Why was Rita killed off on 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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Does Rita come back in Dexter?

In the fifth season premiere "My Bad", Dexter realizes, much to his own surprise, that he genuinely loved Rita and is devastated by her death. Julie Benz reprised her role as Rita as a special guest star in a flashback to her and Dexter's first date, and as a corpse.
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Why does the Trinity Killer kill Rita?

He mainly killed Rita in retaliation for Dexter blackmailing him and stealing his money, not as part of his ritual.
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Do they think Dexter killed Rita?

At the end of season four, Dexter and Rita were planning to finally go on their delayed honeymoon when another serial killer Dexter knew, called The Trinity Killer (played by John Lithgow), murdered her in a gruesome bathtub scene. The audience was stunned, and it turns out that they weren't the only ones.
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What happens to dexters kids when 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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Who did Dexter leave his son with?

Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) arrives at the airport with his son Harrison (Jadon Wells) to leave for Argentina with Hannah McKay (Yvonne Strahovski), who is hiding in the women's bathroom from private detective Jacob Elway (Sean Patrick Flanery).
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Where does Dexter live after Rita dies?

Season Five

After Astor returns to the house to see where her mother was murdered, she refuses to live with Dexter. Both she and Cody move to Orlando with their grandparents, while Dexter and Harrison reside at his apartment.
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Why did Dexter throw Deb body in the ocean?

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. It was poetic justice that Dexter, who had experienced a thrill disposing of his victims in the exact same way, had to let go of his sister like this.
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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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Did Rita cheat on Dexter?

Angered that Lila had done that, Dexter broke up with her, telling her to stay away from him and Rita. The next day, Dexter apologized to Rita for his infidelity, saying that Lila was one of his biggest mistakes.
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Does Dexter kill Joey Quinn?

He is ultimately suspended by Lieutenant Maria LaGuerta in order to protect Dexter. Quinn starts to have doubts about going after Dexter as he gets closer to Debra. However, he is unable to get out of it as Stan blackmails him. Stan the kidnaps Dexter who later kills him.
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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 killed Lundy Dexter?

Lundy was killed in Dexter season 4 by the Trinity Killer's daughter, Christine, after she realized that he was too close to catching Arthur Mitchell.
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Will Rita be in season 9 of Dexter?

Dexter's Julie Benz is Open to Returning as Rita in Season 9. Julie Benz, who played Rita Bennett for four seasons of Dexter, is open to returning as her character but doesn't think it would make sense.
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How did the original Dexter end?

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 died in the bathtub in Dexter?

The last we saw of Julie Benz on the "Showtime" hit Dexter was that she was definitely dead in a bathtub at the end of season 4 -- a victim of the Trinity Killer. But somehow Julie Benz's character Rita will return for season 5, according to EW.com.
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Does Dexter catch Trinity?

The season ends with Dexter finally catching Mitchell and killing him with a hammer. Once Mitchell is dead, Dexter returns home to find that hours before, the Trinity Killer murdered his wife Rita. Dexter finds her dead in the bathtub with his son Harrison crying in a pool of her blood on the floor.
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Who was the real Dexter?

Twitchell spent time turning the garage into a "kill room" before brutally beating and stabbing Altinger to death, after which he placed his body on a table and methodically dismembered him — all actions eerily reminiscent of the fictional Dexter character himself.
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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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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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Did Dexter date his sister?

The two begin a relationship after she saves his life. Because of her success on the Skinner case, Debra receives her detective shield at the end of the season. She also serves as Dexter's best man at his and Rita's wedding.
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Does Dexter go to Rita's 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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Why did Cody change in Dexter?

Cody was replaced after Season 1

Being a partner to Rita and a father to her children Astor (Christina Robinson) and Cody is important for his emotional growth. Throughout the series, Dexter realizes that he cares for Rita and her family more than he initially believes.
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Do Astor and Cody come back to Dexter?

Will Astor and Cody appear on the revival? Showrunner Clyde Phillips confirmed Astor and Cody won't appear in Dexter: New Blood, but he imagines they are living happily. “They're basically off in the world living their lives,” he told TV's Top Five.
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