I spent most of last Saturday night watching FX's Nip/Tuck Season Two Redux, a rotating mini-marathon for lazy viewers like myself. For the past two Saturday nights, FX has aired four episodes chronologically. This Saturday will feature the 3rd leg in the marathon, and the final three episodes of Season Two will air Saturday, May 7th. Judging by what I saw last night, I'm not sure I can handle another weekend of this. I cried...even through the constant barrage of bizarre storylines. (Stigmata? Masturbating in public? Almost statutory rape? Black Dahlia murder copycats? Christian donates sperm? Famke Janssen? Sure!) It's John Irving meets Mrs. Robinson meets The O.C.
But oh, those characters. No matter how many babies with vestigial tails make it into the operating room, it's Christian, Sean, Matt, and Julia who make you want to look away, such is the suffering in their lives. Which is exactly what makes you want to watch. "Agatha Ripp," (Episode 8) in which Liz has an abortion without telling Christian, and Julia finally reveals Matt's real father to Sean, was about as cruel as I could stand. Gimmicky religious bits aside, I sobbed when Liz begged a stigmata-suffering client to touch her stomach and heal her baby, and I winced when Sean clobbered Christian—who was already devastated by Liz's news—bellowing "I loved you best!" at his bleeding, broken friend. A perfect note of pure despair. Even Christian cried.
FX has put in orders for Nip/Tuck Seasons Three and Four, so there's no worry that we'll run out of programming anytime soon. Season Three will begin sometime in September. Until then, if you're interested in killing a Saturday night with a bottle of wine and four hours of painful, cathartic identification with fictional plastic surgeons, do it with FX's Nip/Tuck Redux.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:17PM
Kendall said...
I really love this show...troy is the man and kimber...wow can't go wrong with an episode with kimber in it.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:17PM
FX Viewer said...
One of FX BEST series. THe Sheild, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, and now they have two new ones coming. Theif and Over Here or something like that. I sometimes worry if they will run out of story ideas or go down. I swear they blow themsleves away one after another. Screw the big 4 (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX) FX is my favorite channel all around. God I can't wait! When does Season 3 of N/T starts? June 26th?
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6-16-2005 @ 4:17PM
FX Viewer said...
DOH!!!! Dumb me! June 26th is Rescue Me return date. Darn but at same time Oh Boy!!! I love that show too.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:17PM
Matt's age? said...
How old is that queer who plays Matt? He looks like he is older than any of the others and he plays a what? 17 yr old? 17 going 45? I have always hated watching him. Famke is another ugly thing to look at.
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7-18-2005 @ 4:10PM
Mark said...
John Hensley: born August 29, 1977, according to imdb.
Of all of the realistic aged actors out there, FX couldn't find 1? Come on.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:17PM
Justin said...
According to IMDB, Matt is played by John Hensley who was born in 1977. Makes him 27-28.
http://imdb.com/name/nm0378161/
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6-16-2005 @ 4:17PM
kat said...
okay, i have to butt in here now.. first off, famke not-hot? what? blasphemy! she's totally creepy AND sexy.
and as for matt, if he's 26 then i must be 40. that young man looks like a damn baby.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:17PM
Joey Geraci said...
Yea how in the hell does he look older than the other characters? He looks a little old for his age but certainly not as inappropriate as some of the characters on tv that LOOK 30 and are playing high schoolers.
This was definitely one of the best shows on tv and I can't wait till it comes back for another season. Matt should be going to college soon, and I am sure they will delve into the full range of college experiences when that happens, along with giving his character more screen time.
All of FX's shows are seriously great, and I can't wait till the one with Andre Braugher.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:17PM
Matt's age? said...
A baby? He balding for Christ sakes!!! He has winlkes around his eyes. Is it so hard to find some real 17 yr old to play the part?
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6-16-2005 @ 4:17PM
Doggone Weed said...
i love nip/tuck but i thought they could have done more with gina's pregnancy.
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6-16-2005 @ 4:20PM
Kpoteat said...
When does Nip/Tuck season3 come on FX???
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12-27-2005 @ 3:17PM
jennifer said...
when does niptuck season four begin
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