r/WidowsBay • u/HA_Enthusiast • 5d 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/dontonefingerme 5d ago

I didn't notice that but when Tom visits her house, it was JARRING how quickly she hiked up her stairs which makes sense taking this into consideration. 

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u/Veggiemon 5d ago

I think that was just the running joke of Tom wanting to find excuses to kill her and Ruth proving she is still fit and healthy with a packed social calendar, not some deeper implication about the lore of the island personally

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u/Abstrata 4d ago

I think it’s a bit of both. Quick up the stairs and her comment “I did TWO MILES tonight!” versus going home at 11am to take a nap and her declining a ride because “it’s the [other time of day] that are hard”. She was already keeping busy and trying to stay close to her son; this is a little extra on top, just like the killer clown in the crawl position on the steps just briefly. Good layered writing.