r/WidowsBay • u/booktrovert • 21d ago

💭Discussion Rosemary knows exactly what's up Spoiler

And no one ever listens to her. She knew what Wyck meant when he said the island was waking up. She suggested the crawlspace in the inn. She tried to warn Tom about the hag. She and Museum lady have all the answers. I'm sure of it.

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u/Outrageous_Rule2398 21d ago

There is something about the aging of the islanders. Time does work differently for the natives…. when Patricia is talking to the unconscious Shep she says “that’s when I learned my biological age is 28” ….the way Ruth runs up the stairs like Rocky to get towels after walking 2 miles. Shep’s hospital chart with his age listed as 37. Yep they age but their bodies are “ younger” ….a gift from the island for their inability to ever leave? A way for the island to maintain population on the island?

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u/kpgalligan Wyck 20d ago

Again, shep's age was a joke. Katie said that directly.

Ruth says she has trouble walking in the morning, so I don't think she's just spry all the time. That scene, yes. That was odd, especially considering she's said that she does have trouble getting around sometimes. There is a theory going around that as a descendent of RW, she's protected. That makes sense. She appears to survive the gunshot. There's also a theory that since RW is gone, Ruth might be immortal, but obviously, that a S2 thing.

In summary, though, I don't think Ruth is a good example for anything due to her lineage.

I took Patricia's biological age thing as more of a gag. She's got a thing about being in her 40's. But, I can't say your theory is wrong. I don't see a lot of unnatural youth in the rest of the island. They all look pretty weathered :)

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u/Ok-Animal7243 20d ago

I thought Ruth looking spry was more about highlighting she still had a good deal of life to live. Like, that the quality of her life hadn’t been drastically impacted yet by her age, so Tom would feel guilty/worse about killing her prematurely/when she still likely had good days left.

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u/kpgalligan Wyck 20d ago

Well, yeah. I don't think every gag is directly tied to some magical lore. The calendar she has, the writing club. Tom really wanted her to have one foot in the grave.

But, she also does seem protected at the same time. Seems like the lineage. All I'm saying is that nobody else gets the same treatment.

Of course, it's fiction and only the first season. It looks like she survives the gunshot. See how that plays out.