Dexter: 8 Loose Ends That Season 8 Probably Won’t Tie Up
7. The Whereabouts Of Lumen, The Prados, Astor & Cody (& Pretty Much Any Other Guest Character)
This is a natural extension to the way the supporting cast is treated. It seems that guest stars are trotted out on this show only to be offed on Dexters table. And when they dont naturally wind up there? We get a contrived excuse for them to run away all together. Hell, if we go as far back as season three we realise that, in the case of the Prados, we didnt even get that luxury. Miguels wife is still alive, as is his brotherwho was quite intent on killing Dexter for a while wasnt he? The way that the writers got rid of Astor and Cody was a real testament to their lack of respect for fans. It was like something straight out of a soap opera. Oh, Ritas dead? Well I guess we better send them to their grandparents. Dexter wont complain about that. Their short lived return last season was a nice nod to fans. But a nod isnt enough, if youre not bringing them back into the main story line; can you at least give them some real closure before the final episode comes around? Somehow I doubt well be getting that. As for Lumen, it doesnt seem necessary to have her return given her ending. But its still a perfect example of the way that we have been consistently deprived of real change in the series. Just when a character or event poses a real development to the series, a new season rolls around and the slate is refreshed. Which leads me to one particularly annoying loose end that will probably be ignored