here’s the problem with free hbo
when b and i signed up for cable we received free hbo for six months, which unsurprisingly it took me about six days to realize it’s not all that great. besides the original series (that are fantastic- which i’ll get to in a second), it plays the same 5-10 sub-par movies in constant rotation over its 4 different channels. of its original series, however, six feet under has been playing sporadically. i haven’t revisited that show since b and i watched all five seasons in a row, cried ourselves into an embarrassing, slobbery, “what’s with today, today?,” toilet-paper-stuck-up-the-nose stupor during the finale; stared at each other, then the wall, contemplated life for about 4 days, and never spoke of it again. that is, until we mustered up the strength to discuss the finale a few years later and found ourselves crying at a chinese buffet. the episodes hbo has been showing are from season five, more specifically the last few, meaning i’m probably within a week of happening upon the last episode again - and it’s going to catch me off guard. and i’ll be overcome by a wash of light and a magnetic pull one can only assume compares to an alien abduction, i’ll involuntarily set the remote down, wait for sia’s “breathe me” to start playing, then slowly crawl into the fetal position and take the rest of the week off from work.
