Dexter Season Finale Review: The Ruined Reveal Comments (Page 5)
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Mike
December 19th, 2011 8:12 PM
I'm thinking Deb might just forget all about her crush on Dexter now that she knows he's a serial killer!
Delaney
December 19th, 2011 7:28 PM
I have to say that review did not do any justice to this very cool episode. I loved the irony of him saying 'Oh God' when Deb saw him. The dialogue has been cooler this season. I also think Travis would be stupid to kill a woman in a cop's home where people would surely be checking in any moment. I thought The Deb/Dexter romance idea crosses another line which is what the show is known for. Yes it's uncomfortable to watch at times but people love to feel squeemish or the show wouldn't work. I thought Colin Hanks held this season back - his acting is not fantastic and he is nowhere near as scary as past bad guys such as John Lithgow. Of course it was a setup for next season - why wouldn't it be?? That's just an ridiculous comment. If a show is going away for six months it better have a cliffhanger of this scale to bring em back. Great episode and good season. I think season 7 will be amazing now the game has changed and I cannot wait to see how the writers handle it. Michael C Hall is s
Van
December 19th, 2011 6:23 PM
I have never appreciated Debra and her bipolar whining. I always thought she had a codependant and needy relationship with Dexter from the beginning. While I do appreciate that the show has grown a little soft with age,I look forward with great relish to next season, and the inevitable conclusion of Deb meeting up with Dex's Dark Passenger: when he looks deeply into her eyes, apologises, and breaks her scrawny neck.Because Debra's death is the only conclusion that makes logical sense--the series cannot go on with Dexter's dingbat sister knowing who and what he is. She is sketchy and stupid in her personal dealings, and there is no way she could keep it a secret.But also, Dexter is now a father, and his priorties have shifted. While he might still love his sister, he now has his own little family to protect--his desire to protect Harisson trumps his affection for his sister. And they can't be lovers. Debra is his sister, in Dexter's conscoiusness. Deb is a liability, now. She has to die
Deanna
December 19th, 2011 5:42 PM
Wow this person must be talking about a different tv show lol because I loved it!! and I can't wait til season 7. I thought season 6 was amazing!!! Almost as good as 4!!!
Jade
December 19th, 2011 5:33 PM
Doesn't seem like we were watching the same show tvfanatic!! Once again another awesome season of Dexter filled with twists and turns and a jaw dropping ending! Cannot wait for next season!!!
After 5 perfect 10 seasons (last year was a nice change of pace after the super Lithgow season) ....this year was a dud. There was no story line that was not a disappointment....
-Hated the bad guy characters
-Hated the Quinn worthlessness
-Hated the LaGuerta /Deb relationship
-Hated Deb/Dexter , wherever that is going.
fairplay42
December 19th, 2011 5:19 PM
Please! This season has been one of the best ever. Deb was bound to find out eventually. She is not an idiot!
SamTheSham Rank: New User
December 19th, 2011 5:00 PM
I too thought this season got all outta wack. Last season was a big let down and this one stretched out thin all season with a 10 car pile up in the end. It definitely lost focus and the writers did seem to get lazy with the story line once again. The one thing I didn't quite follow was why the lab intern sent the ice truck killer prosthetic hand to Dexter and also what was it that he drew on the hand. Can someone please tell me the significance of that and why they didn't show Dexter receiving it yet? Plus whatever happened to Dexter getting his fix every episode ridding the world of it's evil inhabitants? He is supposed to be America's favorite serial killer right? And now that Deb is finally admitting to herself that she's "in love" with Dexter is that supposed to help her keep his secret even more? I saw they were renewed for season 7 and 8, looks like it could be their last.
Dan
December 19th, 2011 4:52 PM
The writer of this article hit the nail on the head. This season was the worst by far. The reveal was predictable and ruined by the shows writers. The shark has been jumped.
FCBarca
December 19th, 2011 4:28 PM
Felt like a massive slap to the faces of loyal viewers, Season 6...The Finale, like many episodes this season, was chalk full of inconsistencies that viewers never had seen from this typicallt stellar series...I too love the reveal but it doesn't make up for a rubbish season
Aoife10
December 19th, 2011 4:00 PM
@bonerliscious
Deb has known that dex & brian moser are brothers since the s4 finale! & captain Matthews tells deb that the reason harry didn't take in Brian(ice truck killer) was bc he was older & too damaged
Derek
December 19th, 2011 3:00 PM
I agree with most on here that the season was pretty weak. I was really into it at the beginning and loved Brother Sam's character. When they killed him off in the middle of the season, the show started to fall off point big time. There were so many plotholes and just utter ridiculousness that the show almost turned comical at the end of the season.
The funniest line of the season had to be Masuka telling Louis that Miami Homicide is an "Elite" squad of detectives, and that he wasn't quite ready to join the team, even though he did more police work with DDk than most of the other detectives combined.
While I liked the ending alot, it just seemed rushed, and the Deb Dex thing is pretty wierd, but I do remember Dexter saying in the first season that Deb would be the only woman he could really have feelings for, so I don't know where that is going. I just hope season 7 is much better. There is a lot of potential for the show to get great again. With Deb finding out, and Louis p
janet Belrose
December 19th, 2011 2:50 PM
To maxutopia, i noticed that all the shows u named were self-important cable shows. I'll stick to network tv(except for 'Hot in Cleveland')A brother & sister cop & ME in love as central charactors on a show? Sounds like a BAD porno film!
What exactly are you saying, Matt? If Travis had killed Jamie and kidnapped some random kid right away, that would have been more believable in your opinion? Travis didn’t even know that Dexter had a son before he looked at the picture. He was waiting for a sign from God and only after that he decided what to do.
Honestly, I don't understand why this Deb/Dex thing is so shoking to everybody. I don't think it's all that shocking. In the very first episode Dexter said that if he could have any real feelings for someone, it would be for Deb. He had feelings for her before he even knew he was capable of feeling anything. He killed his real brother for her! Right from the start we knew she was special. As for Deb, I agree with IceTruckKiller. Both Brian and Lundy had a lot in common with Dexter, much more than Deb realized. Dexter really is all she has, she always goes to him when shit hits the fan, she said that herself. After everything they've been through I'm not surprised she fell
Dexter
December 19th, 2011 2:49 PM
@bonerlicious, in season 1 dexter had masuka run a dna test on the guy who left the house to him in his will. The dna test confirmed that was his biological father. Harry (Debra's dad) was having an affair with Laura Moser (Dexter's mom) after Dexter was born. They do not share the same parents or blood.
Locke
December 19th, 2011 2:47 PM
The last 5 minutes of the season seems to be a very awesome ending cliffhanger, with all these possibilities going through everyone's mind of how Deb's going to react to Dexter. But most likely she's going to cover for him and take the credit for Travis and at the same time save her case-closed track record. Dexter gets what he wants and Deb gets what she wants. Pretty anticlimatic once you think about it.
Jolly Joe
December 19th, 2011 2:37 PM
Best part of this season........no step kids!! They appear to be out of Dexters life.
Is next year is the last season for the Deb Morgan character?? Maybe Carpenter wants to move on with her career and she leaves the show at the end of next season strapped to a kill table.......
bonerlicious
December 19th, 2011 2:37 PM
Thats why harry always stopped by her house and gave her child support so she wouldnt go to the courts to get it. Also the second reason why harry chose to leave brian.
bonerlicious
December 19th, 2011 2:34 PM
Deb and Dexter are half-brother and sister, something which Dexter is aware of, but hasn't shared for fear it would have led Deb to scrutinize his mom, which would lead her to find out Dex and the Ice Truck Killer were brothers. Dex and Deb's Dad, had an affair with Dex and Ice Truck Killer's mom, while she was is Criminal Informant. Ice Truck Killer and Deb are not blood related.
bonerlicious
December 19th, 2011 2:26 PM
why is the incestful thoughts such a hard thing for you guys to watch dexter is a SERIAL KILLER! can you imagine all of thoughts surrounding a real family that has been through multiple homicides, suicides, not to mention Deb dating a serial killer herself, all of that does not equal healthy and natural thoughts im suprised Deb hasnt gone vigilanty style and started to kill of rapists and sexual predators herself, deb and dex could make a great fucked up duo together, minus the incest(which an incestuous relationship would be insanely ironic after they have recently divorced hahah)
@bonerlicious
they're brother & sister and this stroyline is sick but they are not blood-related. Harry was not Dex's biological father, Rudi killed him in season 1. He just happened to be having an affair with his mother when Dexter was about 2.
Ga
December 19th, 2011 2:17 PM
So far no one has questioned Dexter hammering out of his face on the wall painting. Seriously NO ONE had been in there Before he got there, really??? Come on! I liked the season however there were things that had me saying, really??
Jason B
December 19th, 2011 2:13 PM
I didn't have a huge problem with this season, certainly wasn't the best, but it was entertaining. I think that Deb being in love with Dexter played a big part in not only finding out Dexters secret, but also could be a strong giveaway that deb will keep this secret to herself to protect Dexter. If anything she would help him. And with the position that she is in as LT of the department basically means Dexter could get away with murder...literally. So I am definitively looking forward to next season. There were a lot of fillers this season, not to many ground breaking suspenseful scenes other then finding Geller dead in a freezer (which I did not see that coming...bravo writers). I liked a lot of the killings this season, but other then creative deaths, geller being dead, and deb finally finding out Dexters secret the season did lack as an overall season of programming.
bonerlicious
December 19th, 2011 1:57 PM
um hello they are blood related.. harry is their father, dif mothers!...Thats why harry saved Dexter he was having an affair with dexters blood mom..
Dexter : Don't be sorry your darkness is gone. I'll carry if for you - always. I'll keep it with mine,
December 19th, 2011 8:12 PM
I'm thinking Deb might just forget all about her crush on Dexter now that she knows he's a serial killer!
December 19th, 2011 7:28 PM
I have to say that review did not do any justice to this very cool episode. I loved the irony of him saying 'Oh God' when Deb saw him. The dialogue has been cooler this season. I also think Travis would be stupid to kill a woman in a cop's home where people would surely be checking in any moment. I thought The Deb/Dexter romance idea crosses another line which is what the show is known for. Yes it's uncomfortable to watch at times but people love to feel squeemish or the show wouldn't work. I thought Colin Hanks held this season back - his acting is not fantastic and he is nowhere near as scary as past bad guys such as John Lithgow. Of course it was a setup for next season - why wouldn't it be?? That's just an ridiculous comment. If a show is going away for six months it better have a cliffhanger of this scale to bring em back. Great episode and good season. I think season 7 will be amazing now the game has changed and I cannot wait to see how the writers handle it. Michael C Hall is s
December 19th, 2011 6:23 PM
I have never appreciated Debra and her bipolar whining. I always thought she had a codependant and needy relationship with Dexter from the beginning. While I do appreciate that the show has grown a little soft with age,I look forward with great relish to next season, and the inevitable conclusion of Deb meeting up with Dex's Dark Passenger: when he looks deeply into her eyes, apologises, and breaks her scrawny neck.Because Debra's death is the only conclusion that makes logical sense--the series cannot go on with Dexter's dingbat sister knowing who and what he is. She is sketchy and stupid in her personal dealings, and there is no way she could keep it a secret.But also, Dexter is now a father, and his priorties have shifted. While he might still love his sister, he now has his own little family to protect--his desire to protect Harisson trumps his affection for his sister. And they can't be lovers. Debra is his sister, in Dexter's conscoiusness. Deb is a liability, now. She has to die
December 19th, 2011 5:42 PM
Wow this person must be talking about a different tv show lol because I loved it!! and I can't wait til season 7. I thought season 6 was amazing!!! Almost as good as 4!!!
December 19th, 2011 5:33 PM
Doesn't seem like we were watching the same show tvfanatic!! Once again another awesome season of Dexter filled with twists and turns and a jaw dropping ending! Cannot wait for next season!!!
Rank: Guest Star
December 19th, 2011 5:19 PM
After 5 perfect 10 seasons (last year was a nice change of pace after the super Lithgow season) ....this year was a dud. There was no story line that was not a disappointment....
-Hated the bad guy characters
-Hated the Quinn worthlessness
-Hated the LaGuerta /Deb relationship
-Hated Deb/Dexter , wherever that is going.
December 19th, 2011 5:19 PM
Please! This season has been one of the best ever. Deb was bound to find out eventually. She is not an idiot!
Rank: New User
December 19th, 2011 5:00 PM
I too thought this season got all outta wack. Last season was a big let down and this one stretched out thin all season with a 10 car pile up in the end. It definitely lost focus and the writers did seem to get lazy with the story line once again. The one thing I didn't quite follow was why the lab intern sent the ice truck killer prosthetic hand to Dexter and also what was it that he drew on the hand. Can someone please tell me the significance of that and why they didn't show Dexter receiving it yet? Plus whatever happened to Dexter getting his fix every episode ridding the world of it's evil inhabitants? He is supposed to be America's favorite serial killer right? And now that Deb is finally admitting to herself that she's "in love" with Dexter is that supposed to help her keep his secret even more? I saw they were renewed for season 7 and 8, looks like it could be their last.
December 19th, 2011 4:52 PM
The writer of this article hit the nail on the head. This season was the worst by far. The reveal was predictable and ruined by the shows writers. The shark has been jumped.
December 19th, 2011 4:28 PM
Felt like a massive slap to the faces of loyal viewers, Season 6...The Finale, like many episodes this season, was chalk full of inconsistencies that viewers never had seen from this typicallt stellar series...I too love the reveal but it doesn't make up for a rubbish season
December 19th, 2011 4:00 PM
@bonerliscious
Deb has known that dex & brian moser are brothers since the s4 finale! & captain Matthews tells deb that the reason harry didn't take in Brian(ice truck killer) was bc he was older & too damaged
December 19th, 2011 3:00 PM
I agree with most on here that the season was pretty weak. I was really into it at the beginning and loved Brother Sam's character. When they killed him off in the middle of the season, the show started to fall off point big time. There were so many plotholes and just utter ridiculousness that the show almost turned comical at the end of the season.
The funniest line of the season had to be Masuka telling Louis that Miami Homicide is an "Elite" squad of detectives, and that he wasn't quite ready to join the team, even though he did more police work with DDk than most of the other detectives combined.
While I liked the ending alot, it just seemed rushed, and the Deb Dex thing is pretty wierd, but I do remember Dexter saying in the first season that Deb would be the only woman he could really have feelings for, so I don't know where that is going. I just hope season 7 is much better. There is a lot of potential for the show to get great again. With Deb finding out, and Louis p
December 19th, 2011 2:50 PM
To maxutopia, i noticed that all the shows u named were self-important cable shows. I'll stick to network tv(except for 'Hot in Cleveland')A brother & sister cop & ME in love as central charactors on a show? Sounds like a BAD porno film!
Rank: Guest Star
December 19th, 2011 2:50 PM
What exactly are you saying, Matt? If Travis had killed Jamie and kidnapped some random kid right away, that would have been more believable in your opinion? Travis didn’t even know that Dexter had a son before he looked at the picture. He was waiting for a sign from God and only after that he decided what to do.
Honestly, I don't understand why this Deb/Dex thing is so shoking to everybody. I don't think it's all that shocking. In the very first episode Dexter said that if he could have any real feelings for someone, it would be for Deb. He had feelings for her before he even knew he was capable of feeling anything. He killed his real brother for her! Right from the start we knew she was special. As for Deb, I agree with IceTruckKiller. Both Brian and Lundy had a lot in common with Dexter, much more than Deb realized. Dexter really is all she has, she always goes to him when shit hits the fan, she said that herself. After everything they've been through I'm not surprised she fell
December 19th, 2011 2:49 PM
@bonerlicious, in season 1 dexter had masuka run a dna test on the guy who left the house to him in his will. The dna test confirmed that was his biological father. Harry (Debra's dad) was having an affair with Laura Moser (Dexter's mom) after Dexter was born. They do not share the same parents or blood.
December 19th, 2011 2:47 PM
The last 5 minutes of the season seems to be a very awesome ending cliffhanger, with all these possibilities going through everyone's mind of how Deb's going to react to Dexter. But most likely she's going to cover for him and take the credit for Travis and at the same time save her case-closed track record. Dexter gets what he wants and Deb gets what she wants. Pretty anticlimatic once you think about it.
December 19th, 2011 2:37 PM
Best part of this season........no step kids!! They appear to be out of Dexters life.
Is next year is the last season for the Deb Morgan character?? Maybe Carpenter wants to move on with her career and she leaves the show at the end of next season strapped to a kill table.......
December 19th, 2011 2:37 PM
Thats why harry always stopped by her house and gave her child support so she wouldnt go to the courts to get it. Also the second reason why harry chose to leave brian.
December 19th, 2011 2:34 PM
Deb and Dexter are half-brother and sister, something which Dexter is aware of, but hasn't shared for fear it would have led Deb to scrutinize his mom, which would lead her to find out Dex and the Ice Truck Killer were brothers. Dex and Deb's Dad, had an affair with Dex and Ice Truck Killer's mom, while she was is Criminal Informant. Ice Truck Killer and Deb are not blood related.
December 19th, 2011 2:26 PM
why is the incestful thoughts such a hard thing for you guys to watch dexter is a SERIAL KILLER! can you imagine all of thoughts surrounding a real family that has been through multiple homicides, suicides, not to mention Deb dating a serial killer herself, all of that does not equal healthy and natural thoughts im suprised Deb hasnt gone vigilanty style and started to kill of rapists and sexual predators herself, deb and dex could make a great fucked up duo together, minus the incest(which an incestuous relationship would be insanely ironic after they have recently divorced hahah)
Rank: Extra
December 19th, 2011 2:23 PM
Trinity, Lundy or Rita should never have been killed off
Rank: Extra
December 19th, 2011 2:22 PM
@bonerlicious
they're brother & sister and this stroyline is sick but they are not blood-related. Harry was not Dex's biological father, Rudi killed him in season 1. He just happened to be having an affair with his mother when Dexter was about 2.
December 19th, 2011 2:17 PM
So far no one has questioned Dexter hammering out of his face on the wall painting. Seriously NO ONE had been in there Before he got there, really??? Come on! I liked the season however there were things that had me saying, really??
December 19th, 2011 2:13 PM
I didn't have a huge problem with this season, certainly wasn't the best, but it was entertaining. I think that Deb being in love with Dexter played a big part in not only finding out Dexters secret, but also could be a strong giveaway that deb will keep this secret to herself to protect Dexter. If anything she would help him. And with the position that she is in as LT of the department basically means Dexter could get away with murder...literally. So I am definitively looking forward to next season. There were a lot of fillers this season, not to many ground breaking suspenseful scenes other then finding Geller dead in a freezer (which I did not see that coming...bravo writers). I liked a lot of the killings this season, but other then creative deaths, geller being dead, and deb finally finding out Dexters secret the season did lack as an overall season of programming.
December 19th, 2011 1:57 PM
um hello they are blood related.. harry is their father, dif mothers!...Thats why harry saved Dexter he was having an affair with dexters blood mom..