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I haven't been paying much attention to this season, I must admit. It has not gotten me trapped like all the previous seasons did(even season 5, which was not so good).

However, even then, the situations which should be impacting simply are not! There were three twists in this episode, and I found them all to be predictable. I had suspected Louis all along. I have not figured out who he really is, I'm not a medium or whatever, but it didn't came to me as a shock.

From day one, I knew Matthews was the one on the hotel room with the prostitute. LaGuerta talking on the phone only made that even more obvious.

And, of course, the big one. Gellar has been dead all along. This is a scenario that has been suggested for a long time, and that is why it didn't surprise me. Gellar is never seen, even when he's supposed to be there (like when Travis shows the upper floor of the church to Dexter, signaling with his head).

That, of course, raises some big questions about Travis' commitment to the Doomsday cause. How did he manage to do all that by himself? If carefully explained, it might be interesting. Up to now, it is NOT. I'm guessing everybody has watched Seven and Fight Club, and this season seems to conveniently borrow some of the themes present in those movies, but the plot holes and loose ends are too big (which doesn't happen at all in Seven but happens a little bit in Fight Club).

It kind of looks like Lost, where everything is a mess by the end, and "the viewer is supposed to interpret as he/she likes". That is bad writing. They won't be able to make amends for this bad season, there isn't much time. But I hope the next episodes are a somewhat better, at least exciting in some way, and season seven pulls itself (and the whole show) together again.

... few would have seen this coming. YES, the scenes with Travis and Gellar kind of showed that Gellar wasn't interacting with anyone else, and that no one else ever saw him. But I personally abandoned the theory that he was already dead when (I thought) he tied up that girl Travis slept with in the kitchen. But it turns out Travis was THAT crazy. So Gellar has been dead for a while. It could've been hidden a bit better (but could it really? I found out while reading someone else's theory here). A good twist. The real twist that surprised me in this episode is the fact that Louis had the hand all along. This season has been good up until now, with the exception of Nebraska, which was highly anticipated, presented a good story and a solid twist (Jonah hadn't killed his sister) but badly made, in my opinion. He has sex with that girl in the shop? Shooting while driving on the highway? Unnecessary scenes which were just silly and stupid. However, this season still has a lot to look forward to. Who is Louis? Is he connected to Dex or Brian somehow? Will Debra's psychiatrist help her discover who Dexter really is? AND FINALLY, what is Mike Anderson's purpose? So far he's done NOTHING. At first I thought he might start suspecting Dex, but no sign of that so far. And will Travis try to kill Debra? The crime scene with his sister certainly pointed to that. All in all, since I've never reviewed a Dexter episode here on IMDb, this looks like a good season, refreshing, if it still has to give us more than just Travis for the last 3 episodes. Yes, there have been plot holes, lazy writing, but I still enjoy Dexter. 9/10 for this episode, the best one along with th first one, for me.

I'm actually very surprised by the amount of people fussing over the plot twist at the end, and the people that have a problem with this season. This is high quality entertainment, and I watch this show to be entertained. This episode had me glued to the screen non stop for all 50 minutes. The main plot has been absolutely fantastic, as I truly am intrigued by Travis. The subplots however are also fantastic. Desmond Harrington has seriously been deserving of awards for his acting in this season as Joey Quinn, showing the mental pain and weaknesses a man can go through during a bad breakup. I couldn't be more excited to see how these last 3 episodes pan out.

This episode begins with Dexter, he is at Gellar his castle to save Travis. Dexter cuts Travis loose. Dexter brought Travis to a save place. Quinn his gun has been 'stolen' by a 'stripper'. Joey and Angel are fighting in the grass. Dexter visits Casey's to warn him for Gellar. Dexter and Travis are following Gellar. Gellar locked Dexter up in the elevator, he got out. Casey has been killed by Gellar at the Brunner college. Blood fell down on the team when Vince was investigating Casey's body. Tom Matthews was there when the callgirl died, Debra wants to re-open the case. Travis has a meeting with Gellar at the castle. Travis has been attacked by Gellar but he is still alive. Dexter found a frozen Gellar in a freezing box, Travis handled all alone the entire time. Did Travis kill all those people?. Nice episode of Dexter Season 6, what a big shock at the end. Gellar is dead the entire time. How is this even possible?

(S6. E9) My Reaction / Review for Dexter Season 6 Episode 9 ''Get Gellar'': Episode 8 was good and I gave it a rating of 8/10. Let's see if this one is better or worse. Lol Quinn slept with that old lady? Ok, that was funny. Batista and Quinn fighting like little kids is priceless. So now Gellar is doing everything alone to bring ''the end of the world'', I like it. Wait matthews is involved in the killing of that sex worker? I didn't expect that. Gellar is dead from the start? So it was Travis who killed all these people? Such a twirst, I didn't expect that. Overall a really good episode, my rating is a 8.7/10.

I give the writers full points for the attempt, but it is almost not fair - to sound like a whiney 12 year old. You can't show this Travis and Geller relationship the whole season, and then shock us with a "We got you!!" moment. It is almost like the writers are simply going for the shocker here instead of doing a storyline that actually makes sense and works. Maybe they are getting a little cocky since their Rita shocker worked and they got full praise so now they want to top that. And I am a big fan of the whole Sixth Sense type of mind blower, but this just wasn't fair. If the next episode doesn't dig deeper and explain how Travis pulled this off and why then I might actually give up on this show, a show I have loved since the very first episode of season 1. Would Travis really kill his own sister? When did he kill Geller: a month ago? weeks? days? hours? Would Dexter really fall for all of this? He is such a cerebral genius I don't think he'd walk into a trap like this. Plus, how was Travis locked up in his hotel room, and prepping the Bowls murder scene (ala Carrie) and writing on the walls and avoiding the police and then washing the same walls. It is just dumb and not fair! I'm done and mad!

Referring back to the title, I really don't know why everyone was that disappointed in the twist at the end. For me, it made the entire episode, which without would have made surprisingly mundane viewing for a Dexter episode. I know there are some problems with it such as timings blah blah blah but I think it was a good idea on the writers part. I mean, Dexter see's his dad all the time doesn't he, and the writers even incorporated this idea into the Nebraska episode a few back, where we saw Dex's brother stab someone with a pitchfork. Okay, so maybe Dexter knows that these people aren't real but it still comes with the same basic idea. Also, there were a few more ends untied in this episode which I liked such as the fact the intern bought the hand and La Guerta's boss (forgot his name) was at the scene of the homicide case Deb just reopened. Hopefully it will be neatly wrapped back up again in the finale or even another twist, because previously to this episode, it's been a while since we've had a good one of those. Kudos to the writers for the great ending. The rest of the episode could have been better as I've felt it's been trailing a bit for a while now this season.

... as it comes for the plot of course ,your back at square one...

In this episode my fellow fans of Dexter finally up until the end things are looking very good at last considering the previous fiasco of an episode.Nice and solid direction ,some good scenes (which you actually give a damn),the characters are evolving nice with all the subplots and a good rhythm in general.OK so everybody knew all along who was involved in the dead call girl case but what to do...and not all subplots are something so new (meaning Quinn and Batista fighting for example) but no one complains.

But suddenly comes the final twist on the main plot! Gellar was dead all along and apparently was something like Travis Dark Passenger!! There was never Gellar around ! And no one else has seen him besides Travis! Shock and awe that is... only thing is that a few episodes back then that poor girl they were torturing and then Travis set free ,has told specifically to the police that they were two of them...a young guy and a professor.

And of course i wonder once again WHAT the hell is going on in this season? if you wanted an amazing twist shouldn't be something a little more solid ? I honestly cant understand in a production like Dexter how can you make such a call.

I am only hoping for the last three episodes to be smarter and better...

And if someone thinks i am being too absolute then please consider the obvious. Shoudn't we all expect more from a show that all ready has given us so many good times and set the bar so high...?

1. Quinn loses his gun 2. Dexter showers in blood 3. Travis was actually acting alone!

Nice twist. This I can appreciate. It makes sense because Dexter has been using this technique of illusionary figures influencing the characters decisions. So when Geller turns out to be dead probably for all this time, it still is within the shows cinematic imagination. Travis himself is a monster with clear distinction between the light and the darkness and looking like the darkness finally got the best of him. But wait... didn't Dexter see Geller alive at the university?? I'm confused... must watch the next episode..

This series has totally gone off the rails.

It's reminiscent of the stupid ending/twist in Damages. There, for an entire season, they keep cutting to a scene in which, for all intents and purposes, the main protagonist is lying dead. With blood oozing from her head. Then VOILA! The writers were just playing with us. I DON'T THINK SO!

I hate that kind of lazy writing crap. And this episode/season is not very different. SHAME on the writers/producers. They are taking liberties with their loyal viewers and it will come back to haunt them. Mark my word.

And that doesn't even get into all the stupid filler scenes with Quinn, Batista, Debra, Greene, and Jamie. (Speaking of which...Sonya was one of the best supporting characters in the series. Then POOF! She's gone. And a heretofore unknown sister of Batista's appears. POOF! Out of nowhere. Unfortunately, this whole series is HEADED to NOWHERE. FAST!)

And do they even bother to send LaGuerta to makeup any more? It looks like her face is melting right in front of the cameras. She could cause The Picture Of Dorian Gray to have nightmares.

The BIGGEST ABUSES, however...are to anyone with a logical, thinking brain. But those have been going on for so long now, it doesn't even make sense to harp on it. Suffice it to say...this show has been running on fumes -- and aggressive PR -- for way too long now. And it's finally run out of gas.

Quite a lot of us, in several forums, had long worked out that Gellar was a figment of Travis' imagination. There were a number of clues, deliberate or otherwise.

But a great problem is the logistics. How could Travis achieve all this in the time allocated?

Especially in this episode. He couldn't murder the guy, empty his guts, drain his blood, set the scene, wash himself and change his clothes, all whilst Dexter was stuck in the lift. He would have had to leave the motel with a change of clothes + gear for his tableau or get a taxi to his flat or the church then to the Hall, hope the guy was still there, murder him quietly, set the scene, wash, change clothes, taxi back to his flat or church to dump his murder gear then to the motel.

And at the end, how would Dexter fail to pick up Travis's goof? Dexter cuts the chain at the middle, Travis gets up and the cuffs just fall off!

Also at the end, how could "Gellar" disappear in the underground passage, then put a heavy object on top of the slab above him? Yet Dexter naively goes down there looking for him.

On a side note, LaGuerta is looking more and more like a mess. I suppose she will be written off by being murdered and part of a tableau.