Nip/Tuck: Season 3

2005 · 15 episodes · ★ 6.8

What Season 3 of Nip/Tuck

Season three opens with Christian recovering from the Cutter's attack, so Sean needs a surgeon to replace him and hires Quentin Costa. Meanwhile, the partners' personal lives begin to fall apart. Sean keeps giving in to the temptation of the beautiful women who pass through his office, and his marriage to Julia suffers as a result. Julia has to decide what future she wants for their relationship. Christian loses interest in Kimber, and Matt goes through a difficult time with his sexuality. Each episode follows a different patient, from a woman who wants to look like her younger self to a man whose face was disfigured by HIV medication.

15episodes

Sep 20, 2005premiered

Dec 20, 2005final episode

11.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 Momma Boone
Sep 20, 2005 · 69 min · ★ 5.2
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.
Directing: Elodie Keene · Writing: Ryan Murphy · Starring: Rhona Mitra, Vanessa Redgrave, Phillip Rhys, Suzanne Whang
3x02 Kiki
Sep 27, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 5.3
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.
Directed by: Elodie Keene · Written by: Richard Levine, Lyn Greene · Starring: Willam Belli, Vanessa Redgrave, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Famke Janssen
3x03 Derek, Alex, and Gary
Oct 4, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 5.0
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.
Directing: Craig Zisk · Writing: Brad Falchuk · Starring: Rhona Mitra, Alexis Thorpe, Kyle Howard, Adam Hendershott
3x04 Rhea Reynolds
Oct 11, 2005 · 44 min
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.
Directed by: Greer Shephard · Written by: Jennifer Salt · Starring: Robin Gammell, Larry Joshua, K Callan, Michael B. Silver
3x05 Granville Trapp
Oct 18, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 5.3
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.
Directing: Jeremy Podeswa · Writing: Sean Jablonski · Starring: Jennifer Sciole, Rhona Mitra, Larry Sullivan, Mary Page Keller
3x06 Frankenlaura
Oct 25, 2005 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Michael M. Robin · Writing: Hank Chilton · Starring: Lois Hall, Raphael Sbarge, John Prosky, Jessalyn Gilsig
3x07 Ben White
Nov 1, 2005 · 44 min
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.
Directed by: Jeremy Podeswa · Written by: Richard Levine, Lyn Greene · Starring: Gigi Rice, Thomas Calabro, John Billingsley, Bob Gunton
3x08 Tommy Bolton
Nov 8, 2005 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Guy Ferland · Writing: Brad Falchuk · Starring: Steve Sandvoss, Darby Stanchfield, Bob Gunton, John Patrick Amedori
3x09 Hannah Tedesco
Nov 15, 2005 · 44 min
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.
Directed by: Michael M. Robin · Written by: Sean Jablonski · Starring: Deirdre Lovejoy, Michele Greene, Bob Gunton, Tanner Richie
3x10 Madison Berg
Nov 22, 2005 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Greg Yaitanes · Writing: Jennifer Salt · Starring: Jennifer Sciole, Brittany Snow, Hallee Hirsh, Nancy Lenehan
3x11 Abby Mays
Nov 29, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 4.7
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.
Directed by: Michael M. Robin · Written by: Hank Chilton · Starring: Brittany Snow, Bryce Johnson, Elisa Eliot, Rebecca Metz
3x12 Sal Perri
Dec 6, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 8.2
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.
Directing: David Nutter · Writing: Richard Levine, Lyn Greene · Starring: Mitch Pileggi, Vanessa Redgrave, Louis Mustillo, Mary Mara
3x13 Joy Kringle
Dec 13, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directing: Greer Shephard · Writing: Jennifer Salt, Sean Jablonski · Starring: G.W. Bailey, Brittany Snow, Brian Kerwin, Kelsey Batelaan
3x14 Cherry Peck
Dec 20, 2005 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Craig Zisk · Writing: Brad Falchuk, Hank Chilton · Starring: Rhona Mitra, Willam Belli, Brittany Snow, Brian Kerwin
3x15 Quentin Costa Season Finale
Dec 20, 2005 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Ryan Murphy · Writing: Ryan Murphy · Starring: Rhona Mitra, Willam Belli, Brittany Snow, Alejandra Gutierrez