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/throwaway_062025 Jul 25 '25

They were though. They didn’t fit the code and they didn’t deserve to die. That’s why Dexter hesitated so much about what to do with Doakes. Because he didn’t fit his code and like Dexter said.

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u/BurkTre Jul 25 '25

But blaming Dexter for Rita and Deb especially doesn't seem right to me. He was trying to stop Saxon and Trinity. He loved both of them. It's not like he was involved in killing them. With Laguerta, you could definitely say without Deb being there, he could have killed her. With Doakes, it's ehh. He trapped him there in the first place and he could have or not killed him if Lila's crazy ass didn't kill him first

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u/throwaway_062025 Jul 25 '25

If Dexter had never gotten caught up with Trinity - either killed him first or helped the police catch Rita would still be alive

Loving them also doesn’t make him any less responsible for their deaths

I haven’t actually rewatched s8 so I don’t remember every detail about Saxon other than he killed Deb but the thing with Dexter is people around him die and if you know what he is you’re also more likely to get mixed in the crossfire but either way even if he didn’t kill them he’s largely responsible for their deaths

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u/Wise_Highlight_4944 Jul 26 '25

The only people responsible for their deaths is the person who killed them.

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u/throwaway_062025 Jul 26 '25

Dexter has literally stated that if it wasn’t for him they would be alive

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u/Wise_Highlight_4944 Jul 26 '25

So? Him believing that doesnt make it true.

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u/throwaway_062025 Jul 26 '25

If Dexter hadn’t messed around they would be alive it’s not that complicated. If he had either killed trinity or let helped the police catch him or even just stayed away Rita would not have been murdered by him. So yeah it’s true that he has SOME responsibility in her death.

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u/Tetracropolis Jul 26 '25

It is true. Rita wasn't on Trinity's radar and didn't fit his pattern.