Recap: Nip/Tuck: The Ghosts of Seasons Past - 
by Umnata
Christian enters the waiting room to tell HK Jackson that Kimber is fine. HK Jackson thanks Christian profusely, but all Christian can come up with is telling his son what a loser he is, which, while a valid point, might be neither here nor there. Christian tells Matt that he has the vial of baby blood to prove the paternity of the baby. It's hysterical when Matt asks his father/wife's surgeon, if he asked Kimber for permission to extract blood for her unborn child's body and Christian is dumbfounded. Please let the next episode be about the massive malpractice lawsuit Kimber files against Christian!
Escobar's surgery is starting with no guards, but one insurance policy: Bobolit in the surgery. Hands down the best part of this episode is the fact that this surgery's soundtrack involves the lyrics: "FRANKIE SAYS RELAX!" Now I'm not saying that the writers stole from Zoolander, but it's a little suspicious that once the song starts Bobolit convinces Nurse Linda to take a powder and then unsuccessfully tries to kill Escobar. I'm just saying...
Escobar's surgery is complete, and he looks like Freddy Kruger and Pinhead's love child. His old crony, Alejandro (who also happens to be Sylvio's revenge seeking brother) is posing as Escobar's night nurse. Under the guise of changing Escobar's bandages, Alejandro hands Escobar a gun.
Christian is at the "Who's Your Daddy" Doctor office, and is quite sure Kimber's child is his. Sorry Christian, you lose again. It's definitely not Christian's child, but the doctor can confirm that the father is related to Christian. Just like Hello Kitty Jackson!
Christian is all long faces when he heads back to the office. However, he is not deterred by the fact that Escobar's guards are all dead. He keeps searching instead of running, discovering that Escobar, who must be an even better healer than Claire on "Heroes", has flown the coup.
Escobar has flown directly to Sean's house. As Escobar starts talking to Sean, he is convinces his nemesis is simply another vision of his imagination, as Escobar has been all season. But this Escobar is very much real!
He starts monologuing about how the whole set up for the surgery was a ruse. He paid off the guards, the warden and even lit his own face on fire just to get out of jail and stick it to Sean one last time. Escobar will set Sean free, unfortunately, NOT through gruesomely murdering Sean. He tells Sean that the evidence he had against him is in the den. That "evidence" is Alejandro's dead carcass. I know it's convoluted, just go with it, it's over now.
The episode ends on an unintentionally hilarious note, as Sean goes into the bedroom, where Julia is washing up, no idea that an escaped convict drug lord with a hard-on for her husband was just in her living room where he left a dead body in his wake. Oh well!
Sean has nothing to say to Julia other than to admit to his affair with Monica.
Next week is this season's very special episode, where we get to see what the future holds for the MacNamara/Troys through Sebastian's beady little lobster eyes.
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Umnata, not enough drinking scenes. The part that bothered me the most, was Julia's non reaction when Sean called 911 to report a murder. She just stood there brushing her teeth. This show really makes you suspend belief. I hate HK Jackson, and all his scenes.
Posted by: may1
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November 9, 2006 4:28 PM(#1 of 7)
great recap! lame episode!
Is it just me, or are the staples on Escobar's face a TAD excessive? Doesn't that totally ruin the point of "facial reconstrucion". Looks like the writers were going for the "oh my god!" factor here.
Speaking of Escobar...he is the most annoying character EVER. I wish he would just shut the
F--- up already....damn he talks too much! Half of what comes out of his mouth is total b.s. yet he acts like a prophet or something.
Sean should have just let Bobolit kill his ass.
Kimber and Matt married? Sheesh these people are givng the guests on Jerry Springer a run for their money.
And, how in the hell did the REAL Escobar know about Sean's affair? I thought the "Escobar" who knew about it was a figment of Sean's imagination, how could the real Escobar know? And why did Sean confess to the affair AFTER Escobar murdered that guy? WTF did that have to do with anything?
You're right..you need a Mack truck to drive through this season's plot holes.
Posted by: anniedawg25
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November 9, 2006 4:33 PM(#2 of 7)
Escobar is AWESOME.
Posted by: newtrino
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November 9, 2006 5:06 PM(#3 of 7)
I just read that Joely Richardson has to quit the show (at least temporarily) because her daughter is sick.
Who knows what the hell is going to happen with the storyline between Julia and Sean.
Posted by: Sarcasma
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November 9, 2006 6:11 PM(#4 of 7)
Umnata, your recaps are definitely the best part of watching Nip/Tuck!
Posted by: KarenGwyn
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November 10, 2006 7:21 AM(#5 of 7)
after watching the first 10 min or so and hearing all about Bobolit's jail 'housing' I couldn't really stomach it and changed the channel~ there's just something about some of this season's eps that are soooo over the top and grueling that I'm not sure I'll be able to handle them. Thank goodness for the recaps! sooo... was Bobolit really Escobar's bitch or was that fabricated too? I agree thaat all these season 1 stories are just wasting time and are ridiculous. doesn't really seem like Escobar got back at Sean at all. And I'm not sure I want to know how screwed up Connor is twenty years from now... the whole thing sounds creepy.
On a side note, my boyfriend, who has never watched the show, commented that Matt looks like Michael Jackson! After I stopped rolling from laughter I explained the tvgasm name for him and he totally agreed. nice
Posted by: tigereye
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November 10, 2006 10:03 AM(#6 of 7)
omg i said the same thing about escobar after his surgery he def. looked like freddy. this season is pretty lame so far. i'm looking forward to the next episode though. even if it sucks, ill still be amused by what they all look like.
Posted by: TakingBackSunday
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November 10, 2006 5:34 PM(#7 of 7)