Rita Just Sucks!!
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coolrvd — 9 years ago(July 16, 2016 11:20 AM)
Whenever people complain about Rita's nagging, it's like they forget that Dexter gave her every reason to. Dexter did nothing but lie to her and deflected when she'd ask him to be open with her. People like the OP want to put the blame on Rita yet give Dexter a pass. The reason she was happy Dexter hit the neighbor was because Dexter showed no feelings about it when she was talking with him beforehand in their bed.
This OP's argument is dumb. "Rita should be thankful for Dexter and shouldn't complain at all since he's emotionless and doesn't care." -
StarsDie — 9 years ago(August 09, 2016 07:38 AM)
There were valid reasons to be upset with him, and some reasons weren't valid.
A good example of her being unreasonable was when Rita gets upset at Dexter for suggesting not to spend money on a funeral for Paul in season 2. It's understandable that Rita would DISAGREE with Dexter, but Dexter wasn't being demanding about his opinion. Just merely expressing it and she jumps down his throat over it. And then she expects him to ATTEND it as if Dexter has any reason at all to care about some dude who mistreated his girlfriend in the past.
However, him holding his apartment while being married Yeah, kind of a valid reason to be upset with Dexter in season 4.
She was a mixed bag with this kind of stuff throughout the series. They were just constantly trying to make her an "obstacle" so as to keep the tension in Dexter's life high. -
DusterJ79 — 9 years ago(October 20, 2016 09:40 PM)
that's called real life.. females have been doing that crap since the dawning of time.. Man goes to work, mother is stay at home mom.. She passes off baby the moment dad walks in the door.. Like seriously it's supposed to be co-parenting, not her stopping the moment dad walks in..
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dm1499 — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 06:47 PM)
I hate her too. Like you said, she's too needy and very selfish. I suspect Dexter stayed with her so long because he simply wasn't bothered by her attitude.
Remember, Dexter was a sociopath. He was just going through the motions to fit in and appear normal, and staying in a difficult relationship was part of it in his mind. He had no desire for other women and, therefore. no real incentive to finally dump her. Granted, he did grow fond of her and the kids, but had no real emotional attachment. -
mgreen9715 — 9 years ago(January 11, 2017 10:36 PM)
I couldn't stand Rita and it always humored me how uninterested Dexter usually seemed to feel about her dying. It's who he is as a person but I'm glad he's not the type of character we'd have to see grieving and depressed every day.
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Dancingpear — 9 years ago(February 10, 2017 04:02 PM)
I'm a big fan of Rita - I thought she was the perfect girlfriend for someone like Dexter. Yes, he did errands for her. That's what couples do. Dexter kept her at arm's length for pretty much the entire relationship. He also basically cheated on her with that slut yeah, hitting the jack pot indeed, yet she forgave him which most women wouldn't. I personally could never be in a relationship with a brooding stiff like Dexter, it would drive me crazy trying to figure out what he's thinking. I think she did well given the circumstances of her husband's personality. Just my opinion.