For my money, this was the greatest of all television shows. It was driven by characters rather than by extraordinary events, and it followed them around at length in the service of a concept : that people are fluid, and that they adapt to life events and desires. It illustrated that better than any other art that I've ever seen.
Characters included :
Nate, the older brother and would-be hippie who wanted, more than anything, not to turn into his father. Here he is
arguing with his girlfriend Brenda, an interesting character in her own right.
David,
who went from closeted gay man who someone more comfortable with himself.
Claire, whose struggle for identity is palpable.
And last but not least Ruth, played by Frances Conroy, who might have given the most consistently great performance that an actor ever gave, as a high-strung woman alternately satisfied and
unsatisfied with her life choices.
And a variety of great minor characters who came and went. The show entertained me, while providing a complex portrait of life. And it did unexpected things as it went along, and it got better and better. Culminating in a great finale show. It's great art.
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