Nip/Tuck 3.1 Mama Boone twop p445ff
-between the wonderful "stuck in the middle" and Billie gotta love the music!
stuck in the middle with you fun - Sean pulling out the saline implant wh is everywhere
ooh Billie Holiday fun also - while carrying out Mama on the couch "Dance me to the end of love". dealing w very unpleasant happenings -- this music -- this is the life goes on ness that I feel in this show.
-The spots that sounded like Billie Holiday were actually modern singer Madeleine Peyroux. Dance Me to the End of Love, from a Leonard Cohen poem, is one of my favorite songs, but I thought it was a jarring choice for that scene (where they move Mama out of the house on the couch litter.) The actress who portrayed Mama was spectacular. I think she might be the same woman who played the mom in What's Eating Gilbert Grape.

-the chemistry between Julian McMahon/Brunos Campos is off the charts.
-whole lotta something between Christian and Quentin.
"I just bought you a drink baby the least you could do is let me see it." I like the wry small laugh christian makes in reply
-what was that between Christian and Quentin? Creepy and sexual at the same time...
-Christian seemed almost submissive in the Costas scene - veeeeeeeeery weird and creepy. I'm interested in seeing more of that interaction.
-Julian really oozes sex appeal with everyone he's with. That was quite the hot scene with the new doctor.

and so sweet looking right at mama, having lowered his surgical mask, "will I do?" to hold her hand..

this character is so earnest. to kimber, who says his proposing marriage is out of the blue, he says "maybe I need to open up. and you're the one who's here.you're always here for me." and she says you didn't even get off the couch, so he does, but assumes no supposed appropriate manner, just 'ok will this do?' and, right:
-Christian told Kimber, "I'm back!" with this sweet hopeful voice while he's still, like, half-banging some strange woman..
-I loved the look on Christian's face when he invited Kimber into it.
-My favorite line of the night came from Christian -- as always. "It's me, baby! I'm back!" had me rolling.

-I was so proud of my little Porn Star Barbie in the "proposal" scene. And her "Who ARE you?" made me laugh out loud.


-Mama Boone was fascinating.
-that was so sad. Christian holding her hand and relating was just...and how much did I want to hit her husband, yet felt his pain? why forgiving of Mama herself but not of her husband? at the funeral Sean and Christian so mean to him, I really disliked it, he was so sad shaking shoulders and he said that she may not look like much to you and your south beach kind but to me she is Uma in Kill Bill. oh. and he wanted the couch because it was part of her and she was part of him. and Sean was so mean to him about it. why. I can't forgive how mean. no one commenting on this?
-I liked the Momma Boone story. Sean was so kind to her while everyone else was staring at her like an animal at the zoo. And his request for a tarp to block the view of the gawkers was very touching. The surgery scene was pretty intense (as always). And Christian offering to hold her hand and talking to her was so sweet.
-I was repulsed by the couch lady story, only because I remember reading the real life story about a year ago. Everyone else was figuratively stuck and had to 'shit or get off the pot' as Jude so eloquently put it.
oh I didnt even think about it. theme. but I liked that when, during surgery, mama said daughter got so mad at her, at offering someone help and support and them not taking it, and sean looked meaningfully at christian, christian rolled his eyes.

-The boys are back and I'm still loving them as much as they love each other.

-First, I thought it was over at 11:10. Mama’s funeral seemed a natural ending place. Then came the next twenty minutes, which completely messed up my head. I have no idea what to think anymore. Except maybe…shoes on the bed, Christian? oh was it an hour and a half long (special for the premiere)? yes I guess so. I also, when the scene after the funeral came on with the detective and christian, even asked wait did you see credits? bcs tht maybe dvd had gone straight into the next episode.

hmm there's 20 pages easy, re this episode, in the twop thread. 245 - 270 I guess so that's 25 pgs. are there are other non-twop shows (not recapped) that get that many comments? I guess this episd probably got more than usual bcs it was a much-awaited season premiere. I wonder why twop doesnt recap nip tuck though..