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Episode Recap: "Kyle Ainge"
After talkin' smack about last week's episode, I'm happy to say I enjoyed this one more. I wouldn't place it in the "fabulous" file, but it sure was better than a week ago. I specifically liked the macabre feel, especially in my favorite scene: the way Colleen (Sharon Gless) killed CAA talent agent Bob Levitz (Todd Cahoon)! I'll get to that later. I want to start with how differently I felt about the Colleen character this week compared to last. Now that we realize she really isn't the power agent she was claiming to be, that she's an unknown low-life crazy stalker pretending to be a Hollywood power player, suddenly I like her. Last week, it bothered me when she asked Sean to touch her boobs. I felt no strong female agent would be caught dead doing that. Color me naïve. I totally fell for her act. I should've picked up the clue phone when Sean dropped Colleen off in front of her fancy house, drove away and then Colleen turned around and kept walking. Naïve moi thought she was walking to a neighborhood bar to drink more.
I knew as soon as actual power agent Bob Levitz didn't recognize her when Sean introduced the two of them to each other, she was a phony. Especially when she looked at his card and pronounced CAA as "cah" instead of saying the initials. It didn't occur to Sean that she was a phony because he's such a Hollywood newcomer himself. Then when Colleen showed Sean the teddy bear replica that she made of him, it solidified my suspicions that she was a stalker. Cut to Bob showing up at her front door, a door connected to a cheap apartment in Koreatown, certainly not the beautiful faux-home Sean dropped her off in front of last week. Suddenly I thought: "She's going to kill him" and I totally got into the scene and was on the edge of my seat. Then she showed him the "Agent Bear" she made for him, equipped with teeth because agents "eat people alive." As soon as Bob turned around, "conk!" went the champagne bottle on his head, followed by Colleen tying him up and putting duct tape over his mouth. When she wheeled that big machine into the room, clueless me was thinking "is that a popcorn machine?" Then she removed the tape, asked him to open his mouth and stuck the hose into it and pressed the "on" button. Colleen stuffed Bob with the teddy bear stuffing!! I screamed: "No f---ing way!" What a way to kill a person quietly, eh? But wait, there was more. I died when she shut Bob's eyes (after he stopped breathing) and stuck teddy bear button eyes on top of his eyelids. And I thought Gina's death was over-the-top.
Speaking of Gina, how about that funeral? I kept thinking that scene was one of the many dream sequences we see on this show. But then I realized that all of the attendees were members of Gina's Sex Addicts Anonymous group so they could talk freely and openly about their sexual adventures with the dearly departed. I did, however, thoroughly enjoy the actual dream sequence of Christian speaking to cute little Wilber (he lives...he speaks)! Nothing was funnier than adorable Wilber (played by twins Joshua and Josiah Henry) asking Christian: "Was mommy a skank?" I had to TiVo back a few times to hear that one again. Classic. I was expecting another dream sequence when Christian was speaking to the mortician (Jan Hoag) and saw Gina's dead body and unrecognizable face. Weren't we all waiting for one last "Hey, a--hole"? At least Christian quietly told her: "For all the times I've wanted to kill you, this wasn't one of them."
They certainly made up for Wilber's recent MIA status by featuring him in multiple scenes, not only with his daddy Christian, but also with his teacher who really bites. How many of you knew almost immediately that Christian was going to eventually have sex with the hot teacher (Kathleen Rose Perkins)? When Christian showed up for a surprise visit at Wilber's school and the teacher introduced herself with what looked like newly applied lip gloss, I thought: "Uh oh...they're going to have sex." But who knew she'd be a biter? And not just a nibbler. We're talking someone who bites so hard she causes people to bleed, including her little students and then blames the bites on poor little Wilber. Luckily Christian is a smart cookie and reported her to the police and even though she got caps on her teeth, the police believed Christian. Next woman Christian has sex with, let's hope there's no violence involved.
And can we talk about McNamara/Troy's two lead patients? They were a recently married couple who loved each other so much, they could just eat each other up...literally. When Lanie the wife (Lily Rabe, daughter of Jill Clayburgh, who has also guested on the show) admitted to eating portions of her husband Kyle's arm to survive due to being trapped under snow after a ski accident, I was disturbed. But I accepted it. I can't say the same about the scene where she told them she fed Kyle (Jeff Hephner from The O.C.) a chunk of her own forearm and it made him sick. Huh? Oh wait, I get it. She wanted him to feel even. I've heard of Farewell To Arms, but this was ridiculous. Good thing I wasn't eating during this episode.
As usual, awesome song choices by P.J. Bloom:
— "I Eat Cannibals Part 1" by Toto Coelo played during Kyle's surgery.
— "Flesh For Fantasy” by Billy Idol during Lanie’s surgery.
— And, of course: "These Boots Were Made For Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra during Colleen's anti-hammer-toe surgery (please tell me those really weren't the real feet of Sharon Gless) and while the CAA agents came marching through the doors to the beat. Colleen's feet were made for walkin' all right: Christopher Walken.
While I'm mentioning Colleen again:
Nice try with telling Bob she repped Moon Zappa, but Dakota Fanning and especially Nicole Kidman? Uh-oh. Bob: "I wonder how that works. Because I'm on Team Nicole." After she killed Bob, I was wondering how his disappearance would be explained. Colleen may be crazy, but she's pretty clever sending that mass email from Bob's BlackBerry telling all his contacts that he had a "spiritual awakening" after visiting New Orleans and was heading to Darfur to build schools. Brilliant. Didn't George Clooney use the same excuse for why he skipped the SAG Awards on Sunday? Should we be worried?
Thanks to all the commenters last week. Shows you how different our opinions can be. Some people agreed with me, some people didn't, while others both agreed and disagreed. So I look forward to hearing what you thought of this Eden-free episode (ugh — she's back next week...she better not do anything to Wilber's new doggie). And you can check out Nip/Tuck-related videos in our Online Video Guide.
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Jan 30, 2008 4:32 AM
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I too also should of known that Colleen was a certified psycho. As soon as Bob said he never heard of her, I knew she was a stalker. And I also knew that she was going to kill Bob as soon as he turned his back towards her. I was yelling at tv to Bob to "don't turn your back towards her....she's certifiable psycho." In my wildest dreams I would never imagined that she would kill him like that. And as for those hammer toed feet. I bet you anything she did that to herself.
And I thought the Sean Teddy Bear was cute. But the other one was just plain creepy.
That funeral was a riot. You had to of known it was going to be a special kind of funeral when the morners repeated the speakers name. I too was waiting for the last "A-hole" At any moment, I was waiting for Gina pop up, and say "Hey a-hole". But I have a feeling we will be seeing her in ghost form. Wilbur is way to cute. I'm glad to hear him speak. I wonder if we get to hear Sean and Jules kid speak(not alone speak but see him). I cracked up when he called her a skank and when Christian said "and daddy killed her". And I could of sworn he said "Mommy Bit him"...did I hear correctly?
As usual loved the music choice. For the past 2 weeks, we really didn't have any good music choices. But my all time fav, was These Boots Were Made For Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra during Colleen's.
This was a good episode. Actually any episode without Eden is a good one.
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Jan 30, 2008 5:44 AM
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Dave, you are a riot! Another great recap - several LOL moments (I think the Christopher Walken comment was my favorite). I agree that this week was better than last week. So nice to have a week off from Eden! Hate that skank.
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Jan 30, 2008 6:05 AM
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As the mother of a 4 year-old, who's been to Build A Bear many times, I knew exactly what the bear-stuffing machine was the minute she wheeled it out! I screamed out loud too, "No f--ing way!"
I was very pleased with last night's episode. My friend and I had just been discussing how disappointed we were. There haven't been a lot of moments this season that make me say, Nip/Tuck is one f--ed up show! Glad to say, I was able to say that after watching last night. 
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Jan 30, 2008 8:34 AM
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OMG! Are you kidding me?
I have been watching this show since Season 1, and I'm sorry, but I think it has definitely jumped the shark!
It used to be cute, now it has just become too oversensationalized! It used to be, as Ryan Murphy put it "a relationship show". I know he does focus on the relationship between Julia/Sean/Christian, but he is going off on a tangent in many episodes that I don't think is necessary, except to get the show much needed attention...
No way, too much violence in the past few episodes. Who wants to see Gina falling "splat" and Matt jumping into a pool after a meth lab explosion. And now the teddy bear scene? Eeeewwwww!
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Jan 30, 2008 9:18 AM
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I thought this was a great episode - I too was disturbed by the "agent stuffing" scene - the eye part was a little much! The flesh eating couple was an interesting twist!
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Jan 30, 2008 9:27 AM
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tvfan73: I completely agree with you. After reading the comments so far, I was wondering if I was watching the same show. At the beginning of the season I was pleased with the humor and interactions between Sean and Christian. Now it's hard for me to stomach an episode, it seems they just try to go as dark as they can. I could barely sit through the "stuffing" scene.
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Jan 30, 2008 10:34 AM
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I, too, loved this episode...up until the Death by Build-A-Bear scene. Just a little over the top for me. I figured that Colleen was a loony last week...it was the "boob grab in the car", I think.
This was the best episode of the season in spite of the stuffing scene. The various expressions on Christian's face during Gina's funeral and the teacher-biting plot was priceless. Great acting!
But the other reason this was such an entertaining episode: no Julia, Kimber or Eden. However, the fun ends next week it appears.
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Jan 30, 2008 10:36 AM
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This episode should hve been titled: Sick & Twisted!
Cannibalism
Murder by Teddy Bear Stuffing
Sex Addicts Funeral
and the dreaded HAMMERTOE!
All of this in one episode - what next? It was nice not to have to deal with Julia's mystery illness, but I did miss not having Eden around. Sorry but I am a fan of the schoolgirl psycho!
Now that we realize she really isn't the power agent she was claiming to be, that she's an unknown low-life crazy stalker pretending to be a Hollywood power player, suddenly I like her
I felt just the opposite. I was troubled by her before - now I am traumatized! Someone needs to get this wackjob a one-way trip from the rooftops like our dear Gina.
What next? Alien abduction - satanic possesion? Any guesses?
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Jan 30, 2008 11:38 AM
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To the haters that the WHOLE point! This show couldn't continue if it was just about 'cute' relationships and once they get going they have to up the ante. I actually loved the scene where she killed the agent I thought it was some cotton candy machine and she was going to put him in then serve him. 'Jump the shark' more like eating the shark where ELSE on tv can you see stuff like this FX is the only place with the b---s to be this bats--t crazy and I for one say more power to em!
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Jan 30, 2008 2:28 PM
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Sorry, but I have to disagree. I HATED this episode, more than any other I have ever seen. Colleen scares the $*** out of me. That was a horrible, gruesome scene. I wished I had missed last nights episode!
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Jan 30, 2008 2:33 PM
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mrscarter24: You said it exactly. After this episode was over I turned to my boyfriend and said that this episode was the worst episode of Nip/Tuck that I have ever seen. There's a difference between pushing the envelope and just being as over the top and shocking as possible.
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Jan 30, 2008 2:50 PM
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Dave...."hot teacher?" No offense to the actress, but she was WAY beneath Christian's usual "standards" - - surprised he didn't put a bag over HER head, like the chick from a few seasons ago.
As for next week, forget about Eden - - Kimber's back! There's a hottie!
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Jan 30, 2008 3:36 PM
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I know some people have mixed feelings about this season so far, but the only episode that I believe was a waste of my time was "plastic fantastic". Other than that, I love Nip/Tuck. Yes, it can get a little crazy at times, but it keeps people watching.. like me. I agree with most of these comments that I too could have done w/o Colleen making a Teddy Bear out of the talent agent. Gina's funeral was an emotional roller-coaster for me, as it was for Christian. I mean could you imagine being remembered for your blow jobs? Although, I like the way they did bring the man who gave Gina AIDS and explained how she helped him cope. Another great thing about Nip/Tuck is that the scene might sometimes be a "dream" or "vision" of one of the characters. During the scene where Christian began to tell Wilbur about him killing Gina.. I was holy s*** Wilbur's going to school and he's going tell everybody and Christian's going to get in trouble. They got me!!! Can't wait until next week maybe they'll finally tell us what's wrong with Julia, but I do get sick of her neediness all the time.
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Jan 30, 2008 3:43 PM
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You know, the cannibalism story line was actually very interesting. And the wife truly seemed disturbed by her own behavior. Christian's reaction to Gina's death was perfect. I would have expected nothing less. Even the biting day care teacher had some merit. But when that wackadoo stuffed the agent with bear stuffing, I was outdone. I literally yelled at the TV, "Nip/Tuck, you've jumped the shark!!!" There's no coming back from this one. I was completely disturbed by this. It was tasteless and crass. They were right in the teasers when they talked about pushing the envelope. I don't know if I can watch it again.
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Jan 30, 2008 3:49 PM
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