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  • FX
  • Jul 22, 2003
  • FX
  • Jul 22, 2003

Summary Nip/Tuck - A disturbingly perfect drama. Be aware that the show description below, synopses of episodes, and the forum are likely to contain spoilers. This drama is set in a south Florida plastic surgery center, McNamara-Troy, centering around the two doctors who own it. Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) is having problems at home, trying t...

Created By: Ryan Murphy

  • FX
  • Jul 22, 2003
  • FX
  • Jul 22, 2003
Nip/Tuck
Season 1
6 Seasons
Season Premiere: Jul 22, 2003
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 25 User Ratings
7.4
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Summary Nip/Tuck - A disturbingly perfect drama. Be aware that the show description below, synopses of episodes, and the forum are likely to contain spoilers. This drama is set in a south Florida plastic surgery center, McNamara-Troy, centering around the two doctors who own it. Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) is having problems at home, trying t...

Created By: Ryan Murphy

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jul 22, 2003 • 1 h 1 m
Pilot
Two Partners in a Miami plastic surgery practice, one a sexually liberated playboy, the other a devoted yet frustrated family man find themselves caught up in a web of intrigue when a desperate drug cartel member comes to their doors.
Episode 2 • Jul 29, 2003 • 48 m
Mandi/Randi
Sean and Christian operate on identical twin sisters, who request surgery to look different from one another.
Episode 3 • Aug 5, 2003 • 49 m
Nanette Babcock
An obese woman requests drastic surgery in time for her upcoming high school reunion, leading Christian and Grace to butt heads over her mental state.
Episode 4 • Aug 12, 2003 • 47 m
Sofia Lopez
Sean fixes a botched surgery on a transgender woman, and discovers he has a personal link to the hack surgeon responsible.
Episode 5 • Aug 19, 2003 • 46 m
Kurt Dempsey
A white man requests plastic surgery on his eyes in order to please the conservative parents of his Japanese fiancée.
Episode 6 • Sep 2, 2003 • 48 m
Megan O'Hara
A woman suffering of breast cancer considers implants, while Christian deals with a mysterious stalker who vandalized his car and boat.
Episode 7 • Sep 9, 2003 • 44 m
Cliff Mantegna
Christian learns, through a male patient who requests liposuction on his chest, about a secret, upscale swingers club.
Episode 8 • Sep 16, 2003 • 47 m
Cara Fitzgerald
When Matt hits one of his fellow high schoolers with his car, the girl's strict mother refuses to allow surgery to be performed on her now-disfigured daughter.
Episode 9 • Sep 23, 2003 • 47 m
Sofia Lopez II
Sofia Lopez returns, but questions her plans for transgender surgery when she falls in love with Liz.
Episode 10 • Sep 30, 2003 • 47 m
Adelle Coffin
Sean and Christian prepare for their upcoming recertification test, but Sean is distracted by recent news.
Episode 11 • Oct 7, 2003 • 47 m
Montana/Sassy/Justice
Sean's latest patient suffers from split-personality disorder, and each personality requests a different surgery.
Episode 12 • Oct 14, 2003 • 47 m
Antonia Ramos
A drug lord blackmails Sean and Christian to remove liquid-heroin implants from one of his many drug couriers illegally entering the country.
Episode 13 • Oct 21, 2003 • 50 m
Escobar Gallardo
Escobar Gallardo continues to blackmail Sean and Christian, leading Sean to potential murder to protect his family.
6 Seasons

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
70
66% Positive
21 Reviews
25% Mixed
8 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
70
66% Positive
21 Reviews
25% Mixed
8 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews

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100
Jan 21, 2014
Nip/Tuck delivers its jolts within the context of an intelligent script underscored by first-rate performances. [20 July 2003, p.3]
By Ed Bark FULL REVIEW
90
Jan 19, 2014
The overly gruesome operating room moments are best glimpsed through shielded eyes. The rest of the drama draws viewers in with rich characters, a breathless pace, a refusal to pigeonhole good guys versus bad guys, thoughtful observations about family life and midlife relationships, and intriguing casting. [22 July 2003, p.F-01]
By Joanne Ostrow FULL REVIEW
83
Jun 28, 2013
Are they lovable? No. Are they watchable? Compulsively so.
By Terry Kelleher FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 19, 2014
One hopes viewers don't get too caught up in Nip/Tuck's sometimes over-the-top graphic images and miss the beauty of the series underneath. [22 July 2003, p.1E]
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 19, 2014
Murphy's concept in its basics is already beautiful. But he pushes the show to be a breathtaking knockout. Like some plastic surgery patients, Nip/Tuck initially gets such a pleasing result that it doesn't seem to know when to stop.
By Diane Werts FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 19, 2014
The show digs into the issues too quickly, and with too much intensity, and the drama suffers. [22 July 2003, p.E1]
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
25
Jan 19, 2014
There are no characters to care about in Nip-Tuck. It seems their motivations are purely hollow. We love Tony Soprano - even when he cheats on his wife or whacks an enemy - because he reveals his own vulnerability and tragic flaws. But this Nip-Tuck bunch are vacant louts - "ER" meets "WWE SmackDown!" [22 July 2003, p.39]
By Monica Collins FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 25 User Ratings
7.4
76% Positive
19 Ratings
12% Mixed
3 Ratings
12% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 25 User Ratings
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76% Positive
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12% Mixed
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12% Negative
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