The Big C
The Big C Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.1 | |
| S2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | |
| S3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | ||||
| S4 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.2 |
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About
"Terminal diagnosis played for wit, not tears"
A suburban wife and mother learns she has terminal melanoma and decides to stop playing it safe, upending her marriage, her habits, and her relationships with the people around her. The show mixes dark comedy with genuine sadness, following her attempts to live loudly instead of quietly disappearing. It's driven almost entirely by Laura Linney's performance, which finds humor and stubborn defiance in a premise that could easily have been maudlin. Pacing is easygoing and character-focused rather than plot-heavy, more about tone and small moments than twists.
Laura Linney's performance, which turns a grim premise into something funny and oddly life-affirming.
you want fast plotting rather than a slow, character-driven meditation on mortality.
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