Ruby...Who?: The Mystery Bear Who Left as Soon as She Came

Possibly the most obscure, unnecessary, and odd things about the entire final episode of Judge Mia was the epilogue. It seemed to have a considerably lower quality than the rest of the episode, and it provided off-kilter details like a mother-daughter artificial banana company and well-loved characters being mysteriously killed off in the mountains. But one of the most unexpected, inexplicable tidbits from the epilogue was this little ray of sunshine:

Ruby!!!

When Mia uttered the famous words, "Buck married Ruby," all fans watching wrinkled their noses. "Wait, he married...who?" Who, indeed? Ruby had made a few scattered background appearances in the series, except for a minor speaking role in "Judge Mia's Valentine's Day", when Ruby tells Buck:

Wow, your hair is stunning!

Some random bear from preschool who talked to him at the Valentine's Day party, and they get married. Ruby hadn't even been named until it was revealed that she was married! Talk about weird, and a little sketchy.

But this bright-red bear does not stick around for long. When Monkeytown was first announced, and the first promotional posters were rolled out, the die-hard Miaverse analyzers were disturbed to find that Buck was married to a new character named Karen! It felt like a major plot hole; a huge oversight on Stuffie Studios' part. No one could tell where Ruby went...the canonicity of the JMF epilogue has never been trustworthy since.

It wasn't until the official Monkeytown Facebook page posted a Snortleson family tree when Ruby came back into the picture. That family tree has since been deleted, but it clearly showed Ruby Rosá Lopez (her middle name and maiden name had not been previously known) listed as the ex-wife of Buck Snortleson. Finally, an explanation! Buck and Ruby somehow got divorced between the Judge Mia finale and the premiere of Monkeytown. But more questions arose: Why did they untie the knot, and why hasn't Ruby been mentioned in the web series itself?

The Ruby Problem was further elaborated upon in her first full appearance since the epilogue. In "Custody Wars: Part 2", Buck has a flashback to him standing in front of a furious red bear who is screaming "I hate you, get out of my life!" The bear was quickly assumed to by Ruby herself by the Judge Mia super fans. Who else could it be? However, the scene did not explain how or why Ruby and Buck were divorced. It only confirmed that the marriage ended in a fiery doomsday showdown...seriously, Ruby seemed a little too upset in that flashback.

Why would the Stuffie Studios team even include Ruby if she was never going to become relevant? Answer: She will become relevant. If Ruby was truly done and over with, then she would not have been given that flashback. I think we can expect a lot more Ruby in Season 2.