"Dexter" series finale (no spoilers)

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12. Oh no!

I think that would have been WAY worse. I have mixed feelings about the ending but I definitely don't hate it as much as some people apparently do.

I don't think there was any ending that would have made everyone happy. Let's face it there were only a limited number of ways to wrap it up--Dexter escapes, Dexter is killed, or Dexter gets caught and waits to be executed. Of course there are various ways that those events could come about, but in the end I think some people wanted him to escape and live on, others wanted him to die one way or the other. So how could it ever be resolved with the majority of the audience satisfied?

I did feel like quite many of the things/events in the last couple of shows were too contrived, but I can get past that (I am rooting for a serial killer after-all!), and I'm ok with the ending.

I tried to keep my comments here vague, but if anyone thinks it's too 'spoiler-y' please reply and I'll edit or delete.