Next Wednesday is the series finale for "Nip/Tuck."
I really enjoyed the first three seasons of that show; I think those were the best. I think they lost their way in the fourth through sixth seasons, and had some good moments in this last season, although it seems very much a show "out of time" -- that is, the world it began in (2003) isn't here quite the same way, anymore. Hopefully the ending will have some edge to it, and it won't be mawkish. It's nice to see Famke Janssen return (aptly cast as the quietly evil, controlling hermaphrodite, Ava). Lord knows what her presence in the story is going to do in that finale. I keep hoping Quentin Costa will return, but that's likely too much to hope for. Sean McNamara is so nuts, he's potentially capable of anything. Although deliberately amoral, Christian Troy is likely to end up hurt by Sean. Julia has returned this season, and her absence has been keenly felt -- the seasons without her always felt empty to me -- she anchored Sean and Christian so well. There was just something very good in the three of them that was lost when she was off the show, so her returning makes this last season brighter. Anyway, one more episode. We'll see how it goes. The first three seasons are well worth your time, if you haven't ever bothered to watch the show.
