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About THE BIG C & Episode Guides

About THE BIG C & Episode Guides


The Big C Aired From August 16, 2010 - May 20, 2013 On Showtime



About the Show:
Laura Linney three-time Academy Award nominee, three-time Emmy winner, and SAG and Golden Globe Award winner is coming to series television in a provocative new SHOWTIME half-hour series about a woman diagnosed with cancer. The series delves into the emotional ups and downs of a suburban wife and mother forced to face reality yet also find the light side in a dark situation. A metaphor for the way we all should live, yet rarely do, this is a journey about how to seize the day.

Cast:

Actor

Character

Laura LinneyCathy
Oliver PlattPaul
John Benjamin HickeySean
Simon KassianidesDr. Nicholas Argos
Gabriel BassoAdam
William DuffyOfficer Donner
Phyllis SomervilleMarlene
Reid ScottDr. Todd
Nadia DajaniTina
Gabourey SidibeAndrea

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Season 1 Episode Guide



Episode 1: Pilot
After a terminal cancer diagnosis, Cathy Jamison, a perfect suburban wife and mother, drastically changes the way she is living her life.

Episode 2: Summer Time
Cathy's husband Paul asks her to see a couples therapist. Meanwhile, their son Adam attempts to escape from his mother.

Episode 3: There's No C In Team
Cathy joins a support group, while Marlene finds out about Cathy's secret.

Episode 4: Playing the Cancer Car
Cathy takes her retirement savings to buy a convertible. In the meantime, Adam receives Marlene's help.

Episode 5: Blue-Eyed Iris
Cathy is worried when she catches her son watching porn. At school, Cathy hooks up with the school's muralist while Sean tries to save the building in which he is squatting from demolition.

Episode 6: Taking Lumps
Cathy asks Lenny to get help. In the meantime, Cathy's husband and her son participate in a bathtub race and Cathy's brother starts living in her backyard.

Episode 7: Two for the Road
Sean doesn't take Cathy's news well and Adam vomits on Marlene's lawn after getting drunk.

Episode 8: Happy Birthday, Cancer
For her birthday, Paul surprises Cathy with a party just when Lenny has invited her to an art opening on the Bahamas. At the party, Cathy's brother begins a fling with Cathy's eccentric college friend Rebecca. Meanwhile, Adam picks up Marlene who is wandering around in the backyard.

Episode 9: The Ecstasy and the Agony
Cathy learns from her doctor that she was not accepted for a clinical trial. Meanwhile, Andrea and Adam get into a fight, Paul finds something out and Sean has a surprise for Marlene.

Episode 10: Divine Intervention
Cathy pays Andrea a visit at home. In the meantime, Sean and Rebecca break up and Adam sees Andrea to make an apology.

Episode 11: New Beginnings
Cathy meets with Marlene and Rebecca to have a rather unusual lunch. Meanwhile, Paul approaches his co-workers to find support.

Episode 12: Everything That Rises Must Converge
Cathy searches for an alternative treatment and visits the Bee Man with Dr. Miller. Meanwhile, Paul shows a lot of support and Marlene's Alzheimer's gets worse.

Episode 13: Taking the Plunge
Cathy learns that the bee therapy didn't work. Rebecca tells Sean a surprising secret which brings them back together. Adam finally has a moment of needed vulnerability.

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