Nip/Tuck

Oona Wentworth

Season 2, Episode 13, Aired 9/14/04

Episode Summary

Maids and servants of a wealthy woman have a party while she is out of town, and they hire a cheap plastic surgeon to give them all Botox -- Merrill Bobolit. The women all have adverse reactions to it, and one of them comes in to have it fixed because bulges have formed on her forehead. Bobolit has now partnered with Madam Rose, who owns a chain of beauty salons. He performs unsanitary plastic surgery for lower prices in her basement, and they proudly promote this new invented "Bobotox". Christian tries to talk some sense into him, and eventually learns that Merrill is hooked on the anesthesia, and is constantly high on it - even during surgery. Christian acts as his sponsor in an AA-type rehabilitation group. Merrill becomes furious with Christian after a girl he wanted flirts with Christian.''''Meanwhile, Matt gets upset at Adrian for wearing his leather coat to school while soliciting drugs to other students. After Adrian refuses to give him the coat back, they get into a fist fight. Since the coat belongs to Matt, the drugs in the pocket are pinned on him. Christian is called in instead of Sean along with Ava, and Ava comes up with the idea to bribe the principal, Ms. Wentworth, with pro bono plastic surgery. After getting off free because of the surgery, Adrian and Matt decide to be friends. While having a conversation in the bathroom at school, Adrian urinates in one of the soap dispensers, and both Matt and Adrian get called to the principal's office again. Sean comes in this time along with Ava, and he forces the truth out of Adrian and Matt, and snaps at Ava. Sean punishes Matt by sentencing him to spending his afternoons at the office doing handiwork and cleaning. Matt realizes he likes spending time there.''''Adrian has had the last straw with Ava's harsh treatment, and they share a meaningful moment as mother and son, but it turns weird when they begin to make out.moreless

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Dylan Walsh

Dr. Sean McNamara
Julian McMahon

Dr. Christian Troy
John Hensley

Matt McNamara

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Loser

8.5

"Great"

By napen, Sep 20, 2008 Report Abuse

Dira Beck: "Im a loser, baby, so why dont you kill me?" y ya!!! Quizs no lo vean como muy representativo de lo que vieron en este episodio (yo mismo dud de llamar este review envy pero...) quizs sea lo que yo me sent al verlo, me identifiqu con los personajes a travs de lo perdedores que se vieron, que los v junto a m en el espejo ms tarde.
Inventarn algn da alguna pastillita para no sentirse tan boludo? Para ir por el mundo con esa sonrisita eterna de soy un genio/me la re banco? Ojal que no, jaja, qu sera de nosotros sin losers?moreless

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Bobolit is back, and more of hack surgeon than he ever was. Matt and Adrian are in the principal's office.

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"Superb"

By gecassi, Jun 05, 2008 Report Abuse

The episode itself was alright, but it just reminds me of the episode where the older doctor, Sean's former mentor, was treating transexuals and doing a hack job of it as well. One was using alcohol, the other anesthesia. Same difference, they're both getting high and then trying to perform surgery in sub par conditions. I felt it was more a filler episode. Not too much character development, other than Matt trying to be closer to Sean. Oh yeah, and the Ava/Adrian thing is a tad bit too creepy for me. This series has had better episodes where I was more intrigued, so to speak.moreless

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Face (Literally) Off

9.4

"Superb"

By maxpower03, Dec 14, 2007 Report Abuse

After killing that show dog and having his business crumble around him, you just knew Bobolit would come back a complete wreck. So, what do you know, one year later and he's become a crazy drug addicted psycho!

Plastic surgery has become such a desired thing nowadays, that it's depressing to see the women in this episode signing up to get work done by creepy, cut-price plastic surgeons like Bobolit. The opening scene, with all the maids coming together to get botox, was distressing to watch, but the fact that the maid at the center of the botox party showed up for more surgery at Madam Rose's right at the end of the episode was so tragic to see. Are people so desperate for perfection that they risk their lives again and again, despite being horribly disfigured by this guy the first time round?

The entire Madam Rose operation creeped me out. Once I got over the shock of seeing Karen Maruyama (aka Ms. "You owe me three dollah!!" on Curb Your Enthusiasm) in a serious role, I was completely disturbed by her calm and collected evilness. When the J-Lo wannabe died on the operating table, she effortlessly pulled out the buzzsaw and got slicing, like she does it every day! You almost felt bad for Bobolit and his circumstances, but that still doesn't overshadow the fact that he's a complete psychopath. It's impossible to cut somebody else's face off and stick it onto your own, yet this trained professional thought everything would work out fine. Joey Slotnick has put in consistently great performances as Bobolit, and made his slide into "crazy hack surgeon" extremely believable and brutal.

I loved the Ava storyline, as always. The wacky family dynamics on this show came to a head in both principal's office scenes. Featuring two different fathers for Matt, a major incestuous vibe between Ava and Adrian (at that point it wasn't... ick... confirmed), and Ava's baiting of Christian and Matt's feelings for her, both scenes were just plain awesome.

Another excellent episode which uses Bobolit perfectly. It's pretty gory, even by Nip/Tuck's standards, but if you look away during the Bobolit face-slicing/woman-cutting scenes, everything will be dandy.

Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Sean Jablonski, Jennifer Salt
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Oona Wentworth: "Excuse me, Ms. Moore. If I had a dime for every time a parent threatened legal action I'd be living in Key West sipping Pia Coladas and writing short stories."moreless

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By Tim_Bronx, Aug 28, 2006 Report Abuse

I loved the two meetings between Principal Wentworth and Matt, Adrian and their parents. It was fun during the first one as Ava proved her master manipulation skills and convinced Ms. Wentworth from suspending the boys in favor of a free eye lift. The second meeting was even more satisfying though as Sean proved what a real father for Matt he is, and vilified Ava during the meeting. Ms. Wentworth probably had no idea what had hit her, and it was fun watching her appalled expressions at what a dysfunctional family she was dealing with. Bobolit returned into the picture today and he's more pathetic then ever. The J. Lo wannabe patient who came to McNamara/ Troy today related directly to Bobolit's envious feelings for Christian and his desire to become him. I always knew Merril was a wacko, but I never thought he was crazy enough to try and perform a facial transplant surgery. Luckily Christian was able to convince him to cut open his face first (that scene had me cringing). Both Julian McMahon and Joey Slotnick delivered solid performances and did excellent jobs with the scene. Ava and Adrian's relationship took a twisted turn, as it was revealed that they've been having a sexual relationship. No wonder Adrian is so screwed up. It was truly one of the most shocking scenes on television, and I can't wait till next week to see the consequences that will most certainly unfold. Final Notes and Quotes - Matt: "My mom slept with Christian before she married my dad."

Adrian: : "And technically, I don't have any father figures, but Matt's living at my house and screwing my mom so I pretend he's my dad.

Ava: "It's true Ms. Wentworth. Matt and I are lovers. I was his life coach."

Adrian: "You see Matt has a problem, he's a premature ejaculator..."

Ms. Wentworth: "Okay enough!"

And you thought your family had problems. - Sean proved today at the meeting that he won't fall to Ava's manipulation like many other people. It would have been fun for Julia to attend one of Matt's disciplinary meetings, as all of last week's scenes between Julia and Ava were highly amusing. - Outstanding Performance of the Week: I don't know about you, but Seth Gabel (Adrian) creeps me out in every scene he's in. Final Rating: Another great episode. 3 out of 4 stars.

- Tim Bronx
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Troy/Mcnamara saves the day

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"Superb"

By riokalle, Nov 13, 2005 Report Abuse

This show just gets better and better, but at the same time more wonderfully disturbing.
To see the old favourite Merril was great. This Bizarro-world like Dr Troy is one of the best reoccurring supporting actors. To take every detail about Dr Troy and than turn around 180 degrees and make a nemesis is so comic-like. It almost like Troy is the superhero and instead of being a true villain Bobolit rather is an anti-hero.
Another great character that appeared in this episode is Ava, who is portrayed by the beautiful Famke Jensen. Although she did not appear in her white costume from the previous episode she is the prettiest woman on the show. But a major downer is the too close mother-son relationship between Ava and Adrian.
To summarize it: Keep up the crazy stuff, it can only be better
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- Goof: When Hannah is talking to Merrill in the hallway, her hair changes from bangs down to bangs up two times. Edit
- Featured Music: "Who Am I" by Peace Orchestra "More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection "Everybody Got Their Something" by Nikka Costa "Back To Life" by Soul II Soul "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" by Samantha Fox "Key West" by Village People "Goodbye Stranger" by Supertramp Edit
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- Famke Janssen (Ava) was credited as a "Special Guest Star". Edit
- Although listed in the opening credits, Joely Richardson does not appear in this episode. Edit
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- Ava: I prefer we come to a more reasonable solution, right here but, if I can't, I'm not above calling a lawyer in. Principal Wentworth: Excuse me, Miss Moore. If I had a dime for every time a parent threatens legal action, I'd be living in Key West, sipping Piña Coladas and writing short stories. Edit
- Merrill: Do you know the difference between jealousy and envy Christian? Jealousy is when you realize someone has something you want, and if you work real hard you can get it. Envy is when you realize someone has something you can never have, no matter how hard you try. Edit
- Christian: Sorry I'm late. Miss Wentworth: Have a seat, Mr. McNamara. Christian: It's Troy. Dr. Christian Troy. Miss Wentworth: I'm confused. I thought you were his father. Christian: I am. I'm his, uh, biological father. Matt: I have two dads. Miss Wentworth: Well, was there a divorce? Oh, got it. Two dads. Emily Willis has two mommies. We're seeing more and more of this. Christian: Matt's father is my partner, Dr. Sean McNamara. Miss Wentworth: I understand. Matt: They're not gay, Miss Wentworth. My Mom slept with Christian before she married my Dad. Adrian: Technically, I don't have any father figures, but Matt's living in my house and screwing my Mom, so I pretend he's my Dad. Ava: It's true, Miss Wentworth. Matt and I are lovers. I was his life coach. Adrian: You see, Matt has a problem. He's a premature ejaculator. Miss Wentworth: OK, enough. I deal with dysfunctional families on a daily basis. And trust me, everyone has a story, and none of you are that special. Edit
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