Six Feet Under | Season 5 | Episode 1

A Coat of White Primer

TV-MA | 55 MIN

Directed by Rodrigo Garcia
Written by Kate Robin

Brenda struggles with morning sickness as she studies the home video of Nate's 2002 wedding to Lisa. Together, Nate and Brenda watch the Kimmel and Fisher families nervously prepare for the ceremony on the video. Brenda assures Nate that their upcoming wedding will be different from the first ceremony in every way.

Federico meets women through an online dating service, but his overly-high standards prevent him from settling on anyone special. When Vanessa won't agree to be Federico's wedding date, he invites a woman named Sharon instead.

Claire and Billy, who are happily committed to each other and rarely apart, decide to move in together. When Nate and Brenda host a pre-wedding dinner party for the family, Claire gets high with her brothers outside but is unable to convince them that Billy's mental health has improved.

After months of dealing with the consequences of George's Depressive Psychosis and electroconvulsive therapy treatments, Ruth is on the brink of mental exhaustion herself. Once he returns home from the hospital, George suffers from short-term memory loss and disorientation, but insists on attending Nate's wedding anyway. Ruth finally reaches her breaking point at the wedding when Claire takes a compromising photograph of George. To everyone's shock, an enraged Ruth slaps Claire, accusing her of "trying to make a statement" about Ruth's choice to marry George before she really knew him.

Two days before her wedding, Brenda suffers a miscarriage but Nate and Brenda decide to go ahead with the wedding anyway.

Listening to the ceremony inspires David to be more supportive of Keith's dreams of starting a family. Although David would prefer to adopt children who are looking for a home, he agrees to continue looking for a surrogate mother to bear their child if that's what Keith wants. At the wedding reception, David and Keith reach a compromise by deciding to pursue surrogacy and adoption at the same time.

After the wedding ceremony, Brenda wanders off alone, still high from pain medication and despondent over her lost baby. She imagines that Lisa is taunting her for having infertility problems. Nate finds Brenda and convinces her to re-join the party, telling her that the best days of their life together are yet to come.

1.A Coat of White Primer

In the Season Five premiere, Ruth dreads George's return from the hospital in light of his recent diagnosis.

2.Dancing for Me

Nate hangs with high-school friends, but finds that, as adults, they share little more than old memories.

3.Hold My Hand

Claire is seduced by Billy's newfound lust for life, but hits a roadblock along the way.

4.Time Flies

Brenda is disturbed by Nate's reaction to her latest news. Ruth shares her feelings about George with friends.

5.Eat a Peach

Ruth finds a new way to unwind from George, who longs to close the distance between them.

6.The Rainbow of Her Reasons

Ruth happily helps "circle the wagons" when Sarah calls. David and Keith discover it's hard work playing house with Anthony and Durrell.

7.The Silence

David and Keith struggle to create parent-child boundaries. Brenda and Nate get some ambiguous news.

8.Singing for Our Lives

A young Latina's funeral raises questions about the culture -- and future -- of Fisher and Diaz.

9.Ecotone

David and Keith get comfortable with their new family life. Claire discovers she and Ted share a common interest.

10.All Alone

While David attends to family business, Keith makes an embarrassing self-discovery on the job.

11.Static

As David's fears take over, Keith tries to protect him -- and the boys. Billy attends to his sister.

12.Everyone's Waiting

In the series finale, the Fishers begin the healing process while embracing the future.