Six Feet Under returns on Monday for its final season, and HBO2 is running a marathon every night to catch people up who missed season four. As we dive into a final helping of the Fishers, I thought the final lines from last season were worth repeating. If I live a hundred years, I don't know if I'll ever be as emotionally touched by a scene on TV as I was by this one:
Nathaniel (David's dead father): "You're missing the point."
David: "There is no point. That's the point. Isn't it?"
Nathaniel: "Don't give me this phony, existential bullshit. I expect better from you. The point is right in front of your face."
David: "Well, I'm sorry but I don't see it."
Nathaniel: "You're not even grateful, are you?"
David: "Grateful? For the worst fucking experience of my life?"
Nathaniel: "You hold onto your pain like it means something. Like it's worth something. Well let me tell you something. It's not worth shit. Let it go. (aside with eyes pointed skyward) Infinite possibilities and all he can do is whine."
David: "Well, what am I supposed to do?"
Nathaniel: "What do you think? You can do anything, you lucky bastard. You're alive. What's a little pain compared to that?"
David: "It can't be that simple."
Nathaniel: "What if it is?"
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