Six Feet Under ends tonight. As I sit here watching a documentary about it I am realizing just how much I love the show. I came to it late - missed the first three seasons - but now I know I have to go back and watch all the episodes I missed.

I have heard lots of people say the show is depressing, but it doesn’t feel that way to me. I feel like it holds up and validates all the tragic events we experience in life with just enough humor to remind us that it isn’t all bad. The characters have experiences that are relatable, except they get to react to the experiences in ways that most of us never get a chance to. It seems to be saying, “Bad shit happens to everyone especially when you least expect it. But you aren’t alone, and there sure aren’t any rules for dealing with it.”

I am sad it is over - but at least they didn’t just let it go on and on and on. The creators are dealing with its end as well as they dealt with it all along.