She spent much of last season teetering between leaving Sean and sleeping with Christian, who happens to be her former lover.Īnd Murphy promises this season to answer the biggest question: Who is the father of Sean and Julia's teen son Matt? Instead, Murphy focuses on Sean, Christian and the woman between them, Sean's wife Julia (Joely Richardson). Merril Bobolit, who once threatened to force our heroes to 'declare bankruptcy and move to Tampa.' Gone is Valerie Cruz's sultry, conflicted staff psychologist Grace Santiago (also removing the show's only recurring Hispanic character).Īlso out of the picture, so far, is Joey Slotnick's sleazily down-market plastic surgeon Dr.

The first three episodes of the new season, sent to critics, continue the tantalizing directions suggested last year. a very different city than you see in CSI: Miami.' Cubans waiting for Castro to die so they can reclaim their country. 'There are certain things this year I want to explore: The interplay of cultures. 'That's the question: Sean turns 40 and he's asking, 'Why am I so miserable?' ' said Murphy. His partner, Christian Troy (Julian McMahon, Charmed), was the predatory chick magnet substituting sex for intimacy, later learning he is a sex addict.īoth enjoy money, sex, glamor and importance. Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh, Everwood) was the talented technician whose crushing midlife crisis was alienating his wife and young son. Nip/Tuck won critical praise and big ratings last year with its restless pair of surgeon pals who seemed each other's polar opposites. having it all, yet being disenchanted and never being happy.' It's the only show that addresses that baby boomer problem. 'Other than The Sopranos, I do think (this is) the only show on TV that addresses the fundamental midlife crises people go through. 'This year, we start from a place with (known) characters, and then go outwards,' said Murphy.

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