Dexter - Season 9 - 2021 - US Pace - Showtime (Spoilers)

Effects · 05-01-2021 9:30pm

What even happened in the end? I didn't watch the last season, just the final episode.
Was he found out and then went off to live as a lumberjack, after people thought he died in the storm?

Gooey Looey · 05-01-2021 9:34pm

It won't be the same, he won't be a blood splatter analyst

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 05-01-2021 9:41pm

Effects wrote: »

What even happened in the end? I didn't watch the last season, just the final episode.
Was he found out and then went off to live as a lumberjack, after people thought he died in the storm?

Yes.

Worst end to a show ever. Last few seasons were literal zero out of 10s.

Snake Plisken · 05-01-2021 10:07pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GeekVibesNation/status/1346547018928369672

Great to see Clancy Brown in the new show he does bad guys very well, anything will be an improvement on the final season

Effects · 05-01-2021 11:40pm

Gooey Looey wrote: »

It won't be the same, he won't be a blood splatter analyst

He might be. It would be the last place they'd expect to find him.

CastorTroy · 23-04-2021 9:32am

https://twitter.com/SHO_Dexter/status/1385262117645783041

pc7 · 23-04-2021 9:33am

Oh I genuinely don't know if I will be able to watch it, I was so pissed off with how it all ended.

Full_Circle_81 · 23-04-2021 2:01pm

pc7 wrote: »

Oh I genuinely don't know if I will be able to watch it, I was so pissed off with how it all ended.

My thoughts exactly. It wasn't just a disappointing ending, I was actually annoyed with the show and the choices it made. Extremely unsatisfying.

CastorTroy · 23-04-2021 2:03pm

I barely remember how it ended. Just lumberjack and Deb.

pixelburp · 23-04-2021 2:13pm

If the original showrunner is still on board, I'd maintain a cautious optimism this could be halfway decent. I've got the impression all those involved recognise how bad the original finale was and want to do amends.

Test For Echo · 29-04-2021 7:57pm

Hmmm, heard about this on the radio earlier today.

Loved, and I do mean LOVED, Seasons 1-4 but hated 5 & 6. It just dropped off a cliff. So bad I never watched 7 & 8. Might have to now.

pixelburp · 29-04-2021 8:23pm

The sweaty colour and energy of Miami was such a constant element to the original show it'll be weird to see the same character in such a reverse setting.

FortuneChip · 29-04-2021 9:38pm

I find that teaser really infuriating.

The series "ended" with such a whimper, it's almost a lack of respect for the viewers to have Dexter back to his Dearly Devoted best with that little glib gesture straight off the back.

And yet, I'll probably tune in.

CastorTroy · 29-04-2021 10:45pm

Mad to think Rita's 2 kids would be fully grown by now.

Snake Plisken · 30-04-2021 2:34pm

Love this new trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mfWvbUAHng

JP Liz V1 · 30-04-2021 2:46pm

pixelburp wrote: »

The sweaty colour and energy of Miami was such a constant element to the original show it'll be weird to see the same character in such a reverse setting.

That trailer setting giving a Fargo vibe

Acosta · 30-04-2021 3:39pm

FortuneChip wrote: »

I find that teaser really infuriating.

The series "ended" with such a whimper, it's almost a lack of respect for the viewers to have Dexter back to his Dearly Devoted best with that little glib gesture straight off the back.

And yet, I'll probably tune in.

I won't. Wish I had stopped after the John Lithgow season. I'm not wasting anymore time on it.

Snake Plisken · 10-05-2021 11:58pm

Interesting none of the original cast are coming back even Harry

https://twitter.com/joblocom/status/1391869051299766273?s=19

Agent Coulson · 11-05-2021 1:55am

No Harry.

Dexter without Harry is not Dexter.

https://www.instagram.com/p/COZOy69nHKS/

Agent Coulson · 27-05-2021 3:10am

Jimmy Bottlehead · 27-05-2021 1:45pm

This show started so well and ended so poorly that I really am unsure whether to give this a whirl.

whatever76 · 27-05-2021 3:15pm

latest teaser ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr5NixKgrz8

JP Liz V1 · 28-06-2021 7:03pm

https://tvline.com/2021/06/28/dexter-season-9-john-lithgow-trinity-killer-returning-revival-showtime/

pixelburp · 28-06-2021 7:06pm

Ghost Dad isn't returning IIRC, so perhaps they're going to have Lithgow be the new spectral presence - only this time, the one egging him on to engage with his urges once more.

Thecageyone · 01-07-2021 12:32pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Ghost Dad isn't returning IIRC, so perhaps they're going to have Lithgow be the new spectral presence - only this time, the one egging him on to engage with his urges once more.

Yes!! Trinity ghost plz!!!

Tbh, Harry used to bore me, be like 'stfu and let the man go kill some evils'

JP Liz V1 · 18-07-2021 3:03am

Deb is returning too

pixelburp · 26-07-2021 7:34pm

First trailer is out...

https://youtu.be/hA-oCTUrNfE

Drumpot · 26-07-2021 7:40pm

Should be a bit of fun.

Mr E · 10-09-2021 9:23am

Full trailer is out. I'm getting great vibes from this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9H1uSS_zkk

Agent Coulson · 10-09-2021 9:36am

Oh that does look good.

irelandrover · 10-09-2021 9:52am

Im undecided if i'll watch this. I don't think it could make me more angry than the final season did. But even if its only half as bad then its still a waste of time.

But that trailer does look good enough.

pixelburp · 10-09-2021 9:52am

Ghost Deb! Ooh then I do wonder if she's the angel on his shoulder, Trinity the devil egging him on.

My wife gave up on this show around Season 5; partly cos I warned her about the nose-diving quality; wonder if we can watch this together, just catch her up on the bullshít she missed out on! 😁

Mr E · 10-09-2021 11:25am

Not much to catch up on.

Deb died, Dexter faked his death, became a lumberjack and pissed everyone off.

End of explanation. 🙂

Drumpot · 10-09-2021 12:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117871646#Comment_117871646

Looking forward to this and so is my wife, not too many shows I can say that about.

Homelander · 10-09-2021 7:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117871646#Comment_117871646

That doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of how soul-wrenchingly horrid the last season was. It wasn't even bad in a sort of passable way, like the season before that was with Ray Stevenson. It was just infuriatingly god-awful in execution.

I am willing to forgive though if this new season is decent.

JP Liz V1 · 17-10-2021 11:10pm

The Dexter revival/spin-off Dexter: New Blood will receive its UK premiere on Sky Atlantic on Monday November 8th at 10pm

Heighway61 · 28-10-2021 10:16pm

Promo says Monday 9pm but planner says 11.15pm

Edit - oops, old promo on a recording.

pixelburp · 29-10-2021 5:56am

Mod: threads merged.

Agent Coulson · 06-11-2021 4:57pm

Starts on Sunday, I was reading this season is being done by the shows original showrunner who left after season 4 and didn't like how the season after he left went and tis is his way of giving the fans a proper ending unlike the ending to the original.

Saying that I can see this season ending on some sort of cliffhanger with the hope that it gets renewed.

pixelburp · 06-11-2021 5:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118128180#Comment_118128180

More than that, IIRC, supposedly the original plan always was for Dexter to get caught and executed by the end of the show. The studio obviously didn't want to kill their golden goose so on the show went, increasingly at the expense of credibility. Can't recall if that was what caused the original showrunner Clyde Phillips to leave mind you, but can't imagine it it helped either.

Agent Coulson · 07-11-2021 11:19am

A decent enough opening episode with a few contradictions to the original Dexter character for me and I still see my real dislike to last few seasons in parts of it.

However the last 20 minutes or so of the episode were enough for me to say ok it's worth sticking with.

Homelander · 07-11-2021 3:51pm

I actually thought the opposite, felt it started really strong but kinda rushed into the same old spiel without laying the groundwork as effectively as it should have.

I get it - they want to hook people back in and firmly establish that Dexter is back.

But as you said, initially while I found myself pleasantly surprised and thought it would be a slower and more grounded burn, the second half started to feel like the campy later seasons of the runs original run.

I enjoyed it, and I will definitely keep watching, but it fell a bit short for me. I'd say a 6/10 would be about right.

Can't fault the cast though. It's so good to see Michael C Hall back as Dexter and Jennifer Carpenter looks great.

08-11-2021 2:41am

You have to admit, Dex has taste in women.

08-11-2021 3:31am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118131594#Comment_118131594

Thats exactly how I felt. I was expecting more slow burn. It started really strong and then... Meh

Deb said: Everyone you love dies.. Doakes, La Guerta... Me..

I found that odd. Why not:

Dad, Rita, Me.

Dex hated Doakes.

I also think:

It is far too early to bring Harrison into it. How plausible is it that an 18 year old-ish with no money could track Dex to Alaska?

I give the first half 8/10, the second half 4/10. Overall 6.5 out of 10.

08-11-2021 3:35am

And they should really have entitled the episode "Surprise Motherfucker!"

Zero-Cool · 08-11-2021 8:30am

I dunno, i enjoyed that anyway. Nice setup showing the new life, and for straight to business by end of the episode. Only thing i question is how fake ID, must be fairly good to be dating a cop, surely she'd have done some extensive checks on his name.