This Season on Nip/Tuck

So, Nip/Tuck's fourth season finale is tonight and I thought that before we know the outcome of this season I'd share a few comments. This season has been good, but not great. The excitement from last season is not there, but to some extent, that's to be expected, so I don't hold that against them too much.

The biggest problem I saw with this season was that it was a bit disjointed. One week we would see Matt and Kimber having one of the main stories and then not only is that story not mentioned in the next episode or two or three, but just we don't see Matt or Kimber at all. The same was true in many other storylines this year including Marlowe (Connor's nanny), Michelle (Sanaa Lathan), and the Brooke Shields' character. I thought the Brooke Shields' story should have been more prominent, because she was crazy with a capital "C" and it was very unexpected. I don't care that much for the Scientology storyline and Sean's constant pity party needs to end now. Michelle putting Wilbur at risk makes me want her gone as well. I didn't really care that much for the black market kidney storyline even though I liked Jacqueline Bisset in her role as James. One of the reasons I didn't care too much for it was that it was reminiscent of a past storyline, but as of the end of last week's episode we now know there was a reason for the similarity.

Despite these problems, the individual episodes themselves have been good, and the last few of this season have been bordering on excellent, with an especially hilarious episode featuring Sean as a drunken mall Santa Claus. Truly precious.

Tune in tonight for the season finale. Not sure what's going to be wrapped up tonight and what will carry over into next season, but if the previews are any indication it should be a rollercoaster ride.