From Midget Humpers to Carpet Munchers

So Justin has been bugging me to write a review for the FX Network show, Nip/Tuck for about a week now and being that I didn’t take my lunch break today, I’m going to take some time to write something for him and all of you amazing Nip/Tuck fans out there.

I started watching this crazy show almost 5 years ago and I haven’t missed an episode, yet! Even from the beginning the writers have been able to draw my attention, keep it and force me to always want more! First off, plastic surgery has become so huge with the coming of the new millennium! Everybody’s doing it. So why not have a TV show about it, right? I am just thankful that they didn’t pitch the show as a reality show! GROSS!

For those of you who are not familiar with Nip/Tuck, from the beginning Dr. Christian Troy and Dr. Sean McNamara, played by Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh, have been best friends since they started medical school and since then have opened their own plastic surgery practice in Miami. Christian is a character who is charismatic, very materialistic and is seen as one of Miami’s biggest playboys!! He uses his charm to seduce women and his business deals are always shady. On the other hand, Sean is a character who is perceived as a family man with all kinds of morals. He takes his work very seriously and is mostly a crutch for Christian in work and in life. Only it seems that with the passing of every season, he is becoming more and more like his best friend Christian. Best of all there is never an episode where Christian or Sean aren’t getting into some kind of exhilarating dilemma and some of the things that have happen are just unbelievable. For me to even give examples would make you say to yourself, "That is totally absurd! What the hell is wrong with those people?" But in order to really get the gist of it, you have to start watching. Believe me, you will not be disappointed!

Okay so maybe I will give you one example. Christian is riding down a dark street when he picks up a blond prostitute by the name of Kimber. They get it on in his sports car and somehow begin having a valid relationship with each other. Throughout the seasons, they get engaged but before they get married and she gets kidnapped by The Carver (a serial killer). For some reason, he keeps her alive and she eventually ends up back in Miami in a hospital. She and Christian never do get married and she moves on to Sean. Yes, that’s right! She starts things up with Sean, which let me remind you is Christian’s best friend. And Sean only becomes interested in her because Kimber has a rubber doll made to match her liking and she asks Sean to test it out! For some reason, he’s unable to differentiate between the two and begins a careless relationship with Kimber.

To bring it all up to date, Kimber is now with Matt, who is Sean’s step-son and Christian’s real son! But wait, it gets even better! Matt ends up getting Kimber pregnant and they get married and join a Scientology church, but if you watched this week’s episode you would know that they are now living out a scummy hotel room in L.A. and shooting up on heroin. I swear this girl is a virus. Either that or it’s just good TV because I’m still watching.

Just recently the Doc’s have moved to L.A. Both with their lives in shambles and totally broke. How will they make it? Sean is now an actor/surgeon and Dr. Troy has resorted to modeling for smutty magazines and turning back into the heartless man he once was before Kimber. I can only imagine what will be in store for us this season. Guaranteed, I will be on my couch every Tuesday night at 10 sharp and then again at 11 for the repeat showing! So if you haven’t seen an airing of the infamous Nip/Tuck, take a seat and enjoy the ride! Let us know your thoughts about the antics of these characters and crazy story lines!--Ali

Thanks Ali!