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Brotherhood

Season 1, Episode 7, Aired 7/15/01

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Victor Wayne Kovich
''January 16, 1971 - April 1, 2001''

Billy tries to get in the way of Nate and Brenda's relationship. Ruth invites Hiram over for a family dinner, and also takes a florist job in Nikolai's shop. David meets an open-minded associate priest and votes to keep him on for the church. Claire continues to have problems with school and life in general.

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Peter Krause

Nate Fisher
Jeremy Sisto

Billy Chenowith
Mathew St. Patrick

Keith Charles

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A PTSD victim comes to the Fisher home

9.0

"Superb"

By JaCkKbAuEr2424, Jul 27, 2011 Report Abuse

After watching this episode, I was truly taken aback by how well-written it was. The plot developments were big at times, but the writers approached these moments with a subtle hand. In a way, the episode's title eventually comes to have two meanings, the death of the week and between Nate and David.

The death of the week focuses on a soldier who died from Gulf War Syndrome complication. The soldier's brother, who Nate knows from school, becomes extremely withdrawn and wants the brother to be cremated instead of being given a military funeral. He's of the opinion that his brother hated the army, but upon investigating a bit, Nate learns that the brother actually enjoyed it and just couldn't voice it to his brother. Therefore, a large part of the episode is dedicated to Nate and the brother trying to do what they think is right. As for David, he gets what is perhaps the least interesting plot to date; as a part of deacon duty, he's forced to interview a new potential priest, one that most of the committee dislikes. I've been of the opinion that the show's attempt to focus on David in the church have been slightly interesting at times, but mostly dull. I'm more intrigued by his fight with his sexuality.

As for Ruth, she continues to make steps towards moving on from Nathaniel's death by inviting Hiram, the hairdresser, to dinner. Here, we get more of those hilarious dark imaginary scenes: Claire and David both imagine their mother fooling around with Hiram, which leads to some big laughs, nice for a show that is mainly a drama.

By the time we reach the episode that amazing music that the show makes begins to hit its crescendo, we're left with a touching connection between Nate and David. David realizes that Nate was correct in not cremating the man. They form a bond that they had before but have strengthened even more now.moreless

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A strong episode with revealing moments all around.

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By XautophobiaX, Mar 12, 2011 Report Abuse

\"Brotherhood\" has one of the more interesting corpses du jour, with an interesting parallel to Nate and David\'s relationship. Frankly, despite the fact that they sniped at each other throughout the episode, it was nice to se David and Nate share a moment near the end. This episode also shows an interesting side of David; despite being a deacon, he\'s also surprisingly selfish. His reasons for voting against Father Clark are selfish, as are his reasons for trying to shoot down Victor Kovitch\'s military funeral. Nate may not be a deacon, but he\'s much more honest with himself about who he is, and--in a touch of irony--is a lot less selfish. Even at the end, as his trip with Brenda is ruined, he overcomes his initially selfish reaction, asking Brenda, \"What can I do to help?\" That, in a nutshell, is the difference between the two brothers.moreless

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By Canogaparkcindy, Feb 21, 2011 Report Abuse

A great episode of Six feet Under. You just get so many memorable moments out of this show, seriously. Like how awesome and hilarious were the scenes when Claire & David imagined their mother with that guy. It's that kind of dark and twisted humor that makes me love the show so much, some other memorable scenes include Claire imagining her teacher's head blew up or Claire imagining the future of her classmates.

The dead person of the week wasn't as interesting as the porn star a couple weeks back, but it definitely stirred some emotions between Nathan & David which are always great to see. So how unexpected was that "I love you" from Nathan to David? On another note, only a show like Six Feet Under can make something as trivial as Mrs. Fischer getting a job at the flower shop, something interesting to watch on television. Sure, this show can be slow paced, but I love delving in to the lives of this broken family.

Bottom line, Six Feet Under doesn't need high octane action or intense drama to deliver a solid episode, something that they did very well tonight.moreless

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Quite cool how neutral scenes in this show end up entertaining.

7.0

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By PabloExobar, Jul 12, 2008 Report Abuse

This episode was an improvement compared to the previous one, but I still feel that the show is is only gaining momentum now, which means the episodes are slower, and all centered around character development. But hopefully, the pay off is near.

The death of the episode was better than the previous one, but it was sort of a clich, this whole american military thing has been done to death, although seeing Nate stand up to a deceased was surprising and therefor great.

The return of Gilardi(sp?) was brief, but good, I wonder what he's up to with Rico. Actually, just a second Rico's phone rang I thought that it's about time for Gilardi to come back. Well...

I enjoyed Ruth's storyline this episode, the dinner scene was quite funny, and her new job was fun too. It's interesting how neutral some scenes are yet they are perfectly enjoyable. I think the scenes at the flower shop are like that.

David's struggle with the whole church thing was bit of a letdown as it has been dragged for way too long. Keith didn't even make an appearance, which is a shame. The coolest part of the show was probably the ending, with Brenda's brother going nuts. It's a nice thing that finally Brenda isn't trying to be a smartass, and actually has a purpose on the show.... Nate's reaction might have been a bit out of character, but it was dramatic nonetheless.

Overall, good episode, but it lacked the "punch", and it just felt really slow at times.moreless

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By cavanagh15, Dec 26, 2007 Report Abuse

Very solid episode I thought as far as Character devolopment went but at times there was just something missing. To begin with I thought the death had a minimal effect on the epsiode, maybe the least to date. The client that came into the Fisher Home was very against everything that the business stands for and that was fun to watch. I thought the beginning and very end of the episode were the best parts. Brenda and Nate getting caught in the act by Brendas brother was funny, but his personality causing a rift between Nate and Brenda is very annoying for someone like me who wants the two of them to work out. Nate says that he loves Brenda for the first time but at the very end of the epsiode you can see the character devolopment as Nate and Brenda also have one of their first real fights as Brenda cant go on the trip with Nate. The rest of the episode was solid - with David still having a lot of built up internal conflict and Ruth getting a new job. Claire didn't have much to do in this episode, but thats okay. Overall it was a good episode it just didn't have everything that I look for.moreless

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Trivia
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- When Claire is reading "Don Juan" during math class you can actually see that she's reading the very first part of the book (after her teacher ask her to explain the formula). When the camera cuts back to her, the book is opened on the middle, and then in the next shot is back at the beginning. Edit
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- Mathew St. Patrick (Keith) does not appear in this episode. Edit
- Music featured in episode: EMF - Unbelievable, Victoria Williams - Water to Drink (Agua de Beber), Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto in G Major, Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F Major, Darren Elpant - The Pump. Edit
- - German title: "Zwei Brüder" (= "Two Brothers"); - Italian title: "Caino e Abele" (= "Cain and Abel"). Edit
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- (Billy walks in on Brenda and Nate having sex) Brenda (To Nate): Well, your mom walked in on us once. So I guess we're even! Edit
- David: Do you really think that Father Clark would be happy here? Father Jack: Why should he be happy? How happy are you? David: You're right. I'm not happy. My life is very complicated and confusing. I've experienced a lot of loss recently - my father and my--. And the one thing that helps me to deal with it is having a place that hasn't changed like everything else in my life. There's a reason they call it a "sanctuary." Edit
- (About the Sierra Crossroads Program) Ruth: Is this a school trip? Claire: No, you go to the mountains and confront fear and get in touch with your most basic self. (pause) It looks good on your college application. Edit
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- Gary: Don't quote Castenada at me.
  Claire: Why not? You quote Bob Dylan at me.
  Bob Dylan is a well-known American songwriter, whose career reached its peak during the 1960s. Edit
- David: Maybe you should be in the Peace Corps.
  The Peace Corps is an independent U.S. federal agency founded in 1961 and conceived to endorse mutual understanding between Americans and the outside world. Edit
- Brenda: I love the Bank of America in the background.
  Bank of America (aka BofA) is a North Carolina-based bank holding company founded in 1874. Edit