The Best Episodes of Nip/Tuck Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(920 votes)

   #1 - Pilot

   S1:E17/22/2003

   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.

   Director:Ryan Murphy

   Writer:Ryan Murphy

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   Director:Ryan Murphy

   Writer:Ryan Murphy
2. 

   7.7/10(626 votes)

   #2 - Mandi/Randi

   S1:E27/29/2003

   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.

   Director:Ryan Murphy

   Writer:Ryan Murphy

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   Director:Ryan Murphy

   Writer:Ryan Murphy
3. 

   7.9/10(610 votes)

   #3 - Nanette Babcock

   S1:E38/5/2003

   Sean and Julia discover Matt has tried to circumcise himself. The business is sued by a faithful client after Sean accidentally leaves a surgical tool inside of her body. Meanwhile, Christian and Grace struggle with a mentally unstable patient.

   Director:Lawrence Trilling

   Writer:Ryan Murphy

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   Director:Lawrence Trilling

   Writer:Ryan Murphy
4. 

   7.7/10(571 votes)

   #4 - Sophia Lopez

   S1:E48/12/2003

   Two recurring characters are introduced in an episode that teaches the odd-couple plastic surgeons a few lessons about moral boundaries. Patti D'Arbanville plays Wallis Forsythe, a pornography mogul who meets Christian at a party and agrees to send some business his way. And Joey Slotnick plays Merrill Bobolit, a hack surgeon who's more successful than Sean and Christian because of his willingness to take on any client. Forsythe's easy money and Bobolit's sleazy competition inject a dose of conflict into Sean and Christian's partnership--as if it needed any more of it!

   Director:Michael M. Robin

   Writer:Sean Jablonski

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   Director:Michael M. Robin

   Writer:Sean Jablonski
5. 

   7.5/10(534 votes)

   #5 - Kurt Dempsey

   S1:E58/19/2003

   An ex-lover returns and leads Christian to a sexaholics meeting while Sean and Julia deal with an unexpected pregnancy.

   Director:Elodie Keene

   Writers:Richard Levine, Lynnie Greene

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   Director:Elodie Keene

   Writers:Richard Levine, Lynnie Greene
6. 

   7.8/10(554 votes)

   #6 - Megan O'Hara

   S1:E69/2/2003

   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.

   Director:Craig Zisk

   Writer:Jennifer Salt

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   Director:Craig Zisk

   Writer:Jennifer Salt
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   7.8/10(526 votes)

   #7 - Cliff Mantegna

   S1:E79/9/2003

   Christian's difficulties with Kristin are exacerbated when his feelings for Julia are revealed. Jude is hired as an intern, to sexy and disastrous results. Matt is caught mid-threesome by Julia.

   Director:Scott Brazil

   Writer:Brad Falchuk

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   Director:Scott Brazil

   Writer:Brad Falchuk
8. 

   8.2/10(544 votes)

   #8 - Cara Fitzgerald

   S1:E89/16/2003

   Matt accidentally hits Cara with Henry's car, and calls Sean in to help when Cara's mother, for religious reasons, refuses drugs and surgery to treat her injuries. Christian discovers that a patient used plastic surgery to hide a revolting crime and it brings up terrible memories of his own childhood.

   Director:Jamie Babbit

   Writer:Ryan Murphy

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   Director:Jamie Babbit

   Writer:Ryan Murphy
9. 

   7.9/10(503 votes)

   #9 - Sophia Lopez II

   S1:E99/23/2003

   Sean and Jude's respective secrets are revealed, and Merril offers Christian an interesting trade: Kimber for a Lamborghini. Christian accepts, but Kimber discovers the truth and exacts a small revenge.

   Director:Nelson McCormick

   Writer:Sean Jablonski

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   Director:Nelson McCormick

   Writer:Sean Jablonski
10. 

    8.5/10(570 votes)

    #10 - Adelle Coffin

    S1:E109/30/2003

    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.

    Director:Michael M. Robin

    Writers:Ryan Murphy, Dell Chandler

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    Director:Michael M. Robin

    Writers:Ryan Murphy, Dell Chandler
11. 

    7.5/10(491 votes)

    #11 - Montana / Sassy / Justice

    S1:E1110/7/2003

    Ms. Caine wants an operation to get rid of her "cankles". Sean and Julia are still on the outs. Christian learns he's going to be a father. Julia steals Christian's brush to determine if he's the father of Matt. Sean and Grace learn that Ms. Caine has multiple personalities. Cara recovers and gets close with Matt and Henry. Henry develops feelings for her. Cara asks Matt to the prom. Henry tells Matt that he is going to confess to Cara what happened.

    Director:Michael M. Robin

    Writers:Richard Levine, Lynnie Greene

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    Director:Michael M. Robin

    Writers:Richard Levine, Lynnie Greene
12. 

    8.1/10(493 votes)

    #12 - Antonia Ramos

    S1:E1210/14/2003

    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.

    Director:Elodie Keene

    Writers:Brad Falchuk, Jennifer Salt

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    Director:Elodie Keene

    Writers:Brad Falchuk, Jennifer Salt
13. 

    8.8/10(614 votes)

    #13 - Escobar Gallardo

    S1:E1310/21/2003

    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.

    Director:Ryan Murphy

    Writer:Ryan Murphy

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    Writer:Ryan Murphy