While the Cruz/Cruzling scene was well-done, it really bugged me that they were in a hospital ER and Cruz gave up after only trying CPR on the kid.

I've always interpreted that line as a slow-reveal by Nate, who astutely assumed that Claire would want no part of the trip if he gave a completely honest answer.

I've always interpreted that line as a slow-reveal by Nate, who astutely assumed that Claire would want no part of the trip if he gave a completely honest answer.

Completely agree with this. On a different but somewhat related level, I also think watching Michael C. Hall portray David after having now watched him play Dexter for 6 seasons leads to a greater appreciation of his acting skill and versatility.

Completely agree with this. On a different but somewhat related level, I also think watching Michael C. Hall portray David after having now watched him play Dexter for 6 seasons leads to a greater appreciation of his acting skill and versatility.

@avclub-e129a878f7b0e5aa9ac09e0282f64ea6:disqus If she was such an excellent teacher, what was she doing teaching 5th grade at a high school??

@avclub-e129a878f7b0e5aa9ac09e0282f64ea6:disqus If she was such an excellent teacher, what was she doing teaching 5th grade at a high school??

"If only he were gay AND black. Then life would be so easy, obviously."
The "White-Ass Cracker" cutaway was one of the best the show ever did.

"If only he were gay AND black. Then life would be so easy, obviously."
The "White-Ass Cracker" cutaway was one of the best the show ever did.

I stumbled upon it on HBO OnDemand in early 2004, not long after I moved and changed jobs and didn't have much of a social life in my new city yet. I had randomly watched a few minutes of a mid-Season 1 episode a couple of years earlier in a hotel room or something, but either I wasn't in the right mood or just caught…

I stumbled upon it on HBO OnDemand in early 2004, not long after I moved and changed jobs and didn't have much of a social life in my new city yet. I had randomly watched a few minutes of a mid-Season 1 episode a couple of years earlier in a hotel room or something, but either I wasn't in the right mood or just caught…

"You look good, Conrad."

Wow, didn't realize that was Cannavale's kid, and the resemblance didn't dawn on me while I watched, but now I can't un-see it.

Depends whether you're Catholic of Protestant.

God, the deleted scene on the DVD where he actually chugs the ENTIRE beer while smoking the cigarette and then belches out a giant cloud of smoke just kills me every time!

Franko, that's probably because Vivian Vance and William Frawley notoriously despised each other.

Andrea. Not Adrian. And in any event, now Ndugu or something-or-other.

{Six Feet Under Spoiler Alert:}

Oops, my bad…"a silly one."

"OK, now everybody do a crazy one…Blehhh!"