Twitter curates lineup of tv endings worse than game of. Sep 23, 20 dexter producers explain finale, defend final season. It aired on nbc may 14, 1998 to an audience of 76 million viewers. Dexter should have been exposed somehow, or killed, or sacrificed. I dont understand why there is so much hate for the ending. Dexter is pretty widely known as the worst tv series finale of all time, and michael c. Only 30 percent of breaking bad fans believe walter white should perish. The dexter ending is considered one of the worst tv finales of all time. After eight seasons, showtimes weeds wrapped its run sunday with an hourlong finale that brought back several faces. The series finale met a mixed and polarized response. The terrible end of our once beloved dexter the atlantic. The worst thing about this is that dexter had a potentially brilliant final arc one that would have redeemed many of the shows sins set up in the first four episodes of its final season. After what has been a slow, boring final season, dexter s season. Dec 02, 2015 id be very interested in seeing a revival of dexter, mostly so the show runners could fix the terrible mess they made of the series finale.
Id be very interested in seeing a revival of dexter, mostly so the show runners could fix the terrible mess they made of the series finale. I know, writing a finale to such a great series after 8 years is a horribly thankless job, and no matter how you write it, most fans would hate it, if only just because it ended their favorite show. After eight seasons of following dexter morgan and his problematic compulsion to kill, the series took a strange turn and decided that the only. September marked the end for two of the most popular dramas on television. Dexters terrible final season and how breaking bad ruined. We collected 12 of the absolute worst series finales, from seinfeld to girls.
The dexter series finale was unbelievably awful dexter has been up and down for a while, but nothing could have prepared us for a finale that bad. A lot of people were upset with the season 8 finale to dexter. Why dexters finale is the worst of all time screen rant. Showtime series not being revived tv series finale. Fans hated the dexter finale, but heres why it was actually brilliant. Like a bad ending can completely ruin an otherwise good film or book, a tv shows final episode can leave such a bad taste in ones mouth that it can change ones perspective on the entire. The 3 most common complaints about how dexter ended. Sep 23, 20 needlessly depressing and completely evasive, the dexter series finale was one of the worst endings to a television show ive ever seen. If dexter has been on death row remembering his life,that would be a cop out on the writers part and a terrible ending for an original and innovative series reply mikael says. Dexter was never meant to have happiness in his life. The fundamental design of where they ended dexter was really.
Movies are my passion and i live and breathe all things geek. Dexter producers explain finale, defend final season. Jul 14, 2015 the eighth and final novel in the dexter series, dexter is dead, now in bookstores, picks up from the end of the previous book, with the titular vigilante serial killer under arrest and facing a. After eight years, 96 episodes, 1,200 of its lead character sitting at a computer, and 1. Its initial running time was 1 hour and 15 minutes. Deb needs an urgent rare organ transplant to survive. Former dexter producer had a much better ending for the. We know the dexter ending wasnt what most people expected, but hear us out. Dexter gets a wolverine crossover alternate ending. Joey paur cofounder editor of, and if you havent noticed i write a lot. Some of the best shows in television history have terrible series finales that ruined the show for many viewers. During a reddit ama, the actor took a moment to address why the creative decision was made to keep the famed serial killer alive at the end of the drama. With a hurricane threatening miami, dexter becomes determined to end things his way.
Dexter spinoff series wont happen without michael c. Needlessly depressing and completely evasive, the dexter series finale was one of the worst endings to a television show ive ever seen. The game of thrones finale wasnt the ending we deserved. From the very beginning the paradox was heres a guy who doesnt feel hes a human being, who has to fake it. Still, i was optimistic that this final hour would be a redemption of sorts, a fitting end to the story of dexter morgan and his sister. However, ruining the entire series with a terrible schlock like this finale is simply unacceptable. Daybreak was convoluted and cluttered, but thats preferable to the lolz that dexter came up with for 12 straight weeks. The final episode of any showfrom shortlived single seasons to longrunning, muchloved tv classicsis a chance for writers and showrunners. After the death of deb, who was his rock, he chose isolation than to risk more pain and. There are few shows that suffer from as much controversy as showtimes dexter when it comes to the series finale.
The 10 most disappointing tv finales, according to angry. Dexter is pretty widely known as the worst tv series finale of all. The series finale met a mixed and polarized response, although the majority opinion was negative. This is reflected in the shows season 8 rotten tomatoes score, which show the audience had a 50 percent approval, while critics. Mar 05, 20 the series cannot end on a cliff hanger dexter escapes all alone and working in a lumber mill and without his son who was left with hannah. Dexter was one of the most popular and beloved dramas of the 2000s until its final season, which ended with an. They are the 179th and 180th episodes of the show and the 23rd and 24th episodes of the ninth season. This site is part of my lifes work, its a part of me. Learn more about how dexter ended and how fans and cast members reacted to the finale. The series cannot end on a cliff hanger dexter escapes all alone and working in a lumber mill and without his son who was left with hannah. Spoilers why the series finale was great spoiler the first time i watched dexter from the beginning to end was in 2015 i assiduously avoided all internet discussions of the show until i had finished it, so i had nothing spoiled for me. Dec 03, 2014 lumberjack dexter, were still not over you.
Sep 23, 20 mike hale, a television critic for the new york times, discuss the final episode of dexter. Most controversial tv finales of all time best and worst. Jan 27, 2019 the series finale is not just the end of a season. I just finished rewatching the series for the first time in 5 years. Fans respond to true blood finale with true hate the. Sep 24, 20 daybreak was convoluted and cluttered, but thats preferable to the lolz that dexter came up with for 12 straight weeks. For many twitter users, dexter was the worst tv finale of all time.
Theory what if dexters ending was intentionally terrible. So did dexter fans, who, witnessing this showtime drama end in a heap, were subjected to the lamest series finale since seinfeld. Dexter ending explained and alternate ending revealed. The series doesnt get the clean and tidy ending where everything works out, for better or worse for the protagonist, but apropos to how it began, it gets ugly. The 10 most disappointing tv finales, according to angry fans. Dexters terrible final season and how breaking bad. Dexter had been running on creative fumes the past few seasons, and sunday nights series finale despite its emotional flourishes merely underscored that this was a series well. So dexter runs to deb in the hospital, and she tells him to go to argentina because he deserves a happy ending. The finale is the twopart series finale of the american sitcom seinfeld. The show goes out in a way no other show has in the past. Subscribe to the times video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of the best videos from. Were there any other versions of the ending that you rejected.
Hall is finally opening up about dexters universallypanned series finale, and he feels your pain. Here is a synopsis of what happened in the episode. Many believed the series was past its prime, but fans stuck with it. The final episode of any showfrom shortlived single seasons to longrunning, muchloved tv classics. The eighth and final novel in the dexter series, dexter is dead, now in bookstores, picks up from the end of the previous book, with the titular vigilante serial killer under arrest and facing a. The series finale was the best dexter episode in years. Please hand back your award for worst finale series. Veep punched its final ballot with sundays timejumping series finale and the hbo political comedy cast its final vote and then, in a flashforward, laid that winner to rest.
Sep 23, 20 after eight years, 96 episodes, 1,200 of its lead character sitting at a computer, and 1. Tv talk dexter series finale remember the monsters. Here, the worst series finales of some of the best shows. Sep 20, 20 dexter never realized that the burden of its story had shifted to deb, instead treating her as an inconvenient thorn in dexters side. Former executive producer clyde phillips offers up his own ending for the series. The dexter series finale was unbelievably awful buzzfeed. In contrast to dexters season 8 debut on june 30, which pulled in 2. In the penultimate episode, when dexter realizes hed rather do the right thing and reject his addiction to let the police handle saxon, its too little, too late. Nov 23, 2018 nothing ruins a great story quite like a terrible, unsatisfying ending.
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