Why rita died

Benz said that she would be willing to return for the revival but doesn't think it would make sense for Rita to appear.

Benz's full comment can be read below:. I would obviously do it in a heartbeat if they asked. As of late, there have been mixed reports on whether the Dexter revival is going to bring back some of the original cast members.

James Remar, who played Dexter's adoptive father for eight seasons, previously stated that Showtime didn't ask any of the original cast to return and that he didn't know what their plan was for season 9. Chung seemed to later contradict Remar's comment by saying the revival has " a lot of fresh faces, but a lot of familiar ones. While it might make sense to have characters like Angel Batista or Joey Quinn come back to effectively wrap up their stories, it would be more challenging to find a way to bring Rita back.

Rita was never really a big part of the show after her death, with Dexter moving on to find other love interests like Lumen Pierce and Hannah McKay. Also, Hall has changed his stance on playing Dexter. At first, he said that he wanted to move on from the role, but later said he might consider Dexter again, depending on how it was presented.

Since the final season of Dexter, Hall has not lacked for work. I will give you a few of my very favorites -- not sure if you have seen them, or have access to them. In my opinion, these shows are great, but more violent than Dexter. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Dexter Wiki Explore. Danco Vince Masuoka Novels. Dexter's Victims. Yates Oliver Saxon Debra Morgan. It's Alive!

Are You? Surprise, Motherfucker! What's Eating Dexter Morgan? The show has lost it's balance. Rita Morgan. That's weird. Was it still clear she was dead? 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. I didnt ayeee with their decision at all but thx writers. She then experienced the emotional turmoil that comes with dating a serial killer living a double life, only to die at the hands of a mass murderer who only brutalized her to prove a point to her husband.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Clyde Phillips, the executive producer of Dexter , tried to explain the decision to kill Rita.

We knew that we had to do more than kill Trinity. In the end, Rita was essentially a one-note character. Heading into the Dexter revival, the creative team would get a leg up on its predecessor by taking better care of the female characters because creating damsels in distress with no agency of their own means characters like Rita will never be more than expendable plot devices.

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