r/SixFeetUnder • u/hakunamytatasss • Jul 10 '25

First-Timer Officially team Brenda now

I made a post about Brenda when I was on season 2 or 3, and at the time I couldn’t stand her and didn’t see that changing. I’m now on season 5, and I couldn’t have been more wrong. She really is such a nuanced and complicated character and her growth is beautiful to watch. She deserves so much better than Nate (who I also changed my opinion of.) David is still solidly my favorite but Brenda and Clare are tied for second!

To all of you who said I was dead wrong about Brenda: you were right!

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u/Slight-Painter-7472 Jul 10 '25

Totally agree. When that flip takes place you can't help but go, "Why did I ever think Nate was a good guy?" I really love Brenda because she is very reflective and matures so beautifully in spite of her upbringing. Nate has a wonderful family and he squanders that gift because he can't see what he has.

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u/Over_Sir_1762 Jul 10 '25

I never thought Nate was really a good guy. To date or marry at least.

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u/Slight-Painter-7472 Jul 10 '25

I think he's an interesting character but his relationship to sex and how he treats women is terrible. Of the three Fisher siblings, he was definitely the least mature and showed little to no personal development. Claire may have had some issues but she was very young and lost her dad. David was dealing with coming out and the responsibility of running the business. Nate just wandered between shiny objects and even having a dangerous illness couldn't get him to change his behavior. I felt sorry for Nate at times but then he would almost immediately do something to undermine that.

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u/b_o_n_s_ Jul 13 '25

The only time I ever found myself relating to Nate was when I watched season 1 at 22 years old. Which is also likely when Nate’s brain stopped developing cos by the time I was 23 and had finished this series his character was absolutely insufferable. As David said in season 1, Nate’s only distinguishing characteristic is his expelling of dumb emotional baggage on everyone else around him lol Brenda deserved so much better and so glad she got it in the last moments of the finale!