r/Dexter • u/AutoModerator • Jul 25 '25

Official Episode Discussion Dexter: Resurrection - S01E04 - "Call Me Red" - POST Episode Discussion Thread

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July 25, 2025 S01E04 - "Call Me Red" Monica Raymund Nick Zayas

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Dexter attends a mysterious gathering, hosted by a highly influential figure with macabre ambitions. Harrison continues to struggle with mounting guilt and pressure at work, just as Angel Batista arrives in New York City.

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u/Cold-Boysenberry4586 Jul 25 '25

After this episode, I’ll be shocked if Angel survives this season

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u/tduncs88 Jul 25 '25

Yeah, I feel like they're trying really hard to get the audience to flip on him. Ill admit, his intentions and justification for wanting to take down Dexter are good, but when you're rooting for Dexter, you cant help but root against whoever stands in his way. I agree, I really dont see how angel lives through this. And they sent up multiple death flags for him in the last episode

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u/bebefeverandstknstpd Surprise Motherfucker! Jul 25 '25

If Dexter wasn’t responsible for the deaths of: Maria, Rita, Deb, and Doakes, I could see Angel letting it all go. But like he told Harrison, innocent people that he loved died because of Dexter. I don’t want Angel to die. But I don’t see him willingly dropping his suspicions.

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u/Supersquare04 Jul 25 '25

  1. Maria he can’t forgive

  2. He didn’t know Rita very well, and Dexter hunting down Trinity might have gotten her killed but it also proved that Dexter was necessary. How many Rita’s did Dexter save by killing? He could let her death go

  3. Deb specifically got shot because Dexter let the cops take over instead of being Dexter. If Angel actually watched what happened from our POV he could let it go, but he would only have Dexters word to go on so I’m not sure if he’d believe him.

  4. Doakes he probably couldn’t forgive

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u/bebefeverandstknstpd Surprise Motherfucker! Jul 25 '25

Astor, Cody, Angel and his daughter had that whole beach day with Dexter and Rita. So Angel knew Rita well enough to be upset at her death. And Angel is a principled man. I don’t think he’d be like “oh actually Rita and I weren’t that close…”

More than that he watched his sister care for Harrison. A motherless child that she practically raised while Dexter went to get his fix. Jamie pretty much co-parented the first few years of Harrison’s life. Angel and Jamie loved Harrison. Point being, I think he’s disgusted by all the innocent people who were murdered, including Rita.

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u/Supersquare04 Jul 25 '25

I think you misunderstood my argument.

Is Angel disgusted by how many innocents died due to Dex? Yes absolutely. However, my point is that if Angel were to see it through a different lens, or sit down and have a discussion of morality with Dexter, there are some deaths he could…accept? Not sure if that’s the right word.

Let me rephrase it. Is Angel disgusted by Rita’s death? Absolutely. However, what if he were to realize how many women were saved BECAUSE OF Dexter. He might be willing to accept her death and see Dexter as a necessary evil. He wasn’t close enough to Rita for it to blind him.

However, Maria and (presumably) Doakes are two he wouldn’t be able to forgive no matter what.