The BEST episodes of Nip/Tuck season 5

Every episode of Nip/Tuck season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Nip/Tuck season 5!

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: 11/18/2024Network: FXStatus: Ended
Dr. Joshua Lee
star
7.98
465 votes

#1 - Dr. Joshua Lee

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/2007

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.

Directors: Brad Falchuk
Writer: Brad Falchuk
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Magda and Jeff
star
7.93
461 votes

#2 - Magda and Jeff

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/2008

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.

Directors: Craig Zisk
Writer: Hank Chilton
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Everett Poe
star
7.85
490 votes

#3 - Everett Poe

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/2007

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.

Directors: Richard Levine
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Duke Collins
star
7.75
430 votes

#4 - Duke Collins

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/18/2007

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.

Directors: Elodie Keene
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Candy Richards
star
7.68
514 votes

#5 - Candy Richards

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2008

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.

Directors: Richard Levine
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Chaz Darling
star
7.66
514 votes

#6 - Chaz Darling

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/27/2007

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.

Directors: Sean Jablonski
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Carly Summers
star
7.57
461 votes

#7 - Carly Summers

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2007

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.

Directors: Charles Haid
Writer: Ryan Murphy
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Gene Shelly
star
7.54
663 votes

#8 - Gene Shelly

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/13/2009

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.

Directors: Richard Levine
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August Walden
star
7.48
450 votes

#9 - August Walden

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2008

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.

Directors: Sean Jablonski
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Rachel Ben Natan
star
7.42
490 votes

#10 - Rachel Ben Natan

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/2008

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.

Directors: Charles Haid
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Ronnie Chase
star
7.41
637 votes

#11 - Ronnie Chase

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/2009

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.

Directors: Brad Falchuk
Writer: Ryan Murphy
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Lulu Grandiron
star
7.40
485 votes

#12 - Lulu Grandiron

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/2008

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.

Directors: Brad Falchuk
Writer: Brad Falchuk
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Dawn Budge II
star
7.39
545 votes

#13 - Dawn Budge II

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2007

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.

Directors: Charles Haid
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Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler
star
7.33
573 votes

#14 - Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/2009

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.

Directors: Lynnie Greene
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Kyle Ainge
star
7.31
459 votes

#15 - Kyle Ainge

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/29/2008

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.

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Damien Sands
star
7.25
522 votes

#16 - Damien Sands

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/2007

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

Directors: Charles Haid
Writer: Hank Chilton
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Budi Sabri
star
7.22
538 votes

#17 - Budi Sabri

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/17/2009

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.

Directors: Hank Chilton
Writer: Hank Chilton
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Joyce & Sharon Monroe
star
7.22
468 votes

#18 - Joyce & Sharon Monroe

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2007

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.

Directors: Charles Haid
Writer: Ryan Murphy
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Allegra Caldarello
star
7.21
569 votes

#19 - Allegra Caldarello

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/2009

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.

Directors: Sean Jablonski
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Roxy St. James
star
7.14
576 votes

#20 - Roxy St. James

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/2009

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.

Directors: Lynnie Greene
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Ricky Wells
star
7.12
575 votes

#21 - Ricky Wells

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/2009

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.

Directors: John Scott
Writer: Brad Falchuk
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Manny Skerrit
star
6.87
606 votes

#22 - Manny Skerrit

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/2009

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.

Writer: Ryan Murphy
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