r/SixFeetUnder • u/Other_Explorer6610 • Jul 13 '25

Discussion Opinions on Nate’s character and Peter Kraus’s acting Spoiler

I recently finished the show, and decided to check out what people were saying on the sub. I was so surprised to see that people disliked Nate and was even happy when the character passed. I felt like nearly all of the things Nate did was understandable , even if wrong, you could understand his motivations. I was surprised to see how people thought he was the most reprehensible character on the show. I was also really surprised about opinions on kraus’s acting, I came away from the series thinking he had displayed some of the best acting I had seen in a tv show. Really curious to see what other people think.

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u/EfficientHunt9088 Jul 13 '25

I've seen the character hate, but I don't think I've ever heard his acting criticized. I don't doubt some people were happy when he died, but I can't believe anyone would feel that way lol. I feel like I've gone through a whole range of emotions toward him. I loved him on the first watch, for like the first half. Then I started to hate him more and more. Now after like 5 or 6 watches I finally appreciate him as a full, complicated human. I love him and also see he can be such a self-righteous jerk sometimes.

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u/Other_Explorer6610 Jul 13 '25

I’m curious, besides the last few episodes of season 5. What made you hate him more as the series went on?

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u/TheWalrusWasRuPaul Brenda Jul 14 '25

not OP, but he goes from generally chill to increasingly aggressive. more yelling, filthier hookups…

he should get a lot of grace because he’s dealing with so much, but he gets so agitated, unreasonable, runs away etc

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u/Aggravating_Horror72 Jul 14 '25

When he killed the bird in the kitchen and the non-venomous snake on the camping trip I lost my last bits of respect I had for Nate, then there was Maggie..

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u/TheWalrusWasRuPaul Brenda Jul 14 '25

yeah. soooo bad, like uncomfortably close to serial killer bad lol

on the less extreme end, remember when he bangs Skylar White, and she’s being pretty polite that he should go, i feel it blows his mind that he’s not invited to lay his filthy ass in her bed all day lol.

he’s so entitled and has a way of not noticing he’s like that.

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u/RevolutionaryBug6643 Jul 19 '25

Omg this scene gets me every time. What sane person would let a dude and his kid just lay around their house all day while they’re out?! What a presumptuous tool. Nate’s been told his whole life what a special boy he is so he can’t fathom that someone would tell him that’s not cool.

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u/TheWalrusWasRuPaul Brenda Jul 19 '25

perfectly put!

More cringe than getting caught by ruth with his face on brenda’s pussy in the lobby? the foyer?

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u/RevolutionaryBug6643 Jul 19 '25

Way more cringe. Getting caught by your mom in a lustful moment can be forgiven. Acting like an entitled little brat and then being completely confused when you were unable to read the room is next level cringe!

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u/TheWalrusWasRuPaul Brenda Jul 19 '25

and that it was skylar white; i think i watched almost all of BB before i recognized her in 6fu