
The Big C
A suburban mother faces her cancer diagnosis while trying to find humor and happiness as well.
The Big C
A suburban mother faces her cancer diagnosis while trying to find humor and happiness as well.
The Big C
A suburban mother faces her cancer diagnosis while trying to find humor and happiness as well.

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Episode 1: Pilot
After being diagnosed with melanoma, Cathy decides to build a pool in her backyard, much to the chag...

Episode 2: Summer Time
Cathy learns from Dr. Todd just how little time she has left, and for the first time in her life, st...

Episode 3: There's No C in Team
When Cathy's attempt to connect to the people closest to her fails, she signs up for a well-meaning...

Episode 4: Playing the Cancer Car
Cathy, eager to try on a carefree, impulsive persona, drains her 401K, buys a convertible and imagin...

Episode 5: Blue-Eyed Iris
Cathy meets someone new to feel sexy again. Meanwhile, Cathy's eccentric brother Sean tries to keep...

Episode 6: Taking Lumps
Cathy needs a lump on her butt removed and someone to pick her up after surgery. She asks Marlene, w...

Episode 7: Two for the Road
Cathy and Sean hit the open road to visit their dad. During the trip, Cathy tells Sean she has cance...

Episode 8: Happy Birthday, Cancer
For her birthday, Paul surprises Cathy with a party just when Lenny has invited her to an art openin...

Episode 9: The Ecstasy and the Agony
Dr. Todd tells Cathy that she’s been rejected from the clinical trial. Sean sets up Marlene on a dat...

Episode 10: Divine Intervention
Cathy’s unexpected visit to Andrea’s home yields many surprises. Later, Cathy seeks spiritual advice...

Episode 11: New Beginnings
Paul seeks support from people at his work place, but gets more than he bargained for. Sean pulls aw...

Episode 12: Everything That Rises
Dr. Todd and Cathy go to see the Bee Man to seek non-traditional treatment for her cancer. Paul is o...

Episode 13: Taking the Plunge
Rebecca reveals a secret to Sean that reconnects them. Dr. Todd tells Paul and Cathy that the bee th...

Episode 1: Losing Patients
Cathy seeks a second opinion, causing a strain on her relationship with Dr. Todd; Sean learns about...

Episode 2: Musical Chairs
Frustrated at not being able to land a spot in the clinical trial of a new treatment by a respected...

Episode 3: Sexual Healing
Cathy and Paul experience frustrations in bed and with the help of their new house mate Andrea, real...

Episode 4: Boo!
Cathy is intrigued by Lee, a fellow cancer patient she meets on the first day of her clinical trial;...

Episode 5: Cats and Dogs
Due to Paul's layoff, Cathy starts to pawn her jewelry and meets Lee there as well. Adam gets into a...

Episode 6: The Little c
Adam's shocking indiscretion threatens Cathy's new job as a swim coach; sparks fly between Andrea an...

Episode 7: Goldilocks and the Bears
Lee takes Cathy to a Tibetan doctor to deal with her high blood pressure. Feeling jealousy of Lee, P...

Episode 8: The Last Thanksgiving
Cathy invites friends and family to a Thanksgiving dinner, but a long-hidden secret she brings to li...

Episode 9: A Little Death
Rebecca deals with the grief over her miscarriage in an unexpected way which leads Cathy to reconnec...

Episode 10: How Do You Feel?
Cathy helps Lee check a few items off his "bucket list;" Poppy takes Adam to her high school reunion...

Episode 11: Fight or Flight
After an argument with Lee and a revealing dinner with Dr. Sherman, Cathy (Laura Linney) comes to a...

Episode 12: The Darkest Day
As Cathy prepares for her trip to Italy, she receives an amicable call from Lee. Elsewhere, Paul unc...

Episode 13: Crossing the Line
Cathy is inspired by Lee’s passing to ring in the New Year in an unexpected way; burdened by financi...

Episode 1: Thin Ice
Cathy receives medical news that gives her reason to hope for recovery; Sean supports Andrea's newfo...

Episode 2: What's Your Story?
Sean discovers a new and unusual way to generate income; Andrea tries to start an African-American i...

Episode 3: Bundle of Joy
Cathy visits a joyologist while Sean and Andrea go out for Valentine's Day.

Episode 4: Family Matters
Cathy focuses on her new personal pursuit while Adam and Andrea each cope with her new direction in...

Episode 5: Face Off
Cathy goes to great lengths to impress the parents of the baby she hopes to adopt; Joy encourages Pa...

Episode 6: Life Rights
Cathy and Paul receive an extraordinary offer from Joy's friend.

Episode 7: How Bazaar
Cathy and Adam go a little too far with their generosity; Joy encourages Paul to pursue an endorseme...

Episode 8: Killjoy
Cathy pays back Maxine and Dave, and confronts Joy about Paul; Sean discovers the pros and cons of h...

Episode 9: Vaya Con Dios
Cathy tries scuba diving in an effort to maximize the fun on her Puerto Rico vacation; Paul, reeling...

Episode 10: Fly Away
Cathy finds herself spending time with a stranger; Paul is flattered by the attentions of an America...

Episode 1: Quality Of Life
Cathy plans Adam's sixteenth birthday party. Andrea struggles settling in with her new room-mate at...

Episode 2: You Can't Take It With You
Sean feels inspired to donate to charity. Cathy upsets Paul when she signs him up to an online datin...

Episode 3: Quality Of Death
Dr. Sherman pays a visit to Cathy, who has checked herself into a hospice and is experiencing proble...

Episode 4: The Finale
Adam surprises everyone when he fulfils one of Cathy's wishes. Cathy's estranged Dad visits her. And...
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