Dexter becomes overwhelmed and breaks down in tears and sobs in the bathroom. Following his break down he returns to Miami and the funeral, delivering a surprisingly heartfelt eulogy for Rita as the episode ends.
“Dexter” Season 5 Episode 1 “My Bad” begins the very second that the last episode of Season 4 ended, with Dexter finding Rita, the one woman who had reached that shriveled core of humanity within him, bled out in the tub.
Dexter clearly feels some level of guilt at what has happened, knowing that it is his fault for not killing Arthur sooner. However it does not present in the normal way that grief would in most people, leaving him rather adrift. Even the visions of his adopted father and mentor Harry, which normally serve as the closest thing he has to a conscience, seem to have abandoned him. Flashbacks to Dexter’s very first date with Rita also show the depth of Dexter’s guilt as he remembers the lies he told her right from the very beginning.
For those who are unfamiliar with the show, “Dexter” chronicles the life of Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a Miami blood spatter analyst with a killer hobby. Literally. Dexter is a serial killer. However he only kills those whom society would have likely killed anyway. Dexter has a code taught to him by his Miami Police Officer foster father, Harry Morgan. Harry found Dexter as a toddler after his mother had been horrifically murdered in front of him. Recognizing Dexter’s tendencies Harry taught Dexter to vet his kills. They have to be killers themselves, and they have to have slipped through the cracks.
Still haunted by the sight of Rita’s lifeless, bloody corpse floating in her and Dexter’s bathtub? Then this next story is going to dredge up a lot of bad memories for you. Prior to last night’s PaleyFest ’10 event honoring Dexter, exec producer Sara Colleton took a few minutes to answer all of my burning questions about the Showtime drama’s highly-anticipated fifth season (slated to premiere in September). Needless to say, Rita’s horrifying murder will have enormous implications for America’s most beloved serial killer. Beware, major spoilers…
Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s “Smallville” waving goodbye.
Unfortunately, I have to disclose some spoilers from last night’s show and if you haven’t seen it yet, I beg you to put your laptop down, and go watch it first. I’ll wait….go ahead…
NCIS stands for Naval Criminal Investigation Service and has been a hit for CBS going on seven seasons now in its Tuesday at 8 P.M time slot. NCIS also has a spinoff show NCIS: Los Angeles to add even more cases to the load. The NCIS unit has been put together to solve crimes involving any portion of the United States Navy or Marine Corps. As such, many of the characters have ties to the military or even spy agencies.
The Smallville series finale is now set in stone. The Smallville series finale was just announced to be part of Smallville’s 10th season on the air.
The original Housewives, as in the Desperate ones, were back tonight for a whole new season of lying, backstabbing, stalking as well as the theme of tonight’s opener, “Sin in the Suburbs.”