Finally! The eighth and last season of "Dexter" has launched. Excited to find out about the final destiny of Dexter Morgan? The final question of this season will be if Dexter is going to pay for killing all those murderers over the years or if he will get away? In the end it's likely that it boils down to four different (simplified) scenarios:
1. He dies.
2. Alive, but jail.
3. He is getting away with it.
4. The viewer is left in the dark.
1. He dies.
2. Alive, but jail.
3. He is getting away with it.
4. The viewer is left in the dark.
So what's the first glimpse of what Dexter will have to face in the final season? It's a recap, so: duh...
Six month after the incident, in which Deb was faced with the impossible choice between killing the Captain of the Miami Metro Police Department or her own brother and decided to take out the former, we meet a very relaxed Dexter, happy that the death of La Guerta solved all of his problems. Not even worrying that his sister killed an innocent who didn't even begin to match Harry's code...
Sign 1 that the final season won't end well for Dexter Morgan.
To emphasize the contrast between Dexter and his sister, the next scenes show Debra's way of handling what happened in that trailer: taking cocaine, smoking weed, living off anti-anxiety drugs and getting in too deep with a drug dealer and jewelry thief called Briggs, that she is just supposed to bring in for her boss, since she's working now as a private investigator.
After Dexter realizes, that something's very wrong with his sister, he tracks her down in a convenience store and confronts her about her way of handling her feelings. Her answer to this is both heartbreaking and devastating for the viewer (and her brother): "Cause I don't wanna talk to you. And I really don't wanna f*cking see you. [...] Because you made me compromise everything about myself that I care about. And I hate you for it. [...] I shot the wrong person in that trailer." (Sign 2)
Dexter is agitated and about to loose control, when on his way home a guy is cutting him off on the highway. He walks up to the guys car and begins to strangle him... Only after spotting a little boy in the back of the guy's car, Dexter is brought to his senses. (Sign 3)
Little relief in between the whole Dex-Deb angst: So Joey is f*cking Angel's sister behind his back... That's not gonna end well... (by now we also learned that Angel returned to Miami Metro after La Guerta's death)
After that we meet Evelyn Vogel, a Neuropsychiatrist specialized on psychopaths. Why? Right... Forgot to mention, the new serial killer in town removes the anterior insular cortex of the victims. The portion of the brain, that makes people feel things such as empathy. Yes, exactly. One of the human emotions Dexter can't wrap his head around - making Evelyn Vogel the immediate potential enemy of this season, if that place is not yet reserved by Deb. (no sign - we had that in nearly every season...) Later this feeling is emphasized even more, when Vogel asks Dexter about his opinion on the nature of the Bay Harbor Butcher.
When Angel meets Dexter in his office to give him a peace-offering on behalf of his deceased ex-wife, Dexter slips again telling Angel that Maria "died because she couldn't leave things alone". It's probably not gonna take long until Angel re-opens the investigations on Dexter (Sign 4).
After learning that Deb might be the target of a hitman, Dexter tries to convince her to let this case drop and come with him. Again in vain, since Debra "doesn't f*cking care" if she dies. When Briggs catches the both of them fighting, Dexter tries to pull Debra away, which Briggs doesn't really appreciate. In the following struggle Dexter kills Briggs, again hurting Debra who "felt okay around him". When Dexter wants to convince her that she is lost, we again see her struggling with remorse: "I am not lost. I know exactly where I am. I'm in some shitty f*cking hell, which is exactly what I deserve. But you... you are lost! [...] All my life, I thought I needed you. That I couldn't survive without you. It was the other f*cking way around." (Sign 5) After that Debra is calling it in to the police, refusing to let Dexter get rid of the body.
Meanwhile, Harrison, who Dexter took along on the ride, is vanished from the car. He only went around the corner, but to me this scene is only meant to reassure the viewer that Dexter truly is lost and is not in control of his life (anymore). (Sign 6)
The episode ends with Evelyn Vogel showing Dexter his childhood paintings. When he takes her to task and threatens her, she merely replies knowingly: "You can't kill me. [...] Because I don't fit Harry's code." A risky thing to say, now that Dexter is loosing it noticeably.
The signs (I counted six...) do not point to a happy end for Dexter Morgan. He is increasingly loosing control and more importantly starts ignoring his own twisted morals (aka Harry's code).
The question remains: Can Dexter survive his last season?
Preview of next week's episode:Sign 1 that the final season won't end well for Dexter Morgan.
To emphasize the contrast between Dexter and his sister, the next scenes show Debra's way of handling what happened in that trailer: taking cocaine, smoking weed, living off anti-anxiety drugs and getting in too deep with a drug dealer and jewelry thief called Briggs, that she is just supposed to bring in for her boss, since she's working now as a private investigator.
After Dexter realizes, that something's very wrong with his sister, he tracks her down in a convenience store and confronts her about her way of handling her feelings. Her answer to this is both heartbreaking and devastating for the viewer (and her brother): "Cause I don't wanna talk to you. And I really don't wanna f*cking see you. [...] Because you made me compromise everything about myself that I care about. And I hate you for it. [...] I shot the wrong person in that trailer." (Sign 2)
Dexter is agitated and about to loose control, when on his way home a guy is cutting him off on the highway. He walks up to the guys car and begins to strangle him... Only after spotting a little boy in the back of the guy's car, Dexter is brought to his senses. (Sign 3)
Little relief in between the whole Dex-Deb angst: So Joey is f*cking Angel's sister behind his back... That's not gonna end well... (by now we also learned that Angel returned to Miami Metro after La Guerta's death)
After that we meet Evelyn Vogel, a Neuropsychiatrist specialized on psychopaths. Why? Right... Forgot to mention, the new serial killer in town removes the anterior insular cortex of the victims. The portion of the brain, that makes people feel things such as empathy. Yes, exactly. One of the human emotions Dexter can't wrap his head around - making Evelyn Vogel the immediate potential enemy of this season, if that place is not yet reserved by Deb. (no sign - we had that in nearly every season...) Later this feeling is emphasized even more, when Vogel asks Dexter about his opinion on the nature of the Bay Harbor Butcher.
When Angel meets Dexter in his office to give him a peace-offering on behalf of his deceased ex-wife, Dexter slips again telling Angel that Maria "died because she couldn't leave things alone". It's probably not gonna take long until Angel re-opens the investigations on Dexter (Sign 4).
After learning that Deb might be the target of a hitman, Dexter tries to convince her to let this case drop and come with him. Again in vain, since Debra "doesn't f*cking care" if she dies. When Briggs catches the both of them fighting, Dexter tries to pull Debra away, which Briggs doesn't really appreciate. In the following struggle Dexter kills Briggs, again hurting Debra who "felt okay around him". When Dexter wants to convince her that she is lost, we again see her struggling with remorse: "I am not lost. I know exactly where I am. I'm in some shitty f*cking hell, which is exactly what I deserve. But you... you are lost! [...] All my life, I thought I needed you. That I couldn't survive without you. It was the other f*cking way around." (Sign 5) After that Debra is calling it in to the police, refusing to let Dexter get rid of the body.
Meanwhile, Harrison, who Dexter took along on the ride, is vanished from the car. He only went around the corner, but to me this scene is only meant to reassure the viewer that Dexter truly is lost and is not in control of his life (anymore). (Sign 6)
The episode ends with Evelyn Vogel showing Dexter his childhood paintings. When he takes her to task and threatens her, she merely replies knowingly: "You can't kill me. [...] Because I don't fit Harry's code." A risky thing to say, now that Dexter is loosing it noticeably.
The signs (I counted six...) do not point to a happy end for Dexter Morgan. He is increasingly loosing control and more importantly starts ignoring his own twisted morals (aka Harry's code).
The question remains: Can Dexter survive his last season?
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