Nip/Tuck - Season 5

First aired: 11/1/2007 22 episodes

The fifth season of Nip/Tuck premiered on October 30, 2007 and concluded on March 3, 2009. The unusually lengthy interval, for an American series, was a direct result of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The season consisted of 22 episodes.

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Episodes

1. Carly Summers

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.

2. Joyce & Sharon Monroe

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.

3. Everett Poe

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.

4. Dawn Budge II

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.

5. Chaz Darling

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.

6. Damien Sands

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.

7. Dr. Joshua Lee

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.

8. Duke Collins

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.

9. Rachel Ben Natan

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.

10. Magda and Jeff

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.

11. Kyle Ainge

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.

12. Lulu Grandiron

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.

13. August Walden

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.

14. Candy Richards

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.

15. Ronnie Chase

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.

16. Gene Shelly

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.

17. Roxy St. James

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.

18. Ricky Wells

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.

19. Manny Skerrit

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.

20. Budi Sabri

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.

21. Allegra Caldarello

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.

22. Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler

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.