D
The Big C: “Finale”
The Big C started out as a show I was prepared to make excuses for. It steadily degenerated into a show that put most…
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The Big C: “Fly Away”
The third season of The Big C ends not with a bang, but with a whimper. (At least I think it was the show that was…
B-
The Big C: “Vaya Con Dios”
After a steady and remorseless descent into the slime, tonight’s episode rallies and manages a slow, painful crawl back…
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The Big C: “Killjoy”
Tonight, the never-ending circus of horrors with extra added attractions that is The Big C kicks off the festivities…
D
The Big C: “How Bazaar”
At one point in tonight’s episode, Cathy complains to Sean that he doesn’t seem to have a “filter,” which is kind of…
C-
The Big C: “Life Rights”
In its fake-offbeat, “quality TV” way, The Big C is just as predictably formulaic as any science-based crime…
C+
The Big C: “Face Off”
In its third season, The Big C, a show that originally conceived to give Laura Linney a chance to earn an Emmy by…
C
The Big C: “Family Matters”
One of the intended highlights of tonight’s episode is the introduction of the actual “Willie Wanker,” whose male…
B
The Big C: “Bundle Of Joy”
Of all the original Showtime series, The Big C probably has the easiest access to A-list celebrity guest stars, because…
C+
The Big C: "What's Your Story?"
Tonight’s episode peaks early, when Adam confronts his mother about her affair, which he’s just learned about from his…
B-
The Big C: “Thin Ice”
"We're unkillable!" Paul (Oliver Platt) exclaims to his wife Cathy (Laura Linney), after he's run out of the house…
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The Big C: “The Darkest Day”
This season’s finale of The Big C didn’t move me nearly as much as season one's finale did (I think last week’s episode…
A
The Big C: “The Darkest Day”
I think since The Big C has been on, there have been very few episodes that made its audience really think about death…
B
The Big C: “Fight Or Flight”
A couple of tonight’s plotlines went a little too cuckoo-bananas for me to really count this episode amongst this…
B+
The Big C: “How Do You Feel?”
Plot-wise, there were some elements of tonight’s Big C that I didn’t adore. Like Sean’s sudden departure. And my…
B+
The Big C: “A Little Death”
When I saw the previews for tonight’s episode last week, I was expecting a much sillier episode, but for a show about…
A-
The Big C: “The Last Thanksgiving”
Last week, I paid homage to Oliver Platt on The Big C, and now, I think it’s time for Gabourey Sidibe to get a little…
A-
The Big C: "Goldilocks And The Bears"
Would it be totally inappropriate of me to suggest that Oliver Platt deserves an Emmy nomination for this season of The…
A
The Big C: "The Little c"
This show! If every episode of this series could be as good as tonight’s episode was, I wouldn’t feel nearly as…
B
The Big C: "Cats And Dogs"
Okay, readers, let’s chat. I know there aren’t as many of you out there reading about The Big C as there are people…