Episode
The Big C: Face Off
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Big C
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2012-05-06
- Runtime
- 28 min
Episode context
Face Off is Episode 5 in Season 3 of The Big C. It aired on 2012-05-06. The runtime is 28 min.
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Episode 4: Family Matters
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.
Episode 6: Life Rights
Cathy and Paul receive an extraordinary offer from Joy's friend.
More episodes from this season
Episode 3: Bundle of Joy
Cathy visits a joyologist while Sean and Andrea go out for Valentine's Day.
Episode 7: How Bazaar
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.
Episode 2: What's Your Story?
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.
Episode 8: Killjoy
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.
Episode 1: Thin Ice
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.
Episode 9: Vaya Con Dios
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.
Episode 10: Fly Away
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.