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The Worst Episodes of Nip/Tuck

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The Worst Episodes of Nip/Tuck

Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance problems.

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  1. 3.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Sheila Carlton

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    S7:E4

    Christian has a crisis of conscience when Kimber's mother Brandy visits Los Angeles. Complications arise as Sean prepares for his trip to Africa. A patient requires multiple cosmetic procedures after suffering an attack by a wild animal.

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  2. 3.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Edith and Walter Krieger

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    S7:E8

    Julia visits Sean and Christian in Los Angeles to share life-changing news -- and rejects romantic advances from both men. A great love from Matt's past who has caused immeasurable family chaos turns up as Matt prepares to marry Ramona. Liz reveals that she's happily pregnant.

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  3. 4.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Hiro Yoshimura

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    S7:E9

    Sean and Christian reflect on their relationship. They also remove a scar from an elderly Japanese man and have a surprise for Liz. Meanwhile, Christian makes a deal with Ava.

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  4. 4.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Joel Seabrook

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    S7:E3

    Following a failed suicide attempt, a new patient seeks facial reconstructive surgery. Christian tries a risky maneuver with Kimber to heighten their marital passion. Sean performs pro-bono surgery with a charitable surgeon and former college friend in an attempt to quell his guilty conscious.

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    Director:Tate Donovan
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  5. 5.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Diana Lubey

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    S4:E12

    Even though he doubts his ability to maintain a long term relationship Christian proposes to Michelle and a lonely Sean takes a pathological case for rationalities that have as much to do with himself as with the patient, and James requires to use McNamara/Troy for her own operations.

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  6. 5.5/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Blu Mondae

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    S4:E2

    Sean and Julia make a big decision regarding their unborn baby. Christian and Sean hit troubled waters with their new boss and begin to realize what it really means to have sold their business. Matt's family doesn't quite get his decision to pursue a new path in his life.

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  8. 5.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Burt Landau

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    S4:E7

    Dawn Budge needs an ear transplant. Burt Landau suffered a stroke and asks Christian and Sean to fix his face.

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    Director:Charles Haid
  9. 5.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Willy Ward

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    S4:E14

    Sean contrives to sell his portion of the practice; Michelle's connection with James finally ends, but not with James' boss; Gina is not happy to discover about Michelle's role in Wilbur's life; Matt tries to rekindle the spark with Kimber; and Poppy and Liz break up.

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  10. 5.8/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Monica Wilder

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    S4:E3

    Sean and Julia are looking for a nanny. Sean wants to turn to Christian for support after his hidden desires are revealed. But Chistian is busy going to the gym because he thinks he's too fat.

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    Director:Elodie Keene
  11. 5.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Shari Noble

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    S4:E4

    After having a nipple bitten off by her dog, Shari Noble comes in to have it reconstructed before her husband returns from Iraq. Julia meets a breast-feeding expert. Christian and Liz hit a lesbian bar where Christian tries to attract one of the women there but she's attracted to Liz instead. Sean and Christian meet with a kidney specialist for one of their patients.

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  12. 5.8/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Dawn Budge

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    S4:E5

    A lottery winner offers Christian a fortune. Christian certainly needs the money since he's being blackmailed by James. Christian and Sean are trying to get Matt away from Kimber and Scientology. Sean offers something to Julia.

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    Director:Elodie Keene
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  13. 6.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Faith Wolper, PhD

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    S4:E6

    Sean soon discovers that Monica Wilder doesn't intend to leave him alone. Christian's therapist has an obsessive torment to reveal. And Burt Landau proposes an unusual solution upon learning that Christian and Michelle are having an affair.

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  14. 6.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Willow Banks

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    S7:E2

    Christian refuses to perform surgery on a model who wants to drastically alter her beauty. Awakening after a decades-long coma, a new patient seeks surgery from Sean in order to regain his lost youth. Kimber redecorates Sean's new apartment.

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  15. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Christian Troy II

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    S7:E7

    Concerned that cosmetic surgery is no longer in vogue, Sean and Christian make a unique attempt to market their surgical practice to boost a lagging clientele. Liz goes on a date with a pharmaceutical representative who is separated from her husband. Christian's unconscious existential crises, including his loss of Kimber, come to light.

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  16. 6.2/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Cindy Plumb

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    S4:E1

    Sean and Christian may be celebrating a milestone surgery, but it looks like the future of McNamara/Troy is in jeopardy. Julia tells Sean some devastating news about the baby. Christian decides to redecorate his apartment after a disturbing appointment with his psychiatrist.

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    Director:Ryan Murphy
  17. 6.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Dan Daly

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    S7:E1

    When Sean and Christian win a prestigious award from their alma mater, Sean recalls their college years and endures past pains. A new patient who self-mutilates due to a genetic disorder comes to McNamara/Troy for reconstructive surgery.

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  18. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Conor McNamara, 2026

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    S4:E11

    It's the year 2026. Conor is getting the whole family together. In the present, Julia and Sean's marriage is at a crossroads.

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    Director:Craig Zisk
  19. 7.0/10(373 votes)

    #18 - Damien Sands

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    S5:E6

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

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    Director:Charles Haid
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  20. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Virginia Hayes

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    S7:E5

    The teenage daughter of Escobar Gallardo seeks out Sean and Christian for answers about her late father, stirring tremendous guilt within Sean. A seemingly common cosmetic procedure for a struggling actress leads to chaos.

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  21. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Dr. Griffin

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    S7:E6

    Secrets are revealed and past pains are uncovered as Sean and Christian begin psychotherapy together. Liz and Matt divulge their own confidences when they each join a therapy session.

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  22. 7.2/10(306 votes)

    #21 - Briggitte Reinholt

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    S6:E3

    Sean makes an important decision without consulting anyone; a morose Annie shows up in L.A. with a troubling medical condition; Christian gives Mike (Mario Lopez) tips on how to satisfy Kimber; and a new patient recognizes Teddy.

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  23. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Liz Cruz

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    S4:E9

    Liz's new gilfriend, Poppy, wants her to have cosmetic surgery. James makes Christian and Michelle help her steal another kidney. Sean offers consultation to Marlowe, who wants longer legs.

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  24. 7.3/10(332 votes)

    #23 - Budi Sabri

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    S5:E20

    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.

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  25. 7.3/10(317 votes)

    #24 - Allegra Caldarello

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    S5:E21

    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.

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  26. 7.3/10(342 votes)

    #25 - Don Hoberman

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    S6:E1

    As Season 6 begins, Christian has news for Liz and the economic downturn has hit McNamara/Troy hard. But the boys might have found a lifesaver in Dr. Mike Hamoui (Mario Lopez), who's now in L.A. and has found a very profitable niche specialty. Meanwhile, Sean's relationship with Teddy Rowe (now played by Rose McGowan) has blossomed, and Matt, who's down on his luck, takes up mime.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Sheila Carlton" is the worst rated episode of "Nip/Tuck". It scored 3.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/27/2010. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Edith and Walter Krieger".