Bionic Disappointment: Guess Ruth Truewell is Not a Lesbian
One of the funnier moments of last night’s Bionic Woman was Ruth’s spontaneous confession and deadpan comment at Antonio Pope’s funeral:
"I slept with him once … it was amazing."
Unfortunately that humorous admission comes at the price of ruining our hopes that Ruth Truewell is a lesbian. Or at least makes it less likely.
The show has flirted with the idea that Ruth is a lesbian since the beginning, giving her a haircut that After Ellen has dubbed a classic lesbian cut and even having a character ask her if she was a lesbian at one point in one of the early episodes. Unfortunately seems like it was all just a tease.
The show certainly would be a lot more fun if it was true, but last night’s deadpan confessional seems to indicate that Ruth is just your standard repressed shrink. I suppose she could be covering, or perhaps she found Antonio’s squinting too hot to handle (although that seems unlikely).
Ruth is still a hidden gem on the show no matter what her sexual orientation, but it would be nice to think Bionic Woman had the guts to acknowledge what most of their remaining viewers were already thinking.
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