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[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I'm gonna preface this post by saying that I don't watch Breaking Bad. I will be watching the complete series once everything's done and over with on my own time, so I do plan to watch it. But the reason I say this is because I want you to realize I'm not comparing this season of Dexter to anything else and I'm talking on its own merits.

This is the single worst goddamn season of television I, personally, have ever had the displeasure to sit through.

The squandered goddamn potential. The regression of Dexter into an infantile incompetent idiot. The complete moron sub-plots that GO NOWHERE. The shitty villain that's introduced without any time to build him up. The absolute incompetency. The sheer amount of shit these writers are forcing upon me. The whiplash emotional arcs that make no sense. The characters brought up, dropped, forgotten. THOSE GODDAMN SUBPLOTS. The waste of these talented actors.

Time and time again, the Dexter writers come up with neat ideas, and then figure out the most efficient ways to ruin them. You people don't know how to write suspense. Or tension. Or characters. Or emotions. Or plots. Or character arcs. Oh my God, you can't even write coherent fucking chronologies!

Here's my message to you, Dexter writers:

Fuck you. Fuck you so much. I want you to go into the parking lot and take a shit on aforementioned parking lot, cause that shit is far more creative and entertaining than what I am sitting through watching what you write. You people took fantastic concepts and ran them into the goddamn ground. You are too cowardly to do something brave with the concept.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

You people absolutely ruined one of my favourite shows while you probably chortle to yourself about how clever you are. When this season is done, I'm gonna wipe Seasons 5-8 from my memory and replace it with MY versions of Seasons 5-8 cause at least in my versions, it doesn't absolutely shit all over the previous seasons of good work. This work is so bad that it retroactively ruins Seasons 1-4.

This is my version: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=78628649&postcount=2451

You see how it takes the neat ideas you set up but makes them not suck that much? Also, notice how Season 8 is completely different from what you wrote? IT'S CAUSE YOUR SEASON 8 IDEA IS FUCKING TERRIBLE!

And I will never forgive them for absolutely shitting all over Rita.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Roseanne final season is the worst.

It's so bad they don't show it in syndication and only show the finale.

It's a sitcom so maybe not on the level of a drama, but it was awful and pretty much shit on everything the show was about for so long.

Oh yeah, good point. Completely forgot that shit show of Roseanne going bat shit crazy, both in the show and in real life.

 

[99hertz]

It's so awful that I stopped watching after the season with Tom Hanks' son. I'm the kind of person who can watch current Simpsons and Family Guy and be content. Wait, I think I stopped when there was some incest stuff going on. Jesus Christ, I had forgotten about that. Fuck you Dexter writers.

 

[inm8num2]

And I will never forgive them for absolutely shitting all over Rita.

Agreed. That scene in the season 5 premiere with Quinn taking the bedsheets of a woman murdered a day prior and wrapping it around his pale ass still pisses me off.

 

[Shrennin]

I feel like this is only hilarious because I've never seen Dexter beyond season one, episode one.

What season is this gif in?

 

[TimeEffect]

It really is. I've never seen a show drop off so hard.

I really would love to go dig up some old posts of people speculating how amazing the last season of Dexter would be. It would be sad.

What makes this so masterful is that they never needed the stuntman to begin with

 

[matt360]

So I guess my mom and I were right to stop watching after the ending of Season 2.

No. Like pretty much everyone in here is saying, the dropoff happens after season 4. Both seasons 3 and 4 are pretty excellent. After that it gets terrible. Although season 7 was pretty good.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Oh my God, the incest plot line!

That was literally the stupidest goddamn thing I've seen in television. Not only has it been dropped now, it made ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE to the personalities of these characters that had been built up. It comes out of nowhere from the WORLD'S SHITTIEST THERAPIST. So. Fucking. Stupid.

The only explanation is the Dexter writers were laughing to themselves making MCH and Carpenter have to go through this horrifically stupid love incest bullshit after the disintegration of their marriage.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

No. Like pretty much everyone in here is saying, the dropoff happens after season 4. Both seasons 3 and 4 are pretty excellent. After that it gets terrible. Although season 7 was pretty good.

And they still fucked up Season 7 by killing off the main bad guy three or four episodes off from the end of the season and introducing a random villain to fill up space in the final three episodes.

The Phantom Arsonist. WHO TURNED OUT TO BE SOMEONE THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW, NEVER MET, AND DIDN'T CARE ABOUT.

At least if it turned out to be Doakes, I'd be excited in a soapy way. But no. No. They didn't have the guts to try that.

 

[Horse Detective]

I can't even watch the shit anymore. Realistically I should have dropped out after season 2.

 

[inm8num2]

The Dexter writers have spent four seasons randomly throwing in various storylines as filler, and it all practically goes nowhere. Side plot after side plot of ineffectual nonsense.

It's like a cook trying to fix a dish. Throw in more salt. Add more peppers. Dash of incest. Some Masuka daughter. Random blonde for Dexter to fuck. Another random blonde for Dexter to fuck. Super unexpected ghost professor twist that nobody saw coming after first scene with character in season 6 premiere.

Stir, repeat, add more random nonsense, keep stirring, ignore logic, take a dump in pot, etc.

 

[Kad5]

That's weird. My buddy was going on about how the new season was awesome.

I guess he's just deluded or something.

 

[Dysun]

And they still fucked up Season 7 by killing off the main bad guy three or four episodes off from the end of the season and introducing a random villain to fill up space in the final three episodes.

The Phantom Arsonist. WHO TURNED OUT TO BE SOMEONE THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW, NEVER MET, AND DIDN'T CARE ABOUT.

At least if it turned out to be Doakes, I'd be excited in a soapy way. But no. No. They didn't have the guts to try that.

You didn't even mention Quinn and the stripper storyline that wasted like an hour of my life and went nowhere.

 

[someday]

I watched "The Writers' Room" when they had the Dexter team on. Everyone there came in Season 5 or later and they, including Michael Hall, think they're very clever. It was disheartening.

edit- "The Writers Room" is really neat. They've had the writers from Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones on as well.

 

[hateradio]

I thought the previous two seasons were worse.

They really were shit. This season is actually not as bad.

 

[Sojgat]

Couldn't make it through the first scene of last season. Glad I stopped watching.

 

[MarauderShields]

You didn't even mention Quinn and the stripper storyline that wasted like an hour of my life and went nowhere.

Every Quinn storyline goes nowhere.

 

[inm8num2]

I watched "The Writers' Room" when they had the Dexter team on. Everyone there came in Season 5 or later and they, including Michael Hall, think they're very clever. It was disheartening.

I want to watch this but have a feeling it would make me irrationally annoyed.

Dexter writers - a nutless monkey could do their job.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

You didn't even mention Quinn and the stripper storyline that wasted like an hour of my life and went nowhere.

OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. THAT WAS THE WORST SHIT EVER.

After everything he goes through, she ditches him in the last episode to dance in Vegas.

WHAT THE FUCK. HE MURDERED A MAN FOR HER. THIS WENT NOWHERE.

 

[Sol..]

To me the last season of Fringe is far worse.

 

[Dysun]

Every Quinn storyline goes nowhere.

Touche

Season 7 also had the Louis story which had been built up mysteriously and then dropped. If it wasn't for Titus Pullo and Deb learning the truth it would have been another terrible season

 

[gdt]

The greatest mystery of the show is how come no one mentioned Quinn's massive coke and cancer issues.

 

[strobogo]

Dexter season 8 is at least the worst final season of anything I've actually watched while it was happening.

 

[inm8num2]

The entire worthlessness and inefficacy of season 5 is probably the worst thing in the show's run.

Every single thing that should have had consequences in that season simply doesn't.

Quinn goes from strongly suspecting Dexter murdered Liddy and possibly others to simply not caring because Dexter fakes some evidence. Deb doesn't find out about Dexter because of a conveniently placed plastic sheet. The list goes on and on. That entire season is garbage.

I would have preferred the show to end and transition into a spinoff called "Liddy".

 

[Kard8p3]

Touche

Season 7 also had the Louis story which had been built up mysteriously and then dropped. If it wasn't for Titus Pullo and Deb learning the truth it would have been another terrible season

MCH is to blame for this part. I saw an interview he did with Kevin Pollak where he said the story with Louis was supposed to go a different direction but he objected which caused the writers to give us the version we got.

 

[ShaneB]

I remember when I would call Dexter my favourite show...

.....

... now it makes me want to laugh and cry. It's so terrible.

 

[inm8num2]

I feel obligated to write a personal letter of apology to every person I convinced to watch this show after season 2 finished airing.

Season 3 was okay but a dip down. Season 4 had similar issues but Trinity was so good. Then the free fall happened in season 5.

 

[JBourne]

They should've ended it after the first season. It wrapped things up perfectly. The good bits that followed weren't worth all the badness.

I stopped watching after season 5, but recently started watching episodes while I'm at work and caught up. It's a trainwreck, but I kinda have to see just how much they can ruin it.

 

[lazybones18]

The greatest mystery of the show is how come no one mentioned Quinn's massive coke and cancer issues.

can't believe that fucker was in TDKR. Out of all the TV actors they could have used for

Spoiler

the dickish cop on the bridge

, they pick that asshole. Genius casting /notsarcasm

 

[OriginalNameGuy]

This about sums it up. The only point of watching now is to see how deep the hole goes, but I bailed out after Debra's attempt to kill Dexter was forgotten in one episode.

 

[greycolumbus]

I read all the detailed spoilers a month or so ago and couldn't believe how stupid they were. I have to say, the writers for the show outdid themselves. Saxon, Vogel, the storm, Hannah, what happens with

Spoiler

Deb later on

, it's all been one embarrassing wet fart of a final season. It's like watching a car crash played back in slow motion.

Never forget Louis. Or Ryan for that matter 'cause Brea Grant is hot.

To me the last season of Fringe is far worse.

Would love to hear the reasoning behind this. I thought it was better than the season prior and had some catharsis (albeit with a lot of dumb scenarios sprinkled throughout).

 

[SlowRevolution]

is it even worse than the last season of That 70's Show?

 

[ScrubJay]

The last 3 seasons the show really started phoning it in, just sticking to a regular safe formula where it was kept boring and safe. It got a lot of shit, but I at least found the show had enough entertainment in it to watch. Stuff like Robocop pulling out all the old PI tricks, and Hall letting loose in the kill rooms.

This season, it's like they siphoned off the writing to fanfic writers from the Dexter boards. Nothing at all that's happened this season has any significance or suspense, and all the characters are just cardboard cutout versions of their former selves. We've had one kill room this entire season. I just have no idea who they're aiming to please with this season.

 

[oatmeal]

This isn't the thread for BEST final season in TV history

I know, I was happy that no one said it. I was fully expecting it.

 

[blackaroni]

I guess I should be thankful that I've only seen an episode and a half of this season and the rest is on my DVR. I think I still may torture myself and watch the episodes, but only cause its the final season.

I had to give up on True Blood completely this season after 2 episodes (technically one ep + season preview)and I don't even think I'll even watch the last season.

 

[foxtrot3d]

can't believe that fucker was in TDKR. Out of all the TV actors they could have used for

Spoiler

the dickish cop on the bridge

, they pick that asshole. Genius casting /notsarcasm

I firmly believe that Dexter and TDKR exist in the same universe and that cop really is just Quinn. You see, he eventually transfer out of Miami and goes to Gotham where he continues to be a complete dick of a cop. Maybe in the finale Batman will show up to take Dexter down for good.

 

[greycolumbus]

I know, I was happy that no one said it. I was fully expecting it.

Probably because it's been talked to death and might be a sore subject (not to say it's not worth bringing up). One's got to let go at some point.

Spoiler

I think it sucked though

 

[Dr.Acula]

I feel like this is only hilarious because I've never seen Dexter beyond season one, episode one.

What season is this gif in?

A few eps into the current one.

It's not been a good season

And that gif is no clever editing or anything, it plays out just like that. It felt stupid as I was watching it, and I can be a pretty dumb viewer sometimes. Judging by how much Dexter I've watched, I have a high tolerance for shit.

But Hannibal season 2 should work well. Can't wait to see how it plays out, season 1 wrapped in such a way that the new season should be able to tell a new story with a different perspective, so it should feel fresh.

 

[J-Rzez]

Man, I hope the last 2 episodes deliver. I don't want to see such a unique series die this way..

I'll always have seasons 1, 2, and 4 though I guess.

I hope MCH goes onto yet another series that he feels refreshed with and acts to his prior potentials.

 

[Lijik]

I came in here ready to go "I dunno Scrubs season 9 u guys"
but holy shit those gifs, those videos

I havent watched Dexter since s2 but I almost wanna hop back on to see how far its fallen

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

MCH is to blame for this part. I saw an interview he did with Kevin Pollak where he said the story with Louis was supposed to go a different direction but he objected which caused the writers to give us the version we got.

Why'd he object?

The greatest mystery of the show is how come no one mentioned Quinn's massive coke and cancer issues.

Yeah, it was so weird. I thought I he was dying.

 

[Deprive]

This may be too niche too mention since it's a sci-fi show, but the last season of Andromeda is pretty damn awful. Going from a nice serial based sci-fi series to a final season that felt like it was Hercules In Space, with half the budget too, was rather depressing.

Damn someone else remembers Andromeda. I stopped watching when they changed a bunch of stuff. Gold Trance :|

 

[Ashok]

Dexter is probably the worst final season of anything I've seen. It's actually beaten out The X-Files S9 as one of my least favorite seasons of all time. Oh well, I loved the Fringe finale to death, and I imagine I'm going to love Breaking Bad's ending as well. That sort of helps take the pain away.

 

[ChaosXVI]

When I first saw season 1, it was so good, and Dexter was such a convincing character I even became slightly concerned that I was like him, faking my emotions, blending in...

Now it's just ridiculous to ever think that this show could have that effect on a person. And the worst part is there seemed to be no way to fuck this up, season 7 was building toward a proper ending better than this season did. Hell

Spoiler

Maria's death

taking place just one episode earlier could've allowed season 7 to have the ending and would have been reasonably acceptable.

I wonder if the fact that the Dexter writers weren't sure if this would be the last season or not is why this season is back to complete shitsville of season 5 and 6 vs. the slightly redeemable season 7.

 

[Shrennin]

A few eps into the current one.

It's not been a good season

And that gif is no clever editing or anything, it plays out just like that. It felt stupid as I was watching it, and I can be a pretty dumb viewer sometimes. Judging by how much Dexter I've watched, I have a high tolerance for shit.

I'm so sorry...

How does a show have that much bad writing? It's Unfathomable. Just give Saxon sixth sense or something. Sheesh.

 

[gotoadgo]

That's weird. My buddy was going on about how the new season was awesome.

I guess he's just deluded or something.

Next time you see him, slap him.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Look everyone...

Just go watch Hannibal. Go watch Breaking Bad. Wait for True Detective. Anything but this. No more this. No more pain, and suffering, and just... boredom and anger.

Vogel retroactively ruins Seasons 1-4 with her shitty psychopath mumbo jumbo medical bullshit.

Shut up! You stupid fucker! Real doctors don't talk like that! Psychopath isn't even a goddamn real diagnosis! Fucking stupid moron!

 

[Trick_GSF]

I had to stop watching. Awful.

 

[kehs]

Its up there with lost. Although the finale might actually be entertaining unlike the lost finale.


Entertaining can mean a bunch of things.

 

[ezekial45]

Look everyone...

Just go watch Hannibal. Go watch Breaking Bad. Wait for True Detective. Anything but this. No more this. No more pain, and suffering, and just... boredom and anger.

Vogel retroactively ruins Seasons 1-4 with her shitty psychopath mumbo jumbo medical bullshit.

Shut up! You stupid fucker! Real doctors don't talk like that! Psychopath isn't even a goddamn real diagnosis! Fucking stupid moron!

Yes, Hannibal is amazing.

Everyone who's been burned by Dexter should go watch Hannibal. 10 times more classy, intelligent, and terrifying than anything the writers of Dexter S5-8 could ever hope to achieve.