The Big C/YMMV

"Cathy: I'm never going to see my son getting married!"
 * Alternate Character Interpretation: We're supposed to see the main character of The Big C as an uptight woman who becomes liberated by her impending death by incurable cancer; unfortunately quite a few critics see her as a selfish woman who cares so little about her family (Man Child husband, crazy environnmentalist brother and Jerkass teen son; she doesn't have any friends) that she doesn't bother to explain her abrupt change in character. Everyone else is justified in thinking she's just an incredibly rude person.
 * A friend (played by Cynthia Nixon) shows up in episode 8.
 * Colbert Bump: Strangely, has made more people (especially the British, who like this show a lot), want to visit Minnesota, including St. Paul.
 * Crazy Awesome: Andrea.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: Marlene. So much so that people are threatening to drop the show after.
 * Tear Jerker: Quite a few scenes, especially Cathy's rant to the support group stalkers in ep. 3.


 * Throughout the first season finale Adam seems unaffected by  or   That is until, while rummaging for $20 in his mom's purse, he
 * The season 2 finale when Cathy realizes