Friday, December 30, 2005

Carver Good to "Nip/Tuck" via E!Online

E!Online: Carver Good to "Nip/Tuck"
by Joal Ryan
Dec 28, 2005, 3:45 PM PT

The Carver is sick, sadistic--and popular.

The two-hour season finale of Nip/Tuck, in which the serial disfigurer known as the Carver was revealed to be Dr. Quentin Costa, was braved by 5.7 million, a record for an FX original series.

The show easily outdrew broadcast network competition on UPN and the WB, and lured a season-high number of desirable 18- to 49-year-olds to cable. Overall, it was the fourth-most watched program on all of cable in 2005, Variety reported.

Nip/Tuck's Carver storyline dates back to season two--or around the time the bad Dr. Costa checked in to Miami.

Played by former Jesse nice guy Bruno Campos, Costa cut up models and defiled Dr. Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) in cahoots with his secret sister--the finale's final twist--police detective Kit McGraw (Rhona Mitra). It was explained that Costa and Kit had troubled upbringings. Also, Costa was vexed by his lack of a penis.

Nip/Tuck is due back for a fourth season.

Via CNN

"Nip/Tuck" also drew 3.9 million in the 18-49 demographic; no other cable series has generated that large an audience this year. The haul also enabled "Nip/Tuck" to rank as the No. 1 original cable series in the demo.

The episode also repeated strongly at midnight, bringing in a cumulative audience of 7.3 million on the night.

Despite switching its scheduled run from the summer -- where it spent the past two seasons -- to the more competitive fall period, "Nip/Tuck" managed to best its season averages in total viewers (3.9 million) and 18-49 (2.7 million) by 100,000 viewers in both categories over last year.


Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Nip/Tuck: Season 3a (written by the fans)

Ok, another crazy idea on my part... bare with me. I needed a way to fill in the void of not having Nip/Tuck so I was thinking of a Nip/Tuck Season written by the fans...us :) I'll start by writing the an opening paragraph storyline and then anyone can reply and continue the story with their own ideas. The next person replies and keeps it going.... Hopefully we dont have any spoil sports killing characters off too quickly :o)

Well, hopefully you guys get a kick out of the idea... if not, I guess I'll be alone writing.. LOL ;o)~~

Nip/Tuck Blog Article - Season 3a (written by the fans)

Friday, December 23, 2005

Nip/Tuck Season Finale - Episode Summary

Christian and Sean received a bloody package containing breast implants... they checked the serial numbers and found that it was Kimber's. They also found a small object in one of the implants that was a container holding a message "beauty is a curse."

Christian then contacted Kit to have them investigate and Christian asked the Quentin be questioned.

The interrogation between Kit and Quentin was priceless... more one-liners that you can count. Then, Quentin was let go due to lack of efficient evidence.. .we found out he didnt have a penis. Birth deficiency. You'll have to watch the episode replay to hear his explanation of his relationship with Julia and the night he, Kit, Kimber and Christian were in the bedroom.

Kimber was found... Alive! She was seriously messed up. The breast implants were the least of her problems. All of her surgeries done by Christian were undone. Her nose, her lips, she was injected with Chicken fat... sun spots were replaced by burning her, her face of course was carved.. it was SICK hearing it.

Christian finally sees her and promises to fix what the Carver had done to her. She decides to have all of the surgeries at once and following the surgery tells Christian that she doesnt want to be with him.... that the Carver really did free her from a life of plastic and vain beauty. She doesnt want to be around mirrors and just wanted the surgeries to not be gawked at for her ugliness.

Cherry Peck, the transgender that Matt beat up shows up and threatens to go to the police if Sean and Christian dont fix her up. Cherry had cheap plastic surgery and wasnt looking too good. Sean doesnt take it well and tells her to get out and that he wont be threatened. Matt, then begs Sean to do the surgery to fix the mistake that Matt had made to begin with... so that they could move on with their lives.

Sean does the surgery for Cherry and Matt shows up to talk with Cherry.... They seem to have patched things up and it almost looks like they start flirting! LOL... Matt goes to the cosmetic section of the Mall with Cherry as friends when Ariel sees them and starts an uproar. Ariel's dad is also there. Just before that, the sales lady had given Cherry a hard time when Matt stood up for her and said that Cherry was more of a woman than she would ever be.

Julia is having nightmares about the baby... You'll have to see for yourself in the replay... Julia tells Sean that she still doesnt want him in her life just because she is having the baby. This was even after Sean gave her the deed to the house. After the first exam, she goes by herself and apparently finds out some news about the baby... we arent told. Shortly after, she decides to reconcile with Sean and move back into the house and amending the deed with both of their names.

The 2nd half starts with the Carver attacking a sorority house… picking the victims off one at a time. Sean and Christian were called by one of the victims' parents and realize they'll be pulling an "all-nighter" to fix the girls up. One of the girls says that she walked in on the Carver and saw "it". They ask if it was the Carver's penis and she says "No, it was like a strap-on."

The police also visit Quentin again and find candles all over his apartment and then him tied to the bed posts, face carved, with the words "I cant stop" painted above his head on the wall in blood.

The next morning Quentin comes in to McNamara / Troy to ask them to fix his face. They laugh and refer him to another surgeon indicating that fixing him would put them at risk with the Carver. He comes up with a whole story about fitting in and how that's all he ever wanted to do… be one of the guys. Quentin says that he paid a girl to pretend like she was giving him a blowjob during the scene with Sean at the party. He also says that he had to grab Christian's ass during the 3-some scene because things were progressing too fast with Kit and she would have found out that he was without a penis. Everyone feels sorry for him… including the viewers and they agree to do the surgery.

The police storm McNamara / Troy during one of the surgeries and put Liz under arrest. Kit interrogates her and brings up some of her past about an aggressive relationship she once had, her prior arrest at a protest rally, and the strap-on they found in her home. She swears up and down that she didn’t do it and would rape her bosses.

Sean goes in to check on Quentin when they find Quentin isnt there… it’s the body of a woman… The Carver then pops up form nowhere and injects Sean with the paralyzing fluid. The Carver takes off the mask and we see Quentin smiling.

Ariel and Matt are at the high school in Ariel's car talking about what happened between them. All of a sudden, Ariel's dad comes and asks Matt to scoot in and that they are going for a ride. Ariel says "I did what you asked daddy." Matt doesn’t put up a fight for some strange reason and they end up in what appears to be the basement/garage of Ariel's house. Matt is tied up and then Cherry Peck is brought in as well. They are both tied up and Ariel leaves the room. Ariel's dad threatens them and wants them to decide who will get cut… by this meaning having their penis cut. Matt is threatened first and then is told that he will have to cut Cherry Peck's off.

At about the same time, we head back to McNamara / Troy where the Carver (now known to be Quentin) is unmasked and has tied up both Sean and Christian. He rants a bit and even cuts the tip of one of Sean's fingers… the pinky. Quentin goes on explaining himself and comes up with the idea of cutting off a hand. He wants them to choose… He was about to cut Sean when Christian yells no and to do him instead. Quentin is about to cut Christian when he tells him "I cant do this… we've made love… you do it!" Quentin says that if Christian gets any ideas, he'll cut Sean's throat. We then see Christian about to cut his own hand off.

Matt goes through with cutting Cherry Peck and we see Cherry Peck in a hold dug out by Matt as he is forced by Ariel's dad. Matt loses it, throws the shovel, and basically says to go ahead and shoot him while putting his head against the gun. While the conversation is happening, Cherry gets out of the hole, grabs the shovel and whacks Ariel's dad knocking him out. Cherry Peck picks up the gun, points it at Ariel's dad when Matt says "do it"… and we see the shot fired from above.

Just as Christian is about to cut his own hand a bullet is fired. Kit shoots Quentin through a window of glass. She says that it’s a good thing she got a 911 call from Gina! We then go to check on Gina when we find that she has been carved by the Carver. They are in surgery with her when she and Christian are talking.

Kit talks with Sean and Christian and tells them that she found a diary of Quentin's and that explains how he was brought up… teased as a victim. She tells them that he had a sister with a clef that needed to be repaired… Quentin had gone to school and become a doctor when the sister had died.

We then see the body on the autopsy table. Kit had asked them not to start until she got there (after the shooting). We then see the black blanket removed and Quentin's eyes open. He asks what took so long? Kit was Quentin's sister!

Sean and Christian go to the school where Quentin had been to find out more about him when they talk to one of the head nun. The nun was surprised upon hearing of Quentin's death. She was also surprised to hear the story that his sister had died. She then shows them a picture of Quentin and his sister…. Kit.

The finale ends with Quentin and Kit sitting poolside sipping drinks talking about everything somewhere in Paris. Quentin says he needed more time but Kit says she had only walked in when they had agreed… he had taken too long. They discuss beauty when a woman (obviously enhanced) walks by… Quentin decides that he might have to "work" late and that his job is never done. We see him walk up to the woman now lying poolside.

The End.


Thursday, December 22, 2005

Nip/Tuck: Carver Blog - "True Beauty"

Via the Carver Blog
9:33 AM - True Beauty
Current mood: Reflective

Hola from Spain, or is it bom dia from Lisbon, or is it ni hao from Beijing, or is it guten tag from Berlin, or is it bon jour from Paris, or shalom from Tel Aviv? We really could be anywhere couldn’t we? And that’s the point, isn’t it? Not the messenger or the language he speaks or the city he lives in or if there are two or three or a thousand of us – it’s the message. True beauty is not a curse on the world. True beauty radiates from a leper’s hope or a victim’s resistance. True beauty does not exist in the symmetry of a face or the flatness of a belly. True beauty lives in the musk of sweat that forms after a good hard screw. True beauty is raw, ugly, human. True beauty throws up on your shoes. True beauty’s eyes are bloodshot from being up all night fighting. True Beauty leaves a scar. True beauty hurts to look at – because it reminds us how ugly we all are. It holds a mirror up to our mediocrity; our need to blend in, to conform, to believe in the craven imagery sold to us at the checkout line in the supermarket. We hunger for True Beauty because we are feeding ourselves with dust to fill our need. We are gorging ourselves at the buffet table of illusion and wondering why we never feel full, never feel satisfied, never feel beautiful. Turn away from the mirage and feed with me. Put down your Us Weekly and turn off your “E!” -- they are the Devil’s banquet. Yes, my methods are extreme, but my message is not. How I communicate what I believe isn’t for everyone – in fact it isn’t for anyone but me – but what I am saying is universal.

For those that see my true identity as some kind of disappointment, a let down, I ask – who did you think I was? I am the Carver, I have always been the Carver, I was never anything but the Carver. You knew that. Who I was behind the mask was never important. It was what I did when the mask was on that mattered. Like a great knight, it was what I stood for when I donned my armor that made the difference. Yes, it was important to me that everyone knew that I wasn’t some lunatic, some uneducated psychotic with nothing but rage and revenge as my guides -- that I wasn’t being controlled by the neighbor’s dog or compelled by the Devil. But at the end of the day, it was never about who was doing it, it was about what was being done. I am simply the one that was chosen to be given the gift of enlightenment -- just as Siddhartha, Mohammed, Abraham and Jesus were all just men, chosen for reasons unknown to them to deliver the word of God. Do not focus on the “who”, focus on the “why.” The “who” is a distraction. The “who” helps us forget the lie that the “why” is trying to destroy. It makes us think that because someone has pretty eyes what they say is important and because someone has no teeth they are a rambling idiot – even if both are saying the exact same thing.

Kit and I will always be out here, somewhere, maybe on the other side of the world, maybe hiding in your closet. Where ever we go, though, we will be bringing our message of True Beauty and confronting those that resist it. I might even pop in here every now and then to give my good friends a personal hello, maybe explain a few things. It has been a pleasure “educating” all of you. Let’s do it again sometime soon. Just leave your back doors open for sis and me. We’ll be over as soon as we can…

Until we meet again, my beauties…


Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Nip/Tuck: Poor Matt McNamara...



By season 5... Matt will be in a straight jacket!!

Cmon... hasnt the kid been through enough?

He's about to be stalked by the KKK, have to live with a real murder after living with the hit and run (Cara Fitzgerald)... He's slept with one transgender (Ava) and then had to deal with her son who happened to be murdered. Matt found the body and was questioned by police where he found out the best blowjob he ever got was from a man.... Matt then attacks another transgender that he'll probably end up dating but not before he had to cut his penis off (after his own was threatened) and then witness the shooting of their attacker in self defense... the attacker only happened to be his Nazi ex-girlfriend's father!! This was the same guy Matt did a favor for by breaking his father's client confidentiality by stealing all the client files. Matt then closed out the evening in Hannibal Lecter style by sitting down for a nice family dinner... LOL!!!

Matt also found out that Sean wasnt actually his biological father and that his uncle Christian is. I guess he just assumes his mother is a slut at this point as well. Matt tried to perform his own circumcision after his first girlfriend turned him down and went lesbo on him! At least he was invited to a three-way before he was rudely interrupted by his mother.

Matt has taken bong hits with his grandmother and wasnt even told (didnt appear in the episode) where his grandmother apparently went down in a plane crash!!

Matt's been punched by his non-biological father and had to file a restraining order against him. Matt has also been beat up by a gang of transgenders and pissed on. He was also arrested for indecent exposure... whacking off to Ava's window... a crime he had to admit to Christian. LOL...

Matt... Matt.. I feel sorry for ya buddy... It's only going to get worse before it gets better!


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At 12/21/2005 10:43 AM, Blogger Miss Margo said...

I really do pity Matt. On top of everything else that you mentioned, it seems to poor kid doesn't have any friends at all.

He'll probably go into the seminary next season.

 
At 12/21/2005 4:53 PM, Blogger JT said...

Just to clarify: Ava's Son killed himself, he wasn't murdered. He impaled himself on the knife samurai-style.

 
At 12/21/2005 8:52 PM, Blogger continuitygirl said...

I'm watching Nip/Tuck in England so am not totally up to speed (Matt's only just hooked up with the Nazi's) but IMO he does bring alot of this trauma on himself if he just listen to his "Parents" rather than trying so hard to rebel he might not get himself into such tricky situation, then again the show wouldn't be so great if he was a good boy

 

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Nip/Tuck: Season Finale Thoughts - Carver Unmasked

I loved the one liners all over the place... lots of twists and turns... and they didnt go and pick someone that wasnt a main character. I had a pretty good read on who I thought the Carver was and my theory came down to the wire.

I cant believe Matt was that dumb to stay in the car without putting up a fight! I guess that's the major cliffhanger for next year as the KKK hunt him down. I guess we'll also find out what happened to Julia's baby... there was definitely some news there that we didnt hear.

I guess the Carver will be back next year in some fashion. I would love to see those characters again next year. Quentin and Kit were great! The writing was well done even though it might not have been the major surprise everyone was looking for. I am not sure why some people were disappointed. I for one, was not. I appreciate the fact that the writers did not bring back a small character. This year was about Quentin and Kit and there they were!! Very clever.

I thought the twists and turns were great and what they did to Kimber was SICK!!!! I didn't see all that coming but I was so glad to see she was at least ALIVE!!! THANK YOU WRITERS!!! I hope she ends up with Christian after it is all said and done. People change... Christian should have told Kimber that she'd always be a 10 in his eyes... instead he tells her he'll make her a 10 again. What's up with that?!! Bad move Christian... not a way to win the woman's heart back.

Annie made her brief appearance which I initially overlooked... LOL.. I wish her character would just disappear!

Did anyone else think Matt was going to end up falling for the transexual!! LOL !!! And why doesnt Matt ever come clean with anything... The drama will be back for next season. I just posted a new blog entry about Matt. Boy that kid has been through a lot in the show...

I agree with some of the feedback that I received. It was suggested that it might have been more powerful if the Carver would have remained masked during the intense scene with Sean and Christian. I agree... I would have loved to see them trying to figure out who was behind the mask and then find out after the shooting.

You have to love how Christian was willing to sacrifice his own hand for Sean... they do make a good couple ;o) I just pictured the wedding cake tasting scene during that moment! LOL...

Scenes of the night in my opinion:
Sean and Christian receiving the bloody package
Quentin's Interrogation by Kit
Kit telling Christian about what happened to Kimber
Matt stands up to the makeup lady
Matt and Cherry being tied up and threatened
Christian and Sean being tied up and threatened (at the same time, but in separate scenes as Matt and Cherry)
Quentin and Kit sitting poolside

**Julia's Dream... only because of Quentin's comment that "it almost looks human" LOL...

Quotes (as close as I can get them)!!!!

Quentin to Kit.... you spread your legs like a romanian gymnist

Quentin to Kit... You really ought to expand your pool of suspects to people who dont know if you are trimmed, shaved or waxed... LOL

Quentin to Christian... I can't do it... We've slept together... LOL

Matt to the makeup lady (regarding Cherry Pack).... she's more of a woman than you'll ever be!





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At 12/21/2005 12:53 AM, Anonymous Lauren said...

wait, the daughter was there at family night. But I have noticed that she is rarely on the show anymore. I'm guessing this is because of the drifting family ties. But thanx to the amazing writers, I don't think that is going to be a problem in season 4.
NIP/TUCK ROXXXXXXXXX!!!!!!!!!

 
At 12/21/2005 1:17 AM, Anonymous a_member said...

I think everyone really knew the carver was Quentin-no surprises there. Kit's role, on the other hand, surprised everyone I bet.

Did Matt and Cherry really kill Ariel's dad, or do the writers just want us to think that?

The key to Julia's and Sean's baby has something to do with the dream Julia had. Too bad we have to wait so long to find out.

 
At 12/21/2005 1:25 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

a weak season finale for an overall subpar season.

here's hoping that next year brings a return to form for the show.

 
At 12/21/2005 1:26 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

a weak season finale for an overall subpar season.

here's hoping that next year brings a return to form for the show.

 
At 12/21/2005 1:46 AM, Anonymous andrew said...

agree with everything you said.
except - the daughter, annie, was there at the dinner at the end. she kind of just smiles and does nothing, but she's there...

 
At 12/21/2005 10:04 AM, Blogger Rita said...

OMG!!! I thought The Carver was Liz right up until they were fixing Quentin's face and Chrisitan commented on the sloppiness of the cut, then I thought he did it himself, just couldn't figure out how he tied himself to the bed, well brilliantly as the finale from season 1 they threw a twist that I did not even expect. FREAKING KIT!!!! SHUT UP!!

I love Kimber and hope she heals well. I WANT THE CHRISITAN FROM THE FIRST SEASON BACK!!

I will be in Nip/Tuck withdrawl now.

 
At 12/22/2005 5:39 AM, Anonymous The real carver said...

The unmasking of the carver made no sense whatsoever. What was the point of it. Did he try to kill sean or chris? No. Did he try to frame them? No. Did he try to destroy their business? NO. If Kit was in charge of the investigation, she had the power to frame anyone but Quentin. Why try to implicate all these people when she choose to unmask the carver in the end. Makes no sense. Why tell their childhood story. How did she fool the authorities into making them believe she was an investigator? Makes no sense. The carver could have killed and mamed without being unmasked since Kit had the power to do so....if kit was the hero and the carver was really killed, story would have been better. Last years final episode was 10 out of 10.....this one 4 out of 10..

 
At 12/22/2005 4:21 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I felt the finale was excellent. Better than the last week's "Christmas" Episode. I've always has a suspicion that Quentin was the Carver, and had an idea that Kit was involved, but not like it played out. This whole season I've hoped for death for Matt with the way he's been with everyone. I didn't like the whole throwing Gina in the last minute thing. It felt rushed, they should of had liz come back after being released by the cops be the one. Annie is to Nip/Tuck as Tiger is to The Brady Bunch. All in all can't wait till the season comes out on DVD and the new season airs.

 
At 12/28/2005 3:50 AM, Blogger Jovial said...

Does anyone know the name of the song playing while Christian was about to cut-off his hand?

 

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Nip/Tuck: Ultimate Carver Spoiler?

These just got circulated to me via emails from several people. Be warned that this COULD BE the ultimate spoiler so be warned before you click.

Just remember that these were added to the FXnetworks website so the chances of being legit are high but there could be the misdirection factor... I am not even going to hyperlink them so you actually have to copy and paste them if you want to see. Read into them as much as possible. You can reply to this thread but be vague as I do not want the comments to provide any more information than I am giving now.

UPDATE: The links were removed by FXNetworks this afternoon...

***SPOILER****

www.fxnetworks.com/press/shows/niptuck/season3/source/218.jpg
www.fxnetworks.com/press/shows/niptuck/season3/source/219.jpg
www.fxnetworks.com/press/shows/niptuck/season3/source/220.jpg

UPDATE: I wouldnt normally put these up but FX seemed to have dropped the ball already so here are the pics that were removed...

i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/fxniptuck/220.jpg i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/fxniptuck/219.jpg i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/fxniptuck/218.jpg

***SPOILER****

For those that have MySpace accounts, feel free to message me there: http://www.myspace.com/fxniptuck

As of this morning, 12/20 these pictures are circulating faster than Pamela and Tommy Lee's sex tape!! I really hope it is just the ultimate redirect. I am still looking forward to tonight's episode as if it were Christmas!




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At 12/20/2005 5:12 AM, Anonymous Chad said...

I will seriously lose my lunch if those pics are in fact true.

It's GOTTA be a misdirect. For all the secrecy they say they planned for - why release these? So papers can have a picture the next morning?

Please let it be a misdirect. Please. Dear God, please.

 
At 12/20/2005 10:32 AM, Blogger Kristi said...

I really hope they're not true! It doesn't seem like a very good story to me!

 
At 12/20/2005 12:58 PM, Blogger Josue S. said...

thank god the images are gone, i hesitated to open them, and when i did try, they were not working.

seems to me like whatever the images revealed, is in fact true, why would they remove them if it was a misdirection?

 
At 12/20/2005 1:45 PM, Anonymous rachel said...

The links no more working. Maybe they just got leaked from the network?

 
At 12/20/2005 3:27 PM, Blogger Amanda said...

These aren't working for me! Anywhere else I can see them??

 
At 12/20/2005 3:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Can someone email me these actual pictures because I can't get to these websites from work and I won't be home to see the show please I am begging you......Robertl@jimellis.com..... Nip/Tuck ROcks!!!!!

 
At 12/20/2005 4:07 PM, Blogger Kristi said...

I agree with you J. Salazar. If they were not true, why remove them? And if you change the number at the end of the link to a smaller number, it brings up pictures from the previous episodes! I am in shock!

 
At 12/20/2005 4:11 PM, Blogger Amanda said...

I don't think these are anything more than publicity photos. There's one commercial for the finale where each Nip/Tuck main character takes off the Carver mask as the announcer says something like "wait and see when the carver is unmasked!" so I bet there are photos of every actor dressed as the Carver somewhere - at least that is what I keep telling myself!

 
At 12/20/2005 4:20 PM, Blogger Kristi said...

I did hear about that commercial, however only these ones were posted on the press site...not the ones of every character. So that seems a little strange to me.

 
At 12/20/2005 4:55 PM, Anonymous Kimberly-ing said...

I just watched a preview of Tonights episode and it had Quintin tied to a bed with the words I can't Stop scrwled in blood and he had the carver marks on his face i think these pics are an elaborate attempt to get you think its these two and that way when you watch it is someone else the ultimate redirect

 
At 12/20/2005 9:40 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wouldn't be surprised if the Carver is Alec Baldwin's character, Barrett Moore. Perhaps as atonement for his transformation of Eva. Maybe as punishment to Sean and Christian for finishing his "mistake." Or simply because his character was so "freaky" to begin with. This entire season has been a nonstop freak show from the get-go with so many unexpected character twists and turns that you don't know what to expect (and can't wait until the following week to find out what's going to happen next!!) My bet's on Alec. Long shot?? Perhaps. As I inferred, expect the unexpected. It is a TV show, after all.

 
At 12/20/2005 11:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Looks like it was right.

I'm watching it right now, and yes Quentin is the carver.

I have a feeling that Kit is his accomplice.

 
At 12/21/2005 5:47 PM, Anonymous rachel said...

FX put the links back on. I wonder whether they did that on purpose?

 

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Saturday, December 17, 2005

Nip/Tuck: Carver Blog Post - "My Mask"

Via The Carver's Blog
Saturday, December 17, 2005
1:15 PM - My Mask
Current mood: generous

I am on a holy quest. A quest for true equality. A quest for the expression of godliness in every person regardless of their race, creed, religion or sexual orientation. We are instinctively drawn to those that look like us, or worse yet, those that look like we wish to look. Both are lies. Neither is a true expression of who any of us are. I wear a mask not to hide my identity – but to make sure that I am seen. See my face and you know nothing of me. See my face and you see what you want to see – you compare, contrast – “Is she prettier than I am? Is his jawline more defined?” See my face and you see my mask. See my mask and you see me, see my message, see what I stand for, see my story. My life is pain, hate, fear. My mask speaks to that life. My mask is a gift to the world. My mask is an act of grand generosity. It does not hide as the face does. What face tells the truth anymore? What face filled with botox and collagen, covered in self-tanner and anti-wrinkle cream is anything but the manifestation of the selfishness of the modern world? The masses cry out – “Give me Jennifer Garner’s nose! Give me Jennifer Lopez’ ass! Do not make me “as” beautiful as they are – simply make me “as” they are – for those I worship are nothing save for how they look and I am nothing if I do not look as they do. Perhaps if we appear to be the same I will feel as they feel, I will consume what they consume, I will become what they have become. Anything to lose who I truly am. Anything to not have to look into the face that was gifted to me. Lie to me, cheat me, tell me what I need to hear, just don’t look at me.” All I want is for people to look as they feel. To be the same inside and out. I wear my mask because even I, an enlightened one have lost the use of my face. It is just like the rest, a façade, an eminence front, a put on. I give people masks of their own, gift their cheeks with honesty. I must admit, sometimes when I see them in their humility, in their humanity, I am overcome and I must join with them, but even great ones cannot help but be drawn into the holy light of an illuminated soul. Why do we elevate as heroes the cowards who claim to be champions of equality, yet do nothing to demonstrate what true equality looks like? I am the only one who can destroy society’s masks. I am the only one with the courage, insight and strength to tear off the masks and expose the raw, pink, unsoiled flesh within. Do not ask me to remove my mask – I already have.


Friday, December 16, 2005

Nip/Tuck: "Tookiesam."

If you read the spoiler/gossip column from E! Online which I blogged about here, you'll know that one of the clues about the Carver identity was "Tookiesam."

Well, if you've kept up with the news you'll know that Stanley Tookie Williams was a man on Death Row pleading for recently pleading for clemency on his execution. He was the co-founder of the Crips. He was held in San Quentin State Prison, where he put to death by lethal injection mid-Dec.

The clues... Quentin/Execution/Death/Lethal Injection... Hmmm...



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At 12/18/2005 6:21 PM, Anonymous Alycia said...

Coincidentally, it just so happens that in my Constitutional Law class, we were discussing the Stanley "Tookie" Williams case. I however, did not hear the clue of "tookiesam" for the Nip/Tuck season finale, until a few days after the discussion. I'm going to ask my professor if there is possible any correlation between the two. I do however know that even though Tookie was the leader of the Cripts, he still believed that he had seen the error of his ways, and wrote children's books and autobiographies of his life, in order to try to inform society of the gang population. Even though the "San Quentin" clue is pretty evident that it might have something to do with Nip/Tuck's Quentin, I don't understand what the "sam" stands for at the end of
"Tookiesam"..but this clue is definitely somewhat connected to the show. I'll try and find more information and I'll post ASAP

 
At 12/18/2005 10:05 PM, Blogger Nip/Tuck Fanatic said...

alycia... that would be really cool! Definitely let me know if you hear anything ;)

 
At 12/19/2005 8:20 AM, Blogger Kristi said...

Could the SAM be initials? Sean A. Mcnamara? I don't know his middle name, but its a possibility?

 
At 12/19/2005 11:29 AM, Blogger Nip/Tuck Fanatic said...

Im not too sure on his initials either but it is a possibility... It could also mean Sean and Matt for that matter. We'll have to wait and see on this one but its an interesting thought.

 
At 12/19/2005 2:23 PM, Blogger Kristi said...

OOO, Sean and Matt, I like that idea. Actually, I don't want it to be Sean, but I think that's a good thought to the clue.

 
At 12/19/2005 2:24 PM, Blogger Kristi said...

By the way, I really like your site. I check it every day. Just now started posting though. :) I can't WAIT for tomorrow!! I'm dying to know who the carver is.

 
At 12/20/2005 8:31 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I finally got around to reading the eonline board. The girl writing it (Kristin?) also says that the clue is real and not a "cop-out". I wonder if this was another clue. As in Cop = Kit. Jsut curious what you think. Love the site.

 

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Thursday, December 15, 2005

Nip/Tuck: Season Finale and Carver Thoughts

Hey gang, the season finale promo looked awesome and I have no doubt that the show will live up to the hype and leave us wanting more for next year. 
I keep reading a lot about theories based on the promo clip!  The preview for next week's episode says that Julia is having nightmares.

The promos are always cut in a way that gives us the impression of one things and sways us another… Remember the chick in season 1 who pulled a gun on Grace Santiago? Remember the Naomi Gaines episode where we thought we were seeing the Carver's face but were really seeing one of the guys in Gina's gang bang?

With this said, I still stick to my Carver theory about Quentin/Gina.

The Carver has made comments about Brutus and Cassius who I correlate to Sean and Christian.

"They are the Brutus and Cassius of my play; they are the great traitors to my religion. Listen close, both believer and non-believer alike – those two will suffer more deeply and more completely than any others. Those two will see my face and beg it for mercy – of which there will be none. "

Now, we know that Christian is going to suffer when it comes to finding out about Kimber and receiving the bloody package containing the breast implants. I really believe it will hit him hard and that's why he'll go directly to Kit and start questioning EVERYONE!

Now, Sean really hasn’t had anything come up yet other than his attack early on. He was warned already not to interfere but yet continues. This is why I think Julia will be the next victim. I believe that the images in the video might be Julia and I still believe that the last image found was a picture of a baby… It doesn’t matter if it is or isn't really because this is all theory.

What could make Sean suffer more than going after Julia and trying to attack the unborn that really is Sean's baby!


Now, back to reality…

Bobolit...Why is everyone all on Bobolit? In my opinion, he's sort of a goof… kinda clumsy… The only people he attacked were with his Bobotox which he really didn’t even acknowledge his victims. It was the chinese chick that was the vicious one. Bobolit couldn’t even go through with attacking Christian and I really don’t see him having a grudge against Sean. Maybe Christian…. The guy (IMHO) isn't capable of carving people up like that.

Liz...Liz has always been touted as the voice of reason and hasn’t shown a mean bone in her body. Her relationship with Christian is one of small jabs and comments. I really don’t believe there is any hate there at all or else why would she have come back to them after getting shot by Escobar. The only reason she left to go to Julia was to get away from the bickering and the practice that wasn’t making any money. She even said that they couldn’t afford her. The only grudge/motive she might have is not being asked to be a partner.

Escobar...The latest theory in the community is Escobar! I removed him from my polls early on because he wasn’t getting any votes. I might have to put him back on because that's all I hear about these days. He definitely has motive against Christian and Sean but the Carver started out by attacking models. Escobar wanted money and power. He had women everywhere too by the way so why would he all of a sudden want to bang Christian??? I don’t think so!

Ava… will she make an appearance..?? I don't know. She left Adrian for dead so it might be possible. We've seen her in some images and clips but have yet to see her this year so it wouldn’t surprise me if she pops up. Is she a Carver possibility? I guess so. There's no reason to think she might not be… She could be holding a grudge against real women… She could be holding a grudge against men too… We will soon find out.


Ariel...I don’t think Ariel is the Carver either but I do think we will see her again and there will be fireworks. I don’t have any idea what they will do with her so it should be interesting. She very well could play a part in this whole thing.

Ariel's Dad… He's a bit character… That's all I have to say. Unless Ariel is really tied to this whole thing… Forget about it.

Kimber… That one is hard for me to swallow after I am sitting here wishing she were not harmed. It would be a complete 180 to find out she is really the Carver this whole time. I really don’t even want to theorize that it might be her.

Sean… I've read about Sean being delusional and I can kinda see it. I like the creative thinking but I don’t think it will be him because that kinda puts a damper on next season.
Same goes for Julia especially when I think she will still be a victim ;o)

Matt… He's too involved with HS and being a puppy dog to any girl that pays attention to him. I don’t see him as the Carver either… he doesn’t have the sophistication that the Carver has shown. He practically crumbled under the pressure of running Cara over!!

Updates:
Christian's Dad... We don't even know the guy's name. We don't know if he's dead or alive. The only way the guy would even know Christian is if Kit McGraw tracked him down like she tracked Christian's mom down. If she did track him down, why isn't he in jail for rape. Sorry... Too much of a reach for me.

Julia's Mom... Ok, I believe she is a doctor and we have to assume that wasnt an illusion of her on the couch since everyone seemed to be happy in the last episode. I don't think she would be out on a killing spree at her age. Just putting her on the list so people don't say... hey, what about Julia's mom?! LOL...

Jude... He did appear in the season premiere and he may go both ways. We're not really sure. He did go to the swinger party. However, I dont believe he even knew Julia at the time of Sean's attack. I blogged about the boyfriend she had at the time. It would be pretty ironic if the Carver actually decided to go to college and attend the same class as Julia. He could have potentially picked out victims at the swinger's club. I wouldnt rule Jude out completely. He did seem to want a relationship with Julia that he wasnt able to get.



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At 12/15/2005 10:15 AM, Blogger catfishjohn said...

1 question. Where was Liz during the wedding? They say its the last person you'd suspect: i'd say Liz is probably the last 1 i'd suspect.

 
At 12/15/2005 10:17 AM, Blogger Nip/Tuck Fanatic said...

That is a great question and one I dont have an answer for. I dont think she is the last person we would suspect because she's running 3rd behind Quentin (who is dropping) in the Carver identity poll to the right of the page.. ;o)

 
At 12/15/2005 10:20 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The carver is obviously Gina. She has the motive, has HIV (therefore easy to write out of the show), and most importantly...

she wasn't in the promo trailer when all the other main characters were.

 
At 12/15/2005 10:33 AM, Blogger catfishjohn said...

Gina definitely has a motive,but wasn't she sitting by julia during the wedding? I may be wrong,but i think so.Liz for sure knows abt anesthesia and would be able to paralyze people.also with all the surgeries she's assisted in would surely know how to use a knife and know where to carve.I'm not sure its her but it wouldn't surprise me.

 
At 12/15/2005 10:41 AM, Blogger Nip/Tuck Fanatic said...

Yes, I forgot to include that in my article… I thought it was very strange that Gina did not appear in the promo… Almost as if she was left out intentionally. I did hear that Gina appears in an extended promo which I have yet to see or confirm.

 
At 12/15/2005 10:49 AM, Blogger catfishjohn said...

Also,Gina hasn't been on since Kimber was kidnapped(i think)that's kinda strange.it could be the writers messing with us.or Gina very well could be the carver,she does have HIV and could have stolen meds from the dr or hospital to paralyze the victims.I still think Liz makes sense. ????????????????????

 
At 12/15/2005 10:54 AM, Blogger Nip/Tuck Fanatic said...

I agree... Gina had plenty of access and is a "disposable" character unlike many of the others.

We've already seen how Matt was able to steal documents and medicine for Ava (tried to at least) so it could be Nurse Linda for all we know! ;o)

 
At 12/15/2005 11:04 AM, Blogger catfishjohn said...

also we know nothing about gina or liz's personal life.we don't know where they live,what they do or anything about their personal life.if it is liz,nurse linda could be taking her place.if i remember right didn't liz get upset about not being pretty enough to find a woman? that could be beauty is a curse...she could be attacking people prettier than her.i read on another blog that there is a spoiler that says who the carver is.there were a few people that claim to have seen it.i can't find it,but i won't say who they say it is.i'm still looking to see for myself.

 
At 12/15/2005 12:48 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The only problem I see with the Gina theory is that she isn't "intelligent" or "cultured" enough to be pulling off these things.

If we are to take the Myspace Carver blogs as true, I can't picture Gina saying or writing anything that "deep".

 
At 12/16/2005 8:51 PM, Anonymous Chad said...

I would swear on my life... it HA