Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Laura Linney | ... | Cathy Jamison | |
Oliver Platt | ... | Paul Jamison | |
Gabriel Basso | ... | Adam Jamison | |
John Benjamin Hickey | ... | Sean Tolkey | |
Gabourey Sidibe | ... | Andrea Jackson | |
Isaac Mizrahi | ... | Isaac Mizrahi | |
Kathy Najimy | ... | Cathy's Therapist | |
Samantha Futerman | ... | Lydia Hye | |
Peter Bartlett | ... | Thrift Store Manager | |
Emily Tremaine | ... | Dina | |
Bianca Amato | ... | Susan Rand | |
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Brandyn T. Williams | ... | Design Student (as Brandon Williams) |
Jessica Dickey | ... | Brenda | |
Mary Joy | ... | Marcy | |
Sujoy De | ... | Frank (as Sujoy Kumar De) |
It's November, two months after Cathy quit her job and decided to go off chemotherapy. She's feeling great, with one small bump of losing feeling in one of her legs, the paralysis due to the tumor pressing on her brain. In feeling great, Cathy wants to get all her affairs in order, which includes one major issue concerning Paul. Cathy's therapist warns her, however, that life may throw her a curve ball, and she just has to be prepared for that ball not to hit her in the face. Paul, away in Detroit on his next speaking engagement, comes to a realization of his own about his life with Cathy, which may not mesh with her plans. Adam's tutoring sessions with Lydia don't seem to be helping enough for him to pass his chemistry exam and thus the class. As such, Adam proposes a scheme to her, which she in turn modifies leading to Adam being the one who has to make the decision on whether or not to proceed with the less than ethical scheme. Sean is growing a beard, which is at a scraggly stage,... Written by Huggo