**THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS**

We're taking a break from our regularly scheduled recaps to bring you a very special episode! Jenna and Caroline interview renowned television and film critic Matt Zoller Seitz, whose books include TV: The Book, The Sopranos Sessions, Mad Men Carousel, and The Deadwood Bible (available now, only on Matt's website!) If this is your first time watching Six Feet Under, skip this one and come back to it later—spoilers for the end of the show abound.

Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Brian Salvatore discuss "The Dare," in which Ruth and George go on a fossil-hunting trip that detours to Sarah's house, Keith comes out at work, Rico attempts to break up with Sophia but goes back to her after Vanessa leaves him, Claire decides to hook up with Edie, and Brenda admits to Joe that she's been cheating.

Jenna and Caroline discuss "Terror Starts at Home," a wonderful reprieve for us all after last week's horror show! Claire and her art school friends have a delightful drug-addled romp, David has an intensely awkward birthday dinner, Ruth and George attend an enlightening faculty party, Nate works with dogs, and Vanessa begins to suspect Rico is cheating on her.

We're so sorry, listeners—it's time for Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Eric Shethar to discuss "That's My Dog," one of the most upsetting episodes of television we have ever seen. Ruth tries to set up George's secret son, Brenda and Margaret have a delightful lunch, Nate attends a grief group, and then David picks up a hitchhiker and everything quickly goes to hell. CW: violent assault.

Jenna and Caroline discuss "Can I Come Up Now?", in which David plans his ex-fianceé's father's funeral, George reveals that he has a secret son and Ruth insists on visiting him, Claire dates the Matthew Barney of LAC-Arts, and Nate visits a psychic, who insists Lisa isn't dead.

Jenna and Caroline discuss "Parallel Play," in which Nate and Maya both have play dates at the home of Madeline from Mommy and Me, Claire attends Jimmy's party and becomes increasingly intrigued by Edie, Sofia masterfully manipulates Rico, Arthur gets a makeover from David and then resigns, and the Fisher family sets fire to a whole bunch of furniture.

Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Megan Goodwin discuss "In Case of Rapture," in which a woman dies after mistaking helium-filled sex dolls for angels, Nate quits his job, Claire makes some important new art school friends, Arthur and George butt heads, Rico falls deeper down the Sophia rabbit hole, and David has an unexpected tryst with a plumber.

Welcome back, listeners! Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Amanda Maciel discuss the extremely intense season four premiere, "Falling Into Place," which picks up moments after season three left off. David and Nate claim Lisa's body, Claire comes clean to Russell about her abortion, Ruth and George revel in their horrifying wedded bliss, and Nate clashes with Lisa's family about her burial and ultimately takes matters into his own hands.

Happy holidays to all our listeners who are celebrating today! If you need an escape from the holiday chaos, spend an hour with a pre-pandemic Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Nick McCarthy as they discuss season 2, episode 8, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." A badass Santa is laid to rest very loudly, Nikolai is beaten by Russian mobsters and ends up living on Ruth's couch, Billy returns, and all the Fishers experience Christmas flashbacks to their last moments with Nate Sr. We look forward to being back in your ears in the new year!

Jenna, Caroline, and producer Alison discuss the season three finale, in which Nate gets terrible news and tries to self-destruct, David and Keith reconcile, Claire takes a trip to the afterlife with Ghost Dad, Ruth and George get married, Brenda goes on a date, and Rico makes some truly terrible choices. See you next season, listeners!