# Six Feet Under 8/14 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 15, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052 "2005-08-15T03:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/21 "2005-08-16T02:29:14Z")
I hate to think that Ruth’s “standing” as biological grandma gives her more rights than Brenda. If Lisa were still alive, that’d be different. Wouldn’t Ruth have to prove Brenda was unfit? And even then, who’s to say Maya wouldn’t end up in foster care? Somebody could spin Ruth’s misadventures into unfitness pretty easily. I’d worry about it, except that with just 75 minutes left to wrap up all these threads, the writers probably won’t devote much time to a custody fight. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/22 "2005-08-16T02:49:38Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > I’d worry about it, except that with just 75 minutes left to wrap up all these threads, the writers probably won’t devote much time to a custody fight. Which leads me to doubt that Brenda survives the delivery. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/23 "2005-08-16T03:21:05Z")
I believe that with the funeral home, it depends upon how the business was set up. It likely was a partnership. Probably 1/3 each to Nate, David, and Rico. That seemed to be the case when they had their last meeting together and they couldn’t agree on anything. The partnership agreement should have some sort of provision for dealing with a share that belongs to a deceased partner. If there wasn’t and Nate died intestate, then Brenda would get that share. However, didn’t Ruth own a share of the home also? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/24 "2005-08-16T03:42:00Z")
> [@BobT](#): > > However, didn’t Ruth own a share of the home also? I think Ruth was cashed out. Remember when she lost a bunch of money at the track? The business went to Nate and David, Ruth got money, and Claire got her education trust fund, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/25 "2005-08-16T03:57:10Z")
> [@Stinkum](#): > > Just saw part of the memorium – I’ll have to rewatch it. I missed it. When is it showingb again? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/26 "2005-08-16T04:57:12Z")
Ruth bought into the business early in the series. They needed money to redo the plumbing or something and she gave it to the business in exchange for ownership. At a later point, Rico bought in. As I recall, it was something less than 33%, maybe 20%. I’m pretty sure that Brenda adopted Maya and if she did, she had full parental rights and there isn’t a thing anyone can do about it. If Nate is on the birth cetificate, and I am sure that he is, he was the official father, even if DNA proves otherwise. A lot can happen in that last show. There were six weeks between the previous two episodes. Who is to say that the last episode doesn’t take place months in the future? The characters are all pretty fucked up but they are also basically good people. I hope they end the series with all of them in a good place and at peace. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/27 "2005-08-16T10:40:07Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > A lot can happen in that last show. There were six weeks between the previous two episodes. Who is to say that the last episode doesn’t take place months in the future? I would certainly hope that it wouldn’t be months between Brenda’s water breaking and the delivery scenes in the previews :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/28 "2005-08-16T11:57:13Z")
> [@zoog](#): > > Did anyone else have a momentary “Oh, shit!” moment when, right after Claire rolled the hearse, they faded to the white screen for a second leading into the next scene? I was half expecting to see “Claire Fisher 1983 (or whenever)-2005”. They so should have had a death notice for the hearse. > [@](#): > > Green Monster > 1956-2005 ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/29 "2005-08-16T12:39:15Z")
> [@LateComer](#): > > They so should have had a death notice for the hearse. I agree. I loved that car - but then, my first car was a 1950 Cadillac hearse. My folks made me get rid of it because the neighbors were completely freaked out by the sight of it in the driveway. I will really miss this show! ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/30 "2005-08-16T13:11:50Z")
Oooh boy. That sex scene between Brenda and Billy was so wrong and so hot at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/31 "2005-08-16T18:26:35Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > The characters are all pretty fucked up but they are also basically good people. I hope they end the series with all of them in a good place and at peace. The name of the show, after all, is _Six Feet Under_ ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052/32 "2005-08-16T18:53:47Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > I missed it. When is it showingb again? According to the cable guide I use, the retrospective, **Six Feet Under 2001-2005** , will be shown on HBO2 today (August 16th), starting at 4:00pm (Central). It will be on the main HBO channel at 9:00am (Central) and 9:30pm (Central) Thursday, August 18th. Many more showings are scheduled throughout the month, so you’re sure to be able to see it or record it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-8-14/317052.md?page=1)