The Best of Nip/Tuck

The Best of NIP/TUCK (FX)

Creator: Ryan Murphy

Seasons: 6 Episodes: 100 Years: 2003-2010

Premise: The dark and twisted tales of two plastic surgeons.

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. Pilot S01E01 | #01

Christian unknowingly alters a mob boss’s henchman

2. Cara Fitzgerald S01E08 | #8

Matt is involved in a hit & run; Christian accidentally alters a child molester

3. Escobar Gallardo S01E13 | #13

Escobar want to change his face; Merril makes a costly mistake

4. Naomi Gaines S02E07 | #20

A former client causes problems; the guys deal with the first Carver victim

5. Kimber Henry S02E10 | #23

A male writer wants to try boobs; Sean fixes Kimber’s sex doll

6. Julia McNamara S02E12 | #25

Julia gets Sean to fix her face and hallucinates about her life with Christian

7. Joan Rivers S02E16 | #29

Joan wants to look real; Ava’s secret; Sean sets up a trap for the Carver

8. Rhea Reynolds S03E04 | #33

A fake Carver victim; a woman gets surgery for her Alzheimer husband

9. Granville Trapp S03E05 | #34

Christian is arrested as the suspected Carver

10. Madison Berg S03E10 | #39

Christian & Kimber’s wedding; Matt’s new girlfriend is a neo-nazi

11.Cherry Peck S03E14 | #43

Matt’’s transgender victim wants free surgery; Kimber is found

12. Quentin Costa S03E15 | #44

Quentin is carved, Matt & Cherry are tortured; Liz is arrested as the Carver

13. Everett Poe S05E03 | #62

Sean’s girlfriend shits the pool; Julia tries lesbianism; Eden tempts Sean

14. Damien Sands S05E06 | #65

The guys are stars of Plastic Fantastic, a silly reality show

15. Magda & Jeff S05E10 | #69

A gold-digging husband needs hair implants; Sean gets a creepy agent

16. Ronnie Chase S05E15 | #74

Sean teaches from a wheelchair; Christian learns he has breast cancer

17. Manny Skerritt S05E19 | #78

A guy can give self-blowjobs; Kimber wants baby surgery

18. Allegra Caldarello S05E21 | #80

Liz wants to fit in her dress; the guys try a new partner who loves furniture

19. Dr. Griffin S06E16 | #97

Christian and Sean are in relationship therapy

20. Hiro Yoshimura S06E19 | #100

Liz is made partner; Matt still wants Ava; Christian makes a sacrifice

My Top Five

1. Pilot

2. Quentin Costa

3. Joan Rivers

4. Escobar Gallardo

5. Manny Skerritt