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i don't know why but i got very excited about the fact that one of the producesrs of nip/tuck is Eunice Tate from Soap!

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Well that's that then, huh?

I have to say, in spite of the massive downturn in quality over the last couple seasons, I'm still going to miss this show a little -- or at least the characters.  As much as the writers threw them in ridiculous plots and tried to make them unlikable, I still remained fond of them (well, some of them -- Sean, Christian, Liz... Matt and Julia could never go away fast enough).

By NIP/TUCK standards, this was pretty low-key, but it mostly hit the right notes.  Pretty much all of the characters got fairly approrpriate endings. I'm not entirely convinced by the Sean/Christian thing (yes, the Sean-as-idealist theme has been there since the beginning, but they've artifically ramped it up in this last season, especially with the reveal that Christian sort of conned him into going into plastic surgery with him).  And, yes, objectively, Sean should have every reason to tell Christian to fuck off and go start a new life (between the forged signatures, philandering, and copious amounts of lying, to name just three of Christian's flaws), but it still felt a little forced.  The Sean-Christian bromance has been the heart of the show, and it's been a rock throughout all the shit they've put each other through; I'm just not entirely convinced that I see Sean being able to stay away forever.

The Matt/Ava thing is fascinating, as it's simultaneously repulsive (Matt using his child as a bargaining chip with Ava) and incredibly honest.  It felt like an entirely fitting touch for a show that's examined the importance of appearance and image so much; why not end with a relationship based primarily on exterior appearance (and Matt's one-sided longing).  That said, I still hope Matt falls into a wood chipper at some point.

And the call-back to the pilot at the end of the episode, with Christian hitting on a Kimber look-alike at the airport bar, was a cute touch.

Christian sending Sean away was the moment that rang the truest for me, I think.  Like you said, the bromance is the center of the story and I felt like it was fitting for Christian to express that through that one unselfish act.  Not quite redemption for his character, but about as close as he was ever going to get.

-- Howard

At the end i felt great relief that it was over.

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