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Dazed.
Canada3301 Posts
On September 11 2013 05:18 Luthier wrote: She wasnt even black.I love how no-one gives a shit about nor feels sad about anymore LaGuerta's death or remembers her, just because she was fat and black. | ||
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rezoacken
Canada2719 Posts
I'm really disappointed but I guess I started to already feel this series was going downhill since a couple seasons. But damn that one is bad I really just keep watching the episodes just to see how it ends. | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9175 Posts
On September 11 2013 01:29 Phenny wrote: It just felt like another episode of dexter to me, I really don't understand the past 4 pages of "omg this suxxx1!1!!!1!11!111eleven" Basically this, I don't get the massive hate circle jerk going on in the thread. The writing is somewhat worse but after so many seasons it's expected. The stakes are lower because of the amount of random shit going on but at least there are less boring filler episodes than previous seasons. I've seen shows end far worse than this. It's still Dexter and better than most shit on TV. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18473 Posts
On September 12 2013 09:21 Scarecrow wrote: Basically this, I don't get the massive hate circle jerk going on in the thread. The writing is somewhat worse but after so many seasons it's expected. The stakes are lower because of the amount of random shit going on but at least there are less boring filler episodes than previous seasons. I've seen shows end far worse than this. It's still Dexter and better than most shit on TV. 1. I don't watch most shit on TV. 2. The only shows I have watched that ended worse than this are How I met your mother, which I stopped watching years ago because of how bad it was getting, and Heroes, which I would put forward as the absolute poster boy of a series which started awesome and went to shit. Don't get me wrong, I think Dexter had some great seasons after the first, and I enjoyed all of them enough. Season 7 was pretty good, even. However, season 8 is pathetic. Writing, acting and direction has taken a nosedive and it is entirely obvious. | ||
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Westy
England808 Posts
On September 12 2013 14:36 Acrofales wrote: 1. I don't watch most shit on TV. 2. The only shows I have watched that ended worse than this are How I met your mother, which I stopped watching years ago because of how bad it was getting, and Heroes, which I would put forward as the absolute poster boy of a series which started awesome and went to shit. Don't get me wrong, I think Dexter had some great seasons after the first, and I enjoyed all of them enough. Season 7 was pretty good, even. However, season 8 is pathetic. Writing, acting and direction has taken a nosedive and it is entirely obvious. American Television. People demand more seasons then complain when they are never as good as the original seasons. I really don't get all the hate. Yes it has gotten worse over the seasons, but what do you expect after 8 of them? I see people calling certain plot lines stupid, even though they are exactly the same as plots from their favourite seasons. The show is still enjoyable, but people seem to love overreacting and this so called "circle jerking". I will always remember Dexter for its first 4 seasons, but I can still enjoy the others. And if I don't enjoy the others, I will stop watching rather than coming on here posting nothing but hate and then continuing to watch so I can come on again the next week and continue to hate. Anyway, I very much enjoyed their new trailer. | ||
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dwoobydoo
49 Posts
On September 13 2013 22:07 Westy wrote: American Television. People demand more seasons then complain when they are never as good as the original seasons. I really don't get all the hate. Yes it has gotten worse over the seasons, but what do you expect after 8 of them? I see people calling certain plot lines stupid, even though they are exactly the same as plots from their favourite seasons. The show is still enjoyable, but people seem to love overreacting and this so called "circle jerking". I will always remember Dexter for its first 4 seasons, but I can still enjoy the others. And if I don't enjoy the others, I will stop watching rather than coming on here posting nothing but hate and then continuing to watch so I can come on again the next week and continue to hate. It's not circle jerking. The show is pathetic. It SUCKS. It's the worst thing on TV. If you can't see that then you are not paying attention and probably would enjoy anything so long as it has moving pictures. Don't come here and tell people they are overreacting when what used to be a great show has turned to absolute garbage. It's not even funny anymore. The last few seasons were bad, but season 8 is many times worse. It doesn't make sense at all. The writers don't care. The director doesn't care. The editors don't care. But we do. Stop saying we shouldn't. | ||
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zbedlam
Australia549 Posts
On September 13 2013 22:11 dwoobydoo wrote: It's not circle jerking. The show is pathetic. It SUCKS. It's the worst thing on TV. If you can't see that then you are not paying attention and probably would enjoy anything so long as it has moving pictures. Don't come here and tell people they are overreacting when what used to be a great show has turned to absolute garbage. It's not even funny anymore. The last few seasons were bad, but season 8 is many times worse. It doesn't make sense at all. The writers don't care. The director doesn't care. The editors don't care. But we do. Stop saying we shouldn't. Its bad, but worst thing on TV? lol not even close. | ||
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shinosai
United States1577 Posts
The last episode was pretty slow, but I think the 9th episode usually is. 11 and 12, they don't really have a choice but to heat things up. Anyways, while I didn't enjoy them pulling a character out of a magic hat to be the brain surgeon, I think he has potential to really make things difficult for Dexter. It hasn't been since Trinity that we saw someone actually on Dexter's level as far as killing goes. Which is I guess what the writers were going for. I think the finale still has the chance to be pretty cool depending on where they go with this. | ||
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Vandrad
Germany951 Posts
On September 11 2013 05:18 Luthier wrote: I love how no-one gives a shit about nor feels sad about anymore LaGuerta's death or remembers her, just because she was fat and black. Nah, she was always just a bitch who only cared about her career. | ||
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Westy
England808 Posts
On September 13 2013 22:11 dwoobydoo wrote: It's not circle jerking. The show is pathetic. It SUCKS. It's the worst thing on TV. If you can't see that then you are not paying attention and probably would enjoy anything so long as it has moving pictures. Don't come here and tell people they are overreacting when what used to be a great show has turned to absolute garbage. It's not even funny anymore. The last few seasons were bad, but season 8 is many times worse. It doesn't make sense at all. The writers don't care. The director doesn't care. The editors don't care. But we do. Stop saying we shouldn't. If you genuinely felt that way then you shouldn't be watching it or be in this thread. | ||
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FrostedMiniWheats
United States30730 Posts
On September 13 2013 22:07 Westy wrote: American Television. People demand more seasons then complain when they are never as good as the original seasons. I really don't get all the hate. Yes it has gotten worse over the seasons, but what do you expect after 8 of them? I see people calling certain plot lines stupid, even though they are exactly the same as plots from their favourite seasons. The show is still enjoyable, but people seem to love overreacting and this so called "circle jerking". I will always remember Dexter for its first 4 seasons, but I can still enjoy the others. And if I don't enjoy the others, I will stop watching rather than coming on here posting nothing but hate and then continuing to watch so I can come on again the next week and continue to hate. Anyway, I very much enjoyed their new trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDuQBfaI9Oc What's non-American Television like? No really, I'm all ears, I need something new to watch. Seems like the natural progression of a show in general to me, not just exclusive to American TV. I've seen numerous anime series go to shit doing the same thing. I was always of the opinion that this should have been a 5-6 season show, the plot just didn't seem to have the potential to last this long and I didn't have the faith the writers could pull it off. Also, do you live in the real world? It's not always as simple as "well this sucks. I'm not going to watch anymore". No, people have invested years into this show, and even waded through the seasons they perceived to be crap in the hopes that at least the final season could wrap-up somewhat decently. Hell, even after reading some of the leaks for the last 4 eps, I still watch a few of these in the hopes that maybe they executed the plot better than they sound. Maybe the leak is bs (I hope). Maybe some of the plot details were missed and there's more... Nothing wrong with that either. It's a forum after all, and what's being discussed is the dynamic drop in quality. In all my years of watching TV, I've never seen a show go from such a high peak to such a terrible low. Yes, ofc there's been a degradation in quality but for a show to be this embarrassingly bad in it's final season is just a truly lousy spectacle imo. Yes, if it were any other season it'd be passable maybe, but you have to keep in mind that this is it. There is no more Dexter after this. You'd think the writers would have banked ideas for the end, but... Tearing this show apart has been catharsis for me, and apparently a lot of others as well (especially on Reddit). Hell, reading the angry reviews, and funny gifs/images ridiculing this once great show have actually managed to cheer me up after such a monumental disappointment. It's made me view this as more of a comedy. At least those dumping on the show actually offer up specifics. Something of substance to propagate the forum. People like you who are defending it never offer up much of note as to why it's not that bad. You still find it enjoyable? Fine, you're entitled to your opinion. Tell us why, instead of being vague. You might convince us. | ||
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karazax
United States3737 Posts
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
The contrast between that season and this one is a great reminder of how wide the gap is in the writing, acting, plotlines, everything. I also forgot how great Rita was as a character. She kind of annoyed me back then, but now I realize how perfectly the actress captured her vulnerable personality. I think they jumped the shark by killing her off, there just wasn't any direction for Dexter to go after that point. | ||
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RebirthOfLeGenD
USA5860 Posts
On September 14 2013 00:37 karazax wrote: If you are tired of the current setup with Dexter, but want something on par with the earlier seasons, I would highly recommend Luther Does he cancel the apocalypse? | ||
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karazax
United States3737 Posts
The serial killers in Luther are alot more fleshed out and interesting than 90% of the ones Dexter has faced since season 4, and really on par or better than anything from seasons 1-3. There aren't many episodes per season, but each is about an hour and a half with no commercials, so more like a mini-series than a typical tv show. Both Luther and Sherlock are excellent BBC shows. | ||
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Assault_1
Canada1950 Posts
On September 14 2013 02:21 karazax wrote: The serial killers in Luther are alot more fleshed out and interesting than 90% of the ones Dexter has faced since season 4, and really on par or better than anything from seasons 1-3. There aren't many episodes per season, but each is about an hour and a half with no commercials, so more like a mini-series than a typical tv show. Both Luther and Sherlock are excellent BBC shows. and doctor who.. | ||
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Xinder
United States2269 Posts
On September 14 2013 02:21 karazax wrote: The serial killers in Luther are alot more fleshed out and interesting than 90% of the ones Dexter has faced since season 4, and really on par or better than anything from seasons 1-3. There aren't many episodes per season, but each is about an hour and a half with no commercials, so more like a mini-series than a typical tv show. Both Luther and Sherlock are excellent BBC shows. I will concur that Sherlock is an amazing show even if it's only 3 episodes a season. They're really well written and directed. I'm excited for season 3 when it comes around. | ||
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ssxsilver
United States4409 Posts
On September 13 2013 23:36 FrostedMiniWheats wrote: Also, do you live in the real world? It's not always as simple as "well this sucks. I'm not going to watch anymore". No, people have invested years into this show, and even waded through the seasons they perceived to be crap in the hopes that at least the final season could wrap-up somewhat decently. Hell, even after reading some of the leaks for the last 4 eps, I still watch a few of these in the hopes that maybe they executed the plot better than they sound. Maybe the leak is bs (I hope). Maybe some of the plot details were missed and there's more... There's plenty of shows I've stopped watching when I no longer cared for it. Prison Break s3, Heroes s3, The Walking Dead s2, Bleach after 50 or so episodes. It's actually rather easy. I guess that's why our views are so at odds, because for the life of me, I just can't understand the sense in someone (who gets no entertainment value from a show) continuing to watch it. | ||
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Spitmode
Germany1510 Posts
On September 13 2013 22:39 shinosai wrote: Can we maybe actually talk about the show? Yea, we can. It's fucking garbage, that's what it is. This season is so incredibly bad that this is the only thing worth talking about. That scene with harrison and the treadmill... I can't even describe how retarded that was. The scene describes S8 perfectly and everything what's wrong with it. | ||
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Kal_rA
United States2925 Posts
On September 13 2013 22:07 Westy wrote: American Television. People demand more seasons then complain when they are never as good as the original seasons. I really don't get all the hate. Yes it has gotten worse over the seasons, but what do you expect after 8 of them? I see people calling certain plot lines stupid, even though they are exactly the same as plots from their favourite seasons. The show is still enjoyable, but people seem to love overreacting and this so called "circle jerking". I will always remember Dexter for its first 4 seasons, but I can still enjoy the others. And if I don't enjoy the others, I will stop watching rather than coming on here posting nothing but hate and then continuing to watch so I can come on again the next week and continue to hate. Anyway, I very much enjoyed their new trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDuQBfaI9Oc Dude that trailer was sick. Makes me wanna re-watch seasons 1, 2, 4 lol. At least they can still make good trailers if not full episodes haha | ||
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