Six Feet, Deep?

"He certainly wasn't in love with you, even if he said he was. Nate could be very convincing that way. All he ever wanted was someone who could make him feel like he was a better man than he actually was. It could have been anyone." Brenda, Six Feet Under

Virginia Heffernan looks to Nirvana, Hamlet, and other sources for explanation of last night's episode, while Edward Champion splashes water on her sandcastle.