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Six Feet Under Season 1 Episode 11

The Trip

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AIRED: 8/12/01

Dillon Michael Cooper
May 4, 2001 - May 23, 2001

The day before Rico is expecting his own new baby, he must deal with handling a 3-week old dead baby. Nate, David, and Brenda go to Las Vegas for a funeral director's convention. David continues to "date" rather random men, and trying desperately to hide it from his mother and family. Ruth gets bold and actually attempts to ask David about whether or not he is g.... but David rudely interrupts her and says they can talk about it later. Claire is struggling with feelings for Gabe, whether they are guilt or adoration is a bit fuzzy. Ruth signs up for flower arranging classes to improve her skills, only to discover she's conceived as a bit controlling and tight.

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8.8

By Canogaparkcindy, Mar 18, 2011

Every episode of this show seems to pack so much emotion, and really, things were no different here. I can tell Six Feet Under is building for something big with this whole Billy story line, and I really can't wait for the pay off in the series finale. Now I'm not loving the Gabe/Claire story line, all things considered (what happened in the beginning of the series), I really don't think Gabe has changed. If his brother hadn't have died, he still would have been the same guy, so no, I don't think he deserves redemption just yet.

The David story lines are getting more intense by the episode, he's clearly still struggling with his sexuality, and he's just lost after the whole Keith break up. I never really though it would come to a point in which David needed to get help. The final scene between Keith and David was definitely noteworthy, I really like how loyal Keith is to David no matter what happens.

Only Six Feet Under can make a story line like Ruth learning to arrange flowers, an interesting thing to watch. We got a lot of comical scenes (surprisingly) when it came to her screen time. David's speech was great, and the birth scene wasn't cliche like many other shows that portray a baby being born. Here it was at least realistic, and also, thank you, Six Feet Under, for not having the birth in the season finale like every other show has it. Overall, great entertaining watch. Interested to see what's to come.moreless
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Good.

8.0

By PabloExobar, Jul 13, 2008

"good" sums up this episode very well. Slightly above average. Almost everyone had average storylines, even though David's storyline once again stood out, in my opinion. His LV trip was the most interesting to watch. I still wonder if he and Keith ever end up together again, though it definitely does seem like that. This show handles David's homosexual desires very well, just as naturally as other shows to with heterosexual desires / relationships.

For once I enjoyed the Ruth scenes. She's immediately better if she's not the psycho she is, but rather a normal person who wants to change.

The Claire / Gabe drama seemed to drag and go on forever, and this I could say was the weakest point of the episode.

The ending with Nate and Brenda finding out Billy was stalking them was creepy and I think it's definitely a set up for the finale that's coming soon.

The death of the episode was dramatic, a 3 week old baby dying is just cruel. Much worse than the already horrible 6 year old boy. Rico's connection with the baby was good too, and I thought it was a fine way to end the episode to show his new child born.

Overall, good.moreless
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9.1

By cavanagh15, Jan 08, 2008

You can seperate this episode into two parts - David, Nate, and Brenda scenes in Las Vegas and Rico, Ruth, and Claire scenes back home. David, nate, and Brenda are the three best things that the show has going for it right now. Nate and Brenda have a great connection on camera and I think that this episode really shows that. The drama with Billy is usually a little boring but in this episode they didn't overdo it, which is good. David was also interesting in this episode, getting caught doing something he shoudlnt have been in Vegas. I still wonder why Keith keeps popping in and out of the picture, but its making for a weird connection between the two. Rico had an emotional part to this episode having to work on a baby for his job with one right on the way. His scenes were pretty good. Ruth and Claire scenes just didnt have it this episode. I still think Ruth shines only when she is working with another main member and Claire isnt as exciting as she was in the beginning of the season. Overall, solid episode with some really good and some really average.moreless
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Viva Las Vegas Written by Rick Cleveland Directed by Michael Engler

8.0

By shawnlunn2002, Feb 06, 2006

If you thought Anthony's death in "Life's Too Short" was upsetting to watch, then you will be bowled over by the death of a barely week old Dillon Michael Cooper from SIDS. With the barely adult (being honest they look like they're my current age) parents are beset with grief, their pain hits home to Federico, whose wife s days aways from giving birth to the couple's second child.

Watching him embalm Dillon is uncomfortable to watch, showing the boundaries that the show push and the depiction here is handled with real subtlety. Federico's concerns for Vanessa are heartfelt, though thankfully the fruition of Vanessa's labour result in a healthy baby boy. Claire continues to try and be a rock for Gabe, despite his ardent attempts of pushing her away.

As plot threads go this one is still going to take the back seat for as even Ruth's floral arranging class, which helps her listen to her inner self and, uh arrange flowers in a way that they are allowed to "breathe". This pleases Nikolai (well, actually the fact that Ruth lives and breathes seems to please him) but puts Robbie's nose out of joint. I quite like Robbie - Joel Brooks seems to have real good comic timing, so I say give the man more to do.

It's really the action in Las Vegas that will keeps viewers hooked though as Nate, David and Brenda attend a funeral director's conference. Highlights included Nate offering Gilardi some matches as an indicator that he knows it was him who set the fire, mainly just for Matt's reaction. Pretty priceless.

David's speech also does the honourary task of upstaging those annoying people at Kroehner when he encourages minor businesses to stand up to them and it works so much that they take him along to a strip club to celebrate.

This is where the somewhat heavy stuff enters things go downhill as an embarrassed Dave exits the joint and have a little fun with a weary looking male prostitute before being arrested and bailed out by a less than happy Keith, who more or less tells his ex-lover to sort himself and not before long.

The heavier stuff sees Nate and Brenda being terrorised by Billy who takes his presence a further step too far by taking explicit pictures of the couple.Billy really steps on being fully creepy now even Brenda can't defend his actions like she probably would have done years ago. That's it - put him in a straightjacket before things get worse, which seems a likely case scenario.

Also in "The Trip"

Death of the week: Dillon Michael Cooper died of SID's or cot death. He was only nineteen days old.

I'm not sure if I would've bought into Nate's spiel about some babies being too good for this world but he's getting to be a better funeral director by the minute.

Nifty way David tried to hide the condom packet and lubricant from Ruth.

Chronology wise, it's been nineteen days since last week's episode.

Federico:"Oh my God is that a penis? Vanessa:"Rico!"

Federico:"I'm sorry. It is isn't it?".

Claire:"Speed and heroin?"

Gabe:"Yeah, well. I thought i'd try something different".

Brenda as per usual pulled off another brilliant set of aliases. This time being Jasmine Brecker who was too much fun to be a federal judge IMO.

Anyone else find the coffin with The Last Supper on it a bit weird?

Nate (to Gilardi):"Oh Matt I have something for you. This is a pack of matches, this is for a can of lighter fluid. Next time you need to unload some cumbersome real estate you'll be all set".

Vanessa's sister is an actress and unsurprisingly enough Rico seems to hate her.

Floral Instructor:"You're a bit of a control freak, aren't you?"

Ruth:"No, i'm not. I don't think I am. Am I?" Floral Instructor:"Yes and control freaks do not make good arrangers. Believe me I know, I used to be a control freak too".

Amber:"Are you even enjoying this at all?"

David:"Yeah, i'm loving it, why?"

Amber:"Because your dick isn't responding one bit".

Who was David calling before he met Brad?

Standout music was Syd Dale's "Everyone's A Winner" and Jungle Brother's "Sexy Body".

"The Trip" is a well paced episode, very exciting in places and funny in others but just like the previous episode it feels very much a set up for the final two, so please roll them on because my anticipation is beginning to reach fever peitch.moreless
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Vegas Baby, Vegas! Dillon Michael Cooper 2001-2001 Written by Rick Cleveland Directed by Michael Engler

9.0

By DFisher2005, Jul 07, 2005

"I just have this real bad feeling"--Federico

On this week's Six Feet Under, we open with a baby crying little does he know that he will be the one who ends up in the box. His parents come in and try to comfort him and they eventually stop him from crying, his father goes back to sleep but his mother stays behind like a mother always does. The mother falls asleep and slowly the baby sleeps peacefully forever and there is a fade to white. What is even worse than a young child dying is a young infant dying because the baby was just born and the parents expressed their difficulty to conceive, so it was sad on the parents behalf because that was like their only chance.

Nate and David prepare to get ready for a Southwest Funeral Directors Conference sponsored by Kroehner Service International in the city of sin, Las Vegas! Ruth brings up David's laundry and tries to ask about his sexuality but he stops her and hides sexual aids e.g. condoms, lube from the evening prior.

Brenda angry at Billy and herself for believing her parents lies angrily does not answer her calls when Billy phones her. Brenda then decides she will be traveling with Nate to Las Vegas to get away from it all. Interesting, I love Brenda!

Brenda then takes the alias Jasmine Brecker demonstrating her anonymity as one of the first signs of her being a sex addict (in Season 2).

David prepares for a speech for "The Future of the Independent Funeral Director" and when he delivers his somewhat boring speech he breaks the ice by throwing it in the trash and blatantly assaults Kroehner which causes all Kroehner executives to leave. David is then treated to a round of applause. Way to go.

Meanwhile at home, Federico is concerned about his wife's baby when Fisher & Sons arranges a funeral for a month old infant. Causing Federico to become very emotional when he has to embalm the baby. Near the end of the episode, Federico's baby is born, a healthy son named Augusto.

Claire learns that Gabe tried to commit suicide by drug overdose. She then rushes over to the Barstow hospital where she is pushed away but arrives the next morning to treat Gabe to a Egg McMuffin. Ruth then tells Claire to not get too close because of his O.D.

Speaking of Ruth, Ruth is approached by Nikolai that her floral arrangements are too funerary. Ruth becomes very upset by this and attends a floral arranging course which attracts Nikolai and causes her to make beautiful arrangements.

David is then treated to a strip tease at a strip club by his new funeral director friends where he tells the dancer his orientation. He then treats himself to a male prostitute which he is eventually arrested for until Keith bails him out and exponges his record. (Well, not exactly if you see Episode 54, Hold My Hand.)

Brenda is then frightened when she sees Billy playing blackjack at one of the tables. Billy then approaches her which causes Nate to step in and tell him to back off. When they arrive back in LA they learn Billy broke into their hotel room and took naked pictures of them. Talk about weird.

Overall a pretty good episode.moreless
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Peter Krause	Nate Fisher
Jeremy Sisto	Billy Chenowith
Mathew St. Patrick	Keith Charles
Frances Conroy	Ruth Fisher
Lauren Ambrose	Claire Fisher
Freddy Rodriguez	Federico Diaz

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Jonathan Brent	One-Night Stand	Guest Star
Steve Hofvendahl	Dooley	Guest Star
David Doty	Schraeger	Guest Star
Ed O'Ross	Nikolai	Recurring Role
Garrison Hershberger	Matthew Gilardi	Recurring Role
Joel Brooks	Robbie	Recurring Role

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- Stripper (Doing a lap-dance on David): Uh, are you not enjoying this at all?
  David: Yeah, I'm loving it. Why?
  Stripper: Because your dick isn't responding one bit.
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- Music featured in episode: Johannes Brahms - Lullaby, Dust to Dust - Submission, Syd Dale - Everyone's A Winner, Tony Bennett - With Plenty of Money and You, Syd Dale - Doo Wah Doo Wah, Frederic Chopin - Prelude #15, Op. 28, Francis Lemarque - A Paris, Jungle Brothers - Sexy Body, Afghan Whigs - Something Hot.
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- German title: "Der verhängnisvolle Ausflug" (= "The Fatal Trip")
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- This episode is the only episode to date that doesn't show the face of the person who died in the opening. This is also the youngest deceased, that we know of, that Fisher & Sons take care of throughout the series.
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- When Nate mentions to Brenda that he will call her while he's thrashing about in a pool with a showgirl, hes making a reference to Showgirls which has an unusual sex scene of that nature.
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