Name: Claire Fisher, played by Lauren Ambrose
Origin: Six Feet Under, HBO
Why: Well, first of all the TV show was incredibly well written, acted and had a really unusual tone, and its characters were all rich and well developed, and the storylines were compelling on so many levels.
At first I was obviously drawn to her mum, the incredible Ruth Fisher, and her brother's girlfriend Brenda, so she was always this character in the background that I knew I liked but never really favored or preferred, exactly the way her character started out on the show, the little sister standing at the back whom no one really notices although she's desperately trying to get people's attention....
It's only as the show went on and on, and actually sank into pure gloom (I mean, people who have watched them all will understand what I'm talking about, it's always been about death and a funeral home, but seriously, series 4 and 5 just really crossed over to the dark side... Nate's wife disappearance, anyone?) she was a constant and welcome funny relief. As soon as she enrolled in art school I couldn't help but love her, so many of the anecdotes she faced rang true and she just sailed through it with her usual detached and sarcastic tone which made for really good TV moments.
Then, when she show neared its end it all became clear that it actually had been seen mostly through her eyes and telling her specific story.
The last episode left her facing her future and destiny, and it was as though all the previous stories just led up to her departure and explaining where she came from, like a prequel to "The Claire Fisher Show" if you will.
The last scene was just incredible, her driving away on the road in her Hurst and suddenly seeing all of their future lives flashing before her eyes until their deaths, and also making the most of the amazing soundtrack: "Breathe me" by Sia.
This specific still was taken from the last episode, and I believe this scene is when they're just about to have a funeral for her brother Nate and she asks her boyfriend to drive her around just to get out of the house and get some air. I guess I liked the fact that she always came across as strong and a bit of a smartass in the show and that suddenly in that scene she was just really fragile, quiet, and you could understand that in the end she really loved that family she was always bitching and complaining about.
I believe we can all relate to that, can't we?
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