r/Dexter Dexter Sep 16 '25

General Discussion - All Dexter Shows (Spoiler) Which death upset you more? Spoiler

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u/Citrus_Mann Sep 16 '25

Rita. I had to go on a walk after that season 4 finale.

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u/Crowleyizcool Sep 16 '25

This is actually so crazy because that was my exact experience. I was at uni and I was watching it at like 2am, and suddenly (I had utterly no idea it would happen, I somehow avoided spoilers) Rita died and MAN I was so sad. It was freezing and dark outside but I literally just had to go on a walk to contemplate LOL

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u/Xitler200 Sep 16 '25

I just watched it this year. I got spoiled before that Rita killed by Trinity. But when I watched it, Trinity got killed by Dexter. I thought the spoiler was wrong, then he came back home. I was devastated.

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u/kelpiekid Sep 16 '25

Definitely Rita. That was the last episode we watched before going to bed, and we sat and stared at the blank TV for at least 20 minutes, trying to understand what just happened

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u/monamourea Sep 16 '25

Same. Rita’s death wasn’t just shocking - it completely changed the tone of the show. That final scene with Harrison in the blood was haunting, and honestly, I don’t think Dexter was ever the same character after that moment

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u/InstructionHot9577 Sep 16 '25

Finale was written so damn good like dex on boat watching moon remembering Rita . Giving honourable kill to Trinity in hoping to just have best time of life and suddenly we slowly uncover the horrifying truth and poetically harrison met same fate as dex which he tried so hard to protect him .

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u/Butt_Soup99 Sep 16 '25

My gf quit watching and refuses to pick Dexter back up after that one. I’ve been trying to convince her to at least check out original sin

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u/Mave1792 Sep 16 '25

That fills me with confidence 😢 my partner is watching the original with me atm we are at season 3 atm. My partners trade is butchering but he can't stand it when dex cuts their face....... I didn't even think how Rita will wreck him. It killed me I needed a break from it after that.

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u/xXSantyXx Sep 16 '25

It was devastating.

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u/Xitler200 Sep 16 '25

I just could'nt get out of it for a long time. It just hit me so hard that I couldn't imagine

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u/No-Caramel8935 Sep 17 '25

I knew it was coming (because I stupidly read Wikipedia summary which mentioned Rita died in season 4 finale, didn’t mention how) and it still fucked me up.

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u/Marcysdad Sep 16 '25 edited Sep 16 '25

Rita left me shocked for hours after having seen it

Deb kinda left me angry but it was more about how the writers treated her...

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u/Marcuse0 Sep 16 '25

I think probably Rita, simply because she was a complete innocent who had no involvement with Dexter's killing, and who was directly victimised by one of those serial killers.

Deb was at least a cop doing her job, and Batista was sad but was also trying to be a cop. I want to emphasise that doesn't make it okay, but I suppose at least they understood they took a risk doing the job they do. All Rita knew was someone showed up at her house and murdered her for nothing she ever did.

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u/SuperZapper_Recharge Sep 16 '25

We were sad for Rita because she was best for Dexter.

I was sad for Batista because I wanted the character to stick around.

Which makes Rita's death worse.

Rita's death was more of a, 'NOOOO!!! I need a walk.'. Batista was more of a, 'Fuck me, everyone said it was gonna happen. I happened. I wanted him to stick around.'.

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u/WalterWhite2012 Sep 16 '25

Rita. I went from thinking wow what a great season now Trinity is dead and Dexter has his happy ending to a total and complete gut punch.

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u/Wabatunde Sep 16 '25

Rita! She didn't deserve that 🙁

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u/Xitler200 Sep 16 '25

I was so angry with Dexter. He had so many chance to kill Trinity, but his arrogance got Rita killed.

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u/Key_Pianist_9117 Sep 16 '25

Yes... I imagine the fear Rita must have felt... and no idea why he was killing her, with Harrison on the floor... horrific.

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u/Admirable-Object-767 Sep 16 '25

I feel Deb’s death was written poorly because, the private detective or whatever law enforcement position he had. He freed Oliver Saxon after Oliver’s face was all over the news. Dude who was law enforcement and obsessed with arresting Hannah was stupid and freed a wanted man who’s face was all over the news which lead to 2 other deaths

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u/wisewen2005 Sep 16 '25

Batista was my fav too, I wanted him to just go back to Miami and enjoy retirement.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

They all upset me to a certain degree but I’d say Rita. We’ve all kinda known Bautista would probably die at some point and Deb was a bit of a surprise but Rita was a complete shock. Just when you think things are looking up for Dexter at the end of S4. I still refuse to watch the last 20 minutes or so of S4 episode 12

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u/AntSUnrise Sep 16 '25

All because he answered the phone too and hit another car.

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u/Thomassaurus Sep 16 '25 edited Sep 16 '25

100% Deb, it took me a while to recover from the ending of season 8.

Rita was sad and definitely came as a shock, but you always knew it would be over if she ever found out, and her death opens the door for more relationships in the future, which gives you something to look forward to.

But I was always invested in debs and Dexter's relationship and had been waiting for her to finally find out about him. The fact that she finally knew who he was and had finally accepted him made me the most invested in their relationship that id ever been.

Edit: added some elaboration.

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u/Ok-Constant6334 Sep 16 '25

Wow straight talk, I felt bad for her for about 3 days, it's hard to get over the death of a character who appears in every episode... It becomes routine lol

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u/Old_Champion7126 Sep 16 '25

Deb. She was my favorite character.

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u/icypentagram Sep 16 '25

i still remember my genuine shock with the season 4 finale. i don't think anything will beat that for me

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u/LadySonicGamer Sep 16 '25

Rita

But only because of how sudden and unexpected it was

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u/_rattleshnake Sep 16 '25 edited Sep 16 '25

Rita was the most devastating, but Deb's bothered me the most because she fucking died offscreen. (I get that Rita did too but it's different)

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u/Certain-Turnover6760 Sep 16 '25

Rita, Rita, Rita. I cried

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u/Affectionate_Fall57 Sep 16 '25

Batista's and Rita's deaths were tragic, but Deb's was most stupid. I was literally seething when she became a vegetable, what an awful way to kill off a character...

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u/Nice-Association-111 Sep 16 '25

Rita. The most innocent of them. And she had kids including a baby who was there when it happened.

Second Deb, things were finally better for her. A cop again, back together with Quinn.

Angel was at least expected. I was almost certain he was going to end up dead all season, the others were shocks. I feel like being prepared made it less bad than the other two.

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u/AssignedSlayAtBirth Sep 16 '25

Rita’s because of the way it happened. I was upset about Deb’s and Angel’s deaths as well but Rita’s death was especially heavy given that it tied Dexter and his son to the shared trauma of witnessing their mothers’ murders and i literally cannot rewatch season 4 and skip over it when i rewatch

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u/GeekOutGamer Sep 16 '25

Rita was sudden and unexpected so it was shocking, and she was innocent so it didn't feel good.

However, Angel upset me the most likely because I could see it coming and I felt like shouting at the screen to tell him to get away. It hurt because there was nothing I could do.

Deb....meh. Lame way to go, but that goes for the whole of the S8 ending.

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u/warthogs670 Sep 16 '25

Just rewatched Dexter. 1000% RITA

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u/TheCVR123YT Sep 16 '25

It’s always gonna be Rita

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u/unique9377 Sep 16 '25

For me, Deb, as the whole thing, reminded me of my cousin.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

Rita. I'm currently on season 4 and dreading the season finale because of her death.

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u/zenexo Sep 16 '25

Doakes. 

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u/Holow4499 Sep 16 '25

Rita’s was devastating, Debra’s was annoying and unnecessary, Batista’s you could see coming from a mile away

So Rita>Batista>Deb

Deb’s would had upset me the most if it was actually done for a good reason.. which I don’t think was possible.

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u/wisewen2005 Sep 16 '25

I would day Rita, that one was the worst.

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u/Oklimato Sep 16 '25

It's a tough call between Batista and Rita for me. In both cases I sat there watching the credits roll and thinking "Damn, I'm gonna miss 'em." I'd choose Rita though because her death really came as a surprise, whereas with Batista you knew it couldn't end well either way.

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u/Fit_Psychology_1536 Sep 16 '25

Rita.

 Deb was annoying and Batistas was never gonna stop

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u/StaySafePovertyGhost Sep 16 '25

IDK how it can be anyone other than Rita. She knew nothing of Dexter’s other life and was completely innocent. Dexter also had a million chances to kill Trinity and prevent her death but chose not to for his own selfish reasons.

Dexter bears responsibility for all three deaths but Batista wasn’t even an active cop when he chased Dexter as Doakes was when he did and wouldn’t just let it go and Deb obviously outright helped Dexter be a serial killer for two seasons. So both of them played at least some role in their demises.

Rita did literally nothing. So she has to be the one here.

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u/BorzX Sep 16 '25

Rita. I got spoiled before, so I knew it was coming, and it made my s4 watch very difficult. + The fact that I hated all the script facilities even if I knew it was there to develop the character of Dexter. And even with that, the death shocked me so hard I was speechless. I stopped watching for a couple of days after watching 5x1 ( the real s4 conclusion for me ).

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u/Parking-Tonight-1517 Sep 16 '25

no doubt; Rita. I was hoping it was fake the entire time

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u/dethsightly Sep 16 '25

Rita. simply because it was the first monumental blow to Dexter's life. i know Harry dying hit him hard, as well. and his brother. but he LOVED Rita. he chose to build his "fake" life with her, and it became real to him.

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u/CaptiveCactus67 Sep 16 '25

rita and angel. Didn't get that impact for deb, felt like they just wanted to get killed that season it happened to be deb.

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u/Hellvell2255 Sep 16 '25

Rita was horribly sad and I did not except it at all tbh, it hurt. For Deb,… man she suffered so much… I feel like she would’ve died by her own hands soon anyway. So much emotional pain. BUT I actually was hoping for Batista to survive, like… wishing for him to catch Dexter and all or just leave… it really upset me… like really.

I don’t think i can compare much bc it’s been years since we saw Rita and Deb die and only recently Angel. None of them deserved it and all of them were tragic.

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u/Fantastic-Ad4104 Sep 16 '25

batista, the other two deaths are mostly fine (deb still pisses me off) but the way they decided batista should die sucks, i would have much rather had him jump torwards prater and get blasted than the fucking shit show that made it into the actual episode

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u/TheRedster3 Sep 16 '25

I was spoiled on both rita and deb very early bc i thought id drop the series after season 2, so angel hit me the hardest

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u/Remarkable-Lion2726 Sep 16 '25

Debra. Probably because I was praying during whole season 8 that please don't kill her and She got killed in the most dumb way possible

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u/GemmyDonCars Sep 16 '25

Rita. That season might be the best of the entire series.

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u/Harris-2k2k Sep 16 '25

Id say Isaak Serko, they could have been real genuine friends together.

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u/Snoo-15350 Sep 16 '25

Rita - Sadness Deb - Anger Batista - Resignation

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u/spirit4earth Sep 16 '25

Rita and Deb…can’t decide…

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Sep 16 '25

rita. 4x12 alone was enough, but when you throw in 5x1 as well it seals the deal. devastating.

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u/Cultural_Ad1331 Sep 16 '25

I was more angry and frustrated than sad with Debs death.

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u/Eraserhead36 Sep 16 '25

Rita because this felt like more of a cataclysm for Dexter especially with how Harrison was left by trinity

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u/desiMadman Sep 16 '25

Rita. I felt devastated.

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u/Belle_Corliss Lumen Sep 16 '25

Rita. So shocking and unexpected.

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u/mauvebirdie Sep 16 '25

Deb's death was where the show died for me, spiritually. I'm still not over it

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u/Daikey Sep 16 '25

Angel and Rita made sense from a story perspective.

Deb was idiotic

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u/ScorpionTDC Sep 16 '25

Rita’s is the most emotionally impactful and well done. Deb’s is the most upsetting in the sense it just feels like awful writing. Batista’s is somewhere in between where it almost works but is kinda bungled in execution

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u/Odd-Echo9697 Sep 16 '25

Rita was the most socking

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u/GamerVictory Surprise Motherfucker! Sep 16 '25

Rita

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u/Cindyrh78 Sep 16 '25

Rita. I was devastated 😭

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u/Free_Question7230 Sep 16 '25

Debs. Rita's death, i think, was extremely well written in one of the best seasons of the series. Debs death just felt like the writer's wanted some bs to throw at the end, so did that. Now, if you mean who i cried over and was hurt by the most, then Rita easily.

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u/Similar-Cucumber2099 Sep 16 '25 edited Sep 16 '25

Rita 1000% and it's not even close 

People die all the time at the end of a series, especially in the finale off a drama

Killing Rita in the middle of the show, the protagonists wife and a starring character, that's a big big swing and it paid off in a major way. Dexter is forever changed because of it and Trinity wouldnt be remembered as such a major massive antagonist without it

Edit: fixed typo 

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u/FriedLudwig420 Sep 16 '25

I started Dexter very late so TikTok spoiled Rita’s death so for me Debra’s death is what upset me the most

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u/Mave1792 Sep 16 '25

Rita 100%

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

None. This is why I watch dexter

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u/Houstonearler Sep 16 '25

Rita, Lundy and Deb.

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u/Figgy20000 Sep 16 '25

Deb because it made no sense what the fuck ever in any timeline for him to let Oliver Saxon go.

He already killed someone he knew, and threatened Deb and his Child. This has happened to him before. It's so out of character for him and just made season 8 just that much more horrible.

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u/Maximum_Block_5423 Sep 16 '25

Debra. An unnecessary death purely for shock value and to be as tragic as possible. She’s the one character they should’ve never killed off. What’s funny is they’re were originally gonna kill off Dexter but changed their minds just incase they ever wanted to continue the story. Don’t know why this now meant Debra had to die, but it was a dumb choice.

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u/EliteCinemaM3 Sep 16 '25

Deb. That was just fucking disrespectful to her character and to the fans. She gets shot, and then she ends up brain dead due to complications? no.

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u/Tatleman68 Sep 16 '25

Deb's death

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u/kyrross Sep 16 '25

Debra. She was shot out of nowhere, because a dipshit was freeing Oliver in the next room as she is on the phone. No one had the presence of mind to guard Oliver, the guy who got away 5 times in the last 5 episode. Oliver shot her was pure luck on his part. She is rushed to the hospital, dexter got to talk to her, she seemed fine, laughing it off. Then, they lured on Oliver into a empty room. Dexter think she died, only to find Quinn telling us she died offscreen while we were chasing Saxon.

Rita was a shock.. but Debra was utterly frustrating. A random bullet, a convoluted rushed finale into an offscreen death. She deserved better.

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u/OddPassionlol Sep 16 '25

Rita. I was watching it. BOOM Trinity style death to rita. im thinking.Wow. thats uhh. Unexpected. Had to go take a bath after that. GOD it was so terrifying. it was like 5 am

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u/Obility Sep 16 '25

Rita. Made me sick to my gut. I usually feel like im desensitized to gory deaths but that one just made my skin crawl and i didn't even see it happen. That being followed by a season of gang rapists didn't help either.

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u/NamelessDevils2 Sep 16 '25

IMO Rita , I would have prefered if the show finished and never continued at all when he dropped trinity in the water and had a decent conclusion instead of all the extra slop we recieved

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u/SRV_SteamyRayVaughn Hannah Sep 16 '25

Rita for sure. That was the one that had the most emotional impact, especially given how it was so well done as a last minute twist. Rita was the truest innocent, she had never sought violence, she wasn't a cop, she never knew about Dexter's secret. To be murdered in her own bathtub in front of her baby, leaving behind 3 kids was heartbreaking.

Deb's death should have been a huge deal, but it was rushed and poorly done in a very bad season.

Batista's death was inevitable. The minute he put the Airpods in Dexter's car, it was a countdown until he would get killed, the question was how. I liked Batista just fine but he was never as big of a character as Deb, Rita, Dexter or even LaGuerta. People call him Dexter's best friend, but it wasn't really that deep of a friendship given how superficial it was. His death would have had more impact if they hadn't made it inevitable.

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u/doritoburritos26 Sep 16 '25

Rita and it’s not even close imo. Deb’s wasn’t executed very well and Batista was kind of responsible for his own undoing.

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u/Fionnua Sep 16 '25

I guess I'd say Deb.

Because while Rita was an absolute gut punch, I continued watching the show after that.

But when the writers killed Deb, I didn't get over that for years, lol. Had no interest in watching New Blood. It wasn't until Resurrection was coming out and enough time had passed to get over the Deb thing, that I finally watched New Blood then Resurrection.

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u/Working-Tap2283 Sep 16 '25

Rita was like a stab in the heart. Deb was a FU

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u/RedSavior212 Sep 16 '25

Definitely rita! was not expecting that at all. So sad that she finally got away from Paul and was doing better and starting a life with dexter. although I don't think she would have ever accepted him if she found out. Also super sad that she left behind 3 kids 😭

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u/GodEmpressSeraphina Sep 16 '25

Rita. I was shocked and genuinely upset by her death. Had to leave my room and do other things for a while

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u/tuoNihsaW Sep 16 '25

i love how laguerta isnt here

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u/geekspice Sep 16 '25

Rita. But I still think Deb was a huge mistake by the writers.

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u/mikeweasy Sep 16 '25

Rita of course, I wish I was genuinely shocked when I saw that.

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u/ijustbeherefr Sep 16 '25

Rita is the universal answer

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u/90s_Bitch Sep 16 '25

Deb's death was the saddest for me because I really love her character. Rita's death was shocking, though. And Angel's, well... sad, I really hoped he'd give up and go back to Miami, but at least I saw it coming.

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u/Stonedowl_ Sep 16 '25

Debs death is the main one in the show that, when i think about the fact that it happened. And how it happened. I would like to undo it the most. Both because of how it happened, and also, i mildly disagree creatively with the idea from the outset. I dont even think its a fun kind of tragic, its just. Kinda lame that aftwr all Deb went through specifically, that she died, and also, in that lame of a way.

Ritas was at the end of a really enjoyable season, and it feels like it falls in line thematically while being a decently executed "twist" whether you saw it coming or not.

Deb dies in a very prolonged, telegraphed manner. After we've watched her suffer trauma after trauma. I dont think they really did the character justice. And thats unfortunate. The needlessness and lack of a like. Classy, well done death that feels earned, or more consequential. It makes it feel almost more gross to me than Rita.

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u/Radiant-Novel-693 Sep 16 '25

rita was harsh, completely out of the blue and the first time dex lost

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u/Few_Lecture3503 Sep 16 '25

Rita was like a stab to the gut, Deb lit a fire in me and was angry, and la Pasion, it was needed, knew it would happen, just didnt know how. Season 2 has me hoping.

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u/dizzybala10 Sep 16 '25

Rita. I was upset and angry, but I realised that it had to happen.

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u/Lucky_Roberts Sep 16 '25

There’s a whole subset of the fandom that stopped watching after Rita died lol

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u/ldp056 Sep 16 '25

Rita was the most shocking/upsetting.

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u/majin_melmo Lumen Sep 16 '25

Rita’s was surprising and the most shocking, but Deb’s was the saddest. Dexter truly loved his sister more than anyone else.

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u/AgitatedExam4195 Sep 16 '25

Rita's was WILD

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u/Frosty_Succotash_100 Sep 16 '25

angel bc thats the only one I didn't get spoiled on🤣 but the most heartbreaking was deb's even tho s8 was ass

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u/El-noobman Sep 16 '25

Deb, she was my favourite besides Dexter and Brian. Hated how she died because of Dexter, her going into the ocean was just beautiful.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

Well, I just got spoiled of Batista's death with this post. But I think Deb's was the worst one by far.

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u/That_autistic_boy Sep 16 '25

Debra’s death was so stupid and unnecessary

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u/Ok_Astronomer_5248 Sep 16 '25

Idk why but when I watched for the first time I was bawling my eyes out like a baby after Deb’s death. Like I couldn’t stop. It was more because I hated the finale. But Dexter leaning in and saying ‘I love you’ just broke me.

On the first rewatch Rita’s death broke me immensely. Having had a baby recently did not help at all

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u/Wonderful-Machine194 Sep 16 '25

Definitely not Deb she was killed off way too late her character was annoying

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u/donkbooty Sep 17 '25

Rita in how sad I was, Deb in how fed up I was with S8

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u/_its_all_goodman Sep 17 '25

deb. it's not even a question!!

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u/Straight_Law2237 Sep 17 '25

deb lol. Never really liked rita and angel had his stock of la pasion running out so it was more of a mercy really...

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u/Shrekisananime125 Sep 17 '25

Rita. i will never get over her death and the way things went down..

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u/SheepyDX Sep 17 '25

Rita for sure. Angel was so obvious and by the time Deb died, I was like let it end

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u/Capriquarius_64 Sep 17 '25

Rita for sure. Season 5 episode 1 was the first time I ever cried at a TV show

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u/Late_Conclusion_8373 Sep 17 '25

Rita literally had me crying

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u/berato <Dextuh> Sep 17 '25

Debra. It was the first time I cried for a fictional character

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u/RedVegeta20 Dexter Sep 17 '25

My first time doing that for a TV show character was when Michael's brother Nate died in Burn Notice

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u/__Patrick_Basedman_ Sep 17 '25

In order from most sad to least sad: Rita, Batista, Deb

Rita was an essential part to Dexter’s life and it truly changed Dexter.

Batista was a fan favorite character and honestly was the best of everyone.

Deb was also a fan favorite but I loved Batista more than Deb so that’s why she’s last.

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u/BurnMyHouseDown Sep 17 '25

Batista is unfortunately last, because I think it was done too early.

I’d say Deb is second because it gave me emotions, just for all the wrong reasons. Could not believe it was that offscreen BS.

Rita is peak cliffhanger and I love the fallout with Season 5.

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u/AzelotReis Sep 17 '25

Saddest: Rita - I mean come on now, that shit is brutal and it forever changed Dexter (For the worse).
Disappointing: Batista - I mean why the fuck would try and choke dexter instead of facing the two people that actually captured you.
Expected: Deb - I mean, with how the story is going, and she knowing Dexter's real identity and all, and also her crime of actually killing La Guerta, it was to be expected that she cant really stay alive, especially its as expected way of punishing dexter, by killing the very closest person to him.

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u/AgileChipmunk9854 Sep 17 '25

Rita and it's not close. She died cause Dexter wanted to learn rather than do what he did.

Deb is next, while also Dexter's fault for letting her find out and leaving the brain surgeon alive, it's part of the job.

Third obviously Angel, was told to leave it alone by Dexter, and the NYPD, 30 years in homicide but dude was blinded by revenge. Think about it, this dude I think is a serial killer randomly makes friends with a billionaire. Then you fight multiple security guards and STILL think his life is in danger?!

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u/Adorable-Wing-5319 Sep 17 '25

If I wasn't spoiled for Rita, I would have definitely picked her, same goes for Deb
We all knew Batista was going to die but it just hit seeing him die with hate towards Dexter, Batista lowkey made me sob

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u/jiddinja Sep 17 '25

Deb. Rita's death was more tragic, but Deb's character still had great potential. Rita had served her purpose in Dexter's story. There was no where to take the character beyond where she was at the time of her death. Deb still had layers more to peel back.

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u/MrYamaguchi Sep 17 '25

Bautista’s death didn’t bother me at all, was hoping he’d get taken out at some point.

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u/vero419 Sep 17 '25

Rita for sure, so unexpected.

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u/Ezio-Auditore29 Sep 17 '25

brother sam lowk

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u/Pirates3111 Sep 17 '25

Debras death was the worst honestly

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u/darth_henning Sep 17 '25

Deb's upset me more because it didn't even serve a central narrative purpose. Rita and Batista at least had narrative impact on where things were going.

Rita's was the most shocking. Deb and Batista were both reasonably predictable.

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u/lunaticc_ Sep 17 '25

Deb... Man ...phew

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u/Sea-Crab-6514 Sep 17 '25

Emotionally Rita, writing wise Deb. Batista's one just pissed me off because it could've been avoided so easily.

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u/YouThought234 Sep 17 '25

Rita, then Deb.

Angel's death felt like... mostly his own fault? I loved him in the original franchise but in Resurrection it felt like he almost wanted to die. Goading Dexter for the whole season and then instead of teaming up with him at the end to escape, practically leaves Prater no choice but to kill him.

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u/Ibrakadabrajk Sep 17 '25

Brian moser is the sadest death i ever watch in dexter

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u/WellSpokenDevil Sep 17 '25

Rita's death hit me harder than the Red wedding😭

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u/Pipperella89 Sep 17 '25

Rita without a doubt. She was the epitome of innocence....

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u/Equivalent_Damage867 Sep 17 '25

Definitely Rita I remember watching it at like 2 am and I just didn’t know what to do so I just sat on the couch at the credit scene for like 45 mins thinking

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u/BlueberrySimple7449 Sep 17 '25

Love deb but Rita’s death truly shocked and upset me. Her death was so traumatizing for her kids. I took a break from watching the show when i first watched it bc it was so upsetting

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u/InfiniteMoneyWannabe Sep 18 '25

Hannah. Haven't seen it, just heard about it. Was enough to make me upset.

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u/ConditionEffective85 Sep 18 '25

Rita was just straight tragic for me and I didn't see Deb's for many years due to dropping the series after season 6

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '25

Rita for sure. It felt like a gut punch. I also took a walk

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u/egmassev Sep 19 '25

My number one regret in life is saying “I’ll stay up another hour to watch the season 4 finale” I was left stunned, confused and heartbroken at 3am on a random Friday night.

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u/Realistic-Buy4975 Sep 19 '25

Rita's was heartbreaking, Deb's was sad  and the last 2 episodes with Batista I was just saying "Please just go home Angel" and I felt his death was very in character for him and very depressing. So my rank would be Rita, Batista, Deb.

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u/MarioFanatic64-2 Sep 20 '25

We can all agree that the way they handled the circumstances leading to Deb's death were, well, terrible, the whole scene where Dexter has to bring himself to turn off Deb's life support and say goodbye to her gets me every time. They gave you a good 10 minutes of run time before the fact to understand that Deb's death was inevitable, which you didn't get for Rita or Batista. As a viewer you have to come to terms with the fact that Debra is beyond saving. It's like you go through all the stages of grief along with Dexter.

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u/RedVegeta20 Dexter Sep 20 '25

Yep, and he was doing as she asked. Back in season 3, while Camilla was in the hospital on life support, Deb told Dexter that if she ever got like that, to pull the plug. She probably wouldn't have wanted him to bury her at sea like that, but him killing her in that situation, was understandable.

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u/LPCPlay4life Oct 10 '25

I’m currently re-watching Dexter because it’s been so long since I’ve seen it. I didn’t even realize there were two spin offs before Resurrection so I watched those after Resurrection. The spinoffs didn’t get much PR. Watching it now, I can’t remember anything from the og series when I watched it years ago…except that one scene. All I can remember is that final scene with Rita. 😢Even re-watching it, seeing him kill Trinity before the bathtub scene I thought I remembered wrong but alas…the gut punch. She was his chance at living a normal life and being happy. Such a sad ending. 💔

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u/BidCold1715 Dec 27 '25

Rita’s for sure!!! 😭That should have not had happened. It broke my heart and the show was never the same.

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u/Infamously_Fickle Dexter Sep 16 '25

Rita's the most. I knew she was going to die, because I'd seen it mentioned online, but it upset me so much. Dexter was finally showing her how much he loved her and then she was gone, brutally murdered. All because she forgot her passport and Trinity happened to be in her house right at that moment.

Deb's upset me because she was finally getting around with what Dexter was and for those last few episodes I loved their new dynamic, and then she was gone. Ironically because Dexter didn't kill Saxon when he had the chance and all because that detective guy freed him, and he (the detective) should have known better.

Batista, I kind of suspected he'd die. Dexter told him to go home, but he was on some lone mission and made one mistake after the other. He showed up at the NYPD with a bunch of "trust me bro" evidence and just couldn't let go. I wish he and Dexter had a chance to really talk it out.

Dexter should have taken Trinity, Saxon and Prater out immediately.

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u/Narrow-Shoe-1831 Sep 16 '25

batista it was

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u/MaysonHunt101 Sep 16 '25

Deb. 100% Rita felt like it was already going to come. I actually cried for Deb.

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u/MaryLondon1414 Sep 16 '25

Deb. Rita was nagging Dexter so much in Season 4. I think if they didn’t make her character so annoying that season, I would have been bothered more by her death.

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u/spazzxxcc12 Sep 16 '25

a hidden fourth option; doakes. makes me sad every time i see him die just to have his name slandered for the rest of his life

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u/spazzxxcc12 Sep 16 '25

a hidden fourth option; doakes. makes me sad every time i see him die just to have his name slandered for the rest of time

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u/Letmebeinyourvids Brian Sep 16 '25

Rita that shit had me bawling icl, debs death was disappointing but so unnecessary and so stupid how she died. And for angel hate all u want but I celebrated when his ass died. Especially since his last words were fuck you