DEXTER Season 4 Finale Party

On Sunday, December 13th, 2009, I attended an exclusive DEXTER Season Finale Party at the W Hotel in Westwood. AH-MAZ-ING!!!!


Scheduled to appear were Michael C. Hall, John Lithgow, Julie Benz, James Remar and CS Lee. Unfortunately for me and my friend, NK, Michael C. Hall did not make an appearance and if he did it was very, very low key. We did however, get pictures taken with Masuka, and we spotted Julie Benz giving interviews in her lovely dress, as well as exiting the party right before the episode aired. John Lithgow attended and might I add that he is tall.


It was an Awesome event and thanks to me, my friends and I were able to attend. After every DEXTER episode, I head over to the SHOwtime website and check out any videos that might be available or any info I might find about upcoming episodes. It was at this website that I found out about the exclusive finale viewing parties around LA and NYC.


I mentioned it to a couple of friends and BAM!!! We had a group. 5 of us in total went. It was a rainy night, not down pouring but raining just enough to bring out the jackets. Mac, Nirv and I carpooled over to Westwood and arrived around 7 PM, about 2 hours before the event was supposed to start. Two of my friends, Mute and Crowe were already there holding our places in line (for we had the RSVP confirmations under my name).


As soon as we got there, we were let in. Unfortunately for us, we got there a little to late for the fun door prizes (which included Dexter DVDs, Blu-rays and Action figures).


As soon as we got our bearings set and figured out where everything was, we took over an "L" shaped couch, right in front of a nice big flat screen TV, close to a bar, underneath heaters, and well within range of seeing who might be arriving and leaving. We lounged in this area for a little bit, getting up every so often to scope out the surrounding areas. You know, see what we could see.


Free DEXTER themed cocktails were going to be given out starting at 8 PM, so most of us waited until then to start drinking. The themed cocktails included: the Blood Drop, Harry's Code and the Dexter-rita.


C.S. Lee aka Vince Masuka arrived first and was nice enough to take pictures with us. At first, it kind of seemed like he didn't want to be there but he ended up staying until after the show was over. And he was still mingling with other DEXTER enthusiasts when we left the party.



Nirv and I made our way around the restaurant and bar many times. Scoping out the sights, making sure we didn't miss Michael C. Hall. We heard that John Lithgow had arrived and we could see him making his way back to the VIP Lounge area. We tried to snap a pic, but he was moving to fast. Never got a pic of him, they all came out too blurry, so we settled with spotting him from time to time. Next on the arrival list, was Julie Benz aka Rita. She looked lovely in her dress (really filled it out). We got some pics of her. Nirv and I saw her leave before the show officially started. She signed a few autographs. Took a few pictures and told her fans: "Hope you enjoy the show."




Our little "L" shaped couch became a target of many people. The five of us completely lounged over the area. We didn't want to give up an inch, however, when the show finally started we allowed people to join us in our area, because we didn't want them standing in our way. We wanted to be able to enjoy the show without people standing in front of the big screen TV.



The DEXTER finale began promptly at 9pm to the shouts and cheers of all the DEXTER enthusiasts, me included. We all sat there on the edge of our seats throughout the entire broadcast. It was fun to be in an all-around collective audience. To experience the nail-biting season finale as a whole. To listen to the cheers, the gasps, and the sudden quiet as the show's Season 4 finale came to a breath-taking stop. To glance around and realize that NO ONE saw that coming. To see all the tear-stained faces and the sadness of what happened.




But I must admit, it was by far my favorite season of the show yet. John Lithgow did an amazing job creeping out America for a couple months. He was superb as the Trinity Killer. And Michael C. Hall put in one of his most intense performances. It was a KILLER finale and I look forward to what's to come in the next season of DEXTER.