Weird has been very good to “Nip/Tuck,” the saga of two South Beach plastic surgeons, Christian Troy and Sean McNamara, and their unusual cases. When Season 3 of the FX drama begins Tuesday, you can expect even more weirdness, according to the show’s actors and creator. Today, we’ll help you catch up with some of the characters. Oh, and if you haven’t watched all those Season 2 DVDs, STOP READING!
Sean (Dylan Walsh), Julia (Joely Richardson) and Christian (Julian McMahon)
Where we left off: Sean and Julia are separated, and Sean has learned that his son, Matt, is actually the offspring of Christian from a prewedding fling with Julia.
What to expect: A divorce, and after Christian’s encounter with the Carver, Sean forms a new partnership. He also considers a new line of work. Christian, always the bed-hopper, hooks up with a detective and finds a fellow womanizer in new partner Dr. Quentin Costa (Bruno Campos).
Quotable: “I’d like to get back to that guy who is rich and making money and having lots of sex,” McMahon told Entertainment Weekly.
Matt, played by John Hensley
Where we left off: Ava (Famke Janssen), the hot life coach who used to be a man, dumped Matt.
What to expect: A devastated Matt explores his sexuality.
Quotable: “I’m not saying it’s man on man or man on girl, I’m not saying it’s even man on she-male. I’m just saying that he explores,” Hensley said in the latest issue of The Advocate.
The Carver
Where we left off: The serial slasher known as the Carver had paralyzed Christian and was ready to slash him in the cliffhanger.
What to expect: The Carver’s identity will be revealed.
Quotable: “They’re all terrified they are the Carver,” series creator Ryan Murphy said in the Sept. 16 issue of Entertainment Weekly. “Everyone has come to me, closed the door and asked if he or she was it. … Any one of them could be the Carver, which is the fun of it.”
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Edited by Curt Wagner (cwwagner@tribune.com) and Kris Karnopp (kkarnopp@tribune.com)
