![]() ![]() In Claire’s case, what set off her weeks-long drug and alcohol bender? At the end of last episode’s burial, the youngest Fisher had seemingly begun to turn a corner. ![]() Still, I don’t think a case of scenus interruptus is entirely to blame for the cloud over my head, as both Keith’s and Claire’s story arcs - and Brenda’s incestuous dream - all left me wishing the show’s writing staff had raised the bar just an inch or two higher. Better still, the moment Brenda took the conversation from passive-aggressive to outright aggressive - ”I’m not sure I care what you think, Ruth” - Mama Fisher fled the scene, leaving Brenda in a deliciously awkward face-to-face with George, perhaps the only non-Chenowith on the series who doesn’t get flustered by the mere idea of direct eye contact with Nate’s raw nerve of a widow. Watching her prickly exchange with Brenda in the pediatrician’s office was a classic Six Feet Under moment, with Ruth using her irritation at being kept waiting by the doctor as a substitute for her irritation at Brenda’s tardiness. Even as we saw her taking tentative steps toward healing tonight - finding the joy in putting Maya to bed, allowing herself to grin when George admitted to joining an online pediatrics group - we also know she’s the human equivalent of Reader’s Digest - that is to say, she’ll always have issues. ![]() Yet as much as I crave resolution (and something resembling happy, or at least not unhappy, endings) for these beloved characters, I also know that I’d never forgive Ball for wrapping up the lives of Ruth, George, David, Keith, Claire, Rico, Vanessa, Brenda, and little Maya with neat little bows and big Hollywood smiles. ![]()
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