Nip/Tuck: Season 2

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FX | Season Premiere Date: June 22, 2004

Starring: Julian McMahon, Roma Maffia, John Hensley

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 toNip/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 to keep his family together, trying to patch up the rocky road him and his wife Julia (Joely Richardson) are experiencing. On the other hand, sex-craved Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) uses his charm to bring in potential female candidates and conducts shady business deals, often for the love of money. While Sean takes his job seriously, he often has to fix Christian's mistakes. During the first season, Sean and Christian got mixed up with Escobar Gallardo, a Colombian drug lord who forced the two to do free surgery whenever he wanted them to. Sean's marriage with Julia began to wear thin, and Sean had an affair with a patient named Megan O'Hara. Julia went back to school, but it was interrupted by a miscarriage of a child Sean and Julia were trying to have. Christian learned he is the father of a baby with a woman named Gina, who he met at Sexaholics Anonymous. When the baby was born, we learn that the baby is African-American, and therefore not his. Julia questions Matt's paternity.

The second season begins with Sean and Christian both turning 40, and Christian playing father for Wilbur, who Gina is letting him take care of, until Wilbur's real father fights him for custody. Sean and Julia are quite happy together again until Christian's loneliness after Wilbur was taken away from him causes her to reveal that Matt is really his son. The secret ripples and eventually Sean finds out, causing a separation between Sean and Julia. He and Christian find a way to stay friends. A serial rapist named the Carver has been raping victims around Miami, and slices their face, and Sean makes a commitment to fixing their faces. Ava, a life coach for Sean and Julia, forms a sexual relationship with Matt, which is doomed from the beginning due to a wide age gap and Ava's screwed up son Adrian.

Seasons three and four have been ordered by FX at 15 episodes each. Season 3 will begin production in June for a September premiere date. Chronological repeats of the show air Sundays at 10pm. Nip/Tuck Theme Song - A Perfect Lie by The Engine Room. (Note: the song does include the words a perfect life, but the song is called A Perfect Lie.… Expand

Creator: Ryan Murphy

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E16. Joan Rivers
Air Date: October 5, 2004
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S2:E15. Sean McNamara
Air Date: September 28, 2004
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S2:E14. Trudy Nye
Air Date: September 21, 2004

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Robert P. Laurence

Jan 21, 2014

One of TV's most adult, provocative, outrageous and thought-provoking dramas -- and the bloodiest and most sex-drenched -- Nip/Tuck doesn't just push the envelope, it heaves it clear over the cliff. In an age when the FCC's rabbit-ears are more attuned than ever to what it considers issues of "decency," creator-producer Ryan Murphy and the FX channel are either incredibly brave or impossibly foolhardy. [22 June 2004, p.E-1]

Mark Dawidziak

Jan 21, 2014

If you have a strong enough stomach to get through the yuck-and-yikes surgical procedures, the dramatic rewards are great. If you prefer shows with an edge and an attitude, make your appointment with Miami partners Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) and Christian Troy (Julian McMahon)...And if you like your television served up with wit, intelligence and a bit of daring, you won't have much to say if someone asks, "Tell me what you don't like about Nip/Tuck. "[22 June 2004, p.E1]

Sarah Rodman

Jan 21, 2014

Nip/Tuck is unabashed in its portrayal of the flawed ways people conduct the private sides of their lives and how the professional bleeds over in unexpected ways. [21 June 2004, p.43]

Ken Tucker

Jun 17, 2013

'Nip/Tuck' is, in short, a great soap opera disguised as very good prime-time trash. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Jul 25, 2013

Its clear, then, that the allure and the annoyance of the series rest in the same area. FX gets Nip/Tuck to stand out in a crowded field by being provocative both under the knife and under the sheets. Sex and surgery are the draw, but the acting, the emotional battlegrounds and even the issues raised are ultimately the reasons the series excels. Read full review

Scott D. Pierce

Jan 21, 2014

Nip/Tuck could be equally effective as a drama without being anywhere near as graphic as it is. [22 June 2004]

Alan Sepinwall

Jan 21, 2014

If FX's other signature drama "The Shield" is a fine example of how cable's relaxed content restrictions can lead to more compelling drama, Nip/Tuck is a symbol of that freedom run amok. "The Shield" is heavy on shock value, but those shocks are there to serve some kind of larger purpose. When the Nip/Tuck writers throw in something raunchy or disgusting, it's simply because they can. [21 June 2004, p.27]

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hillg

Jul 16, 2012

this is the only truly great season this show had during its run aside from the first...after this the quality of the show declined...dont get me wrong, the future season dont SUCK, but theyre not as good as this season.

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Seasons & Episodes

72

Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: January 6, 2010
Season 6

64
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 14, 2009
Season 5

79
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 30, 2007
Season 4

74
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 5, 2006
Season 3

72
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 20, 2005
Season 2

74
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 22, 2004
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  S2:E16. Joan Rivers
  Air Date: October 5, 2004
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  S2:E15. Sean McNamara
  Air Date: September 28, 2004
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  S2:E14. Trudy Nye
  Air Date: September 21, 2004
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  S2:E13. Oona Wentworth
  Air Date: September 14, 2004
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  S2:E12. Julia McNamara
  Air Date: September 7, 2004
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  S2:E11. Natasha Charles
  Air Date: August 31, 2004
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  S2:E10. Kimber Henry
  Air Date: August 24, 2004
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  S2:E9. Rose & Raven Rosenberg
  Air Date: August 17, 2004
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  S2:E8. Agatha Ripp
  Air Date: August 10, 2004
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  S2:E7. Naomi Gaines
  Air Date: August 3, 2004
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  S2:E6. Bobbi Broderick
  Air Date: July 27, 2004
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  S2:E5. Joel Gideon
  Air Date: July 20, 2004
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  S2:E4. Mrs. Grubman
  Air Date: July 13, 2004
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  S2:E3. Manya Mabika
  Air Date: July 6, 2004
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  S2:E2. Christian Troy
  Air Date: June 29, 2004
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  S2:E1. Erica Noughton
  Air Date: June 22, 2004
Season 1

70
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 22, 2003