Some Six Feet Under episodes are writing-driven, character-plot showcases. "The Rainbow Of Her Reasons" is a bit different. This latest episode is acting-driven, namely a showcase for three of the most emotive actors working on any screen in this generation.I'm talking about Patricia Clarkson, who plays Ruth's sister Sarah O'Conner; James Cromwell, who portrays Ruth's husband George ...

Well, no "recurring character" dies in Eat A Peach. I'm almost certain that a character will pass on in next week's episode The Rainbow Of Her Reasons, but more let's not get ahead of ourselves.First, let's dispense with the episode title. Unlike so many other Six Feet Under eppy liveries, this one should be taken literally. Think diabetic shock. And not anyone you know.The important ...

It's being widely surmised that a "recurring" Six Feet Under character will meet their demise in the next episode (Eat A Peach).Note the scuttlebutt says "recurring," not "regular."So let us look at some "recurring character" candidates for an early grave: ...

On the website Jump The Shark, you can vote for the scene or episode in which a once-quality show turned ridiculous - and never recovered. (The term "jump the shark," incidentally, got its name from an inane Happy Days episode in which Fonzie hit the water and did exactly what the phrase entails.)I now state for the record that - barring improvement, Time Flies is a way serious candidate ...

I've just read "Under and Out," TV Guide critic Matt Roush's blast at Six Feet Under. Apparently, he doesn't like the show, largely because there's too much "depression, mental illness and domestic angst."I've always had great respect for Matt as a critic. Even worked with him more eons ago than I care to reveal. But I think he's got this one wrong.I think the fascination of ...

A couple of weeks ago, TV Squad colleague and self-professed "spoilers junkie" Keith McDuffie posted an item that linked to an E! Online spoiler report about what will happen at the end of "Six Feet Under's series finale episode.I don't want to ruin your fun, so I won't repeat what was reported here. But OK. For those of you with inquiring minds that just can't wait, I've posted a ...

Six Feet Under: Hold My Hand is very much about how much the family of Ruth's husband George Sibley has been affected by tragedy over the generations.As we learn in the opening "death" scene, the darkness begins back in 1953, when a young George is talking to his mother - a deeply depressed and trouble soul who seeks and finds a final solution for the demons inside her. Because this ...

This is one of those pre-transitional SFU episodes where nothing much happens, but hints are made that some major things are about to happen.Part of SFU's charm is that these hints are subtle. Still, it would be hard to avoid asking these three questions:Is Billy going off his meds? - Apparently, at least one of his anti-psychotic medications is rendering him a bit lacking south of the navel. ...

"A Coat of White Primer" is the first of 13 in Six Feet Under's final season. To put things in perspective, let us catch up with the main characters at this point in time.In the off-kilter Six Feet Under world, "A Coat of White Primer" takes place five plot-months after a convulsive series of events that marked the fourth season's conclusion. Fans of the series will recall that ...