The Opening 

Melinda Mary Bloch shuts herself in he garage in her activated car by way of suicide, leaving behind only a guilty ex-lover who worries Rico when he mentions she'd actually received ... See full summary »

Director:

Karen Moncrieff

Writers:

Alan Ball (creator), Kate Robin

Stars:

Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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
Lili Taylor	...	Lisa Kimmel Fisher
Jeremy Sisto	...	Billy Chenowith
Joanna Cassidy	...	Margaret Chenowith
Ben Foster	...	Russell Corwin
Justina Machado	...	Vanessa Diaz
Peter Macdissi	...	Olivier Castro-Staal
Rainn Wilson	...	Arthur Martin
Arye Gross	...	Frank Muehler

Storyline

Melinda Mary Bloch shuts herself in he garage in her activated car by way of suicide, leaving behind only a guilty ex-lover who worries Rico when he mentions she'd actually received treatment for depression, and Nate when he admits he'd tried to end their relationship more than once but wound up staying longer than he wished. Lisa, who's been having arguments constantly with him, officially meets Brenda at Claire's art show where Billy also has a display, and Brenda confronts her about her sneaky meeting and assures her she isn't close to Nate. When she and Olivier run into Billy, Claire learns that Billy slept with Olivier when he was his student, heightening her worries about Russell. David and Keith, after both their secrets of paint-ball and 3-way sex have slipped in counseling, get approval from Frank to do the latter if both of them so desire, but David's agreement in public doesn't match his private doubts later on. Arthur gets close, in both senses of the word, to Ruth and ...

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Plot Keywords:

puerto rican american | suicide | garage | car | threesome | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Video West - 805 Larrabee Street, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The video store scene was shot at Video West, an institution in West Hollywood, CA. Opening in 1984, the store famously carried a wide variety of VHS titles, adult and otherwise. The store closed in January, 2016.

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Quotes

Margaret: You know that blouse might actually work if you got rid of the bra.
Brenda: Yeah? Well that skirt might actually work if you got rid of that ass.

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Connections

References Oral Exams (2001)

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Soundtracks

Score
by Richard Marvin

User Reviews

Thinking Relationships

A couple of days after the ending of her relationship with her mate, Melinda Mary Bloch commits suicide. Claire and Russell are preparing the art opening promoted by their school in the Rothman Gallery. The relationship of Nate and Lisa is on crisis, and Rico is also disappointed with Vanessa. David comments the three-way sex with a stranger and Keith in their therapy and the analyst proposes that they establish rules and limits in their sexual games. Ruth invites Arthur to go with her to the benefit show. Billy, Brenda and their dysfunctional mother are also in the exhibition, and Brenda meets Lisa and tells her that their previous meeting was weird, dishonest and a kind of "stalkerish". When the dark picture of Claire is sold, she sooner discloses who bought her dark vision of the world.

This episode focuses on the relationship and interaction of many characters: Lisa and Nate, and Brenda; Ruth and Arthur; Claire and Russell, and Oliver; David and Keith, and someone else; Billy, Brenda and their mother; Rico and Vanessa. I personally do not like the character of Lisa. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "A Exibição" ("The Exhibition")