thirtysomething - Season 3 Episode 18 The Other Shoe
CAPSULE: Nancy finds new support from another cancer patient, but their relationship threatens her closeness with her own family.
Nancy has been receiving chemotherapy and as a result has been feeling ill a good bit of the time. The experience, along with the movie Fantastic Voyage, has given Ethan a new idea for another story to do with his mom, one in which a whole planet is sick. At her support group for cancer patients, Victory Partners, Nancy meets a woman named Beatrice Holden and they go out for coffee. Beatrice talks to her about getting a new circle of friends for support. She attends a meeting at Beatrice's place and finds the frank talk and even humor about death a new, liberating experience. As Nancy comes more under the influence of Beatrice, she becomes ""radicalized"" and starts talking about carcinogens and other cancer-related matters endlessly. At dinner with the Steadmans, Melissa wonders out of Nancy's presence why she's so mad. When Nancy puts forth opinions on carci
Year: 1991
Genre: Drama
Country:
Studio: ABC
Director: Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Cast: Ken Olin, Mel Harris, Timothy Busfield, Patricia Wettig, Peter Horton, Melanie Mayron
Crew: Lindsley Parsons III (Producer), Ann Lewis Hamilton (Producer), Paul Haggis (Producer), Edward Zwick (Executive Producer), Marshall Herskovitz (Executive Producer), Ellen S. Pressman (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 29, 1987
Last Air date: May 28, 1991
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 85 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.30/10 by 23.00 users
Popularity: 110.075
Language: English
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The Burning Bush
New Parents
Michael's Campaign
Pulling Away
Another Country
Post-Op
Once a Mermaid
Fathers and Lovers
Her Cup Runneth Over
Good Sex, Bad Sex, What Sex, No Sex
The Other Shoe
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I'm Nobody, Who Are You?
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