'Dexter' Final Season Recap - Dress Code

What a mess.

I'm sorry Dexter fans, if you expecting a great send-off for the show's final season, you are going to be sorely disappointed.

This season is just a jumbled wreck at this point.  Too many storylines (too many pointless storylines), bad writing, choppy editing, nothing at stake, no life; Dexter has become in every sense of the term 'a shell of its former self'.

I was honeslty debating whether to even write a recap considering how bad I thought this week's episode was but I figured I'd do it anyway since I owe it to any of you who have actually been following these.

After sparing Zack's life last week in hopes of turning him into a protege, Dexter's plan backfires in the worst way when - after Dexter is too busy catching up with Hannah - Zack murder's the cute, young neighbor Cassie who probably did us all a favor as this character was going nowhere.

Deb meanwhile is curious about why Hannah is back and is in fear that Dexter still is in-love with her (which he is) and will try and get back together with her (which he basically does).  Deb also is finally facing up to the fact that her boss, Elway (who actually has been a pretty likable, well-rounded character surprise by Sean Patrick Flanhery) has feelings for her.

Oh, and also in this atrocity of an episode, Jamie and Quinn decide to move in together, Masuka realizes his daughter is working at a strip bar, and Dr. Vogel is still around for some reason giving advice to everyone.

Once again, all these storylines - which I'm sure on paper sound great - are just lazy and uninspired.  It's like the writers of the show just hit a roadblock and said 'Let's just throw whatever we can come up with into the final season and hope people still watch'.

Such a sad state of affairs for a show that was once considered the best on TV.  Damn shame.

Notes:

• That was probably the least most attractive topless scene I've watched in a long time

• Elway's insult to Deb where he ends it by calling her a 'fucking bitch'...priceless

• Dexter sneaking into a nightclub?  Really?  What has this show become?

• Honestly, watch this episode again and take notice of the lousy editing job done from scene-to-scene...terrible

Grade: D+