The husband of a psychic dies, making for some interesting conversations around Fisher & Sons. At Robbie's urging, Ruth enrolls in "The Plan", a marathon self-actualization seminar, and is changed. Claire is angry that Gary, her high-school guidance counselor, has betrayed her confidences about Gabe; she later turns to Keith when Gabe's personality becomes increasingly unstable. Having passed his funeral-director exam, Nate joins his brother for his first LA Independent Funeral Directors lunch. Deciding to take a few courses at college, Brenda ends up walking out of a biogenetics class after dissing the teacher.
s02e01 - In the Game
s02e02 - Out, Out, Brief Candle
s02e03 - The Plan
s02e04 - Driving Mr. Mossback
s02e05 - The Invisible Woman
s02e06 - In Place of Anger
s02e07 - Back to the Garden
s02e08 - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
s02e09 - Someone Else's Eyes
s02e10 - The Secret
s02e11 - The Liar and the Whore
s02e12 - I'll Take You
s02e13 - The Last Time
Six Feet Under focuses on the cathartic journey of the extended Fisher family, whose personal trials and tribulations are played out against the solemn backdrop of an independent funeral home in LA.
This past season, story elements established in the first four seasons reach a series of emotional climaxes, with Ruth overwhelmed by her mentally fragile husband George, Nate struggling to reaffirm his relationship with Brenda while raising his daughter Maya, David and Keith longing for children of their own, Claire trying to broaden her horizons, and Federico attempting to fill the void left by Vanessa. By season's end, each of the main characters will come to embrace the cycle of life - birth, passing, and rebirth - in ways that are both unique and interconnected.