Ended the only way possible (spoilers)
A lot of people felt that the original Dexter should have ended with Deb killing him out of an act of love. Well the ultimate love is that of a child.
shareThis season took a little adjusting from colorful Miami to barren and practically black and white but this ended up fabulous. They redeemed themselves and then some for the last ending.
shareNo way. It was totally out of character for Dexter to kill Logan.
shareKilling Logan was not out of character for Dexter, Dexter doesn't wanna kill innocent people, but he will if it means not getting caught, cause the first rule of the code is don't get caught.
He was never gonna let Doax go from the cabin in season 2, Doax was an innocent and he let Doax die and take the fall for being The Bay Harbor Butcher. He was fine with Laguerta dying so he wouldn't get caught. In his mind it still abides by the code killing an innocent if you do it so you wont get caught.
It is out of character because he never killed any of those people. They just happened to die and he got lucky.
shareAnd he never felt any guilt about it, they died because of his actions, and he was gonna try and kill Angela in the kitchen, he was looking at the knifes until Logan came in.
He even said it in his narration about Molly "She doesn't fit the code, but rule number 1 is don't get caught". So he was even considering killing Molly if she was on to him and gonna lead to him getting caught.
Ok. Whatever. I still didn't like the ending.
shareHey thats fine, i wasn't too crazy about it either but him killing Logan didn't make me think "Hey Dexter would never do that" cause he's always honored the code, and killing an innocent is not out of the question if it means not getting caught. Plus this time around he has his son to also think about and wants to get back to.
shareI did have the opposite reaction
share"but rule number 1 is don't get caught"
That's not what that means. It means don't get caught killing someone, not kill anyone to prevent yourself from getting caught.
All the rest ofbthe rules of the code are about not killing innocents, killing for a purpose, killing killers. Read the code, brag.
Dexter always cared about saving his own ass by whatever means necessary.
shareDexter ultimately decided against killing Doakes:
https://dexter.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_211:_Left_Turn_Ahead
https://youtu.be/l_44wJEpdhs
No, Dexter doesn’t kill people even if it risks getting caught.
Dr. Evelyn Vogel even confronts him about that in Season 8.
“ Dr. Evelyn Vogel : When Harry and I came up with the Code, he insisted that you only kill bad people, and *I* insisted that the first rule of the Code be, "Don't get caught," giving you a little wiggle room.
Dexter Morgan : Okay.
Dr. Evelyn Vogel : So my question is this: when your sister found out about who you were and what you were doing... why didn't you kill her?
Dexter Morgan : [shocked] What?
Dr. Evelyn Vogel : Not that I would ever advocate such a thing, but since Debra knew the truth about you, she's clearly a risk...”
He couldn’t bring himself to kill Doakes or Debra. He had less reason to kill Logan, especially since he had a good chance to walk free from these charges.
This was just bad writing. share
Is it? Dexter strongly contemplated killing Doakes and DID kill Liddy because he got too close to uncovering who Dex was. He was also going to frame LaGuerta for murder. He did violate the code a few times over the years when his freedom was in jeopardy. He also didn't kill Hannah despite the fact she killed in cold blood. Killing Logan, while I don't like or defend it, wasn't totally out of blue for him. He gets backed into the corner and he reacts.
I just don't know how to feel about this show anymore. It started as you cheering for a serial killer because he was a different kind of serial killer. He was a sick fuck who channeled it and you don't really have a problem with him doing it. But multiple times over the years he just tosses it out the window and killing Logan just isn't acceptable. Harrison put him down, but we all hated the kid about 90% of the season. He did a good thing, because his dad did a bad thing and was out of control, but Harrison was an unlikable prick most of the time. It's just so conflicting and contradictory.
It was a stupid move he should have just knocked him unconscious
shareLOL, and done what?
sharePut him in the jail cell
shareTo get the death penalty? Boy, that sounds fun.
Dexter was out of control. He was like a rabid dog. Killing Logan was not acceptable, even screwed up little Harrison knew that. Shit, even Dex knew it. That's why he asked Harrison to put him down.
Well i dont disagree with this...
shareDexter accepting his fate is logical. Harrison killing him is not. Yes, Dexter turning himself in and getting the death penalty would have been a better ending.
shareRule #1
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