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Nip/Tuck is an American drama series created by Ryan Murphy, which aired on FX in the United States. The series focuses on McNamara/Troy, a plastic surgery practice, and follows its founders, Sean McNamara and Christian Troy. Each episode typically involves the cosmetic procedures of one or more patients, and also features the personal and professional lives of its main cast.
Website: http://www.fxnetwork.com/shows/originals/niptuck/
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361217/
The show is available to stream on Hulu in the US and on Starz Play in the UK.
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No 4K Release, and no 1080p blu-ray release for some seasons i heard.
I know S1 and 2? is on blu-ray but when can we expect 1-6 on blu-ray? (IF EVER)
I've re watched this show so much, watched it as it aired, and each time come back to it with a different perspective. But even at the beginning of s4 or end of s3 I see that Annie is trying to understand Connor's condition.
Yet, she gets yelled at, forced to throw away her toys, not even given a chance to explain herself because Julia cuts her off as she tries to.
I just absolutely can't imagine going through what she did and be functioning. She was always an afterthought. Sean didn't even hug her when CPS took her away over Matt's restraining order. Sean and Julia failed so badly.
Wtf happened to season 6? It just completely went off the rails making absolutely no sense with abandoned stories and Christian working up and chowing on KFC one episode and back to normal the next. It was just so random.
Matt is incapable of making any sort of smart decision. I thought that maybe he was going to have some sort of redemption with his fiance, but suddenly Ava returns and he goes batshit insane again. The only personality he has is whoever he is dating at the moment and has no clue who he is as a person.
Every character is an utter piece of shit. With the exception of Liz, every main character is just a horrible human being without a single redeeming quality. Watching them devolve was like watching a train wreck; i just couldn't look away.
Every episode has the same formula: "Tell us what you don't like about yourself" > Christian Bangs some chick which usually backfires > Sean has some kind of moral crisis and threatens to leave > Matt does something incredibly stupid > random drama associated to the villian of that season.
I am watching season 6 the first time, and I am curious without googling any information about, why was the original actress of Teddy Rowe switched out, plus the weird thing is the same actress that was originally cast shows up as a different role in this episode. I am very confused here. Teddy Rowe killed Harlan Frank in season 5 episode 22 , she was more menacing than Rose McGowan. But damn I really like dark Sean, I can feel a really different vibe to season 6 but it seems generally really hated, guess I'll find out why.
edit of the post, OK guys and ladies, I watched episode 5 of season 6, now I am even more confused, and I get it, some guy takes out Teddy, Teddy tried to take out Sean and now this storyline seems like messed up.
The category was: Florida!!!!
I know Ann Heche just happens to look a lot like Julia but the way they wrote the episodes, it almost looks like Sean turned Nicki (on the run from someone she snitched on) into Julia physically. He told her blue eyes, blonde hair and then he changed her face and now she looks like his ex wife. I’m on the Tommy Bolton episode to be exact
I was willing to give this season a chance because I was kind of excited about the new setting, even though it made no sense that literally every character followed them out there. Well, after seeing Christian rape Liz, I'm officially done. All previous character development has been undermined. This is true of all the characters but this one instance in particular really stuck out to me. What I loved about their relationship initially is that even though they traded barbs and were at each other's throats, deep down they loved each other, and when push came to shove, they showed that. Christian went from being compassionate enough to offer Liz his kidney, to raping her while she's taking care of him... he was always a narcissist and very sociopathic, but it was those little moments of compassion that kept him interesting and watchable.
The problem with this show is that whenever anyone progresses their arc and reaches a turning point, all that internal work and self awareness gets erased so that everyone is reset for the new season. Exhibit A, they had that whole episode in season 2 where Julia finally came to understand that she was too dependent on Sean and Christian for happiness, and that she was only idealizing Christian as a solution to her self inflicted problems.
I was happy with that. I was happy when it seemed like she was becoming self realized and independent. Then she got baby trapped and everything reversed, even the obsession with Christian came back. What's the point of writing an arc if you're going to undo everything every time and return to the same plot points?
Sad it turned out this way because seasons 1 and 2 were pretty strong. Seasons 3 and 4 were less defensible mostly because of the repetitive shit with Julia, but season 5 is just the nail in the coffin. Everyone is irredeemable so there's no contrast, Sean hasn't been a good foil to Christian in a long time, and everyone is trapped in a loop of the same behaviors.
Fuck up > Fuck up > Reach self-awareness > Apologize to fish for audience sympathy > Repeat exactly the same.
I’m sorry but Julia was beautiful. All the haters on here saying that someone hotter, more conventionally attractive, would have been better for the role, don’t understand the appeal of her beauty. She is beautiful without being intimidating. She is truly unique looking, and has the same look as Uma Thurman. Not many people look like her. She is also tall, skinny, and blonde so naturally has more cache in the attractiveness realm. She was also not easily pleased and kind of a damsel in distress in the earlier seasons, which some men with saviour complexes, really love. Tbh I love the casting in the show because all the women, despite being attractive, are unique looking. At least with their facial features, except the skinny and petite part, that tends to be universal. It’s just nice to look at because nowadays everyone has the small nose, big lips, filler look. I miss this aesthetic. Same as Melrose place.
Currently watching S5 when Rachel points out how Matt basically changes his personality according to who he is dating. So i wanted to ask, whats your favorite Matt version? So far mine is Meth McNamara, because at this point not even the writers take it seriously and just find the way to make it more twisted.
Why does this keep coming up through the show - NYC multiple times & then at the end with England - and why is that every time they act like Sean is in the wrong for being upset about it?
Up to England episode on this rewatch and it bugs me that Julia describes it as Sean needing to move on & then Christian agrees with her.
They always turn him wanting to be around his kids on him.
SPOILER ALERT, PLEASE DON’T READ AHEAD IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED
I just finished watching the wedding episode in season 3, and I just want to say that I can’t stand Julia or Gina. Neither of these characters have redeemable qualities. Julia and Gina just want to make Shawn and Christian as miserable as they are. Julia sleeps with anyone close to Shawn, by the way, who kisses a groom on his wedding day? Then Gina realizes that she will never be able to settle down with a man because of her “lifestyle” or her kid like attitude of “my way or the highway”. Truly can’t stand these characters. I’m sure in the seasons to come Julia will continue to throw herself at Christian and Gina will just say “asshole” anytime Christian doesn’t agree with her. Although Shawn and Christian have their flaws, at least they do things though out that make you root for them. Anyway it’s a good show so far, just thought I’d vent here a bit.
I'm a new watcher on season three episode three please no spoilers.
I don't know what will happen in the later seasons but idk Sean is an imperfect person he's constantly making bad decisions. He can be self righteous and stubborn. But he usually does the right thing in the end or tries to.
I think that's why I like him. Idk if it's because of Dylan Walsh's portrayal of him but I can't hate him. I get frustrated with his actions but even still I have empathy for him.
I was so hooked on it even more than the actual show. I wish they did a spin off of it.
Watching the episode with her mother death after the crash 😭😭 it reminded me of not being able to say bye to my gramma and other family that passed during Covid. I truly forgot about this plot; I watched when it was live then again around 2019 when I was healing in the ICU so maybe I blocked things out. Everyone in this show is crazy but somehow perfect. Like my mom showed me great things but never loved me and we don’t have a great relationship just like Julia says when she got to say goodbye and forgave her for not loving her 😭😭 craving that approval sucks so bad. I don’t even blame her for doing what she did at the end. Her mom would hate being alive in that body anyway since she was so superficial
Edit: I know it wasn’t really her mom but she thought she was and made that decision in the moment
Nicely done with Erica, Julia, that was damn dirty! I didnt think she had that in her..
Sean and Monica was short lived and it was the typical affair but Marlo is so damn invasive. Being a painter and trying to make choices for Connor and influence Julia.
From season one to the start of season three.
I mean from season 1 to the start of season 3
First time watcher
Guys I've just realised that neither Sean or Christian have received therapy or support for what's happened to them...
They were accessory to a murder at the beginning of the show.
Sean Works like 80 hours a week and engaging with clients who have been through horrific situations. Had the breakdown of his marriage Had a small affair with a woman he loved who killed herself due to having an illness. Found out his wife had a affair with his best friend years ago and has been raising a child that isn't biologically his but his besties for like 17 years Got his face carved by the carver Going through the shit with Matt 🫢
Christian Also works 80 hours a week with intense patients Was also involved in a crime at the start of the series Faced sexual abuse as a child Uses sex as a emotional crutch Had a child that he wanted to raise taken away from him by his biological dad Had a HIV diagnosis scare Was in love with his best friends wife and also found out that they have a child together. Had his face carved by the carver also raped by the carver too...
And that's not even all... No wonder Sean's been crashing out... they need help 😭😭😭
JD Vance has a cameo on the show! 🤣
What was your least favorite story line? My favorite was Ava Moore and least favorite was the James and Michelle saga. Honorable mention! I really enjoyed the carver story line