Episode
Tyler Perry's Ruthless: The Unthinkable
Overview
The Highest punishes Ruth with an unspeakable act and River defeats Andrew in a battle for the title of Dikahn.
Details
- Series
- Tyler Perry's Ruthless
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2025-04-17
Episode context
The Unthinkable is Episode 16 in Season 5 of Tyler Perry's Ruthless. It aired on 2025-04-17.
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Episode 15: Going to Battle
The Highest proposes a cruel battle for River while Marva and the ladies prepare for a morose final step.
Episode 17: Into the Blackness
The Highest executes a horrific plan that tests the loyalty of his followers while River, Joan and Zane finally make their play to escape the compound.
More episodes from this season
Episode 14: He Lives
Ruth is forced to convince The Highest of her pregnancy, while contending with River and Obadiah's attempt to have her removed from power.
Episode 18: Calamity
Surrounded by the Feds and enraged by his followers' betrayal, the Highest makes a final decision that changes the fate of the Raku and a distraught Ruth seeks revenge.
Episode 13: I'm a Solider
The Highest delivers a shocking proposition to Ruth. River tries to outsmart Obadiah who is on a personal mission to destroy him. George and Lewis concoct a plan to escape.
Episode 12: Pieces to be Played
As River and Obadiah jostle for power inside the Rakudushis compound, Ruth sets plans in motion to turn them against one another.
Episode 11: Sights and Silence
The Highest orders Andrew to find Dikahn's killer, River and Obadiah try to capitalize on The Highest's growing vulnerability and Ruth and Joan attempt to steal from River.
Episode 10: The Song
Dikahn's fate send The Highest spiraling, and he has visions that hit so close to home they prompt a battle for control between Ruth, River & Obadiah and their new allies.
Episode 9: The Sunshine
Ruth realizes that her secret has been proven to be true, as Lacey is finally pushed over the edge. Meanwhile, Dikahn's fate is revealed by The Raku.
Episode 8: Of Mothers and Sons
Ruth faces the terrifying prospect that the truth about her pregnancy will be revealed, and a reconciliation between River and Joan throws a wrench in Lacey and Zane's exit...
Episode 7: Revelations
When Ruth and River become mortal enemies in the wake of the "First Supper," Ruth is determined to kill or be killed; she makes a fatal mistake.
Episode 6: Soup Du Jour
After the fallout from the Gauntlet of Faith, Ruth and River find themselves at deadly odds; when Dikhan finds himself in unfamiliar territory on the compound, he makes a sinister move to regain his power.