Nip/tuck Treacher Collins Final Look ((better)) <Direct Link>

This is the image that haunts fans years later.

But the psychological damage is done. Treacher looks in the mirror and sees a stranger. He realizes that changing his skin didn't change the hatred inside him or the world’s cruelty. He is still the monster he was born as. nip/tuck treacher collins final look

Christian agrees to perform the surgery. He gives Treacher a new face. But this is Nip/Tuck . There is no happy ending. Christian doesn't give him beauty; he gives him ordinariness . A forgettable face. This is the image that haunts fans years later

Warning: Spoilers for Nip/Tuck Season 3. Viewer discretion advised for descriptions of gore. He realizes that changing his skin didn't change

Two decades later, the image of Treacher Collins standing in that elevator, holding his own face like a discarded mask, remains the pinnacle of Nip/Tuck ’s body horror. It is ugly. It is heartbreaking. And it is art.

In a split second, Treacher Collins commits the ultimate act of rebellion against the show’s premise:

After being released, Treacher takes his revenge. He confronts Christian in the McNamara/Troy elevator. But instead of violence, he delivers a monologue about the "lie" of plastic surgery.