How Six Feet Under Feels at Different Ages?

No clue b/c I'll never watch it again. An excellent but depressing as f*** show.

When it first started I was Claire, then Brenda, I’m now Ruth. I’ve loved it every time.

Ive mentioned it before but yeah, i rewatch every 5ish years or so and relate to a different character everytime. Claire when I was a teen, Nate in my 20s and David in my 30s. Man I cant stand Claire on rewatches which tracks cause I wouldn't stand myself either

Six Feet Under is one of the few shows I do regular rewatches of - and I would say, for me, it has stayed fairly consistent regardless of age. That said - the first time I watched the show I was in high school, and identified most strongly with Ruth, so take that with a grain of salt. Ultimately, I think there’s something that all of the Fishers capture, and you’ll see parts of that reflected back in yourself and your outlook. It won’t change your initial realization, or spotting it, but your outlook on which is strongest for you in this moment might. If anything actually changes - it may be most dependent on your experiences with loss. The clock may not matter as much as the numbers that are no longer on it for you - and that is probably far more likely to change how episodes or plotlines land for you later in life. Either way, fantastic series.

I watched it at 22 and then again at 26 - totally different experience 💀 The first time I was all about the drama and relationships, but rewatching it after losing my grandpa hit way harder with all the grief processing stuff. Claire's art school chaos was relatable the first time, now I'm more invested in David's anxiety spirals because work stress is real lol 😂

I rewatched it after my dad died. Coincidentally, I was Nate’s age when it happened. I intentionally did it because I wanted to feel all the grief all at once. I found it therapeutic but difficult. The first time I watched it, it took me a long time to get into it. My girlfriend at the time wanted to watch it and I was watching it mostly for her sake. I didn’t see how great it was until near the end of the first season. The rewatch I was a lot more focused obviously. I wouldn’t say I was identifying with anyone more that others, I was more focused on the concept of loss, having just lost someone in my life. I was more figuring out what is grief. But if anyone else ends up doing that, I would say it takes its own emotional toll but I think it’s also very helpful if you have the desire to do it.

I first watched it a bit younger and mostly connected with the characters’ personal drama, like relationships and identity stuff. Rewatching later, the whole life just keeps moving, whether you’re ready or not, feeling hit way harder. It’s one of those shows where the same scenes feel different depending on where you are in life.

Absolutely. I watched it 20 years apart. And even though Claire remained my favorite character throughout both watches, as an older watcher, I actually really enjoyed Ruth a lot more and Lisa went from Annoying to The Villain in a very visceral way. I've never enjoyed a death more. She was so manipulative and fake and I needed her to die so badly. I was also surprised to see how much I just f****** grew to hate Nate and believed Brenda had him Absolutely Pegged by the end of it all. Her comments about what he really was after he died were the most true thing in the show for me. He was an awful, selfish prick who refused to be satisfied no matter how many times he got what he wanted. He yearned for his life to be a prison and treated every new v***** like the key to freedom. Seeing him make that transition with the Quaker girl was my final straw.