yeah, in all the ones i've seen, they haven't had the daughter use the father much as a subject for reflection, and she wasn't that young when he died, given that he dies the moment the series opens! they like to get into some of the boys' memories that took place before Claire was born, so she does get 'left out.' But then she and Nate, well, sort of, start to bond a little.

i can't remember how far you are, but it seems you might learn a little more about the father.

My comparision of the Sopranos to Six Feet Under:
The Sopranos has bad people who occasionally do good things; Six Feet Under has good people who occasionally do bad things. LTM sorta helped me construct that comparison, although I don't know that she's watched either.