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laurainlimbo at 10:10pm on 15/12/2009 under dexter
laurainlimbo at 10:10pm on 15/12/2009 under dexterI've been reading a lot today about Dexter because the season finale was so disturbing and upsetting. and it seems that some people have some very interesting theories. mind you these ideas are coming from fans, not the writers... but I found some terribly interesting possibilities today...
Is it possible that Trinity did not even kill Rita? There were just too many loopholes that make it seem like someone else could have done a copycat murder (perhaps the neighbor, perhaps Quinn...) Unless it could be proven that Trinity killed another 10-year old boy and also made another woman jump to her death, Rita's murder wouldn't even be a part of his cycle. And another question: did Trinity even know that Dexter had a family? I just realized today (I guess I wasn't really paying attention when I was watching the show) that Trinity didn't even visit Dexter and Rita's house - the address he found online was Dexter's old apartment. He visited Deb's apartment (formerly Dexter's), so he didn't even know where Dexter and Rita live. Also, even if Trinity did find Dexter's new residence, how could he have gotten past the security in the neighborhood to break into Dexter's house? And did he even have time to kill Rita during the small window of opportunity he would have had (since she was gone, and then came home briefly to get her ID)? How would Trinity have maneuvered that killing in the time that he would have had? Some people suggested also that Trinity didn't let on to Dexter that he had killed his wife. However, I do think that as convincing as these arguments are, Trinity definitely could have killed Rita (if you don't get too hung up on time and other little details). He didn't say directly to Dexter that he had killed his wife, but something that he said was much more subtle: There was this conversation between Trinity and Dexter while Trinity was on the table about to be killed by Dexter: Trinity said "This isn't your doing, this is God's plan. I accept that now, you have to do the same." Then Dexter says "I accept nothing. Nothing is inevitable." But then Trinity says something chilling: he says: "It's already over. It's already over." And if you look at Dexter's face, he looks puzzled. And now I think that Trinity was not necessarily referring to his own inevitable death at the hands of Dexter. Maybe he was referring to the inevitable death of Dexter's life as he knows it. Because at the end of the show, Dexter's last words are: "This is fate." Interesting ideas...
of course then we go back to the theory that Trinity didn't kill Rita. The most convincing theory is that the neighbor killed Rita because he was angry about Dexter hitting him and about Rita spurning him. But does that make sense? Some stupid people suggested that Rita killed herself after finding out about Dexter's secret life, but that isn't possible at all. Or was it just a dream? I don't think so...
someone suggested that there couldn't be another season without Rita, but I beg to differ. As important as Rita was in Dexter's life, her murder will add a whole new dynamic. Dexter will have so many things to worry about, and his dark passenger will be even stronger now. It's the direction the show had to go.
Dexter fans, what do you think?
Is it possible that Trinity did not even kill Rita? There were just too many loopholes that make it seem like someone else could have done a copycat murder (perhaps the neighbor, perhaps Quinn...) Unless it could be proven that Trinity killed another 10-year old boy and also made another woman jump to her death, Rita's murder wouldn't even be a part of his cycle. And another question: did Trinity even know that Dexter had a family? I just realized today (I guess I wasn't really paying attention when I was watching the show) that Trinity didn't even visit Dexter and Rita's house - the address he found online was Dexter's old apartment. He visited Deb's apartment (formerly Dexter's), so he didn't even know where Dexter and Rita live. Also, even if Trinity did find Dexter's new residence, how could he have gotten past the security in the neighborhood to break into Dexter's house? And did he even have time to kill Rita during the small window of opportunity he would have had (since she was gone, and then came home briefly to get her ID)? How would Trinity have maneuvered that killing in the time that he would have had? Some people suggested also that Trinity didn't let on to Dexter that he had killed his wife. However, I do think that as convincing as these arguments are, Trinity definitely could have killed Rita (if you don't get too hung up on time and other little details). He didn't say directly to Dexter that he had killed his wife, but something that he said was much more subtle: There was this conversation between Trinity and Dexter while Trinity was on the table about to be killed by Dexter: Trinity said "This isn't your doing, this is God's plan. I accept that now, you have to do the same." Then Dexter says "I accept nothing. Nothing is inevitable." But then Trinity says something chilling: he says: "It's already over. It's already over." And if you look at Dexter's face, he looks puzzled. And now I think that Trinity was not necessarily referring to his own inevitable death at the hands of Dexter. Maybe he was referring to the inevitable death of Dexter's life as he knows it. Because at the end of the show, Dexter's last words are: "This is fate." Interesting ideas...
of course then we go back to the theory that Trinity didn't kill Rita. The most convincing theory is that the neighbor killed Rita because he was angry about Dexter hitting him and about Rita spurning him. But does that make sense? Some stupid people suggested that Rita killed herself after finding out about Dexter's secret life, but that isn't possible at all. Or was it just a dream? I don't think so...
someone suggested that there couldn't be another season without Rita, but I beg to differ. As important as Rita was in Dexter's life, her murder will add a whole new dynamic. Dexter will have so many things to worry about, and his dark passenger will be even stronger now. It's the direction the show had to go.
Dexter fans, what do you think?
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