Since it’s been going head-to-head with the fiery final episodes of Breaking Bad every Sunday, Season 8 of Dexter has become an even more unfortunate study in How Not to End a Series. ---

Dexter (Michael C. Hall, obviously already checked out) could have split Miami episodes ago with Hannah (Yvonne Strahovski), but instead just had to stick around to take out the Brain Surgeon, his dullest serial-killer nemesis since, well, the last one (not to sound like a, blech, TV critic, but it’s been quite a vanilla streak since the Trinity Killer). And Deb’s (Jennifer Carpenter) ridiculous season-long “journey” from lost lush to reinstated cop and devoted sister could have been its own telenovela, La Suerte Puta.

How’s it all going to conclude Sunday? Does anyone give a shit anymore? Here’s a look at The End: