"Six Feet Under" The Invisible Woman (2002)

Director:

Jeremy Podeswa

Writers:

Alan Ball (creator)
Bruce Eric Kaplan (written by)

TV Series:

"Six Feet Under" (2001)

Original Air Date:

31 March 2002 (Season 2, Episode 5)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Emily Previn chokes on her TV dinner and isn't discovered dead in her apartment until a week later. Her funeral has already been set up...

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Choke To Death | Episcopalian Priest | Romantic Rivalry | Episcopalian Church

Cast

Peter Krause	...	Nate Fisher
Michael C. Hall	...	David Fisher
Frances Conroy	...	Ruth Fisher
Lauren Ambrose	...	Claire Fisher
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Federico 'Rico' Diaz
Mathew St. Patrick	...	Keith Charles
Rachel Griffiths	...	Brenda Chenowith
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jamie Anne Allman	...	Junkie Woman (as Jamie Brown)
Marina Black	...	Parker McKenna
Eric Bruskotter	...	Keith's Partner
Joe Camareno	...	Guidance Counselor
Paul Terrell Clayton	...	Eddie (as Terrell Clayton)
Bhavna de Montebello	...	Parker Impostor (as Bhavana Kundanmal)
Christine Estabrook	...	Emily Previn
Brad Greenquist	...	Building Manager
Bill Kalmenson	...	Businessman
Aysia Lee	...	Needs a Pencil
Tim Maculan	...	Father Jack
Heather McPhaul	...	Proctor #1
David Norona	...	Gary Deitman (as David Noroña)
Aysia Polk	...	Taylor
David Raibon	...	Junkie Man
Bob Rumnock	...	Proctor #2
Adam Scott	...	Ben Cooper
Kellie Waymire	...	Melissa

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min | 55 min (DVD version)

Certification:

Argentina:16

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Ruth looks at the pictures of her children in the sun porch at the end of the episode, you can see a reflection in the fifth picture of the crew members hand holding the camera.

Quotes:

Nate Fisher: So, Keith.
David Fisher: So, what about him?
Nate Fisher: You guys are back together?
David Fisher: No.
Nate Fisher: He was there this morning.
David Fisher: He was a little drunk last night, I let him stay over. I was being polite.
Nate Fisher: Polite and horny.

Movie Connections:

References The Invisible Woman (1940)

Soundtrack:

Sex in the Machine

Loneliness and Invisibility

When the lonely forty and something years Emily Previn chokes to death, he body is found only one week later, and the Fisher's funeral service had been previously hired by Emily herself many years ago with very specific instructions. However, Nate is not able to contact any friend from the list of contact previously delivered by Emily. Meanwhile, Brenda decides to write a book, and without inspiration, she has lunch with her shiatsu's client Melissa, who is a prostitute. Brenda passively participates of an appointment of Melissa, watching her oral sex with a perverted client that requests audience of another woman. Claire is studying for an examination and finds that her girlfriend Parker McKenna is cheating the exams, and she becomes very upset with Parker and her counselor Gary Deitman. Keith is pressed by his nasty niece, and kills an armed addicted junkie and meets David, who started a romance with Benjamin Cooper. Brenda proposes Nate to get married with her, and he accepts.

"The Invisible Woman" is another great episode of "Six Feet Under", where loneliness is approached in a very dramatic way. It shows how sad can be the life of a person without friends. Along the story, Brenda becomes also one "invisible person", and it seems that her experience with Melissa changed her behavior and feelings with Nate for the good. Claire seems to be reaching maturity, being very unstable and supported by her school counselor. David is shared between his love for Keith and the beginning of a relationship with Benjamin Cooper. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "A Mulher Invisível" ("The Invisible Woman")