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"A producer on Dexter has said that the show&amp;#039;s lead character was &amp;#039;not allowed to die&amp;#039; in the series finale. John Goldwyn explained that the writers were told by network Showtime that the serial killer - played by Michael C Hall - had to stay alive.  &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Dexter&amp;#039; series finale recap Speaking at the New York Film Festival, he told Vulture: &amp;quot;They won&amp;#039;t let us kill him. Showtime was very clear about that. &amp;quot;When we told them the arc for the last season, they just said, &amp;#039;Just to be clear, he&amp;#039;s going to live&amp;#039;. There were a lot of endings discussed because it was a very interesting problem to solve, to bring it to a close.&amp;quot; Goldwyn added: &amp;quot;People have a relationship with Dexter, even if it doesn&amp;#039;t have the size and the ferocity of the fanbase for Breaking Bad. But it has a very core loyal following.&amp;quot; The series finale saw Dexter drive his boat into a hurricane and become a lumberjack later on. More than half of Digital Spy readers were disappointed by Dexter&amp;#039;s final episode. Watch a clip from the Dexter series finale below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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