Why does Dexter throw Deb in the ocean?

It was a cruel irony that Dexter's last kill turned out to be his sister. She was technically alive when he pulled the plug, making it an especially heartbreaking death. He also buried her at sea, dropping Debra into the sea to mark the end of his time in the life he'd made for himself.
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Why does Deb curse so much?

Deb's foul mouth could be a result of the trauma she experienced throughout her life. She lost her mom when she was young. Not long after, she also lost her father, Harry (James Remar). Deb's penchant for cursing could have developed from grieving her parents.
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What does Dexter do with Debs body?

In the final episode of Dexter—called “Remember the Monsters?”—Dexter's cop-sister, Deb (played by Jennifer Carpenter) was shot. In the hospital, she suffered a stroke that left her in a permanently vegetative state and ultimately, Dexter pulled her life support and dumped her body in the ocean.
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Who did Dexter throw in the ocean?

What was the significance of the last scene of Dexter in Season 8 episode 12? Bookmark this question. Show activity on this post. In the final episode of Dexter we saw that Dexter took Debra from the hospital and throws her into the sea.
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Does Dexter ever hook up with Deb?

When that revelation stirred up some jealous feelings, Deb finally confessed to Dexter that she's in love with him. So we now have a brother-sister-serial-killer-cop-other-lady-serial-killer love triangle on our hands. To recap: Dexter was going to kill Hannah, then he decided to have sex with her instead.
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What episode do Deb and Dexter kiss?

Dexter Daily | Dexter: New Blood: POLL: About Dexter-Deb Kiss Scene on Episode 6.11.
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Does Deborah fall in love with Dexter?

At the end of the season, her therapist helps her realize that she has been in love with Dexter all along. She finally makes peace with the idea — on the same day that she catches Dexter in the act of murdering "Doomsday Killer" Travis Marshall (Colin Hanks).
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Where did Dexter dump Matt's body?

Therefore, he decides to dispose of his victim's body in a much more concrete way. Dexter throws Matt Caldwell's butchered remains into a furnace under a smokestack, which causes his ashes to disperse throughout Iron Lake; making Matt's death even more sinister.
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How did they find the bodies in Dexter?

Discovery of Bodies

Hoping to find the ship and its gold, two scuba divers approach the site. Their metal detector crackles and they search through the the sand, finding a cleaver. Nearby, they notice a black garbage bag and open it. They're shocked when body parts emerge, and they hastily swim back to the surface.
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Why was Dexter Cancelled?

From his perspective, the series finale was designed to be open-ended because it was always Showtime's intent to continue the story years later. That's exactly what happened with New Blood which picked up with Dexter a decade later living under the alias Jim Lindsay in upstate New York.
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Is Hannah a killer in Dexter?

Hannah McKay is a character in the Showtime series DEXTER. She was a serial killer with whom Dexter Morgan became romantically involved.
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Why did people not like the ending of Dexter?

Many argued the final episode of Dexter felt a bit forced. Some critics even cite that the ending as an absolute anticlimax. These sentiments are further fueled by the revelation that the showrunner for the first four seasons, Clyde Phillips, had planned on the show coming to a close with the death of Dexter.
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Why does Dexter leave Harrison with Hannah?

Dexter didn't plan to abandon Hannah and Harrison

Debra's death caused Dexter to realize that his very existence put Hannah and Harrison in danger. Although Dexter originally planned to flee with Harrison and Hannah to Argentina in the Season 8 finale, he ultimately chose to fake his death in the hurricane.
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Is Deb Dexter's Dark Passenger?

Dexter: New Blood brings Deb back as the show's new Dark Passenger, and here's why a dead family member always plays that role for the titular killer. The Showtime reboot recently premiered, setting up Dexter Morgan's (Michael C. Hall) new life as "Jim Lindsay" in the snowy, sleepy town of Iron Lake, NY.
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Is Deb the new Harry?

Deb replacing Harry as Dexter's Dark Passenger is a clear indicator that Dexter will no longer follow his father's version of "The Code" in the series reboot. In the Dexter season 9 trailer, the protagonist has spent a decade existing under a false identity in an isolated part of upstate New York.
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Does Dexter ever get caught?

In the Dexter: New Blood finale, Dexter is finally arrested by his on-and-off-again girlfriend, Angela Bishop (Julia Jones). Dexter was never arrested before this point. Dexter's arrest finally reveals cracks in the titular killer's facade. For once in his life, Dexter has to answer for his vigilante-style justice.
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Who finds out Dexter secret?

Debra Morgan finds out Dexter's secret.

By the end of Dexter: New Blood, only four were still alive, with eight being directly murdered by Dexter.
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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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Did Rita know Dexter serial killer?

Rita was completely unaware that Dexter was a serial killer, and it delighted her that he was great with her children.
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Who is Matt Caldwell's dad?

Kurt Caldwell aka The Runaway Killer is the Main Antagonist of the Showtime special event series Dexter: New Blood. The father of Matt Caldwell, Kurt was a prolific serial killer of runaway teenage girls, who lived a double life as the unofficial mayor of the small town of Iron Lake in upstate New York for 25 years.
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Do they find Matt's body in Dexter?

Dexter (Michael C. Hall) enrolls Harrison (Jack Alcott) in school and is persuaded by the principal to connect more with his son. Dexter is later called in to the police station, where Angela (Julia Jones) explains that wildlife cameras in the woods identified Matt and an unrecognizable figure through thermal imaging.
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What did Dexter put Matt in?

Dexter hides his body under his fire pit, but it can't stay there. Knowing cadaver dogs will sniff him out, he has to put Matt somewhere he can't be tracked. He ultimately decides in Dexter: New Blood Episode 3 to put the body in the town's incinerator and burn it.
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Who kills Debra 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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Who does Dexter love the most?

Throughout all nine seasons of Dexter, our favorite serial killer was romantically involved with five ladies. Lila was perhaps Dexter's craziest love interest, and the affair that caused a rift between him and Rita.
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Who is older Dexter or Debra?

Early Life. Born to Doris Morgan and Harry Morgan, Debra was the adoptive sister of Dexter, whom Harry had rescued from the Shipping Yard, 5 years before her birth.
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