Is it smart to kill Dexter after two more seasons?

The gory show's eighth season will likely be its last, potentially setting up a dramatic final story arc for Michael C. Hall's vigilante serial killer

"Dexter"
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Fans of Dexter, Showtime's drama about a vigilante murderer, haven't been thrilled about the quality of the show over the past season and a half. Still, they were largely stoked last month when Showtime renewed Dexter for two more seasons. But that celebration might have been premature. Over the weekend, Showtime clarified what the renewal really means: Dexter will almost certainly end after those two seasons. The remaining episodes of the current sixth season will apparently begin setting in motion events that will resonate through to the series finale. Is the impending end of Dexter a good thing?

This is kind of a bummer: This certainly sours the exciting news that the drama was getting picked up for two more seasons, says Shante Cosme at Complex. While it sounds like Dexter fans "are in for a monumental finale," the show's "impending date of death" will cast a pall over the remaining episodes. "Now when we watch, all we will hear is the clock tick, tick, ticking."

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