Brava (CA) interview questions

I was contacted by a third-party recruiter to set up the initial phone screen. The conversation lasted about an hour but overall went well. She asked about 10-15 questions that were pretty standard/relevant to the role. At the end of the conversation, she wanted to schedule me for an on-site with the Chief Content Officer, which turned out to be another phone interview. Ok, no problem. Two days later, the CCO informed me that they were going to extend the current consultant's contract "through the holidays" but that they would like to keep in touch. Seriously?! I understand things change, but why get a candidate excited about an opportunity/waste their time if you had the slightest intent to extend an existing contract? Overall, I'd say a little transparency goes a long way.