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The Worst Episodes of The Big C

Every episode of The Big C ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Big C!

A suburban mother faces her cancer diagnosis while trying to find humor and happiness as well.
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:Showtime

Worst Episodes Summary

"Family Matters" is the worst rated episode of "The Big C". It scored 7.2/10 based on 143 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/29/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Life Rights".

  • Family Matters
    7.2/10143 votes
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    #1 - Family Matters

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/2012

    Cathy focuses on her new personal pursuit while Adam and Andrea each cope with her new direction in their own ways; Sean meets Willy (guest star Victor Garber), the former owner of his sex line business.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Life Rights
    7.2/10128 votes
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    #2 - Life Rights

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 5/13/2012

    Cathy and Paul receive an extraordinary offer from Joy's friend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Vaya Con Dios
    7.2/10136 votes
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    #3 - Vaya Con Dios

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 6/10/2012

    Cathy tries scuba diving in an effort to maximize the fun on her Puerto Rico vacation; Paul, reeling from the news about Joy, tries to keep it together during a speaking engagement. Later, Sean decides to take a respite from dating after undergoing yet another breakup.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sexual Healing
    7.3/10167 votes
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    #4 - Sexual Healing

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/11/2011

    Cathy and Paul experience frustrations in bed and with the help of their new house mate Andrea, realize they need to set some patient-caregiver limits; Rebecca is put off by the newly medicated Sean; unsatisfied by his physical relationship with Mia, Adam turns to another girl, Emily.

    Director: Miguel Arteta

    Writer: N/A

  • Face Off
    7.3/10146 votes
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    #5 - Face Off

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2012

    Cathy goes to great lengths to impress the parents of the baby she hopes to adopt; Joy encourages Paul to share his near-death experience with a live audience, while Jessie encourages Adam to deepen his relationship with God.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Taking Lumps
    7.4/10207 votes
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    #6 - Taking Lumps

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/27/2010

    Cathy needs a lump on her butt removed and someone to pick her up after surgery. She asks Marlene, who becomes disoriented - so Lenny picks up Cathy instead. Sean moves into Cathy's backyard because he got beat up on the streets. Paul and Adam win the local bathtub races. The event brings Cathy and Paul back together, but at the point of reconciliation, Paul confesses to an indiscretion with Tina and Cathy rejects the reunion. Meanwhile, Andrea breaks into the school and destroys the mural Lenny painted.

    Director: Alan Poul

    Writer: Toni Kalem

  • How Bazaar
    7.4/10133 votes
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    #7 - How Bazaar

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2012

    Cathy and Adam go a little too far with their generosity; Joy encourages Paul to pursue an endorsement deal; Sean brings his new friends Tim and Giselle to a charity auction.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fly Away
    7.4/10162 votes
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    #8 - Fly Away

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 6/17/2012

    Cathy finds herself spending time with a stranger; Paul is flattered by the attentions of an American tourist; Sean is guilt-ridden when his sister doesn't return to the dive boat.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Losing Patients
    7.5/10174 votes
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    #9 - Losing Patients

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/27/2011

    Cathy seeks a second opinion, causing a strain on her relationship with Dr. Todd; Sean learns about his sister's cancer while adjusting to life with a pregnant Rebecca; Adam sees a therapist against his will.

    Director: Michael Engler

    Writer: Darlene Hunt

  • Musical Chairs
    7.5/10175 votes
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    #10 - Musical Chairs

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/4/2011

    Frustrated at not being able to land a spot in the clinical trial of a new treatment by a respected oncologist, Cathy resorts to supernatural aid; Sean becomes assertive around the house; Adam capitalizes on his classmates' sympathy about his mother's illness.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What's Your Story?
    7.5/10144 votes
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    #11 - What's Your Story?

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2012

    Sean discovers a new and unusual way to generate income; Andrea tries to start an African-American interest club; Adam becomes increasingly devoted to his faith and joins a Bible study group at school.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Playing the Cancer Car
    7.6/10228 votes
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    #12 - Playing the Cancer Car

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/2010

    Cathy, eager to try on a carefree, impulsive persona, drains her 401K, buys a convertible and imagines what life would be like if she were Dr. Todd's girlfriend. At his therapist's urging, Paul reignites his passion for rugby. Sean goes to great lengths to knock out a tooth without the help of a dentist. Meanwhile, Adam gets caught stealing and is surprised when Marlene comes to his rescue, until he finds out there are strings attached.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: N/A

  • Blue-Eyed Iris
    7.6/10229 votes
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    #13 - Blue-Eyed Iris

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/20/2010

    Cathy meets someone new to feel sexy again. Meanwhile, Cathy's eccentric brother Sean tries to keep his building and Adam is caught while watching pornography.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ecstasy and the Agony
    7.6/10204 votes
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    #14 - The Ecstasy and the Agony

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/18/2010

    Dr. Todd tells Cathy that she’s been rejected from the clinical trial. Sean sets up Marlene on a date. At a party, Adam gets into a fight with Andrea. Cathy and Lenny take ecstasy together. Paul catches Cathy and Lenny having sex. Paul gets too drunk at the dinner to celebrate his promotion, forcing Adam to drive home. Paul tells Cathy he wants a divorce.

    Director: Tricia Brock

    Writer: N/A

  • Boo!
    7.6/10170 votes
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    #15 - Boo!

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/18/2011

    Cathy is intrigued by Lee, a fellow cancer patient she meets on the first day of her clinical trial; Adam's downward spiral continues with a fight at school and refusal to take responsibility for his actions with Emily; Sean is worried that his new house is haunted.

    Director: Miguel Arteta

    Writer: N/A

  • Fight or Flight
    7.6/10151 votes
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    #16 - Fight or Flight

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/12/2011

    After an argument with Lee and a revealing dinner with Dr. Sherman, Cathy (Laura Linney) comes to a major crossroads. Elsewhere, Adam searches for his AWOL uncle and an impulsive Andrea makes a decision about Myk.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thin Ice
    7.6/10191 votes
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    #17 - Thin Ice

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2012

    Cathy receives medical news that gives her reason to hope for recovery; Sean supports Andrea's newfound appreciation for her African heritage; Adam turns to prayer to help his ailing mother.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Killjoy
    7.6/10140 votes
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    #18 - Killjoy

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2012

    Cathy pays back Maxine and Dave, and confronts Joy about Paul; Sean discovers the pros and cons of his relationship with Tim and Giselle; Paul learns something new about Cathy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • There's No C in Team
    7.7/10246 votes
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    #19 - There's No C in Team

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/30/2010

    When Cathy's attempt to connect to the people closest to her fails, she signs up for a well-meaning but overbearing cancer support group. Adam rebuffs Cathy's attempts to connect with him, so she decides to put together a dinner party with Andrea, Sean and Daphne. Meanwhile, Paul tries to win back his wife's love with an elaborately romantic gesture. Marlene discovers Cathy's cancer secret in a most unusual way.

    Director: Michael Engler

    Writer: Jenny Bicks

  • Cats and Dogs
    7.7/10160 votes
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    #20 - Cats and Dogs

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/25/2011

    Due to Paul's layoff, Cathy starts to pawn her jewelry and meets Lee there as well. Adam gets into a situation that he may need help with to get out of. Sean is kicked out of a mother's group when he tests out his homemade sling at the park

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bundle of Joy
    7.7/10152 votes
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    #21 - Bundle of Joy

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2012

    Cathy visits a joyologist while Sean and Andrea go out for Valentine's Day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pilot
    7.8/10343 votes
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    #22 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/16/2010

    After being diagnosed with melanoma, Cathy decides to build a pool in her backyard, much to the chagrin of her older curmudgeonly neighbor, Marlene. Cathy’s son, Adam, plays pranks on her while her husband Paul tries to get back in her good graces. Cathy also tries to reconnect with her willfully homeless brother Sean, and devises a weight-loss plan for Andrea, one of her summer school students.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Summer Time
    7.8/10250 votes
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    #23 - Summer Time

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/23/2010

    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, desperate to get away from his "crazy" mom, attempts to sneak off to soccer camp without her knowing.

    Director: Michael Engler

    Writer: N/A

  • Divine Intervention
    7.8/10194 votes
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    #24 - Divine Intervention

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/25/2010

    Cathy’s unexpected visit to Andrea’s home yields many surprises. Later, Cathy seeks spiritual advice at church and while helping around the house. Rebecca calls it quits with Sean in order to reconcile her friendship with Cathy. Adam apologizes to Andrea. Paul sleeps with Tina. Cathy reveals to Paul she has cancer.

    Director: Michael Lehmann

    Writer: N/A

  • Two for the Road
    7.9/10213 votes
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    #25 - Two for the Road

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/4/2010

    Cathy and Sean hit the open road to visit their dad. During the trip, Cathy tells Sean she has cancer. Sean falls apart at the news, so Cathy pretends it was a big joke. Adam gets drunk while under the supervision of Paul. Marlene finds Adam on the front lawn puking. Marlene will keep it a secret, but Adam is in further servitude to her.

    Director: Alan Poul

    Writer: N/A