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- SHOWTIME
- Apr 29, 2013
- SHOWTIME
- Apr 29, 2013
Summary Award-winning actress Laura Linney stars and produces dark comedy from Showtime about a suburban wife and mother diagnosed with cancer.
Created By: Darlene Hunt
- SHOWTIME
- Apr 29, 2013
- SHOWTIME
- Apr 29, 2013
Summary Award-winning actress Laura Linney stars and produces dark comedy from Showtime about a suburban wife and mother diagnosed with cancer.
Created By: Darlene Hunt
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Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
74
90% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
10% Mixed
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1 Review
0% Negative
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These final episodes overflow with love, compassion and one lesson we all can take to heart: Cathy lived.
From its very first scene, Hereafter manages to capture the sense those of us being left behind sometimes get; that the person going already has a foot planted somewhere else. But it also, repeatedly, hones in on the joy that can hit unexpectedly at even the worst moments.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 17 User Ratings
7.3
71% Positive
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Sorry for my late review. After watching the series for the third time, I would like to thank the cast and crew of The Big C for the amazing, emotional, laugh-out-loud & heartfelt journey that the show has brought me on again and again. My favourite TV series brought me a first-person view of Cathy's personal struggle with cancer and her endless charm that brought a smile to our faces even on the gloomiest of days for Cathy. The marvellous spectrum of characters that we are introduced to compliment Laura Linney's ace acting. It feels like we have a slice of a life well lived in the short narration we witness. It is hard not to have your heart-strings thug at every turn either with pathos or joy. It was a real pleasure to have seen this art in motion. Once again the critics and user reviews reflect that the usual dismal uncultured creatures have come out to voice whatever fad critique they have brewing up in the underworld. Usually attacking the show for its "unrealistic presentation of cancer", for its "over-dramatic" plot and for the seasons variation in story-telling. Critique of that which is the first rule **** drama - make it dramatic. We all know the tripe that (not-so-reality) reality TV spews out. Cathy's life is a roller-coaster of emotion, delightfully splitting between the Mid-week mood to the Weekend, as opposed to the monotony that critics have demanded of it. Lastly, The Big C stays fresh true and true. Often taking us out-side normal behaviour and right back to the mundane principles we live by. It develops ; too quick for some obviously.
To end on a good tone and to voice Curt Wagner once again. It was a masterpiece, Cathy lived & I love life more for it.
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SEASON 4
Each episode of The Big C's 4-hour finale is full of love, sadness and optimism. Each one has brought me to tears, and every actor is perfect in these last few episodes. It brings some really worthwhile ideas to mind. It's an emotional **** punch, and it's quite depressing, but it's important viewing. Needless to say, Laura Linney deserves every award in the universe for this part. I'll never forget you, Cathy Jamison.
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SEASON 4
While there are times when it’s no easier to watch, the certainty of the end seems to give the show more focus.
A lovely piece of work. [6 May 2013, p.49]
The path The Big C takes is fairly predictable and unsurprising, but that doesn't mean these last four hours aren't occasionally heartfelt.
The series' slow slog to the May 20 finish threatens to prove as bland as that pie.
These hours rely on devices like seeing dead people, while detouring from the central character’s selfless concern about her family to explore subplots that are, almost without exception, relentlessly ordinary. It’s a shame, since Linney still delivers compelling moments.
Oh, The Big C. After an amazingly written first season, the show became, for the next 2 forthcoming seasons, mild. Problems weren't as brilliantly worked as they were in the beginning. However, season 4 brought deep emotions that were being held by the writers/producers. Seeing death being portrayed this way is, at least, incredible. It continues to be bittersweet in its core and that's what's amazing about the show. And Laura Linney is breathtaking to say the least. Amazing performance.
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SEASON 4
After a disappointing third season, the fourth season fails to capture the essence of seasons one and two, but it is very close. Of the four hour-long episodes, I would say that my favorite was the first one. The finale is a close second. It felt like a regular Big C episode. That is what I enjoyed about the final season. The characters don't have confusing side plots like last season. Overall, you should definitely watch this if you are a fan of the show. The ending will feel satisfying.
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