1x02 The Will - Six Feet Under Episode Guide

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- Episode 01x02

Episode: 01x02
Title: The Will
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: N/A
First Aired: Jun. 10, 2001

Season 1 » Episode #02 - The Will

Summary: The inventor of a franchise pyramid scheme dies in a pool accident, leaving his widow and infant daughter with a mountain of debts and no money for a proper funeral. Nate offers a solution: rent a top-line casket, then cremate the body after viewing. There's just one problem: by law, a used casket cannot be re-sold. At the reading of Mr. Fisher's will, Ruth gets cash, stocks and insurance money, Nate and David split the funeral business (much to David's chagrin), and Claire gets college tuition, which she considers trading for cash. Later, Nate learns the meaning of "Angel Lust," Ruth breaks up with Hiram during a nature hike, David receives an unexpected visit from his ex-fiancee Jennifer, and Gabe gets Claire to suck on his toes in the back of her hearse.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Federico 'Rico' Diaz	played by Freddy Rodr�guez
Hiram Gunderson	played by Ed Begley Jr.
Adele Swanson	played by Tracy Middendorf
Jennifer Mason	played by Missy Yager
Chandler Swanson	played by Mark Devine (II)
Gabriel Dimas	played by Eric Balfour
Matthew Gilardi	played by Gary Hershberger
Vanessa Diaz	played by Justina Machado
Mr. Suarez	played by Daniel Zacapa

Season 1 / Episode 2: - The Will

Brenda Chenowith: We're all wounded. We carry our wounds around with us throughout life and eventually they kill us. Things happen that leave a mark in space, in time... in us.

Season 1 / Episode 2: - The Will

Claire Fisher: Great. So I get nothing.
Ruth Fisher: You get an education, Claire, something not all people are privileged to.
Claire Fisher: Well, what if I don't want to go to college?
Claire Fisher: Nowadays college is a necessity in life not only to succeed, but to survive.
Claire Fisher: Spare me the tough-love rationalization, just bottom-line it, please.
Attorney: If you choose not to go to college, the money will be available to you when you're 25.
Claire Fisher: It's like blackmail from beyond the grave.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: Claire's hair changes between shots after her musical outburst
SYNC: When Ruth and David are having lunch and Ruth mentions the buyout offer from Gilardi, David says "He [Nate] spent his entire life doing what *he* wants". The camera then cuts to an over-the-shoulder shot of Ruth from David's perspective, and his jaw is obviously moving as if he's speaking but there's no sound of him speaking.
CREW: Michael C. Halls marker is clearly visible when he goes to greet Mrs. Swanson at the door.