The Best Episodes of Nip/Tuck Season 5

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(496 votes)

   #1 - Carly Summers

   S5:E111/1/2007

   Sean and Christian have relocated their practice from Miami to Los Angeles. Being new to the city they find themselves having to start from scratch business wise. What they thought would naturally fall into place turns out to require some foot work. So Christian and Sean hit the town and begin discovering a whole new world.

   Director:Charles Haid

   Writer:Ryan Murphy

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   Director:Charles Haid

   Writer:Ryan Murphy
2. 

   7.6/10(393 votes)

   #2 - Joyce & Sharon Monroe

   S5:E211/6/2007

   Sean and Christian learn about the glamorous side of fame and the price that many are willing to pay for it. Julia visits Sean, Christian and Liz in Los Angeles with a surprise announcement.

   Director:Charles Haid

   Writer:Ryan Murphy

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   Director:Charles Haid

   Writer:Ryan Murphy
3. 

   7.6/10(384 votes)

   #3 - Everett Poe

   S5:E311/11/2007

   Sean and Julia learn more about their new family dynamic as Sean resists Eden's advances. Kate reveals a secret compulsion. Matt comes to Los Angeles with some troubling news for his fathers.

   Director:Richard Levine

   Writers:Richard Levine, Lyn Greene

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   Director:Richard Levine

   Writers:Richard Levine, Lyn Greene
4. 

   7.8/10(392 votes)

   #4 - Dawn Budge II

   S5:E411/20/2007

   A series of unfortunate events unfold for an unlucky Dawn Budge, who seeks reparative surgery from Sean and Christian. Annie and Eden start to form a sisterly bond, which unnerves Sean.

   Director:Charles Haid

   Writer:Jennifer Salt

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   Director:Charles Haid

   Writer:Jennifer Salt
5. 

   7.6/10(366 votes)

   #5 - Chaz Darling

   S5:E511/27/2007

   A patient inspires Sean to take his relationship with Kate in a new direction. Eden uses extreme methods to persuade Christian to perform surgery on a friend. Kimber reaches out to an former business associate when she and Matt fall on hard times.

   Director:Sean Jablonski

   Writer:Sean Jablonski

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   Director:Sean Jablonski

   Writer:Sean Jablonski
6. 

   6.9/10(387 votes)

   #6 - Damien Sands

   S5:E612/4/2007

   Jealous over Sean's new-found fame, Christian convinces Sean to tape a reality show based on their careers as plastic surgeons.

   Director:Charles Haid

   Writer:Hank Chilton

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   Director:Charles Haid

   Writer:Hank Chilton
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7. 

   7.9/10(388 votes)

   #7 - Dr. Joshua Lee

   S5:E712/11/2007

   Sean tries to regain his youth through his relationship with Eden. A violent and traumatic event causes Julia to question her relationship with Olivia. In an effort to better her life, Kimber makes a decision that devastates Matt.

   Director:Brad Falchuk

   Writer:Brad Falchuk

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   Director:Brad Falchuk

   Writer:Brad Falchuk
8. 

   7.4/10(360 votes)

   #8 - Duke Collins

   S5:E812/18/2007

   Sean discovers the secret between Christian and Julia. A hospitalized Matt bonds with his rehabilitation counselor. Eden suspiciously makes peace with Julia. Kimber and Ram reveal their future plans.

   Director:Elodie Keene

   Writers:Richard Levine, Lyn Greene

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   Director:Elodie Keene

   Writers:Richard Levine, Lyn Greene
9. 

   7.4/10(370 votes)

   #9 - Rachel Ben Natan

   S5:E91/15/2008

   As Julia's health worsens, Christian falls back into old habits. Sean hires Gina as the new receptionist at McNamara/Troy in order to get back at Christian. Dawn Budge returns to McNamara/Troy after another unfortunate incident which requires cosmetic surgery.

   Director:Charles Haid

   Writer:Jennifer Salt

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   Director:Charles Haid

   Writer:Jennifer Salt
10. 

    7.8/10(383 votes)

    #10 - Magda and Jeff

    S5:E101/22/2008

    Sean's role on Hearts & Scalpels is expanded after he takes on an agent. A suspicious Christian questions Gina's motives for moving to Los Angeles and working at McNamara/Troy.

    Director:Craig Zisk

    Writer:Hank Chilton

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    Director:Craig Zisk

    Writer:Hank Chilton
11. 

    7.5/10(364 votes)

    #11 - Kyle Ainge

    S5:E111/29/2008

    Christian attempts to cope in the aftermath of a death. Colleen feels threatened when another talent agency shows an interest in Sean's acting career.

    Director:Dirk Craft

    Writers:Brad Falchuk, Hank Chilton

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    Director:Dirk Craft

    Writers:Brad Falchuk, Hank Chilton
12. 

    7.6/10(364 votes)

    #12 - Lulu Grandiron

    S5:E122/5/2008

    Eden looks to Sean for help after getting into business with Kimber and Ram. A group of wealthy socialites hire Christian for all of their cosmetic surgery needs. Sean discovers another side of Colleen.

    Director:Brad Falchuk

    Writer:Brad Falchuk

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    Director:Brad Falchuk

    Writer:Brad Falchuk
13. 

    8.1/10(389 votes)

    #13 - August Walden

    S5:E132/12/2008

    Sean experiences the ugly side of Hollywood in the form of a television critic. Matt experiences a special bond with one of Christian's patients. The cause of Julia's ailing health is discovered.

    Director:Sean Jablonski

    Writer:Sean Jablonski

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    Director:Sean Jablonski

    Writer:Sean Jablonski
14. 

    8.0/10(417 votes)

    #14 - Candy Richards

    S5:E142/19/2008

    Tragedy strikes the McNamara/Troy family after Julia learns what has caused her ill health. A visitor from Christian's past brings revealing news. Sean finds the price of fame to be more expensive than it's worth.

    Director:Richard Levine

    Writer:Jennifer Salt

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    Director:Richard Levine

    Writer:Jennifer Salt
15. 

    8.0/10(388 votes)

    #15 - Ronnie Chase

    S5:E151/6/2009

    After surviving the attack by Colleen, Sean's physical and emotional well-being are still feeling the effects. Meanwhile, Christian receives some disturbing news after lending Liz some moral support with her breast cancer scare.

    Director:Brad Falchuk

    Writer:Ryan Murphy

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    Director:Brad Falchuk

    Writer:Ryan Murphy
16. 

    7.4/10(331 votes)

    #16 - Gene Shelly

    S5:E161/13/2009

    After being rejected by Kimber on account of his post-surgery scars and with his chemotherapy making him sick, Christian seeks support from Liz, which leads to a surprising sexual encounter between them. Sean discovers his new lover (Jaime Ray Newman) has a disturbing fetish, and further alienates Julia and Matt when they learn that he has been faking his need for a wheelchair. Raj has a life-altering sexual encounter with the wife (Beth Gargan) of McNamara/Troy's latest patient.

    Director:Richard Levine

    Writers:Richard Levine, Lyn Greene

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    Director:Richard Levine

    Writers:Richard Levine, Lyn Greene
17. 

    7.5/10(340 votes)

    #17 - Roxy St. James

    S5:E171/27/2009

    Sean tries to deal with his feelings for Julia, while Liz and Christian analyze their relationship and Christian meets someone who understands what he is experiencing with his breast cancer.

    Director:Lyn Greene

    Writer:Jennifer Salt

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    Director:Lyn Greene

    Writer:Jennifer Salt
18. 

    7.6/10(325 votes)

    #18 - Ricky Wells

    S5:E182/3/2009

    Matt becomes envious of Sean and Raj bonding together. Christian and Liz give their relationship another chance. Raj's father pays a visit to see his son.

    Director:John Scott

    Writer:Brad Falchuk

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    Director:John Scott

    Writer:Brad Falchuk
19. 

    7.6/10(364 votes)

    #19 - Manny Skerrit

    S5:E192/10/2009

    Aidan Stone, a down-on-his- luck writer who has written a biopic about Sean, wants to use it to relaunch his career. Christian is asked by Kimber to give a Botox injection to her daughter so she has a better chance at becoming a baby model. Sean and Christian have been asked by a yoga instructor to perform a procedure in which neither have ever done before.

    Director:Dirk Craft

    Writer:Ryan Murphy

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    Director:Dirk Craft

    Writer:Ryan Murphy
20. 

    7.3/10(338 votes)

    #20 - Budi Sabri

    S5:E202/17/2009

    A horribly disfigured man is worked on by Christian and Sean. Meanwhile, Sean hopes to strike up a relationship with the new anesthesiologist Teddy Rowe, and Christian goes for a check up with his oncologist.

    Director:Hank Chilton

    Writer:Hank Chilton

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    Director:Hank Chilton

    Writer:Hank Chilton
21. 

    7.3/10(323 votes)

    #21 - Allegra Caldarello

    S5:E212/24/2009

    Christian decides to employ Dr. Logan Taper for the practice, while Sean is revisited by a former client from Miami to have plastic surgery so she can attract suitors once her husband dies.

    Director:Sean Jablonski

    Writer:Sean Jablonski

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    Director:Sean Jablonski

    Writer:Sean Jablonski
22. 

    7.8/10(346 votes)

    #22 - Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler

    S5:E223/3/2009

    As Christian and Liz make their wedding plans, he also looks for a new cancer treatment. Meanwhile, Ram Peters drops Kimber for a newer model, while Teddy informs Sean that someone close to her is gone, and Sean and Christian repair a couples neck wounds which look strikingly similar at McNamara/Troy.

    Director:Lyn Greene

    Writers:Richard Levine, Lyn Greene

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    Director:Lyn Greene

    Writers:Richard Levine, Lyn Greene