Well everyone, we have wrapped up the fourth season of the plastic-surgery crazy-o-rama last night, and as keeping with the tradition for this season, there the episode was great. While it did seem relatively tame for a finale, especially since it was directed and cowritten by series creator Ryan Murphy, it was nice to not have the show go so over-the-top as it had last season.
The episode mainly dealt with the return of Escobar, who wanted Christian and Sean to operate on his dear wife, Gala. Gala had taken over Escobar's business while he was in prison, during which time she was kidnapped and tortured by some enemies of his. They mutilated her breasts, and Escobar wanted Sean and Christian to do the reconstructive surgery. Of course, Sean and Christian declined, not wanting to get involved with Escobar again.
But the drug dealer had another card to play: Michelle. He told her that her debt would be wiped clean if she performed the surgery on Gala. I still really felt bad for Michelle, no matter how hard she tried she would always be miserable. Christian knew something was up so he followed her back to the office. There he discovered what she was about to do and she had no choice but to come clean to him. So, Christian, Sean, and Liz stepped in to operate on Gala.
Poor Liz had to help out with surgery on the wife of the man who ordered her kidney stolen. That's way worse than a bad breakup with Alanis Morissette. But Liz had a bit of revenge when she lashed out at Gala in the recovery room. That scene was really great, and it revealed Gala to be a very complex lady. I hope we see more of her next season. Liz wasn't content to let things slide, though, and eventually pulled a gun on Escobar. Chickening out, she handed the gun to Gala, who instead shot him. Recalling the series' pilot episode, Christian, Troy, and Liz ended up disposing of Escobar's body by tying hams to it and leaving it in a swamp for an alligator to eat. All I have to say is it's about time, because I could not look at that man's disgusting face anymore. It gave me the willies.
Besides the drug-dealer drama, the episode had Sean coming to terms with moving to California. He packed up his house and said goodbye to Matt, while also telling his son to ditch Kimber. The most memorable moment of the night came when the entire cast began lip-synching to the song "Brighter Discontent," by the Submarines at the end. The lyrics kind of matched what each one of them was feeling at that very moment. It was cool.
This whole Escobar situation only made things worse for Michelle and Christian, as they weren't ready to come clean with each other about their dubious pasts. In the most shocking part of the episode, Christian had broken things off with Michelle and left with Wilber to join Sean in Los Angeles, where he offered to open McNamara/Troy: L.A. I think this promises to keep the show interesting next season and I Really can't wait to see where they plan on going with this. They needed to change the scenery and infuse the show with some new blood. I just hope they at least keep Kimber and Liz.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed my Nip/Tuck summaries/reviews for season 4. Whenever I hear any season 5 news, I'll let you know. Until then see you in September!
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