Sunday, August 28, 2005
Final words
Last Sunday Six Feet Under ended its five year run. When Alan Ball announced that this season would be the show’s last season, I shouted Hallelujah! After suffering through Lisa’s murder, George moving to the bomb shelter and that horrific episode where David is abducted and tortured, I had enough. When the season began it seemed more of the same. There is so much whining, mopey, angst a man can take. It seemed like the show was marinating in its own misery. Then we heard those famous three words, “numb, arm, NARM.”
Nate’s death was the catalyst. The Fishers and their love ones had been stagnant for the past few seasons. Nate’s death finally shook them out of their stupor. Their initial reaction was painful, but they all finally began to put the ghosts of the past behind them and embrace their futures. It was a hopeful ending to the Fisher’s saga. The final montage of the Fisher’s future was momentous.
The series finale was the best one I’ve ever seen. It not only was true to the spirit of the show, but in its own way lifted the show to even a higher level. It provided closure for the show without giving us the ‘and everyone lived happily ever after’ crap. I was personally moved by it. I’d like to offer my congratulations to the cast and crew of Six Feet Under for making one of the best shows in TV history. The show was frustrating at times but its excellence never wavered.
Nate’s death was the catalyst. The Fishers and their love ones had been stagnant for the past few seasons. Nate’s death finally shook them out of their stupor. Their initial reaction was painful, but they all finally began to put the ghosts of the past behind them and embrace their futures. It was a hopeful ending to the Fisher’s saga. The final montage of the Fisher’s future was momentous.
The series finale was the best one I’ve ever seen. It not only was true to the spirit of the show, but in its own way lifted the show to even a higher level. It provided closure for the show without giving us the ‘and everyone lived happily ever after’ crap. I was personally moved by it. I’d like to offer my congratulations to the cast and crew of Six Feet Under for making one of the best shows in TV history. The show was frustrating at times but its excellence never wavered.
