

9.854 minSeason 4 • Episode 4
LatestAdam surprises everyone when he fulfils one of Cathy's wishes. Cathy's estranged Dad visits her. Andrea gets the opportunity of a lifetime. Sean has mixed feelings about his impending kidney surgery.
A suburban mother faces her cancer diagnosis while trying to find humor and happiness as well.
Acting
Linney's tightrope walk between brittle and brave
Writing
Darlene Hunt's refusal to sanitize terminal illness
Production
Suburbia as suffocating pastel prison
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Linney won her fourth Emmy for the final season, making Cathy Jamison her most awarded role.
Preceded The Fault in Our Stars cancer-romance wave; arguably paved the way for Dead to Me's grief-comedy formula.