Nip/Tuck: Season 5

2007 · 22 episodes · ★ 4.8

What Season 5 of Nip/Tuck

The season opens when Sean and Christian leave Miami and settle in Los Angeles to relaunch McNamara/Troy. Without the reputation they had in their hometown, they chase fame, and a Hollywood publicist suggests they win patients through the media instead of through their surgery. The two friends end up as consultants on a TV drama and star in a reality show about their work. Christian envies Sean's success. Sean is tempted again and again by women like Eden Lord, while his marriage remains in crisis. Julia, whose health is deteriorating, and Kimber and Matt, who are going through difficult times, round out a season marked by ambition and temptation.

22episodes

Nov 1, 2007Aired

Mar 3, 2009Latest episode

16.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Carly Summers
Nov 1, 2007 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Charles Haid · Writing: Ryan Murphy · Starring: Tia Carrere, Serena Scott Thomas, Oliver Platt, Andrea Bogart
5x02 Joyce & Sharon Monroe
Nov 6, 2007 · 44 min · ★ 4.7
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.
Directing: Charles Haid · Writing: Ryan Murphy · Starring: Leslie Bega, Portia De Rossi, Lauren Hutton, Paula Marshall
5x03 Everett Poe
Nov 11, 2007 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Richard Levine · Writing: Richard Levine, Lyn Greene · Starring: Susan Blakely, Michael Des Barres, AnnaLynne McCord, Portia De Rossi
5x04 Dawn Budge II
Nov 20, 2007 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Charles Haid · Writing: Jennifer Salt · Starring: Claudia Christian, AnnaLynne McCord, Oliver Platt, Portia De Rossi
5x05 Chaz Darling
Nov 27, 2007 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Sean Jablonski · Writing: Sean Jablonski · Starring: Jai Rodriguez, AnnaLynne McCord, Boris Kodjoe, Portia De Rossi
5x06 Damien Sands
Dec 4, 2007 · 44 min · ★ 4.0
Jealous over Sean's new-found fame, Christian convinces Sean to tape a reality show based on their careers as plastic surgeons.
Directing: Charles Haid · Writing: Hank Chilton · Starring: Leslie Grossman, Steve Monroe, AnnaLynne McCord, Tiffany Pollard
5x07 Dr. Joshua Lee
Dec 11, 2007 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Brad Falchuk · Writing: Brad Falchuk · Starring: Gary Basaraba, AnnaLynne McCord, Hudson Leick, Portia De Rossi
5x08 Duke Collins
Dec 18, 2007 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Elodie Keene · Writing: Richard Levine, Lyn Greene · Starring: Joel McKinnon Miller, Maggie Siff, AnnaLynne McCord, Portia De Rossi
5x09 Rachel Ben Natan
Jan 15, 2008 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Charles Haid · Writing: Jennifer Salt · Starring: Brooke Dillman, Maggie Siff, Oliver Platt, Bradley Cooper
5x10 Magda and Jeff
Jan 22, 2008 · 44 min · ★ 5.2
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.
Directing: Craig Zisk · Writing: Hank Chilton · Starring: Marlee Matlin, Kevin Cooney, AnnaLynne McCord, Oliver Platt
5x11 Kyle Ainge
Jan 29, 2008 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Dirk Craft · Writing: Brad Falchuk, Hank Chilton · Starring: Todd Cahoon, Lily Rabe, Sharon Gless, Jan Hoag
5x12 Lulu Grandiron
Feb 5, 2008 · 44 min · ★ 4.6
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.
Directing: Brad Falchuk · Writing: Brad Falchuk · Starring: Deborah Shelton, Donna Mills, AnnaLynne McCord, Sharon Gless
5x13 August Walden
Feb 12, 2008 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Sean Jablonski · Writing: Sean Jablonski · Starring: Maggie Siff, AnnaLynne McCord, Portia De Rossi, Paula Marshall
5x14 Candy Richards Mid-Season Finale
Feb 19, 2008 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Richard Levine · Writing: Jennifer Salt · Starring: AnnaLynne McCord, Sharon Gless, Portia De Rossi, Lisa Darr
5x15 Ronnie Chase
Jan 6, 2009 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Brad Falchuk · Writing: Ryan Murphy · Starring: Sharon Gless, Lisa Darr, Kelsey Batelaan, Damien Leake
5x16 Gene Shelly
Jan 13, 2009 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Richard Levine · Writing: Richard Levine, Lyn Greene · Starring: Josiah Henry, Adhir Kalyan, Jaime Ray Newman, Beth Gargan
5x17 Roxy St. James
Jan 27, 2009 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Lyn Greene · Writing: Jennifer Salt · Starring: AnnaLynne McCord, Portia De Rossi, Jennifer Coolidge, Josiah Henry
5x18 Ricky Wells
Feb 3, 2009 · 44 min · ★ 3.8
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.
Directing: John Scott · Writing: Brad Falchuk · Starring: Amber Strauser, Adhir Kalyan, Suzanne Cryer, Brando Eaton
5x19 Manny Skerrit
Feb 10, 2009 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Dirk Craft · Writing: Ryan Murphy · Starring: Misha Collins, Katee Sackhoff, Bradley Cooper, Morgan Fairchild
5x20 Budi Sabri
Feb 17, 2009 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Hank Chilton · Writing: Hank Chilton · Starring: Katee Sackhoff, Damien Leake, Chi Muoi Lo, Gil Birmingham
5x21 Allegra Caldarello
Feb 24, 2009 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Sean Jablonski · Writing: Sean Jablonski · Starring: Josiah Henry, Katee Sackhoff, Dot-Marie Jones, Trisha Simmons
5x22 Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler Season Finale
Mar 3, 2009 · 44 min
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.
Directing: Lyn Greene · Writing: Richard Levine, Lyn Greene · Starring: AnnaLynne McCord, John Schneider, Josiah Henry, Katee Sackhoff