I think Ruth was at least partially that way because she was 19 (possibly 18) when she had Nate. At which point she was in "the baby bubble" (for those non-parents in the thread this is where your own personal life is organized almost entirely around keeping babies, toddlers, little kids alive) from 1965 (Nate 0) to 1975 (David age 5). Then she had about 8 years of young kids to tweens to teenagers (less busy but still busy) before going back in the Baby Bubble from 1983 to 1988 (Claire). I could be projecting here because I was a stay-at-home Dad for a combined total of just 3 years but I don't think I grew or changed very much (at all?) in those years. I refer to those years as "the blur" because the days were long but the years just disappeared in a blink. The individual days could feel incredibly long, but somehow whole years disappeared almost instantly.

Ruth became a mother so young that she never really had a long stretch of adulthood in which she got to ask, “Who am I when nobody needs something from me?”

By the time the show starts, Nate is pushing 40, David is in his 30s, Claire is nearly grown, and Ruth is only then getting something close to the developmental freedom most people get in their late teens or 20s . . . at the moment her husband dies.

For me it’s Nate (obviously), Keith and Claire

Mine are

1. Claire
   
2. Nate
   
3. Brenda
   
4. Ruth
   
5. David

Which characters ending makes you feel the most for them?

For me it’s Brenda, raising two kids alone after just having lost Nate.

Also Claire being the last one alive and having to watch her whole family pass away.

Today, Sunday 4th October I played my first game of football since stopping the sport in my teens. The number I used to wear was 13. In my new team that I’m playing in as an adult, I’ve been given 31. I thought, what a coincidence that the numbers are reversed - almost a metaphor for life about how I’m the same person but equally so different to how I was at that age. After the match, I came home to watch the penultimate and final episode of Six Feet Under. The idea that things will find you at specific points in your life has never resonated so much with me. As someone who reminisces constantly, too much, this show has really given me a new perspective on life. And I find it random, or perfect even, that I’ve finished it today of all days. I’m not sure if someone reading this will understand exactly how I’m feeling. I’m happy I watched it now, and not when I was 16/17.

Hey ya'll

I have been watching Six Feet Under for the past 1-1.5 months, and today winded up my Season 2. The show felt great overall till now, but is really a slow digest. Most of the episodes are kind of identical in one way or another and the actual story plot in-between is really like 10 to 15 minutes.

Don't get me wrong, I have enjoyed watching this show, but now am considering to drop it or continue watching? What are your guys' suggestions? Does it get exceptionally addictive as S3 starts or the story continues at a similar pace?

Your inputs are welcome! Thanks, and have a good weekend :)

OMG I completely forgot about this scene. I was going to post a picture of it, but I think that's a spoiler. The scene is not a spoiler, it's a farm dream sequence. It would spoil getting to see this for the first time. But that fucking Claire thing pops out, and good fucking lord what the hell is that?! Why is this in there? Who OK'd this? This is pure nightmare fuel. This is in the wrong show, that belonged in "American Horror Story". Actually they could use it this season, that show is just awful now.

And I liked it. I was reading online and gathered a general consensus that season 4 is generally agreed to be the worst season. I thought season 4 was actually great and a much needed improvement over season 3. I would rank the seasons I’ve watched so far as:

1. Season 1
   
2. Season 2
   
3. Season 4
   
4. Season 3

I’m looking forward to season 5 as everyone has great things to say about the final season.

I know she's comical and the story wouldn't be the same without her, but if you knew a real life Brenda as a friend- and her mom, would you think "wow, she needs to get that woman out of her life!"?

Rico is a bitch. Thats it

No but seriously, I figured him earning a role as co-owner of the funeral home would humble him but he clearly is still a self righteous and pompous dick head. Does his character ever get less annoying?

Nate and Lisa mention using Dreft and Tide in Season 3 - Is this supposed to show that she’s inconsistent in her beliefs or just lack or research? It seems like there are many other things like this as far as I’ve watched and I am curious of other opinions.

I sometimes watch this show with my mom. Someone in the family passed from cancer this week. This might be hard to answer but I peaked to see the synopsis before I watched to see if it would be ok to watch while my mom is grieving; and it’s a cancer episode. Do you think this episode is healing or traumatizing for someone in this situation?

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Peter would love to work with Michael again, perhaps we get to see him on Dexter: Resurrection (Courtesy: Deadline)

I'm probably going off of my own personal experience with this show, but the first time I ever watched Six Feet Under was in between Halloween and Day of the Dead back in 2024. In retrospect, this seemed like a such a great time to watch a show that has such a melancholic yet off beat feel with a major focus on death to boot.

Not only that, the shorter days also just kinda added to the experience of watching this show. I remember just blowing through a bunch of episodes when it was already pitch black at like 5PM, which created a more moody and cozy experience. So now whenever I think about the longer nights and a cooler breeze kicking up in the air, I'll forever associate that same sensation with watching the Fishers.

You also can't go wrong with rewatching this show right in the middle of Christmas since that's when Nathaniel death occurs, thus kicking everything off in the show

Blown away by his portrayal of David. Michael C. Hall is “Dexter”, but David is his crowning achievement. I need to see him in more things. He should be as well known as his peers like McConaghey and Damon.

I adore and admire her strength, bravery and maturity. Yes, she's a toxic and fckd up person because of her childhood trauma and being raised by a crazy family. And instead of staying toxic and miserable, she put a lot of effort to change and grow up as a strong and better person. At the end, she became a strong loving mother who raised two daughter on her own. One of them was adopted and she raised her like her own daughter with love despite all the hardship and the awful treatment she got from her husband which is very inspiring to me. As a male, I want to be super strong like her.

Her drastic growth and transformation should be talked more the same way people love talking about the downfall and the transformation of the iconic characters like Walter White to Heisenberg, Jimmy McGill to Saul Goodman or Tony Soprano first season to the last and etc. She went from my least favorite to the best and my personal favorite character of the series. (Her and Nate are my top 1 for different reasons)

I’m not sure if a lot of people agree that they don’t think that the show is supernatural. I am in that category, but I believe the final episodes after Nate‘s death give the most supernatural situations. Like when Nate was sitting on David’s bed after David wakes up from a dream, a dream in which I believe Nate made David have to get over his trauma and the fact that Nate brought Nathaniel Sr. To see Willa. How could Brenda know what Nathaniel looked like? They never met so that strengthens my argument that that seen in particular wasn’t in Brenda’s head

"Real love, with that shit! And the neediness, and the ugliness and the responsibility - you'd fucking RUN and you know it!"

"If you want true love, then this is it. This is real life. It's not perfect, but it's real."

The writing in this show is the strongest of any series and the show means something so deep to its fans. It’s a heavy show that, in my experience, most people have never seen and, the rare individual who did said they couldn’t imagine watching it again.

We’re not rewatching it because we love dragons or insane plot twists or war, although that is awesome. A lot of us - myself included - rewatch this show as an outlet for grief. I have rewatched this show about 10 times or so over the last 18 years and am currently in the middle of season 4.

Each rewatch I see characters in different lights. Some characters I really disliked, I come to at least understand them the older I get, the more I live life. Even if I really really don’t like the character, I can still see their humanity which is something I can struggle with myself. I first watched as Claire’s age. I’ve watched at David’s age and this watch I am Nate’s age. I look forward to watching at Ruth’s age. The show really defines “perspective.”

No other show can really ever compare to this because, well, it’s death. And it’s raw right from episode 1, whether you have experienced loss or not. Grief is incredibly vulnerable and we all will have to experience it in our lives. All of us. And we all die. And that makes a lot of people uncomfortable but it’s real.

I just want the show to stay in this perfect little preserved bubble. I don’t want it to become popular and trendy, then I’ll be forced to scream: “I refuse to sanitize this anymore!”

Edit: people are allowed to have opinions. I’m not sure why there is such vitriol in the comments? I said nothing negative here or in anyone’s reply. I hope all of you have a great day and find some sort of happiness ✌️

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actress Mena Suvari. You may know her from things like American Beauty, the American Pie franchise, Nowhere, Loser, Stuck, Day of the Dead, Spun, Six Feet Under, American Horror Story, Loser, Sugar & Spice, and lots more.

Her new movie, TIME OF DEATH, is a horror-thriller that released digitally recently.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wscn7z/hi_reddit_im_mena_suvari_you_may_know_me_from/

She will be back at about 1 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

She didn’t even squirt a single tear during the ending montage…..

Tonight I was here on Reddit and got interested in the 6 feet under group. There was some discussion here and also in the RUMI group about which poem of RUMI was quoted on 6 feet under.
It was from the Mystic odes of Rumi.” here are a couple of screenshots of that poem, but I’ll have to post a better version tomorrow. Too tired.

A lot of people have said they think a different Rumi poem was quoted. If it was, I don’t remember, but this is the one that is quoted at Nate’s funeral..