This is just to say
I hate Tom Haverford.

1. Reference them all you want. Just do it obliquely, or with a larger point, or do others the simplest courtesy of writing "(spoiler)". It literally takes a SECOND. There are so many "cultural touchstones" (every other TV show), that it is IMPOSSIBLE to keep up, and only fair to not spoil them for those that haven't…

Seriously, don't bother. With complaining, I mean, not watching the Shield (haven't seen it).

It's the finale to Breaking Bad. That summarizes everything it was; it does what Breaking Bad does extremely well, and puts a spotlight, perhaps, on the things it doesn't.

Parks and Recreations needs an end date. There are so many things in motion, some in this episode, others announced, that it almost feels as though they were resetting elements, instead of gradually developing towards a satisfying conclusion.

I'm not "whining about the other five or six eps" - I don't like any of this show anymore. Seasons One and Two were way less whacky, the cases were usually more interesting (even if never tremendously so), mostly more down-to-earth and not completely reliant on gimmicks, the characters played better off each other,…

Breaking Bad has delivered excellence on many fronts; directing, acting, pacing, character moments, plot developments, take your pick, really. I've caught up with the entire show within the last month or so, and while the past few episodes have had intense character moments, some intriguing storybeats, I am struggling…

God, I miss this show. Not on the AV Club, but the show that this show used to be. I stopped watching during Season 4, 5, or something, I don't recall. I don't watch a lot of shows right now (with the bigger TV events, I usually wait until they've run their course and catch up on them at my speed), and "Castle" would…

- I have no idea what you're on about. There has been ESTABLISHED PRECEDENT that bright-coloured t-shirts turn Dexter almost invisible. How is that Elway's fault?

There's a lot of attributes a finale may go for.
Satisfying, revealing, exciting, intriguing, polarizing. Even predictable or disappointing might be preferable to what Dexter has achieved. A boring finale - to what once was a critically acclaimed, flagship show.

I've not read through all the replies to your post - because they all focus on Breaking Bad, which I don't want spoiled and is beside the point.

Coincidentally I've just caught up with Breaking Bad and am maybe two or three episodes further than you.

Fuck. Here I thought jokingly "I got to 'like' this post for Kip Hackman showing Miami Metro how it's done", but this post is a true winner.

One more hour of Dexter, the series, to go. I thought I'd start with the good news.

Dexter - an exercise on how many ways to screw with your mind in an hour of television.
Of all the things to force Dexter from Miami, they choose… some woman? And once Dexter breaks the news to Debra, her main concern is his selfishness? Never mind that the writing in these exchanges is truly as uninspired and bland as…

I… am at a loss for words. Which would've been a blessing for these "writers". Wow.

The issue is that Dexter as a piece of pop-culture doesn't work at all, coated in journalism and analysis and commercialism. When Mr Alston wrote about a The Writers' Room featuring Dexter's "talents", I was already skeptical, but the paragraph about Dexter the superhero vs. Dexter the conflicted serial killer really…

Is that Tim Schafer as a woman in the photo?

I haven't watched this show since a couple of episodes into season eight. I loved it before, for its romanticism, sentimentality, story-telling and humour. I think it was a pretty special show, not because it was the smartest comedy or anything, but because it was easy to care about these people and the creators cared…

I'll try to express my disappointment in this episode through my (dis)agreement with the review.