Dexter: The Complete Series Collection

Great show, but wait until Black Friday to order
Some reviewers bemoan the high pre-order price for the Blu Ray set (about $320 at the time I'm writing this). Don't pre-order at this price. Wait until Black Friday, when Amazon offers many popular sets at significant markdowns. Last year on Black Friday, Amazon had The Lord of the Rings complete extended editions blu ray set for $49.99 (list price $120), and similarly steep markdowns on The Dark Knight trilogy and complete Harry Potter on blu ray, and many others. I wouldn't be surprised to see Amazon or other retailer offering the Dexter blu ray set for $199 on Black Friday or at some point during the holiday shopping season, and it would be a shame to have paid over $300 for it.
Absolutely Love This Show
Only reason not to buy this particular set is the clearly missing AIR CONDITIONER. I would totally buy this at this price if it came with a large fake air conditioner that had a place to store this set. Then people be like "why you have an air conditioner?" I be like "Because Dexter!!!" Then pull out my bluray slides. Come on guys
Dexter Ex-Fan...Series Finale ruined the entire show for me.
To each their own with Dexter. This WAS by far one of my favorite shows ever and yes there have been hit and miss story arcs, reocurring annoyingly flawed/unlikeable characters, and whole seasons for that matter. Then there is the whole La Guerta thing...if you read the first book..she dies...enough said. I would have loved the show even more if La Guerta had been left out and Debra was Lt from the beginning. Dexter in the first couple seasons was so meticulous, methodical, and scary. These last couple of seasons I have found myself saying...he had to leave hair, or blood, finger prints, or even saliva for that matter. This show often makes you think that the CSI Team is downright dumb in collecting DNA evidence. Yes Dexter may not be in the system, but for crying out loud there is definitely enough of his DNA that has been left pretty much everywhere since season 4. I will not provide any spoliers and I'm sure if anyone does read this that they have now seen the series finale. The...
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Dexter: The Complete Final Season [Blu-ray]

Disappointing Season; Honest Assesment (with no big spoilers)
This is an honest review for the person who is actually considering buying season 8 and has presumably seen one or more previous seasons. (no one starts on the final season, do they?) With a couple minor exceptions, I won't spoil anything.

It seems many of the other reviews have taken issue with the plot; love it or hate it. I'm here to tell you, it's irrelevant. Why? An implausible or unrealistic plot will always be trumped by character development. If the characters are believable, likeable, captivating, and have chemistry with one another, the show will be fun to watch, irrespective of the plot. Imagine this for a plot line: "Protagonist serial killer rescues stepsister after she falls in love with doctor who is also a serial killer and protagonist's brother." Plausible? Not a chance. But it doesn't matter- everyone agrees, season 1 was one of the most enjoyable to watch. It was all because of the characters. Great characters make the story captivating regardless of how...
From Walking in Full Sunlight...
...to drowning in pure darkness.

It's been six months since Debra murdered LaGuerta to save his brother. While Dexter is living the high life, free from all clouds of suspicion, Debra has quit the force and is now working as a bounty hunter.

Dexter's concluding words in the last season, "We all make up our own rules" takes centre stage.

With the one constant relationship, the one unconditional support in his life gone, Dexter's tenuous grip on familial support is gone. Dexter must step up to the plate lest his sister go off the deep end in more ways than a few.

The dark secrets behind Harry's Code are revealed. Dexter is fleshed out in profound, minute detail.

Perhaps the strongest component of this powerful finale are the sheer quantity of challenging moral dilemmas the characters and viewers are confronted with. Without spoiling anything, I'll simply finish by saying that there is more here than in a thousand introductory ethics...
Outstanding (and sad) end of iconic show (spoilers ahead)
I am not sure what show the negative reviewers have been watching this season, but the final season of Dexter is nothing short of brilliant.

Why end Dexter the way they did? Read on:

The story of Dexter and what makes it so compelling is the journey he has been on. For eight incredible seasons we have witnessed him battle with his 'dark passenger' and watched as the dark passenger's grip weakened over time as Dexter needed less of the justice of the kills Harry and Evelyn built into Dexter as a self regulating 'code' system.

When Dexter finally lost that all important last person he cared about (and WOW was that a tearjerker of a scene), going on with a life like everyone else's was no longer an option. Dexter now realized it was NEVER an option. No matter how much he wanted that new life with Hannah and Harrison in Argentina, it was simply impossible now that he had to come to grips with all the people close to him who died because of who he is...
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