Instead of continuing with the repercussions of dexters activities, the season focused more on the positive consequences that his actions have. This story contains spoilers from dexters seventhseason finale, titled surprise, motherfer. To improve this article, please refer to the style guidelines for the type of work. And it made the biggest audience for a showtime original tv show.
Still, i was optimistic that this final hour would be a redemption of sorts, a fitting end to the story of dexter morgan and his sister. It is revealed in the final scene of the episode that mitchell killed dexters wife, rita, in the bathtub of dexters house, and that he left dexters son harrison in her blood, mirroring the childhood trauma that put dexter on the path to becoming a serial killer. Dexter seasons deaths creative thoughts wiki fandom. In the episode, dexter goes to great lengths to stop arthur, who now knows dexters true identity. In the absolute shock season 4 finale, we see rita bled out in a bathtub at the hands of the trinity. Dexter season 4 finale spoilers and photos season 4. I just cant wait to see how dexter changes in season 5, its gonna be epic d.
Everyone else, see below for my exclusive postmortem with executive producer clyde phillips. The messes are piling up, ghostharry warned dexter in sunday nights seasonfour finale. I dont know if dexters going to be able to find a balance ever again. Just finished season 4 and started season 5 i feel like crying. Stop reading if you have yet to watch tonights killer dexter season finale. First, he moves the kids out of the house where their mother was murdered and into debs condo. Followshare on tumblr last night dexter season finale was on. She also appeared in the television series dexter, based on lindsays books. Dexter season 4 finale last scene rita what giant spoiler. Instead of flashforwarding through dexters shock at his new wifes death, season 5 will find him still reeling from the death of rita at the hands of the trinity killer. Aceshowbiz the shocking season 4 finale of dexter was was kept as a secret until last minute that the cast alone had to scramble in the dark. In addition to smits, dexter s third season introduces two.
Its been 10 years since dexter asked, hey, wanna play. After the baby named harrison after dexter s father was born, rita and dexter moved into a house in the suburbs. Dexter, which premiered on the network on october 1, 2006, grew its loyal. Characters we cant believe they killed off cbs news. The cast of dexter discusses ritas death in season 4. Dexter came home after killing the bathtub killer and found rita dead in the tub. Its been a full season and then some, since we witnessed ritas bloodbathending in the season 4 finale of dexter, and the subsequent departure of julie benz from dexter. How was dexter effected by ritas death on dexter tv series. And now, in season 4, its several months later, ritas had the baby, and dexter is dead tired and has been up night after night feeding this newborn baby and helping him go back to sleep. The season opener was leaked to the internet ahead of schedule in late august 2009. Rita established stability for dexter, he loves her and if she died because of him hed miserable and blame himself for a large portion of the next season, and to follow the story correctly, dexter would try his hardest not to kill, to protect the kids from what could happen, and to protect deb from finding the real dexter, which would not make.
Wow, i knew last nights season finale of dexter was controversial, but i didnt know it was going to be this controversial. Dexter tv series 200620 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dexter season 4 final scene dexter gets trinity duration. He seeks to learn from arthur mitchell, a serial killer and family man, who has murdered for over thirty years without being discovered. This season started off strong, then took a turn for the worse. Julie benz has that rare ability to dissolve completely into a role. Dexter tries really hard to deal with life after rita in an emotionally responsible way. Julie benz bids farewell to rita, dexter viewers tv fanatic. Season 4 of dexter is one of the best out of the whole 8 season run. The sixth season of dexter premiered on october 2, 2011 on the television cable network showtime, and consisted of 12 episodes. If they had made season 5 entirely differently and ended with him getting caught andor killed, i think it would have been perfect. He was always so stressed about rita, and eventually harrison, that he was slipping in his meticulous cleanup, ya know. Rita dying should have been the beginning of the end for dexter.
The fourth season the showtime series dexter premiered 27 september 2009. Theres a pretty great scene toward the end of if i had a hammer, and its great precisely because it strips away a lot of the bullshit that the show sometimes leans too heavily on. With the walls closing in on dexter more than during any of the previous six seasons. In the meantime, rita discovers that she is pregnant, and debra investigates the murders of a new serial killer, called the skinner, hoping to gain a promotion to detective. Rita soon noticed a pattern of lies by dexter, including lying about the concussion he suffered in a car accident, how serious the accident was, and the fact that he kept his old apartment. Is rita from showtimes dexter really dead yahoo answers. Throughout its eightseason run on showtime, dexter has always been about death, so its only natural that the shows sept. He had slips that made, me at least, question if someone was gonna find out. Ive just finished watching the getaway, dexters season 4 finale. Rita and dexter then went to a marriage counselor, who sorted out. On november 18, 2011, it was announced that dexter had been renewed for two more seasons. You have your demons, i accept that, said rita to dexter. I liked rita actually, but i didnt like how the whole rita thing kept dexter from doing what he needed to do.
Dexter morgan rita ann brandonmorgan leg slit with straight razor in bathtubbled out through femoral artery arthur mitchell found dead, was punishment for dexter morgans constant pursuit of him and to remind him that he can never escape his demons. Is there any indication in the show or that the show runners have hinted at, that rita is told dexters truth at the very end. She was the girlfriend and later wife of dexter in both media. Julie benz reveals her feelings about being written out of the show and the effect it had on her. After the baby named harrison after dexters father was born, rita and dexter moved into a house in the suburbs. After finishing the last episode of season 4 i was left with many emotions mostly being shock and sorrow. Portrayed by julie benz, rita was a series regular in the first four seasons. In the days following the dexter season four finale, weve heard from. This article is within the scope of wikiproject television, a collaborative effort to develop and improve wikipedia articles about television programs.
Julie benz bids farewell to rita, dexter viewers matt richenthal at december 18, 2009 7. Ritas death is definitely a big turning point for the show. We dont get into her head or see glimpses that would make her sympathetic. Dexter and arthur find themselves on a collision course, as debra unearths a shocking longhidden truth, rita admits her marriage to dexter is troubled, and batista and laguerta face the consequences of an ethics breach. Dexter as a father and husband struggles to figure out how to survive for years to come. I thought it was pretty clear from the shattering last few moments that the series season long bigbad, john lithgows trinity, killed dexter s wife, rita. Suffering from amnesia following his car crash, dexter begins searching for benny gomezs lost body, with a helping hand from harry. They tried to reboot it kind of with lumen, and it didnt work.
Dexter is a person who uses family as chemoflague just to cover up suspicions that he is not a common man, he has no much moral values towards family, he is just following harrys code, you could see on ritas 1st date also hunts down a person and. Dexter season finale ends with murder of his wife, rita. The getaway is the fourth season finale of the american television drama series dexter, and the 48th overall episode of the series. Julie benz speaks out about her gruesome exit from dexter. Julie benz milf and i will miss the hell out of her. Was it likely that arthur told her somehow before he killed her. The season follows dexters and miami metros investigations into a string of bizarre ritualistic killings featuring overtly religious apocalyptic symbolism. The messes are piling up, ghostharry warned dexter in sunday nights season four finale. In the end of the episode rita gets killed on dexter. I just finished watching the season 4 finale, and i was wondering if rita ever got to find out the truth about who dexter really was. List this article has been rated as listclass on the projects.
The old dexter would have ended the call and avoided the minor road incident that. Rita has dragged dexter to couples therapy, where hes hoping to come up with the right answers to salvage a marriage that seems like its about to be torn asunder on rocky shores. Ending of dexter season 4 obvious spoilers offtopic. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page where you can join the discussion. Alright, that being said, the hype for this episode was huge, and i dont need to hear from the network about the drastic ratings increase leading up to this finale. To make matters worse this all happened in front of harrison, w. Meanwhile, debra learns the truth about dexters mother, the homicide division closes in on the trinity killer. Arthur had already found out everything about dexter at the time he killed rita. Check out some spoilers and photos of the season 4 finale of dexter the getaway season 4 episode 12 that aired this sunday december. Somehow i think its within their powers to make us love rita to death and make her indispensable, but season after season shes someone on the sidelines who seams onedimensional, and of uncompelling character. Dexter has had its ups and downs, but at least the show was consistent. Unfortunately, i feel that what resulted in the season 4 finale forced everyone to attempt a more overt approach with dexter in season 5.
Ritas death felt like a smack in the face to many dexter fans, who believed the agita of the fourth season was over and that dexter could finally be happy, after doing away with the trinity. It may be that everyone believes that dexter has snapped. After a call from rita, dexter quickly kills the released murderer but totals his car after falling asleep at the wheel. With imminent danger on the horizon, dexter makes one last bid to eliminate arthur from his wife, dodging all the bullet.
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