That wasn't what I was going for. I just took the "I'm a creep motherfucker" thing from season 7's finale and ran with it. Dexter wouldn't have to suffer from dealing with anything that he's done; he is a sociopathic serial killer after all. It just sort of hits home that his actions as a serial killer were ultimately…

How I would have ended it: As the walls close in around Dexter he realises that the only way out is to set up his own demise by his own methods. This both clears his name by implying the Bay Harbor Butcher is still out there, and allows him to ultimately satisfy his code by stopping a ruthless serial killer. He gets…

The show really explored most of its possible endings:
* Walt sorts out his outstanding issues, quits the business and goes on to live happily ever after (Gliding Over All)

Gretchen and Elliot giving Walt's family money is the last thing he would have wanted, and him not taking their money for the treatment is a turning point of the show. So the final situation with the money is a real loss for Walt, but by giving up his pride he got to do what he set out to do at the start of the…

The show managed to create a vaguely upbeat ending that still dealt Walt justice for his 5 seasons of villainy; pretty much a polar opposite of The Shield, and it worked. I'd put this finale into the same category as The Wire's - excellent and fitting, but not the show's greatest achievement.

She doesn't look that old. I thought she was mid 20s until I looked it up. I thought the idea (mid 30s actress who looks young) was the perfect casting idea because neither of her pairings seemed that inappropriate.

Except the characters themselves aren't aware of any concerns with the product this time.

A lot of this season seems to have twists on previous episodes in which Don Draper is now the villain.

Last week they won the account of one of the biggest automobile flops of the century, and this week they got the margarine account. Margarine in the 60s had a significant amount of trans-fat, but was thought (and marketed) as healthier than butter. The negative effects of trans fats weren't really known until the 90s.

Don Draper this episode reminded me of Tony Soprano in the later seasons. He's got the exact same attitude towards other people. I think Matthew Weiners repeating himself with character arcs. I wouldn't be surprised if Mad Men ends in a diner.

Is it just me or did Jeff and his half brother remind anyone (appearance and personality wise) of Nate and David Fisher from Six Feet Under? I half expected them to have a much younger redheaded stepsister too.

Mad Men this season seems to be going for the same "circular" nature of many other shows; Don is the new Roger, Pete's the new Don in his personal life, Peggy's the new Don in her professional life etc. It's a common device, but Mad Men's subverting it by changing things slightly because of the changing times; Pete…