I Thought Dexter: Resurrection's Big Penultimate Episode Death Was A Smart Move, But I Didn't Expect To Still Feel Heartbroken Days Later

Major spoilers below for the latest episode of Dexter: Resurrection , so be warned if you haven't yet watched via Paramount+ subscription !

With so many characters getting killed off already in Dexter: Resurrection 's first season, I'd held out a fraction of a hope that the creative team would find a way to get Batista off of Dexter's back in a non-fatal way . That partial-hope was filled with bullet holes near the end of "Touched by an Ángel," unfortunately, with David Zayas' long-running franchise character getting shot to death by the killer-obsessed Leon Prater.

Batista was set up to be the newest victim of the Bay Harbor Butcher after he flapped his gums about Dexter's past to Charley and Prater (and anyone else who'd listen), and while Michael C. Hall 's chara