I’ve been a big fan of the HBO series Six Feet Under since the very beginning. If the first season was just short of brilliant, then I think the second season was entirely brilliant. But early in the third season, the show ran off the tracks — not enough Brenda, not enough Claire, not enough Keith (in fact, it would be impossible to have too much Keith), and way, way, way too much of Lisa (Lili Taylor is a terrific actress, but I hated her character on this show). Now, several episodes into the fourth season, I was beginning to think the show was back on track.
Warning: spoilers ahead if you’re not watching the show in the current run.
While the final half of the most recent episode was intensely gripping, it was also frustrating, aggravating, and incredibly stupid. How can David’s character be such a fucking doormat. I literally yelled at the television on more than one occasion. It stretches the bounds of credibility established for this character that he could act so passively, and it belies common sense that anyone couldn’t (or wouldn’t) have successfully extricated himself from that ordeal, given the multiple chances to run away, drive away, or to deliver a tire iron in the head of the creep who abducted him. It will be interesting to see what the writers do with this character moving forward, but I’m concerned one of the few televisions series I make a point watch might have just jumped the shark.
In other news, when I saw this report about Linda Ronstadt’s final performance at the Aladdin casino in Las Vegas, I whipped out the iPod and made it Linda Ronstadt Day. The lady’s got balls, as well as one of the best voices on the planet. “This is an election year. I want people to get their head up out of their mashed potatoes and learn something about the issues and go and vote,” Ronstadt told The Los Angeles Times. “I’m not telling them how to vote. I’m saying, get information about the issues.” You go, girl!
During the David runs and hides under the truck scene, I ended up yelling at the screen “AGHHH! what are you doing!!!!!!”
It was also annoying watching a character who has taken the entire series so far to stop being crushed by his life, get beaten down yet again.
Haven’t seen this season’s eps yet, but I think last year they forgot about whimsy. Like, what happened to the dad’s ghost? And I agree. Love Lily Taylor. Hated Lisa.
Yes, the last episode was indeed disturbing. Yelling at the TV occured here as well.
I also hated Lisa, was glad to see her killed off, and, now, hate how desperate and whiny Nate has become over her death. Get over her already! And what did the writers give us by creating Lisa in the first place: Nate is now saddled with a kid that he carries around like some “growth” on his body. Put her in day care and out of the show, please!
Ditto what Janet said plus – why is Nate so broken up over some bitch he couldn’t stand?
Wow, just when Scot and I decided to buy HBO so we wouldn’t have to always be two seasons behind! Hopefully things will turn around again. We’ve got Season Three on Tape, and will watch Season 4 “on demand” very soon. I’ll let you know what I think then!
And thanks for mentioning Linda Rondstadt’s Vegas concert. Since the Dixie Chicks debacle, I was impressed by her outspoken stance.