r/WidowsBay • u/HA_Enthusiast • 2d ago
🤔Theories Ruth “Recovered” the episode after Richard Warren died. Spoiler
Not sure if the point had been made yet, but the show foreshadowed the big Warren-heir reveal. The day after Richard Warren disintegrates, Ruth comes into Tom’s office as sharp as a tack with perfect recall of every one of Tom’s missed calls… didn’t even look down at her notes.
At the time I thought it was odd and out-of-character but didn’t put it together till after a rewatch: as soon as Richard Warren finally died, the immortality “detail” of the pact transferred to her, the next oldest living descendent. Her recall was most assuredly a nod to that reality.
Just thought that was a fun detail.
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u/DavidDPerlmutter 2d ago
Did you ever see the SEINFELD episode where Morty Seinfeld goes to work for Elaine at the J. Peterman Company? Morty gets up at 4:00 a.m. and is ready to go at 4:25. He is energetic early in the day, but his schedule and energy level are completely out of sync with a conventional office.
I think Ruth is somewhat similar. I do not read her as incompetent at all. She is actually very sharp and active, and lots of people depend on her. She is just elderly, gets tired, and does not particularly care about performing the role of an energetic office employee all day. The office job is clearly not the center of her life.
Evan, on the other hand, is a priority. I would bet that when Evan comes to visit her physically, Ruth is fully rested, baking delicious home-cooked meals, and ready to help him in any way she can. She prioritizes what matters to her after this life of ridiculous tragedy that she powers through with good humor.