Any guesses for Dexter’s finale?

I caught tonight’s episode a couple of weeks ago, so I’ve had a bit of time to think about it. First of all: wow! The final scene of the episode was jaw-dropping, and with only one episode left to go in the season — yes, ONE episode! — we’re left to wonder how in the hell this could play out. However, for anyone picky about spoilers, the episode title was a dead giveaway for what was to happen.

As usual for Dex, he makes some small but critical mistakes in providing the decoy for Mitchell, the man once known to us as Trinity. He made it perfectly clear to Mitchell that he’s hiding something, though covers it up with a lame bribery excuse, one that Mitchell seems to see right through. This is a man who’s had a lifetime of covering up and lying about his true intentions, so we’re seeing how it takes one to know one.

What’s not year clear, though, is whether Mitchell has a clue as to Dexter’s true intent. He’ll quickly figure out that it’s not all about money, and seeing as he hasn’t had any time to dig up Dexter’s murderous past as leverage, what’s going to happen now? Mitchell is standing toe-to-toe with Dexter, in the belly of the beast, and it appears at first glance that Dexter has the upper hand … or does he?

Dexter could threaten Mitchell on the spot, saying he’ll cry out that Mitchell’s the true Trinity killer. Not a likely scenario. Even if it’d take a simple “test his DNA” from Dexter, there’d be a lot of questions as to why Dexter knows this, among other things. However, he could clearly say something like Mitchell just confessed to him, and then it’s left up to Mitchell to prove Dexter’s lying. As far as we know, Mitchell has nothing on Dexter at all — everything he’d say about Dexter would sound crazy, including the falsified name. Then there’s the question of where Mitchell got the visitor’s badge, where they’d quickly find he’d not legally obtained one, raising more suspicion his way.

The thing is, Dexter really does have Mitchell over a barrel here. The only reason Dexter wouldn’t cry out that Michell confessed or threatened him is that he still wants him all for himself. Even after all that’s happened and Dexter’s identity has been outed, he still wants Mitchell on his table. So, assuming that’s the case, how could this possibly turn out? Seriously, I’m stumped.

I’m assuming Dexter will tell Mitchell to step outside. What happens there is anyone’s guess, but it’s likely something will distract Dexter into turning his head, allowing Mitchell to slip away again. Then it will only be a matter of Mitchell quickly tracking down Dexter’s family. However, I still don’t see how Dexter wouldn’t have plenty of time to just keep a tail on Mitchell and confront him somewhere else. Again, it only makes sense if something pulls Dexter away, like a plea from Deb or from his superiors. Even then, though, this would be a perfect situation for lying to them with a “I can’t — my wife’s in the hospital!” Deal with the fallout later.

Alright, so let’s talk Batista and Laguerta quickly, for a moment. Firstly, kudos to them for thinking on their toes and finding a loophole for their situation. However, there’s really no way this is going to end well. Once they are finished, there’s just no way they’ll be able to work together. Then it’s just a matter of time before one of them leaves, so the question is: how? Gosh, remember when Laguerta had a thing for Dex in season one? Wow.

Any guesses for how it will turn out? Will Mitchell see the other side of prison bars or the underside of Dexter’s scalpel? Will anyone else bite the big one?

One final note: did you ever notice Dexter seems to wear the same shirt to every kill, including the O.J. Simpson-like gloves that are too small for his hands? I guess having one shirt to do all of his dirty work makes it easier to keep track of.

Clacked by Keith McDuffee
on Dec 06, 2009 @ 22:00 EST5EDT