Nip/Tuck

10 Beste Episodes of Nip/Tuck

Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance problems.

Written by Sophie and last updated on Feb 04, 2023.

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Nip/Tuck - S1E2

#15 - Mandi/Randi (Staffel 1 - Folge 2)

Twin sisters want plastic surgery done to look different from each other. Sean moves out so he can experience life as a single man. Matt decides to try and perform a circumcision on himself after his girlfriend sees his penis. Christian is plagued with thoughts of Julia.

The episode was rated 7,67 from 164 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S1E1

#14 - Pilot (Staffel 1 - Folge 1)

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Old friends Sean (the family man) and Christian (the playboy) are partners in a plastic surgery office. Their relationship is under fire after Christian operates on a Colombian drug lord who pays him in drug money. Sean's family life is also in upheaval, and he is headed for a mid-life crisis.

The episode was rated 7,67 from 239 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S1E12

#13 - Antonia Ramos (Staffel 1 - Folge 12)

Sean and Christian are reunited with an old friend, Julia bonds with Sofia Lopez, and Christian and Gina clash over their differences in opinion concerning Gina's pregnancy.

The episode was rated 7,69 from 97 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S3E13

#12 - Joy Kringle (Staffel 3 - Folge 13)

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Sean and Christian are perform a mico-liposuction on Joy Kringle, a woman who acts as Mrs. Claus during the Christmas season. During her lipo they find a seventeen year old fetus inside her. Julia is not feeling well. A blood test performed by Sean reveals why. She is pregnant.

The episode was rated 7,70 from 80 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S2E7

#11 - Naomi Gaines (Staffel 2 - Folge 7)

When local model Naomi Gaines is raped & disfigured by an attacker named "The Carver", Sean decides to repair her injuries on a pro-bono basis, thrusting McNamara/Troy into the local media spotlight, trying to overcome the slander caused by Bobbie Broderick. After getting caught sneaking into the house late at night, Matt lies by telling his parents he was studying with Ava's son Adrian. Adrian is forced to play along with the subject when Julia invites them all to dinner. Adrian reveals Matt & Ava's relationship, causing Julia to lash out at Ava & Matt. When Matt becomes uncomfortable with his increasingly demanding relationship with Ava, she reveals to him the secret that his mother is keeping from him.

The episode was rated 7,72 from 86 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S3E12

#10 - Sal Perri (Staffel 3 - Folge 12)

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A plane crashes just after take off in Miami. Julia's mother might be one of the passengers. Christian, Sean, Julia and Liz are all trying to save the lives of the people that survived the plane crash.

The episode was rated 7,73 from 88 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S4E10

#9 - Merrill Bobolit (Staffel 4 - Folge 10)

Dr. Merrill Bobolit, who's out of jail, needs Sean's and Christian's professional services. Escobar Gallardo wants them to perform surgery on his face. And Matt tells his family that he's married and that he and his wife are expecting a baby.

The episode was rated 7,75 from 67 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S3E14

#8 - Cherry Peck (Staffel 3 - Folge 14)

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Christian finds out that Kimber didn't ditch him at the altar but was abducted by the carver. Quentin is a Carver suspect. Julia has bad dreams about her pregnancy. Sean is threatened into doing pro bono work on the transgender woman who was beat up by Matt.

The episode was rated 7,76 from 86 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S1E6

#7 - Megan O'Hara (Staffel 1 - Folge 6)

Someone is vandalizing Christian's possessions, and he attempts to find the culprit. A chemotherapy patient who is considering breast implants brings excitement to Sean's life, and Matt finds himself in a threesome with Vanessa and Riley.

The episode was rated 7,76 from 113 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S2E9

#6 - Rose & Raven Rosenberg (Staffel 2 - Folge 9)

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Sean and Christian face the challenge of separating conjoined twins. The challenge is more complicated when Sean has difficulties working with Christian after learning the truth about Matt. Their constant bickering has been causing them to lose clients.

The episode was rated 7,78 from 81 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S1E10

#5 - Adelle Coffin (Staffel 1 - Folge 10)

Sean and Christian learn that they have to take a test in order to continue practicing. Sean and Megan visit a doctor to learn that there is nothing they can do for her. Mrs. Grubman returns to get an operation on her and her fiancé. Christian passes his test, but Sean walks out. Megan commits suicide. Julia finds out about Sean's affair with Megan.

The episode was rated 7,84 from 101 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S3E5

#4 - Granville Trapp (Staffel 3 - Folge 5)

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Rhea Reynolds is found dead (apparently murdered by the carver). Christian is the prime suspect. A man with a very hollow face (caused by the HIV medication that he's taking) is this episode's patient.

The episode was rated 7,86 from 79 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S3E15

#3 - Quentin Costa (Staffel 3 - Folge 15)

The Carver strikes at a sorority house. His identity is revealed. Ariel's dad kidnaps Matt and Cherry. Ariel's dad forces Matt to make a life threatening decision, while the carver tries desperately to get his last minute revenge. Julia discovers that there might be something wrong with her baby.

The episode was rated 8,01 from 81 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S1E13

#2 - Escobar Gallardo (Staffel 1 - Folge 13)

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Christian learns that Kimber and Merril are engaged. Escobar continues to have the surgeons do things for him. Liz is sent to Bermuda after being shot in the leg by one of Escobar's people. Sean goes to kill Escobar. Escobar makes a deal with Sean; a new face for their freedom. Christian learns, in the delivery room, that he is not the father of Gina's baby. Julia returns to get the paternity test she had done a while ago. The doctors do surgery on Escobar, and give him the face of a criminal even higher than Gallardo on the Most Wanted List - Armand Ortiz. Ortiz is arrested at the airport for bank robbing and killing a federal agent.

The episode was rated 8,03 from 92 votes.

Nip/Tuck - S2E16

#1 - Joan Rivers (Staffel 2 - Folge 16)

Joan Rivers consults with Sean and Christian to have all of her plastic surgeries undone, because she wants her grandson Cooper to learn that you don't have to be perfect. When she ultimately learns what she will turn out like after the work has been finished, she decides to give up on her original plan and asks the doctors to schedule her for a facelift the next morning. Matt is concerned about Ava, who seems obviously depressed. He suggests they go away to Paris and start a new life together, which she reluctantly accepts after some convincing. Matt goes to McNamara-Troy to steal drugs for her to take with them. Christian finds him, and gets upset when he learns Matt is going to Paris. Christian goes to have a talk with Ava, and when trying to make a point using sex, he learns that Ava is really a transsexual. Julia, Sean, and Christian spend the night researching, and trace their way to Maryland and a Gender Reassignment center. They learn that Ava's surgeon was a retired doctor by the name of Barrett Moore. Avery was a homosexual admirer of his, but Barrett could not love him the way Avery wanted him to. He perfected his plan for surgery, and made Avery a woman. They married, but their marriage was not perfect. Since they could not conceive, Barrett used a surrogate, and Adrian was born. Ava could not live with the pain, so she left with Adrian when Barrett was not home. Julia confronts Ava, and tells her that she knows her secret - and that she will reveal it to Matt if she does not break up with him by the end of the week. Ava needs one more surgery before she's complete, and Sean and Christian call Barrett in to help. Barrett asks Ava if he could meet Adrian, and she agrees to let him do so. When Matt comes home with the plane tickets, Ava gets upset by his constant mess making, and breaks up with him. In tears, Adrian comes home with a knife hidden behind his back. He once again tries to get his problems spoken. She tells him that Matt is out of the pi

The episode was rated 8,04 from 81 votes.

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