Just because the season is over, doesn’t mean the blogging stops.
Picking off where we left off, we see this season-long theme of “sin of omission” come back into play. At the end of last episode, Dexter reports that wormwood is in effect. However, he still didn’t know the target. Due to the severe circumstances, he had to report it. At first, no such luck, but, behind the scenes, Dexter saves a life, once again putting his “dark passenger” on the sidelines.
At the crime scene, where Dexter had just killed one of Travis’s “chosen ones,” Deb notices that one detective is missing. Sergeant Bautista went to check the couple’s household and got knocked out by Travis (which later created a scene for the eventual failed attempt of wormwood). Quinn gets a call from Deb and rushes over. Before Travis could kill Bautista, Quinn busts in and saves the day (probably his only heroic act all season). Keep in mind, none of this would have happened if Dexter kept to himself and continued to try to catch Travis by himself. He ignored his “sin of omission.”
Switching gears to Deb. A new look to this season has been her interaction with the psychiatrist. She has helped Deb cope with her new job, her relationships and all else in her life. In the final two episodes, they both determine that Deb cares more for Dexter than we think. This is an idiotic twist to the story. This entire series, Deb has gone after men who are not available, get killed or try to kill her. Now, the writers have her falling in love with her adopted brother, her only true friend and savior on this earth (he has saved her life on multiple occasions throughout the series). What could possibly come of this?
Let’s say Dexter likes her back (which we all know is a near impossibility). They may move out of Miami and start a new life together at another police station. They will have unemotional sex because they will never know if it’s the right thing to do. They will have the same mundane conversations they always have because Dexter truly isn’t interested. There’s just no a way this could work. Unless…
Unless some remarkable ending to this season allows for Deb and Dexter to get closer, her relationship fantasy can’t work.
Guess we wait for a remarkable ending.
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