Why Dexter chooses the controversial fate of a lumberjack

WARNING: Major spoilers for the series finale of “Dexter” follow.

There was great controversy and even outrage over the series finale of Dexterwhich aired in 2013. The acclaimed series is widely regarded as one of the best thriller series of all time and is considered by some to be one of the best shows of all time. In “Dexter,” Michael C. Hall plays the eponymous protagonist, who also appears as a forensic scientist and blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department, as well as a methodical, self-proclaimed serial killer, in eight seasons and 96 episodes. Dexter breaks with the convention of traditional serial killers by adhering to a strict code and mostly refuses to kill innocent people.

The series finale of Dexter finds the charismatic protagonist completely isolated after he has completely given up his life in Miami following the tragic death of his sister Debra. It is certainly questionable whether Dexter will take Debra off life support in her final moments. Dexter Season 8 was more an act of mercy than violence, but ultimately his actions, or more precisely, his inaction to kill Oliver Saxon, the heartless murderer who shot Debra after Dexter uncharacteristically spared him, ultimately cost Debra her life. Remarkably, Dexter got away with dozens of murders over the course of the series, but life eventually caught up with him.

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Dexter and Hannah wanted to spend the rest of their lives together in Argentina

They imagined taking Harrison with them, which Hannah ultimately does without Dexter.

The events of the Dexter The finale begins to unfold once Dexter and Hannah McKay, who first became Dexter’s romantic interest, Dexter Season 7 confirm their plans to leave Miami together with Dexter’s son Harrison and start a new life. This was discussed between the characters in Dexter Season 8, Episode 9, which caused Dexter to resign from Lt. Angel Batista shortly thereafter. The normally emotionless and calculating Dexter begins, for once, to think with his heart instead of his head.which leads him to the spontaneous decision to start a new life with Hannah in Argentina. However, Dexter’s love for Hannah also causes him to become more sloppy, which allows investigators like Jacob Elway to track him and Hannah down.

Why Saxon killed his own mother Dr. Vogel in “Dexter,” Season 8, Episode 10

Saxon is as cold-blooded and psychopathic as one can be

Oliver Saxon is one of the most evil villains in the Dexter series who shockingly killed his own mother in front of Dexter shortly after being reunited with her. Saxon, whose real name is Daniel Vogel, is the second son of Dr. Elvelyn Vogel, who was a confidante of Dexter’s throughout Season 8 after she revealed to him that his father, Harry Morgan, had asked her for help. Dr. Vogel was the person who actually developed Harry’s Code, which defined Dexter’s entire methodology and morality of killing. Unlike Dexter, Saxon was a true psychopath who was incapable of feeling love for another human being.. For this reason, just before he plans to murder him, Dexter tells him that he and Saxon are actually not alike at all, since Dexter loves Hannah, Harrison and Debra.

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Dexter remained true to Harry’s code until the end

In the penultimate episode of DexterSeason 8, Episode 11, Saxon shows up at Dexter’s apartment and gives him a choice: either avoid Saxon or face the consequences. Dexter lies to Saxon and agrees to leave him alone, but because of Harry’s code, he can’t rest until he knows Saxon is dead, especially after seeing what he could do to his own mother. Dexter couldn’t leave Saxon for two main reasonsFirst, Harry’s code essentially prevented him from turning the other cheek and forgetting what Saxon had done to Dr. Vogel, as well as Cassie and Dexter’s potential protégé, Zach Hamilton. Second, Dexter didn’t have the self-control not to kill Saxon, even though he knew he very well could have, and ultimately should have.

How Debra accidentally became Dexter’s last victim

Dexter should have killed Saxon when he had the chance

Unfortunately for Debra, her love and trust in Dexter ended up backfiring on her. Even after everything they’d been through, especially in the last three seasons where Debra finds out Dexter is a serial killer and Debra shoots LaGuerta instead of her brother, Dexter can’t find a surefire way to protect Debra from Saxon. Dexter wanted to do Debra a favor since she had just returned to the Miami Metro Police Department by leaving Saxon for her to take care of so she would be professionally rewarded. Dexter’s plan backfires horribly when a deputy marshal gets involved, freeing Saxon and giving him the opportunity to shoot Debra, resulting in her death. No matter how you look at it, Debra’s blood is undoubtedly on Dexter’s hands.

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Dexter’s failure to kill Saxon caused his entire life to tragically fall apart

Dexter lived an isolated life after Debra’s death so as not to hurt Hannah or Harrison

After Dexter surprisingly didn’t kill Saxon and ensured the safety of his family and his new life with Hannah, things quickly went awry. Dexter was about to board a bus with Hannah and Harrison, which Elway also boarded and almost caught Hannah when he felt compelled to visit Deb in the hospital, only to have an unexpected confrontation with Saxon. Angel was able to arrest Saxon before he reached Debra, but the biggest threat to Debra was not Saxon at all, but fate. Dexter meets a teary-eyed Joey Quinn in the intensive care unit, who explains that there were complications with Debra’s operation. A doctor confirms that Debra will be in a coma for life.

Debra poetically becomes Dexter’s final victim in the series when Dexter removes her from her incubator and turns off her life support. He then takes her on his infamous Slice of Life motorboat and does to Debra what he did to dozens of his victims as the Bay Harbor Butcher: He rolls her body into the open sea. At that moment Dexter realizes that there is really nothing left for him to live foralthough his young son Harrison and the love of his life Hannah are waiting for him and counting on him. Dexter steers his boat into a hurricane with the intention of dying so that the people he loves, like Debra and Rita among others, do not die because of him. In a final epilogue scene Dexter It turns out that he is alive and working as a lonely lumberjack somewhere far away from Miami, under a new identity that is further explored in Dexter – New Blood.

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Dexter

Based on the character of author Jeff Lindsay, Showtimes Dexter follows Dexter Morgan, the Miami Metro Police Department’s most experienced blood spatter analyst, as he attempts to satisfy his Dark Passenger’s need to kill by hunting down criminals who have escaped justice. But Dexter must use the rules his adoptive father taught him to remain undetected and must walk the fine line of seemingly blending into society while simultaneously feeding his dark urges. Dexter faces several serial killers as his facade slowly crumbles around him; with each problem his Dark Passenger solves, a new one arises for his suburban father life. When Dexter takes things personally or feels the law is failing him, he takes matters into his own hands, even jeopardizing his colleagues’ investigations. Dexter aired on Showtime for eight seasons before it was given a mini-sequel series called Dexter – New Bloodwhich takes place ten years after the events of the show. You can buy each season on Prime Day for just $9.99.

Pour

David Zayas, Michael C. Hall, Lauren Velez, CS Lee, James Remar, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, Julie Benz

Release date

31 October 2010

Seasons

8th

Authors

Jeff Lindsay, Scott Buck, Scott Reynolds, Tim Schlattmann, Karen Campbell, Melissa Rosenberg, Kevin Maynard, Wendy West, Manny Coto, Daniel Cerone, Jace Richdale, Drew Z. Greenberg, Chip Johannessen, Adam Fierro, Jim Leonard

Directors

Clyde Phillips

Showrunner

Clyde Phillips

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