![]() ![]() He keeps his homosexuality a secret because it wouldn’t be appropriate for a good Episcopalian funeral director to be gay. He holds off on Law School because it is proper to help with the family business. David seems perpetually concerned about doing the right thing - it has informed almost every decision he has heretofore made. Nate is content with visiting at major holidays and otherwise being absent.ĭavid continues to do these duties because he feels it is the “right” thing to do. Nate left Los Angeles years earlier, leaving David to the typical eldest sibling responsibilities: going to Church with Mom and Dad, helping out with the family business, being the “responsible” brother. When we meet the characters in 2001, they have gone through an interesting inversion of the typical older/younger brother relationship. Nate Fisher is four years older than his brother David. Specifically, the heart of the show is the relationship between the two oldest children, David and Nate. In fact, the idea of siblings permeates almost every character on the show and, often times, is the impetus for a character’s growth and betterment. Six Feet Under presents one of the most beautiful, honest and painful views into sibling relationships ever presented on television. It should come as no surprise then that one of the driving forces behind the series is the relationship between the Fisher siblings. ![]() Alan Ball has been quoted as saying that one of the big inspirations for doing Six Feet Under was the death of his sister when he was 13 years old. ![]()
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