Just ask Ozymandias, or Nate Fisher.

Nate Fisher, the oldest sibling on Alan Ball's HBO drama "Six Feet Under," is a 36-year-old whose entire life has been driven by rebellion against his funeral-director father.

The magnificent and magnificently flawed series had compelled new, apprehensive attention with its July 24 episode, in which Nate Fisher (Peter Krause), the show's main mensch - or was he a weasel?

Jeremy Sisto (who played Billy Chenowith) and Peter Krause (Nate Fisher) both originally auditioned for the role of David.

Nate Fisher (Peter Krause), the older son, isn't insane; his dead wife, Lisa (Lili Taylor) - or her family - is.

Brenda is first seen exiting the Los Angeles airport with Nate Fisher.

But Peter Krause - Nate Fisher in Six Feet Under - is one of them.

The character, another tortured soul, is far more narcissistic than Nate Fisher.