"Six Feet Under" Everyone's Waiting (2005)

Director:

Alan Ball

Writers:

Alan Ball (creator)
Alan Ball (written by)

TV Series:

"Six Feet Under" (2001)

Original Air Date:

21 August 2005 (Season 5, Episode 12)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Nate and Brenda's daughter Willa is born, but 2 months early and at only 2 lb. 4 oz., requiring an elongated hospital stay...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Jogging | Female Photographer | 2080s | Birthday Party

Cast

Peter Krause	...	Nate Fisher
Michael C. Hall	...	David Fisher
Frances Conroy	...	Ruth Fisher
Lauren Ambrose	...	Claire Fisher
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Federico 'Rico' Diaz
Mathew St. Patrick	...	Keith Charles
Justina Machado	...	Vanessa Diaz
James Cromwell	...	George Sibley
Rachel Griffiths	...	Brenda Chenowith
Kathy Bates	...	Bettina
Jeremy Sisto	...	Billy Chenowith
Joanna Cassidy	...	Margaret Chenowith
Richard Jenkins	...	Nathaniel Fisher
Tina Holmes	...	Maggie Sibley
Peter Macdissi	...	Olivier Castro-Staal

Runtime:

USA:75 min | Argentina:60 min | 67 min (DVD version)

Certification:

Argentina:16

Trivia:

According to the Six Feet Under obituary, Claire goes on to become an internationally acclaimed photographer and produces award-winning photographs for both The Washington Post and Face Magazine.

Quotes:

Claire: [leaving the funeral home to move to New York] Mom.
Ruth: You gave me life.
Ruth: My sweet baby girl... Don't let them work you to hard at you new job.
Claire: I won't, Mom. I really hope you can come and visit.
Ruth: I'll try.
[Ruth hugs Claire]
Ruth: Oh Clare I pray you'll be filled with hope for as long as you possibly can.
Claire: Thank you for everything and thank you for giving me life.
Ruth: You gave me life.
Claire: Oh my God, I don't wanna go!

Movie Connections:

Features "Just Shoot Me!" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)

Simply The Best

So sad that the best television in years is now over. But what an ending.

In recent years American television has produced two masterpieces "Angels In America" and "Six Feet Under" both HBO productions. Well done HBO.

From Episode 1 to this last chapter every part an experience and a joy to watch. Why can't more producers, both TV and Film, learn from this production? Maybe then more people would pay attention to their products.

The sublime acting of Frances Conroy has been a joy throughout, why that woman does not have 5 Emmys (One for each season) is a mystery to me.

All of the cast has produced a wonderful and believable portrayals of real people living real lives. A credit to them, the writers and directors. Even their encounters with the dead, totally believable, who hasn't wanted to reconcile with the ghosts in their lives as the characters in this show have done? Again a sublime series. So sad to see the end, but what a superb way to end it making me question my own mortality. Truly moving.