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Some more thoughts of the week....

      Okay, maybe I've been too harsh on Battlestar Galactica lately.  From their last episode, it looks like they're back on track, and the suspense till next week (we finally find out who the final five are!) is killing me.

      I recently saw FX's new show, The Riches, and I have to say FX has struck gold again.  The show is instnatly appealing, plus I love black comedy, and dysfunctional families are IMO the perfect recipie for a good drama.  Check it out Mondays at 10/9c.

      I just finished Angel.  I thought they had a great last season, but I hated how they ended it.  Hated it!  They killed of my favorite character!  And how can Joss end the series with such a huge cliffhanger?  I'm thinking about doing a blog on the show, but my last Buffy blog didn't get hardly any comments, so maybe those season countdown things don't interest very many people.

Hope everyone had a good Spring Break.  I know I did.  I got to go skiing in Salt Lake City.  I got a nice tan, although my legs got plenty worn out, as well.

Posted by Tim_Bronx, 03/19/2007 6:51pm  2 Comments
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Heroes is really on a roll. The writing has sharped up, the stories are getting more darker, we're getting more action, and we were just left with a huge cliffhanger yesterday! I'm pretty sure Peter won't die, while I'm praying a little that Mohinder will ( does anybody else find him boring? although it did kick ass that he figured out Sylar so quickly). I really like the new Hero we were introduced to, that's an awesome power. I really thought for a moment that Simone was alive.

Battlestar Galactica pissed me off Sunday. They just killed off my favorite character, without any explanation! The character's death came from out of the blue. BSG is frustrating me a little this season. They started off the season really strong, but these past episodes haven't been up to par. We're getting close to the season finale, though, so things are bound to pick up.

I've really been getting behind on my television. I havn't seen 24 or Veronica Mars for weeks, but thank god for DVR. Maybe this weekend I'll be able to catch up.

And in better news, I just found out that one of my favorite shows, Nip/Tuck, has just been renewed for three more seasons by FX, with a 22 episode order for season five. How awesome is that!

Posted by Tim_Bronx, 03/06/2007 1:12pm  2 Comments
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The never ending Buffy Blog ....

Warning: This is a very long blog, full of my opinions and rants.  Please feel free to skim through and read the parts you're interested in.  As always, commenting is appreciated.

Last week I finally finished viewing every season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I started my Buffy dvd marathon about eight months ago (I've also been vieweing Angel, as well), and it's a bittersweet feeling knowing that I'm finally done with the series.

I'd heard about the series for a long time, but had never given it a chance. I thought it would be a silly show that would bore me, and I never bothered to give it one hour of my week. Finally three years after it ended I finally decided to rent season one from my local video store. I wasn't wildely impressed. It was good, but some of the episodes I had to force myself to watch. I'd heard many people say that the episodes only get better, though, so I pushed myself through, and midway through season two I knew I was addicted.

Alias has long been my favorite show, and I still think it is. I do think Buffy is better, though. Alias first two seasons I still think beat anything else, but overall Buffy had a better series run. It was more focused while Alias wandered off and lost it's way in some of it's later seasons, and Joss Whedon does season arcs like nobody's business. He also is constantly refrencing back to past events (he never dropped the Amy as a rat storyline), which is a real special treat for fans who have seen the show from beginning to end. Not many series are as good as continuity. I also loved all the flashbacks the series had, showing how our four favorite vamps: Spike, Angel, Drusilla and Darla came to be.

Alright, let's get on with the season countdown already. Here the seasons in order from my least favorites to my favorites. Warning: There are spoilers for each season in their season reviews, so don't read how I felt about a season if you haven't seen it yet.

Season One:

Buffy had a good first season. It was a brilliant mix of horrory, comedy and melodrama, and it introduced great characters that were instantly relatable. It was just nowhere near as good as the series would get. The Master was fun, but he was never a truly menacing villian. When I viewed some of the episodes a second time after I'd already completed the series, I liked them a lot more. Which is probably because I love the characters a lot more now then when I first was introduced to the series, and I have an emotional attachment to them. It's also fun to see the core scooby gang before all the other characters came along.

Favorite Episodes: "Angel" was a great episode, and was the first hint at what the series truly had to offer. "Prophecy Girl" was a fantastic season finale.

Season Four:

I am not a big fan of season four. The Initative plot was the main reason why; those zombie soldiers in the season finale were so cheesy, they actually made me cringe. I also was never a big fan of Riley. Maybe because he was just too ordinary, but Angel and Spike always interested me more. The season was also a little choppy, and just didn't seem as cohesive as other ones. It's one of the only seasons to truly depict the gangs college years, though, (in later seasons almost everybody drops out), so its unique and defenitely deserves a vieweing on that part. The season was also the beginning of Willow's relationship with Tara, who has always been one of my favorite characters of the series, and Zander's relationship with the always hilarious ex-demon Anya.

Favorite Episodes: Despite a less than stellar arc, the season did offer very many good stand alone episodes. Including Hush (Buffy's most frightening episode), Living Conditions (an hilarious episodes about the pains of college roomates), The Harsh Light of Day (the beginning of Buffy/Angel's first crossover episode) and This Year's Girl (which features the return of one of my favorite characters: Faith).

Season Seven:

Season seven was good way to end the series. The First was the ultimate villian for Buffy, and that fight in the hell mouth in the series finale was the perfect way to end the series. It wasn't the strongest season, though, which I mostly attribute to how the second half of the season was almsot one very long slumber part. Way too many whiny potentials that distracted from the main gang. And can I add how pissed off I was when Buffy got kicked out of her own house? (Sorry, it wasn't too long ago I viewed that episode, so the memories still actively in my mind.) Overall, though.... Spike with a soul, the destruction of the council, the introduction of the ubervamps: the season was action-packed and highly enjoyable, and I was very satsified with the way Joss ended the series. Oh, and I have to give a shout-out to Andrew. Loved the character. He was hilarious, and provided great comic relief during serious episodes.

Favorite Episodes: "Never Leave Me" was an emotional, jam-packed episode. "Conversations with Dead People" also blew me away, and "Lies My Parents told Me" was also great (I can never get enough Spike backstory). But the the winner is defenitely "Chosen".

Season Six:

Season six was darkest season and one of the most emotional. And I absolutely loved it. Buffy getting ripped out of heaven by Willow was heartbreaking (Willow's face when Buffy tells her the truth in "Once More, with Feeling" always gets me every time), and it was the toughest season for our hero as she struggled to live in a world that she didn't want to be in. It also was the beginning of the Spike/Buffy relationship, which I am a big fan of. The season began intenesely with Buffy's ressurection, and ended on just an emtional not with Willow almost ending the world. Magic as a metaphor for drugs was well done, and Willow's departure in the dark arts is truly chilling. I loved all the character development in season six, and I didn't even mind that there was not truly threatening villian (the Trio was pretty funny, at least).

Favorite Episode: The musical "Once More, with Feeling" is the clear winner for me. One of my favorite episodes of the entire series in fact.

Season Five:

It was hard for me to decide between season's six and five, but I think ultimately I liked season five better. Glory was a great villian. Scary and yet hilarious at the same time. The way the writers introduced Dawn was great, and I never hated her the way other fans did. I was happy that Riley finally left this season. The death of Buffy's mother was the most emotional episode Joss has ever created. The season was full of action, emotion and drama. It was a fantastic season.

Favorite Episodes: "Into the Woods" is really good; Riley's departure always gives me goosebumps. "Fool for Love" was fantastic, as is "Family" (When I truly feel in love with Tara) and "Blood Ties". The clear winner for me is "The Body", though.

Season Two:

What the writers did with Angel and Buffy's relationship this season knocked my socks off. The Angel arc in the second half of the season was fantastic; never have I seen a show take such a chance as this one did. Angulus was such horrible villian because of the way he was determined to hurt Buffy and her friends. The season is also notable for the introduction of Spike and Drusilla, who quickly became two of my favorite characters. This was the season where the show began to grow up and become a masterpiece. The only negative note is that you have a bundle of filler episodes at the start of the season, but there are plenty of fantastic episodes to make up for it.

Favorite Episodes: "Surprise" and "Innocence" is the best two parter the series has ever done. "Passion" made me cry. I loved Jenny and her death was just so cold and horrible, and Giles pain afterwards was heartbreaking. "Becoming" parts 1 and 2 are my favorite, though.

Season Three:

The best season arc = the best season. I loved Faith. The good slayer who turned bad and then good. Eliza Dushku was a great actress and she did such a good job at displaynig Faith's inner demons. Buffy's struggle to reintegrate into the gang after she ran away was also a great plot. Plus there's the Mayor (one of my favorite villians) and senior year for the gang. I also really liked Oz and Willow's relationship and Zaner's with Cordy. This season was the ultimate Buffy season. That Faith/Buffy fight scene in "Graduation Day" really wowed me the first time I saw it.

Favorite Episodes: "Graduation Day" parts 1 and 2. I really liked that the students of Sunnydale finally fought back. Plus, there's "The Wish" and "Doppelgangland". Both fantastic episodes just for evil Willow.

Top Ten Characters:

10. Andrew                      05. Angel

09. Giles                          04. Spike

08. Tara                           03. Faith

07. Anya                           02. Buffy

06. Drusilla                       01. Willow

Posted by Tim_Bronx, 02/24/2007 2:07pm  2 Comments
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Just Finished Buffy.....

After eight months, I have finally finished viewing all seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and four seasons of Angel...I just started the fifth).  I never saw either show live, so this was the first time vieweing for me.  Yeah, I know I'm about five years late. 

I absolutely loved the series, and it's a bittersweet feeling knowing that it's all over.  I'll have a much more longer blog post on it later counting down seasons from best to worst, favorite characters, and so forth.  I just finished the series finale, and it's eleven o'clock right now.

Posted by Tim_Bronx, 02/18/2007 8:27pm  2 Comments
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First Editorship

picture of JenniferI recently became editor for Jennifer Garner, who is the first person I've became editor for on Tv.com, so it's kind of exciting. Espiecally since I really like her as an actress and have only heard great things about her as a person.

So I'm almost done with season six of BtVS (because of bad weather I didn't recieve mail for a week, thus no netflix) but I'll be able to zip through season seven because my local video store has that season for rental.

I'm really excited for this sunday, because Battlestar Galactica returns. Unlike other people, I've really liked the third season so far and can only wait to see what else the writers have up their sleeves.

That's all for today. It's been a cold week in Austin (schools have been canceled the past two days) and they're saying it will only get colder this weekend. Good thing I have a hot tub.
Posted by Tim_Bronx, 01/18/2007 3:20pm  8 Comments
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8.5 Great
Nip/Tuck
Gala Gallardo
Avg Score: 9.06    Total Ratings: 227    Total Reviews: 29
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Well, that certainly wasn't what I was suspecting. The episode wasn't drama-filled, action-packed, or carrying any real shocking twists or cliffhangers like past finales. What the episode did have, though, was real human emotion, which is something Nip/Tuck has been missing this season.

The episode also managed to wrap up about every lingering plot the show has ever presented, making me wonder if the writers went into this episode believing it could possibly be the series finale. I’m glad the show's run is not entirely over, although this season has been slightly disappointing, and that we'll see McNamara/Troy and co. again next year. More on that later, though.

After the hell he’s put our characters through the past four years, Escobar Gallardo has finally bit the dust. I loved Liz screaming in tears at Escobar for all the pain he's caused her and how badly she's wanted to return the bullet he gave her for so long. Escobar's ultimate dismiss at his wife's hand was a fantastic moment, although not entirely shocking after Gala's conversation with Liz. Gala Gallardo was a fun character, and I loved her exit as she took Escobar's honcho’s with her. Gala: "Who do you want to work for? Me or a dead body?" Good point.

One of my favorite scenes of the episode was Sean's final goodbye to Matt, where Matt broke down and confessed that he realizes Kimber still loves Christian, but he just can’t bring himself to break things off with her. Matt's more astute than I thought, although ultimately he’s merely a pawn of love. Matt stabilizing and finally growing out of his rebellious teenage stage was one thing I really enjoyed about this season (although the jump from a boy to man with a family was a little hard for me to accept, at first). I'm curious to see if Kimber and Matt will remain together through next season. In their final scene, they turned and faced each other in the bed. Is that supposed to symbolize that they'll work things out?

Despite how oddly calm this episode was for Nip/Tuck finale, I was loving the episode right up until the last 10 minutes. Then the music montage came out of absolutely nowhere! Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed how perfectly the song fit to the character’s lives and understand that it was Murphy's attempt at being "artistic", but it ultimately came off cheesy and as a parody. Okay, it was a lot easier for me to take during my second viewing when I knew it was coming, but still. Maybe it would work on some other show, but it just was not prime Nip/Tuck material.

Then Michelle and Christian split up, Sean got a job, Christian followed Sean to California and they decided to become partners again in Hollywood. All in the span of five minutes! It was as if the writers slapped those scenes on at the end as a desperate attempt to set up next season after they received their late 5th season order. Way too rushed. And what happened to Sean's "I need to find my own self without you, Christian" from last week? All of a sudden he's forgetting that and working side-by-side with Christian, again. What will make their partnership succeed this time? And why start a business from scratch when they had a good one going in Miami?

Nevertheless, ignoring the last ten minutes, I was pretty satisfied with the finale. And can I say how much I love Christian and Sean dumping another body in the Everglades like they did the pilot episode. They looked like old pros at the checkout line. Too conflicted feelings for me to decide on a rating this week, though. And now for a few season thoughts:

My problems with last season were that it had good character development, but the main season arc became over the top and too chaotic. My problems with this season were the opposite. Despite how urban-legendry the whole plot was, I loved the kidney black-market. What felt out of place for me this season was most of the characters’ actions. Sean and Julia both screwing their nanny's and then remarrying, only to break up a few weeks later (what's up with that writers?) was silly. In fact their relationship was all over the place this season, and it felt like the writers couldn't make up their mind on whether they belonged together or not until Joely had to leave the show to take care of her sick daughter. Then there was Christian, immediately falling in love with Michelle in the time span of the week and his whole sexual-identity crisis. Both plots were a little implausible.

There was still plenty to love about this season, though. James was a superb villain, and from James’ emotional scenes as she confessed her love for Michelle to her crazed ones when she was whacking her models with globes, Jacqueline Bisset was always spot on. I would go as far to say that she only lies behind Escobar and Ava as one of Ryan Murphy’s most intriguing, nasty piece of works. The season arc this year was more cohesive then lasts, and I felt that the writers had a better idea of where they were headed. The arc was built up nicely along the season, starting out slow and then ramping up in the end with James' suicide and the twist that Escobar was behind it all. There's also Matt shaping up and becoming a man with a family; Rosie O’Donnell’s humorous guest role as Dawn; Christian regaining custody of Wilbur which prompted him to settle down (please Murphy, don’t just toss away next season all the character development Christian’s finally had); and Gina's dramatic return to the fold. Although the season had its weak moments (let's just try and forget the whole Scientology thing), when it was at its top form it was at the best Nip/Tuck's ever been. Episodes such as “Conor McNamara” and “Reefer” remind me of why I fell in love with the show in the first place, and I'm hopeful that Ryan Murphy will be able to spice up and refresh the show next season with the new location. And now on to the long wait for season five.

- Tim Bronx
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9.5 Superb
Nip/Tuck
Willy Ward
Avg Score: 8.95    Total Ratings: 144    Total Reviews: 12
Ding-dong the witch is dead! James has finally bit the dust after months of extortion, harassment, and kidney heists. Jacqueline Bisset gave her best work this episode, and I liked receiving insight into the more dejected side of James. I found James’ back story somewhat poignant: how her son dying while waiting for a kidney donor prompted her into the dark business she's now waist high in. James conscious at last kicked in this week, as her realization of the demented person she'd become was too much for her to handle. ("There is nothing human left in me!") Her suicide was a shocker; I really thought she was going to kill Michelle. James' death has only paved the way for a greater villain, though. Which leads to one of the biggest "oh snap!" moments of the night: James was working for Escobar! I shouldn't be that surprised; it does seem right up Escobar’s alley. I'm deeply curious to how he was able to organize such a complex operation from prison. Wouldn’t that be hard to do? Nevertheless, I thought it was a nice twist that successfully brought Escobar back into the fold.

I've been highly anticipating Gina’s return, and her guest role this week didn't disappoint. Here's Gina all quiet-voiced and well-mannered, and I thought she had truly changed. And then that restaurant confrontation came and I quickly realized how wrong I was. Jessica Gilsig still has the flare that originally made Gina so enticing to watch, and her deliver of the line "Mommy's gonna come back. You can count on it," sent chills down my spine. Christian should have known how hard Gina was going to fight for Wilbur, and it's an interesting role reversal to season two when Christian was struggling to convince Gina to let him be a part of Wilbur's life. Kudos goes to Gina for realizing after all that she's not capable of raising a child, no matter how hard she thinks she wants to.

It was only a matter of time until Kimber's faith began faltering; seriously, Kimber and religion are two peas in two very different pods. I enjoyed Kimber imagining her sexier and former self criticizing her for the person she's become, and I laughed when her fantasy self poked fun at Scientology’s origins. ("Hey, that's the guy from like 75 trillion years ago who drugged mankind and nuked them in volcanoes. Zeno, right?...He kind of looks like that guy we screwed in our first video doesn't he?") I also liked Kimber and Matt's porno filming. It was plenty comical with robotic Matt contrasting Kimber’s natural enthusiasm. Kimber's forming director, gushing over seeing her prodigy in action again, had me in stitches, as well. ("That's right baby, do it for momma"). Too bad she sold Kimber out in the end.

The dummy stuff was all silly, although it provided a somewhat relatable metaphor to Sean's envious feelings for Christian. Sean's jealousy and feelings of inferiority to Christian have been present since the pilot episode, and Sean's loneliness most likely only catalyzed them more. Is Sean really splitting up from the practice permanently? It can't for real, can it? How are we going to have a season five?

Final Notes and Quotes

- Some more kudos are in order. Liz finally realized she deserves better than Poppy and dumped her to the curb.

- Good suspense with Wilbur's kidnapping. I seriously thought James had gotten to him.

- I liked Christian acknowledging how many times Sean has tried to quit the practice.

- Gina: (to Christian) "You have the parenting instinct. You, the **** Go figure."

- Imaginary Kimber: "Please, when was the last time this poor girl had an orgasm?” and "I can't believe you're falling for this bull Kimmy...There's nothing wrong with who you were or who you used to be. At least then the only myth you embraced was the one you created." - Liz: "Take my hand.”
Sean: "Why."
Liz: "To keep me from running after her."

- Lena: “Matt, don’t block the money shot!”

- Liz: "No matter how many times she told me she loved me, I never felt like I could shine around her."
Sean: "I know exactly what you mean."

Final Rating: A little dummy couldn’t bring this episode down. 4 out of 4 stars. And the previews for next week have me giddy.

- Tim Bronx
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10.0 Perfect
Nip/Tuck
Reefer
Avg Score: 9.27    Total Ratings: 170    Total Reviews: 16
Last Christmas, Sean was struggling to piece his life back together; this year, he's trying to cope with the fact that his life has completely fallen apart. This was a fantastic Sean episode, and as much as his pain was humorous at times, it was heart wrenching and brilliantly acted out by Dylan Walsh. Christmas catalyzing Sean's lamentations was a great decision by the writers, because really nobody wants to be alone on what’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. We've never seen Sean turn to alcohol before to solve his problems, so it was a bit of a shock to see him drunk out of his mind dressed up as St. Nick. His scenes with the little elf were hilarious, though, and I loved when he asked her if she knew Marlow. "I thought you all knew each other."

Of course, Christian's no help to Sean as he is busy in Christianland rejoicing over his reunion with Wilbur. I loved all of Christian's scenes with Wilbur; Julian McMahon's face glows every time he speaks to him. Although Michelle was wary at first, I knew she would accept Wilbur into her life as soon as she saw how happy he made Christian. Christian certainly appears to be a lot more stable now than he was in season two, and with Michelle on his back to straighten up I'm sure he'll do a fine job raising Wilbur. That is, until Gina finds out Wilbur's back. Oh yes, that'll be hell. I can't wait :)

James is such a vampire, but I really do love her so much as this seasons' big bad. I knew as soon as Reefer was left alone with her it would be his doom. But man, I didn't know she was going to shred him apart like that. Aren't McNamara/Troy’s camera's going to catch James and Michelle walking out with the immense bags, and the fact that Reefer came in and never came out? I smell an ugly break up between Christian and Michelle brewing.

Final Notes and Quotes

- I officially am on the Michelle bandwagon, and I love the addition she brings to the cast. Please writers, don't kill her off in the season finale.

- The writers focused on almost the entire cast this episode, which I loved. Probably why I strangely didn't miss Julia at all this episode.

- Why is Escobar sending McNamara/Troy ham? I know, reference to pilot episode, but there has to be more to it than that.

- Is that the same actor who played Wilbur in season's one and two?

- I liked Reefer and his poor man advice for Sean. The other patient this week was enjoyable as well. I loved her yelling in joy for her orgasm while "Joy to the World" played in the background.

- Caroline to Sean: "I've had enough orgasms for one lifetime and two vaginas. You're lucky it's Christmas!"

- Christian: (smelling Sean's coffee mug) "Do you want to lose your license?"
Sean: "No. Then again, I didn’t want to lose my family either, but here I am. This seems to be the only friend I can count on for comfort."

- Sean: "Who says I’m in pain?"
Reefer: "Man, I'm drunk. Not blind."

- Sean: "I think you're good to go."
Reefer: "What about you?"
Sean: "I think I'm good to go, too."

Final Rating: Lots of fun. 4 out of 4 stars.

- Tim Bronx
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9.0 Superb
Nip/Tuck
Diana Lubey
Avg Score: 9.04    Total Ratings: 148    Total Reviews: 12
Christian and Michelle are getting married. Color me surprised; I never expected them to last this long. I am beginning to like the two of them together, though. Yes, their relationship is moving abnormally fast, but Michelle is finally warming up to me. I think what I like about Michelle is that, as opposed to Kimber, she challenges Christian to be a better person. I haven't heard if Sanaa Lathan has signed on for a fifth season, though, (making it very possible she could be dead by the season finale) so I won't get my hopes up for their relationship to last.

Christian's engagement made him examine his past relationships, which have all ended poorly. Is Christian really a one woman man? Can he sustain a marriage? All substantial questions Christian begins to form as his past conquests come back to haunt him in his mind, primarily Natasha Charles, Abby Mays, and Kimber. You remember Natasha right? The blind woman who Christian cruelly dumped because she intimidated him. And how could you forget Abby Mays? Christian made her place a bag over her head during sex. I have to give a hand to the writers; the female hallucinations were really well-written. Christian said goodbye to all of the girls at the end of the episode, symbolizing his determination to make his monogamistic relationship with Michelle last.

And it appears the gay storyline has finally been concluded, although it didn't exactly receive a whole lot of closure. What I got out of the episode was that Christian’s doubts about his sexuality were conjured up by manipulative and crazy Faith Wolper, who (by the way) really needs to get her psychiatric license revoked. I really liked when Christian and Sean confronted Faith together, and when her tattoo and slanderous motives were finally revealed. Brooke Shields does deserve some credit; she did a great job with the role. It must be hard to play such a nutcase.

I enjoyed Catherine Deneuve's performance as Diana Lubey. Her situation at loosing someone she loved was a good parallel to what Sean is going through. We haven't been getting the usual assortment of strange and intriguing patients this season, so Diana was a fine change of pace. I liked that in the end Sean traded out the ashes and gave Diana the real ones.

And James tangled web continues to grow, as she now has begun operating in the doctor's office. It can only be a matter of time until Christian and Sean find out. Things are heating up for the season finale quite nicely, and I can't wait to see what tricks the writers have up their sleeves these final three episodes with James, Michelle, and also with Escobar (who I know the writers better be planning on bringing back).

Final Notes and Quotes

- Mario Lopez (Dr. Mike Hamoui) guest starred again today to buy Christian's apartment. Felt like a little waste of time.

- The man’s real wife made me laugh as she rampaged through the office screaming about her husband and his mistress.

- Sean (to Michelle): "So interesting when the hooker becomes the pimp."

- Dr. Hamoui (to Christian, regarding his shower): "You can still hear the screams from all the women you've banged in here."

- Christian: "I've never been able to commit to one woman before. Why should that be any different now?"

Final Rating: Great episode. 3 out of 4 stars.

- Tim Bronx
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7.5 Good
Nip/Tuck
Conor McNamara, 2026
Avg Score: 7.06    Total Ratings: 238    Total Reviews: 34
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I loved all the scenes between Sean and Julia this episode. Although I know their divorce was fueled mostly by Joely Richardson's decision to leave the show, I think they had a split coming. No matter how much Sean and Julia care for one another, all they do is continue to hurt each other. There obviously has been a key element missing from their relationship for a long time now. No matter how hard it was to watch the two of them throw in the towel, this break may do them some good, and hey, maybe Joely can return to the show in a year and they can reconcile. Sean and Julia's final hug at the airport affected me deeply, and I know I'm sure going to miss Julia.

I loved the hurricane as a metaphor for Sean's life spiraling out of control, and I liked Matt being the one there to comfort him. Matt finally looks to be getting his life back on track, and it was probably one of the best father-son moments we've seen from the two of them. I'm surprised Christian wasn't around for any of the present day scenes; Julia didn't even tell him good bye?

I'm a bit bothered by the flash-forwards. If this week's episode was really how our characters are going to turn out in twenty years, then half the fun of watching the show has been taken out. We already know Sean and Julia won't get back together and will end up hating each other, so what is the use in rooting for their relationship anymore? What bothered me most, though, more then Matt strangely becoming a surgeon, more then Sean's 80-year old makeup, more then bipolar slut Annie (although she was used effectively for comic relief), was how Christian turned out to be. In twenty years he won't get his act together or finally settle down. He will end up being a player; still sleeping around with many women and not finding anybody to love. The fact that the writers are saying Christian will never change makes me mad and truly disappoints me.

While the character of Annie was overplayed for the future, I think there was some truth there to how Annie might develop. I've called Annie the "forgotten child" in some of my past reviews, and I still believe it. Annie has always been pushed to the background to Sean, Julia, and Matt's problems, and with Connor's disability I'm sure she was only pushed back even more. While it's hard for me to imagine the innocent ten year old girl we see now turning into the mess this episode made her out to be in the future, it was still nice for the writers to address how left out Annie has been in the past.

The flash-forwards in this episode truly took out some of the fun of watching characters develop for me, and in the end I think I would have rather not had them. This week's episode smelled of a show that was gearing up to end, which makes me a little sad; I'm not sure if I'm ready to let the show go, yet. I am beginning to think Ryan Murphy is starting to run out of ideas on what to do with the characters (he sure has put them through a hell of a lot), so I guess it's better to end the show with decency instead of dragging it out till the show becomes lousy.

Final Notes and Quotes

- Marlo's still around twenty years from now? His character's grown on me, but I would prefer not to have him around for the rest of the show's run.

- Julia went to go stay with Erica. That's a surprise.

- The Escobar plotline was dropped this episode. What happened to the dead body in the living room?

- Okay, Christian as a perverted, old man just didn’t work for me. (He was ironically reminiscent of Burt.)

- I usually am happy with the makeup on this show, but with Julia looking pretty much the same and Sean looking almost 80, the future makeup looked unnatural.

- Sean and Christina appeared distant from each other in the future; wonder what happened there. Also, what would make Julia and Sean hate each other so much?

- Future Annie still traumatized by Frisky 1's death was just silly.

- Future Connor: "There was a hurricane or something. Back when they were rare." Nice reference to global warming.

- Sean: "Storms blow over. Sometimes you get lucky and you ride out the winds in the terrible damage and you survive. Sun comes out the next day. You forget how afraid you were of loosing everything and it's all just a bad dream."

- Sean: "I can handle imperfection, Julia."
Julia: "Is that why you're so desperate to operate on your son? 80% of your day is spent making people look better as if it was going to make them feel better as well."

- Sean: (to Matt) "Go be with your family. Hold them. Protect them. Don't screw it all up like I did."

Final Rating: There was a lot I like, and there was a lot I didn't. Despite my complaints with the future, fun was had, but I just keep second guessing my rating for this episode, so no rating this week. - Tim Bronx
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