Tron Bonne
All Ass, No Sass
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Random thoughts today...
Deb should have caught him in season 5, and season 6 is basically the real season 7; lose Hanks/Olmos crap. Then season 7 was Dexter on the run and then caught in the finale...
Season 8 would be about Miami Metro breaking out or letting Dex loose to catch a super big-bad. A) Quinn should know by now and be ok with it. B) Masuka/Batista would be on the fence but feel it should be right. C) Deb quits then because she honestly feels Dex is the true evil (like how we're seeing now).
Then the series finale could go two ways;
1. Dexter stays alive but Miami Metro makes him kill his 'identity' and disappear...
2. Dexter dies while saving someone important and he is vilified as a hero.
I don't know. I just feel s5/s6 retread too much over each other. s7 was alright but it was only worth it for the Deb/Dex break-up... Everything else was a waste.
I think you had me until your version of season 8, and the ending would be too cheesy and panderous. If Dexter does end up being caught or exposed or whatever, it should totally shattered any and all connections he has with people. It pretty much has to.
The idea of using Dexter as kind of this Hannibal character could work, but the dynamic is so different, it would feel like a different show. And I don't think you could realistically portray any of his former friends working with him after that bomb drops. No way.
