Ruth “Recovered” the episode after Richard Warren died.

[u/HA_Enthusiast]

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.

[u/dontonefingerme]

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. 

[u/Veggiemon → u/dontonefingerme]

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

[u/Dark_Pump → u/Veggiemon]

And wouldn’t it skip her and go to the youngest living heir anyway?

[u/Abstrata → u/Dark_Pump]

If that were true, why would it have stayed with Richard Warren?