And while this development may have seemed shocking to fans, Deb's "acceptance" may not be true "acceptance" after all. “It’s funny how people perceive it," Carpenter says. "You say starting to accept it. I’m not sure that I ever actually even lean that way." Instead, Carpenter feels that the writers are keeping Deb on her path. "I feel like it’s been an honest portrayal, it’s honored everything that we’ve said is true about the character," she says. "I’m grateful that we haven’t lied to the audience or suddenly made changes to make it more convenient for the writing.” Read the rest after the jump...
Is Deb doomed to go down with Dexter? While Carpenter has yet to learn the fate of her character, she does dream up a storyline that would most likely satisfy the masses.
“There’s a part of me that wants her to die because I don’t want this life [for her]," Carpenter says. "I love her very much, and I want it to feel done." And death seems to provide the best alternative for Deb's exit from the show in Carpenter's mind. "That feels like the swiftest way to feel like I, the actor, can leave it," she says. "I think it should happen like, 'Oops, she slipped in the shower,' or something. As long as they leave her in a good place, whether it’s a comfortable coffin or in great relationship, whatever it is, I want it to be complete."
But, whatever does happen in the end, it's going to be a sad parting for all. "It’s weird," Carpenter says. "I’m excited to graduate from the show next year. But it’s also like turning off the lights on something that has generated so much energy and excitement that it will be really hard. [It's] bittersweet.”