Six Feet Under: Ecotone
Ecotone
- 60.
- Season: 5
- Episode: 9
- First Aired: 7/31/2005
Lawrence Hall Matheson
1971 - 2005
David and Keith begin to feel comfortable in their roles as parents to Durrell and Anthony. Claire shares a common interest with co-worker Ted. Brenda faces common truths. Federico finally understands Vanessa. Feeling liberated after leaving George, Ruth goes camping with Hiram. Nate is checked into the hospital, while the rest of the family (except for Ruth, who is unreachable) waits to hear news from the doctors. Nate enters a brief coma after an operation to repair the damage from his AVM. He appears to be on the path to recovery when he suddenly dies, with only David by his side.
Nathaniel Samuel Fisher, Jr.
1965-2005
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- Writers:
- Nancy Oliver
- Director:
- Daniel Minahan
- Stars:
- Rachel Griffiths (Brenda Chenowith)
- Freddy Rodriguez (Federico Diaz)
- James Cromwell (George Sibley (episode 40+, recurring previously))
- Justina Machado (Vanessa Diaz)
- Lauren Ambrose (Claire Fisher)
- Mathew St. Patrick (Keith Charles)
- Michael C. Hall (David Fisher)
- Peter Krause (Nate Fisher)
- Frances Conroy (Ruth Fisher)
- Recurring Role:
- Brenna Tosh (Maya)
- Richard Jenkins (Nathaniel Fisher)
- Bronwyn Tosh (Maya)
- Ed Begley Jr. (Hiram)
- Ed O'Ross (Nikolai)
- Rainn Wilson (Arthur Martin)
- Chris Messina (Ted)
- C.J. Sanders (Anthony)
- Kendre Berry (Durrell)
- Guest Star:
- Elaine Kao (Courtney)
- Sonia Jackson (Nurse)
- Tina Holmes (Maggie Sibley)
- Andrea J. Johnson (Paramedic #1)
- A.J. Lee (Derrick)
- Wayne Lopez (Paramedic #2)
- Cindy Lu (Hospital Clerk)
- Tim Mikulecky (Hiker)
- Andy Umberger (Third Doctor)
- Gordon Wells (Chuck)
- Vince Grant (ER Doctor)
- Michele Greene (Dr. Fraker)
- Mae Hi (Lin)
- Goof: In the final sequence when Nate and Dave are in the van passing the joint around, Dave holds the joint even though Nate didn't give it to him. Then in the next shot, Nate hands it over to him again. edit »
- Ecotone, the title of the episode, is when two ecological systems collide, such as forest and tundra, or wilderness and and a city. edit »
- Claire: First I was worried, now I'm just pissed. edit »
- Hiram: Whenever I see a fire, I think of you. Reminds me of the color of your hair.
Ruth: Sometimes I feel like all I have going for me is the color of my hair. edit » - David: Poor mom, she's so out there.
Nate: I think it's all that stuff with George, it really did a job on her.
Claire: Well she could still show up for her own son's coma. edit » - David: Where the **** could mom be? Sorry Chuck.
Chuck: It's OK. I'm a buddhist, we don't care about that ****. edit » - David: All I could think about during the parent-teacher meeting was how much I wanted to smoke a joint. edit »
- The title refers to Nate's use of the word ecotone, which is defined as two environments overlapping. Used in reference to Nate inhabiting a space of life overlapping with death edit »
Ecotone
The Bottom Line: "Exactly why I watch this series"07/23/08 09:07am | report abuseI was thinking about reviewing the series finale, "Everyone's Waiting", but I chose to do this one right now because I found this one way more effective and touching. ...Continue »
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The Bottom Line: "A very special episode"07/19/08 09:21pm | report abuseNathaniel Samuel Fisher, Jr.
1965-2005 ...Continue »Ecotone
The Bottom Line: "A very special episode"07/12/08 05:47am | report abuseExcellent, perhaps faultless. ...Continue »
Ecotone
The Bottom Line: "Silly"05/31/07 02:55am | report abusethey probably forgot what the show is all about while they were writing this one. ...Continue »
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