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** At least until {{spoiler|he's forced to kill his own brother, his friend and the only person who understands him}}. Karmas a bitch.
*** And then when {{spoiler|his wife is murdered just as he's finally getting in touch with his humanity, leaving him as a single parent.}} Dexter may have actually endured ''more'' than his share of karma.
* The TV adaptation of ''[[House of Cards (British series)]]'' switches out the book's ending of a [[Redemption Equals Death|redemptive suicide]] for the [[Magnificent Bastard]] Francis Urquhart, in exchange for his murdering the unlikely love interest, and going on to be Prime Minister for two more series.
** The author tried again in the sequel; in the novel ''To Play the King'', Urquhart is Prime Minister but is still ultimately defeated at the end. In the TV adaptation, Urquhart comes out unquestionably on top.
** And curiously, the positions were reversed in the final installment, ''The Final Cut''; {{spoiler|in both, Urquhart is assassinated, but}} in the TV adaptation Urquhart's fate is portrayed as being entirely out of his hands {{spoiler|and stage-managed by his wife and bodyguard}}, thus rendering Urquhart impotent and powerless against forces outside of his control. In the novel, however, Urquhart is aware of what is happening but knowingly meets his fate in order to secure his enduring legacy, thus proving his [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bastardness]] without doubt by allowing him to have the last laugh against his critics and enemies {{spoiler|by ending his life on his own terms and, for all his sins, as a much-beloved and admired martyr.}}
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