Tonight!! FX's First New NIP/TUCK Since 2005!!

Take that spoiler warning seriously!

Moriarty loves this show and could tell you if the show can hope to top its “carver” storyline and whatnot. I’m more of a “Rescue Me” guy, but know I’ll get bitched at if I don’t remind everybody that a new season with those wacky plastic surgeons is about to commence, so …

The fetus is deformed! The kid discovers Scientology! J.R. Ewing, or a rich guy who looks just like him, is thinking about buying the firm! And they’re working in more overtly gay stuff for the two male leads this year!

… Soap operas and “Nip/Tuck” are like Silly Putty, or, for that matter, the cosmetic filler Restylane. No matter how far and distortedly the characters are stretched, they always return to their original form. … “Nip/Tuck” too often turns into “General Hospital” with liposuction instead of life support, and breast implants in lieu of amnesia and evil twins. The show looks sultry and cool and the music is wittily chosen, but the dialogue sometimes lurches into the kind of language heard in Port Charles or Pine Valley. “ I don’t want your pity,” Sean snarls when Christian tries to console him over his baby news. “You should be happy,” he adds sarcastically. “After all, you’ve got the perfect son.” …

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer says:

… does the intimate knowledge of two odious characters like Dr. Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) and Dr. Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) make them more attractive as a show goes on, or less? Four seasons into "Nip/Tuck" we have to wonder, especially after McNamara/Troy's tedious detour into Carverville last year. "Nip/Tuck" is aiming for profundity again, as far as that goes. At one point the series catch phrase said something about being more than skin deep, but I'm not sure the scalpel even scratches the fatty layer anymore. Understand that "Nip/Tuck" was never about adventurous quality or exploring new frontiers in emotional depth. It's just the handsomest, indecently pleasurable soap opera television can crank out, and a reliable supplier of muscular butt shots. …

The Boston Herald says:

How could ‘‘Nip/Tuck” recover from that botched season finale from December? The series wrapped its slasher mystery with an over-the-top resolution, even considering the show’s preposterous standards.… If their melodrama isn’t always gripping, ‘‘Nip/Tuck” rushes in an array of guest stars as distractions. …

Variety says:

… it's reassuring to see the program refocused and mostly back on track as it opens its fourth season, which finds new torments with which to plague its central trio, as well as a plethora of showy guest stars in deliciously perverse roles. … The dialogue remains biting as well, such as Christian's line to a surgery-seeking fling, "No pro bono for boning a pro." Yet the show also takes chances, and not always successfully. …

TV Guide says:

… so graphically and proudly filthy, I feel like washing my eyes and ears out with soap. … Frankly, it's off-putting. But it's too easy to condemn this provocative psychodrama for its cheap-shock tendencies. … Nip/Tuck isn't perfect. And embraceable? No. But if you can get past its icky-tacky surface, this can still be one of TV's most daring, uncompromising hours.