I think what made me question whether or not there was actually any incest between Brenda and Billy was because of their Nathaniel and Isobel tattoos. Just the way she talked about them, and what the stories represent, made me think there may have been something, although I don't think it ever went too far.
Nate was a good guy. Or at least that's what he wanted to be more than anything. He was always so worried about what people would think of him and he just wanted respect and attention. He was very deep. He was perfect for the family job because he was sensitive and people could talk to him about death. He broke my heart in S2 when he revealed his ECE diagnosis to David. It was tragic; he was so fucking scared of dying and I really think that is what turned him into a more reckless and, sometimes, less sensitive person. But he always had his heart in the right place, even when it didn't seem that way. He would have wound up back with Brenda in the end anyway, had he lived. I'm convinced. Brenda had her fair share of treating him like crap, though. It went back and forth.
Claire definately grew up and matured the most out of all the characters. Although I rarely liked her actions and how she reacted to things I like that she finally got away to follow through with her dreams. When she wound up with Ted, I thought they were great together.
I think Lisa married Nate because she was pregnant with his child. I think Nate married Lisa because she comforted him that night when he was upset and she'd been a friend of his for years. He was going through a rough patch and she was a sympathetic ear and a gentle person. I can see why he would have made the hasty decision to marry her, although that illusion ended pretty quickly. It was an interesting contrast to the arguments between David and Keith because there's was a loving relationship you knew would eventually last. While I think Nate cared for Lisa, I don't think he ever loved her and I think that, when she died, he felt like crap for not loving her which made his emotional breakdown all the more wrenching.
That's why I love this show. There are so many layers behind every persons actions and reactions.
Poor Ruth. She's such a tragic character. Life didn't turn out the way she'd hoped. She married young, had children at a young age and grew apart from her husband. She never traveled and never had her sister's independence or free spirit. She could be very frustrating but I think, more than anyone else on the show, she was depressed. I love the small scenes with her: when she cries at Nikolai's flower shop because the roses smelled beautiful and happy and not like death, or when Nate shows her the picture of herself when she was really young before Nathaniel Sr. went off to the Vietnam War. Her relationship with Claire was explosive and brilliant!
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Nate was a good guy. Or at least that's what he wanted to be more than anything. He was always so worried about what people would think of him and he just wanted respect and attention. He was very deep. He was perfect for the family job because he was sensitive and people could talk to him about death. He broke my heart in S2 when he revealed his ECE diagnosis to David. It was tragic; he was so fucking scared of dying and I really think that is what turned him into a more reckless and, sometimes, less sensitive person. But he always had his heart in the right place, even when it didn't seem that way. He would have wound up back with Brenda in the end anyway, had he lived. I'm convinced. Brenda had her fair share of treating him like crap, though. It went back and forth.
Claire definately grew up and matured the most out of all the characters. Although I rarely liked her actions and how she reacted to things I like that she finally got away to follow through with her dreams. When she wound up with Ted, I thought they were great together.
I think Lisa married Nate because she was pregnant with his child. I think Nate married Lisa because she comforted him that night when he was upset and she'd been a friend of his for years. He was going through a rough patch and she was a sympathetic ear and a gentle person. I can see why he would have made the hasty decision to marry her, although that illusion ended pretty quickly. It was an interesting contrast to the arguments between David and Keith because there's was a loving relationship you knew would eventually last. While I think Nate cared for Lisa, I don't think he ever loved her and I think that, when she died, he felt like crap for not loving her which made his emotional breakdown all the more wrenching.
That's why I love this show. There are so many layers behind every persons actions and reactions.
Poor Ruth. She's such a tragic character. Life didn't turn out the way she'd hoped. She married young, had children at a young age and grew apart from her husband. She never traveled and never had her sister's independence or free spirit. She could be very frustrating but I think, more than anyone else on the show, she was depressed. I love the small scenes with her: when she cries at Nikolai's flower shop because the roses smelled beautiful and happy and not like death, or when Nate shows her the picture of herself when she was really young before Nathaniel Sr. went off to the Vietnam War. Her relationship with Claire was explosive and brilliant!