Nip/Tuck season 5

The fifth season of Nip/Tuck premiered on October 30, 2007 and concluded on March 3, 2009. The unusually lengthy interval, for this season, was a direct result of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The season consisted of 22 episodes.

Main cast

 * Dylan Walsh as Dr. Sean McNamara
 * Julian McMahon as Dr. Christian Troy
 * John Hensley as Matt McNamara
 * Roma Maffia as Liz Cruz
 * Kelly Carlson as Kimber Henry
 * Joely Richardson as Julia McNamara

Special guest stars
• Oliver Platt as Freddy Prune

• Craig Bierko as Bob Easton

• Jennifer Coolidge as Candy Richards

• Bradley Cooper as Aidan Stone

• Daphne Zuniga as Carly Summers

• Rosie O'Donnell as Dawn Budge

• Jessalyn Gilsig as Gina Russo

• Sharon Gless as Colleen Rose

• Joan Van Ark as Annette Wainwright

• Shari Belafonte as Catherine Wicke

• Deborah Shelton as Marla Middleton

• Morgan Fairchild as herself

Recurring cast
• Portia de Rossi as Olivia Lord

• Paula Marshall as Kate Tinsley

• Lauren Hutton as Fiona McNeil

• Kelsey Lynn Batelaan as Annie McNamara

• AnnaLynne McCord as Eden Lord

• John Schneider as Ram Peters

• Leslie Grossman as Bliss Berger

• Maggie Siff as Rachel Ben Natan

• Donna Mills as Lulu Grandiron

• Jeannine Kaspar as Emme Lowell

• Lisa Darr as Darlene Lowell

• Adhir Kalyan as Dr. Raj Paresh

• Damien Leake as Dr. Moss

• Jaime Ray Newman as Daphne Pendell

• Katee Sackhoff as Dr. Theodora Rowe

• Elaine Hausman as Allegra Caldarello

• Richard Portnow as Manny Caldarello

Reception
The fifth season received very positive reviews from critics, holding a 87% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the highest-rated series of the show on the site. It was praised for its use of humour, with Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe writing "The plastic-surgery drama just keeps on spinning smart, tart, funny, tragic, sexy, grotesque tales about vanity and contemporary American life", whilst Charlie McCollum of the San Jose Mercury News wrote, "The shift in setting has resulted in opening episodes that are so wickedly funny and energetic that Nip/Tuck seems like a whole new show – or at least one that has recaptured its past glory." Ryan Murphy received praise for the show's change of location from Miami to Los Angeles, with Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times writing "Ten minutes into the season premiere of Nip/Tuck and you have to wonder what those deeply disturbed plastic surgeons were doing wasting four seasons, and all that unexplored sexual tension, in Miami when they so clearly belong in Los Angeles", whilst Brian Lowry wrote for Variety that "A change of venue has helped Nip/Tuck get much of its mojo back." Rick Porter, at Zap2it, wrote "The actors are relishing the change of scenery and all that it brings, and [Ryan] Murphy himself seems more engaged as well." Some criticism was aimed at the show s continued use of sexual content, with Ginia Bellafante of The New York Times writing "For four seasons Nip/Tuck danced around the idea that sex creepily ought to stay within the province of family life's pre-existing perversions; now it is saying so more directly, and with home-baked fruitcake."