I notice on a lot of forums that there are people out there who find Rita annoying, unnecessary to the show, and a character that should be killed sooner rather than later. And all I am thinking when see stuff like this is: what the hell? Rita may not be as great and multidimensional as Dexter but you have to admit she has grown a lot from the woman she was in the beginning of the series. From fearful and low on self-esteem to strong and capable of taking herself and her family. For example when she hit her ex-husband with a baseball bat when he tried to rape her or when she didn’t come running back to Dexter during their break-up and told him not to come bursting into the house whenever he wants to since they weren’t together at the time. She also grown to appreciate sex again. I know at times she seems whiny towards Dexter but her concerns and demands are understandable since she is Dexter’s wife and the mother of his kids. She would be a fool if she didn’t ask Dexter questions from time to time or have concerns about him working late or not telling her that the car accident he got into this season was worst than he admitted. Remember, she doesn’t know about Dexter’s secret so she wouldn’t know if she’s getting in the way of his extracurricular activities or not. Only what Dexter tells her is all she knows and there have been and will be times in which that won’t be enough. So, to all those Rita haters out there, give Rita a break!
