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It's been six months since LaGuerta's murder and Dexter is still managing life as a dad, brother and serial killer. Meanwhile, Miami Metro investigates the murder of a man who has had pieces of his brain removed.
Miami Metro continues their hunt for the Brain Surgeon, while Dr Vogel asks Dexter for help.
Dexter searches for the Brain Surgeon. Meanwhile, Dr. Vogel tries to prove to Dexter that he is perfect as a psychopath; and Debra makes a desperate plea when her post-traumatic stress disorder kicks in.
Dexter hunts down another potential serial killer from Dr Vogel's list.
Dexter monitors a young psychopath to see if he is suited for his table.
Dexter tracks down his protégé in the belief that he murdered his neighbour.
Dexter investigates a murder. Meanwhile, Dr. Vogel gets the surprise of her life when someone from her past returns.
Dexter enlists Dr. Vogel's help to lure the Brain Surgeon to a location in order to get him on the table. Later, an important person in Dexter's life is murdered before his eyes.
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All Critics (45) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (30)
The final season of Dexter has been problematic, to say the least... But nothing, and I mean nothing, could have prepared me for the absolute swing and miss that was the [finale].
[A finale], which, in some ways, felt like a cop-out, closed the book on the groundbreaking series and on a final season that won't likely be remembered as one of its best.
Not only did the writers seemingly lose track of who Dexter was, they also lost Debra and all the other ancillary characters. This is how the show went wrong. Oh, and the ending made no sense at all.
This season will be full of dotted i's and crossed t's, capping several story arcs and tying up loose ends.
Sit back, don't think, and expect some good performances -- especially by Jennifer Carpenter.
Rampling makes Vogel troubling and vaguely creepy, which probably isn't what Dexter needs.
This season has been appalling by the show's once-lofty standards set several seasons ago. Given the writers had time to plan its end, it was a pity that the stakes weren't more significantly raised.
No matter how much character progression and evolution the season introduced, it was as if the finale threw it all away for a twist ending that is not only wholly unoriginal, but was also awkward in execution.
I'm a little underwhelmed, seriously. After [season 4], the show just declined.
I can see how difficult it would be to end the show in a way that was satisfying or even logical... You could only stretch this conceit so far until it finally snapped.
[A finale] that proved to be about on par with this season, which is to say, unfortunately, somewhat disappointing, especially when we consider some of the high points of the series.
While it didn't, let's say, add up to nothing like Season 6 did, it gave fans a ton of stuff that no one wanted, including plot points and revelations that weren't just unsatisfying, but intolerable.
Audience Reviews for Dexter: Season 8
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Jun 02, 2021Google "Dexter inspired real life murders" and then tell me why this show is being revamped. Murder porn like "Law and Order" has at least inspired victims to know how to deal with their attackers, whereas Dexter has only inspired psychopaths to act on what Dexter has shown them. If you put out this show you will have a lot of explaining to do to future generations. Why is bloodlust so important to Showtime they ignored all the warnings from across the globe (there were murders in other countries) in what this show is capable of inspiring? I can't answer for them, maybe someone else can?
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May 01, 2021This is really more a summation of the first 8 seasons. Dexter is compelling, no doubt about it. I really liked some of the characterizations (if choppy at first). Dexter is an interesting character, but, while making a sympathetic serial killer is an impressive feat, the show always kind of wobbled between dark and light, and I wasn't always rooting for him. The show kind of slipped in to a rhythm of finding a really messed up person who could bond with Dexter on a dark level, and then it all goes wrong, and Dexter has to kill the person. Actually, at least in the last couple of seasons, I was way more impressed by the Debra character, who suffers an almost Shakespearian tragic arc, which is almost inevitable given the show's premise. Debra was masterfully done, and I could almost palpably feel her pain. I would go so far as to say the final season was one of the BETTER seasons.
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Feb 01, 2021A muddled, often shockingly incompetent, mess.
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Jan 25, 2021Dexter Morgan: One of the best anti-heroes ever. A legendary show that ultimately fails to stick its landing. S1-2 were some of my favorite seasons of television.
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Nov 30, 2020The most disappointing ending i have ever seen, only rivalled by True Blood and Lost. The series started out so brilliant, so it fell far to reach rock bottom. SPOILER ALERT!!! It felt like since season 4 the show was just avoiding the inevitable by allowing our protagonist to evade capture, arrest and execution, which is what would usually happen in real life. Not that i feel all villains need to be punished but its as if the show shied away from the ambiguity and but they reached too far trying to make a serial killer a hero and it feels like they did it so they could justify him as our protagonist and that was just weak and 2-dimensional and fake, helping audiences justify there love for a murder when in reality, no justification should have been given and they should have forced the audience to face the ambiguity of there feelings for the protagonist. I also think they missed a trick because watching Dexter go through investigation, interviews and court could have been really interesting and it could have added some depth to force the audience to face the ambiguity of the fact that our hero is in fact also a villian. It would have been both more realistic and more interesting than the ridiculous ending they gave us.
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Nov 09, 2020Just a really poor ending, with the new season set to come out that will possibly have an impact on how this season will be remembered
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Oct 19, 2020I don't think this season was as bad as a lot of people make it out to be. Excluding the finale, all the episodes were great, and I like the introduction of Evelyn. The finale, however, was extremely underwhelming. It didn't give off that sense of finality, especially with the final minute. Now, to qualify, at the time this review is being written, it has been announced that there will be a 10-episode limited series. So, maybe I'll get more closure then. But, overall, it was a good season that ended badly
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Jun 29, 2020I hate Hannah McKay and Dexter together. Ew. DISGUSTING. I will say this show almost made me sexist. And I'm a woman. I didn't want to see Dexter in any relationship. If I'm honest, I kind of wish his son died too. I didn't sign up for this season. It looked like a completely different show in the end. Debra was cool but Dexter was willing to leave her even when he killed his brother, the only person he could be himself around, for her.
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Jun 05, 2020Overall, a great TV show. Some parts did seem to drag on and he got pretty sloppy toward the end. Wasn't a fan of the ending though.
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Jun 02, 2020It's really not as bad as everyone says it is Dexter seems to have more emotions and we see him gaining a few allies. Sadly they dont experiment with it enough and they kill them all pretty quickly. The last death of the series was depressing as f@ck I will agree with everyone that the finale is shit but it makes a good season final just not a good series final it has it's problems but so does every other season of this show
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