Conor McNamara, 2026 (14 Nov. 2006)

Twenty years in the future, Connor reveals in his therapy session that he still isn't quite emotionally ready for his final hand operation, which a hurricane prevented being done when he ... See full summary »

Director:

Craig Zisk

Writers:

Ryan Murphy, Ryan Murphy (creator)

Stars:

Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, John Hensley

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Dylan Walsh	...	Dr. Sean McNamara
Julian McMahon	...	Dr. Christian Troy
John Hensley	...	Matt McNamara
Roma Maffia	...	Dr. Liz Cruz (credit only)
Kelly Carlson	...	Kimber Henry (credit only)
Joely Richardson	...	Julia McNamara
Peter Dinklage	...	Marlowe Sawyer
Stark Sands	...	Conor McNamara - 2026
Kelsey Batelaan	...	Annie McNamara (as Kelsey Lynn Batelaan)
Bre Blair	...	Janet
Jennifer Elise Cox	...	Annie McNamara - 2026
Carol Kiernan	...	Nurse
Mark Thompson	...	Weatherman
Necar Zadegan	...	Nastran
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Silvy Kas	...	Delara

Storyline

Twenty years in the future, Connor reveals in his therapy session that he still isn't quite emotionally ready for his final hand operation, which a hurricane prevented being done when he was a baby. He successfully follows advice to use it to bring his bitterly divorced parents, Sean and Julia back together.

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Plot Keywords:

therapy | hurricane | future | father son relationship | character wrote out | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 November 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ryan Murphy Productions, Shephard/Robin Company, The, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Nip/Tuck: Ronnie Chase, Sean mentions that this whole future sequence was actually a dream.

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Goofs

When Christian walks up to the table where the McNamara family is catching up on things, in one shot his jacket is closed, in the next shot his jacket is open.

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Soundtracks

"Cello Concerto In B Minor"
Written by Antonín Dvorák

User Reviews

Great look into the Future

'Conor McNamara, 2026' shared many parallels to the excellent season 2 episode, 'Julia McNamara'; it's like a 'what if' look into the future, with some surprisingly accurate depictions of what life really could be like twenty years into the future. The young twenty-something person that played Conor McNamara (sorry, I can't be bothered to look up his name) was spectacular, as was all of the makeup and other things that made some of the other cast members look much older. Throughout the episode are random occurrences in the present, such as a hurricane that is separating Sean even further from Julia and an emotional moment between Sean and Matt. The deleted scenes from this episode are simply heartbreaking, including one with Kimber and Matt in which Kimber essentially tells Matt that he's 'boring' in bed. Overall, this episode is incredibly creative and just a fun break from all of the intensity of Season 4.