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Rita Bennett was a character in the Dexter series of novels written by author Jeff Lindsay. [3] Rita first appears in the original novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter. [4] In the book series, Dexter Morgan primarily considers her a part of his "disguise", but he does care for her in his own emotionless way.
Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972 [1] [2]) is an American actress.She is known for her roles as Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on Dexter (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress and the 2009 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Rita Bennett is Dexter's girlfriend and later wife. Rita is portrayed as a mother, who is slowly recovering from being physically abused by her ex-husband, Paul, and having difficulties maintaining a sexual relationship. Rita tentatively starts a relationship with Dexter, while remaining unaware of his extra-curricular activities.
At the same time, Dexter's adoptive sister, Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter), a vice squad officer, aspires to work in the homicide department, and Dexter's girlfriend, Rita Bennett , wants their relationship to be more intimate. [3] Christian Camargo appears as Rudy Cooper and is a recurring character until the end of the season. [4]
In the episode, Dexter grieves after discovering Rita was killed by Trinity, questioning his role in other people's lives. According to Nielsen Media Research , the episode was seen by an estimated 1.77 million household viewers and gained a 0.8/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter is a 2004 novel by Jeff Lindsay, the first in his crime/thriller series about American forensic analyst/serial killer Dexter Morgan.It formed the basis of the Showtime television series Dexter and won the 2005 Dilys Award and the 2007 Book to TV award.
Lithgow called Rita's death a "fantastic choice", which he said shed an entirely different light on the final scene between Dexter and Arthur, which appears to be somewhat sympathetic before the audience learned what Arthur had done. [6] Lithgow said he knew that Arthur would be killed from the very beginning of the season.
Amidst all the chaos, Dexter finds himself accidentally engaged to his girlfriend Rita Bennett. While trying to bond with Rita's children, Astor and Cody , he discovers that they're showing the same signs of sociopathy that he did at their age.