LA: City of Clueless Plastic Surgeons?

As Nip/Tuck continues to improve, the docs seem to get dumber and dumber.

First, can we talk about how unnecessary the diarrhea in the pool storyline was? It had little to do with what happened on the show today other than to continually reestablish what an asshole Christian Troy is. I think it may prove to be the straw that breaks the camel's back between Sean and Kate, because clearly that relationship isn't built to last. If there was any doubt that the sole purpose of Christian's life is to one-up Sean, he more than proved it with his little tryst with Julia. While she may have had alternate intentions in the scenario, she had Christian completely figured out. His love for Julia will never match his love for superiority over Sean.

Maybe Sean should introduce Christian to Eden. They seem like the perfect match... both acting out and in desperate need of attention from the opposite sex (or potentially the same sex for Christian since it appears that the attention he wants is primarily from Sean). I'll refrain from comment on Eden's highly unnecessary surgery, but after seeing the clips of next week's episode, it is clear that the girl has some major issues. She's season fives Ariel Alderman... or Ava Moore... or Adrian Moore... or maybe the newest Mrs. Grubman.

I think the reason this episode was so much better than the past two was the lack of TV show footage in it. Here's the thing. Dylan Walsh is a TV star but Sean McNamara would NEVER be a TV star. He lacks "it."

Christian continues on the pathetic roll he started in episode two with the Marilyn Monroes. This time, he took advantage of an older woman who solicited him for prostitution. I can only assume that such actions are going to come back to haunt him eventually as his behavior gets more and more risky. At this point, I hope Gina returns seeking custody of Wilbur. Christian has done nothing to prove himself worthy of child rearing.

And while we're on the topic of unfit parents (no, this is not a Brit Brit tangent), how much more obvious could Matt have made his drug problem? And further, how much more clueless could Sean and Christian possibly be? While I didn't entirely expect the Kimber twist at the end, the withdrawal symptoms during his visit to Sean could not have possibly been more evident. Especially given Kimber's past history with cocaine and Matt's general disposition to be a follower, I shake my head at the doctors. Haven't they seen Traffic?