Ruth

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Ruth

Portrayed by

Joanna Bool

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Appeared in

"Catch-22"

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Origin

Eddington, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Family members

Derek - Brother
Desmond Hume - Ex-Fiance

Connection

Desmond's former fiancee

Season(s)

S1 - S2 - S3 - MP - S4 - S5 - S6

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Ruth is a former fiancée of Desmond David Hume.

She is Derek's sister and was Desmond's girlfriend for six years in Scotland, not far from the monastery in Eddington. They eventually made plans to marry, but Desmond disappeared one week before their wedding. Desmond got drunk and had an experience that led him to become a monk. Derek located him at the monastery and punched Desmond in the face for deserting his sister. Desmond visited Ruth to explain he realized had a greater calling and for it he would sacrifice everything else. Ruth didn't believe him and thought that he was just too scared to go through with their wedding.

Trivia

• Ruth is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "friend, companion".
• In the Bible, Ruth was the young Moabite widow who said to her Hebrew mother-in-law Naomi, "Where you go, there I shall go also; your people will be my people, your God, my God".
• During casting for "Catch-22", she was described as "Ruth. 20s, Female, Caucasian, Scottish, Pretty. Ruth is said to be a strong and pretty woman who has rather sad eyes." [1]

Inside Ruth's House

v • d • e Desmond Hume Portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick Centric episodes "Live Together, Die Alone" • "Flashes Before Your Eyes" • "Catch-22" • "The Constant" • "Jughead" Flashback characters Auctioneer • Bartender • Billy • Pierre Chang • Brother Campbell • Coffee shop worker • David • Delivery man • Derek • Donovan • Eloise • Daniel Faraday • Eloise Hawking • Charlie Hume • Penelope Hume • Kelvin Inman • Jimmy Lennon • Libby • Man wearing red shoes • Brother Martin • Master Sergeant • Charlie Pace • Partridge • Photographer • Physics student • Receptionist • Ruth • Efren Salonga • Sergeant • Soldier • Suited guard • Charles Widmore Items Letters (Desmond) • Elizabeth • Letter (Penny) • Lightning rod • MacCutcheon whisky • Our Mutual Friend • Photograph • Satellite phone • Our Mutual Friend