever since she was a teenager when Iris disappeared having been killed by Kurt. After Kurt lied that his dad Roger had killed Iris she basically stopped investigating until Dexter told her about Kurt's bunker of bodies in the last episode.
LOL I agree. She literally told Logan she wanted to shelve it and then immediately jumped to Matt again
Yup-she flipped flopped based on the necessity of the plot
@@TheMikster95 Sort of like Laguerta in the show's original run where the writers couldn't decide if she was a good person who put on the act of a hardass career woman or a total bitch who'd backstab anyone for a promotion.
She is a shit character that never would have been able to figure out the BHB case at all ... the fact that they kept dropping shit in her lap and zooming in on her face ...
Felt like someone wanting to make a "girlboss"
This video was very cathartic for me. It's all the things I've been thinking about this season. Two things to add that also bug me about the finale:
1. Harrison is willing to kill his dad after Dexter just saved him 2 episodes ago from another serial killer and he has no hesitation or remorse?
2. The letter read at the end eludes to Dexter's dark urges and yet, Harrison acts as if he isn't aware of this fact about his father when he meets him. Also, the closing line "If Harrison doesn't show any dark tendencies, let me die so my son can live" - he showed dark tendencies so how is he "living" by killing his father? Now he's just a murderer and a runaway. (I assume it's set up as a possible spin off for Harrison but seriously...)
3. The fact Harrison smiles at the very end really bothered me if they're trying to make it look like he is the good guy and killed his father to break the cycle. Looks like he was happy he killed his father.
Anyway, from one fan to another great video!
Omg!!!! I forgot about pointing out that!! Him saving Harrison LITERALLY a couple episodes ago and he kills him WTF. I made a video going off!!
Harrison had watched Dexter pursuing the deer in the woods. He would have suspected already, at least from that point of curiosity onward, that his father was up to no good, even if he’d had no inkling of his father’s darkness before that.
For #3, the Harrison actor said in an interview that he wasn't smiling in a way to suggest that he was happy that he had just killed his father. His smile was a sense of relief. So, just wanted to clear that part up. I agree with #1 & 2 for sure.
Totally agree! For number 4. Dexter says he's never really felt love until now. Maybe I've misunterstood something but I always thought he did love Debra, that really bugged me.
@@CharmedNijntje yeah me too i always thought that deb death is the reason that is abandoned harrisson because someone that he really love die because of him,
Clancy Brown was the best part of the season. The finale felt dull without him. Great review as always!
His demise seemed weird. Too easy of an explanation. Oh I just wanted to save them! Phoned in performance
It just all felt so rushed in the end after a masterful buildup. You want to show Dexter as a hypocrite who's no better than the people he kills? That's fine. You want Dexter to be killed by his own son? That's fine too. But the execution was so contrived. There was no reason for Dexter to freak out and kill Logan. He could've just waited until morning. All the evidence linking him to Matt's murder or the Bay Harbour Butcher are circumstantial. He could've easily pointed the finger at Kurt even mentioned how Harrison got the nail from one of Kurt's goons. Batasitia's presence wouldn't have changed anything he was the worst cop on the show. Also we needed more episodes of Dexter teaching Harrison the code. Not sure why the chose to focus so much time on the growing rift between the two then just rush through the actual teaching the code part.
Yes!! Wait til morning, let's say she goes to Kurt's and sees all the bodies. She could've let dexter off for killing Kurt and giving her that info! And then she could've somehow told batista she made a mistake
Totall!! Why did they waste our time with a new season? Seriously? Did MPH get a Broadway show or something and they were forced to end it this way? To me it showed total disrespect for the fans that paid their bills for so many years!
@@veronicacpage922 i dont think one person's scheduling conflict could possibly rush the entire production of a scripted tv show. bless your heart but the truth is the writers just arent as good as everyone thought.
One complaint I have I've never seen anyone talk about you'd think after 10yrs angel would be retired by now
even tho i hate the ending even more than season 8 i'll admit i really liked kurt, he definetly was the best part of this season for me
Nice profile picture
Same. The scene in the diner with the jukebox is a great example of how good the acting is. It's funny when he reacts to the Runaway song and starts dancing, but then also super unsettling. a great actor. He perfectly embodied the "creepy/but nice" serial killer that can blend into society because they fool people into thinking they are normal. The locking them in a room thing was also very creepy, and felt like it could happen in real life. The scene with Chloe was very good too.
heres a detail about the creation of Kurts character if you didn't know - :)
‘Dexter: New Blood’: Kurt Caldwell Was Inspired by a Real-Life Serial Killer -
"In the Dexter: New Blood Wrap-Up podcast, Executive Producer Scott Reynolds states that Kurt is “kind of” based on an Alaskan serial killer named Robert Hansen.
According to Screen Rant, Hansen operated out of a small town in Anchorage from 1971-1983. There he would pick up sex workers and take them back to his isolated cabin, where Hansen would rape them, then set them free in the surrounding woods. An armed Hansen would then hunt them down and kill them.
There are definitely some similarities between Kurt and Hansen. Both preyed on transient women, though Hansen mostly targeted sex workers, while Kurt went after young runaways passing through the area. Due to the transient lifestyle of their victims, both Kurt and Hansen’s crimes weren’t noticed as the work of a serial killer for quite some time. However, it’s notable that Kurt’s crimes are clearly not sexually motivated. He becomes almost disgusted when Chloe takes her shirt off while on camera.
Interestingly, Screen Rant also points out that the way Angela discovers Iris’ body could have been inspired by Hansen’s case. Angela finds Iris in a cave buried under a pile of rocks. Similarly, one of Hansen’s first victims was discovered buried under rocks in a gravel pit. "
@@chillfox420 I had seen that story of the Alaska killer and his plane before I started watching dexter. It gave the show a nice touch of authenticity. Too bad it was all for nothing.
The last Dexter/Harrison talk was literally like that:
- come with me
- I won't, you killed Logan
- than I will go alone, I don't want to be executed
- but you deserve it
- Oh, yes, exactly! Shot me
WTF was that?
That ending got me so heated 😂 like your really gonna shoot your own father for some coach you’ve only known for 5 minutes 🤦♂️
Great review. I agree, especially with Angela.
Her whole story bothers me the most.
Of all the people to catch Dexter and figure him out . . . Choosing someone we've known for five minutes and most of us don't care for, doesn't feel satisfying, Especially since she finds out so easily and it all kinda falls into her lap. Plus, she knew Dexter for years and "loved him", it made it hard to believe she wouldn't feel conflicted, uncertain, angry, sad ect about believing/knowing him to be a killer. She takes what she learns and just turns on him without any inner turmoil.
It's hard to swallow, especially given her ' evidence ' is sloppy at best and likely wouldn't hold up in court But we as an Audience our supposed to believe she has such a strong ' gut sense ' she just knows it's true but that same gut sense is also so weak that she falls for Kurt's bullshit story and just drops the biggest lead she's had, in the biggest case of her whole career ??? What ?? It's frustrating and the more you think about the season as a whole the more frustrating it gets 🤦🤬
You are totally spot on about the Angela character, even if your partner is a serial killer you don't just go off them so suddenly. You also have to remember that there is no real payoff as nobody really knows the extent of Dexter's crimes. I mean it's pretty certain that he killed that good cop but there's not really any concrete evidence to say he killed Kurts son or is the bay harbour butcher.
Exactly, if she loved him, she would really struggle with this, not just turn off at once
@@fantasiazplatkamiThere was this girl I used to like and I found out her grandads brother was the biggest serial killer of all time but it didn't put me off her lol
@@fantasiazplatkami or at least be consistent if she was going to do that to Dexter. She wouldn't have cut Harrison loose like that.
@@krissymarklewis1793 love is beyond limits
I mean they weren't married. She dated him for a bit, and to find out he wasn't who he said he was. And if that wasn't enough found out he's an infamous serial killer. I think most would be too hurt to care anymore.
18:46 The whole "Bay Harbour Butcher used ketamine" thing was a really big mistake since Dexter used M99.
That’s was set up as an out for dexter. But then the Batista situation is what made him feel caught.
The return of Dexter for me has been a disaster. I hated the ending. I liked thinking that Dexter was out there somewhere cleaning up the streets.
Yes. It was comforting
I agree
Yep the only curse being he can’t be with anybody he can get close with if he was stay a killer forever because they will either find out who he is and disowned him or contact the police or they will get killed like Rita or deb and others being hurt in the process being his son or any future girlfriends who he cares for
Yep. A board member of Hefty. ....with a new boat. Sigh .😕
Agreed 🥺😢
I spent years imaging my own ending after the season 8 finale. Never thought I’d see the day where I wish the Season 8 finale was the definitive ending compared to New Blood’s.
I agree bro.
Well said, truly shocking
Season 8 finale ALWAYS has been the definitive finale for dexter! In my opinion.....
So you went in expecting your ending. You set yourself up for disappointment. That’s on you.
@@dombird7053 so having hope that an ending will be brilliant and knock your socks off is on us? Interesting take. If I go into a bar expecting a shot, and get served a turd In a glass. Is it my fault for expecting not a turd in a glass?
I enjoyed the season, and even with its plot holes I was having a great time..but the second Dexter killed Logan (36:45 in the finale) is when the series truly lost me
Agreed dex knows how to easily choke someone unconscious and I feel like Dexter would just choke him out and then get the keys. That would make more sense anyway
Exactly. Totally uncalled for.
@@ajax3748 YUUUUPPPPP. The moment I heard logan's neck snap I was like no way... and not a "I'm so immersed in the story this character's death hurt" no way but a "really? Why the fuck would you do that?". Idk dexter just seemed more sloppy this time... and not sloppy as in he's rusty after not killing for a decade but sloppy as in stupid. Sure it makes sense that he'd be physically weaker and slower than before bc hes not as young but what he lacked in physical prowess he should have still had in mental capacity and experience. I refuse to believe dexter would've have killed him firstly bc he knows that Logan meant a lot to his son, 2nd he just taught Harrison the code and spent the whole time trying to avoid turning him into a monster that kills whoever, and 3rd they were literally gonna leave right after dexter escaped! What's the point in killing him? The moment dexter grabbed Logan, whether he lived or died ppl were gonna find out he assaulted him to escape so like just ko him, his body drops in the the exact same place, grab the keys and run!!!
These reviews are helping me cope lol. I can't get over this finale lmao
If I knew how bad it is I wouldn't have watch it.
I’m here for that reason too ! It’s send me bonkers ! Like going on a killing spree myself ! 🤣 hey maybe I could be the next dexter
I was loving the season even with its faults, probably because I just loved the character so much that I just could put all that aside. But him dying legit ruined my day and im still bummed days later
Couldn’t agree more I’m so disappointed at least not kill him off like that, I would rather have a cliffhanger and end the show abruptly then this bs
he needed to die so Harrison could have a shot at a normal life. their dialogue before the heart shot was great too. sweet ending to a fun season and show.
@@_nisty neither of them leave him with a normal life. if he was sad to kill his dad and believe him somehow, it would add to his trauma. or if he killed his dad in cold blood and was happy about, which it looked like, he's still fucked up lol him and his dad shouldve went their separate ways, that would be normal.
@@GotoMaki4Micah it’s ok for two people to have different opinions on art. everything’s going to be ok.
This dude absolutely hit the nail on the head for absolutely everything, fucking thank you
"You're fucking welcome."
- Debra Morgan
I feel cheated and let down with how it ended and part of me thinks it's my fault for trusting the thought of a good ending
Nah, it's the creators' fault for hyping us up too much.
@@user-is7xs1mr9y true he was saying it was gonna "break the internet"
I don't have faith in shows ending well anymore, especially since GoT. Better Call Saul may end up being the only exception. I had such high hopes for Dexter when I heard it was the original show runner of the best seasons. Yet here I am disappointed once again
The Walking Dead is another show I was super into at one point as well but it's already let me down so much already I doubt they can make any kind of satisfying conclusion. We may never see a damn near perfect series ever again at this rate.
As much as I hate the ending of season 8, I've ultimately decided that I like that ending better than New Blood's ending---not because Dexter dies in this new season, but because Dexter was still Dexter. Aside from initial confirmation of Harrison having his own dark tendencies, there did not seem to be a reason for this season. The writers even turned away from developing the plot of Harrison coming to terms with his own dark actions (ruining the lives of a classmate and his parents). Now all of a sudden, Harrison is "good" enough to talk his father into accepting his fate, and he drives off into the sunset, getting away with his own crimes? Bullsh*t. Dexter might as well have died in the damned hurricane!
Lol I know right? What was that little smile he gives when he’s driving away? Like wtf? Talk about tone deaf. Kid just killed his father that he’s been searching for over the past 10 years, and he’s smiling after shooting him in the heart? Give me a break! Season was a mess.
100% agree. Have you read the books? I highly recommend doing so. It’s different enough to keep you Interested. You can get it as a complete set from Amazon.
@@ryanrich06 not only searching for his dad for 10 yrs but u killed your bc he killed your wrestling coach this poor writing is an insult too us fans....
@@CharlieDexter99 I will definitely be reading the books!
Its a good thing the show has a new name, cause that way i can just pretend it doesnt exist and accept the season 8 finale as the true finale.
Exactly, me to
Exactly what I'm doing
EXACTLY!!! That’s LITERALLY what I’ve been doing, ignore it! Actually........ what season? What are you talking about?? 😂 dexter is just 8 seasons!
I kinda don’t blame you but both endings are obviously shit
You know what would be a good idea? Watch the premier episode since it was actually pretty solid, then someone should just edit together Dexter clips of Kurt all the way to the end where it's he who kills Dex. I'd be A-ok with that as my headcanon ending.
*Oh yeah, also edit out the last bit of the premier where Dexter tells Harrison the truth. Just let him be sent away.
What makes the Ketamine deal even more dumb it was often used as a party drug so both of those drug dealers could have very well injected themselves with it. Drug dealers having drugs in their system wouldn't get Dexter to freak out to kill Logan dooming any chance he had. There was tons of bad writing and plot holes we looked past happy to have the show back and get a proper ending.
I think the announcement was supposed to be a season 2 but the backlash put a hold on that. There is no way the big announcement was just gonna be a blu ray release lol. This whole thing felt like Michael C. Hall was tired of being asked about Dexter coming back and he wanted it done.
totally agree with mch wanting out just disappointed he didn't respect his fans enough to make his death more understandable & meaningful & not so darned rushed.
ive never heard of an actor so bothered that he actually return, just to fuck with his fans. if he wants to be done, simply don't do it again, like a normal person.
@@GotoMaki4Micah you are sooo right jerrica!
At least the ending of season 8 gave you hope for something to come. This one just rips you apart into a rage lol.
Not really. I expected him to die.....great ending imo.
@@001spring but the way they did it was terrible. It made no sense. Walter white died at the end of breaking bad and it made sense for the show and I think pretty much all the fans are fine with that ending even tho we all loved walter white. But the way they killed dexter was dumb and made no sense, which is why everyone is so mad. The writing was terrible.
@@amandakrause9394 Yeah, imo it could have been a lot better. The more I reflect on it, the more I dislike the way it was executed. It felt rushed. Imo, the last episode should have been at least 90min or they should have had 12 episodes. Let him get arrested at the end of episode 9 and then have him try to explain his way out of it and have scenes with Batista. I disagree that the writing was terrible.....season 8, now that was Terrible writing. New Blood as a whole, I really enjoyed. It wasn't better than seasons 1-4, but I enjoyed it. Im trying not to allow the last half of episode 10 change that.
Side note. I’m loving the fans here. Imagine the fan fiction we could create as a community.
Spot on man. The first half of the season seemingly just felt wasted and irrelevant. Everything that was built up was pissed down the can in the last 15 minutes. How on earth could they not get this right? Sad to see that it broke showtime records too because now the writers will feel validated.
44:05 Yeah imaginary Deb was the worst part of the series to me. I know she was supposed to represent Dexter being pissed at himself for killing Matt after a decade of not killing and not wanting to drag Harrison into his world at first but it's like they told Jennifer Carpenter "OK when you and Michael are in scenes together Deb's just gonna be constantly angry at Dexter and nothing else." There were times in the original show when the Harry talks got repetitive but he was never as annoying as New Blood Deb.
I will never forgive that we didn’t get the Batista and Dexter meet up we wanted and deserve
Please forgive them. I'm so sad. I just want you all to get along.
be happy that the writers put in pointless filler scenes with Harrison and Audrey instead!!
That's what pissed me off the most about the finale. If they were just gonna do that,they should've never had Batista in the show
Dexter did know that he was saving innocent lives, it was mentioned multiple times in the original run. They just wanted to demonize his character in New Blood. 😒 I hated it, with a burning passion.
So did I-absolutely hated it!
He’s a fucking serial killer! He was always the villain. He was an understandable villain. But still a villain.
@@dombird7053 Who was he hurting?
@@lilblock3564 Rita, deb, Harrison, cody, Astor, Batista, DOAKES, shall I go on?
@@dombird7053 it’s the same as the punisher. Yet everyone loves the punisher. They kill bad people if we can even call them people. The worst of the worst scumbags get put down for good.
14:30 true, Kurt is a mix of all the best villains in the show. Not only trinity and the barrel girls, he also got some ice truck killer vibes, there is a scene where we can see Kurt draining blood pretty much the same way he did.
But the explanation for his ritual was underwhelming.
What pissed me off in the finale is that dexter gives her closure about the missing girls that kurt killed and it should have been let me walk and i tell you the secret but no. Also having dexter kill logan, the whole situation left me unsatisfied…
The season was good for me for the first 9 episodes. I was enjoying it more than I enjoyed the Chucky show. The finale just ruined it. I think Kurt Caldwell was the best new character the season brought to the Dexter franchise.
Clancy Brown is an amazing actor
Just when I had gotten over season 8. They renewed my hope to let me down once again. Great reviews along the way Cody.
Anyone can try to defend the finale of Harrison killing Dexter giving him his fate ( and I applaud them), but I guarantee no one will have a good rebuttal for the way this show handled Batista's arc if you can even call it an arc. I call it a complete waste and missed opportunity for what could have been a closure filled moment.
It's like the writers just planted him there to drive up ratings for the show and then bought him back in the finale to keep people tuned in, the whole season feels like it wasn't to give a better ending but really to just set up a continuation with Harrison. They wouldn't kill dexter years ago because he was too profitable but now they have someone to replace him, only problem is Harrison as a character is awful, him and Audrey are the worst 2 characters in the entire series and nobody will watch a continuation with Harrison
It wasn’t an arc, it was a misfire
it was a glorified cameo at best.
Batista and Dexter clashing criminal minds after 10 years would have been EPIC they let down every Dexter fan with that missed opportunity
Characters don't need to have arcs, though. When Batista gets here his files will show that
I agree on most of this review. I felt the ending was unearned. Harrison was unlikeable the whole series. Every time he was on screen I hoped it would be short.
I honestly thought Logan was going to be a Kurt lackey. Its the only way I could see Angela not figuring it out that he was a killer sooner.
But other thoughts:
- We have seen Dexter knock someone out with a chokehold before. No need for him to give Logan a chance for anything bad to happen.
- Kurt was a good villain but his son being a screw-up seemed weird. With all of his dark desires, you'd think he would have gotten his son to grow up more disciplined. Keep the spotlight off him.
- Quiet small ny town would be a lot harder to get away with some things makes sense. Miami had so much going on at all times that stuff behind the scenes would be less noticable.
Final shot of the episode should have been Dexter in his jail cell waiting for a lawyer (or to be released) and Batista walks in, stops, they lock eyes and he and says,"Dexter." (The same way he greeted him for 8 seasons)
One thing that pissed me off ...
How the hell did Kurt find those screws... who the hell digs through the bottom or hell was there a camera that proved Dexter put him there ?
Like how the hell would Kurt really know ...other than the odd coincidence of Dexter giving him a ride.
Right plus he was drunk AF
Kurt mentioned at one point that he knew the flakes coming down from the sky were ashes, not snow. But how he made the leap to knowing they were his son's ashes, and that Dexter/Jim was responsible, I have no clue. Just another lazy leap of logic by the writers. I loved OG Dexter, but this show was shit.
"Someone who believed & always trusted Dexter seeing him for the monster he really is" well put
Too bad we only got to see that man stare at his computer screen and pick up a conveniently nearby folder…
@@tquasa07 also don't forget that the writers wasted screentime in the finale by having scenes with Harrison and Audrey (2 characters no one gives a F about) and decided to NOT have any between Batista and Dexter.
Baptista is still on the plane.
@@ni_n__ho.oh__n_in Bautista is still in the shower.
what’s also hilarious about iris being found in the cave is that the body is still even identifiable. they explain it away by saying the cold kept the body in tact but that would mean that for over a decade this town has existed in a permanent winter lmfao
Oh my gosh I didn’t even think of that haha 😂
What also made that hilarious and maddening at the same time is that Angela had just kicked Dexter to the curb and was pretty much disgusted with him for hiding his true identity from her, but then she called him and she’s like I need you. And we used to see the same thing with Rita she would be so annoyed with Dexter and want to take a break from him but then her toilet would clog up and then she call him and say Dexter I need you.
And then to have Angela start investigating the one person who actually helped you with your iris discovery, it made no sense. Instead of saying hey, this Dexter guy could actually be -of-use to me possibly in solving my missing girls case that I haven’t been able to solve in 20 something years in this town of 2500 people, she decides to make him the criminal instead
Angela recognized the bracelet that she gave to Iris because she had one that Iris had given to her.
Something that really annoyed is that we are expected to believe that Harrison remembers his mom's murder when he was barely a toddler when it happened. It's was just not believable for me, specially since in the previous seasons he's shown to be pretty un-traumatised, cheerful and well adjusted as a child.
I'm not undecided. I'll take lumberjack ending over schizophrenic son murders him with Dexter's blessing.
P.S. Dexter killed the only truly innocent person ever because he wasn't willing to face the death penalty, only to tell his son he needs to die. Congruency was mia this season.
I will say, I liked the aspect of Angela calling out Dexter, but I didn’t like that after I think episode 7, they ignored that part of the story up until the end of episode 9
Yeah, that plot line felt like it was on pause for a couple episodes.
They never named this killer so I’ve been calling him the DollMaker and his museum the DollHouse 🤣
I’ll be you are right! Everyday I discover another poor thought out plot point. And Doll Maker is perfect!
They didn't name it because they found out what he was doing at the end.
I think this ending was worse than the first one. The first ending just felt a little goofy and had a wtf feeling to it. The new ending actually makes me a feel kinda angry like something was taken from me I get annoyed about it every-time I think about it.
Same bro , I’m still upset 😢
im still holding on to false hope that they will make a season 2 and he will wake up in his cell still
I hated how Batista remembered Harrison's name. Boy was like his nephew, I'm surprised Harrison's back story of the foster care in Miami didn't include Jamie or Batista or obv Astor or Cody
I hate that they completely abandoned Astor and Cody not a single mention they are harissons biological siblings this is absurd
I thought Baptista retired long time ago to open a restaurant because he was sick of homicide. In the episode before the finale, Dexter comes to the rescue of his son before the laser targets his back. He turns and shoots at the truck, leaves three bullet holes in the windshield and nobody notices this as he drives his truck around town.
The ending should've been Dexter taking the bullet for Harrison and getting killed by Kurt in front of him. Then Harrison would have the chance to kill Kurt or to turn him over. They could've just ended it like that with room for a new season with Harrison where he either followed his father's footsteps and became a killer, or he breaks this cycle and turns Kurt in and keeps his hands clean. In future seasons they could've used Harrison wanting to join the police academy to become a police officer like Logan. Trying to bring justice the right way and not Dexter's way.
3 days later & I''m still crushed & saddened by the ending, ...GREAT Review!
The ending wasn't perfect, but it's vastly preferable to the last one.
A complicated issue for me is that the show is leaning into the idea that Dexter never cared about innocent people. That it was only window dressing, a story he tells himself, to hide the truth; that he enjoys the power he has over his victims. That ultimatly, he's no different from Kurt. Feeding an urge.
As a stand-alone series, this works fine, even with the fumbling final episode. He killed Max because Max killed 'MY DEER' (a symbol of his innocence?), he saved Molly so he could fuck with Kurt, and he killed Kurt for his own satisfaction, regardless of his given reasons. He didn't even really care about how Harrison felt about moving town.
However, it also asks us to throw the majority of Dexter's humanity under the bus. Especially from Seasons 1-8. Apparently he never felt true love until Harrison put him out of his misery. Harry, Deb, Rita, her kids, Lumen, Hannah. His friends at Miami Metro. Even his cat and mouse with Doakes. All those moments of sincerity, were actually false.
The middle ground is a bit more meta. One thing that bothered me about post Season 4 Dexter, is he grew increasingly arrogant, flippant, sloppy, and selfish. Any idea that he was a tortured soul just trying to do the best he could, slowly redeveloping his humanity, was fading away.
And in a sense, I got this feeling of warring sides of Dexter within New Blood. The side that had genuine humanity, and the side that would do anything tto get what he wanted. It was hard to tell which was driving him at first, but the latter slowly took over. He's pretty smarmy and despicable in that final episode. And in a moment of lucidity, he accepts that he's gone too far. That he has to abide the code, and give up his life. At least it was on his terms, and with someone he loved.
I guess my main issue is the implication that Harrison is the only person he's felt 'true' love for. It's pretty dismissive of the story, characters, and intentions of the previous seasons.
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One nitpick of your review, I think the victim he hid in the cave was his first kill. It was sloppy and unplanned. It probably wasn't until stewing on it that he developed his habbit, and rationale for doing so.
This review is awesome brother! My wife and I watched the entire season and at the end were both like WTF?! You’re not serious, right?! Sigh. Been 3 days and I’m still so bothered.
I was disappointed for a whole 5 seconds and then realised it’s just a tv show and got on with my life.
Actually, I think the only way his death would have been satisfying is if he was killed by a killer in a battle for life and death, and they both end up killing each other, or the son trying to save his dad's life, but ultimately fail in time to save him.
This would have ended Dexter properly and then make Harrison more likable and give the season an appropriate send off.
As far as Batista, he would still be there and maybe even be involved in chasing him or something right up to the point of that death scene. Still have a send off and talk to Dexter before he dies. Imagine that conversation?!
100% agree, this season was just unsatisfying and didn't need to be made. Was so happy to se Dexter again, and the new environment and struggles, but they missed the mark with just about every other character except Kurt.
Cody! Love that I found you. Thanks for helping me through the grieving process 😂 I’m still so pissed my dude. I’ll keep watching and let you know if you aren’t saying anything I would echo a million times over. Much love and respect, new friend!
Thank you!
What bothers me, they even get dexter to say: “their case won’t hold up” Angela heading off to kurts trophy room. Then he goes off and kills you know who and it Made no sense.
I agree with you the creator didn’t understand the character as much as we do here’s a factual question could a different writer who does not share the same view of dexter the same way as the creator does but does seem to understand where dexter’s role fits in society could he have done a better job sure he’s monster only killing for cravings but seems to do well at finding his prey being other killers who weren’t caught such as the trinity killer
I agree with you. The creator didn’t understand the character as much as we do. Here’s a factual question; could a different writer, who does not share the same view of dexter the same way as the creator does, but does seem to understand where dexter’s role fits in society, could he have done a better job? Sure, he’s a monster only killing for his cravings but seems to do well at finding his prey being other killers who weren’t caught, such as the trinity killer.
Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Your comment is easier to read this way. :)
@@CharmedNijntje thanks.
I have the same feelings as you about this! My favorite character of all time and I now feel pissed it got bad lazy writing to go out when there was so much potential.
Your review was more entertaining than the last 6 episodes of New Blood.
Right though?
Very disrespectful that Harrison never mentioned Jamie, but drew a picture of Deb who he barely saw as a kid lol.
Hilarious 😂
a brilliant and definitive analysis..and I whole heartedly agree! Just a thought......... if the final scene was Harrison driving away...and talking to his own"spiritual advisor" who was maybe someone who Harrison knew from when he was a toddler.... and who desired Dexters demise, and the conversation was such as " you did it exactly as we planned it Harrison" ..that would have been a totally off the wall ending...that we could have accepted????? not sure which character the spirit would have been....(maybe Harrisons own version of Deb??) . I think this would have mitigated the change in Harrisons character...suggesting he was faking everything all along...... just to kill the father he hated.... and satisfying Debs wanting Dexters life to be ended...so he couldnt damage anyone else. If this was the end game.... the writers could have had a montage at the end.... showing Harrisons deceits...... that would have been a brilliant story line..and a total surprise
I gave up hope when Angela typed “Ketamine Miami Metro Homicide” and this first result is the BHB page…
Wow -- you could have read my mind and written my Season Review for me ---- your observations and comments are 99.9% EXACTLY the same points and opinions I had.
Side Note -- Unless I missed something, Angela never seems to have any appreciation to Dexter for him helping her to "solve" the 20 year murder cases she has been obsessed over....... and ..... Unless I am mistaken, as this story ended , Angela still has NO CLUE that Kurt is dead ---- so she will spend the rest of her life hunting for him.
As you and I both observed ... THIS would have been the key for Dexter to orchestrate his escape once again. He could have easily used this as the bargaining chip or "dangling carrot" to throw off Angela and help her "find Kurt" --- such that he could get free before Batista showed up.
Thank you for bringing up how embarrassingly bad it was when Batista was already walking away and decided to still mention the name "Harrison" to the female cop he barely just met, wow was that horrible.
You hit the nail on the head with your first negative being my biggest issue even though I personally loathed the entire season. I feel that the fan service/sameness complaints about the recent Star Wars trilogy were a huge catalyst in causing lot of the rampant reboots lately to completely deviate from their source material so much so that the shows are basically unrecognizable.
This show made many changes just for the sake of it being its own entity and other than containing Dexter it retains literally none of what made the series special. Another example of this happening is Star Trek Picard which was equally unrecognizable as a continuation of its source material and was perhaps even more abysmal to boot. Maybe after another 5-10 years of rebooting Hollywood will finally find that happy medium.
Yeah there was no need to drastically the change the look of the whole show. I get it they cant put him in Miami but LA wouldve been a good alternative.
I loved that Showtime was bringing Dexter back as a Series.
Dexter is everybody’s Favorite Serial Killer. He is out there protecting Iron lake
I really really wish there is a way to bring Dexter.
R I P Dexter Morgan
I agree with you 100% about this not feeling like the finale. It felt like they were building up to a whole new set of seasons to come.
I was not happy with this episode or the show's direction because I wanted to see Dexter Morgan try to live a normal life after his past, trying to connect with his son Harrison, and many others. Also what I missed the most in this Dexter New Blood was how Harry Morgan didn't show to help guide Dexter and try to help him understand life as a human. Also I didn't like on how Deb Morgan appeared as a vision to Dexter because she was harsh on Dexter all the time instead of trying to help guide Dexter on this new life. Also I thought that he being exposed as a Bay Harbor butcher was too fast.
Living for this….. thank you… somewhere to take my sadness. But I miss your Dexter gear and setup, that was so awesome.
It'll return for my rankings. I just needed to sit down for this one. Lol
@@CodyLeachYT looking forward to all the rest of the Dexter stuff you have coming up. Im very much on the same page as you. Im still pissed off about it too. I wish MCH would have wanted to do a few more episodes. 10 wasn’t enough to finalize this properly.
I agree with 100% of what you said. And I 100% prefer "lumberjack" Dex over "who the hell is this" Dex!
So the purpose of this season was to erase the disappointment of the last season, only to turn itself even more disappointing? How Game of Thrones finale wasn't enough for TV makers to learn how not to end a show is beyond me
This finale definitely gave me GoT vibes. Like, here are the plot points that need to happen, and instead of making a story that makes sense that leads from each plot point to the next, they just cram it all in and it makes no sense at all!
If their ultimate plan was to kill off dexter, there’s a way to do it so it would make sense and the fans would like it, or at least be okay with it. But everything about how they killed him was ridiculous. Can’t believe they messed it up so bad TWICE!
They needed a legal consultant on that show. Angela had absolutely nothing that would make anyone reopen the Bay Harbor butcher cases and she certainly didn't have enough for an extradition.
First, your reviews are amazing and I enjoy them immensely. Secondly, for those who are praising the finale as a poetic end for Dexter, I would ask you to go rewatch the S7 finale again and then ask yourself how the S9 finale is any more poignant than that episode. Dexter told Deb to kill him because she was a good person and he loved her and was willing to sacrifice himself so she didn't have to live with his dark passenger as well. So his request for Harrison to kill him is no more meaningful than it was when he did it the first time. It's almost as if the writers for S9 read a synopsis for all the previous episodes and then tried to write this season without the details of the original series.
Thank you!
Can’t believe i just watched an hour video review on a show!! Its a great video and A*s ending for such a great show I was so disgusted by that lazy ending.
thank you so much for the video
I can't see how they can write, then film, then watch this ending and feel it's a fitting send off is the biggest twist shocker of them all. It doesn't even make sense character development wise, like how does killing his father (his 1st kill) a step in the right direction for his mental stability? But it's ok, he re-read his letter to Hannah, while non-chalantly driving away in Dexter's truck.
The worst part of the endig for me - aside of Miss Sherlock Holmes' BHB investigation, and Logan's inexplicable death - was the last and final confrontation between Dexter and Harrison, it was downright embarrassing. Harrison was b*thing about being left the whole season, who wanted to hear him bring up his abandonment issue AGAIN even in his last conversation with his dad?? And he needed to kill his dad and then read his letter one more time to finally understand WHY it happened on the first place? And we are supposed to think the kid is smart (has Dexter's brain, according to ghost Deb)? Who wanted to hear Dexter saying ''I'm sorry'' for the millionth time? Dexter was the majestic white buck?? It didn't feel like that. Some of Dexter's victims had a better death. This was a disgrace. Totally anticlimactic, predictable and just a big fat NO. Dexter as the main character of the story should have had the most epic, most memorable and jaw-dropping tear-jerker of a DEATH in the history of the show,, instead he was shot as a f*cking dog in the middle of a snowy, empty f*cking forest by his insuffereble, angsty-angry, turncoat, emo-punk teen son who then contently drove off to the f*cking sunset.
For me, the best conclusion of the character would be to create a situation where Dexter would have to die to save his son's life.
Indeed would make his character arc consistent.
i agree with this and literally any other reasonable alternative would've probably been better than what we got unfortunately
Funny how Dexter gets shot in the leg and can walk fine a few minutes later but a shot in the chest is lethal 🤣🤣
Being shot in the heart will put a crimp on your day.
I appreciate the fact that even though you hated the ending, you still took some time to say good things about the series, props.
Angel being one of the most likable, relatable, and kind characters from Miami would’ve been the perfect person to crack the case. He never suspected Dexter for a second and that’s why him finally solving it would’ve been the greatest ending.
To be honest a great way to fix the original ending from season eight is to just add “ tonight‘s the night“ over the final shot of Dexter looking into the camera.
I watched your review of the series finale and man I literaly no joke actualy cried, I shed tear because of this ending. I respected Dexter so much since he had never killed an innocent (Laguerta and Doakes were not killed by Dexter, who asked Debra to shoot him instead of Laguerta so I don't consider him to have killed her). Then he out of nowhere in the last episode just goes and kills Logan. That right there just made me die inside the entire point of this tv show was that we had a ''good and moral'' serial killer and then out of nowhere he kills an innocent out of desperation? He knew that he had raised enough doubt about him being a killer and that he would probably not get caught but then he still kills Logan anyways... Oh man my heart is so heavy I am so dissapointed at that ending they could have done like 20 different better endings and they just chose to end everything in about 30 minutes? Everything that has been building up for years just ended like that in 30 minutes with him doing a stupid thing and just getting shot by his son like wtf man how do you take like a decade of building up the character and developing and just kill it all in 30 minutes? I can't even think of this anymore so I will just stop writing. Thank you for the review I agree with all you said.
Listened to your entire video and the one before. You are spot on with EVERYTHING. Well said and put together dude.
Thank you for the part at the end about fundamentally changing the character to get to a forced destination that doesn't work. So well said! That's my absolute biggest grievance with this finale. I sincerely feel disrespected by the writers.
Idk why Dexter and Harrison didn't hold Audrey hostage, and force Angela to delete files from the cloud, their computers, and destroy the physical reports of anything related to Matt Caldwell and the drug dealers.
Audrey shouldn't have been comfortable being around Harrison again after the wrestling incident.
Even better. It should have been Logan that gave Molly to Kurt. He was still heartbroken, and seemed too defensive of Kurt.
Maybe have Ethan's dad suspect that his son was telling the truth, and wounds either Dexter or Harrison.
At some point, Matt Caldwell's rifle and the rifle Dexter gave Harrison come into play.
Batista dies via axe, as foreshadowed in episode 4.
I want to know how Kurt knew Dexter killed Matt……
AND-how did Harrison NOT get banned from High School Sports after he broke the guy’s arm??!!?
Nothing made sense
I also like how it was just a a contrast between New York and Miami. Change of scenery was cool because I actually live next to the City of Long Beach which is where a lot of the scenes were shot. So it was really cool to see the opposite. I'm used to the sunshine and palm trees so I appreciated seeing something else.
Dexter told Harrison that they should go to California because it's warm like Miami without the humidity so there's no reason to believe Dexter wouldn't have done that in the first place. Snow is nice to look at but it's a pain in the neck to live in a cold, snowy climate and it bothered me that Dexter didn't seem to mind being in a cold climate.
If there’s anyone out there not happy with the ending there’s a 3rd option to see if that suits you i the Book series. You can get it as a complete set from Amazon. It’s different enough to keep you interested. New antagonist, different relationships. Doakes has a very different fate…highly recommend!
Hank vs Walt’s “IT WAS YOU! ALL ALONG IT WAS YOU!” That’s pay off. Not David Zayas guest starring from his couch.
The only way I can accept this ending is that somehow after all that Batista exposes Dexter and exonerates Doakes. The fact that they dangled he’s a killer and he’ll get caught for 9 seasons and never actually do that storyline is fucking insane. Breaking Bad literally did the same thing but it’s all in the execution; big character dies because of the protagonist, they go into exile, they return and get some glory before going down by their own hand / own blood. Only difference is, Walter White actually was exposed. That’s pay off. Petition to have Vince G. write every finale.
Agreed, If they woulda pulled off a worthy ending, I’d call Dexter an equal of breaking bad. All they did was confirm breaking bad is the goat and it’s a shame Cus dex is more likeable than Walt
Him killing logan was stupid and Harrison went from a whiny kind for 8 episodes, to forming a bond with Dexter, to suddenly doing a complete turn and killing dex because of “coach” even tho Harrison himself is far from innocent. They outdid themselves Cus this shit has so many inconsistencies and bad pay off that it makes the season 8 ending look better.
Harrison could have at least killed Dexter with some remorse and said thanks for saving me from Kurt and again now.
2 lines of dialogue and that woulda made a significant enough difference for me.
If Masuka and Quinn are still working at Miami Metro and Batista tells them Quinn will probably think to himself "So that's why he killed Liddy and helped get the blood off my shoe and also why him killing Saxon was so suspicious."
@@Xehanort10 Sadly we’re left to speculate rather than finally seeing the one in built storyline this show flirted with three times and never delivered on.
All great points! One problem is the previous seasons had 12 episodes. This season had only 10 episodes. They unfortunately had to rush like they just wanted out.
I’ve listen to quite a few podcasts with certain people that were onset, editor writer cinematographer etc. and they said that all of the Scripps, all 10 episodes were already written before locations and things were found. So they knew they were only doing 10 episodes and they knew the ending already. Which makes it even more hard to believe that they thought that this was a good script with all the holes they had in it
you have a really great point about kurt caldwell being a hodge podge of old dexter characters, that really opened my eyes. i think it’s understandable that they went that route to make it feel like “old dexter” but now that you say it it does make me wonder what could’ve been if they gave clancy brown even more to work with
35:45 "it's like riding a bike bitch" 😆 that had me weak
The delivery of it 😂
Man i love you. I'm so angry and wanna say everything that i think about it to everyone so they could understand how bad it is and you are my relief! I agree with 100 percents of what you are saying. Thank You.
This video was excellent. Thanks. People who tell me the end was necessary I am like.. maybe but what if instead of Harrison shooting him aliens came down and told him he was from a serial killer world and they were taking him back. Silly and poorly executed endings are the problem.
Season nine should’ve ended with Batista coming face-to-face with Dexter. Like somehow Batista should’ve been coming into town maybe looking for the sheriff woman and as he is roaming through a certain building or whatever like a store he comes face-to-face with Dexter and that’s how the season ends
1:08 killed like a dog in the middle of the woods (BY HIS SON) 💔. I cried, I cried HARD! The show Dexter pull me out of a bad break up, I started watching it with my best friend then a lot of things happened in my life but Dexter was the show that always gave me comfort, so yeah, you can say that Dexter was more than a show to me I really grew to love Dexter. I know we can’t always get what we want, that’s life, you think is going to be all nice and fuzzy, next thing you know the most loved character dies like a dog 💔 ugh! I mean you are right they could have done a better job, plus 10 episodes!? Wtf is that? Is too short. It reminded me of Game of Thrones where they rushed everything. RIP DEXTER MORGAN you’ll live forever in my heart as the best serial killer 🖤