I think the demon was born out of a child who was so bad that child went to hell.

There's a very Bad Seed vibe about her, yes.

I was actually wondering if the girl in the bedtime story was Lilith, following the fairy tales are real theory we saw earlier in the season (and in Buffy, and elsewhere).

Also interesting! And with -t's theory, really interesting!

For a really twisted demon who wanted a kick out of playing in a kid's body, that might be amusing for a day or two, but for an "adult" demon? Probably not so much.

This was my thought until she inhabited Ruby, then her behavior was much more on the "adult" demon side. Made my head spin.

My sister tells a story of reading "Goodnight Moon" to her daughter, and just doing it again so long as her daughter still wanted to hear it: they got to 18 before my sister gave up.

I was very worried Lilith was going to ask for "Goodnight Moon".

I thought so, too, Suzi! At first it was still very childlike, and then with Sam she got a bit more grown up. But then when she opened the door for the hellhounds, it was back to childlike again.

I think it may have been the delivery and the simple fact of an adult speaking the lines, though -- I want to go back and listen to the actual dialogue.

"Goodnight stars, goodnight air. Goodnight noises everywhere."

God, I used to be able to recite that in my sleep. As well as most of the Boynton oeuvre.

the simple fact of an adult speaking the lines,

Even without the words, her kissing Sam was much more than a childish peck. Ok, it wasn't crossroads demon tonsil hockey, but still, not something I'd picture a child that age doing.

I guess I am assume that even though she is a child/demon -- she hasn't stopped learning about the world. so it didn't seem overly adult. She looked like someone that was imitating what adults did -- esp. the surprised "your lips are soft" line.

and I liked the picture of hell we got . Helpless, pain, alone, screaming for your loved ones. makes more sense then meeting your friends in hell.

She looked like someone that was imitating what adults did -- esp. the surprised "your lips are soft" line.

My read as well. A little girl who never actually got to do those big girl things but always wanted to, and now she's doing things she read in a book or saw in a film. I can buy that until now, she's never possessed an adult body, at least not one like Ruby's. A body that would fulfill those hellfire-consumed desires to be a big girl with tits and lip gloss.

crossroads demon tonsil hockey

Bears repeating, because it makes me giggle.

I tried to skim the Wikipedia entry on Lillith (hey, if Show can research there, I can too), and though it reads a bit like stereo instructions, I didn't really see anything that referenced a childlike demeanor. (Though she is mentioned in conjunction with a character called Samael, which caught my eye.)

A little girl who never actually got to do those big girl things but always wanted to

I guess I can see that. Will need to rewarch (oh darn).