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[Hog]

Quite possibly the worse series finale ever conceived. I enjoyed most of the show (early seasons.) Then it just started drifting and possibly there were a few sharks questioning what was overhead on several occasions. And then they mercifully ended it. But not before adding one final, unnecessary scene. When you watch it, think of this post and agree that cutting the finale about 2 minutes short would have been sufficient.

Italicized emphasis mine.

Hey WOTR, excellent "jump the shark" reference.  Jon Hein(The Howard Stern Show) apparently coined the phrase "jump the shark".  It supposedly refers to an episode of the TV show "Happy Days" in which Fonzie jumps over a shark on water skis, which Hein believes was the point at which the series had lost its touch and was beginning to grasp at straws.

About the last few minutes of the Series Finale:  Yes, the Finale should have ended with dex piloting his boat into hurricane Kelly.  The scene that shows him as a logging truck driver ending his shift, going home to a house on the shore somewhere with some extensive facial scarring no doubt caused by wounds incurred during Dexters version of the "Perfect Storm".   IMO it was one of the worst Series finale's.  An example of a "good ending" was the Series Finale of "6 Feet Under".  death does tend to "wrap up" a mini-series very nicely.

peace
Hog

[Hog]

Show died with Doakes.

Dexter had Doakes.

NCIS Los Angeles had Deeks



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Hog

[ksm32]

Show died with Doakes.

Bullshit. That guy was hands down the worse actor on any series, ever.  It was awkward to watch.  Doakes died with Doakes.

[ksm32]

Bullshit. That guy was hands down the worse actor on any series, ever.  It was awkward to watch.  Doakes died with Doakes.

Also, he may have been the WORST actor on any series, ever!

[Dr. MD MD]

Also, he may have been the WORST actor on any series, ever!

What? Did he fuck your wife or something?

[ksm32]

What? Did he fuck your wife or something?

He wouldn't stand a chance. And he's out of work.

[WOTR]

Italicized emphasis mine.

Hey WOTR, excellent "jump the shark" reference.  Jon Hein(The Howard Stern Show) apparently coined the phrase "jump the shark".  It supposedly refers to an episode of the TV show "Happy Days" in which Fonzie jumps over a shark on water skis, which Hein believes was the point at which the series had lost its touch and was beginning to grasp at straws.

About the last few minutes of the Series Finale:  Yes, the Finale should have ended with dex piloting his boat into hurricane Kelly.  The scene that shows him as a logging truck driver ending his shift, going home to a house on the shore somewhere with some extensive facial scarring no doubt caused by wounds incurred during Dexters version of the "Perfect Storm".   IMO it was one of the worst Series finale's.  An example of a "good ending" was the Series Finale of "6 Feet Under".  death does tend to "wrap up" a mini-series very nicely.

peace
Hog

Strangely, I had never seen a single episode of 6 feet under. It sounds like it was worth watching? Part of me wonders if there was some hope of continuing the series or character in some form? Why else destroy what was almost supposed to be the ending written from the start of the series?

What did you think of John Lithgow? His stint on third rock was a far cry from this portrayal.

[Hog]

Strangely, I had never seen a single episode of 6 feet under. It sounds like it was worth watching? Part of me wonders if there was some hope of continuing the series or character in some form? Why else destroy what was almost supposed to be the ending written from the start of the series?

What did you think of John Lithgow? His stint on third rock was a far cry from this portrayal.

I remember John Lithgow from his portrayal as Ariels Dad from the original Footloose.  He plays the preacher in a smalltown where dancing is forbidden.   Seeing him as a serial killer in dexter that killed via bloodletting in the bathtub was odd at first, but he did well IMO.

6 feet Under is one of my favourite series, it aired from 2001-2005.  It dealt with death, the death business and just how repressed our North AMerican views on death really are.  "We all gotta die, sometime, Red."  I probably watch the series every couple of years or so.

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hog