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Originally Posted by Zombie

It'd totally be a Doakes moment. All [IMG]http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv335/nowgozombiego/surprisemother****er.gif[/IMG] and ****.

I just figure that since Dexter has to do all manner of things in the name of self-preservation, that might be a logical possibility.

Of course, if they do decide to do a story arc with an investigation into Rita's death, they may just have Dex figure out how to make the cops think it was just a copycat thing. Since they already upset & shocked a lot of fans by offing Rita, they may think it might be a bit too much to ask the fans to also tolerate Rita not only being murdered but then Dexterized in order to save his own ass. Copycat thing is a decent way to get around that in a plausible manner, particularly since Rita didn't fit Trinity's pattern.

Either way, I always admire a show that isn't afraid to do terrible things to its main characters in the interests of making an interesting story. Joss Whedon's always been good for that, but I can't think of too many others.

PS - Don't worry, I can't shut up even when I want to.

Reasons why I think Rita will be back:

-Dexter is going to be wracked with guilt (which will be a strange, puzzling feeling for an emotionless sociopath like Dexter) and Rita will haunt him in his dreams. Dexter will be obsessed with finding out how it all went down. We already witnessed Dexter's pangs of remorse (chopping up the innocent photographer), and we see how that threw him off the rails a bit.

-Dexter is going to make Rita disappear and will weave a tapestry of lies to make it all work, including giving himself an alibi that exonerates his involvement. Rita will appear to help dramatize the lies. Plus, she has to be there physically in order to be carved up!

Other potential plot elements for Season 5:

-Both Quinn and Masuka are going to be onto Dexter and will start to probe about Rita's sudden disappearance. Masuka- because he knows about Rita's mini-affair. Quinn- because Season 4 foreshadowed his overall disdain for Dexter as well as his stalker-ish curiosity about the Dexter enigma- not unlike Doakes.

-Dexter Jr. will start to exhibit symptoms of the Dark Passenger, and Dexter will either try to discourage it or to manage it (like his father).

-Without Rita to keep him in check, Dexter will start to exhibit more and more of his dark urges, especially around the kids, who will also be the subject of a nasty custody case involving Dexter, Rita's parents and the state of Florida.

-As before, Debra is going to get in the middle of yet another serial murder case and either become a potential victim or break open the case (actually, Dexter will break open the case and spoon-feed it to her unwittingly) amidst condescending notices from her higher-ups. Some things never change.