The Big C

Season 1

In the first-season finale, Cathy must reconsider her options after Dr. Todd tells her and Paul that the bee therapy was unsuccessful. Meanwhile, Sean and Rebecca (Cynthia Nixon) reconnect after she tells him a surprising secret; and Adam reveals his softer side in a highly unlikely manner.

Dr. Todd and Cathy go to see the Bee Man to seek non-traditional treatment for her cancer. Paul is overly supportive of Cathy around the house. Sean gives Adam relationship advice about Mia.

Cathy, Marlene and Rebecca have an unusual lunch; Paul seeks support from his co-workers; Rebecca dooms her relationship; Adam meets someone.

Cathy visits Andrea's home; Marlene gets help around the house; Rebecca and Sean call it quits; Adam apologizes to Andrea; Cathy confesses to Paul.

Dr. Todd tells Cathy she has been rejected from the clinical trial; Sean sets up Marlene; Adam and Andrea fight; Paul makes a discovery.

Lenny asks Cathy to accompany him to an art opening in the Bahamas for her birthday, but Paul has already planned a surprise party and invited her eccentric college friend Rebecca (Cynthia Nixon), to whom Sean takes a liking. Elsewhere, Adam finds a disoriented Marlene wandering around the backyard.

Sean reacts badly to Cathy's news; Adam gets drunk and vomits on Marlene's lawn.

Cathy calls upon Lenny for help; Sean moves to his sister's backyard; Paul and Adam compete in a bathtub race.

Cathy stumbles upon Adam watching pornography and later gets involved with a new man, the school's muralist (Idris Elba). Meanwhile, Paul finds he has a new admirer after getting hurt playing rugby; Sean fights to keep from getting evicted from his home in an abandoned building that is scheduled to be razed; and Marlene gives Sean her late husband's suit.

An impulsive Cathy liquidates her retirement savings and buys a sporty red convertible, and also entertains thoughts about getting involved with Dr. Todd. Meanwhile, Paul rediscovers his love of rugby, and Marlene gets Adam out of a ticklish situation, but not without exacting some unusual demands from the teen.

Cathy's efforts to connect with those closest to her hit a snag, so she reluctantly signs up for a cancer support group. Elsewhere, Paul makes an elaborate romantic gesture in an attempt to win back his wife; Cathy throws a dinner party for Andrea, Sean a

Cathy learns from Dr. Todd just how little time she has left, and for the first time in her life, starts to appreciate her body. Paul tries to make sense of his wife’s request to live apart for the summer by signing up for couples therapy. Adam, despera

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