While my favorite episode was Terror Starts At Home, my least favorite was That's My Dog. Not because it wasn't well acted, because it was, but practically the entire episode was about David's carjacking. David was humiliated and tormented and tortured by that carjacker. As unfortunate as that was, I believe it made David a stronger person. He went from completely avoiding what happened to him, to discussing it, to facing the carjacker in jail. The whole ordeal also helped him realize how much he really needs Keith.
I like Claire. Throughout the series she's grown from being an antisocial rebel to someone who is close to her family. She understands them and they understand her. I like how she manages to find closure with the people in her life, from Gabe to Russell. She needed to do that to move on.
I also like Ruth. While she seems to float through the day, things are important to her, and when they are, she's not shy to let people know that.
I was watching the series finale again (it's on Youtube) and I was still tearing up at parts. The song is so haunting and moving and beautiful.
I was doing some math regarding their births and deaths, and they all lived full, happy lives. I think Six Feet Under doesn't measure how full and happy someone's life is by how many years they live. Nate died too young, but he was a father and a husband . . . twice. Keith died before all the others but he, too, was a father and a husband. Could you say, then, that they didn't have full, happy lives?
Ruth O'Conner Fisher 1946 - 2025 (79)
Keith Dwayne Charles 1968 - 2029 (61)
David James Fisher 1969 - 2044 (75)
Hector Fredrico (Rico) Diaz 1974 - 2049 (75)
Brenda Chenowith 1969 - 2051 (82)
Claire Simone Fisher 1983 - 2085 (102)
Even during the end scenes, there's a strong family connection. Whenever it was "time to go" as it were, they'd see other deceased Fisher family members.
(But poor George, though! I lost it when his face crumpled up when Ruth died!)