While I'm in a posting mood...

[ratherastory]

I need an explanation for the Season 4 premiere, because I am missing something.

When Dean and Bobby go to find Sam in that motel in Pontiac, Ruby is there. She's introduced as "Cathy" or "Chrissy," or whatever, but it's definitely Ruby.

She then completely fails to recognize Dean, back from hell, along with Bobby (whom she's met at least once, in "Sin City"). Or at least pretends to.

Sam then apparently lies through his teeth to Dean about the girl. This after the massive, massive shock of getting his brother back from Hell. He later lies through his teeth some more when he says Ruby's dead.

So. Is that a continuity error? Did Ruby somehow manage to convey to Sam that she didn't want him to reveal her identity to Dean?

It's driving me nuts.

Comments

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

I felt the same way, the whole thing was just...odd. But then I read a really awesome fic from Ruby's POV (I think) and suddenly it seemed brilliant.

Sam didn't have to do much lying, and the bit he did seemed very off. So I interpreted it as, Ruby was covering for him, and he was so distracted by everything his brain kind of exploded and he just kind of went along with it while his brain was rebooting.

Because really, he was lying very poorly. He only got away with it because of all the other drama.