Who is the main villain in Dexter?

Main Antagonist
Arthur Mitchell, a.k.a. the Trinity Killer, is a prolific serial killer. After discovering that Mitchell has a family and has successfully lived a dual life for more than thirty years as an active serial killer, Dexter tries to befriend him in an effort to learn how he does it.
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Who is the most evil killer in Dexter?

So, without further ado, let's grab our forensic kit and analyze the crimes of Dexter's most notorious killers.
  • 6) Barrel Girl Gang (Season 5) ...
  • 5) Koshka Brotherhood (Season 7) ...
  • 4) The Poisoner (Season 7-Season 8) ...
  • 3) Ice Truck Killer (Season 1) ...
  • 2) Trinity Killer (Season 4) ...
  • 1) Bay Harbor Butcher (The Entire Series)
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Who is the enemy of Dexter?

Arthur Mitchell, the Trinity Killer from 'Dexter' Season 4

Trinity (John Lithgow) might be the ultimate Dexter villain, if only because he's responsible for one of the biggest plot twists in the series. A family man with a dark past, Arthur's ritual involves killing multiple victims each cycle.
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Who is the main villain in Dexter season 7?

Isaak Sirko (also known as Volk, Russian for "The Wolf") is a character in Season Seven of the Showtime series DEXTER. He is the main antagonist of Season Seven and the seventh main antagonist in the series. He is the second antagonist to be from a foreign country (the first one being Lila West).
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Who is the main villain in Dexter season 5?

Lumen Ann Pierce is a fictional character portrayed by Julia Stiles in the Showtime television series Dexter, season 5.
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Who is the villain in season 6 of Dexter?

Travis Marshall (also known as The Doomsday Killer) is the main antagonist of the 6th season of the SHOWTIME series Dexter. He is portrayed by Colin Hanks.
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Does Dexter cry over Rita?

Dexter begins to whimper and groan, then shriek and scream, from anger and grief over losing Rita. “Harry” tells Dexter that his family is not better off without him and he needs to go back.
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Who is the main antagonist in Dexter season 8?

Daniel Vogel, better known as Oliver Saxon, is the main antagonist of the eighth season of the TV series Dexter. He is a serial killer known as "The Brain Surgeon" who removes parts of his victims' brains, and who becomes Dexter Morgan's nemesis.
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Who kills Deb on Dexter?

One of the most tragic moments in Dexter's original series was Deb's season 8 finale death. She had become brain dead from complications in surgery after being shot by Oliver Saxon, so Dexter mercifully pulled the plug on her life support in the show's final moments.
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Is Dexter Morgan a bad guy?

Overall, Dexter is a villain protagonist as opposed to traditionally "good" ones. While he does have an anti-heroic attitude on killing only criminals who are likely to kill again, it's not out of the goodness of his heart nor is it to make the world a better place.
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Who are the main killers in Dexter?

Main Serial Killers
  • Dexter Morgan - The Bay Harbor Butcher.
  • Brian Moser - The Ice Truck Killer.
  • George King - The Skinner.
  • Arthur Mitchell - The Trinity Killer.
  • Barrel Girl Gang - Jordan Chase, Dan Mendell, Cole Harmon, Alex Tilden, Boyd Fowler.
  • Travis Marshall - The Doomsday Killer.
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What is the best season of Dexter?

His performance is one of the reasons why season 4 is considered the best season of Dexter. Overall, Season 4 of Dexter is undoubtedly the best season of Dexter because of its writing, great antagonist, and a lot of character development. It gives fans what they love about the show.
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How many kills did Dexter have?

Dexter – aka the “Bay Harbor Butcher” – was responsible for about 140 kills before he vowed to stop in the series finale (although eventually he returns to killing in Dexter: New Blood). Dexter's kill count includes kills that stand out more than others because of the meaning they had for him personally.
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Does the Skinner get Dexter?

On the night before his wedding, Dexter is captured by The Skinner, but breaks free by taking advantage of a moment when the Skinner is distracted, shattering his hand in the process.
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Who are the villains in each season of Dexter?

  1. Arthur “The Trinity Killer” Mitchell (Season 4)
  2. Brian “The Ice Truck Killer” Moser (Season 1) ...
  3. Jordan Chase (Season 5) ...
  4. Oliver “The Brain Surgeon” Saxon (Season 8) ...
  5. Travis “The Doomsday Killer” Marshall (Season 6) ...
  6. Kurt Caldwell (Dexter: New Blood) ...
  7. Lila West (Season 2) ...
  8. Miguel Prado (Season 3) ...
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Does Rita find out about Dexter?

This is not revealed on the show.

The only two people who knew if Arthur had revealed Dexter's true identity to Rita are Arthur and Rita. Arthur was killed by Dexter shortly after he'd killed Rita, and he tells Dexter nothing that indicates he'd told her about him (nor does he leave any messages behind indicating it).
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What happens to Dexter's son?

He dies at the hands of Harrison (Jack Alcott), his long-lost son who found him hiding in Iron Lake. The one-off season ends with Harrison driving away and his father saying, "I died so you can live."
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Why was Rita killed off in Dexter?

The writers felt that dexter needed a more dark passenger side to him and decided that having Rita negated that idea. So they killed her.
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Is Jimmy Smits a bad guy on Dexter?

Miguel Prado is a character on Dexter. Miguel was a popular senior Assistant District Attorney in Miami. He serves as one of the two main antagonists of season three (the other is George King). He was portrayed by Jimmy Smits.
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Does Dexter keep Astor and Cody after Rita dies?

Feeling that he couldn't properly raise Astor, Cody, and the infant Harrison after Rita's death (while also being suspected of killing her), Astor and Cody were sent to live with their father Paul's parents in Orlando, Florida, with Astor only making a few brief appearances during the remainder of the series.
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Does Dexter attend Ritas funeral?

He realizes that he genuinely loved Rita, and returns to Miami to appear at her funeral, giving her a heartfelt eulogy before she is laid to rest.
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Did Trinity tell Rita about Dexter?

As such, audiences were just as much in the dark about the details of Rita's murder as Dexter was, especially since Trinity didn't even tell Dexter he had killed her while on his table.
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Is Dexter season 7 GOOD?

this seventh season of dexter the quality of the series dropped again but that does not mean it is still a good series, though the season was not so good so it had another great end.
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How did Arthur find Rita?

He then captures Arthur and takes him to a kill room in the bomb shelter. Arthur now knows that Dexter is a serial killer, not an extortionist. After Dexter disposes of Arthur's body in the Gulf Stream, he returns home to find Rita in the bathtub - murdered.
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