Whether you love-watch or hate-watch Dexter, you should've noticed that the timeline of the show's rapid decline in quality matches Michael C. Hall's increasing creative control of the show. At this point he both produces and directs the show. And though everyone blames the writers, I'm sure that MCH is the puppet…

Better prepare ourselves for another "Hello, surgeon-whore!" moment.

Future police sergeant Quinn's been eating regularly, but Batista's ass has very low nutritional value.

A fail-proof murder-suicide for Debster would've been getting locked in a room with scripts for seasons 4-8 and not being let out until they've corrected all the plot loop holes, restored the 3rd dimension for all the characters, and saddled all the sharks this show has jumped over the years.

To me, the "big reveal" of the Dexter's finale is being telegraphed just as strongly as it was in the crapfest of season 6. It's just that the acting is slightly better this season, so the hamfisted writing that's been slowly killing this once brilliant show is subdued. My predictions, in broad strokes, are that Dr.…