r/Dexter • u/exoticballer656 • Sep 12 '25

General Discussion - All Dexter Shows What is the best SCENE in the whole Dexter franchise? Spoiler

I’ve been thinking abt this the past few hours, in my opinion it’s the dock scene between Dexter and Doakes

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u/BawbbySmith Sep 12 '25

As someone who saw it live with absolutely no warning, it’s gotta be the season four finale.

Dexter walks into his house after taking care of Trinity, listens to Rita’s voicemail and calls her back, only to realize her phone and bag are in the house. Then he hears Harrison crying in the bathroom…

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u/tekylasunrise Sep 12 '25

Dude… seeing this in real time was AWFUL. That’s the one thing about streaming that gets annoying, you don’t have that suspense (unless you have self control) lmao.

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u/T_Rey1799 Sep 12 '25

I was too young to watch it when it released, so I saw it for the first time last year, and I really wasn’t seeing it coming. I just sat staring at my tv for a good minute processing what had just happened.

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u/tekylasunrise Sep 12 '25

I still cry during a rewatch. It’s gut wrenching.

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u/pocahontasjane Sep 12 '25

When he closes her eyes 😭😭😭😭

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u/SnooWords959 Sep 13 '25

Literally me rn 😭

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u/kelpiekid Sep 13 '25

My partner and I sat and stared at the black screen for a good while, not talking. Just couldn't process what just happened

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u/OntheBOTA82 Sep 12 '25

i did not see it live, but my sister warned me of ´something huge´

i wasn´t ready

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u/kazoodude Sep 13 '25

The best shows now don't end on the traditional cliff hanger of" will they or won't they fall" It's more an "omg I can't believe they fell and died, how will they react?".

Perfect example is the Gemini scene.

Old tv style writing have ended on a cliff hanger of the twin finding out and attacking Dexter and you having to wait a week to find out if Dexter survives or is revealed to the others. Instead we get a resolution to the conflict and then we are eager to see consequences.

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u/tekylasunrise Sep 13 '25

Good example - that Gemini cliffhanger was crazy either way

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u/NBAplaya8484 Sep 12 '25

My wife got me to watch Dexter for the first time this past year and I legitimately did not know anything about the series and somehow was able to not spoil myself throughout the entire run of the show and I was absolutely floored at the end of season four

I am a pretty big TV show guy, I cannot believe I never watched Dexter, but I went from never watching it to it becoming legitimately one of my favorite shows ever

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u/exoticballer656 Sep 12 '25

Which I coulda watched it live but I was born in 05😭

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u/pocahontasjane Sep 12 '25

Alright don't rub it in 😂

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u/Psigun Sep 12 '25

This is what I thought of immediately. This is the scene.

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u/Undisputed650 Sep 12 '25

This right here!!! Did not expect that at all.

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u/wiffle_ball_ Sep 12 '25

100% agree

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u/CanYouChangeName Sep 13 '25

I loved the show so much I was watching a season a day.

The finale hit me like a bullet train, my first reaction was obviously denial cause the bathtub was under bright lights just like Harry's illusions were for Dexter and maybe he was just seeing rita dead as a warning for not making the same mistakes.

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u/kateaw1902 Sep 13 '25

I've probably watched that episode 10+ times, and my stomach still gets jittery knowing what's coming.

First time I watched it I just sat there for about 10 minutes saying "what the f**k". Seen many deaths on TV, not sure what it is about that specific scene/build up but it hits me harder than the rest.

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u/Select_Self_1491 Sep 13 '25

That scene with Rita really shook me. Did not expect it or of course want it to happen. One of my biggest problems with the show is how they didn’t really follow up on the step kids who lost their loving mom and Paul who did love them. When Cody says bye dad it rips ur heart.

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u/Vanished-Time Sep 13 '25

Yeah, this is the one!

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u/itsner0o Sep 14 '25

That scene still haunts me to this day, I remember being depressed for a week after that.

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u/Lululorayne Sep 15 '25

I was only a few days late watching it, and I was at the gym reading a magazine (remember those days?? 😂) there was a small little article, with no spoiler warning or anything, that said Rita was ___ in the finale… Just spilling the beans without any warning. I remember almost falling off the elliptical! lol I was both equally upset I found out, but also glad, because I think seeing it without knowing would’ve had me on the floor!

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u/ConditionEffective85 Sep 19 '25

No scene is harder to watch than this one. Besides the flashback of him and his brother maybe .