you would think if it really was Ruby, she would have been screaming for Sam, not asking where the pizza was.

So... third option: Sam was getting it on with a girl, but she wasn't Ruby right then (x-posty with Morgana)? Which makes his non-reaction to seeing her in the diner the strange part. Like maybe Ruby makes a habit of possessing Sam's one-night stands after-- I'm trying to think of a better description besides "post-coital". And he's been having enough ONS that he's used to seeing a fling possessed later on. Which is also so very wrong.

Anyway I look at this, it's just wrong.

I wonder if this is something that will ever be addressed? Probably not, since I'm thinking way too hard about it. Probably just a stunt for the funny that wasn't thought all the way through. *waves hands*

Or Ruby's consciousness comes and goes from the woman's body (what was her name again?).

I don't think so. when i rewatched the scene i noticed that she and Sam shared some knowing looks.

i noticed that she and Sam shared some knowing looks.

So we're back to "they're shagging" or they both thought it was necessary to pretend they were when a knock came at the door. Maybe the pretending thing came from knowing Bobby was outside the door? Which was more effective than a fully dressed girl answering the door... how? Other than titillating the viewers into thinking "Sam's been getting laid a lot since Dean died!" Bleh.

Oh, wait, I was waving my hands. Nebbermind.

I didn't think there was anything other than the errant bra and the no-pants-ness that indicated they were shagging. Both can be explained by them sharing a hotel room, though.

Honestly, more than the character issue of Sammy's been getting laid, I was staring at his hair. Yes, I'm shallow. I was really, really hoping that they'd set a stylist loose on him with a pair of scissors and trim that mop into something more flattering. Such a gorgeous man, and such a mess of a hairdo.

Other than that, I'm guessing we'll have several weeks where we get dribs and drabs dealt out telling us how Sam's personality and habits have changed now that he's been on his own. Maybe picking up women now and again is part of that change. (It would be nice if he could at least remember their name until after they walked out the door.)

Edit: Not to be totally Sam-centric, I'm sure they'll be teasing us with how Dean has changed too.

If that was Ruby when the girl walked out, I would chalk all of that up to just her fucking around with Sam. Like, they had a cover name for her, and she said a different one when he used it.

I'm betting acting like it's a one-night stand is a plan to make Dean less suspicious -- if it seems like a long-term girl Sam's fallen for, then Dean's going to ask questions.

Also, I'm assuming (now) that this is not Ruby jumping into random girls' bodies, but this is the body she chose. She seemed to like her other *meatsuit* just fine, and I don't see her risking jumping from body to body just for the hell of it. Not least because it would just be easier for both her and Sam to use the same one permanently.

I'm not sure I'm bothered by the idea of them sleeping together, either. Maybe because it makes more sense to me, character-wise, than Sam sleeping around randomly.

Weren't we left with the impression at the end of last season that Lillith had killed Ruby?

Weren't we left with the impression at the end of last season that Lillith had killed Ruby?

Bad memory, but didn't Lilith say something like "Ruby's been sent far away", as to, say, hell? And maybe she crawled her way back out?

Lillith had killed Ruby?

I thought it was more that she kicked her out of the meatsuit and sent her back to hell. Looks like she came back and found a new one.