It was written and directed by series creator Alan Ball, and originally aired in the United States on HBO on August 21, 2005.

After finding her mother crying, she says she will stay at home to help her, but Ruth insists that she move to New York, so she will not regret it later.

As she considers calling off her trip, Nate tells her she needs to go to start a new life in New York anyway, as he did years earlier when he moved to Seattle with no guarantee of employment.

This time, David fights back and finally sees his own face, allowing him to let go of his past Rico, disillusioned by the direction Fisher and Diaz have been taking, encourages David to sell the funeral home as he has had the business valued and realizes that his 25% share is worth $500,000, which he and Vanessa want to use to buy their own funeral home.

The montage, set to Sia's "Breathe Me", is intercut with views of Claire driving out of Los Angeles.

Keith is shot and killed in 2029 by robbers while exiting an armored truck owned by his self-named security firm.

At a family function in 2044, David dies of a heart attack after seeing a vision of a young Keith smiling at him.

Finally, in 2085, having outlived them all, Claire dies at the age of 102 in her own home, with photographs of the Fisher family adorning her walls.

[3][4] Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "Wrapping up an acclaimed show is pretty much a no-win proposition (e.g., The Sopranos).