Six Feet Under, HBOs iconic funeral-home-set drama, turned 15 on June 3.
Frances Conroy (Ruth Fisher)
Lifes Too Short, Season 1, Ep.
9
Ruth was sort of frozen she was a punching bag.
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If you think of people who are the principal caregivers, they become nonentities.
Its hard to get away from caregiving.
This episode is gorgeous.
Ruth ends up taking Ecstasy by mistake.
My husband reminded me that my hair was down for that [scene], running through the woods.
They had my hair up for three years to make me look older.
That was something that always bothered me….
But oh, so many simple scenes were brilliantly loaded with anxiety and angst and conflict.
Peter Krause (Nate Fisher)
Falling Into Place, Season 4, Ep.
1
We were at the peak of our powers.
We didnt know at the time that season 5 was going to be our last.
So to me it felt like we were at the crest of the series.
David [Michael C. Hall] and Keith [Mathew St. Patrick] get back together.
Nate goes to Brenda [Rachel Griffiths].
Brenda is with Joe [Justin Theroux].
The last scene, where Nate buries Lisa [Lili Taylor], was difficult to shoot.
There was something so sweet about their relationship as they went through this existential angst.
That episode felt beautiful from the top to the bottom.
Michael C. Hall (David Fisher)
Ecotone, Season 5, Ep.
David is left alone with Nate.
He turns on the TV, there are shots of birds flying.
He falls asleep, and Nates dream morphs into Davids dream.
David wakes up to discover that Nate has died.
It was very beautiful and incredibly sad.
The way that episode ended was pivotal in terms of what launched the shows final three episodes.
It was the last little breath before we hurtled to the end.
I remember it fondly.
Lauren Ambrose (Claire Fisher)
Static, Season 5, Ep.
11
The penultimate episode was a favorite.
I loved working with Chris.
I had this total rock of a character as a counterpoint to my wild, out-of-control, grieving Claire.
It was so nice to have that energy on set as we all wrapped up this momentous life experience.
I actually wonder if they wrote me those scenes in part because Michael C. Hall and I quoted continuously.
It must have been pretty annoying.
Alan Ball (Creator)
Everyones Waiting, Season 5, Ep.
I remember joking around the table and someone saying, We should just kill everybody.
But then I realized we should be with each character at the moment of their deaths.
The show started with death and should end with death.
Ultimately, the show is about life in the constant presence of death.
Once we knew that was going to happen, it seemed so organic to the show.
In terms of the show and my legacy, I didnt ever think about that.
Whenever I started thinking about that, I felt like such a big, pretentious asshole so embarrassing!
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