Arrival of Ruth

[beatrice4ruth]

I love how each fan has a different reaction to the H/R saga.

In Series 2 Harry seemed to be irritated with everybody. He was really in a grumpy mood.

Harry might be irritated with Ruth, but he did treat her differently from the others. In 2.5 Harry felt sorry for Ruth and gently asked Sam to take over. At the end of the Eerie exercice, he also looked at her more as a man than as a boss. Then he rushed after her in the pods when they went for a drink at the "George". In 2.8 "Strike Force", Ruth touched him like no other member of the Grid. I am thinking of the scene in his office, when she asked him about her secondment. He started to twist his neck and touch his tie, a reaction to Ruth that we will see more and more during the series, except for S9. I do not recall the same reaction to the other grid officers.

Let's us not forget that Harry chose Ruth as his confident and asked for her moral support in 2.10. I know that he could not ask for the assistance of Zoe and Danny. In my modest opinion, it was the start of the many bench scenes that have come to symbolize Harry's special relationship with Ruth.

Obviously, I cannot argue with PF. Perhaps it is my romantic streak that makes me want to believe that Harry was touched by Ruth from the start.