{"id":53240,"date":"2025-08-08T15:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/53240\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:58:17","slug":"dexter-resurrection-victim-krysten-ritter-lady-vengeance-may-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/53240\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Dexter Resurrection’ Victim Krysten Ritter: Lady Vengeance May Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t[This story contains major spoilers from episode six of\u00a0Dexter: Resurrection<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother killer bites the dust<\/a>\u2026 on second thought,\u00a0two\u00a0more killers bite the dust. On third thought, maybe it really is just one? The math\u2019s getting confusing here on\u00a0Dexter: Resurrection, as the latest episode brings us two casualties and one resurrection \u2014 with potential to change those numbers in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe sixth episode, \u201cCats and Mouse,\u201d sees Dexter (Michael C. Hall<\/a>) stalking the Gemini Killer, played by David Dastmalchian, a murderer so famous as to top the FBI\u2019s most-wanted list. As easily as he evades the feds, the Gemini Killer is no match for Dexter Morgan, as he all but ties himself up to the wrong end of the killing table. But both Dexter and\u00a0Dexter\u00a0viewers get quite the shock at the end of the episode when the Gemini Killer casually meets back up with Dexter and their fellow murderous peers, as if nothing happened at all. Finally, Dexter puts it together: the Gemini Killer was actually the Gemini Killers, a pair of twin brothers working together.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThat\u2019s not the only twist of the episode, of course, as Krysten Ritter<\/a>\u2018s Mia LaPierre, aka Lady Vengeance, meets her end in what appears to be a death by suicide, but is more likely a hit taken out on the killer by Peter Dinklage\u2019s Leon Prater and his right hand Charley (Uma Thurman). <\/p>\n

\n\tWe don\u2019t see the killing directly, but we do see Mia\u2019s body being cut down from her prison cell. It would seem a pretty definitive ending for the character. Then again, Dexter himself was shot in the heart in the\u00a0Dexter: New Blood<\/a>\u00a0finale, and look where we are now. So is there a surprise Vengeance reunion tour in the works? That\u2019s Ritter\u2019s hope, at least, as she makes it clear to\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter that she\u2019s not quite done sinking her teeth into Lady Vengeance: \u201cNever say never.\u201d More on that and more on becoming Lady Vengeance in our conversation with Ritter below.<\/p>\n

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\n\tHow much did you know about Lady Vengeance\u2019s arc when you signed on?<\/p>\n

\n\tI knew what they were planning. We talked about this character in depth. They actually wrote it with me in mind, so when I got the scripts it was absolute candy. I worked with Scott Reynolds on\u00a0Jessica Jones.\u00a0Months ago we were texting about nothing \u2014 like, restaurants. I\u2019m like, \u201cOh, what are you working on?\u201d He told me about\u00a0Dexter: Original Sin and that\u00a0Resurrection\u00a0was green lit. I was like, \u201cOoh, do you have something for me?\u201d And he said, \u201cWell, actually, would you be interested? And how would that work?\u201d I told him if the part is amazing, I\u2019ll be there. You never know what\u2019s going to happen with those conversations. And sure enough, something came in and it was even better than I could have imagined. Every scene as I was reading it, I was like, \u201cOh my God, I have to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWere you a\u00a0Dexter\u00a0fan beforehand?<\/p>\n

\n\tI was absolutely a\u00a0Dexter\u00a0fan. I mean, it\u2019s a legacy TV show. I\u2019m a huge fan of Michael C. Hall and the tone of that show. Melissa Rosenberg, the creator and showrunner of\u00a0Jessica Jones, also works on\u00a0Dexter. So that sensibility, how they do really dark drama with horror elements also have a lot of comedy, too? I love that stuff.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tKrysten Ritter\u2019s Mia LaPierre, aka Lady Vengeance.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZach Dilgard\/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat caught you the most about Lady Vengeance once you started reading scripts?<\/p>\n

\n\tIt was right from page one. You don\u2019t really see female serial killers, flashy and glamorous roles like this very often. This is a choice role that doesn\u2019t come across your desk every day. As I was reading it, it just felt like the words fit in my mouth because Scott knows me so well. I remember kind of laughing because a hundred years ago when I was dating and would go on dates, I would always take my date bowling. And Scott knows this about me! So the fact that they had her take Dexter on a bowling date was really funny. I was like: All right, buckle up, because I\u2019m actually very good!<\/p>\n

\n\tDo you still bowl?<\/p>\n

\n\tI still bowl often. There was a while where I had my own ball and shoes. I\u2019m such a dork. (Laughs.) It was hot pink. Now I bowl pretty often with my son, and we\u2019ve been going since he was 4. Going bowling with a 5-year-old is a blast. He uses the bumpers, but at this point he beats me sometimes.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat were your first steps in cracking the character? Was there one major inroad for you?<\/p>\n

\n\tFirst, there\u2019s obviously what\u2019s on the page. Usually I hook into the character having a certain cadence or maybe she walks a certain way or, how does she hold her body and why? Then it was really about diving into the look and costumes. I immediately put together a mood board of how she could look and how we could really, really lean in. Then I sent that to Cat Thomas, the costume designer, who got so excited and sent me back something even better. <\/p>\n

\n\tWhen you start to get that kind of collaboration where you can get so much excitement from somebody else, it just catches on fire. That was another element to this character that was so fun and so candy: we really wanted to have a look that could be a Halloween costume. How do we really go for it? I wasn\u2019t interested in playing anything safe. Cat and I had so much fun putting together these looks. Every time they saw something we were putting together, they were just like, \u201cYes, yes. Put it in the show. Actually. We need more looks, add more outfits.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tWhat was the first scene you shot? Was it the meeting of the murderers?<\/p>\n

\n\tNo, the very first thing I shot was the running in Central Park scene with Michael C. Hall. It was just the two of us. Within 20 seconds, it was obvious that we had a natural chemistry and really easy rapport, we just clicked in very easily, and that doesn\u2019t always happen. Then I believe the next stuff was the meeting at the mansion, It was a week long and it was awesome. Everybody felt like, this is a big deal. Nobody was going back to their trailers. We were all just with each other, sitting around in between setups, connecting on a personal level and celebrating what fun roles these are. <\/p>\n

\n\tAll of the actors\u2026 Uma Thurman, how do I even be a normal person around her? David Dastmalchian and I have been dying to work together for years. Eric Stonestreet I used to run into a bit on the Fox lot when they were doing\u00a0Modern Family\u00a0and I was doing\u00a0Don\u2019t Trust the B in Apartment 23. So we had a nice time reconnecting and he\u2019s so funny, you could spend all day with him. Then obviously Neil Patrick Harris was so amazing. We all just spent every second together.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tMichael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan (center) with Peter Dinklage as Leon Prater (second from left) and Uma Thurman as Charley (right).<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZach Dilgard\/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.<\/p>\n

\n\tNeil said the same thing. To be a fly on that wall!<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tIt was one of the most fun weeks I\u2019ve had on set, and I\u2019ve been doing this for 27 years. The crew felt it, too. It was across the board. Everybody was like, \u201cWow, all of these incredible people are all in one room.\u201d It was just celebratory and delicious and enjoyable. It set the bar of how you want every work experience to be. And I think because this is a long-running show, the crew is so efficient. It\u2019s actually a lot of crew members from\u00a0Jessica Jones\u00a0that I knew. So it felt very natural and easy, like a high-functioning really well run TV show. <\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s unfortunately short-lived, after Dexter all but turns you in, and we see what happens at the end of this episode. Did you push back at all, hoping to stick around for longer?<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen I first read this script, it was like, \u201cokay, these cool three episodes, we\u2019re going to do it.\u201d But then as I was there and in the skin of this character and having so much fun, there\u2019s not a day that goes by where we\u2019re not talking about how to do more with this character. So I wouldn\u2019t count on anything, but if there is a way for me to continue playing this character, I would do it because it was a blast. <\/p>\n

\n\tI don\u2019t know what that says about me, that I loved playing this character who happens to kill people. (Laughs.) But I think because there is a playfulness to her in moments, that\u2019s very fun for me to hook into. And the fact she\u2019s got so many colors when we first meet her, she\u2019s so stoic and reserved and incredulous and kind of scoping everything out, and then she sinks into the sexy flirtation and rapport with Dexter, and then we get to see these deranged psychotic glimpses of who she is. And also her backstory is so interesting. It\u2019s such a well-written character that I guess it\u2019s no surprise that it was a blast, but it really was one of the most fun characters to play.<\/p>\n

\n\tListen, they literally killed Dexter <\/a>at the end of\u00a0New Blood, and here we are<\/a>. Can\u2019t rule anything out!<\/p>\n

\n\tYeah, I wouldn\u2019t count anything out. We\u2019re keeping our fingers crossed.<\/p>\n

\n\t***<\/p>\n

\n\tDexter: Resurrection streams on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. Follow along with THR\u2018s season coverage.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[This story contains major spoilers from episode six of\u00a0Dexter: Resurrection.] Another killer bites the dust\u2026 on second thought,\u00a0two\u00a0more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53241,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,7241,44421,7242,134,22642,22643,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-53240","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-dexter","11":"tag-dexter-new-blood","12":"tag-dexter-resurrection","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-krysten-ritter","15":"tag-michael-c-hall","16":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}