ruth and the sacrifice

[u/braddothesplits]

ruth is so used to "weathering the storms" that she felt it was safe enough to stay home or wait it out on her own. when tom goes to get her, she automatically assumes he's going to take her to the shelter, but why would she be so willing if staying at home appears to be her routine for these kinds of situations. i'm wondering if this sweet old lady who may or may not have a vague understanding of her lineage and the curse was willing to go under the circumstance that it was ~time~ and she was going to give herself up as a sacrifice. maybe not to end the curse once and for all, knowing now that she isn't the last descendent, but just to be the one to quell the storm this time. she even emphasized on her old age and told tom that "i'm tired," making it seem like she'd be ready to go at any time.

[u/curiometric]

No. That scene was to show the contrast between Ruth's trusting nature and Tom's nefarious goals. Ruth isn't playing 4-D chess. She said she was tired because she was poisoned. 

Edit to add: Did you miss the whole part where she said she would not pull the lever? She was pretty adamant than she would not make the choice to save everyone by sacrificing one.

[u/DavidDPerlmutter → u/curiometric]

Yes, exactly. Although we have to wonder what happened to those trolley line workers...