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"Six Feet Under" The Secret (2002)



Overview

User Rating:
8.6/10   121 votes
Director:
Alan Poul
Writers:
Alan Ball (creator)
Bruce Eric Kaplan (written by)
Contact:
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Original Air Date:
5 May 2002 (Season 2, Episode 10)
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Benjamin Srisal suffers a heart attack at home, requiring a Bhuddist service at Fisher & Sons that Nate gets a crash-course in how to conduct... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Crossing the Line, Patching the Life more (1 total)

Cast

  (Episode Credited 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:

Marina Black ... Parker McKenna

Jenna Boyd ... 7-Year-Old Girl
Paul Butcher ... 5-Year-Old Boy

Joanna Cassidy ... Margaret Chenowith

Art Chudabala ... Phil Srisal

Anita Finlay ... Female Coke User
Robert Foxworth ... Dr. Bernard Chenowith

Derek Hoxby ... Male Coke User (as Scott Hoxby)
Shawn Huang ... Thai Boy

Beverly Leech ... Mavis Spencer

Ben Lin ... Benjamin Srisal
June Kyoto Lu ... Bette Srisal

Victor McCay ... Claire's Teacher

Nicki Micheaux ... Karla
Joshua Miller ... Little Boy (voice)

James Morrison ... Swinger Husband

Kim Myers ... Dr. Michaelson
Ed O'Ross ... Nikolai
Aysia Polk ... Taylor
Giancarlo Rodriguez ... Julio Diaz

Lynda Scarlino ... Edith Kirky
Gretchen Storms ... Teenager
Lili Taylor ... Lisa Kimmel

Kellie Waymire ... Melissa
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Argentina:60 min | 56 min (DVD version)
Certification:
Argentina:16

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Executive producer Alan Poul's directorial debut. more
Quotes:
Nikolai: [Ruth offers to clean for him] I don't need my house smelling like fake lemons. more
Movie Connections:
References The Great Escape (1963) more
Soundtrack:
Hey 19 more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Crossing the Line, Patching the Life, 22 October 2006
9/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

While pushing the garbage can to the sidewalk, Benjamin Srisai has a heart attack and dies on his lawn. His family hires a Buddhist service with David and Nate. Lisa asks Nate to sign papers giving the guard of the baby to her. Keith and David have some troubles in their relationship. Nikolai decides to return to his home, and Ruth cleans his apartment and invites him to move to her house. Claire takes pictures of the corpses for her homework, but her teacher does not like and fails her in the exam. Brenda has a session with a psychoanalyst, wishing to have sexual encounters with strangers without feeling edgy. Nate and Brenda have dinner with Margaret Chenowith and she informs that she is living again with her husband, Dr. Bernard Chenowith. Karla hits a beggar on the street and is arrested later. Claire visits the East Valley facility to see if she will study there. Brenda goes with Melissa to a sex party on Saturday night and has sex all the night with a couple. Meanwhile, Nate has a nightmare with the children that his partners have aborted or miscarried. Brenda breaks up with Melissa blaming her for her behavior, while Nate unsuccessfully deals an arrangement for the baby with Lisa.

"The Secret" is a great episode about painful secrets and regrets, with the characters lost with their sins and trying to solve their problems. Claire breaks with Melissa as if she were the guilty for her behavior; Nate tries to support Lisa's baby without telling Brenda; David is trying to impose his will and tells Keith about the secret Taylor told him and Karla is arrested; Ruth tries to change Nikolai's lifestyle; Claire is trying to find herself. The destructive personality of Brenda and the intriguing character of Claire are my favorites in the great show. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "O Segredo" ("The Secret")

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