Six Feet Under
"Everybody knows about Television Without Pity."
By M. Giant | Aired on 2005.08.30
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"Everybody knows about Television Without Pity."The Jill Soloway Interview - M. Giant has a talk with Six Feet Under writer and co-executive producer Jill Soloway, and she's much nicer than he has any right to expect. |
2005.08.30
2005.08.29 |
N/A | M. Giant |
| 5-12 Recap |
Dead and BuriedEveryone's Waiting - The final episode wraps everything up neater than Nate's shroud. David faces his fears, and ends up co-owner and resident of the funeral home with Keith. Brenda realizes that her baby's going to be okay. Ruth gets past the worst of her grief and moves in with her sister, who we never see. Claire gets a new job in New York and heads east, even when the job falls through. And then they all die. Seriously. |
2005.08.21
2005.08.26 |
A | M. Giant |
| 5-11 Recap |
Incest Is BestStatic - David's panic attacks continue, Ruth wants to keep Maya, Rico's preparing to bail, Claire's lost, and Brenda debates whether to embrace her inner square watermelon. You'll see what we mean by that. |
2005.08.14
2005.08.19 |
B | M. Giant |
| 5-10 Recap |
That's a wrap for NateAll Alone - We come to bury Nate Fisher, not to praise him. Which is good, because frankly we don't think we're up for that other thing. |
2005.08.07
2005.08.12 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 5-9 Recap |
Late Nate, Jr.Ecotone - So Nate's collapse last week wasn't his death scene; it was just a setup for his death scene, by which we mean this entire episode. Don't worry, though, because he does one last thing to help you not miss him as much. |
2005.07.31
2005.08.05 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 5-8 Recap |
I Say Quakerism, You Say AneurysmSinging For Our Lives - Claire goes and visits her old art-school scene, and realizes how little she misses it. Ruth goes back to Hiram the Hairdresser, and we realize how little we missed him. Rico calls Vanessa out, Keith takes Durrell down, and Brenda opens up to Nate, who screws his stepsister and then has himself a potentially fatal brain-fart. |
2005.07.24
2005.07.29 |
A | M. Giant |
| 5-7 Recap |
Parenting Is HardThe Silence - Nate and Brenda argue over therapeutic abortion, and David and Keith argue over supporting Durrell. Rico finally figures out he's home as a dad rather than as a husband, and Claire worries that her days of giving birth to great art are over. Ruth's just loopy. |
2005.07.17
2005.07.22 |
B+ | M. Giant |
| 5-6 Recap |
Putting the "Wreck" in "Reconciliation"Rainbow Of Her Reasons - Ruth and Claire make up. Vanessa asks Rico to come home. But George dumps Ruth, and Keith wants to dump the kids. Nate's just sad that his first love is dead and he's not getting any from Maggie. |
2005.07.10
2005.07.16 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 5-5 Recap |
I'm Ready For My Hinky-Ass Close-Up!Eat A Peach - Nate and Brenda argue about how and when to tell Maya her origin story, David and Keith's adoption vs. surrogate storyline undergoes the required weekly allowance of reversals, Ruth and Rico sell out their spouses, and Billy drafts his mom to help him get Claire back. Like she's such a prize right now. |
2005.07.04
2005.07.08 |
A- | M. Giant |
| 5-4 Recap |
Tempus FuckitTime Flies - It's Nate's fortieth birthday, he's just learned he's going to be a father again, and Brenda's throwing him a big surprise party. Naturally, he's in hell. |
2005.06.27
2005.07.01 |
B+ | M. Giant |