Six Feet Under - Nate opens up to David about his "condition"

[@Caelinsmomma]

I love how the camera backs up and you can’t hear the whole conversation. Like even the viewers shouldn’t be privy to this heartbreakingly raw moment.

[@s4mcote]

This show is life, it's so special. Gets to me like nothing else ever will.

[@merrybluegirl8930]

I completely agree. If you've ever lost someone, it makes you feel so less alone. They put into words what I can't.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

This show was more than entertainment. It touches your soul and teaches you so much about the human condition. I loved these characters like family. They were all flawed, and struggled, but were genuinely good people.

[@philsmart7542]

People just don't understand how good this show is...

[@erikfreitas7093]

Smart people do.

[@emaildogeorge]

I really really do

[@Stuart267]

But Goddamn its depressing lol

[@MM-fg7in]

Hard af to get through but one of the best

[@ppiorkowski1502]

You mean how good it was......😔

[@rr7firefly]

"I'm not coping with it very well..." and Nate begins to sob. I was glad that Nate finally shared his deep sadness, his helplessness with David. Nate will always be an inspiration, thanks to the remarkable Peter Krause. /// I will always love the Fisher family.

[@SuperRobertoClemente]

it's a brilliant choice to not have a closeup of Nate's face at that moment-- instead it fades into the music, like a moment long past. So we see it but he also gets a sense of privacy. Deeply moving.

[@elizabethcunicelli7023]

In my opinion, the best series on television ever. The writing, the acting, the stories. The best. I bought the whole series and will rewatch it over again and again. So refreshing...

[@ClassicKrusty]

It’s a great show

[@goldensperm7182]

The wire and the sopranos are better.

[@Charliem1994]

Great shows but not quite as profound as SFU. Also the writing and acting is better

[@kloatlanta]

My fave

[@rociotorello4222]

I agree

[@connorblake7487]

I actually love how the sound pulls back with the camera and leaves the brothers there. It's unfortunate that we don't get the up-close details of Krause's incredible breakdown, but somehow the muted performances in wide are even more heartbreaking. I think Peter Krause and Michael C. Hall should have this clip in their life reels of amazing performances

[@n2frot123]

Like so many episodes of SFU, no matter how many times I watch it, this scene always brings me to tears. Casting, acting, writing make this show one of the best ever!

[@CuriousMan22]

Facing 'Fear of death' beautifully presented.

[@Tombuchaill]

I have this condition, I've had two heamorrhages, and lots of unsuccessful interventions. My mother was told about it when I was fifteen, I didn't know the extent of it, she told me I'd have to have a 'little operation', what she must have been going through! I ended up having three operations, none of which worked, then I had radiation treatment to see if that would work a couple of years later, but it didn't. My schooling was badly affected at the time I got epilepsy from the AVM or one of the operations, so all my productive life I couldn't drive which was a huge frustration to me. I was in and out of jobs for years. I had a heammorrhage in '15, which it seems killed the part of the brain that was epileptic! Then I had another blast of radiation, which didn't work but I had to try! It gave me a lot of fatigue which I am slowly recovering from. I had a 2nd heamorrhage in I think '17 or '18, due I think to the radiation but it's effect wasn't as bad. The first one left me with full right sided paralysis and I couldn't speak, but could understand others, that came back in weeks and the rest of it really came back within a year or so except for my leg, which is continuing to improve, just more slowly, but i'm weaning off the stick I use, I expect to be off it within the next year. I learned to drive this year and am hoping to find the money to buy a car, I trust in God. I am also hoping to start working again next year, even part time voluntary work to start off from and go from there, who knows what might happen. I'm really talking to myself, this should really go into a diary, but there is something about putting it out there for others to read too, I don't know.

[@charlottepayne1918]

God take care of you dear

[@rayyanmerchant6681]

All the very best to you man. I couldn't imagine myself going through what you have without losing hope in life

[@Tombuchaill]

@@rayyanmerchant6681 I'm stubborn, I couldn't go through all that for nothing, I refuse to give up! Take care, thanks for your response.

[@mr.thunder1219]

Man I'm glad you posted about your experience with it. I hope things keep getting better for you. I admire your resilience.

[@a32tl]

This was one of my favorite sad scenes from SFU. This whole series was incredible. I was very fond of Nate and would say he was my favorite character. Would always break my heart when he cried.

[@Onigirli]

Nate was an asshole

[@robzizou5]

I see you found the scene Andy.

[@gamerjamson]

@@Onigirli man hater

[@Jamestown-y9j]

Nate was like his stepfather said, he was a good man but he struggled, and he never gave up, he wasn't perfect, but who is?

[@lankylankster7148]

Yep. Nate was the most human of the bunch. The guy had nothing to hide and was fearless in the face of life. LL

[@javigalindo8560]

"Listen if I've been a real dick or something I'm really sorry..." Nate breaks down, and it brings tears to my eyes. Usually I'm in David's shoes, listening attentively to others. I've figured out that that's something that I've always done and always will do. But I've been at the bottom of the worst depression I have ever experienced now for months, and I think I've been "a real dick" at times to the people I've loved. Nate saying that with the anguish that he did just hit home. This whole series does. We just...slowly pull away from the two bros as one listens while the other spills his guts about all the pain he's been dealing with on his own...

[@charlesgallagher1876]

I hope you feel better, just try to get through it. For some ridiculous reason we're all given high expectations of life.

[@ZENbulldozer]

Hang in there bro.

[@codyking4848]

Ten years later and I never for got this scene. Look at me.... that's more like it. This scene just gave me goosebumps.

[@kathconserv]

They’re brothers and will always love each other.

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

Yeah, but they will only show that love during emergencies and dire circumstances, not on normal, routine, boring days. Emergencies bring out the best in people. Boring, typical days bring out the worst.

[@connorblake7487]

Just an incredible piece of film, this piece. SO true to life.

[@alejandrogarcia1354]

The Score is The best. Very sad and powerfull

[@backfootgrinder]

just finished this episode now, amazing acting. love this show so far!

[@jstone98]

I assume you've finished by now. Most powerful show ever IMHO. The finale is the best ever.

[@steviem8117]

i also love how you can't really hear the whole convo... just fades out and we don't even really get to see davids response. less is so much more sometimes. like the end of lost in translation, to a lesser extent.

[@timursengun9462]

Such and authentic show with impeccable acting. They had become sort of like my tv family as I was studying in college. Might have watched each episode at least three to 5 times. I miss the Fishers!

[@altovalsol655]

The depth of the characters in sfu is amazing.high fi art imitating life. I could watch reruns forever. True blood suuuuuccckkkksssss

[@elizabethcunicelli7023]

I agree 100%

[@lankylankster7148]

Wow. Very powerful. Great acting. Brothers are more like equals, more like friends. And so, without all the judgement & drama associated with sharing big news with authority figures first (including parents, although they mean well), opening up to one's peers first is understandable. LL

[@berstl2235]

This is one of the many scenes from this series that gets me every time.

[@astroshinde]

This show ruined other shows for me. Nothing can top this scene, it’s so raw and so very real. The vulnerability he showed David... just broke me. 🤍

[@philsmart7542]

So many other great scenes tho too. But yeah nothing will ever top this show as a whole.

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

On a boring, typical working day, with the same old routine and hassles, Nate and David would never be this close. It's only emergencies and dire circumstances like brain AVM that bring people together like this. Emergencies/dire circumstances bring out the best in people. Typical normal life brings out the worst. Kind of sad when you think about it.

[@kathconserv]

Having to tell the people that love you that you have a serious condition is so awful.

[@Despond]

This is true and imagine if you have no-one who loves and have to rot in the hospital system with no-one caring if you live or die.

[@Kira1Lawliet]

I really love how you actually hear the conversation. A lot of other shows would have just cut to white and played slow music after Nate pulls David aside, confident that we the audience already know what he's going to tell him. But this show knows it's not just conveying the information that matters-if it had cut to white, we would have understood it just as well-but realizing that actually seeing the moment and giving it attention does wonders from an emotional perspective. I wish more shows and movies respected the actual moments like this one does-I can think of tons of instances where I'm anxiously waiting for a character to come out with something big they've been keeping to another character, only to have the conversation itself happen offscreen. It's annoying.

[@isaiahromero9861]

Exactly. In my opinion, the character's reactions are what make drama interesting. Breaking Bad also does an amazing job of this imo

[@abigail1023]

This show! I sobbed the first time I saw this scene (and many others) and am tearing up again. Never has a show about fictional characters touched me as this one did.

[@QueLindoFilms]

Despite the constant conflict this show always had me rooting for these two brothers to reconnect. Beautiful Scene.

[@BexiiLouise]

My health is failing and I worry its similar to nates condition, waiting on results but six feet under still in an odd way gives me comfort. This scene hits me hard right now, already endured 6 strokes one of which was the other day, im 28 years old. This is so unfair.

[@edwardfetner2513]

Six Feet Under is at its absolute finest when the characters are either silent, or like here aren't really in ear shot with the brilliant soundtrack carrying the scene. It never fails to move me

[@TimWrights]

I want to rewatch this show with my wife so bad. But she is anything but a tv person. It takes us 2 or 3 sittings to finish a movie sometimes. Such an amazing show.

[@therightmaninthewrongplace8948]

+Tim Wright Just do it. I'm sure she will love SFU.

[@mikesgotniceice]

+Tim Wright Sounds suuuuper annoying. Giver her some Ritalin maybe?

[@steviem8117]

I had this problem with my long term ex. Anytime he had a TV show or favorite movie to share with ME, I'm alert awake and paying attention. Entertainment/media in general is a big thing for me (how does someone NOT like TV?) ;) so it's just common courtesy which should have been my first red flag. You don't have to LIKE everything I do but Jesus, don't start snoring 2 minutes in and deny that you're sleeping each time I say, "Do you wanna just watch this another time?" Life is short and this petty grievance of mine over favorite scenes seems so stupid but it wasn't to me. You don't even have to like SFU, but give it a chance! I love sharing things that "mean something" to me with people I care about. So when I tried to show him SFU he pulled the, "I don't like depressing shows, seems really boring" about 5 mins in....and that's when I knew he would only ever stay awake during movies that had explosions during them and we were doomed. Haha - slight exaggeration but shit like this piled up and life was just too hard with him. Life is about sharing your interests, things that mean something to you and having the other person at least pretend to give a shit. But if you and your wife only have this issue, you are luckier than most! :) Well, that's my story. Many lessons learned from the fabulous SFU... maybe it's one of those shows you either get or you don't?

[@rodrigorobles5553]

Divorce

[@charlesgallagher1876]

I know, I watched with my partner, I would have hated to watch it alone.

[@meloneemurray7547]

Six Feet Under is my favorite series of all time! From the all-star cast, excellent writing, musical score, and research that went into the funeral/mortician profession, it is absolutely brilliant! Alan Ball really created a masterpiece in producing this show. Bravo!

[@42awww]

Geeze, i'm crying just watching this clip. And to think I can watch the series anytime with Crave TV but haven't been able the last month due to everyone in world using streaming services, and it is so frustrating, takes 3 hours to watch one hour of SFU. This was about 2nd ep. of 2nd season, and to me it was a marvelous sign that the brothers were close again, best friends, which an entire season before almost they had some things to work out. I'm babbling, best show ever!

[@15cedw]

This scene is so fucking real

[@fallzero7304]

Usually I don't cry at emotional moments unless it's really immersive and emotions are conveyed authentically Nate here is broken down I mean he supposedly is diagnosed with something that probably can make his life half of what he is When he tried to say that he is sorry for being a dick man that's so authentic and genuine portrayel of breaking a hard and indigestible news to someone you love cause that's whom you show your exhaustion and frustration and maybe even hurt them in a way that you didn't mean to So when I first saw this scene I was fucking weeping cause I've been in his shoes and I know how hard confrontations something like this Is This show is basically life and how supposedly is or can be The writing,the cast,music,storyline and that absolutely beautiful ending makes this show above almost all existing ones

[@LillianChristian-xs4hz]

I sobbed so hard this scene 😭

[@nealg2355]

Page Kennedy. What a legend 🙌🏾

[@lennisefuller3721]

Yeah this really broke my heart 😪😪

[@jfontanez1838]

6 Feet under Sopranos the Wire best 3 shows ever

[@marcrobson6157]

Best show on television 📺 ❤🎉

[@xxsuperxxxxsammxx841]

heartbreaking in the weirdest way.

[@carenbacon9739]

You either think this is the best show ever. Or you're wrong.

[@MrBaronCabron]

Why do i go on SFU binges when i feel ridiculously sad. Not healthy.

[@madeline7116]

Same here :')

[@soreviews7367]

Only think about death. It's hard to live. There's no God. If I die my pain is gonna end at last

[@StampOutTheStigma]

I miss this show so much.

[@BlueShadesWellz]

The legend himself, Page Kennedy!!!

[@stormhawk3319]

David was the only person Nate could turn to.

[@seamusdelahunty1615]

Went downhill after nate died Until Imo One of the best closing episodes of a series. Do ye hear me soprano boys? Ye f ,,,,ed that up big time

[@randiekay4994]

I love this show. Also you realize that's the guy from vine? I didn't know he could act.

[@TheCHLOEDU78]

You don’t know U-Turn from Weeds ? 🤔😩

[@sweetbabyrodney]

Page kennedy

[@philarson297]

U-Turn

[@Nickfutrell]

lisa death six feet under

[@seanmartin6773]

The only show that beats this one on HBO is Game of Thrones and it's super close in my opinion. This show is show deep on so many levels if you are simply living.

[@cheshireinwonderland]

How fo you feel about Game of thrones now?... the dialogue, character arcs in GOT got so contrived and forced by the end, it was horrible for me.... Six feet under delivered a beautiful finale that made it all worthwhile, GOT failed so hard in the last season by trying to rush the last plotpoints that it made half the show meanningless. It felt incredibly empty for me...

[@king-dq4se]

@Drake I would add oz

[@hassanmonnan7526]

The wire beats all of them

[@denis9057]

@@hassanmonnan7526 and the sopranos too

[@Ohboycommentsection]

I love that they fade to white. Just an important detail I feel.