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Episode: 05x12
Title: Everyone's Waiting
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: N/A
First Aired: Aug. 21, 2005

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Six Feet Under - 05x12 Everyone's Waiting

Summary: In the series finale, David finally embraces a demon; Keith gives "tough love"; Nathaniel talks to his younger son; Brenda delivers early and fights Nate's negativity; Claire gets an exciting phone call; Ted inspires some sexy photos; Margaret is impressed to see Olivier's nurturing side; Rico and Vanessa celebrate an investment; Ruth finds consolation in the truth from Maggie; George's limitations eclipse his intentions; and Claire drives into her future. The Future of the family is revealed.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Federico 'Rico' Diaz	played by Freddy Rodr�guez
Vanessa Diaz	played by Justina Machado
George Sibley	played by James Cromwell
Bettina	played by Kathy Bates
Billy Chenowith	played by Jeremy Sisto
Margaret Chenowith	played by Joanna Cassidy
Maggie Sibley	played by Tina Holmes
Olivier Castro-Staal	played by Peter Macdissi
Ted Fairwell	played by Chris Messina

Season 5 / Episode 12: - Everyone's Waiting

Ruth: [talking with phone] I have to ask you something.
Maggie Sibley: Sure.
Ruth: You were with Nate the night he...
Maggie Sibley: Yes.
Ruth: Was he happy?
Maggie Sibley: He was... feeling, I think, that his life was very complicated.
Ruth: I'm not talking about his life. I'm talking about that night. Was... Was he happy?
Maggie Sibley: He was.
Ruth: Good... Were you?
Maggie Sibley: Yes... Yes I was happy.
Ruth: Good. Thank you for that... It helps.
Maggie Sibley: Ruth... I'm sorry, I have to go.

Season 5 / Episode 12: - Everyone's Waiting

Nate: Claire, you wanna know a secret? I spent my whole life being scared. Scared of not being ready, of not being right, of not being who I should be. And where did it get me?

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TRIVIA

The title not only reflects Nate's line "Everybody's waiting" near the end of the show, but also the song from the pilot, "Waiting", performed by The Devlins.
SPOILER: In the flash-forward scenes, the adult Durrell was played by a non-professional actor who is, in fact, Alan Ball (I)'s personal trainer.
The character of Willa Fisher Chenowith is played by three different infants throughout the episode. A prosthetic baby was used in the opening scene.
SPOILER: According to the Six Feet Under obituaries, David becomes a stage-actor rather than a lawyer, dates Raoul Martinez after Keith's death, and has three grandchildren, Matthew, Keith and Katie. Brenda's son is Forrest, from her marriage to Daniel Nathanson. Rico has three grandchildren, Emily, ...
For a scene such as the one where Claire listens to Ted leaving messages, an assistant director would usually be employed to stand off-screen and read for the on-screen actor to react to. Chris Messina (I), who plays Ted, came on set and read so that his chemistry Lauren Ambrose would translate into ...

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