History TearJerker / SixFeetUnder

* Nate telling David of his [[spoiler: arteriovenous malformation, a potentially fatal brain condition. David's the first person he tells, which is a marked contrast to how cold they were in the first season.]]
* Much, much later that season, Nate tells Ruth [[spoiler: that he's seriously ill on the week of his surgery. She expresses her frustrations that he didn't tell her earlier because: "There just so many months I could have loved you better."]]

* The moment when Arthur's recording a voice message for his now grown-up cousins he used to babysit and he suggests that they get an e-mail so that they could actually keep in touch. Is it meant that they don't reply him? Poor lonely guy.
* When Nate [[spoiler:buries Lisa]]. Alone. In the middle of nowhere.

* The ending of "Ecotone". Nate's dream as he goes to sleep is shared by David, though instead of running from the water as he usually did, Nate finally goes into it, never to resurface. Cut to [[spoiler: David waking up to find that Nate died.]] Then...
-->'''[[spoiler: Nathan Fisher]]'''
--->[[spoiler: 1965-2005]]
* Nearly the entirety of ''All Alone'' the tenth episode of the final season, the episode after [[spoiler: Nate dies]]:
** [[spoiler: Ruth and David preparing Nate's corpse, and their subsequent fight.]]
** [[spoiler: Maya asks Brenda at least twice 'Where's my daddy?' in such a sad and innocent little voice. As if that wasn't sad enough, Brenda decides not to sugar-coat it like her mother suggests and says flat-out 'Daddy's dead. He's not coming back'.]]
** [[spoiler:Nate's funeral on its own]] is a massive tearjerker. David gets a panic attack and is unable to finish his eulogy, and, later on, can't leave the car [[spoiler:for Nate's burial]].
** [[spoiler: Ruth refuses to let Nate's burial go on without David and patiently waits with him until he's composed enough.]] Also doubles as heartwarming.
** [[spoiler: The burial itself. The Fishers and the other close guests shovel dirt into the grave and barely keep their composure.]]
** [[spoiler: When Brenda hands Maya over to Ruth and tells her she'll be happier with her]].
** Brenda coming home from [[spoiler: Nate's burial]] to what she thinks is an empty house, but to her surprise, Billy's waiting there for her. She just crumples into sobs after holding back for most of the episode.

* The last episode is full of tearjerking moments: everyone [[spoiler: toasting for Nate and especially Maya toasting for her Daddy]], Brenda and Ruth's conversation on the stairs, and the very beginning, which [[spoiler: isn't a death, unlike in all the previous episodes, but a birth.]]

** Ruth [[spoiler: dies of natural causes with George and her two remaining children by her side.]] The reaction of each, particularly Claire's look of disbelief and George's breakdown, are gut-wrenching.
** Keith [[spoiler: is the only cast member not to die of old age. Instead, he is shot to death in an armored truck robbery.]] A somewhat sneaky tear-jerker comes up immediately later, as Claire [[spoiler: finally gets married to Ted]], what's implied to be not long after Keith's death. It's obvious in David's face that his mind is on his own lost partner as he sits at the front of the [[spoiler: wedding]] very visibly alone. [[spoiler:(And as Claire's only living male relative, it's very likely he was the one that 'gave her away' as well.)]]
** David himself [[spoiler: dies of a heart attack at a family reunion, some twenty years later.]] Like many of his family members, he sees a vision of a loved one before passing on. In his case, though, it's Keith, still young and in his prime. Depending on who the man sitting next to David is, it's possible that either: 1.) He found another partner but never completely got over Keith's loss, or 2.) He didn't find another partner ''because'' he never got over Keith's loss.

* Ruth [[spoiler: dies of natural causes with George and her two remaining children by her side.]] The reaction of each, particularly Claire's look of disbelief and George's breakdown, are gut-wrenching.
* Keith [[spoiler: is the only cast member not to die of old age. Instead, he is shot to death in an armored truck robbery.]] A somewhat sneaky tear-jerker comes up immediately later, as Claire [[spoiler: finally gets married to Ted]], what's implied to be not long after Keith's death. It's obvious in David's face that his mind is on his own lost partner as he sits at the front of the [[spoiler: wedding]] very visibly alone. [[spoiler:(And as Claire's only living male relative, it's very likely he was the one that 'gave her away' as well.)]]
* David himself [[spoiler: dies of a heart attack at a family reunion, some twenty years later.]] Like many of his family members, he sees a vision of a loved one before passing on. In his case, though, it's Keith, still young and in his prime. Depending on who the man sitting next to David is, it's possible that either: 1.) He found another partner but never completely got over Keith's loss, or 2.) He didn't find another partner ''because'' he never got over Keith's loss.

-->''"[[spoiler: Nathan Fisher]]'''

* The final montage. ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' ends with Claire driving off to New York to start a new life. As she drives, she imagines how everyone's lives might turn out... and, since this is ''Six Feet Under'', it ends with the deaths of everyone in the main cast. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoHoxQTLcdE#t=2m36s Set to "Breathe Me" by Sia.]] Although, given that most of the main cast are given long, full lives that are at least implied to be happy before they pass away, the scene is also simultaneously a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

** [[spoiler:Nate's funeral on its own]] is a massive tearjerker. David gets a panic attack and is unable to finish his eulogy, and, later on, can't leave the car [[spoiler:for Nate's burial]]

* The final montage. ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' ends with Claire driving off to New York to start a new life. As she drives, she imagines how everyone's lives might turn out... and, since this is ''Six Feet Under'', it ends with the deaths of everyone in the main cast. [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=HoHoxQTLcdE#t=2m36s Set to "Breathe Me" by Sia.]]

* Much, much later that season, Nate tells Ruth [[spoiler: that he's seriously ill on the week of his surgery. She expresses her frustrations that he didn't tell her earlier because: "There just so many months I could have loved you better."]]

** [[spoiler: The burial itself]]

* The episode after [[spoiler: Nate dies. When Brenda hands Maya over to Ruth and tells her she'll be happier with her]].
* [[spoiler: After Nate dies, Maya asks Brenda at least twice 'Where's my daddy?' in such a sad and innocent little voice. As if that wasn't sad enough, Brenda decides not to sugar-coat it like her mother suggests and says flat-out 'Daddy's dead. He's not coming back'.]]
* [[spoiler:Nate's funeral on its own]] is a massive tearjerker. David gets a panic attack and is unable to finish his eulogy, and, later on, can't leave the car [[spoiler:for Nate's burial]]
* [[spoiler: Ruth refuses to let Nate's burial go on without David and patiently waits with him until he's composed enough.]] Also doubles as heartwarming.
* Brenda coming home from [[spoiler: Nate's burial]] to what she thinks is an empty house, but to her surprise, Billy's waiting there for her. She just crumples into sobs after holding back for most of the episode.

* [[spoiler: After Nate dies, Maya asks Brenda at least twice 'Where's my daddy?' in such a sad and innocent little voice.]]

* Gabe discovering his brother accidentally killed himself with a gun. Without us actually seeing anything, he stares into the room in utter horror, only able to say "Fuck!" over and over.

* Brenda takes Nate and David to the bus that caused Nathaniel's death, where the two brothers come to (better) terms with father's passing.

** Much, much later that season, he tells Ruth [[spoiler: on the week of his surgery. She expresses her frustrations that he didn't tell her earlier because "There just so many months I could have loved you better."]]

* Arthur. The moment when he's recording a voice message for his now grown-up cousins he used to babysit and he suggests that they get an e-mail so that they could actually keep in touch.

** [[spoiler: Nate's funeral on its own is a massive tearjerker. David gets a panic attack and is unable to finish his eulogy, and, later on, can't leave the car for Nate's burial]]
*** [[spoiler: Ruth refuses to let the burial go on without David and patiently waits with him until he's composed enough. Also doubles as [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]]. ]]

** The final montage. ''SixFeetUnder'' ends with Claire driving off to New York to start a new life. As she drives, she imagines how everyone's lives might turn out... and, since this is ''Six Feet Under'', it ends with the deaths of everyone in the main cast. [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=HoHoxQTLcdE#t=2m36s Set to "Breathe Me" by Sia.]]

* Nathaniel Sr's death, which kickstarts the whole series. Later on, when Ruth breaks down while throwing dirt into the open grave.

** [[spoiler: Nate's funeral on its own is a massive tearjerker. It's so bad that David gets a panic attack and can't leave the car for Nate's burial]]

** Much, much later that season, he tells Ruth [[spoiler: on the week of his surgery. She expresses her frustrations that he didn't tell her earlier because "It was just so many months I could have loved you better."]]

** [[spoiler: Nate's funeral on its own is a massive tearjerker. It's so bad that David gets a panic attack and can't leave the car until Ruth waits with him until he's composed enough to join the rest of them]]
* The episode where David takes upon his shoulders the responsibility of organising the funeral of a gay bashing victim. SOB.
* The final montage. ''SixFeetUnder'' ends with Claire driving off to New York to start a new life. As she drives, she imagines how everyone's lives might turn out... and, since this is ''Six Feet Under'', it ends with the deaths of everyone in the main cast. [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=HoHoxQTLcdE#t=2m36s Set to "Breathe Me" by Sia.]]

* The final montage. ''SixFeetUnder'' ends with Claire driving off to New York to start a new life. As she drives, she imagines how everyone's lives might turn out... and, since this is ''Six Feet Under'', it ends with the deaths of everyone in the main cast. [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=HoHoxQTLcdE#t=2m36s Set to "Breathe Me" by Sia.]]
* The last episode is full of tearjerking moments: everyone [[spoiler: toasting for Nate and especially Maya toasting for her Daddy]], Brenda and Ruth's conversation on the stairs, and the very beginning, which [[spoiler: isn't a death, unlike in all the previous episodes, but a birth.]]
* The episode after [[spoiler: Nate dies. When Brenda hands Maya over to Ruth and tells her she'll be happier with her]].
* The episode where David takes upon his shoulders the responsibility of organising the funeral of a gay bashing victim. SOB.
* When Nate [[spoiler:buries Lisa]]. Alone. In the middle of nowhere.

* ''SixFeetUnder'' ends with Claire driving off to New York to start a new life. As she drives, she imagines how everyone's lives might turn out... and, since this is ''Six Feet Under'', it ends with the deaths of everyone in the main cast. [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=HoHoxQTLcdE#t=2m36s Set to "Breathe Me" by Sia.]]
* The last episode is full of tearjerking moments before it as well: everyone [[spoiler: toasting for Nate and especially Maya toasting for her Daddy]], Brenda and Ruth's conversation on the stairs, and the very beginning, which [[spoiler: isn't a death, unlike in all the previous episodes, but a birth.]]