Did any of you see the finale/cliff hanger of The Big C?
I really hate to ruin it for you in case you haven't. So consider this your
***SPOILER ALERT***
What on earth are they doing to us? Last season they killed off Marlene. This season they have let Rebecca miscarry with a whole big funeral hullabaloo afterwards, then Lee died. Oh, and I really liked Lee. What's not to like? Gorgeous, witty, hilariously funny, very centered and a bit of a wine snob. He was perfect!
Just dying of cancer. And so they killed him off.
So I am rocking along thinking everyone else on this season is safe. They have already had the prerequisite death scene(s). And I actually didn't even think of it as the season finale when I was watching it. Which means I was completely caught off guard for what happened at the end.
Cathy is running a marathon in Lee's name. In St. Paul. On New Year's Eve. It's colder than cold and she is suffering and just not doing well. Her cute oncologist and her son are there cheering for her. And then Sean shows up. And they see her coming to the finish line. They are all clapping and cheering and waving her on.
She looks up and sees this and then sees Marlene near them. (she has seen Marlene many times over the course of this season so nothing new there)
But then Lee walks up next to Marlene. Awww. It was so touching to see her two best dead friends there together.
Finally, her husband (played by the imcomparable Oliver Platt) gets there (he has been over at the insurance company arguing with them over not covering all of her bills. Seems that he hasn't done very well getting them to honor their obligations what with yelling at the claims lady and calling her a C*nt, so he decides to go bust in on their New Year's Eve party). So he gets there and is standing next to the son, the brother, and the handsome doctor. She waves and says "You all made it!" To which Adam, the son, says "Except for dad. Where is he?"
Cathy is all confused. Why does Adam think his dad isn't there? He's right there! Can't he see him? And she looks over at the two dead friends that she knows no one else can see, and looks at Paul.
And realizes no one else sees him either.
Holy Shit!
That face says it all. Paul thinks he has just arrived to watch her finish. Paul thinks he is still alive. Paul is just about to realize that he didn't make it out of the insurance office. And that Cathy is the only one who can see him.
I think Marlene and Lee see him but I couldn't tell if Paul had seen them yet. Or if he could.
O.M.G. people! I swear to you I had tears streaming down my face through out this whole scene.
This is Cathy's face as she is seeing all the men in her life there cheering her on. Just before the big realization oozes over her.
This could not be a more moving and emotional season 2 finale. I am sitting there crying and Sparky looks at me and says, "I am sure he's not dead. They are probably going to be able to revive him."
Isn't that sweet? He didn't want me to be sad for the next year till Season 3 starts up. But even I am not gullible enough to think they could pull that one off.
This is a fantastic show. And even if they kill off one of my favorite actors, with this show, they keep bringing back in the dead folks, so I won't cry too much.
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