You know how there are those glorious moments in television when in a scene a character will just go there? They'll say or do something so offensive, absolutely uncalled for and totally Jem (read: truly outrageous) that it just gets all your juices flowin'? Like in Project Runway 2 when Zulema demanded a walk-off and stole Nick's model. Or, and this is a perfect example, Future-Jack's lament in the Season 3 Finale of LOST. It is always so wonderful when a show goes there. However, it's risky. Either it pumps new life into the show, enticing viewers more than ever, or it signifies the plot-point of no return: the proverbial shark jump. Now, imagine, if you will (and I believe you will) a show that perpetually and constantly - scene after scene, episode after episode, season after season - pushes the envelope, leaving its audience in knee-weakening awe! It exists. This show, ladies and gentlemen, is Nip/Tuck: a whirlwind of sex, lies and plastic surgery.
I'll admit it, because it keeps going further and further into outrageousness, my feelings for the show have sometimes been lackluster. Like Season 4, for instance. Julia and Sean getting back together and having the lobster-claw baby was a little unbelievable for me. For those of you that haven't seen it, babies with lobster-claws is the type of shit that comes up on this show.
But usually the outlandish plot twists are anything but lackluster. Highlights include the morbidly obese woman who spent so many years on her couch that her body began to absorb the upholstery. And there's the one with the gay guy and his fag-hag who were drunk and depressed and decided to shoot each other in the face, but she didn't shoot because she was too in love with him, but he did shoot and mangled her face, only to have her shoot and kill him years later right after she got the reconstructive surgery. And who can forget The Carver? Not a killer, but an image-driven, non-beauty crusader who tormented Miami by slicing plastic surgery patients across both cheeks, rendering their faces in a permanent smile! And, of course, there was the moment that started it all: Christian giving Julia, his best friend and business partner's wife, a "breast consultation" in her living room, in the FIRST EPISODE!!
It's not just what happens on the show that gets my blood pumping, it's what they characters say. I often find myself with my jaw on the ground, hands on my head in disbelief. Each character has such conviction, such weight when they speak. Sean so earnest and raw, Julia so severe and hard, Christian so calculated and rude. The acting is not always superb, but what the actors do is a superb job of bringing the scripts to life.
There's one character who shines more than any other, truly the brightest and most alluring gem atop the crown. She is the perfect 10 (an 8 before McNamara/Troy got their hands on her). She is Kimber Henry.
Kimber is the best. There is really no debate. Sure, I love Liz's candid, brash snarkiness and I certainly couldn't get enough of Ava, but Kimber? I mean, (as the darling Jenn Jarecki would say) there are just no words. She's ever-changing, yet graceful - a true model. Maybe it's because she's been touched up so many times, but she has this way of constantly reinventing herself. I mean, basically that's what this whole show does: every season it reboots itself, it starts back where it started, but everything's changed. Kimber is a perfect example of this. She goes from party girl to porn goddess, from housewife to meth addict not seamlessly, but with blaring distinction. Every time she reenters the plot she charges the show with the energy of a brand new white hot character. But she's always the same. You may not have read it here first, but Kelly Carlson dances brilliantly through the best recurring role on television.
Nip/Tuck is in its fifth season on F/X. McNamara/Troy has hit Hollywood, and I assure you it's all-new. Tuesdays at 10pm.
I'll admit it, because it keeps going further and further into outrageousness, my feelings for the show have sometimes been lackluster. Like Season 4, for instance. Julia and Sean getting back together and having the lobster-claw baby was a little unbelievable for me. For those of you that haven't seen it, babies with lobster-claws is the type of shit that comes up on this show.
But usually the outlandish plot twists are anything but lackluster. Highlights include the morbidly obese woman who spent so many years on her couch that her body began to absorb the upholstery. And there's the one with the gay guy and his fag-hag who were drunk and depressed and decided to shoot each other in the face, but she didn't shoot because she was too in love with him, but he did shoot and mangled her face, only to have her shoot and kill him years later right after she got the reconstructive surgery. And who can forget The Carver? Not a killer, but an image-driven, non-beauty crusader who tormented Miami by slicing plastic surgery patients across both cheeks, rendering their faces in a permanent smile! And, of course, there was the moment that started it all: Christian giving Julia, his best friend and business partner's wife, a "breast consultation" in her living room, in the FIRST EPISODE!!
It's not just what happens on the show that gets my blood pumping, it's what they characters say. I often find myself with my jaw on the ground, hands on my head in disbelief. Each character has such conviction, such weight when they speak. Sean so earnest and raw, Julia so severe and hard, Christian so calculated and rude. The acting is not always superb, but what the actors do is a superb job of bringing the scripts to life.
There's one character who shines more than any other, truly the brightest and most alluring gem atop the crown. She is the perfect 10 (an 8 before McNamara/Troy got their hands on her). She is Kimber Henry.
Kimber is the best. There is really no debate. Sure, I love Liz's candid, brash snarkiness and I certainly couldn't get enough of Ava, but Kimber? I mean, (as the darling Jenn Jarecki would say) there are just no words. She's ever-changing, yet graceful - a true model. Maybe it's because she's been touched up so many times, but she has this way of constantly reinventing herself. I mean, basically that's what this whole show does: every season it reboots itself, it starts back where it started, but everything's changed. Kimber is a perfect example of this. She goes from party girl to porn goddess, from housewife to meth addict not seamlessly, but with blaring distinction. Every time she reenters the plot she charges the show with the energy of a brand new white hot character. But she's always the same. You may not have read it here first, but Kelly Carlson dances brilliantly through the best recurring role on television.
Nip/Tuck is in its fifth season on F/X. McNamara/Troy has hit Hollywood, and I assure you it's all-new. Tuesdays at 10pm.
2 comments:
I have been a fan of Nip/Tuck since day 1. And with the advent of DVR, I never miss an episode. Many of my friends think it's trash, but it's nice to know that you, my friend, agree that it is GOLD!
kimber is also a character in Jem. i think she plays bass in the holograms?? she is also the best
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