The living are boundless, the dead are boundless.

Clarissa 2022-03-23 09:01:43

A story about the difficult development of the American family funeral industry (Fisher funeral home), a story about parting, awe, life and death, hatred, love, growth, prejudice, self, transformation, bittersweet, sad and touching. After watching the first four episodes of the first season, I couldn't help but want to write something.

Every episode of this film begins with a poor man who dies for some reason, including bizarre, horrific, and even unfortunate ways to die (is 1000 ways to die inspired by this? But... who cares). In this way, the employees of Fisher Funeral Home who have service objects appeared one by one, showing their magical powers. They brought the deceased who may have been beyond recognition alive again, comforted the living, and at the same time gave dignity to the deceased, allowing them to go on the road with the love and memory of their relatives and friends.

Looking back, the first deceased in this play is the old owner of Fisher's Funeral Home, the head of Fisher's family. The plot design has its own advantages, and straight to the point confirms the philosophy that no one dies in life since ancient times. Each subsequent episode begins with the accidental death of a person... Life is short, things are impermanent, and a thousand emotions are not enough.


The good news is that when the deceased was lying on the six-foot-long workbench, he actually got a second life. This time, what gave birth to him was a benevolent heart and a pair of dexterous hands—not the hands of God, but with the power of creation like God. He was alive, he was beaming, and he talked freely, he confided his unknown voice, and swayed with vigorous enthusiasm, trying to continue the unfinished legacy. When the coffin was lifted gently, along with the mourning of the living, he embarked on the next journey. The vast world, where are you going? Mountains move. The willows are dark and bright. Clouds are deep, nowhere. The rest are endless blessings.

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Six Feet Under quotes

  • [holding picture]

    Nate: There's something weird about twins, about these twins anyway.

    [shows picture to Brenda]

    Brenda: They're cute.

    Nate: They smell like bananas.

  • Claire: You know, at first I was worried, but now I'm just pissed.