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Warning: Major spoilers for Dexter: New Blood (Episode 10: "Sins of the Father") and the original Dexter series below.

This group argues that New Blood finally understood the assignment. Dexter was never a show about a hero. It was a tragedy about a sociopath who was taught to channel his urges, but who ultimately destroyed everyone he loved (Rita, Deb, LaGuerta, Doakes). The only logical conclusion to a story about a serial killer who breaks his own code is death. By having Harrison pull the trigger, the show breaks the cycle. It’s the ending Breaking Bad had—the protagonist dying to free his family from his sins. It’s the ending The Sopranos subverted. It is the logical, bloody full stop. finale dexter new blood

For ten years, fans of Dexter lived with a wound that refused to heal. The original series finale—the infamous "Lumberjack" ending—is widely considered one of the most disappointing conclusions in television history. We watched our favorite serial killer, who had spent eight seasons navigating a twisted code of justice, simply drive a boat into a hurricane and disappear. It was cowardly, it was nonsensical, and it left a bitter taste that soured the entire legacy of the show. Warning: Major spoilers for Dexter: New Blood (Episode

This group (and it’s loud) feels betrayed. They argue that the finale turned Dexter into a generic after-school special. The police investigation by Angela was sloppy at best (a billionaire’s son’s disappearance is solved by a Google search?), and the idea that she could connect a small-town drug dealer’s needle mark to the Bay Harbor Butcher was a narrative shortcut. It was a tragedy about a sociopath who