8.1/10510 votes#1 - Momma Boone
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2005
After Christian's Carver attack, Sean must look for a new partner to keep the practice going. Sean has to surgically separate an obese woman from a couch she has spent the past three years on. Julia realizes that she has to make a decision about the future of her marriage.
Director: Elodie Keene
Writer: Ryan Murphy
8.0/10457 votes#2 - Kiki
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2005
Sean hires Quentin Costa for six months during Christian's convalescence. The two remove tattoos from a former MS-13 gang banger using cutting edge laser technology. Matt finds Adrian dead in Ava's house when searching for a plane ticket to Paris. The police thinks it's suicide. Julia calls Erica to help Matt deal with questions regarding his sexuality. Christian and Liz operate to repair a scar on the face of a female gorilla, Kiki.
Director: Elodie Keene
Writer: Richard Levine, Lynnie Greene
7.9/10388 votes#3 - Derek, Alex, and Gary
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2005
Matt is getting out of control, and Sean, Julia and Christian are trying to find a solution. Quentin and Christian help two students whose faces are glued to the behind of a third student. Christian starts losing interest in the threesome relationship between Kimber, Kit, and himself. He asks Quentin to get involved with Kit to take her off his hands.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Brad Falchuk
8.1/10405 votes#4 - Rhea Reynolds
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2005
A woman wants surgery to make her look like her when she was younger, to jog her Alzheimer-stricken husband's memory. Christian and Sean work on another Carver victim, who does not have the same physical attributes as the other victims.
Director: Greer Shephard
Writer: Jennifer Salt
8.4/10441 votes#5 - Granville Trapp
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2005
Rhea Reynolds is found dead (apparently murdered by the carver). Christian is the prime suspect. A man with a very hollow face (caused by the HIV medication that he's taking) is this episode's patient.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Sean Jablonski
7.4/10371 votes#6 - Frankenlaura
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2005
Sean and Christian visit a mortuary where an employee created a woman from body parts of other women. They operate on a German woman. Sean is at a gathering of people over 65, trying to sell them some procedures. Gina and Julia are in business together.
Director: Michael M. Robin
Writer: N/A
7.7/10372 votes#7 - Ben White
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2005
Seeking fulfillment in his life, Sean becomes a surgeon for the Witness Protection Programme. A man suffering from Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) threatens Christian's life in order to force him to amputate his perfectly healthy leg. Julia, Gina, and Liz develop a new skincare product that uses semen as the main ingredient. They keep the main ingredient a secret though. Joan Rivers is the first to test the product and loves it so much she decides to endorse it.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Richard Levine, Lynnie Greene
7.5/10366 votes#8 - Tommy Bolton
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2005
Sean has feelings for Nikki Moretti. Quentin goes after Julia and she welcomes his attention. Christian has a down-syndrome patient who wants to look like the rest of his family. Christian meets with his birth mother again.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Brad Falchuk
7.6/10368 votes#9 - Hannah Tedesco
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2005
Christian and Quentin disagree over the ethics of an extremely dangerous operation that would enhance their medical reputations. Sean is thinking about giving up everything and disappearing into the Witness Protection Program with Nikki and her son.
Director: Michael M. Robin
Writer: Sean Jablonski
7.9/10404 votes#10 - Madison Berg
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/2005
Christian still has second doubts about the wedding. Gina tries to convince Kimber to leave him. Matt's new girlfriend compares plastic surgery to the work of the Nazis.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Jennifer Salt
8.1/10420 votes#11 - Abby Mays
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/2005
Sean wants Quentin out of the practice after finding out that he's dating Julia. Christian seems to be ok after Kimber leaving him, but his actions indicate otherwise.
Director: Michael M. Robin
Writer: N/A
8.1/10481 votes#12 - Sal Perri
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/2005
A plane crashes just after take off in Miami. Julia's mother might be one of the passengers. Christian, Sean, Julia and Liz are all trying to save the lives of the people that survived the plane crash.
Director: David Nutter
Writer: Richard Levine, Lynnie Greene
7.6/10372 votes#13 - Joy Kringle
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/2005
Sean and Christian are perform a mico-liposuction on Joy Kringle, a woman who acts as Mrs. Claus during the Christmas season. During her lipo they find a seventeen year old fetus inside her. Julia is not feeling well. A blood test performed by Sean reveals why. She is pregnant.
Director: Greer Shephard
Writer: Sean Jablonski, Jennifer Salt
8.3/10400 votes#14 - Cherry Peck
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/20/2005
Christian finds out that Kimber didn't ditch him at the altar but was abducted by the carver. Quentin is a Carver suspect. Julia has bad dreams about her pregnancy. Sean is threatened into doing pro bono work on the transgender woman who was beat up by Matt.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Brad Falchuk
8.4/10525 votes#15 - Quentin Costa
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 12/20/2005
The Carver strikes at a sorority house. His identity is revealed. Ariel's dad kidnaps Matt and Cherry. Ariel's dad forces Matt to make a life threatening decision, while the carver tries desperately to get his last minute revenge. Julia discovers that there might be something wrong with her baby.
Director: Ryan Murphy
Writer: Ryan Murphy
The Best Episodes of Nip/Tuck Season 3
Every episode of Nip/Tuck Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nip/Tuck Season 3!
Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance problems.
Genre:Drama
Network:FX
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Momma Boone" is the best rated episode of "Nip/Tuck" season 3. It scored 8.1/10 based on 510 votes. Directed by Elodie Keene and written by Ryan Murphy, it aired on 9/20/2005. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Kiki".