A Private Life

Episode aired Aug 19, 2001
TV-MA
1h

IMDb RATING

8.8/10

2.8K

YOUR RATING

Freddy Rodríguez, Michael C. Hall, and Peter Krause in Six Feet Under (2001)

Comedy Drama

A gay couple is attacked and one of them is killed, causing controversy among the family and a confession to be made.A gay couple is attacked and one of them is killed, causing controversy among the family and a confession to be made.A gay couple is attacked and one of them is killed, causing controversy among the family and a confession to be made.

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IMDb RATING

8.8/10

2.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
When questioned about what happened that Claire was no longer part of the literary magazine at school, she says that she was censored over a cartoon story of a girl who can make heads explode, a scenario she fantasized about in earlier events in this teleplay about the family Fisher.

Goofs
During Nate and Brenda's conversation, the wine and water glass levels are at the same physical plane. At one point, she picks up the wine to drink and moments later, as she pulls it from her lips, the amount of wine has decreased substantially. The next shot of the two glasses have them at the exact same levels as they were prior to her having taken a good sized swig, as if she had drunken none at all.

Quotes
Marc's Boyfriend: [of a blaring car stereo] Hey, so, does bad music make people deaf or do deaf people just have really bad taste in music?
Marc Foster: Well, there is Beethoven...

Connections
Featured in The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002)

Soundtracks
Who Are They
Performed by Buck-O-Nine

User reviews4

Featured review

10/10

Best episode of season 1; about something that has to be focused on

This episode is very special to me, mostly because I'm gay. When I watch Marc's death scene at the beginning, something in my heart breaks and shakes me, it's something really deep that a person is being killed because of something he didn't choose.

I'm not a religious person, in fact I'm an atheist but David's struggle with faith and his sexuality and the conflict it creates are beautifully written and portrayed, because homosexuality and religion are two opposite and conflicting things. Kate Robin is one of my favorite writers of the series, she touches carefully such sensitive issues.

I also love the other story lines. Billy's getting more sick and Brenda's accepting his situations are too real. Very good performances from both Griffiths and Sisto.

I also love Claire and Gabe's relationship, it's something nice found in the ruins. A Private Life is one of the series' highlights. My point to this flawless, beautiful and very special episode is 10/10.