Episode Report Card Aaron: A | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Who Rocks The Party That Rocks Your Body?
By Aaron | Season 3 | Episode 4 | Aired on 03.22.2003
Heh. So remember last week when I wondered if Nate and Lisa would be removing the bondage implements from David's old ceiling? Well, Alan Ball went and did me one better. He actually hung the baby from them. No, not like that. In a basket, you freaks. Nate comes home and finds Lisa there, folding the laundry. They chat about the opera funeral for a while, and then Nate admits that he's never seen his mother as happy as she was during the party. "That was a really great thing you did, honey," he says, giving his wife a kiss. "I'm really proud of you. And I'm really proud of us. For making this work. For being present. For showing up each day. For being committed to being a family." Uh oh. See, normal people would think that was sweet. Lisa, however, is about as far from normal as you can get when the broadcast of the show you're on is actually being immediately followed by a movie named Normal, and so she takes it as an indictment of their entire marriage. "Is it THAT hard for you?" she asks, before making Nate swear that he's "totally sure, one hundred percent, absolutely no doubts whatsoever" sure that he's exactly where he wants to be. Nate doesn't even do a remotely passable job of lying when he says that yes, he is that sure, but that's still all that Loony Lisa really needed to hear. Content that perfection has been saved once again, she drops yet another product placement for Whole Foods. Sensing another secret cigarette opportunity, Nate readily agrees to go pick up whatever she needs. One of us…one of us…one of us…
David now comes home as well, and finds Keith eating Chinese food and watching Baywatch. Hmm. I guess it's unlikely that I could be a secret member of the Charles family, huh? Oh, well. They banter about their respective days for a second, but then David suddenly starts crying uncontrollably. "I want us to last," he sobs. "I want us to stay together. I just want it to be worth it." Aww. Sniff. Keith cradles David in his arms, and we stay on the shot of David crying just long enough for you to think the final fade is coming.
But it's not. We've still got one more scene to go. Claire finds Ruth in the dining room, cleaning up after the big party. She asks how things went, and Ruth tells her, "I thought it was going to be awful, but it was truly one of the finest evenings I ever spent." When she asks Claire how her evening went, she gets exactly the same response. "Actually, it was truly one of the finest evenings I've ever spent," laughs Claire. "I'm not even sure what happened, but I just had this glimpse of what might be possible, and for whatever reason the world just seemed really open and interesting, and not totally screwed up. I don't know. I just felt really happy." Now, see? That's exactly how I felt the first time I saw Lauren. And who made her feel that way? Russell. I'm just saying. Recognizing that there's a precious mother-daughter bonding moment afoot here, Claire suggests that they both go to a museum that afternoon, and even offers to buy lunch. "I would love nothing more," says Ruth. They smile, and then Ruth decides that the dining room table can stay where it is in the corner for just a little while longer. And with that, our two lovely redheaded ladies skip off together, and the happiest ever episode of Six Feet Under comes to a close. Fade to white.