US: 3X12 - "Do You Take Dexter Morgan?" (Season Finale) [** SPOILERS WITHIN **]

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thetvdb.com summary:

With Miguel out of the picture, Dexter’s focus shifts to calming his emotionally unstable brother, Ramon. Upon easing Ramon’s concerns, Dexter can finally breathe again. All that stands before him now is his wedding with Rita… until he’s met with yet another deadly surprise. Meanwhile, Debra’s informed by Batista that she is going to receive her Detective’s shield, but is instantly blindsided with information that could potentially derail her promotion.

Well, it's that time of the year again... I can't wait to see exactly how things end this time around but on the other hand, I'm sad to see the show go until the next season . One thing I am wondering about this season is if everything will kind of wrap up by the end of the episode (much like the previous two seasons) or will it carry certain threads into the next season? Looking forward to finding out later tonight .

amacachi

Meh, wasn't mad into this episode. Thought the way they dealt with the skinner was too rushed.

doonothing

Hmm... Still head and shoulders above anything else on tv, but... lacked the usual Dexter finale punch! The folder with Dex's birth mother being left on Deb's desk being the only thing close to a cliffhanger, not that they're necessary or anything.

Good, but unfortunately, not great.

Krieg

I was pretty disappointed by this episode. It didn't have the same impact as the previous 2 seasons. I can imagine it being difficult to top the last 2 seasons, but I somehow visioned this season being better then it was.

Our man in Havana

It was an ok episode. A tad convenient that Dexter was easily able to free himself.

Also, were the cops dumb, the Skinner had his neck broken. Pushing him along with a cop car would not have done that?

It is also coming back for a 4th season.

amacachi

Bond-007 wrote: »

Also, were the cops dumb, the Skinner had his neck broken. Pushing him along with a cop car would not have done that?

Course it could break his neck

Krieg

It still seems a bit too convenient

He cut his face and threw himself off the upper level into a cop car which resulted in his neck breaking???, are the really going to leave it at that. No forensics, no nothing

J-blk

Bond-007 wrote: »

It is also coming back for a 4th season.

And a 5th .

Agree with most here, still very good, but nowhere near as impressive as the first two season finales - if anything, I thought the last couple of episodes had more significant developments.

The skinner plot was indeed very rushed, as was the resolution to it all - and even things with Ramon just fizzled away...

It did however open up threads for the next season, both with Debra following up on Harry's CI affair and with Rita lying to Dexter. But overall, I thought this was a good season and pretty much on par with the second one at least, continuing the theme of Dexter becoming more human and finding out more about himself than just the code/need to kill.

I'll definitely be missing it until late next year - it's been another great ride...

ixoy

To be honest, thought this was quite disappointing. The Skinner plotline was wrapped up too neatly without any real impact. Also since we had seen little of the Skinner until now, there was no emotional impact to his death in the way we had with his brother in S1 or Lila in S2.

I also didn't like Dexter being humanised so much - the transition this season felt too much, too forced at times. It was particularly overly-heavy at the end where everything seemed to fit in too neatly. I'm not really into the over-burdened emotional content of this season with all the relationships and nothing here changed my mind.

A disappointing end to a disappointing season and I no longer think it's the best thing currently on TV (and it certainly wasn't while "The Shield" was airing). Hopefully S4 will return some of the glory, although I've a horrible feeling that we'll see something like:

"He's faced murderers, thieves, and the most vile humans alive. He's slain his best friend and his only brother. But this season Dexter faces his biggest challenge yet..." [cue sounds of a baby crying and Dexter trying to change a nappy] "Dexter's going to be a dad! Join Dexter this Fall in a brand new season of "Dexter and Dexter Junior". Only on Showtime!"

Necronomicon

Not the greatest finale, I have to agree with the others that the skinner was wrapped up a little quickly and conveniently. Although nobody here has mentioned the nice little twist at the end, so to say it's wrapped up at all might be a little premature. I hope the 4th season doesn't go down the route of Dexter being in the spotlight, I think they'd be retreading old ground.

I was worried that the death of Miguel might dampen the finale, and that pretty much proved to be the case - but overall I enjoyed Season 3 and thought it was marginally better than Season 2.

Our man in Havana

Anything was better than Lila.

Mossy Monk

A load of ****e tbh when compared to the previous 2 finales.

Tristram

Very good episode to tie up a very good season. Looking forward to the next one already. I for one welcome our new and improved Dexter Overlord.

tvnutz

I enjoyed most of this season but this finale lacked something. not as exciting as the last 2 season finales. something was missing,hard to pinpoint. I have not problem with the skinner's neck being broken,that could easily have happened from either the fall or from going under and a car. No further investigation needed on that part of it.

But other than that it seemed like most of the episode was filler and Dexter being captured was over way too quickly. Not a bad season as some have been saying but just not a great finale. Still better than most of the stuff on tv at the moment.

5starpool

Necronomicon wrote: »

I was worried that the death of Miguel might dampen the finale, and that pretty much proved to be the case - but overall I enjoyed Season 3 and thought it was marginally better than Season 2.

Really? I thought season 2 was streets ahead, and the best of the 3 overall.

Redisle

It was a good enough episode but they really tried to pack in a lot and tidy up/close off various storylines. As others have said the Skinner thing came to a conclusion far too quickly when you look at how much he has been focused on in the last few ep's..

I think the whole episode felt a bit too convienient and tidy with little cliffhangars for next season..

except of course Debra finding out about Laura Moser but I could see that happening straight away when she requested the records so nothing major to look forward to since it's easy enough to predict what happens next there..

Edit: one more thing, did anyone else start watching this ep wondering if last week's killing actually happened? I kind of started this ep and thought "so Miguel's killing wasn't a dream sequence.." idk for some reason the Miguel killing in the last ep seemed very dreamlike and too sudden to be real...

Snake Plisken

Ah I enjoyed it I like the idea of Dexter becoming a husband and a father, being tied to the table brought his responsibilities and mortality into his head for the first time, Rita looked stunning in her wedding dress, Debs did look like a transverstite in her dress lol.
Enjoyed it more then season 2, as we lost Doakes at the end of it and had to put up with that English Slag! Glad its coming back for another 2 seasons

cooker3

It was as expected. For me the main part of the season was Miguel killing as once that done the season sort of ended. So bit of a damp squib and nowhere near as good as last years finale.
Overall I still enjoyed the season a lot, it felt a little bit more forced then the others but still great

bizmark

seem's like two cliffhangers for next season the CI files and the fact dexter was bleeding at the end they could always do an examination of the factory he was held at and find his blood.

Personaly i thought it was quite good showed the way he's becomeing more human or perhapes always was really in so much as he took the humane way out with ramon rather than simply destroying his life, were quite nice scene's with his father the way he understood what his father was always trying to do for him the way dexter wasnt scared at the start but came to relise he really wanted to live to see his son etc.

looking forward to the next 2 season's \o/ best thing on tv by far

Boston

Decidedly meh, in fact the entire season was decidedly meh.

KombuchaMshroom

one thing that confused we was at the very end when the drop of blood spilt on the wedding dress. was this supposed to be some sort of symbolic image, or is it supposed to be something linking dexter to the skinner's death? it was probably nothing but i wasn't quite sure.

Our man in Havana

I would think there is plenty of DNA evidence to link him to the skinner. Seeing that the skinner died in an apparent suicide the police are happy and are not that bothered doing any investigating.

ixoy

KombuchaMshroom wrote: »

one thing that confused we was at the very end when the drop of blood spilt on the wedding dress. was this supposed to be some sort of symbolic image, or is it supposed to be something linking dexter to the skinner's death?

I just took it to be a symbolic image - that even on his wedding day, what Dexter is can't ever truly be repressed. The blood on the virginal white is just a reminder that he's not pure.

Necronomicon

KombuchaMshroom wrote: »

one thing that confused we was at the very end when the drop of blood spilt on the wedding dress. was this supposed to be some sort of symbolic image, or is it supposed to be something linking dexter to the skinner's death? it was probably nothing but i wasn't quite sure.

I'm debating this point with a friend at the moment.

It struck me as a cliff-hanger. My friend thinks it was symbolic, a sort of 'blood ties' image and maintains that Dexter could explain the bleeding through his falling down the stairs excuse. I disagree because a) surely falling down the stairs wouldn't cause that kind of flesh wound, unless bone pierced skin, therefore ruining his story and b) it would be lame if they ignored the fact that Dexter's blood is probably all over the crime scene.

I know that's probably looking too far into it, but meh

DeadParrot

bizmark wrote:

seem's like two cliffhangers for next season the CI files and the fact dexter was bleeding at the end they could always do an examination of the factory he was held at and find his blood.

Personaly i thought it was quite good showed the way he's becomeing more human or perhapes always was really in so much as he took the humane way out with ramon rather than simply destroying his life, were quite nice scene's with his father the way he understood what his father was always trying to do for him the way dexter wasnt scared at the start but came to relise he really wanted to live to see his son etc.

looking forward to the next 2 season's \o/ best thing on tv by far

I've a strong feeling this may be a major plotline.
Dexter finding redemption and blaming Harry for 'making' him a monster and he'll stop his killing ways.
I hope not though

DeadParrot

DeadParrot wrote: »

I've a strong feeling this may be a major plotline.
Dexter finding redemption and blaming Harry for 'making' him a monster and he'll stop his killing ways.
I hope not though

Didn't he already try to stop his killing ways in Season 2?

Everything about this season seemed rushed really - the way Miguel died and the way they wrapped up the Skinner thing was just a little silly.

11811

I thought it was really good season, kinda built up Dexter's character more, think the season was more about this than having to deal with Miguel and the Skinner....

So how long do we have to wait till season 4??

vincenzo1975

it looks like the flashbacks of harry will be gone in place of dexters imagined appearences, which means that the harry code is becoming a natural part of dexters conscience rather then just specific memories.

Nobody has mentioned the new baby as part of the next season, surely that will paly a big part and we will see dexter finding his feet in the role of father, and having very little time for the dark passenger.

I truely believe it will come to a stand off between deborah and dexter.

Oh, and what lurks behind hubby door number 3 for Rita? are there other children? Will ritas past put her in conflict with dexters code?

maybe rita's innocence is actually quite dark, and that is what the blood on the dress means.