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  • Six Feet Under Perfect Circles (Season 3, Episode 1)
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    TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

Six Feet Under

Perfect Circles (Season 3, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

The surgeons are dismayed when Nate's blood vessel ruptures and he suffers a hemorrhage, and his blood pressure continues to rise, then Nate dies...At least, the family and Rico are in shock, grieving, while Nate himself is dining in a ...See moreThe surgeons are dismayed when Nate's blood vessel ruptures and he suffers a hemorrhage, and his blood pressure continues to rise, then Nate dies...At least, the family and Rico are in shock, grieving, while Nate himself is dining in a hated restaurant with his father, impatiently waiting to get to his own funeral. He arrives early, sick of the food, and sees his funeral (open-casket, not a memorial service after cremation as he wished)...then hears David speaking to him from the next room where he sees himself paralyzed and with speech problems struggling to relearn. He continues through the home and witnesses himself completely healthy living with Lisa and Maya; at Christmas dinner with his family, including his father, who never died; living with a woman he has yet to meet and their son; spending his time lazily, watching TV and drinking beer with a woman. Returning to the funeral room, he meets his father again, who doesn't give him a straight answer on whether he's alive but suggests he just traveled through parallel worlds and must open a white coffin to get his answer....7 months later: Nate, Lisa, and Maya live with Lisa's self-absorbed actor boss Carol, where Lisa is a cook. David and Keith, now a reluctant security guard, are in therapy to find a healthy relationship, and David is advised to find an activity for himself so applies to the Gay Men's Chorus. Claire is attending LAC, enjoying it less than she anticipated, and starting a relationship with rock-band member Phil. Nate learns an interesting secret about his own life from Ruth and all the while sees scenes shown in his surgery that make him wonder if this life is meant to be. Written by brainybrailler@comcast.net See less
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Showrunner
Director
Writers
Alan Ball (creator) (written by) | Nancy Oliver (staff writer) | Craig Wright (story editor)
Composer
Cinematographers
Casting Directors
Libby Goldstein | Junie Lowry-Johnson (as Junie Lowry Johnson)
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 2, 2003

Release date
Mar 2, 2003 (United States)

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28 cast members
Name Known for
Peter Krause
Nate Fisher Nate Fisher   See fewer
Michael C. Hall
David Fisher David Fisher   See fewer
Frances Conroy
Ruth Fisher Ruth Fisher   See fewer
Lauren Ambrose
Claire Fisher Claire Fisher   See fewer
Freddy Rodríguez
Federico 'Rico' Diaz Federico 'Rico' Diaz   See fewer
Mathew St. Patrick
Keith Charles Keith Charles   See fewer
Rachel Griffiths
Brenda Chenowith Brenda Chenowith   See fewer
Lili Taylor
Lisa Kimmel Fisher Lisa Kimmel Fisher   See fewer
Richard Jenkins
Nathaniel Fisher Nathaniel Fisher   See fewer
Catherine O'Hara
Carol Ward Carol Ward   See fewer
Bobbin Bergstrom
Scrub Nurse Scrub Nurse   See fewer
Kimberlin Brown
Soap Actress Soap Actress   See fewer
Dan Desmond
Art Teacher Art Teacher   See fewer
Arye Gross
Frank Muehler Frank Muehler   See fewer
Caroline Lagerfelt
Alternate Wife Alternate Wife   See fewer
Sarah Lancaster
Alternate Daughter Alternate Daughter   See fewer
Alicia McCutcheon
Soap-Watching Wife Soap-Watching Wife   See fewer
Geoffrey Nauffts
Dr. DiPaolo Dr. DiPaolo   See fewer
Nolan North
Soap Actor Soap Actor   See fewer
John Paul Pitoc
Phil (as J.P. Pitoc) Phil (as J.P. Pitoc)   See fewer
Stephen Snedden
Alternate Son Alternate Son   See fewer
Mandy June Turpin
Crying Woman Crying Woman   See fewer
Julia Vera
Cleaning Woman Cleaning Woman   See fewer
Patrice Walters
Anesthesiologist Anesthesiologist   See fewer
Ben Foster
Russell Corwin (uncredited) Russell Corwin (uncredited)   See fewer
Jennifer Lutheran
Art Student (uncredited) Art Student (uncredited)   See fewer
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