# Dexter 12/18 This is The Way The World Ends **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704 "2011-12-19T03:01:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/1 "2011-12-19T03:01:15Z")
Holy Fuck! ---
**Author:** ![MattProle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@MattProle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattProle)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/2 "2011-12-19T03:15:47Z")
Spoiler warning - though intentionally vague. I suppose the ending is understandable. The point of each season is to maintain / attract Showtime subscribers. So each season ends with an attempt to guarantee your interest for the next season and maybe even to stir some controversy. Predicted the ending after seeing that Dexter chose the Church to finish his business. Despite being aware of this I thought it was an interesting spin. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/3 "2011-12-19T03:18:35Z")
I have to admit that I did not see it coming. A lot of this season was predictable but I, at least, did not expect this. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/4 "2011-12-19T03:57:22Z")
Opening Scene - Deb talking to Therapist - yeah, I had a real fuckin breakthru - turns out all this time I was dating people EXACTLY like my brother! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/5 "2011-12-19T04:18:20Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Holy Fuck! I couldn’t have put it more eloquently myself. ---
**Author:** ![Spacegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Spacegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spacegirl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/6 "2011-12-19T04:40:51Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > I couldn’t have put it more eloquently myself. Agreed. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/7 "2011-12-19T04:49:56Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > I have to admit that I did not see it coming. A lot of this season was predictable but I, at least, did not expect this. I didn’t see it coming either. I figured Dex would kill him there and then call Deb and say that Travis showed up unexpectedly and he killed him in self defense…or he killed him because he figured that was the best thing to do, without police training he would have no way of restraining/detaining him and he doesn’t have a cell phone right now. I’d imagine he’d have the department’s blessing on that. ETA: Come to think of it, with Travis still on the loose, I’m surprised they would send a forensics guy to the church with out a uniformed backup. And what exactly is a final forensic sweep other then a convenient way for Deb to put Dex in a known spot later on that night (again, he doesn’t have a cell phone so she has no way of finding him). ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/8 "2011-12-19T05:04:11Z")
I missed something. How did Dexter not pass out from injecting himself? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/9 "2011-12-19T05:14:06Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > I missed something. How did Dexter not pass out from injecting himself? Fairly sure he anticipated Travis’s request - or he didn’t really inject himself. “Deb, this isn’t what it looks like” ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/10 "2011-12-19T06:16:23Z")
As usual, the AV Club nailed it. Travis vs. Miami Metro was “a lengthy game of high-stakes Pictionary”. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/11 "2011-12-19T07:49:34Z")
Awesome ending–I figured this had to happen sooner or later. Deb has been through so much that it’s become a joke, but maybe the payoff is that she’s been toughened up enough to deal with this without having a total breakdown. But hopefully this will put an end to the incest angle. Ick. Can’t wait till next season! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/12 "2011-12-19T11:47:42Z")
Wow… Next season can’t come quickly enough. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/13 "2011-12-19T11:58:24Z")
I’m just trying to figure out what’s up with the creepy package the intern sent to Dexter that Travis picked up at his apartment. That was never explained and I suppose that will be a story line for next season. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/14 "2011-12-19T13:20:44Z")
> [@velvetjones](#): > > I’m just trying to figure out what’s up with the creepy package the intern sent to Dexter that Travis picked up at his apartment. Was that The Professor’s hand Dexter removed when he found him in the freezer? I want to add that I thought the episode was terrific! ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/15 "2011-12-19T13:52:08Z")
> [@MacCat](#): > > Was that The Professor’s hand Dexter removed when he found him in the freezer? > > I want to add that I thought the episode was terrific! No - it was the ITK hand from the beginning of the season - with additional markings added by the intern. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/16 "2011-12-19T14:06:26Z")
> [@velvetjones](#): > > I’m just trying to figure out what’s up with the creepy package the intern sent to Dexter that Travis picked up at his apartment. That was never explained and I suppose that will be a story line for next season. Yeah, looks like they’re setting up Hacker Intern to be next season’s Big Bad…or a side killer, at least. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/17 "2011-12-19T14:48:50Z")
I didn’t see that ending coming, can’t wait for next season now. WOW. ---
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/18 "2011-12-19T14:55:04Z")
I’ve enjoyed Deb more even as I’ve grown bored with Dexter and then they have to trot this sensationalist crap out in the last two episodes and basically fuck up her character, not cool Showtime, not cool at all. There would have been plenty of angst and room for doubt about Deb’s decision without delving into the realm of incest. Hell, I was even okay with it when I thought that the therapist was just wrong or trying a wildly irresponsible technique. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/19 "2011-12-19T15:09:58Z")
> [@Chopper9760](#): > > I’ve enjoyed Deb more even as I’ve grown bored with Dexter and then they have to trot this sensationalist crap out in the last two episodes and basically fuck up her character, not cool Showtime, not cool at all. > > There would have been plenty of angst and room for doubt about Deb’s decision without delving into the realm of incest. Hell, I was even okay with it when I thought that the therapist was just wrong or trying a wildly irresponsible technique. I’m curious if they’re still going to go that route with Deb finding out about Dexter. Assuming Dexter explains what he’s been up to and how he got into the family business it’ll be clear why Dex spent so much time with Harry and why Deb was always left out. That may get rid of a lot of her feelings for him. It may bring about some new feelings, but I think I don’t think she would be ‘in love’ with him anymore as much as she might start seeing him as a father. FTR, I have no idea how the books handle this situation. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704/20 "2011-12-19T15:15:05Z")
> [@Spacegirl](#): > > Agreed. Disagree… not at all inspired. Deb would have linked at least three uses of the F-bomb with a “balls” tossed in somewere. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-12-18-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/606704.md?page=2)