''Nip/Tuck'': Pride and Prejudice

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Offsetting all of this comedy was a very disturbing story with Rachel, Matt's burn therapist. It turned out that her body was riddled with pieces of the suicide bomber who disfigured her. Terrifying. Her initial visit just revealed one of the bomber's teeth in her cheek, but later she needed full-body surgery. Although this story line was intriguing and dark, the fantasy scenes between Sean and the suicide bomber came off as a little cheesy. It looked like a bad horror movie, complete with spooky lighting. And Sean imagining himself as a suicide bomber just felt tacky. Comparing Sean's forgiveness of Christian and Julia to Rachel's of her would-be murderer was major apples and oranges. This is not a subject that should be treated so schlockily.

The other subplot in this episode was the deterioration of Julia's health. The gal has been getting bloody noses, which I'm assuming were from Eden's poisonous fruitcakes. Is Eden now tainting other food, or is Julia is still hittin' the holiday treats? They might have to send Julia to fruitcake rehab. Aside from the health crisis, I have to say that I really just don't care about Julia and Christian's relationship. It just feels so forced and chemistry-free.

The best surprise twist of the episode, though, was the return of Gina. After Christian had sex with their receptionist (in an admittedly quite funny montage), Sean decided to hire Gina, since she was conveniently in L.A. getting her real estate license. Gina and Christian are such good sparring partners that I'm happy to see her back. Hopefully they'll give her something to do besides answer the phones.

What did you think? How is Gina going to mess with Christian? Is Eden going to get caught? And do you want Dawn Budge to come back? Post below!