What is the title of the original Dexter series finale?

The original Dexter series finale is titled “Remember the Monsters?” It is the twelfth episode of season 8 and the 96th episode overall.

The episode aired on Showtime on September 22, 2013, and follows Dexter Morgan as he deals with Debra’s shooting, hunts Oliver Saxon, and tries to get Hannah McKay and his son Harrison out of Miami. A hurricane forms the backdrop for the episode’s final decisions and escape.

The title echoes the series’ long-running interest in the monsters people create, hide, or become. Dexter has spent the show presenting himself as a vigilante who targets killers, while the story repeatedly challenges his claim that violence is governed by a code. The question mark in the title is part of the official title.

Viewers sometimes confuse the finale with “Monkey in a Box,” the preceding episode, or “Goodbye Miami,” an earlier season 8 episode. “Remember the Monsters?” is also notable for its divisive ending: Dexter is presumed dead after a storm but is ultimately revealed to be alive under a new identity.