It's all Dexter, all the time here today, but after last night's shocking Season 4 finale, what do you expect? It's all anyone can talk about today.
Naturally, there's questions. About whether Rita's death was a dream. Whether Julie Benz knew she was leaving Dexter and what's in store for Season 5. Fortunately, we have some answers to share with you.
EW spoke with Clyde Phillips, the executive producer of Dexter himself, and asked point blank whether Rita's death was a dream. Clyde responded that it most definitely was NOT a dream and Rita is most definitely dead. Also, Trinity is just as dead as Rita and he is most definitely responsible for her death. No dreams, no fake-outs, nothing of that sort.
As for Julie Benz, it's not clear when the decision to kill Rita was made. After all, the producers say they came to the decision later in the season, but John Lithgow mentioned at Comic Con that something very shocking would happen in Season 4. At least, that's how Benz tells it. Apparently, Dexter's life was becoming a little too perfect with his new family and the producers wanted to shake things up. So the decision was made to kill Dexter's wife and have his baby boy be found - covered in Mommy's blood - much like Dexter was found at his mother's death.
Ok, so if she's dead, what does that mean for Dexter Season 5? Well, not much has been decided yet. According to E!Online, the writers are currently on hiatus and won't even be discussing Season 5 until at least February.
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