Honestly it was a decent ending with a terrible execution. Like the idea that Harrison kills him in the end is decent but the way it all happened was so rushed. One episode should have been all about Angela catching Dexter and him trying to escape and another episode should have been about Dexter and Harrison and building up to him killing Dexter. But this was like one minute they are all chill and the next he decides to kill him 😏 the acting and the dialogues just did not feel right..
I'm literally so disappointed... As many other people said, this season started so well, I was so excited and so happy to meet the new characters, to see how Dexter's been doing all this time and finally meet Harrison. Episode 9 was amazing and I literally didn't even think that they could ruin all of this with the last episode which was supposed to be...Idk, a good one?! I didn't hate or love the ending of season 8, I just took it for what it was but this one...This one really made me mad. You're telling me that Angela, a little cop from a city forgotten by the world put everything into pieces in just some days or weeks? She wasn't capable to solve any case and she solved the biggest case from Miami? This whole thing was bad written. Dexter lived in Miami for so many years, was a serial killer there and never got caught even tho some people suspected him, they did it after YEARS of knowing him. Laguerta trying to figure out if Dexter is the Bay Harbour Butcher was waaaaay better than Angela doing it. Not to mention the fact that Angel just got along with what Angela said, not even questioning it, just went along with everything when he knew Dexter for so many years!! Harrison was such a hypocrite, he nearly killed that boy and blamed everything on him to be a hero, wanted to hurt other people and then after hearing what Dexter did he just chose to kill him? Like, I get that Dexter didn't want that for his child, he chose to leave him with Hannah (which reminds me, We never even found for real what happened to her, just went along with that Harrison said but at this point, I just think he killer her and lied.) to have a better life and now Harrison blames him for that when he wasn't even happy to know his dad better? Like c'mon you could've just idk, never came in the first place. The actors did a great job like always but this whole ending is just pissing me off so bad.
I agree with a lot of what you said. Im pretty sure the reason Dexter was even in Miami in the first place is because something like 80% of murders went unsolved as stated by Dexter in the first show.
Everything you said is on point. Michael C Hall is what made this show good. Everyone else was Meh. The actor for Kurt was solid. Harrison was annoying af. Wish they would of killed him off instead. Gosh Debra was annoying in this one and she was one of my favorites
I'm pissed too. Dexter and the fans deserved better. I wasn't even sad. The Key lime episode from season 3 was sadder. That's not how it's supposed to be. I should be balling that he is dead and I just feel pissed off. I can't believe MCH was ok with this. Especially after such an amazing season and episode 9 was outstanding.
What gave me chills in this last episode was when Harrison at the end told dexter to “Open your eyes and Look At What You Did” Was the same line Dexter had Said to his first kill in season 1 Episode 1.
Not his first kill--the first kill we saw. This comment is not to negate @Kulemina’s. I was excited about what they pointed out. I didn’t write it well. I apologize
@HWF Live same, it was going good for some episodes for sure but the ending is even more lackluster than the previous one, I will stick with the original ending
HWF Live wow it’s incredible the way we literally think !! I 10000000000000% agree with you !!! That’s literally what I’ve done, new blood doesn’t exist!!! And I actually always enjoyed the original finale, now i love it !!! And dexter is only 8 seasons, his last victim was Deb. PERIOD !!
I think that a really interesting bit of foreshadowing featured in this episode, is when Harrison receives his new varsity jacket from Logan. I think that this change of jacket, represents far more than a simple outfit change, i think that it represents Harrison’s true moral alliances in the series. When Harrison switches the jacket that his father gave him for the one that Logan gifted him, it foreshadows his future actions in the episode.
If the writers hate us, they just need to say that! As you said, Angela was basically Andy Taylor from the Andy Griffith show and had zero leads on a home grown serial killer but she solves the BHB case in two weeks on a hunch from a podcast? 🤔🙄
Because of Harrison. Harrison showed up and basically set it all in motion. Had Harrison not shown up then Dexter would have eventually killed Kurt and nobody would have batted an eye.
I discovered you through Dexter New Blood. You’ve made each episode even more interesting and I looked forward to each video. As for this finale, I’m totally bummed. It felt rushed and an attempt to tie up all loose ends in a messy way. This just wasn’t what I was expecting after such a buildup this season. What a bust!
I think that dexter dying was an appropriate end for his character. However, I think this was incredibly rushed and could have been done so much better.
Completely agree! I think Batista should have seen Dexter face to face. At that point, Dexter could have unloaded who he really was, giving Batista closure as well. I also hated that he killed Logan. I know a lot of people think Doakes deserved justice, but Doakes was always an ass, so it made it easy to dismiss his death. Logan was so genuine and pure. His death absolutely villainized Dexter. That isn’t Dexter. Then the reading of the note attempts to give Dexter redemption as a person. I just think they could have resulted in a similar ending but with more care to details. I’m also torn on wanting a second season. In one way, yes, of course. Anything to hopefully get more Dexter. In another way, no. Harrison seems free and seeing him in that last episode softened my heart towards Harrison. I don’t want to see him become a new Dexter. Let him move forward from his devastating past.
If this is what Michael C Hall claimed to be the "right" script, having past on other revival oppertunites in the past, I cannot imagine how horrible those previous revival scripts were.
Clyde wasted so much of this season on absolutely nothing. Angela suspected Dexter as the BHB with almost zero evidence. Which was also a huge stretch how she put the puzzle pieces together. It would have been better if Dexter had just confessed his sins to Harrison and then Harrison tells Audrey. Matt's screw found in Dexter's cabin was better evidence linking his murder than the so called Ketamine needle mark. I never realized drug users/dealers would never have needle marks. Why did they show Lundy's face as someone who died because of Dexter. Trinity killed Lundy before Dexter knew who Trinity was. It's small, but just another plot hole.
@@TeflonTv All of the time spent on that nonsense could’ve been spent developing the story they were actually trying to tell. How the most prolific serial killer of all time gets brought down by his son. So much wasted time with the NY trip, the dumbest podcaster ever, too much time spent on the runaways. Old Dexter used to develop tension and relationships in one episode more than Dexter and Harrison did in an ENTIRE season that was supposed to be about their relationship. Things that need exposition got none and things that didn’t were over explained like Harrison’s final speech to Dexter. Why make Harrisons reaction to dismembering Kurt ambiguous? Can you imagine the tension of Harrison had flipped out? With Dexter HAVING to deal with that AND coming back to a burned down house? Simple things could’ve made this show a whole lot better. Missed opportunity for a reboot to be the best series ending ever. The elements were there but somehow writers always get caught up in themselves and their feelings and miss the whole mark. I’m glad I got a little more Dexter in my life, but he was literally the ONLY good thing about the show (and Deb. I get it, everyone loves and respects Clancy but imo he was only okay as Kurt. I would’ve been so much more satisfied with with your ending than the actual ending.
I agree. My only complaint is it was rushed and crammed. If they would have taken out all the woke social construct crap out they would have had time. But you got to remember…Hollywood elites think they are so much better and feel the need to force their opinions on us. So you can’t have a nice escape anymore without the woke BS.
This last episode seems a bit rushed. I agree…Dexter was careful for so many years. To be figured out so easily is not satisfying. Also, Angela all of a sudden becomes the great detective. The fact that she couldn’t identify a serial killer and missing women in a small town, but she pieced together Dexter’s crimes is a plot rush. She also needed Dexter’s assistance with Iris’s body. I will say that the ending has set Dexter up to run for many more years. I wonder if they will rename the show since Dexter will not be the main character. Also, Harrison could have a love child in the future.
Dexter was a bit out of practice, as his character stated. In a small town, cases like that aren't common, therefore she wouldn't know necessarily what to look for. I'm sorry that you felt disappointed. I thought I was brilliant.
tbh after this ending - I don't even think there's a need for more seasons. They got 5.5 rating on imdb atm with this finale and I can't see ANYONE being interested in what Harrison does afterwards. Regardless of if there is or isn't more episodes - I probs won't be watching them. Dexter got killed off lazily, it woulda been better if they actually killed him in hurricane and never made the new blood .
@@Daminionz I like that they wrapped up Harrison's story. He was traumatized just like Dexter, but wasn't taught the code, even though Dexter broke it many times anyway. And I agree about not caring to see any more of Harrison. The fact is Harrison didn't want to be like Dexter but yet still killed anyway. And two wrongs don't make a right. But who knows if Harrison stops there. They killed Dexter off because they didn't want to keep repeating the same plot of him always on the verge of getting caught. So I assume they wouldn't want Harrison to come back with the not so shocking news that's he turns out just like his dad and kills too. Cause that would be too predictable and an endless cycle, which they obviously tried to break by killing Dexter off. Harrison would be better off getting therapy and not having children of his own that he can mess up with his baggage.
when he had the gun i was so hoping he would just shoot dexter in the legs and injure him so he would get caught instead of his own son having to kill him, was hard to watch.
Personally, I am a bit happy that Batista didn't meet Dexter. Angel always knew him as Dexter Morgan, The nerdy blood guy. Not the Bay Harbour Butcher. But at the end of S8 of Dexter, Batista and Quinn kinda figured out that Dexter killed Daniel Vogel not because of self defense but because of revenge. After Dexter 'Died' Batista could've probably continued Laguerta's research and possibly figured out that Dexter was at least a suspect. Now that he knew Dexter was alive and the pattern of the bay harbor butcher is back, Angel would've figured out that Dexter indeed was a seriel killer. I am glad that Batista never met the Bay Harbour Butcher.
This ending was too predictable. It was a very unsatisfactory ending. The ending easily could have been 2 hours long. There was so much more. This hardly "broke the internet"
Honestly I'm not sure what the worst part of the finale was. How a single small town cop was able to do in 2 episodes what Miami metro, the FBI, countless murders, etc couldn't do for apparently decades. Then Angel being called and then picks up a file and says he is on his way... and then... that's it with him? Really? And the lack of any concrete evidence that would stand up in court making Dexter that desperate that he felt the need to kill a cop to escape? And that Logan went out the way he did? And no wrapping up any lose ends with Kurt? Angela doesn't know he is dead... and come on... a literal Chekov's gun? I could go on and on...
If you consider the ending from a "heroes journey" perspective, it’s a fantastic ending. I’m not saying you have to like it, it’s just an ending that brings the story arc to a natural conclusion. From the very first episode of the OG, Dexter has really been about a sociopath and a serial killer trying to be human-convincing himself that he is doing something noble when in fact he is a monster. The natural ending to the OG should have been Deborah killing him. Shortly after discovering the truth-and struggling to reconcile that in her head she should have realized he needed to be put down. Dexter would have allowed her to kill him because he feels love for the first time. In new blood, it is Harrison that takes on that role. Deeply flawed himself, and wanting so desperately to have a relationship with his father. But in the end realizing that this needs end. For Dexter‘s part, he finally feels love. He does something truly selfless by letting his son kill him so Harrison can be free. Dexter finally becomes accountable for his crimes and is revealed as a true Bayharbor Butcher. This is the only ending that could’ve happened to be consistent with good storytelling. Dexter manage to grow as a human being while at the same time being accountable for the pain and suffering he caused. As an audience member, we get to take a very painful look in the mirror. For years we have been rooting for him celebrating everything he does and justifying as he bends the rules of his own code. In the final moments of this series, we are with Harrison. Realizing that his code is total bullshit. It was used to justify aberrant and violent behavior and we the audience did the same exact thing as we cheered him on for all those years. This is reminiscent of a very religious person using dogma (the code) To justify violent or immoral behavior. The ending is uncomfortable, totally predictable but also inevitable. It's no different than something Charles Dickens would write. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if Dexter's final monologue just before Harrison shoots him was modeled after a Tale of Two Cities-"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."
you can cut it however you want the ending was still pretty bullshit and bummed me out like i get it okay but man i been watching dexter journey for like what 9 season now like im just totally biased but the ending sucked and it harrison doing what he did dont make sense its like he totally ignore everything dexter has taught him and his own personal struggle with his own dark urges like the ending was garbage like i love this new season up to episode 9 like even 10 i like it very much but its just so unlike dexter to die like that its so anticlimatic and just wrong and god it is actually as unsatisfying as the last season i mean did harrison not truly understand dexter at all?????like omg im just gonna burn episode 10 off my mind its bullshit like there is soooooooooo many plot hole in this last episode like episode 10 harrison is totally diffrent from harrison from previous and previous episode and suddenly harrison dont understand dexter at all when he himself commited a crime that send a chile expelled from school and ruined his life and he cant see past dexter darkness that even though he is a seriel killer he saved thousand and thousand of live compare to the good people that he killed like im not trying to justify dexter deeds but come on thats why we like dexter because he is the BEST version of a seriel killer i mean im glad its over
Harrison should have shot him in the leg & held him. Miraculously Bishop was on her way anyway. I said after killing Logan it was no way he could beat the case. Everything was circumstantial, no die hard evidence. He could have been easily said Kurt set him up after realizing he was killing all the girls after they found Iris. Bishop knows that he found Molly going to his cabin, so that’s something he could have stood on. As far as the Bay harbor butcher, they still had no die hard evidence. Why did they switch M99 for Ketamine. So many pot holes they know Dexter fans are consumed by the details 🤦🏽♀️ it would have bn great to see him get out of it, but oh well Dexter RIP
Exactly! However it makes sense that Dexter's need to not get caught made him slip up and make a horrible mistake, which was ultimately his undoing. Had he not killed Logan, Harrison would not have turned on him.
Agreed...that's the part I hated mostly. Harrison has now become a killer. If he really wanted to be unlike Dexter, he should have just shot him in the leg and turned him in. Have a Batista/Dexter showdown, and have him get the lethal injection. Finale should have been like 90 mins or something. It's still better than lumberjack Dexter but few fixes and better pacing could have made this a classic.
M99 was not available in Iron Lake. It is less about what drug was used, but about what drug Dexter bought a lot of, and what was found at the crime scenes in Iron Lake that he was present at. Also, jabbing people in the neck with a needle before killing them was always his calling card, and that showed up in every Bay Harbor Butcher case.
I sort of felt like killing him off was an easy out. I was disappointed :/. I’m sad it’s over. Him being killed by Harrison just heartbreaking I don’t know. Still trying process it all.
Show time hates us! I’m convinced! I was better n made peace with how season 8 ended bc I knew at the end he was alive and still out there, but they made this all about addiction and his inner demons and accepting the lives he has ruined… iron lake was symbolic n had (irony) in it. Almost like karma they ruined the show for me not once but twice and missed out explaining so many plot holes and we still didn’t see him face Miami metro for any of his actions. Also I think a season two was warranted and that should have been dexter on the loose in full relapse mode going against his own code n realizing he’s a killer regardless of code that’s something Brian his brother tried to tell him always was to forget the code n accept they are how they are… this season was a big tease
Negan Smith- We asked for a good proper ending. Not rehashed trash. If they were just going to replay the same failings of season 8 I just as soon they left it alone. Season 8's ending was actually better.
And killed him in the poorest way !!! You must not kill dexter !! even if this opens chances for future seasons.... no, screw that ! In my actual ending dexter threw debra’s body into the ocean with much symbolism and faked his dexter and is a lumberjack!!!
The writer wanted the credit for killing Dexter, and thought he'd break the internet, narcissist much ,nah petty last episode writing with or without Dexter dead and a lame pathetic writer
Yes, because as they kept reiterating, they're justifying killing those who get away with murder. That's exactly what Harrison did. Poetic justice. I loved it.
I feel like Harrison has been ballsy and butting heads with Dexter most of the season, so that didn't seem out of character to me. I really would have loved to have seen Bautista and Dexter see one another face to face. One thing I haven't heard people talk about is the full letter voiceover as Harrison is driving away. All season, Harrison seemed so confused and angry about why Dexter abandoned him and like he was to blame. But everything was pretty clear in that letter once we heard it in full. That, combined with the random white deer overlay while he was talking to Logan, indicates that he could have been there for sinister reasons all along.
If the show had incorporated a storyline that emphasized that Harrison was there for sinister reasons it would have made for a much more fascinating season. But a missed opportunity, just like not utilizing the oil tycoon enough.
The ending was rushed. Episode should have been atleast 1 hour 20 minutes long to cover the plot points We also should have been given a Batista Dexter reunion (interrogation) Definitely weak ending but its better than the season 8 ending.
Not that matters now, but what was up with Harrison saying " I wasn't in town yet" and then he has a flashback of him in the woods watching. So does that mean Harrison did see Dexter kill Matt then?
After watching 9 great episodes this finale fell very flat. The evidence Angie had on Dexter was circumstantial at best. She had more evidence against Kurt when she arrested him for Iris' murder. They were already piecing together that Kurt likely burned down Dexter's home using the gas truck and that created a lot of reasonable doubt on where the titanium screw came from. Someone conveniently placed this in your mailbox and oh look, here's one a your boyfriend's house too...coincidence? No It definitely wasn't like Dexter to kill Logan, at that point I think he was rushing and not thinking clearly, with a one track mind to get to Harrison. It felt slightly out of place that Harrison killed Dexter in the end but they've been showing all season how easily Harrison can be manipulated and influenced. He may not have known Logan long but he knew he was a good person and didn't fit "the code". Overall I enjoyed this season but like many I feel the finale was a bit rushed. It should have played out a bit differently still ending with Dexter's demise so Harrison can move on.
I hated how Dexter died alone, with nobody left in the world who loved or respected him. Dexter was a beloved character. They make him out to be a piece of garbage. They are telling the audience that we are wrong to have taken his side or cared about him. This casts a negative light on the entire series.
What bothered me the most about the episode was that it was inconclusive. It didn't feel like it was finished and it felt very rushed. It never shows who sent the screws, what happens when they look for Kurt, they didn't even allow Angel enough time to show up with LaGuerta's info. Also, for Angel to say that he believed it was Dexter is far fetched too because he never even knew back then. It all seemed like quite a stretch so if they don't have the show continuing I find this ending to be alot worse than the original.
It was obvious who sent the screws. Do you need everything spoon-fed to you? The setup for Angel meant that everything was eventually closing in on Dexter and that the ending made perfect sense because there was no way out. I see that a lot of people are angry here, but it looks like a lot of the artistic nuances were lost on most of you. It's a shame, this was brilliant.
@@thinkforyourself828 Brilliant is an exaggeration. sure the meaning behind all of this makes sense, but you can't deny how rushed it felt. 10 episodes was not enough and the finale should have been longer or split into two. But unfortunately we are just going to have to stick with what was given to us
you can cut it however you want the ending was still pretty bullshit and bummed me out like i get it okay but man i been watching dexter journey for like what 9 season now like im just totally biased but the ending sucked and it harrison doing what he did dont make sense its like he totally ignore everything dexter has taught him and his own personal struggle with his own dark urges like the ending was garbage like i love this new season up to episode 9 like even 10 i like it very much but its just so unlike dexter to die like that its so anticlimatic and just wrong and god it is actually as unsatisfying as the last season i mean did harrison not truly understand dexter at all?????like omg im just gonna burn episode 10 off my mind its bullshit like there is soooooooooo many plot hole in this last episode like episode 10 harrison is totally diffrent from harrison from previous and previous episode and suddenly harrison dont understand dexter at all when he himself commited a crime that send a chile expelled from school and ruined his life and he cant see past dexter darkness that even though he is a seriel killer he saved thousand and thousand of live compare to the good people that he killed like im not trying to justify dexter deeds but come on thats why we like dexter because he is the BEST version of a seriel killer i mean im glad its over
It's so bad for Logan to be one of the reasons why Harrison was angry at Dex. Just like who the fuck cares about one policeman when we talk about the greatest Dexter Morgan? And for Angela it looks so strange to solve the BHB case when she can't solve a 25-years murdering problem for more than 30 victims in 2,500 town... There's no much time for Batista, it should be a 2-hours episode, so rushed ending. It would be great If a billionaire would be with Kurt together and in this episode he would've killed Audrey. Dexter deserves the electric chair, it's very sad that we were not shown how the world will find out the secret of the Bay harbour butcher.
My biggest issue was that Harrison went from “your Batman” to “you’re scum” in one episode. And no matter what, he’s just a kid. He’s so angry about being being left but clearly was told that Dexter was the one with issues and that he didn’t want Harrison to be effected by his “demons.” Even if Harrison may not have liked it, I would think he would actually *better* understand it by this episode. Add to that what he’s been saying all along with Dex not even being around, that he thinks about hurting people all the time, that there’s something wrong with him- he was glad to have Dexter tell him everything. Yet he acted as if he had no understanding of why Dexter was the way he was. Nothing added up to the way Harrison behaved at the end. Being angry is one thing. But shooting his own father through the heart, even if he told him to, is another. Again, he’s just a kid. And I also don’t recall Dexter being so willing to cause an innocent person’s death as he did with Logan. It’s been almost 10 years, maybe I forgot, but Dexter didn’t do something like that before. I just felt like character motivations to justify the ending completely fell apart. And what was with how vicious Angela was? You would’ve thought Dexter killed Iris, the way she acted. When he actually rushed to help her when she called and gave her the most important evidence to be had. The whole “don’t you say her name!” Seemed cheesy
The ending was rushed and you are right, Harrison was out of the character who didn't want to leave but left anyway which costed him his father also. Now he is alone again. whats a shitty ending, I see no logic behind this ending
mann. bittersweet. i get the concept of harrison being able to live a normal life without dexter, but dexter also said he was willing to stop killing again. but i get it. harrison would be “on the run” bc of dexter. and dexter realized “he fit the code” by killing innocent people and getting away with it. sad dexter died, but it makes sense… and he died willingly.
Honestly, there needed to be a two hour finale that fills in the plot holes. It needed to be more dramatic and satisfying, a true fitting ending for Dexter, Yes, even your dreamscape ending had more punch than this schitzo one. Maybe the producers will reach out to you to join the writing team :D
billionaire was just there because at the time we didn't know who the runaway girl killer was. then it was revealed it was Kurt, so billionaire was no longer needed as a character
I always thought Kurt moved out all of the furniture and stuff out of room with camera at beginning of show had to have help and underground bunker he would of have major financing from a billionaire. Lol
THANK YOU! So refreshing to see someone else that understands the rich guys role. Gotta had he was also a nice whipping boy for the Hollywood woke talking points 🙄🙄
The greatest writing I've done, said Clyde. God, I hope not, thinks myself. The finale of season 8 and the finale of New Blood are on a collision course of meeting in the history bin of shitty endings. At least the season 8 finale only tainted the ending for those who hated it. The end of New Blood already reflects an equal amount of hatred based on early rating the episode returns but with a much larger problem. The ending of New Blood,, for all who hate it, has tainted the entire series. Rewatch binges prior to New Blood had no shadow of despair hanging over them, not like Dexter's death by Harrison now darkens all nine seasons. Many who once enjoyed watching old episodes will now dwindle as they won't care to be reminded of Dexter's demise whilst trying to enjoy Harrison's birth. Clyde wanted to end the series with a bow on top...instead he cut it into 9 pieces like Dexter's victims, stuffed them in garbage bags and left them in the open to rot before our eyes.
Honestly this was a dissatisfied ending could have went any other direction but the showtimes directors chose to end the show just like Power, Harrison played the roll of Lumen to me, was there for vengeance until the purpose was served and the urge was satisfied Dexter New Blood was a good mini-series but not a great one and that's how we will have to remember it
Harrison is physically too weak and not sharp enough to become another Dexter. Can you imagine him overpowering seasoned serial killers and butchering them? He's 120lbs soaking wet. That's why there's no revival of Harrison as Dexter 2.0. It makes zero sense.
How could Harrison even really do it without working for the police department? Where would he get the inside information to know that someone was a bad guy for sure.
This ending was fucking worst especially after Dexter said we should move to Los Angeles,a season of Dexter training Harrison the code in LA would’ve been fire instead they had to rush and kill Dexter off🤦🏽♂️
I’ve been enjoying your work for a while now and this video was just what I needed to calm my “heartbreak” over this season finale. What a great season New Blood was and boy did I enjoy seeing Michael C hall plying Dexter again. Now I know there is no perfect ending that works for everyone. I will say though that this seemed rushed. No strong evidence to build a BHB case. No reason for him to escape like that. Too soon for Dex to go down like that. I liked H confrunting his father but killing him seemed.. forced & left me unsatisfied
At least in the original ending (season 8), they stayed true to the first episode "I don't have feelings about anything, but if I could have feelings at all, I'd have them for Deb."
I don't think Harrison was out of character in the ending when he was talking to Dexter before killing him. If you watch the scene where Dexter kills Kurt, you can see that Harrison is not fully convinced that he is making the right choice by following his father's steps. Yes, he said he wanted to learn the code, but his attitude really changed after he had to watch an actual murder, and how Dexter had to dismember Kurt's body parts in order to hide the body. After that episode, i felt like Harrison just needed a little push for him to not want to follow his father's "legacy", so I kind of expected this ending, even though I didn't really liked it, and would've liked to see Dexter go through the death penalty. It wasn't a great ending, but it made sense.
Right. Harrison was not really ready for actual murder and his father dismembering victims and knowing he is BHB. It appears, Harisson's sense of justice extends only till injuring people and not killing them. Coach's death was bit too much, I thought he must have made him unconscious. Finale was definitely rushed.
@Frank Lucas I get why you're saying that, but you have to think about the scene where Kurt is killed by Dexter. Dexter starts to talk about how Kurt says he kills people to help them when in reality he just does it because of power, which obviously applies to him as well and you can see Harrison's expressions and how he is already kind of regretting helping Dexter. About the 'killing his own father' situation, I personally think letting him go was not an option because Harrison was abandoned his whole life by Dexter, so it was either making Dexter pay for what he's done or leaving with him. That's why I think Kurt's murder scene was so important, that was the moment when Harrison realized that his dad was probably doing it for power and not for justice, and that same situation could easily make him think about all the consequences Dexter's killings may have caused (and most importantly, Deb and Rita's deaths). My theory is that he starts to think about this situation after that scene but tried to see the good in Dexter because he was abandoned by him his whole life and his father was the only family member remaining, but after he realized Dexter killed Logan just to escape (and it's important that Logan was the one who was murdered because he was sort of a father figure to him), when he confirms that the code is just a way to justify what his father does, and realizes that he really is the villain. Again, I don't agree with the ending but at the same time I kind of expected it because after watching episode 9, it really made sense.
He attempted to murder his only friend!? Killing a proven murderer was a step too far!?? This is a perfect example of BAD writing. The story and the characters NEED to be congruent.
How the hell did she know right where to find Harrison and Dexter??!!! And we already know that the woods are full of cameras, for some reason! So now there’s all that evidence just hanging out there against Harrison AND Angela now.
Good review but the only point you missed is Dexter called Harrison from Logan's phone not Harrison calling Logan. I think Harrison's attitude in the end was Harrison played Dexter all along especially when you see the scene where it looks like Harrison saw Dexter kill Matt Caldwell. But in the end, I was really hoping for a second season with Michael C Hall as Dexter or a new alias in a new place. If the announcement is Hobo Harrison taking over, I am not sure because like Harrison even admitted his anger is over Dexter not a "Dark Passenger". You can see him kind of smile even now knowing Dexter was dead. My mind is still processing it but they said at one point Dexter will get the ending he deserves, and it felt like death is what he deserved. But they could have had more episodes to not have to rush and wrap up loose ends. Also maybe sneak in another cameo to go with Batista. Possibly a scene where Batista got to actually talk with Dexter not just seen his picture.
Thanks so much for all your breakdowns. This ending will break the internet due to people saying this ending was worse than Season 8. Harrison must live with THIS for the rest of his life, that he killed his own father. Angela didn’t prove Bay Harbor Butcher at all. Circumstantial guess work. I think your wacky ‘it was all a dream’ scenario would have been more entertaining.
Exactly, and I couldn't agree more with what you side. This ending was even worse than that of the original series or season 8. Just cos Dex accidentally killed coach Logan? Is that enough to make Harrison deviate from his agreement and plan with his dad all along? It makes absolutely no sense. I believe this is just a bid by the writer to aid C. Hall with getting out of the series for good, cos they guy was already tired of playing that role for that many years. It they hadn't made Dex die at the end, it's certain that fans would have continued to want his return to the series no matter his age. So I'm sure it was the actor's wish to have have his character killed bringing the series to a final close.
Hopefully the Monday announcement is that there are 2 more episodes, and something happens like a dream, Dexter didn't die, but it's probably gonna be the most predictable like new blood has been the whole time, they will announce a Harrison spin off which 99.9% of people are not interested in
@@churusherman369 👍🏻🤝thank you for agreeing. Dexter had to die is the only part I’m on board with. While it was entertaining and engrossing, the season lacked much, plus the HIGHLY anticipated finale was a dud. If Angela is supposed to have such great instincts, she missed ‘the boat’ with both Kurt and Dexter. She started off in love with ‘Jim’🤭🤭
I’m 100% PISSED OFF at the ending!!! Harrison has always been such a little shithead. And now he killed Dexter!!!??! If there’s an announcement saying they’re doing a Harrison spinoff, there’s no way in hell that I’m watching that shithead in a show.
All these bad endings for TV shows recently (Game of Thrones, Dexter TWICE, etc) make me appreciate Breaking Bad's beautiful ending so much more, even more now than I did when it aired in 2013. Hell, Vince Gilligan might even pull it off again with Better Call Saul!
Thx for the vid! The only way this finale is internet breaking, is by the shock of huge disappointment the viewers have with the writers. You and your subs came up with much better endings for this massive let down.
What a bullshit ending. The decision to kill Logan was totally out of character and unnecessary because everything Angela had was completely circumstantial, it didn’t connect in anyway other than needle pricks from the BHB case, seeing that he used ketamine this time nothing connected. He should have let Logan live, gotten a lawyer and beat the case. What I wanted to see was Batista take Dexter back to Miami, have him confess and go on trial as the BHB. Dexter in prison finally being able to drop his mask like all those discussions with Doakes previously about turning himself in. Instead, Harrison kills Dexter, Amgela gives him money for some reason, just so anti-climatic, glad I resubscribed showtime for this bullshit. ,
I was also bummed. I didn't feel internet breaking. I didn't feel intense emotions over this episode. It did not live up to the hype. I did like your ending where Dex was on death row more. It was a flop for me. I was not shocked.
Season was great but the finale felt rushed and sort of predictable. I really liked your finale theory of Dexter being executed. They should have added a few more episodes.
Every thing you said in the video I agree with dexter fans are left with a empty heart they coulda did it so much more better she couldn’t solve a mystery but she finds out dexter is the bay harbor butcher 😂😂😂 that’s a joke good series ending is disappointing also what gets me mad is because Harrison left town any way but refused to leave town with dexter because he cared for a coach he knew not even for a month which dexter shouldn’t killed the coach there was no reason for it plus Harrison lost Rita to being murdered now he murdered his father this just doesn’t fit they shoulda put dexter and Harrison together in the begging for us to love Harrison bc we really don’t
It made me sad that Harrison was the one to kill dexter . He loved his son so much I always remember Harrison as a baby , how dexter did his best to protect him.
If anything this ending has just made us all hate that rat Harrison even more. Throughout the episodes I thought Dexter would be killing Harrison at some point due to how he almost fit the code, injuring innocent students ruining that one kid's life. That woulda been actually a good ending with him having to kill his own son because he couldn't live by the code. Not this lazy trash ending.
You guys had too high of expectations I watched it early this morning and have thought on it I liked it….the m99 and Angela bullshit I can look past showtime only gave them 10 episodes…….Harrison killing Dexter was such an amazing scene and him saying he never felt love until now……and they introduced that gun last episode……don’t introduce a gun in act one if you aren’t gonna fire by the finale…….7 out of 10 for me
bulls ending.. they could ve gone for a few season more there were so much potential in story, moving out from that dead village and go to LA and start up living their lives dexter teaching him to control his darkness and so on..
I don't know why Dexter didn't get Logan's side arm with his other hand. He could of easily forced his way out of the jail without murdering an innocent and very nice guy... The writer was saying that this is his best story? There was so much blood underneath Mr.Morgan when he was shot, looked terminal. I cannot believe that it's over like this... Reminds me of loads of unsatisfactory character deaths in loads of shows. Dexter didn't look like the calm, calculated badass at all in this episode. Announcement tomorrow and I am guessing that it's for a Season 2 with the ghost guiding Harrison, but this is an abomination to the narrative and history of the character... Father and son don't know eachother at all, how is it really possible for them to communicate with barely any experience of eachother? Overall a solid show, and the ending is again the weakest link. Set the internet on fire? Only if the earth falls into the sun.
I guess writer wanted to show us how Dexter badly wanted to have a normal life with his son by side. For that he was willing to sacrifice everything, even kill an innocent man, breaking up one of the code's rule. His death was hearbreaking tho =(
I’m honestly more disappointed in this ending than the last. The finale was too rushed. Too many unanswered questions. They should have ran 2-3 more episodes and fleshed out the story some more with the Miami metro officers coming up.
The screw at the burnt cabin is ridiculous evidence anyone could have put it there and of all the folks going through the scene she finds a little damn screw. Lazy ass writing and unbelievable storyline. Harrison killing his father is a messed up ending. Having a son kill his dad is disgusting. Thanks for ruining the series Dexter for me. So Harrison went there to torture and kill his dad who abandoned him. I agree Ange figuring thing out things with Dexter is fake and totally unfounded. Girls missing right under her nose but she can work a decades old case on the other side of the country PLEASE GIVE ME A BREAK Oh and by the way PLEASE GIVE ME A BREAK LAZY ASS WRITING OH AND THE EPISODE WAS BORING YOUR REVIEW IS SOOOOO ON POINT THANKS
This is a BIG WHAT IF... LIKE 0.00000000001% chance. They are announcing something on Monday, i don't really know what it is, but What if they announce a special alternative ending episode that is premiering next week or something. The more I think about it, the more I wonder, what did Dexter mean when he said "i am a phoenix, i rise from the ashes." Is that a foreshadowing of him coming back to life because they faked his death to setup an alternative ending where he is able to get out alive?
@@dancharak6300 when he says gun that I got you don't believe he would give his son a gun with live ammo but who knows this could just be it be a shame I feel like the note says it's over but I hope not
The actor who plays Harrison isn’t good enough to carry Season 2. I think Dexter was shot but didn’t die and Angie helps him escape since he helped her solve the case, which SHE could get arrested for if anyone found out.
Bull. Sh** ending. Instead of them wasting episode time trying to mislead us (unless details like the billionaire character or Harison telling his girlfriend he likes to hurt people will be essential for a later season), they could have focused more on the build-up between the focal characters, gotten details like "M99" correct, not forcing dialogue like Angela assuming Iris was Kurt's first kill without having investigated him hardly at all, condemning Dex based on circumstantial evidence, and having dialogue that would have added to the intensity, such as between Dex and Miami Metro. She didn't think to ask Batista about Dex before he got arrested? Really?? Yeah okay. It would have been a gasping moment had Miami Metro shown up to the station after Dex just killed Logan or having him in a headlock between the bars or some kind of pop up while still in custody. And what was on Molly's camera? There are just too many issues I had with this season, but even through the obvious flaws, I still loved this season... Up until the scene with Harrison and Dex in the woods. There have been 8 years between Season 8 and now. There was no excuse to rush it like this. They knew Dexter fans were going to dissect this season... And don't get me started on crybaby Harrison. Executing a parent in the woods because he was mad will probably haunt him for the rest of his life if he doesn't have the same darkness Dexter had attached to him and if he really wanted to turn himself in, he would have insisted and waited around. Not be shooed off by Angela. And who can explain to me why Harrison sliced a guy unprovoked at school because he was angry with his dad? Really? Because Harison pretended to be his friend, isolated him, and then attacked him. So that was okay then? Hmmm... seems pretty calculating, not impulsive, to me. Maybe Harrison should admit to that crime since he thought himself righteous enough to kill his own dad. I could go on and on but ANNOYED is how that ending left me.
One of the worst things I have seen in my life. In actuality the episode was going well until the last 15 minutes. Dexter is smart and methodic as always and plays Angela well during some nicely written investigation scenes. Once dexter sends Angela to Kurt's basement with the bodies, the writing goes downhill. Dexter behaves like he isnt dexter. Harrison behaves like he isnt Harrison. Some are saying fans are upset because Dexter was killed. Please, we are not upset because they killed Dexter. We are upset that they killed Dexter in such a lazy fashion. A series with so much potential completely crashed down in the last 15 minutes. They ruined the legacy of one of the greatest characters and completely turned him into a clown. Yes he behaves like an absolute clown, and then makes his son a killer. I wish I had never watched this. Summary: An absolute disgrace!!
The Ending of New Blood was horrible. The writers made Angela into a bad reincarnation of Maria LaGuerta, who was definitely a more formidable adversary, acting in complete contravention to everything about her character. After discovering the remains of her friend Iris, who disappeared 25 years ago sparking her career in law enforcement, rather than pursue Kurt Caldwell as she promised after he walked out of her station, Logan relayed that "Jim" was in an altercation with the dealer that sold the drugs that almost killed Harrison! Rather than Angela taking the normal approach to hearing her boyfriend fighting with a dealer that supplied kids in her town with drugs containing lethal amounts of Fentanyl, a party her daughter went to with her friends, she miraculously transformed into to some suspicious seasoned investigator that inexplicably thought this was so extraordinary she must find this dealer to question him about Dexter! Nevermind that she caught him at the same bar selling more drugs! Forget about Iris, her killer who is the unofficial mayor of Iron Lake, the Wall of missing young women, and the fact that a prolific serial killer has been active throughout her entire career in law enforcement. And especially forget she had no suspicion whatsoever that her boyfriend was a prolific serial killer. So now that we have established that she has no interest in arresting the dealer that's selling drugs in the same bar, despite Logan saying they could tie him to 16 fatal overdoses, he doesn't just state the obvious that Jim beat him up. He mentions that he poked him in the neck. So Angela rushes over to the autopsy in progress of the supplier and amazingly catches the mark on the neck that a medical examiner missed! Mind you, this is the same person that called Dexter in to examine Iris for clues about Iris producing the DNA that landed Kurt in jail. The conclusion that a supplier of drugs containing lethal amounts of fentanyl died from a fentanyl overdose was not enough because LaGuerta (I mean Angela) was now working the Bay Harbor Butcher case! The Iron Lake disappearances can take a hike. The examiner explains he had Ketamine in his system and explains that it is a club drug, but LaGuerta (I mean Angela) knows that this must be the work of the Bay Harbor Butcher! Move over, Special Agent Frank Lundy... Dexter has met his match! Armed with these compelling clues, Chief Bishop goes on a Google search for Bay Harbor Butcher + Ketamine. Rather than returning no relevant search results, the writers gave us the biggest plot hole in existence, because M99 magically becomes Ketamine. She then pays a visit to the local vet discovering "Jim" grabbed some for his goat! So Kurt Caldwell decides to pop up on Christmas, leading to "Jim" suddenly having to go, and she thinks nothing of it. He leaves the titanium screws and a note that says "Jim" killed Matt! Then decides to drive a damn fuel truck to his house, spray gasoline all over a lit cabin as if any occupants wouldn't notice, and climb aboard it to snipe "Jim" as he abandoned his burning cabin. In what world would that make any sense? As soon as Episode 10 opened and LaGuerta (I mean Angela) said she was going to stick around the scene, I knew she'd walk over, see something, and pick up a titanium screw! Why Dexter would have even kept this is even dumber. This whole ridiculous storyline was as bad as Maria LaGuerta shunning the cameras, noticing a broken piece of glass inside a vent that miraculously wasn't covered in soot or debris, and suddenly becoming determined to find the Bay Harbor Butcher! Needless to say, she doesn't decide to talk to her lover and boyfriend about it or bring him in for questioning, she waits till dinner time at her house, after a hug, to draw a gun on him and haul him down to the station in cuffs. Furthermore, she knows unequivocally that he's the Bay Harbor Butcher. There's absolutely no way she could ever hold Dexter on this much less get an indictment. No district attorney would take this to a jury. She even acknowledged it wouldn't hold up! The kicker is that Batista gets two whole minutes of screen time and worse, they show this to the audience knowing we will never get to see Batista's arrival, a reunion of sorts with Dexter, or any of it. Batista never believed Dexter was the Bay Harbor Butcher even when LaGuerta was gunning for him and even after her death. It is absurd to see he has her old case files (that should be in evidence and would amount to boxes on the Butcher case) sitting on his desk 10 years after Dexter supposedly died like he's still working the case. The fact Dexter lived would not be enough for Batista to grab the folders and fly to Iron Lake to go after Dexter. There's nothing in those old case files that would tie Dexter to any of it. So rather than call a lawyer or get some sleep till his inevitable release from custody, Dexter decides to do the dumbest thing in the world and try to escape! He sends LaGuerta (I mean Angela) to uncover the victims of Kurt Caldwell and attacks Logan, who chooses death over just letting "Jim" flee. Dexter somehow thinks incriminating himself and murdering a cop will allow him to have a life with Harrison when in reality it would open up a nationwide manhunt that would be sensationalized by LaGuerta (I mean Angela) accusing him of being the Bay Harbor Butcher and the national spotlight on the murders of Kurt Caldwell. Harrison does an about face only after learning Dexter killed Logan to escape presumably wanting a normal life in Iron Lake. Angela could have sent Harrison to her house, but she gives him 20 dollars and tells him to leave town! She wouldn't even say goodbye to Audrey for him. He kills his only living parent and loses everything that he wanted anyway. Why Dexter wouldn't have just fled and left Harrison as he had done before would have made more sense. Angela showing up here made no sense. She left two crime scenes to go search for Dexter at his burned down cabin? The end of Season 8 was perfectly fine. The only person Dexter loved was dead, he pulled the plug on Deborah and took her body out to sea, driving his boat into a major hurricane. He should have ended there. The fact he survived and exiled himself to Montana was better than this ending. I was nostalgic for the return, really liked the first few episodes, but despise the plot development and the conclusion. Dexter on death row would have been better than his son having to murder him out of wanting a normal life!?! No, Clyde Phillips. I have no interest in a Harrison spin off. He would end up really dying of a fentanyl overdose, which is what this ending felt like.
I think you're right about that. With Dexter's death, I doubt the BHB case would ever be reopened, since other than Maria Laguerta, most were content letting James Doakes wear that brand.
They didn’t even give us a good chase or build up of evidence or even flash backs of all the deaths he was responsible for. It was all too rushed about making Harrison the good guy that had to kill his evil dad was weak, he could of shot him in the leg and made him suffer in jail on death row so he would of had more time with his father and to make him pay for what he did verses the ez way out.
Definitely had an issue with the billionaire story. That a character was introduced that early and not developed, was rather weird. There's quite a number of ways they could have had this play out e.g there is this huge kidnapping and murder cartel him and Kurt are part of and Kurt was just the executioner/fall guy, Dexter digs deeper and goes further to kill the billionaire. Throw in 2 episodes to develop this and bingo! Still loved this season though, this was a way better ending than the previous.
The billionaire guy was just a red herring. If he didn't exist, everyone would've just immediately assumed Kurt was the Runaway killer. There's been red herrings in Dexter since season 1.
Was just a red herring to make us think it might be him instead of Kurt it seems. I think that (if they actually filmed multiple endings) then he'd have been tied in as someone funding the huge underground bunker that Kurt has. But otherwise yeah it was strange he was brought in for a couple episodes then seemingly forgotten.
To me, it wasn't that the ending was terrible. It was how badly rushed it was once he got arrested. They should have given way more time to the demise of Dexter after all this time getting to know the character. If they would have flushed out certain scenes in the finale better, with more time, I think the ending would have been more accepted. We all knew he was probably going to die, and deserved it. It was more with how they arrived there. All this season I was telling everyone I knew that it was worth getting into Dexter because this new season was so good. After the finale, I need to make a group text simply saying "never mind".
This episode was absolutely horrible. None of the evidence presented to us would've stuck ib court and been even remotely enough to convict him. That finale also felt out of character for Angel. He loved Maria. Why would he make that presentation where he talks about Doakes being the Bay Harbor Butcher if he had his doubts regarding the case? Why let Maria down by not fighting to prove that what she believed to be true? So what if he thought Dexter was dead? If he had enough evidence to convict him, he still could've done it to help clean Doakes' and Maria's names.
The final would have been splited in 2 or 3 episodes, at least. They waste a lot of possibilities to make a better final. I think that Dexter death it was inevitable but it could be better the way how we end at that point.
if they make season 2, dexter will return as harrison's conscious like Harry did for dexter througout the entire original series. all this season did is create more questions. i wanted to see Angel go face to face with dexter for the first time in 9 years.
I think it’s so stupid and ironic that Harrison probably thought he would get to stay with his piece of ass if he killed his father only to have the mother make him leave anyway he probably drove off like damn I shouldn’t have even shot him now I’m really back to square one back on drugs and everything I doubt there will be a season 2 and more so if I even wanna watch it
The fact that they brought in the billionaire and then he was just gone, reminds me of early Dexter when they tried to make Captain have a thing for Dexter then just episodes later she didn't.
As soon as Logan died I was just annoyed the rest of the episode. The Chief had two needle marks in the necks of drug addicts as the sole evidence to connect the cases together. Dexter left Doakes in a cage for days and still refused to kill him and he hated Doakes. Dexter admired Logan and just simply snaps his neck.
This is the first show I have watched live with a YTer! Great experience despite a disappointing finale. Just when they earned back the trust f the fans with a great revival season, they squander it it at the end.
I felt the last episode was rushed, but I'm satisfied. But I don't want another season with Dexter as Harrison's conscious. The kids ok but he can't carry a whole show. It seems fitting for Dexter to die (suicide or killed) or live and end up in prison. What I thought they did really well is finally make the audience feel against Dexter, not trust him, not make excuses; that was really clever, and I think that started last week with us really witnessing the chopping up of the body and him enjoying it. Also, we have grown attached to the townspeople, so it pissed me off when he killed Logan, his complete disregard for Angela and the realization he had zero feelings she was just a cover, his disdain, and narcissism. I wasn't smirking along; I wanted Angela to smack his face. I questioned, "Did you have to kill Logan, or was it just the quickest, most convenient option?" I never questioned his code or reasoning before, so I really liked that. For the first time, I didn't want him to get away. That was new. Part of me wished Harrison to shoot him in the leg and have him go to prison, proving there is another way. Murder doesn't always have to be the conclusion. Part of me wanted him to live, stay in prison either in Iron Lake or somewhere else, and become a mind hunter type situation the serial killer profilers go to. So he's doing the same thing, the hunt, the dissection, the analysis, but not on his terms. Also, he would be surrounded by murderers and rapists if he got an urge lol. But him dying is fine with me, but let this be the end. For good.
Dude, I loved your reviews man. I just watched like 4 reviews and yours made me laugh. and was just plain entertaining man. Came across your channel due to New Blood, I dig your style bru. Keep it up
Totally agree. It should have been a longer episode with the Batista/Angela line playing out and building more of a case. I’m it buying Angela the general cop being such a super detective (even though Dexter was very sloppy). The writers spent to much time on fluff, all the “woke” social construct etc. But yes Dexter IS a monster. He had to die. Most comments I see are from people not fully understanding what Dexter is and his inevitable fate.
I agree. As soon as it was over, I said out loud, “I liked it.” I’ve been a fan of Dexter since day one, and I felt the ending of him was justified. Yes the episode was rushed and there were holes, but overall I thought it was good. Internet breaking, though? Not even close.
I hated it. Your version would have been a lot better. the only reason it wasn't predictable is because it was too predictable . We just didnt think they would end it the most predictable way.
The one interesting thing that no one has mentioned so far, is that Harrison kills Dexter by shooting him in the heart. The same exact way that Kurt killed his victims, with the exception of not being turned around. In the end, Harrison was more like Kurt than he was like Dexter.
Honestly I liked how Harrison confronted dexter, “open your eyes and look at what you did!” Coming full circle and dexter realizes that he does technically fit the code. Once dex gave Harrison that rifle I had a huge feeling that’s where they were going with it. Putting dexter down somewhat in the same way Kurt killed his victims, and having Harrison get away alive. I think it’d have been better if he somehow got dexter on his own table and putting up pictures of Rita, laguerta, deb, and the others innocents that died as a result of what dexter does, but I understand it’d be hard for Harrison to get dexter on the table. Better season than 8 but ending was a little lackluster
What if dexter wakes up somehow and kills angela.i mean yeah he was shot. But angela nor harrison never really confirmed he was dead. And we see harrison just drive off. But anyways just a thought.
You know what dexter could have really done that and got the keys from him. Logan’s death was just a plot device so they can kill dexter. Why did dexter had flashbacks of lundy he was not responsible for his death. It was like writer’s were trying so hard to justify dexter getting killed. We all know dexter was no saint but his death could have been handled much better than this.
The billionaire was simply a red herring they through in there during the early episodes prior to the show revealing that Clancy Browns character is in fact the big bad of the series. If you notice as soon as they reveal that Kurt is taking one of the girls to the underground hotel room he has they literally never show the billionaire again. He was only there as a possible option to throw us off on who the killer Ins since they were only doing close up shots of the eyes and hands etc. and him and Kurt are both older both have blue eyes but that was his only purpose. Great breakdowns … I totally agree - I think the little plots holes throughout could have been forgiven if they pulled off a great finale .. everyone was totally expecting Dexter to die but the way they did it didn’t make sense .. Dex had zero reason to try and escape … and if they were being true to Angel’s character he would have had Dexters back in the end regardless of him faking his death which isn’t a crime … really no reason he needed to fake his death in the first place honestly everyone in Miami was ok with him leaving the country in the first place Hannah was the wanted criminal not him.. there were a ton of small plot holes throughout but I think if they would have done this over two seasons or even 15 episodes might have given them more time to naturally flesh out Dexter being revealed but still a tough road to pull off since Dex in the past was pretty much always cleaning up perfectly and there is no trace of him being a murderer … would have been more plausible to just keep this Police Chief Bishop chick in the dark and have it be the natural relationship between him and Harrison once totally revealed and Dex trying to teach him the code .. Harrison seeing through it and turning out to not be as monsterous as his father and that alone pushing him over the line and decides to kill his dad or something… there is 1 million ways they could’ve done it they just needed to flush it out more for it to make sense and not have so many plot holes. No one is mad at him dying just like no one was really mad with Dexter living at the end of the original series they were mad with the way it was done I think they could’ve let Dexter live in the season and had to go on with Dexter and Harrison moving to another city and having that be successful but anyways good stuff man
Dexters actions don’t fit, facts don’t add nor does the storyline follow accurately. Something tells me this may have been a troll episode that really is some hallucination of sorts. Dexter is deliberate in his actions and would not have killed Logan otherwise. Fester has a perfect alibi and excuse to blame Caldwell. Especially knowing he was the serial killer Angela had been chasing for years. Or maybe this is the unraveling experienced by Dexter under extreme pressure knowing his son is involved?
I really enjoyed your videos throughout the season, the ending was predictable but it feels like closure, I hope Harrison gets a spinoff, after all, Dexter did make him a cold blooded killer.
I'm on PCT and watched your live stream, and the way folks described Dexter freaking out was more exciting than how it actually went down. I just don't think Micheal C Hall really was into doing this evidenced by lack luster acting.
Wouldn't the authorities still look for Harrison. He's been in town for two weeks,Went to the school, "saved" his classmates. Was even on the wrestling team... I would think they'd have a few questions him..
Honestly it was a decent ending with a terrible execution. Like the idea that Harrison kills him in the end is decent but the way it all happened was so rushed. One episode should have been all about Angela catching Dexter and him trying to escape and another episode should have been about Dexter and Harrison and building up to him killing Dexter. But this was like one minute they are all chill and the next he decides to kill him 😏 the acting and the dialogues just did not feel right..
They totally game of thrones this ending
The ending was anticlimactic.
Agree.
Facts!! I couldn't have said that any better.
Exactly! I knew I was going to be disappointed when I saw the run time. Too rushed.
I'm literally so disappointed... As many other people said, this season started so well, I was so excited and so happy to meet the new characters, to see how Dexter's been doing all this time and finally meet Harrison. Episode 9 was amazing and I literally didn't even think that they could ruin all of this with the last episode which was supposed to be...Idk, a good one?! I didn't hate or love the ending of season 8, I just took it for what it was but this one...This one really made me mad. You're telling me that Angela, a little cop from a city forgotten by the world put everything into pieces in just some days or weeks? She wasn't capable to solve any case and she solved the biggest case from Miami? This whole thing was bad written. Dexter lived in Miami for so many years, was a serial killer there and never got caught even tho some people suspected him, they did it after YEARS of knowing him. Laguerta trying to figure out if Dexter is the Bay Harbour Butcher was waaaaay better than Angela doing it. Not to mention the fact that Angel just got along with what Angela said, not even questioning it, just went along with everything when he knew Dexter for so many years!! Harrison was such a hypocrite, he nearly killed that boy and blamed everything on him to be a hero, wanted to hurt other people and then after hearing what Dexter did he just chose to kill him? Like, I get that Dexter didn't want that for his child, he chose to leave him with Hannah (which reminds me, We never even found for real what happened to her, just went along with that Harrison said but at this point, I just think he killer her and lied.) to have a better life and now Harrison blames him for that when he wasn't even happy to know his dad better? Like c'mon you could've just idk, never came in the first place. The actors did a great job like always but this whole ending is just pissing me off so bad.
Hannah died of cancer (poison of the body, kind of)
@@rk350z7 based on what Harrison said. Talk about unanswered go no where plots and storylines.
I agree with a lot of what you said. Im pretty sure the reason Dexter was even in Miami in the first place is because something like 80% of murders went unsolved as stated by Dexter in the first show.
Everything you said is on point. Michael C Hall is what made this show good. Everyone else was Meh. The actor for Kurt was solid. Harrison was annoying af. Wish they would of killed him off instead. Gosh Debra was annoying in this one and she was one of my favorites
I'm pissed too. Dexter and the fans deserved better. I wasn't even sad. The Key lime episode from season 3 was sadder. That's not how it's supposed to be. I should be balling that he is dead and I just feel pissed off. I can't believe MCH was ok with this. Especially after such an amazing season and episode 9 was outstanding.
What gave me chills in this last episode was when Harrison at the end told dexter to “Open your eyes and Look At What You Did” Was the same line Dexter had Said to his first kill in season 1 Episode 1.
Not his first kill--the first kill we saw.
This comment is not to negate @Kulemina’s. I was excited about what they pointed out. I didn’t write it well.
I apologize
@@misschiefmanager6670 She specifically said, ''his first kill in season 1 episode 1''. So, what's your problem.
@@Manul23392 Ebony is grieving over Dexter too. She isn't paying attention.
Yeah, I think the ending was fine. Justice really. Maybe rushed bla bla bla… but full circle for Dexter.
@@Marta_is_here full circle isn't always good....
the lumberjack ending doesn't seem so bad now, does it?
I like the old ending for sure, a retired old and alone serial killer of serial killers
@HWF Live same, it was going good for some episodes for sure but the ending is even more lackluster than the previous one, I will stick with the original ending
HWF Live wow it’s incredible the way we literally think !! I 10000000000000% agree with you !!! That’s literally what I’ve done, new blood doesn’t exist!!! And I actually always enjoyed the original finale, now i love it !!! And dexter is only 8 seasons, his last victim was Deb. PERIOD !!
@@vinilima1227 on point, but I think Deb commit a mistake
Nope
I think that a really interesting bit of foreshadowing featured in this episode, is when Harrison receives his new varsity jacket from Logan. I think that this change of jacket, represents far more than a simple outfit change, i think that it represents Harrison’s true moral alliances in the series. When Harrison switches the jacket that his father gave him for the one that Logan gifted him, it foreshadows his future actions in the episode.
Nah it's just a wrestling coach giving him a jacket
Eh
@@AaronTheDogMMA lmao
Harrison was always conflicted but when Dexter killed Logan that's what made Harrison decide he doesn't want to live with a Dark passenger
@@AaronTheDogMMA These KARENS always over- analyze everything. I agree with you. The coach simply gave him a varsity jacket. No more. No less.
If the writers hate us, they just need to say that! As you said, Angela was basically Andy Taylor from the Andy Griffith show and had zero leads on a home grown serial killer but she solves the BHB case in two weeks on a hunch from a podcast? 🤔🙄
Because of Harrison. Harrison showed up and basically set it all in motion. Had Harrison not shown up then Dexter would have eventually killed Kurt and nobody would have batted an eye.
we will never know how kurt lured molly and killed her
A woman trying to dig up dirt on her lying partner is more effective than any FBI Agent or homicide detective.
@@footballiq99 I said the same exact thing
Exactly!!! Out of all people to catch Dexter. Couldn't solve the missing girls' case. Desperate Dexter was a joke. I made me upset.
I discovered you through Dexter New Blood. You’ve made each episode even more interesting and I looked forward to each video. As for this finale, I’m totally bummed. It felt rushed and an attempt to tie up all loose ends in a messy way. This just wasn’t what I was expecting after such a buildup this season. What a bust!
I think that dexter dying was an appropriate end for his character. However, I think this was incredibly rushed and could have been done so much better.
Completely agree! I think Batista should have seen Dexter face to face. At that point, Dexter could have unloaded who he really was, giving Batista closure as well. I also hated that he killed Logan. I know a lot of people think Doakes deserved justice, but Doakes was always an ass, so it made it easy to dismiss his death. Logan was so genuine and pure. His death absolutely villainized Dexter. That isn’t Dexter. Then the reading of the note attempts to give Dexter redemption as a person. I just think they could have resulted in a similar ending but with more care to details. I’m also torn on wanting a second season. In one way, yes, of course. Anything to hopefully get more Dexter. In another way, no. Harrison seems free and seeing him in that last episode softened my heart towards Harrison. I don’t want to see him become a new Dexter. Let him move forward from his devastating past.
@@jamiesunderland5208 they needed a couple more episodes to really tie it up but Dexter dying was the best possible ending
Thank you so much I appreciate it. Thanks for the support
If this is what Michael C Hall claimed to be the "right" script, having past on other revival oppertunites in the past, I cannot imagine how horrible those previous revival scripts were.
Hall wanted dex dead so the previous scripts could only be worse depending on what you want for his character. I doubt most wanted to kill him
If this is what MC Hall calls good, I have to seriously question his judgement.
Yikes. It’s simply...embarrassing.
Clyde wasted so much of this season on absolutely nothing. Angela suspected Dexter as the BHB with almost zero evidence. Which was also a huge stretch how she put the puzzle pieces together. It would have been better if Dexter had just confessed his sins to Harrison and then Harrison tells Audrey. Matt's screw found in Dexter's cabin was better evidence linking his murder than the so called Ketamine needle mark. I never realized drug users/dealers would never have needle marks.
Why did they show Lundy's face as someone who died because of Dexter. Trinity killed Lundy before Dexter knew who Trinity was. It's small, but just another plot hole.
Your right the evidence was thin at best.
@@TeflonTv All of the time spent on that nonsense could’ve been spent developing the story they were actually trying to tell. How the most prolific serial killer of all time gets brought down by his son. So much wasted time with the NY trip, the dumbest podcaster ever, too much time spent on the runaways. Old Dexter used to develop tension and relationships in one episode more than Dexter and Harrison did in an ENTIRE season that was supposed to be about their relationship. Things that need exposition got none and things that didn’t were over explained like Harrison’s final speech to Dexter. Why make Harrisons reaction to dismembering Kurt ambiguous? Can you imagine the tension of Harrison had flipped out? With Dexter HAVING to deal with that AND coming back to a burned down house? Simple things could’ve made this show a whole lot better. Missed opportunity for a reboot to be the best series ending ever. The elements were there but somehow writers always get caught up in themselves and their feelings and miss the whole mark. I’m glad I got a little more Dexter in my life, but he was literally the ONLY good thing about the show (and Deb. I get it, everyone loves and respects Clancy but imo he was only okay as Kurt.
I would’ve been so much more satisfied with with your ending than the actual ending.
Agreed. But as far as Lundy goes, I think it’s probably how it affected Deb
I agree. My only complaint is it was rushed and crammed. If they would have taken out all the woke social construct crap out they would have had time. But you got to remember…Hollywood elites think they are so much better and feel the need to force their opinions on us. So you can’t have a nice escape anymore without the woke BS.
Angela solves a 15 year serial killer in 1 week and doesnt realize Kurt has a runaway museum in his bunker. Clyde had 8 plus years to write this.
This last episode seems a bit rushed. I agree…Dexter was careful for so many years. To be figured out so easily is not satisfying. Also, Angela all of a sudden becomes the great detective. The fact that she couldn’t identify a serial killer and missing women in a small town, but she pieced together Dexter’s crimes is a plot rush. She also needed Dexter’s assistance with Iris’s body.
I will say that the ending has set Dexter up to run for many more years. I wonder if they will rename the show since Dexter will not be the main character. Also, Harrison could have a love child in the future.
Dexter was a bit out of practice, as his character stated. In a small town, cases like that aren't common, therefore she wouldn't know necessarily what to look for. I'm sorry that you felt disappointed. I thought I was brilliant.
tbh after this ending - I don't even think there's a need for more seasons. They got 5.5 rating on imdb atm with this finale and I can't see ANYONE being interested in what Harrison does afterwards. Regardless of if there is or isn't more episodes - I probs won't be watching them. Dexter got killed off lazily, it woulda been better if they actually killed him in hurricane and never made the new blood .
@@Daminionz I like that they wrapped up Harrison's story. He was traumatized just like Dexter, but wasn't taught the code, even though Dexter broke it many times anyway. And I agree about not caring to see any more of Harrison. The fact is Harrison didn't want to be like Dexter but yet still killed anyway. And two wrongs don't make a right. But who knows if Harrison stops there. They killed Dexter off because they didn't want to keep repeating the same plot of him always on the verge of getting caught. So I assume they wouldn't want Harrison to come back with the not so shocking news that's he turns out just like his dad and kills too. Cause that would be too predictable and an endless cycle, which they obviously tried to break by killing Dexter off. Harrison would be better off getting therapy and not having children of his own that he can mess up with his baggage.
You would actually watch a show with Harrison as the main protagonist? Lol. You’re a brave and naive person for sure.
The beginning of the season didn't seem rushed at all... It was like "oh well we are taking this slow and let's just put it all in the last episode."
"Dexter has the worst ending of all time"
Dexter New Blood: HOLD MY BEER
when he had the gun i was so hoping he would just shoot dexter in the legs and injure him so he would get caught instead of his own son having to kill him, was hard to watch.
@@orionollier828 i wanted him to kill Harrison and escape, since Harrison was suffering.
Not really.
@@patrickbateman4541 that's what I wanted to. I was hoping Dexter got the gun first but the minute he turned his back I knew it was over.
Exactly!!!
Personally, I am a bit happy that Batista didn't meet Dexter. Angel always knew him as Dexter Morgan, The nerdy blood guy. Not the Bay Harbour Butcher. But at the end of S8 of Dexter, Batista and Quinn kinda figured out that Dexter killed Daniel Vogel not because of self defense but because of revenge. After Dexter 'Died' Batista could've probably continued Laguerta's research and possibly figured out that Dexter was at least a suspect. Now that he knew Dexter was alive and the pattern of the bay harbor butcher is back, Angel would've figured out that Dexter indeed was a seriel killer. I am glad that Batista never met the Bay Harbour Butcher.
This ending was too predictable. It was a very unsatisfactory ending. The ending easily could have been 2 hours long. There was so much more. This hardly "broke the internet"
Even with the story the way it was, adding on an extra half hour or so could have been used to tie it together more neatly.
Absolutely or another entire season to wrap it up nicely. Lol I would of been happy with one last season if Dexter didn't die. Lol
I really hated that we didn't get to see Angel's confrontation with Dexter. That whole plotline was wasted.
Honestly I'm not sure what the worst part of the finale was. How a single small town cop was able to do in 2 episodes what Miami metro, the FBI, countless murders, etc couldn't do for apparently decades. Then Angel being called and then picks up a file and says he is on his way... and then... that's it with him? Really? And the lack of any concrete evidence that would stand up in court making Dexter that desperate that he felt the need to kill a cop to escape? And that Logan went out the way he did? And no wrapping up any lose ends with Kurt? Angela doesn't know he is dead... and come on... a literal Chekov's gun? I could go on and on...
I agree.
Glad to see any episodes with Dexter but didn’t like the ending. Dexter should have been left at the lumber camp.
I thought the ending was very acceptable but a large part of me was rooting for Dexter and another season (with Dexter).
If you consider the ending from a "heroes journey" perspective, it’s a fantastic ending. I’m not saying you have to like it, it’s just an ending that brings the story arc to a natural conclusion.
From the very first episode of the OG, Dexter has really been about a sociopath and a serial killer trying to be human-convincing himself that he is doing something noble when in fact he is a monster.
The natural ending to the OG should have been Deborah killing him. Shortly after discovering the truth-and struggling to reconcile that in her head she should have realized he needed to be put down. Dexter would have allowed her to kill him because he feels love for the first time.
In new blood, it is Harrison that takes on that role. Deeply flawed himself, and wanting so desperately to have a relationship with his father. But in the end realizing that this needs end. For Dexter‘s part, he finally feels love. He does something truly selfless by letting his son kill him so Harrison can be free. Dexter finally becomes accountable for his crimes and is revealed as a true Bayharbor Butcher.
This is the only ending that could’ve happened to be consistent with good storytelling. Dexter manage to grow as a human being while at the same time being accountable for the pain and suffering he caused.
As an audience member, we get to take a very painful look in the mirror. For years we have been rooting for him celebrating everything he does and justifying as he bends the rules of his own code.
In the final moments of this series, we are with Harrison. Realizing that his code is total bullshit. It was used to justify aberrant and violent behavior and we the audience did the same exact thing as we cheered him on for all those years. This is reminiscent of a very religious person using dogma (the code) To justify violent or immoral behavior.
The ending is uncomfortable, totally predictable but also inevitable. It's no different than something Charles Dickens would write. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if Dexter's final monologue just before Harrison shoots him was modeled after a Tale of Two Cities-"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."
I LOVE THIS!!!
you can cut it however you want the ending was still pretty bullshit and bummed me out like i get it okay but man i been watching dexter journey for like what 9 season now like im just totally biased but the ending sucked and it harrison doing what he did dont make sense its like he totally ignore everything dexter has taught him and his own personal struggle with his own dark urges like the ending was garbage like i love this new season up to episode 9 like even 10 i like it very much but its just so unlike dexter to die like that its so anticlimatic and just wrong and god it is actually as unsatisfying as the last season i mean did harrison not truly understand dexter at all?????like omg im just gonna burn episode 10 off my mind its bullshit like there is soooooooooo many plot hole in this last episode like episode 10 harrison is totally diffrent from harrison from previous and previous episode and suddenly harrison dont understand dexter at all when he himself commited a crime that send a chile expelled from school and ruined his life and he cant see past dexter darkness that even though he is a seriel killer he saved thousand and thousand of live compare to the good people that he killed like im not trying to justify dexter deeds but come on thats why we like dexter because he is the BEST version of a seriel killer i mean im glad its over
@shaun stradley FACT
Love this !!!
Agreed, the ending was good.
Far as I'm concerned the Lumberjack was the better ending. If anyone deserves to be on Dexter's table, it's Clyde Phillips.
Sins of the writers.
Harrison should have shot him in the leg & held him. Miraculously Bishop was on her way anyway. I said after killing Logan it was no way he could beat the case. Everything was circumstantial, no die hard evidence. He could have been easily said Kurt set him up after realizing he was killing all the girls after they found Iris.
Bishop knows that he found Molly going to his cabin, so that’s something he could have stood on. As far as the Bay harbor butcher, they still had no die hard evidence. Why did they switch M99 for Ketamine. So many pot holes they know Dexter fans are consumed by the details 🤦🏽♀️ it would have bn great to see him get out of it, but oh well Dexter RIP
Exactly! However it makes sense that Dexter's need to not get caught made him slip up and make a horrible mistake, which was ultimately his undoing. Had he not killed Logan, Harrison would not have turned on him.
Agreed...that's the part I hated mostly. Harrison has now become a killer. If he really wanted to be unlike Dexter, he should have just shot him in the leg and turned him in. Have a Batista/Dexter showdown, and have him get the lethal injection. Finale should have been like 90 mins or something.
It's still better than lumberjack Dexter but few fixes and better pacing could have made this a classic.
Yes he should of had to face the music
M99 was not available in Iron Lake. It is less about what drug was used, but about what drug Dexter bought a lot of, and what was found at the crime scenes in Iron Lake that he was present at. Also, jabbing people in the neck with a needle before killing them was always his calling card, and that showed up in every Bay Harbor Butcher case.
@@into.the.wood.chipper. she searched ketamine Miami metro and that came up.....like what?
I sort of felt like killing him off was an easy out. I was disappointed :/. I’m sad it’s over. Him being killed by Harrison just heartbreaking I don’t know. Still trying process it all.
Show time hates us! I’m convinced! I was better n made peace with how season 8 ended bc I knew at the end he was alive and still out there, but they made this all about addiction and his inner demons and accepting the lives he has ruined… iron lake was symbolic n had (irony) in it. Almost like karma they ruined the show for me not once but twice and missed out explaining so many plot holes and we still didn’t see him face Miami metro for any of his actions. Also I think a season two was warranted and that should have been dexter on the loose in full relapse mode going against his own code n realizing he’s a killer regardless of code that’s something Brian his brother tried to tell him always was to forget the code n accept they are how they are… this season was a big tease
Negan Smith- We asked for a good proper ending. Not rehashed trash. If they were just going to replay the same failings of season 8 I just as soon they left it alone. Season 8's ending was actually better.
I'm not sure if this ending can break the internet. I mean Harrison killing Dexter was the most popular theory 🤣
Indeed he said nobody would figure this out lol everyone did
And killed him in the poorest way !!! You must not kill dexter !! even if this opens chances for future seasons.... no, screw that ! In my actual ending dexter threw debra’s body into the ocean with much symbolism and faked his dexter and is a lumberjack!!!
The writer wanted the credit for killing Dexter, and thought he'd break the internet, narcissist much ,nah petty last episode writing with or without Dexter dead and a lame pathetic writer
Extremely predictable.
Yes, because as they kept reiterating, they're justifying killing those who get away with murder. That's exactly what Harrison did. Poetic justice. I loved it.
I’m sad your Dexter reviews will be over! Looking forward to the House of Dragon. Thank you for your time! It’s been fun!
i wasen't satisfied at all with this episode... it ruined how beautiful the series was and how much potential it had
Also, where the hell did he get that rifle from so quickly? Wasn't that in the house that was burned down??
I am furious. I haven't been this upset in years..they made such a mistake
Lol get mad
I’m with you
I agree terrible
I feel like Harrison has been ballsy and butting heads with Dexter most of the season, so that didn't seem out of character to me. I really would have loved to have seen Bautista and Dexter see one another face to face. One thing I haven't heard people talk about is the full letter voiceover as Harrison is driving away. All season, Harrison seemed so confused and angry about why Dexter abandoned him and like he was to blame. But everything was pretty clear in that letter once we heard it in full. That, combined with the random white deer overlay while he was talking to Logan, indicates that he could have been there for sinister reasons all along.
If the show had incorporated a storyline that emphasized that Harrison was there for sinister reasons it would have made for a much more fascinating season. But a missed opportunity, just like not utilizing the oil tycoon enough.
I feel like they had so many different ideas on the table they were considering that they ended creating plot holes like this.
The ending was rushed.
Episode should have been atleast 1 hour 20 minutes long to cover the plot points
We also should have been given a Batista Dexter reunion (interrogation)
Definitely weak ending but its better than the season 8 ending.
Yeah I agree with this
Not that matters now, but what was up with Harrison saying " I wasn't in town yet" and then he has a flashback of him in the woods watching. So does that mean Harrison did see Dexter kill Matt then?
After watching 9 great episodes this finale fell very flat.
The evidence Angie had on Dexter was circumstantial at best. She had more evidence against Kurt when she arrested him for Iris' murder.
They were already piecing together that Kurt likely burned down Dexter's home using the gas truck and that created a lot of reasonable doubt on where the titanium screw came from. Someone conveniently placed this in your mailbox and oh look, here's one a your boyfriend's house too...coincidence? No
It definitely wasn't like Dexter to kill Logan, at that point I think he was rushing and not thinking clearly, with a one track mind to get to Harrison.
It felt slightly out of place that Harrison killed Dexter in the end but they've been showing all season how easily Harrison can be manipulated and influenced. He may not have known Logan long but he knew he was a good person and didn't fit "the code".
Overall I enjoyed this season but like many I feel the finale was a bit rushed. It should have played out a bit differently still ending with Dexter's demise so Harrison can move on.
I hated how Dexter died alone, with nobody left in the world who loved or respected him. Dexter was a beloved character. They make him out to be a piece of garbage. They are telling the audience that we are wrong to have taken his side or cared about him. This casts a negative light on the entire series.
What bothered me the most about the episode was that it was inconclusive. It didn't feel like it was finished and it felt very rushed. It never shows who sent the screws, what happens when they look for Kurt, they didn't even allow Angel enough time to show up with LaGuerta's info. Also, for Angel to say that he believed it was Dexter is far fetched too because he never even knew back then. It all seemed like quite a stretch so if they don't have the show continuing I find this ending to be alot worse than the original.
Kurt sent the screws wdym?
It was obvious who sent the screws. Do you need everything spoon-fed to you? The setup for Angel meant that everything was eventually closing in on Dexter and that the ending made perfect sense because there was no way out. I see that a lot of people are angry here, but it looks like a lot of the artistic nuances were lost on most of you. It's a shame, this was brilliant.
@@thinkforyourself828 Brilliant is an exaggeration. sure the meaning behind all of this makes sense, but you can't deny how rushed it felt. 10 episodes was not enough and the finale should have been longer or split into two. But unfortunately we are just going to have to stick with what was given to us
you can cut it however you want the ending was still pretty bullshit and bummed me out like i get it okay but man i been watching dexter journey for like what 9 season now like im just totally biased but the ending sucked and it harrison doing what he did dont make sense its like he totally ignore everything dexter has taught him and his own personal struggle with his own dark urges like the ending was garbage like i love this new season up to episode 9 like even 10 i like it very much but its just so unlike dexter to die like that its so anticlimatic and just wrong and god it is actually as unsatisfying as the last season i mean did harrison not truly understand dexter at all?????like omg im just gonna burn episode 10 off my mind its bullshit like there is soooooooooo many plot hole in this last episode like episode 10 harrison is totally diffrent from harrison from previous and previous episode and suddenly harrison dont understand dexter at all when he himself commited a crime that send a chile expelled from school and ruined his life and he cant see past dexter darkness that even though he is a seriel killer he saved thousand and thousand of live compare to the good people that he killed like im not trying to justify dexter deeds but come on thats why we like dexter because he is the BEST version of a seriel killer i mean im glad its over
I agree, this ending is faaaar worse than that of season 8.
It's so bad for Logan to be one of the reasons why Harrison was angry at Dex. Just like who the fuck cares about one policeman when we talk about the greatest Dexter Morgan? And for Angela it looks so strange to solve the BHB case when she can't solve a 25-years murdering problem for more than 30 victims in 2,500 town... There's no much time for Batista, it should be a 2-hours episode, so rushed ending. It would be great If a billionaire would be with Kurt together and in this episode he would've killed Audrey. Dexter deserves the electric chair, it's very sad that we were not shown how the world will find out the secret of the Bay harbour butcher.
My biggest issue was that Harrison went from “your Batman” to “you’re scum” in one episode. And no matter what, he’s just a kid. He’s so angry about being being left but clearly was told that Dexter was the one with issues and that he didn’t want Harrison to be effected by his “demons.” Even if Harrison may not have liked it, I would think he would actually *better* understand it by this episode. Add to that what he’s been saying all along with Dex not even being around, that he thinks about hurting people all the time, that there’s something wrong with him- he was glad to have Dexter tell him everything. Yet he acted as if he had no understanding of why Dexter was the way he was. Nothing added up to the way Harrison behaved at the end. Being angry is one thing. But shooting his own father through the heart, even if he told him to, is another. Again, he’s just a kid. And I also don’t recall Dexter being so willing to cause an innocent person’s death as he did with Logan. It’s been almost 10 years, maybe I forgot, but Dexter didn’t do something like that before. I just felt like character motivations to justify the ending completely fell apart. And what was with how vicious Angela was? You would’ve thought Dexter killed Iris, the way she acted. When he actually rushed to help her when she called and gave her the most important evidence to be had. The whole “don’t you say her name!” Seemed cheesy
right, and he killed his own father just like that without any emotions ...
Because his eyes were opened. The rose colored glasses were removed. Harrison is smart.
@@Marta_is_here hes just a murderer without any code
Harrison even suggested killing Kurt in the previous episode. Trash ending.
@@tdlive2137 the character doesnt make sense, he worst than dexter, he doesnt have a code for sure he will just kill whatever
The ending was rushed and you are right, Harrison was out of the character who didn't want to leave but left anyway which costed him his father also. Now he is alone again. whats a shitty ending, I see no logic behind this ending
mann. bittersweet. i get the concept of harrison being able to live a normal life without dexter, but dexter also said he was willing to stop killing again. but i get it. harrison would be “on the run” bc of dexter. and dexter realized “he fit the code” by killing innocent people and getting away with it. sad dexter died, but it makes sense… and he died willingly.
I don’t mind an ending with Dexter dying but by his own son? Makes no sense considering the whole season was them building up there relationship.
Honestly, there needed to be a two hour finale that fills in the plot holes. It needed to be more dramatic and satisfying, a true fitting ending for Dexter, Yes, even your dreamscape ending had more punch than this schitzo one. Maybe the producers will reach out to you to join the writing team :D
Yes, they should of done 2hr ending!
@@rhino11us No doubt; I pay for Showtime and they only give us 55 minutes!? The entire episode was rushed!
M J- After this drivel, why would I watch a season 10?
No
I believe there should have been 20 episodes instead of 10 to give us all peace of mind with the ending. So much more could have been done with this.
billionaire was just there because at the time we didn't know who the runaway girl killer was. then it was revealed it was Kurt, so billionaire was no longer needed as a character
I always thought Kurt moved out all of the furniture and stuff out of room with camera at beginning of show had to have help and underground bunker he would of have major financing from a billionaire. Lol
THANK YOU! So refreshing to see someone else that understands the rich guys role. Gotta had he was also a nice whipping boy for the Hollywood woke talking points 🙄🙄
@@RenegaderDTA Kurt had plenty of money. He owned the truck stop.
Not having Dexter see Angel face to face, was a huge mistake
The greatest writing I've done, said Clyde. God, I hope not, thinks myself.
The finale of season 8 and the finale of New Blood are on a collision course of meeting in the history bin of shitty endings. At least the season 8 finale only tainted the ending for those who hated it. The end of New Blood already reflects an equal amount of hatred based on early rating the episode returns but with a much larger problem.
The ending of New Blood,, for all who hate it, has tainted the entire series. Rewatch binges prior to New Blood had no shadow of despair hanging over them, not like Dexter's death by Harrison now darkens all nine seasons. Many who once enjoyed watching old episodes will now dwindle as they won't care to be reminded of Dexter's demise whilst trying to enjoy Harrison's birth.
Clyde wanted to end the series with a bow on top...instead he cut it into 9 pieces like Dexter's victims, stuffed them in garbage bags and left them in the open to rot before our eyes.
Honestly this was a dissatisfied ending could have went any other direction but the showtimes directors chose to end the show just like Power, Harrison played the roll of Lumen to me, was there for vengeance until the purpose was served and the urge was satisfied Dexter New Blood was a good mini-series but not a great one and that's how we will have to remember it
Harrison is physically too weak and not sharp enough to become another Dexter. Can you imagine him overpowering seasoned serial killers and butchering them? He's 120lbs soaking wet. That's why there's no revival of Harrison as Dexter 2.0. It makes zero sense.
How could Harrison even really do it without working for the police department? Where would he get the inside information to know that someone was a bad guy for sure.
This ending was fucking worst especially after Dexter said we should move to Los Angeles,a season of Dexter training Harrison the code in LA would’ve been fire instead they had to rush and kill Dexter off🤦🏽♂️
I’ve been enjoying your work for a while now and this video was just what I needed to calm my “heartbreak” over this season finale. What a great season New Blood was and boy did I enjoy seeing Michael C hall plying Dexter again. Now I know there is no perfect ending that works for everyone. I will say though that this seemed rushed. No strong evidence to build a BHB case. No reason for him to escape like that. Too soon for Dex to go down like that. I liked H confrunting his father but killing him seemed.. forced & left me unsatisfied
At least in the original ending (season 8), they stayed true to the first episode "I don't have feelings about anything, but if I could have feelings at all, I'd have them for Deb."
I don't think Harrison was out of character in the ending when he was talking to Dexter before killing him. If you watch the scene where Dexter kills Kurt, you can see that Harrison is not fully convinced that he is making the right choice by following his father's steps. Yes, he said he wanted to learn the code, but his attitude really changed after he had to watch an actual murder, and how Dexter had to dismember Kurt's body parts in order to hide the body. After that episode, i felt like Harrison just needed a little push for him to not want to follow his father's "legacy", so I kind of expected this ending, even though I didn't really liked it, and would've liked to see Dexter go through the death penalty. It wasn't a great ending, but it made sense.
Right. Harrison was not really ready for actual murder and his father dismembering victims and knowing he is BHB.
It appears, Harisson's sense of justice extends only till injuring people and not killing them.
Coach's death was bit too much, I thought he must have made him unconscious. Finale was definitely rushed.
@Frank Lucas I get why you're saying that, but you have to think about the scene where Kurt is killed by Dexter. Dexter starts to talk about how Kurt says he kills people to help them when in reality he just does it because of power, which obviously applies to him as well and you can see Harrison's expressions and how he is already kind of regretting helping Dexter.
About the 'killing his own father' situation, I personally think letting him go was not an option because Harrison was abandoned his whole life by Dexter, so it was either making Dexter pay for what he's done or leaving with him. That's why I think Kurt's murder scene was so important, that was the moment when Harrison realized that his dad was probably doing it for power and not for justice, and that same situation could easily make him think about all the consequences Dexter's killings may have caused (and most importantly, Deb and Rita's deaths).
My theory is that he starts to think about this situation after that scene but tried to see the good in Dexter because he was abandoned by him his whole life and his father was the only family member remaining, but after he realized Dexter killed Logan just to escape (and it's important that Logan was the one who was murdered because he was sort of a father figure to him), when he confirms that the code is just a way to justify what his father does, and realizes that he really is the villain.
Again, I don't agree with the ending but at the same time I kind of expected it because after watching episode 9, it really made sense.
He attempted to murder his only friend!? Killing a proven murderer was a step too far!??
This is a perfect example of BAD writing. The story and the characters NEED to be congruent.
How the hell did she know right where to find Harrison and Dexter??!!!
And we already know that the woods are full of cameras, for some reason! So now there’s all that evidence just hanging out there against Harrison AND Angela now.
Good review but the only point you missed is Dexter called Harrison from Logan's phone not Harrison calling Logan. I think Harrison's attitude in the end was Harrison played Dexter all along especially when you see the scene where it looks like Harrison saw Dexter kill Matt Caldwell. But in the end, I was really hoping for a second season with Michael C Hall as Dexter or a new alias in a new place. If the announcement is Hobo Harrison taking over, I am not sure because like Harrison even admitted his anger is over Dexter not a "Dark Passenger". You can see him kind of smile even now knowing Dexter was dead. My mind is still processing it but they said at one point Dexter will get the ending he deserves, and it felt like death is what he deserved. But they could have had more episodes to not have to rush and wrap up loose ends. Also maybe sneak in another cameo to go with Batista. Possibly a scene where Batista got to actually talk with Dexter not just seen his picture.
Hobo Harrison lol
yeah idk why they included that flashback to imply harrison saw dexter kidnap matt just to not follow up with it in any type of way
Wait I missed that Harrison saw Dexter kill Matt??
Harrison killed Dexter so he can keep his life in iorn lake but ended up leaving anyway. He probably thought he was going to be a hero again.
@@cherryfairyy implied when Coah or Sgt Logan asked Harrison what he knew and it flashed to Harrison looking at the white deer.
Thanks so much for all your breakdowns. This ending will break the internet due to people saying this ending was worse than Season 8. Harrison must live with THIS for the rest of his life, that he killed his own father. Angela didn’t prove Bay Harbor Butcher at all. Circumstantial guess work.
I think your wacky ‘it was all a dream’ scenario would have been more entertaining.
The way Harrison killed him seemed so forced. He just finished saying he just wanted to be normal and then shoots his father? Wtf
Exactly, and I couldn't agree more with what you side. This ending was even worse than that of the original series or season 8. Just cos Dex accidentally killed coach Logan? Is that enough to make Harrison deviate from his agreement and plan with his dad all along? It makes absolutely no sense. I believe this is just a bid by the writer to aid C. Hall with getting out of the series for good, cos they guy was already tired of playing that role for that many years. It they hadn't made Dex die at the end, it's certain that fans would have continued to want his return to the series no matter his age. So I'm sure it was the actor's wish to have have his character killed bringing the series to a final close.
Hopefully the Monday announcement is that there are 2 more episodes, and something happens like a dream, Dexter didn't die, but it's probably gonna be the most predictable like new blood has been the whole time, they will announce a Harrison spin off which 99.9% of people are not interested in
@@erawwwww well it'd be silly if they did that, seeing as this was the finale.
@@churusherman369 👍🏻🤝thank you for agreeing. Dexter had to die is the only part I’m on board with. While it was entertaining and engrossing, the season lacked much, plus the HIGHLY anticipated finale was a dud. If Angela is supposed to have such great instincts, she missed ‘the boat’ with both Kurt and Dexter. She started off in love with ‘Jim’🤭🤭
from Angela's point of view, why did Harrison kill Dexter? big plot hole that makes no sense
Because Dexter killed his coach. Harrison told her that.
I’m 100% PISSED OFF at the ending!!! Harrison has always been such a little shithead. And now he killed Dexter!!!??! If there’s an announcement saying they’re doing a Harrison spinoff, there’s no way in hell that I’m watching that shithead in a show.
All these bad endings for TV shows recently (Game of Thrones, Dexter TWICE, etc) make me appreciate Breaking Bad's beautiful ending so much more, even more now than I did when it aired in 2013. Hell, Vince Gilligan might even pull it off again with Better Call Saul!
Agree 10000%
There is no better ending than this in BB. Every other show ran on long enough to get a decline in quality.
@@mlekoxd2469 agreed
All the black police officers in Dexter died.
Thx for the vid! The only way this finale is internet breaking, is by the shock of huge disappointment the viewers have with the writers. You and your subs came up with much better endings for this massive let down.
Exactly
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What a bullshit ending. The decision to kill Logan was totally out of character and unnecessary because everything Angela had was completely circumstantial, it didn’t connect in anyway other than needle pricks from the BHB case, seeing that he used ketamine this time nothing connected. He should have let Logan live, gotten a lawyer and beat the case.
What I wanted to see was Batista take Dexter back to Miami, have him confess and go on trial as the BHB. Dexter in prison finally being able to drop his mask like all those discussions with Doakes previously about turning himself in. Instead, Harrison kills Dexter, Amgela gives him money for some reason, just so anti-climatic, glad I resubscribed showtime for this bullshit. ,
I was also bummed. I didn't feel internet breaking. I didn't feel intense emotions over this episode. It did not live up to the hype. I did like your ending where Dex was on death row more. It was a flop for me. I was not shocked.
Season was great but the finale felt rushed and sort of predictable. I really liked your finale theory of Dexter being executed. They should have added a few more episodes.
Every thing you said in the video I agree with dexter fans are left with a empty heart they coulda did it so much more better she couldn’t solve a mystery but she finds out dexter is the bay harbor butcher 😂😂😂 that’s a joke good series ending is disappointing also what gets me mad is because Harrison left town any way but refused to leave town with dexter because he cared for a coach he knew not even for a month which dexter shouldn’t killed the coach there was no reason for it plus Harrison lost Rita to being murdered now he murdered his father this just doesn’t fit they shoulda put dexter and Harrison together in the begging for us to love Harrison bc we really don’t
It made me sad that Harrison was the one to kill dexter . He loved his son so much I always remember Harrison as a baby , how dexter did his best to protect him.
If anything this ending has just made us all hate that rat Harrison even more. Throughout the episodes I thought Dexter would be killing Harrison at some point due to how he almost fit the code, injuring innocent students ruining that one kid's life. That woulda been actually a good ending with him having to kill his own son because he couldn't live by the code. Not this lazy trash ending.
@@Daminionz YES!!! I said the same in my comment but had to support your comment too!
You guys had too high of expectations I watched it early this morning and have thought on it I liked it….the m99 and Angela bullshit I can look past showtime only gave them 10 episodes…….Harrison killing Dexter was such an amazing scene and him saying he never felt love until now……and they introduced that gun last episode……don’t introduce a gun in act one if you aren’t gonna fire by the finale…….7 out of 10 for me
I loved the ending so don’t you dare speak for all Dexter fans 💯
bulls ending.. they could ve gone for a few season more there were so much potential in story, moving out from that dead village and go to LA and start up living their lives dexter teaching him to control his darkness and so on..
I don't know why Dexter didn't get Logan's side arm with his other hand. He could of easily forced his way out of the jail without murdering an innocent and very nice guy... The writer was saying that this is his best story? There was so much blood underneath Mr.Morgan when he was shot, looked terminal. I cannot believe that it's over like this... Reminds me of loads of unsatisfactory character deaths in loads of shows. Dexter didn't look like the calm, calculated badass at all in this episode. Announcement tomorrow and I am guessing that it's for a Season 2 with the ghost guiding Harrison, but this is an abomination to the narrative and history of the character... Father and son don't know eachother at all, how is it really possible for them to communicate with barely any experience of eachother? Overall a solid show, and the ending is again the weakest link. Set the internet on fire? Only if the earth falls into the sun.
I guess writer wanted to show us how Dexter badly wanted to have a normal life with his son by side. For that he was willing to sacrifice everything, even kill an innocent man, breaking up one of the code's rule. His death was hearbreaking tho =(
Exactly, what is Dexter as ghost gonna try to guide him but Harrison walks away? Lmao that's most of their communication
I’m honestly more disappointed in this ending than the last. The finale was too rushed. Too many unanswered questions. They should have ran 2-3 more episodes and fleshed out the story some more with the Miami metro officers coming up.
The screw at the burnt cabin is ridiculous evidence anyone could have put it there and of all the folks going through the scene she finds a little damn screw. Lazy ass writing and unbelievable storyline. Harrison killing his father is a messed up ending. Having a son kill his dad is disgusting. Thanks for ruining the series Dexter for me. So Harrison went there to torture and kill his dad who abandoned him.
I agree Ange figuring thing out things with Dexter is fake and totally unfounded. Girls missing right under her nose but she can work a decades old case on the other side of the country PLEASE GIVE ME A BREAK
Oh and by the way PLEASE GIVE ME A BREAK LAZY ASS WRITING OH AND THE EPISODE WAS BORING
YOUR REVIEW IS SOOOOO ON POINT THANKS
Roach, and now this? My heart can only take so much.
This is a BIG WHAT IF... LIKE 0.00000000001% chance. They are announcing something on Monday, i don't really know what it is, but What if they announce a special alternative ending episode that is premiering next week or something. The more I think about it, the more I wonder, what did Dexter mean when he said "i am a phoenix, i rise from the ashes." Is that a foreshadowing of him coming back to life because they faked his death to setup an alternative ending where he is able to get out alive?
wouldn’t hold my breath
Bullet was a blank set up by dexter he then kills Angela and escapes
@@lyleauld3530 would be fuckin epic
@@dancharak6300 when he says gun that I got you don't believe he would give his son a gun with live ammo but who knows this could just be it be a shame I feel like the note says it's over but I hope not
The actor who plays Harrison isn’t good enough to carry Season 2. I think Dexter was shot but didn’t die and Angie helps him escape since he helped her solve the case, which SHE could get arrested for if anyone found out.
Tony, your prediction was absolutely phenomenal!!!! Showtime should recruit you!
Bull. Sh** ending. Instead of them wasting episode time trying to mislead us (unless details like the billionaire character or Harison telling his girlfriend he likes to hurt people will be essential for a later season), they could have focused more on the build-up between the focal characters, gotten details like "M99" correct, not forcing dialogue like Angela assuming Iris was Kurt's first kill without having investigated him hardly at all, condemning Dex based on circumstantial evidence, and having dialogue that would have added to the intensity, such as between Dex and Miami Metro. She didn't think to ask Batista about Dex before he got arrested? Really?? Yeah okay. It would have been a gasping moment had Miami Metro shown up to the station after Dex just killed Logan or having him in a headlock between the bars or some kind of pop up while still in custody. And what was on Molly's camera? There are just too many issues I had with this season, but even through the obvious flaws, I still loved this season... Up until the scene with Harrison and Dex in the woods. There have been 8 years between Season 8 and now. There was no excuse to rush it like this. They knew Dexter fans were going to dissect this season... And don't get me started on crybaby Harrison. Executing a parent in the woods because he was mad will probably haunt him for the rest of his life if he doesn't have the same darkness Dexter had attached to him and if he really wanted to turn himself in, he would have insisted and waited around. Not be shooed off by Angela. And who can explain to me why Harrison sliced a guy unprovoked at school because he was angry with his dad? Really? Because Harison pretended to be his friend, isolated him, and then attacked him. So that was okay then? Hmmm... seems pretty calculating, not impulsive, to me. Maybe Harrison should admit to that crime since he thought himself righteous enough to kill his own dad. I could go on and on but ANNOYED is how that ending left me.
One of the worst things I have seen in my life. In actuality the episode was going well until the last 15 minutes. Dexter is smart and methodic as always and plays Angela well during some nicely written investigation scenes. Once dexter sends Angela to Kurt's basement with the bodies, the writing goes downhill. Dexter behaves like he isnt dexter. Harrison behaves like he isnt Harrison. Some are saying fans are upset because Dexter was killed. Please, we are not upset because they killed Dexter. We are upset that they killed Dexter in such a lazy fashion. A series with so much potential completely crashed down in the last 15 minutes. They ruined the legacy of one of the greatest characters and completely turned him into a clown. Yes he behaves like an absolute clown, and then makes his son a killer. I wish I had never watched this.
Summary: An absolute disgrace!!
The Ending of New Blood was horrible.
The writers made Angela into a bad reincarnation of Maria LaGuerta, who was definitely a more formidable adversary, acting in complete contravention to everything about her character. After discovering the remains of her friend Iris, who disappeared 25 years ago sparking her career in law enforcement, rather than pursue Kurt Caldwell as she promised after he walked out of her station, Logan relayed that "Jim" was in an altercation with the dealer that sold the drugs that almost killed Harrison!
Rather than Angela taking the normal approach to hearing her boyfriend fighting with a dealer that supplied kids in her town with drugs containing lethal amounts of Fentanyl, a party her daughter went to with her friends, she miraculously transformed into to some suspicious seasoned investigator that inexplicably thought this was so extraordinary she must find this dealer to question him about Dexter! Nevermind that she caught him at the same bar selling more drugs! Forget about Iris, her killer who is the unofficial mayor of Iron Lake, the Wall of missing young women, and the fact that a prolific serial killer has been active throughout her entire career in law enforcement. And especially forget she had no suspicion whatsoever that her boyfriend was a prolific serial killer.
So now that we have established that she has no interest in arresting the dealer that's selling drugs in the same bar, despite Logan saying they could tie him to 16 fatal overdoses, he doesn't just state the obvious that Jim beat him up. He mentions that he poked him in the neck. So Angela rushes over to the autopsy in progress of the supplier and amazingly catches the mark on the neck that a medical examiner missed! Mind you, this is the same person that called Dexter in to examine Iris for clues about Iris producing the DNA that landed Kurt in jail.
The conclusion that a supplier of drugs containing lethal amounts of fentanyl died from a fentanyl overdose was not enough because LaGuerta (I mean Angela) was now working the Bay Harbor Butcher case! The Iron Lake disappearances can take a hike. The examiner explains he had Ketamine in his system and explains that it is a club drug, but LaGuerta (I mean Angela) knows that this must be the work of the Bay Harbor Butcher! Move over, Special Agent Frank Lundy... Dexter has met his match!
Armed with these compelling clues, Chief Bishop goes on a Google search for Bay Harbor Butcher + Ketamine. Rather than returning no relevant search results, the writers gave us the biggest plot hole in existence, because M99 magically becomes Ketamine. She then pays a visit to the local vet discovering "Jim" grabbed some for his goat!
So Kurt Caldwell decides to pop up on Christmas, leading to "Jim" suddenly having to go, and she thinks nothing of it. He leaves the titanium screws and a note that says "Jim" killed Matt! Then decides to drive a damn fuel truck to his house, spray gasoline all over a lit cabin as if any occupants wouldn't notice, and climb aboard it to snipe "Jim" as he abandoned his burning cabin. In what world would that make any sense?
As soon as Episode 10 opened and LaGuerta (I mean Angela) said she was going to stick around the scene, I knew she'd walk over, see something, and pick up a titanium screw! Why Dexter would have even kept this is even dumber. This whole ridiculous storyline was as bad as Maria LaGuerta shunning the cameras, noticing a broken piece of glass inside a vent that miraculously wasn't covered in soot or debris, and suddenly becoming determined to find the Bay Harbor Butcher!
Needless to say, she doesn't decide to talk to her lover and boyfriend about it or bring him in for questioning, she waits till dinner time at her house, after a hug, to draw a gun on him and haul him down to the station in cuffs. Furthermore, she knows unequivocally that he's the Bay Harbor Butcher. There's absolutely no way she could ever hold Dexter on this much less get an indictment. No district attorney would take this to a jury. She even acknowledged it wouldn't hold up!
The kicker is that Batista gets two whole minutes of screen time and worse, they show this to the audience knowing we will never get to see Batista's arrival, a reunion of sorts with Dexter, or any of it. Batista never believed Dexter was the Bay Harbor Butcher even when LaGuerta was gunning for him and even after her death. It is absurd to see he has her old case files (that should be in evidence and would amount to boxes on the Butcher case) sitting on his desk 10 years after Dexter supposedly died like he's still working the case. The fact Dexter lived would not be enough for Batista to grab the folders and fly to Iron Lake to go after Dexter. There's nothing in those old case files that would tie Dexter to any of it.
So rather than call a lawyer or get some sleep till his inevitable release from custody, Dexter decides to do the dumbest thing in the world and try to escape! He sends LaGuerta (I mean Angela) to uncover the victims of Kurt Caldwell and attacks Logan, who chooses death over just letting "Jim" flee. Dexter somehow thinks incriminating himself and murdering a cop will allow him to have a life with Harrison when in reality it would open up a nationwide manhunt that would be sensationalized by LaGuerta (I mean Angela) accusing him of being the Bay Harbor Butcher and the national spotlight on the murders of Kurt Caldwell.
Harrison does an about face only after learning Dexter killed Logan to escape presumably wanting a normal life in Iron Lake. Angela could have sent Harrison to her house, but she gives him 20 dollars and tells him to leave town! She wouldn't even say goodbye to Audrey for him. He kills his only living parent and loses everything that he wanted anyway. Why Dexter wouldn't have just fled and left Harrison as he had done before would have made more sense. Angela showing up here made no sense. She left two crime scenes to go search for Dexter at his burned down cabin?
The end of Season 8 was perfectly fine. The only person Dexter loved was dead, he pulled the plug on Deborah and took her body out to sea, driving his boat into a major hurricane. He should have ended there. The fact he survived and exiled himself to Montana was better than this ending. I was nostalgic for the return, really liked the first few episodes, but despise the plot development and the conclusion. Dexter on death row would have been better than his son having to murder him out of wanting a normal life!?! No, Clyde Phillips. I have no interest in a Harrison spin off. He would end up really dying of a fentanyl overdose, which is what this ending felt like.
I wish the show writers had given us a 2-hour series finale. (>Sigh.
I think you're right about that. With Dexter's death, I doubt the BHB case would ever be reopened, since other than Maria Laguerta, most were content letting James Doakes wear that brand.
They didn’t even give us a good chase or build up of evidence or even flash backs of all the deaths he was responsible for. It was all too rushed about making Harrison the good guy that had to kill his evil dad was weak, he could of shot him in the leg and made him suffer in jail on death row so he would of had more time with his father and to make him pay for what he did verses the ez way out.
It's like everything was going slow and suddenly he dies for no good reason. Damn it
Agreed :(
Definitely had an issue with the billionaire story. That a character was introduced that early and not developed, was rather weird. There's quite a number of ways they could have had this play out e.g there is this huge kidnapping and murder cartel him and Kurt are part of and Kurt was just the executioner/fall guy, Dexter digs deeper and goes further to kill the billionaire. Throw in 2 episodes to develop this and bingo! Still loved this season though, this was a way better ending than the previous.
The billionaire guy was just a red herring. If he didn't exist, everyone would've just immediately assumed Kurt was the Runaway killer. There's been red herrings in Dexter since season 1.
There are cartel hitman using kill rooms iv seen it back in the good old days of best gore.
The billionaire character was just a way to pander to woke climate activism.
Was just a red herring to make us think it might be him instead of Kurt it seems. I think that (if they actually filmed multiple endings) then he'd have been tied in as someone funding the huge underground bunker that Kurt has. But otherwise yeah it was strange he was brought in for a couple episodes then seemingly forgotten.
I can’t believe people are having such a hard time understanding the oil guy was nothing. I swear some people ability to critical think is turned off
To me, it wasn't that the ending was terrible. It was how badly rushed it was once he got arrested. They should have given way more time to the demise of Dexter after all this time getting to know the character. If they would have flushed out certain scenes in the finale better, with more time, I think the ending would have been more accepted. We all knew he was probably going to die, and deserved it. It was more with how they arrived there. All this season I was telling everyone I knew that it was worth getting into Dexter because this new season was so good. After the finale, I need to make a group text simply saying "never mind".
This episode was absolutely horrible. None of the evidence presented to us would've stuck ib court and been even remotely enough to convict him.
That finale also felt out of character for Angel. He loved Maria. Why would he make that presentation where he talks about Doakes being the Bay Harbor Butcher if he had his doubts regarding the case? Why let Maria down by not fighting to prove that what she believed to be true? So what if he thought Dexter was dead? If he had enough evidence to convict him, he still could've done it to help clean Doakes' and Maria's names.
They should of keept Dexter for a season 2
The final would have been splited in 2 or 3 episodes, at least. They waste a lot of possibilities to make a better final. I think that Dexter death it was inevitable but it could be better the way how we end at that point.
I was disappointed cause of how rushed it was. Dexter didn't need to break out or kill Logan
if they make season 2, dexter will return as harrison's conscious like Harry did for dexter througout the entire original series. all this season did is create more questions. i wanted to see Angel go face to face with dexter for the first time in 9 years.
My thoughts exactly!
I don’t believe Harrison is like Dexter at all. In killing Dexter, Harrison has got rid of his dark passenger.
I think it’s so stupid and ironic that Harrison probably thought he would get to stay with his piece of ass if he killed his father only to have the mother make him leave anyway he probably drove off like damn I shouldn’t have even shot him now I’m really back to square one back on drugs and everything I doubt there will be a season 2 and more so if I even wanna watch it
The fact that they brought in the billionaire and then he was just gone, reminds me of early Dexter when they tried to make Captain have a thing for Dexter then just episodes later she didn't.
As soon as Logan died I was just annoyed the rest of the episode. The Chief had two needle marks in the necks of drug addicts as the sole evidence to connect the cases together.
Dexter left Doakes in a cage for days and still refused to kill him and he hated Doakes.
Dexter admired Logan and just simply snaps his neck.
Agreed..I was annoyed as soon as Dexter was arrested.
This is the first show I have watched live with a YTer! Great experience despite a disappointing finale. Just when they earned back the trust f the fans with a great revival season, they squander it it at the end.
Still sad. Will miss Dexter
I felt the last episode was rushed, but I'm satisfied. But I don't want another season with Dexter as Harrison's conscious. The kids ok but he can't carry a whole show. It seems fitting for Dexter to die (suicide or killed) or live and end up in prison. What I thought they did really well is finally make the audience feel against Dexter, not trust him, not make excuses; that was really clever, and I think that started last week with us really witnessing the chopping up of the body and him enjoying it. Also, we have grown attached to the townspeople, so it pissed me off when he killed Logan, his complete disregard for Angela and the realization he had zero feelings she was just a cover, his disdain, and narcissism. I wasn't smirking along; I wanted Angela to smack his face. I questioned, "Did you have to kill Logan, or was it just the quickest, most convenient option?" I never questioned his code or reasoning before, so I really liked that. For the first time, I didn't want him to get away. That was new. Part of me wished Harrison to shoot him in the leg and have him go to prison, proving there is another way. Murder doesn't always have to be the conclusion. Part of me wanted him to live, stay in prison either in Iron Lake or somewhere else, and become a mind hunter type situation the serial killer profilers go to. So he's doing the same thing, the hunt, the dissection, the analysis, but not on his terms. Also, he would be surrounded by murderers and rapists if he got an urge lol. But him dying is fine with me, but let this be the end. For good.
Dude, I loved your reviews man. I just watched like 4 reviews and yours made me laugh. and was just plain entertaining man. Came across your channel due to New Blood, I dig your style bru. Keep it up
To be Honest i really enjoyed this episode, it have dex a satysfying ending which was ultimately inevitable.
Totally agree. It should have been a longer episode with the Batista/Angela line playing out and building more of a case. I’m it buying Angela the general cop being such a super detective (even though Dexter was very sloppy). The writers spent to much time on fluff, all the “woke” social construct etc. But yes Dexter IS a monster. He had to die. Most comments I see are from people not fully understanding what Dexter is and his inevitable fate.
I agree. As soon as it was over, I said out loud, “I liked it.” I’ve been a fan of Dexter since day one, and I felt the ending of him was justified. Yes the episode was rushed and there were holes, but overall I thought it was good. Internet breaking, though? Not even close.
I hated it. Your version would have been a lot better. the only reason it wasn't predictable is because it was too predictable . We just didnt think they would end it the most predictable way.
The one interesting thing that no one has mentioned so far, is that Harrison kills Dexter by shooting him in the heart. The same exact way that Kurt killed his victims, with the exception of not being turned around. In the end, Harrison was more like Kurt than he was like Dexter.
Honestly I liked how Harrison confronted dexter, “open your eyes and look at what you did!” Coming full circle and dexter realizes that he does technically fit the code. Once dex gave Harrison that rifle I had a huge feeling that’s where they were going with it. Putting dexter down somewhat in the same way Kurt killed his victims, and having Harrison get away alive. I think it’d have been better if he somehow got dexter on his own table and putting up pictures of Rita, laguerta, deb, and the others innocents that died as a result of what dexter does, but I understand it’d be hard for Harrison to get dexter on the table. Better season than 8 but ending was a little lackluster
Loved following your content! can't wait to see more
They shouldn't have killed Dexter
I think its the way he died more than he died
What if dexter wakes up somehow and kills angela.i mean yeah he was shot. But angela nor harrison never really confirmed he was dead. And we see harrison just drive off. But anyways just a thought.
I would love it
Dexter could’ve easily told Harrison he knocked Logan out and stole the keys him shooting Dexter ruins this whole series
100 percent he didn't have to go there with him. He lied to him already
You know what dexter could have really done that and got the keys from him. Logan’s death was just a plot device so they can kill dexter. Why did dexter had flashbacks of lundy he was not responsible for his death. It was like writer’s were trying so hard to justify dexter getting killed. We all know dexter was no saint but his death could have been handled much better than this.
@@TeflonTv you should make a how dexter new blood should’ve ended video
Even an ending where Dexter just wakes up from his desk in Miami and realize it was all a dream would have been better then this.
The billionaire was simply a red herring they through in there during the early episodes prior to the show revealing that Clancy Browns character is in fact the big bad of the series. If you notice as soon as they reveal that Kurt is taking one of the girls to the underground hotel room he has they literally never show the billionaire again. He was only there as a possible option to throw us off on who the killer Ins since they were only doing close up shots of the eyes and hands etc. and him and Kurt are both older both have blue eyes but that was his only purpose. Great breakdowns … I totally agree - I think the little plots holes throughout could have been forgiven if they pulled off a great finale .. everyone was totally expecting Dexter to die but the way they did it didn’t make sense .. Dex had zero reason to try and escape … and if they were being true to Angel’s character he would have had Dexters back in the end regardless of him faking his death which isn’t a crime … really no reason he needed to fake his death in the first place honestly everyone in Miami was ok with him leaving the country in the first place Hannah was the wanted criminal not him.. there were a ton of small plot holes throughout but I think if they would have done this over two seasons or even 15 episodes might have given them more time to naturally flesh out Dexter being revealed but still a tough road to pull off since Dex in the past was pretty much always cleaning up perfectly and there is no trace of him being a murderer … would have been more plausible to just keep this Police Chief Bishop chick in the dark and have it be the natural relationship between him and Harrison once totally revealed and Dex trying to teach him the code .. Harrison seeing through it and turning out to not be as monsterous as his father and that alone pushing him over the line and decides to kill his dad or something… there is 1 million ways they could’ve done it they just needed to flush it out more for it to make sense and not have so many plot holes. No one is mad at him dying just like no one was really mad with Dexter living at the end of the original series they were mad with the way it was done I think they could’ve let Dexter live in the season and had to go on with Dexter and Harrison moving to another city and having that be successful but anyways good stuff man
Dexters actions don’t fit, facts don’t add nor does the storyline follow accurately. Something tells me this may have been a troll episode that really is some hallucination of sorts. Dexter is deliberate in his actions and would not have killed Logan otherwise. Fester has a perfect alibi and excuse to blame Caldwell. Especially knowing he was the serial killer Angela had been chasing for years. Or maybe this is the unraveling experienced by Dexter under extreme pressure knowing his son is involved?
I really enjoyed your videos throughout the season, the ending was predictable but it feels like closure, I hope Harrison gets a spinoff, after all, Dexter did make him a cold blooded killer.
I'm on PCT and watched your live stream, and the way folks described Dexter freaking out was more exciting than how it actually went down. I just don't think Micheal C Hall really was into doing this evidenced by lack luster acting.
The writting of the show was not as great as they hyped,it was average at best
Average is great in television lately. Low bar.
I thought it was pretty good until the last 2 episodes. Angela's hatred for Dexter shouldn't have been stronger than it was for Kurt.
Wouldn't the authorities still look for Harrison. He's been in town for two weeks,Went to the school, "saved" his classmates. Was even on the wrestling team... I would think they'd have a few questions him..