The BEST episodes of Nip/Tuck season 3

Every episode of Nip/Tuck season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Nip/Tuck season 3!

Beauty, the saying goes, is only skin deep. The beauty of Nip/Tuck is that it goes deeper, laying bare the complexities and fragile natures often found in patients seeking cosmetic surgery. Dylan Walsh and Julian McMahon portray hotshot Miami South Beach plastic surgeons who are themselves in full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance problems. The series' cutting-edge stories range from funny to suspenseful to uncommonly powerful. The surgeries are graphically bold. The sexuality is rampant.

Last Updated: 8/14/2024Network: FXStatus: Ended
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Cherry Peck
star
8.12
449 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Craig Zisk
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Quentin Costa
star
7.89
475 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Ryan Murphy
Writer: Ryan Murphy
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Derek, Alex and Gary
star
7.61
352 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.

Directors: Craig Zisk
Writer: Brad Falchuk
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Joy Kringle
star
7.60
384 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: Greer Shephard
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Abby Mays
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7.58
447 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: Michael M. Robin
Writer: Hank Chilton
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Granville Trapp
star
7.56
411 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: Jeremy Podeswa
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Hannah Tedesco
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7.56
478 votes

#7 - 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.

Directors: Michael M. Robin
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Rhea Reynolds
star
7.51
383 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Greer Shephard
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Sal Perri
star
7.47
392 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: David Nutter
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Momma Boone
star
7.44
297 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: Elodie Keene
Writer: Ryan Murphy
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Madison Berg
star
7.43
385 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Greg Yaitanes
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Kiki
star
7.34
299 votes

#12 - 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.

Directors: Elodie Keene
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Ben White
star
7.33
384 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Jeremy Podeswa
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Tommy Bolton
star
7.27
359 votes

#14 - 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.

Directors: Guy Ferland
Writer: Brad Falchuk
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Frankenlaura
star
7.15
409 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Michael M. Robin
Writer: Hank Chilton
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