I was mostly enjoying this series through the first 9 episodes (with some caveats). It wasn't anywhere near as good as the original but it held my interest. Lots of teen drama and angst from Dexter's son was the biggest annoyance but despite this, the series was moving along pretty well - at around a 7 rating.
Suddenly... the ending. It was like the people involved in this production needed to apologize for the original series. They weren't producing this for fans of the show, for fans of Dexter. They were producing this to somehow makes themselves feel better about something.
Even Dexter's first kill in ten years seemed wrong. The original Dexter went after the vilest, most evil predators. The stomach-turning monsters who were generally still very active. Or anyone that threatened his life or freedom.
This version of Dexter went after a hothead for a crime he committed years before in a moment of anger. His only crime in all the years afterwards was being a complete tool. This was a red flag early on. If that wasn't non-Dexter enough, they had him going after a drug-dealer and later his supplier. It was as if they were chipping away at the old Dexter - creating a new version. Still, I didn't expect these apologists to end one of the greatest anti-heroes (and survivors) ever created in fiction.
Dexter was never about the morality police judging every little infraction. Dexter didn't live in that world. Dexter lived and operated in a hellish, PTSD inducing subworld. Only people like Dexter could navigate it, battle the evil within and remain sane.
I wasted 10 hours on this retooled garbage written by a bunch of apologists for the fainthearted. Now it's canon. No more Dexter. Harrison can go frack himself.
Suddenly... the ending. It was like the people involved in this production needed to apologize for the original series. They weren't producing this for fans of the show, for fans of Dexter. They were producing this to somehow makes themselves feel better about something.
Even Dexter's first kill in ten years seemed wrong. The original Dexter went after the vilest, most evil predators. The stomach-turning monsters who were generally still very active. Or anyone that threatened his life or freedom.
This version of Dexter went after a hothead for a crime he committed years before in a moment of anger. His only crime in all the years afterwards was being a complete tool. This was a red flag early on. If that wasn't non-Dexter enough, they had him going after a drug-dealer and later his supplier. It was as if they were chipping away at the old Dexter - creating a new version. Still, I didn't expect these apologists to end one of the greatest anti-heroes (and survivors) ever created in fiction.
Dexter was never about the morality police judging every little infraction. Dexter didn't live in that world. Dexter lived and operated in a hellish, PTSD inducing subworld. Only people like Dexter could navigate it, battle the evil within and remain sane.
I wasted 10 hours on this retooled garbage written by a bunch of apologists for the fainthearted. Now it's canon. No more Dexter. Harrison can go frack himself.