Yes, it's depressing. That's the other half.

[bigwave111]

Why do we run from that which is depressing? When I try to explain Six Feet Under to a friend, the first response is "sounds depressing?" My first instinct is to defend the show, give it more credit for being "hard" rather than depressing. I want to pick up the characters of the show like dolls on the floor and dust them off, whispering in their

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[mikeybelcher]

"we seek companionship on a level of perfection that damns it to imperfection"

That is one of the best lines I have ever read.