See, with Ruth being dead, I don’t think it’s open-ended. I think that was the series telling you that it’s the end. I think the whole point of the show seemed to be that if you get involved with the Byrdes, your life ultimately gets destroyed whether it’s directly their fault or not. Meanwhile, the Byrdes somehow manage to survive. So even a character like Ruth, who is so popular and badass and seemingly plot-armored, got swallowed up by it in the end. Now, her death was largely the result of her own actions but… Wendy still called Javi and put his death in motion, and then began working closely with Camila. Both of those things ultimately led to Ruth’s death.