We're Not Over Six Feet Under

Jenna and Caroline discuss their final thoughts on Six Feet Under as a whole, its place in television history, and their experience making this podcast... and predict how some of the characters not featured in the finale die. Thank you so much for listening to this podcast. It has truly been our pleasure to talk about this show with you. 

Jenna, Caroline, and producer Alison discuss the second half of the Six Feet Under Finale, in which Brenda bonds with Ruth and finally makes peace with Nate's ghost, the Fisher/Charles family moves into the funeral home, Rico and Vanessa acquire a new business, Ruth finds her utopia without men, Claire loses her job offer in New York but decides to go anyway, and we all cry forever while Sia's "Br...

Jenna, Caroline, and producer Alison discuss the first half of the Six Feet Under finale, in which Brenda gives birth to Willa prematurely and is terrorized by Ghost Nate, Claire is offered a job in New York, David agrees to sell the business and then changes his mind, Rico prepares to buy a different funeral home, Ruth does some Swedish death cleaning and decides to move in with Sarah, and Billy...

Jenna and Caroline discuss "Static," in which Claire fights with Ted, loses her job, and totals her hearse while driving drunk, David's panic attacks get the best of him, Brenda fights with Ruth about where Maya should live and confronts her inappropriate feelings for Billy, Rico loses his mind because no one will have a meeting with him about the future of the business, and Nate haunts everyone.

Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Meghan Deans discuss "All Alone," in which the Fisher/Chenowith family gives Nate the green funeral he wanted and grieves. David takes on too much responsibility, stops sleeping, and succumbs to panic attacks. Claire turns to Ted and finds a reserve of inner strength. Ruth spends a lot of time ranting in a bathrobe, then settles into the role of caretaker. Brenda...

Jenna and Caroline discuss "Ecotone," in which Nate is rushed to the hospital after collapsing at Maggie's, has brain surgery, and wakes up from his coma just long enough to end his marriage before dying. Ted and Maggie stay at the hospital all night with the Fishers, making everything better and worse, respectively. Ruth goes camping with Hiram and misses the entire thing.

Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Rosalind Grush discuss "Singing for Our Lives," in which Claire takes Ted on a date to her old friends' student art show, the Fisher and Diaz employees argue about the future of the company, Ruth is an abysmal babysitter to her new grandsons and rekindles her relationship with Hiram, and Nate drags Brenda to the Quaker meeting Maggie attends, then skips the next...

Jenna and Caroline discuss "The Silence," in which Ruth has a terrible time at a friend's cocktail party, then learns that George wants a quick divorce because he already has a new fiancée, Keith and David struggle to be good parents, Brenda and Nate receive worrying news about their pregnancy, and Claire goes to a mall bar to socialize with her coworkers.

Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Eric Shethar discuss "The Rainbow of Her Reasons," in which Sarah's friend Fiona Kleinschmidt dies and her friends hold a very feminist and witchy wake, Claire starts a temp job, Ruth tricks George into moving out, David and Keith continue to learn about parenthood, and Vanessa invites Rico to move back in after things go south with her odd Canadian nanny.

Jenna and Caroline discuss "Eat a Peach," in which Keith and David get duped by their surrogate and attend an adoption fair, Margaret ambushes Claire on Billy's behalf, Rico throws Vanessa under the bus when Julio bullies another boy, and Nate and Brenda discuss how to talk to Maya about Lisa.

Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Anita Flores discuss "Time Flies," in which Brenda learns that she's pregnant, Billy grows increasingly unhinged, David and Keith find a surrogate, and Nate fully loses his mind when a bird flies into the house during his surprise fortieth birthday party.

Jenna and Caroline discuss "Hold My Hand," in which George is haunted by memories of his mother, Rico and Angela have an utterly delightful fling at a conference, David and Keith run into some issues with the adoption agency, Ruth cuts Claire off from her trust fund, Billy makes terrible decisions regarding his medication, and Nate hangs out with Maggie.

Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Maris Kreizman discuss "Dancing for Me," in which Nate connects with one high school friend after another one dies, Brenda starts an ill-fated internship, David and Keith ask Claire to donate her eggs to them, George's daughter Maggie arrives to help with his care, and Billy makes some bad choices regarding his meds.

Dear listeners, we're excited to be back in your ears! Join Jenna and Caroline for a discussion of the dramatic season five premiere, "A Coat of White Primer," in which Brenda miscarries during her wedding to Nate, George returns home from a psychiatric facility, Keith and David debate how to become parents, Claire moves in with Billy, and Ruth loses her shit even more than usual. 

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Jenna, Caroline, and producer Alison discuss the season four finale, in which Nate solves the mystery of Lisa's death, David visits Jake in jail, a coked-up Claire alienates everyone at her gallery show, Keith considers a "business" proposition, and George fully dissociates from reality. Thanks for joining us on this journey, loyal listeners—we'll see you next season!

Jenna and Caroline discuss "Bomb Shelter," in which Claire's new work is accepted to a gallery show and Russell demands partial credit for her ideas, Margaret has an emergency hysterectomy, David and Keith deal with the man who's suing David in a VERY questionable way, Nate is forced to confess to Barb and Hoyt that he secretly buried Lisa, and George is delighted to discover the Fisher bomb shelt...

Jenna and Caroline discuss "The Black Forest," in which Nate, Brenda, and Maya to go to Idaho for the dedication of Lisa's ashes, David becomes obsessed with adoption, Ruth and George reconcile, Vanessa parades her new boyfriend in front of Rico, and Nate's deception regarding Lisa's remains comes to light.

Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Liz DeGregorio discuss "Grinding the Corn," in which Ruth and Bettina take a trip to Mexico, Brenda displays some impressive personal growth, Billy takes over Claire's art class, comic book nerds act in extremely stereotypical ways, and David develops an over-the-top aversion to boobs.

Jenna and Caroline discuss "Coming and Going," a giant pile of sex scenes and breakup scenes! Claire ends things with Edie, Ruth takes off after George mutilates her tree, Vanessa attacks Sophia, Keith sleeps with Celeste and gets fired, David sleeps with Sarge, and Joe finally catches Nate and Brenda. 

**THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS** We're taking a break from our regularly scheduled recaps to bring you a very special episode! Jenna and Caroline interview renowned television and film critic Matt Zoller Seitz, whose books include TV: The Book , The Sopranos Sessions , Mad Men Carousel , and The Deadwood Bible (available now, only on Matt's website!) If this is your first time watching Six Feet...

Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Brian Salvatore discuss "The Dare," in which Ruth and George go on a fossil-hunting trip that detours to Sarah's house, Keith comes out at work, Rico attempts to break up with Sophia but goes back to her after Vanessa leaves him, Claire decides to hook up with Edie, and Brenda admits to Joe that she's been cheating.

Jenna and Caroline discuss "Terror Starts at Home," a wonderful reprieve for us all after last week's horror show! Claire and her art school friends have a delightful drug-addled romp, David has an intensely awkward birthday dinner, Ruth and George attend an enlightening faculty party, Nate works with dogs, and Vanessa begins to suspect Rico is cheating on her.

We're so sorry, listeners—it's time for Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Eric Shethar to discuss "That's My Dog," one of the most upsetting episodes of television we have ever seen. Ruth tries to set up George's secret son, Brenda and Margaret have a delightful lunch, Nate attends a grief group, and then David picks up a hitchhiker and everything quickly goes to hell. CW: violent assault.

Jenna and Caroline discuss "Can I Come Up Now?", in which David plans his ex-fianceé's father's funeral, George reveals that he has a secret son and Ruth insists on visiting him, Claire dates the Matthew Barney of LAC-Arts, and Nate visits a psychic, who insists Lisa isn't dead.