Exclusive: 'Dexter' resurrects Julie Benz

I see a shower scene where Rita steps out of the shower and Dexter was just dreaming last season. Yeh I know, same as Dallas with Pam and Bobby

CBS has consigned this exnellect show to the 10pm Sunday graveyard spot which from September until end of December, NFL season, will mean the show probably won’t be on the air til well past that late hour. DOOMED.

This last season of Dexter was amazing! Pure cheese?! The writing has been excellent. Yeah, the third was its weakest, but it was still pretty good overall.

Hmmmm I think I see shrink wrap, and duck tape in this guys future……

I agree. Love Benz but they made her character very naggy and unlikeable.

ditto! I found her extremely ANNOYING!

She is hot in her undies… Put a little more syrup on her

I agree…didn’t like the Rita character. Too whiney. Wish the character was not coming back.

How is Rita a “screechy bore?” I love Dexter, and I thought Julie Benz was radiant and brought some needed balance to Dexter’s dark side and helped humanize him. I really don’t get all these comments complaining that her character was annoying or irritating. If you truly think that then (A) you are identifying way too much with a serial killer AND (B) you must have never been in a relationship in your life. I don’t know of any man or woman in real life who would tolerate Dexter’s bizarre and anti-social behavior–and I am not even referring to his killings. Any husband/wife or girlfriend/boyfriend would be upset, confused, and concerned if their partner was taking off all the time for no good reason, lying, ignoring them and their children, and acting chilly and emotionally distant. There has to be some realism on the show, or else it just becomes a cartoon. I think Rita’s concern about Dexter was an attempt at realism. Although, she was actually far more sympathetic and understanding toward Dexter than a real life partner would be. The truth is that Dexter would never been in a relationship in real life because most people would find him weird and off-putting and wouldn’t want to be with him, let alone marrying him. He would only have a relationship, if he could fake charm long enough to trick someone into a relationship where he could then exert terror and control over them to trap them, like John Lithgow’s character did with his wife and family. I like Dexter’s character, but how many times can you watch him track some bad guy down and kill him/her without some other issues or conflicts going on in the show? What makes Dexter interesting is that there is more to him than just some whack-job serial killer, and his family life with Rita was part of his other side.

I liked Rita at the beginning, but the wrote the character’s very gradual morph into a domineering, bossy wife with such skill! Before I knew it, I didnt like her. Very nicely done, screenwriter!

Agreed. Dexter, unlike many shows, keeps getting better and last season was absolute brilliance. I can’t WAIT to find out what season 5 will bring!!

At least until the DVDs have been out for a few weeks. I wouldn’t be surprised if Dexter has more viewers than Showtime does.

maybe it will show her death at the hands of the trinity killer. One episode….. think about it.

GET THIS SELF-PROMOTING SLAG OFF THIS SITE WITH HER PHOTOS.

I agree with Alisa and LDSK. The only way to bring Rita back is in flashbacks as Dex struggles with the memories and grief/guilt he feels for the first time. Very clever indeed.

I have sympathy – everyone hates spoilers – but if you’re waiting to watch a show on DVD, esp one that gets as much press as Dexter, then I think it’s on you to avoid reading anything that might have information you don’t want to see. Headlines or not, we’re talking about a columnist who specializes in giving inside info on shows; seems his stuff might be something to avoid entirely for anyone who’s trying to avoid learning the plot twists of a show that ended months ago. I don’t even go online when I haven’t yet watched an episode of a show I don’t want ruined bc I always end up seeing something accidentally. Also, if you don’t want to wait for the DVD, Amazon OnDemand has them right away and I think it’s the same price or close.

Im thinking he was dreaming the whole scene has a dreamy look to it i actually agree with the nitemare comment