Grid Effect

It has been redundant for a season or two now, but the emotional patterns and developments of the characters on Nip Tuck are yawn worthy at this point. We didn’t explore any new territory this week. None. And halfway through the episode it dawned on me: the only reason I am still tuning in is for the benefit of this website. So I hope someone is enjoying these recaps.

Sean is, again, depressed that his wife has left him. With her, Abby and Connor in New York, Matt going on a Scientology cruise with Kimber and Christian going to Moscow with Michelle, Sean is in trying everything he can too maintain his sanity. Anyways, Sean, through a series of encounters, reluctantly befriends a homeless man with a drinking problem named Reefer. When our new guest character calls Sean out on his internal and external sadness, Sean develops his own uncontrollable bout with alcoholism. He works on a patient while inebriated and gives her an orgasm on the process, lashes out Christian (Sean feels abandoned by him), plays a Santa at the mall and gets a blow job from one of the midget elves in the back (This series is really fixated on little people in its fourth season). It goes without saying, this was the greatest two days of his life.

But, for whatever reason, he remains depressed and when again running into Reefer on the beach late at night, they have a very intimate discussion, where Reefer manages to dissuade Sean into homelessness. As a result, Sean invites him into his office to fix the broken nose he received from a bumfight. Subsequently, Sean invites him over to his house the following day and allows him to spend the night at the office.

Michelle was hesitant to take in Wilbur when Christian introduced the prospect. But upon meeting the kid she just couldn’t resist the bundle of joy and agrees to help in the child rearing, this cancels their trip to Moscow. Of course, James The Woman is still staying at McNamara/Troy, and the police are setting up shop with cameras and the full nine after Escobar sent them a Christmas ham.

James The Woman, on Christmas eve, gets a threatening call from the least convincing mob of any ethnicity in television and film history (short of Christian Slater in Mobsters). And they need organs! Now! Conveniently enough, there are no other patients at the office, except for Sean’s new best friend, Reefer. She coerces the hesitant Reefer into a drink which of course is laced with that television drug that makes its victims pass out instantaneously.

If you are a regular viewer of the show, then you know what happens next. If not, then you should understand that James The Woman has one of her surgeon-whore’s remove every single organ from this guys body, and of course they show whats left of his carcass lying on the operating table. Needless to say it exemplifies why I no longer enjoy watching Nip Tuck. She calls Michelle to assist in the “clean up”, and the two carry his remains in “gift bags” with James The Woman in a Santa’s outfit, which makes no sense. Anyways, the security guards on staff for the Escobar ham inquire as to what the hell the two women are doing, you know, because its so fucking bizarre. Naturally, they ask a few generic questions and send them off without checking the gift bags. At least they don’t film Michelle and James The Woman slicing up the cadaver.

Really everything, and I mean everything in this episode was sensationalized. From Sean’s downward spiral, too Christians elation, too James The Woman’s heinousness to Michelle’s sadness; there is nothing a viewer could potentially miss or have to think about. Its just about the least challenging series I have committed myself to since I turned twelve.

One thing I am curious about is, won’t Sean figure out that Reefer was murdered? Clearly he was anticipating spending Christmas with the downtrodden fellow (he offered him suits!). If James The Woman claims he left, wouldn’t that seem suspicious? And wouldn’t the guards have seen him? I guess since there are only two episodes left in this dismal season, I suppose this will contribute to enlightening our two protagonists.

Back with links, Survivor and Office recaps tomorrow. Cheers.