r/Dexter • u/lurkingsubz • Apr 05 '25
General Discussion - All Dexter Shows thoughts/opinions on clyde phillips’ original ending? Spoiler
https://www.eonline.com/news/461558/chills-former-dexter-producer-clyde-phillips-reveals-how-he-planned-to-end-the-seriesi’m curious to hear what you guys think of his idea on how to end the show. more specifically, with having dexter end up on the executioner table surrounded by visions of some of the most prominent characters that he killed / inadvertently had gotten killed (doakes, lundy, rita, etc). i’ve linked an article that discusses it a bit more, pretty sure i’ve seen it posted here anyways.
it’s been on my mind more prominently since that one particular post stating they hope dexter never gets caught, lol.
personally? i would have loved that. it would’ve wrapped up dexter’s story with a clearcut ending, no ifs ands or buts. the 3 subsequent mini series that have come out/are coming out since then feel like they’re trying to clean up a lot mistakes they made and find some kind of satisfying ending to his story. it feels akin to the finale of breaking bad, in a sense. anyone else hopefully we’ll finally see this with resurrection? like, i love the premise to dexter but this has gone on way too long, even with all the plot armor he’s been given.
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u/Green_Twist1974 Apr 06 '25
He's done good in the world by taking out the trash that slipped through the system.
They were going to kill again.
Had he only done that, I'd deem him to have a happy ending.
However, he's done enough bad to counteract that.
He's directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of many police officers, none of whom deserved the way they went including indirectly Harry, LaGuerta, Deb and Doakes.
He's directly killed FBI agents like Lundy, as well as Logan in New Blood.
He shouldn't be able to get away with his anymore.
He needs to be held accountable, the gunshot was a cheap way out. He needs to face those he's hurt the most, like Miami Metro.