Current Events > Watching The Big C for the first time. Laura Linney is the best *ongoing spoils*

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I'm on episode 6 of season 1. I love how jubilant and flippant she is, and I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop where she tells everyone about her cancer.

I've read a spoiler, which is a shame. I was rooting for her son to get with Andrea, but I don't think that's gonna happen, which is a bummer. I'm also kinda shipping her with the doctor, but that seems like an exercise in misery.

I think my favorite line so far has been after she coerced her doctor to take her house-hunting. He's like "I hope I get to meet your son someday" and she replies "I'll invite you both to the funeral :D". I hope her brother gets less annoying as the show goes on, and I've given up on her husband.

If you spoil anything beyond this point, I hope your mother gets herpes. If you haven't seen the show yet, catch up and let's watch it together. It's very wry so far, and I just adore Laura Kinney's inflection and her ongoing journey through the different stages of grief.

It's just what I need to wash the bad taste of Boston Legal out of my mouth - I grew up watching the show and I like the characters, but Christ, that show is getting so leery and gross as the third season stretches on and it's trying my patience. Hearing Laura Linney say hardcore expletives and watching the demented glee she has in spending all her money is a great pick me up when Boston Legal gets too uncomfortable to watch at points.

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