Talk:Dexter Morgan/@comment-15919363-20130923170942/@comment-111.69.236.71-20130924024041

Dexter is a sociopath, which means he doesn't get attached to people the way normal people do. Although he seemed to become more human/normal in the last few seasons, my take on that last scene was that he was going through the motions of a 'normal' life as a lumberjack, but he is a (re-)broken man with no connections/relationships to sustain his new-found normality. His actions are mechanical and empty until he is alone when his underlying personality, his dark passenger, can come out. His emptiness is shown in his unfocussed stare out the window, followed by the appearance of his dark passenger as he stares down the lens of the camera at the very last. Dexter's short-lived humanity is gone. He has made his choice. Harrison has a 'mother' (who has only ever killed out of necessity and in order to survive). She loves Harrison and Dexter knows she'll raise him with kindness and love. He has always worried what influence his lifestyle would have on Harrison. Deb is gone. Everyone else thinks he's dead, including Hannah. He doesn't have to worry about hurting anyone or living up to other's expectations anymore. He is free to let the dark passenger reign. He has devolved! Watch out!