Dexter
Summary
Showtime ’s democratic seriesDexterhas a excellently hated finis , and many viewers were under the opinion that Dexter ’s death would ’ve been a more meet oddment to the show — but there ’s a frustrating ground it did n’t happen that way . Dexterran for eight seasons on Showtime , seeing the ups and downs of the moral - code - drive secret sequential killer and stock splatter analysis expert Dexter Morgan ( Michael C. Hall ) . Dexter went through a heap in the serial publication , finding a fulfilling romance with Rita ( Julie Benz ) and having their Word Harrison before she was dispatch by the Trinity Killer ( John Lithgow ) , and Dexter was force to forge his own way of life .
Even with Dexter finding a splinter of happiness with fellow murderer Hannah McKay ( Yvonne Strahovski ) , his arc on the serial publication clearly bespeak to his death in the last episode . However , that ’s not what happened , and some viewers have , in turn , declared thatDexterhad the worst serial finis of all time . Instead , Dexter disposed of Deb ’s ( Jennifer Carpenter ) body in the middle of a hurricane and fake his own death in the outgrowth , starting over with a new identity . WhileDexter : New Bloodwould never have happened without this close , the watch over - up time of year may not have been necessary at all if it was n’t for one dominion that preclude Dexter ’s demise .
Dexter’s Finale Death Was Ruled Out By The Network
Reportedly , it was the Showtime electronic internet that in effect put the kibosh on Dexter ’s destruction in the original close . Producer John Goldwyn talk withVarietyabout how the writing squad crafted the highly - anticipated ending and revealed thatShowtime was very clear about Dexter living on past the show . “They [ would n’t ] have us down him . Showtime was very exonerated about that . When we told them the electric discharge for the last season , they just say , ' Just to be absolved , he ’s going to subsist . ' There were a lot of endings discussed because it was a very interesting problem to solve , to bring in it to a close,“Goldwyn stated .
The fact that Showtime executives heard Dexter ’s bow for the last season and immediately assume that Dexter ’s life was on the billet point out that may have been what was intended — and audience sure enough were n’t wrong for carry it . Dexter ’s first showrunner , Clyde Phillips , let out that he hada very different plan for theDexterfinale , consider Dexter outed for being the Bay Harbor Butcher and punished for his criminal offense . Either Dexter ’s death or Phillips ' original architectural plan would ’ve been meet determination to finishDexter , but Showtime ’s principle made the end that audiences require impossible .
Dexter: New Blood Fixed The Finale’s Death Mistake Too Late
Nevertheless , Dexter ’s legacy keep on with the seriesDexter : New Blood , which did see Hall ’s serial killer bite the dust after his son Harrison ( Jack Alcott ) takes on the most scrupulous rendition of Harry ’s codification . While not quite as controversial as the original series ' ending , there ’s no question that Dexter ’s end inNew Bloodwas just too petty too late . Showrunner Phillips ' involvement inNew Bloodcertainly bring back the magic ofDexter ’s earlier seasons , but the killer whale was also give an entirely different variety of arc in the revival series , one that did n’t necessitate his dying in the same way .
It ’s in this regard thatDextergot two finales yet missed its perfect conclusion . SinceNew Bloodsaw Dexter curb his urges better than ever before and teaching Harrison his adoptive father ’s titular codification , viewers saw him now in a mentorship role and want him to continue to guide Harrison . Had Dexter died in the original serial finale , it would ’ve made a much bombastic impact and paid off theDexterseason 8 trajectory in a solid way . However , the ending audiences wanted forDexterwas copied and pasted intoNew lineage , draw a blank that the agonist ’s path had in the end changed .
